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  • steveschneider said...

    We'll never know. The game has a 4th quarter for a reason. How about this I'll be generous and spot you guys the 4th quarter.

    How do you feel about Robinson against our secondary? Has his arm improved over the year?

    Oh what a nice guy, "spotting" us a quarter of defensive stats against a team that we were dominating defensively bow

    The passing last game was great. Very on target. He had an abscess removed from his elbow on Friday, so they're saying that was most likely why he was so off-target earlier.

    I'm more focused on NW now, but I'm feeling pretty good about our chances against your defense.

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  • steveschneider said...

    We'll never know. The game has a 4th quarter for a reason. How about this I'll be generous and spot you guys the 4th quarter.

    How do you feel about Robinson against our secondary? Has his arm improved over the year?

    He threw the ball much better this past week. I am really glad we have another game this week for him, the receivers, and the Offensive coordinator to keep working on everyone getting into rhythm. Also, I like the improvement our running game has shown so far this year. I think that if we keep improving in the running game that will help out Denard in the passing game.

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  • steveschneider said...

    Except you are missing a quarter of football. Western was moving into your red zone pretty easily that day and most likely would of scored in the 4th quarter.

    No they weren't. Not after the first drive anyway.

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  • Ducksworth said...

    Oh what a nice guy, "spotting" us a quarter of defensive stats against a team that we were dominating defensively bow

    The passing last game was great. Very on target. He had an abscess removed from his elbow on Friday, so they're saying that was most likely why he was so off-target earlier.

    I'm more focused on NW now, but I'm feeling pretty good about our chances against your defense.

    Glad his arm is alright, I want a full strength and healthy Denard at Spartan Stadium.

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  • um_king said...

    No they weren't. Not after the first drive anyway.

    See my post above, I was generous and spotted you guys a shut out in the 4th.

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  • steveschneider said...

    See my post above, I was generous and spotted you guys a shut out in the 4th.

    I know you guys have a bye this week, but be careful, you don't want to burn out on the obnoxiousness and delusions before the week of the rivalry starts.

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  • Maize&Blue said...

    He threw the ball much better this past week. I am really glad we have another game this week for him, the receivers, and the Offensive coordinator to keep working on everyone getting into rhythm. Also, I like the improvement our running game has shown so far this year. I think that if we keep improving in the running game that will help out Denard in the passing game.

    I'm glad we have the week off to further work on our depleted OL. I actually saw us open up a few impressive holes against OSU's DL so I do think they're improving. How'd your back up look? I didn't watch the Minnesota game but I'm assuming he got some reps.

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  • steveschneider said...

    I'm glad we have the week off to further work on our depleted OL. I actually saw us open up a few impressive holes against OSU's DL so I do think they're improving. How'd your back up look? I didn't watch the Minnesota game but I'm assuming he got some reps.

    Devin Gardner is gonna be a great QB here. Bigger than Denard with a stronger arm. He's really fast and a great athlete. You'll probably see a lot of formations with both of them on the field together because they're two of our best athletes.

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    Ducksworth

  • I'm loving the plays with Gardner and Robinson on the field at the same time.

    Pick your poison.

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  • steveschneider said...

    I'm glad we have the week off to further work on our depleted OL. I actually saw us open up a few impressive holes against OSU's DL so I do think they're improving. How'd your back up look? I didn't watch the Minnesota game but I'm assuming he got some reps.

    I'm glad you do too! Look to possibly come out flat by having a week off!

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  • Joester16 said...

    I'm loving the plays with Gardner and Robinson on the field at the same time.

    Pick your poison.

    Agreed.

    It's gonna be interesting to watch how Borges deploys these two from here on out. I think we've only seen a hint of how creative he could get with two legitimate threats at the QB position. Especially when you have a player like Robinson who's extremely versatile because of his athletic ability.

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  • Harmons_Ghost said...

    Agreed.

    It's gonna be interesting to watch how Borges deploys these two from here on out. I think we've only seen a hint of how creative he could get with two legitimate threats at the QB position. Especially when you have a player like Robinson who's extremely versatile because of his athletic ability.

    I wish we wouldn't have done it.

    Now MSU has two weeks to learn our ENTIRE playbook (since they are super geniuses, you know since they can learn this stuff by seeing one or two plays out the formation).

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    CorchBlue

  • I'm looking forward to watching Mike Martin destroy the pathetic Spartan offensive line.

    UMGoBlue

  • blue2468 said...

    I wish we wouldn't have done it.

