First things
First:
The
Good
Michigan is 4-0 heading into the BYE!
John O’Korn looked capable
as the QB and actually seemed to spark the offense (initially)
And he figured
out to look for Perry early and often
Chris Evans
looked good against Purdont’s weak run defense.
The DEFENSE
is possessed. Purdon’t only had 10 yards
and a single 1st down in the 2nd half
Purdon’t went
0-12 on 3rd down conversions
The
Bad
Speight getting
hurt – I know some of you cheered for that, but losing any QB is never good.
O-Line still
has some issues and will be problematic when Michigan faces PSU and the
suckeyes
Get used to
Michigan starting off slow. Jim Harbaugh
would rather play close early than try to jump on teams quickly.
The
UGLY
Purdon’t
penalized for targeting twice.
Purdon’t should
have been flagged for the hit on Speight – I thought it was late.
The first two
series for Michigan on Offense were pathetic….
Michigan won, but….
What’s
it all mean?
Someone once
said Michigan
has the only fan base that can be absolutely miserable when their team is
winning or even, undefeated. And
right now, I’m one of those fans….
Michigan is
obviously a terror on defense. That part
I really, REALLY Like. Take that
back: Love it!!! So why do I have this sense of trepidation
with this team? Because the offense
makes me feel uneasy. I meant what I
said in the Ugly above regarding Michigan’s first two offensive
series. Putrid. Horrifyingly inept. Almost like this unit never practices
together or can’t find a way to gain a yard.
It seems like Michigan
is stuck in a do loop when it comes to putting teams away late. I was flummoxed early in the game when it
seemed like Purdon’t kept running the counter pass play that was effectively
gobbling up chunks of yardage in the 1st quarter. And it
all felt nauseatingly familiar.
Michigan seems to come out in their standard defense/offense and sees
what the other guy’s gonna’ do and then they make adjustments.
I just wish it
didn’t have to happen every single game!
I felt the
exact same way watching Cinci and Air Force.
I guess we just
need to get used to it as fans…
Michigan now
gets two weeks to get ready for the seemingly resurging and always a pain in
the ass Sparty. Sparty actually
out-statted the Domers on Saturday, but shot themselves in the foot with
turnovers. I have a feeling they’ll be
motivated coming into the Big House on October 7th.
Still no game
time announced.
The
Rest of the Mess
Uh…In case you missed it:
This chick either has a totally awesome Dad or totally awesome Brothers. Either way, she’d probably be a hit at any
party/tailgate.
NEW
SECTION: YHMA – You Have My Attention
PSU:
The FMQ called for the upset outright (and if Iowa could have
played a lick of defense in that LAST DRIVE they still might have pulled it
off) but PSU was able to score on an 80 yard drive with a minute and change left
on Saturday night to keep their record perfect. Penn State has a couple of “payback” games
like that coming as they’ve lost several last second heartbreakers in similar
fashion. Barkely is the real deal and
should be at the top of most Heisman voting ballots. He’s at the top of mine.
NC State:
I know that FSU lost their starting QB for the season, but FSU
had multiple weeks to prepare for this game and not having a QB that could
execute the basics was unforgiveable.
But NC State earned the victory and could now be in a position to make
some noise in the ACC. However, I really
can’t condone this: Act classy and act
like you’ve been there before, Mr. Chubb.
TCU: In
what was the biggest surprise of the day for the MMQ, Patterson took the
Horned Frogs up to Stillwater and beat the pants of Man Gundy. I was really baffled by this game in that I
just didn’t believe TCU was that good.
They could be the sleeper in the Big iiX.
Georgia: In
what I would have said were my “2 Best Bets” for the weekend, TCU and
Georgia completely destroyed the competition they faced. I figured MSU was on a roll after taking down
LSU (which, how bad is LSU?) and the Bulldawgs just stood on the accelerator
the entire game and showed MSU why the SEC East still matters…
CUD
– Complete, Unmitigated Disasters!!!
FSU: You were the 3rd ranked team in the country
and you’re now sitting at 0-2 and may not get a chance to win a game in
September with an undefeated Wake Forest looming large in the
windshield. Out of the top 25 for the
first time since 2011, FSU and Coach Fisher have some SERIOUS work to do.
Mizzou: Mizzou is a mess. Barry Odom is in over his head and this team
is reeling. I’m really not sure how
Mizzou wins another game this season.
Honest. And I’ve never written a
Power 5 school off this quickly. But
they’re really bad…
CBOTL
– Come Back Off the Ledge
These are losses that looked bad, but there’s no reason to
panic and sell the season duckets yet.
Oregon: It’s make no mistake time for Oregon after
getting upset by the Sun Devils. Taggart
has to rally the troops and try to win the rest of the Pac 12 games on the
slate….
PGL
– Pretty Good Loss
Sparty: Losing to the Domers sucks, but you
out-statted and more or less played a good football game, with the exception of
all those fumbles and turnovers. That
part isn’t a good look. With
a pissed off Iowa team coming into East Lansing, Sparty could have 2
losses heading into A2 next week.
WWB
– We Won, But…We Should Be Worried
Nebraska: You beat Rutgers by the spread (or tied,
really) but Tanner Lee still has multiple, MULTIPLE
issues. It’s going to be a long season
in Lincoln and its going to be even longer to see if Riley can coach this team
up enough to save his job. Or maybe he
doesn’t want to?
Domers: I’m not sure they’re really any better this season.
Sparty exposed several Domer issues that
other teams will exploit moving forward. I’m sure Domer fans everywhere are thinking
the same thing.
Michigan: Still here.
Sooner or later Michigan is going to need the offense to take over and
win a game. The sooner they figure out a
way to get that done, the better.
And
the Rest…
Florida
VS. Kentucky: The
Wildcats gave Florida a scare, but Gatorland found a way to pull out the
victory. Keep winning Gatorland!
Oklahoma
vs Baylor: In what the FMQ thought would
be the blowout of the day, Baylor put up a pretty good fight in what
turned out to be a high scoring affair.
Conference play has started. Don’t
take anyone for granted…
Pitt
vs. GTU: Pitt is now off to a 1-3 start which I
don’t think has ever happened in the Narduzzi Era. Narduzzi might be available if Pitt doesn’t
fix their ways.
Duke
vs. UNC: North Carolina is a
disaster. I know Duke is pretty good,
but losing to your rival in the manner that UNC did, well…I’ve sung Fedora’s
praises here before, but he’s another guy that might be looking for a job in November.
Washington
vs. Colorado: A lot
of talking heads were saying that the Buffs could pull off the upset in this
one. Uh…Have you met Washington
Coach Petersen? He doesn’t let
his guys get down and he had them ready to go.
Louisville
vs whoever: Doesn’t
matter what the score was. Check out
this little guy!
The 5
Stages of Slappy Fan Grief
- Denial and Isolation –Oklahoma
State. In the “must win the
rest” of our games this season mode.
Bedlam is still out there and that could create a big, sloppy mess
at the top of the Big iiX if they can pull off that upset.
- ANGER –HuskerNation They
got their pound of flesh with the canning of Eichorst, but Huskers are
still pissed and want more. I’m not
sure Riley would want to hang around another season and have to face these
fans. Here’s letters that were sent
to Nebraska last week. Fans get
pissed. Here’s proof: http://www.pe-sports.com/here-are-the-angry-emails-fans-sent-nebraska-after-the-loss-to-niu/
- Bargaining –Boilers… You’re
2-2 and thinking you could easily be at least 3-1 (Louisville was
beatable) but Michigan just showed you that you have a long way to go...
- Depression –Pitt,
Louisville, FSU, and maybe Sparty....
- Acceptance
–
Mizzou. You’re done….
Ref
Rants!
Targeting and late hits.
I looked for a clip on the Speight hit but I couldn’t find it. I thought the Purdon’t targeting calls that
were called were all spot on. Texas
A&M should be really pissed for this screw up: The Refs called A&M QB out of bounds when
he clearly wasn’t. A&M didn’t score
the touchdown and had to settle for a field goal.
Idle
Thoughts from Saturday
-Gorgeous weather in Michigan for the 1st day of
fall
-Nicer than a lot of days we had this summer…
-Longest 3-4 hours of the day is after Game Day before
Michigan has a 4:00 PM Kick
-Where’s the game?
-Fox Business Channel?
-What channel is that?
-Here we go.
-Ugh. What is wrong
with this offense?
-Come on D! What are
you doing?
-Quit letting them pass that back! Someone get in there and bust it up.
-Finally.
-Uh-oh. That hit on
Speight was late!
-Where’s the flag!!!
-Speight out.
Offense floundering.
-O’Korn not too bad.
-There you go!
-Chris Evans looks good!
-Of Course, it is Purdon’t.
-Can’t take credit – Is Chris Evans the Human Torch or
Captain America?
-I think he’s just the Human Torch until he earns his Stars
and Stripes!
-Defense looks much better 2nd half.
-Purdon’t has no answer.
-Offense clicking.
-Finally. Why does
Michigan take so long to put the game out of reach?
-Infuriating at times….
THE MMQ’s “I DON’T NEED A COMMITTEE!”
Will return when the Committee makes their first ranking!
The Hot Seat
Still looking for Hot Coach’s wives suggestions!
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List
We’ll keep track of who’s gone as the season progresses….
- “Holier than Thou” Hugh Freeze
Electric
Chair of Death Seat!
- Riley
– Nebraska. Now
that his AD has been released, I’m going to assume that the Riley death
knell is what you hear. I don’t see
how he survives a new AD hell bent on getting Nebraska back to being
Nebraska. But which AD and which
coach gets you there?
- Odom–
Mizzou. If Mizzou wasn’t having serious issues
outside of the Athletic Department (enrollment down to its all time
lowest) Odom’s seat might be even hotter.
If you have 6 minutes, watch
the Odom Presser…And you’ll get a sense of the pressure these coaches feel…
The Hot Seat
- Mulzahn: No reason to move him this week. Destroying Mizzou doesn’t get your seat
temperature reduced.
- Sumlin: Seat is still hotter than
Brett’s, even though he won
- Bret Bielema: Brett luck to have Jeff Long as his AD. Long has a lot of patience…
- Ogeron: No move this week.
- Butch Jones -
Tennesse. Taking
an entire game to finally defeat a winless U-Mass isn’t going to get the
fire turned down. Probably going to
get hotter…
- McElwain –
Ditto-ditto
- Mora –losing
to Stanford is okay, but sooner or later…Gotta win.
- Rich Rod: Arizona is a mess and he needs some
wins…
- Graham: Upset Oregon, but not sure that’s enough…
- ManGundy: Losing to TCU in a season where it’s
supposed to be you isn’t a good look…
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