    Now MSU has two weeks to learn our ENTIRE playbook (since they are super geniuses, you know since they can learn this stuff by seeing one or two plays out the formation).

    Something tells me Sexy Al's got a couple of other tricks up his sleeves. peace

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    Saintlex

  • Please come into Spartan Stadium with a top 10 ranking lol

    OTPT

  • Why? I thought you sparties didnt care about rankings or stats?

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    ilovetombrady

  • Let's play a game of what you got right about UM and MSU so far, and what you got wrong.

    On UM:

    I was right that the offense would be more spread than pro style.

    I was right that the defense would be vastly improved.

    I was wrong that Denard would be much improved as a passer.

    On MSU:

    I was right that their OL was a mess.

    I was right that Cousins is not a great QB when pressured.

    It looks like I was wrong about their DL, though they only really impressed me against OSU.

    I was wrong in general about their D- thought it would be no better than solid/decent.

    Big M

  • OTPT said...

    Please come into Spartan Stadium with a top 10 ranking lol

    Yes, that way with a win in Spartan Stadium Michigan would be firmly entrenched in the top 10.

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  • Big M said...

    Let's play a game of what you got right about UM and MSU so far, and what you got wrong.

    On UM:

    I was right that the offense would be more spread than pro style.

    I was right that the defense would be vastly improved.

    I was wrong that Denard would be much improved as a passer.

    On MSU:

    I was right that their OL was a mess.

    I was right that Cousins is not a great QB when pressured.

    It looks like I was wrong about their DL, though they only really impressed me against OSU.

    I was wrong in general about their D- thought it would be no better than solid/decent.

    I don't think we should judge Denard as a passer yet. Apparently he got an abscess removed from his elbow on Friday before the game, so people are saying that could be a reason why his throwing has been off. It was much improved last weekend shrug

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    Ducksworth

  • Big M said...

    Let's play a game of what you got right about UM and MSU so far, and what you got wrong.

    On UM:

    I was right that the offense would be more spread than pro style.

    I was right that the defense would be vastly improved.

    I was wrong that Denard would be much improved as a passer.

    On MSU:

    I was right that their OL was a mess.

    I was right that Cousins is not a great QB when pressured.

    It looks like I was wrong about their DL, though they only really impressed me against OSU.

    I was wrong in general about their D- thought it would be no better than solid/decent.

    Fowler is coming back and our OL looked improved...I think you'll see Cousins play better with a second receiver option. I think Roushar is improving the offensive calling too. He's going to tailor suit it to our OL situation, which wasn't the case against ND. I think that should improve the play of Cousins as well.

    Hoover should be back to so our D is going to be better. I don't think we are an elite D like Alabama or LSU, but we are damn good. There's no denying it.

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  • ilovetombrady said...

    Why? I thought you sparties didnt care about rankings or stats?

    You guys deserve the ranking, you're undefeated and a bunch of teams lost ahead of you. Plus we want to spoil your season so that's why we care.

    This post has been edited 2 times, most recently by steveschneider on 10/3/2011 at 8:49 AM

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  • Ducksworth said...

    I don't think we should judge Denard as a passer yet. Apparently he got an abscess removed from his elbow on Friday before the game, so people are saying that could be a reason why his throwing has been off. It was much improved last weekend shrug

    Denard just doesn't have very good mechanics when throwing the ball. Removing abscess isn't going to make him Joe Montana or Dan Marino.

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  • steveschneider said...

    Denard just doesn't have very good mechanics when throwing the ball. Removing abscess isn't going to make him Joe Montana or Dan Marino.

    No it's not, but it could at least give that offense another dimension. I wonder how much we'll blitz Michigan. We'll have to force Denard to bail out with his arm.

    Macks

  • Macks said...

    No it's not, but it could at least give that offense another dimension. I wonder how much we'll blitz Michigan. We'll have to force Denard to bail out with his arm.

    I think that's a good question...maybe Spartanrocky can give analysis as to how we stopped him last year. I don't think we blitzed him that much. It was more of a contain D. I think the line backers just hung back and when he started running they were in position to make a stop.

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  • steveschneider said...

    I think that's a good question...maybe Spartanrocky can give analysis as to how we stopped him last year. I don't think we blitzed him that much. It was more of a contain D. I think the line backers just hung back and when he started running they were in position to make a stop.

    I think they'll have either Allen or Norman shadow him at all times. The most important things is having Gholston and Rush keep contain.

    Macks