BALLOT BLOG: Denard Robinson Makes Me Cry Myself to Sleep
by BracketCat on Sep 13, 2011 12:00 PM CDT
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PrintAn ironic title, I suppose, considering Michigan (despite the thrilling win) does not make an appearance on my Week 3 ballot for the SB Nation BlogPoll.
But I just needed to vent. We came so damn close to landing that kid and our offensive outlook this season (or the last two, for that matter) would have looked exponentially better if we had. It makes me sad.
Anyhow, follow the jump for the rankings. As promised, there was considerable shuffling this week since this was my first opportunity to see more than half of these teams in action.
- LSU Tigers (+2) — No one else has a better win than Oregon.
- Alabama Crimson Tide (-1) — Thought they should have beat Penn State worse than they did.
- Oklahoma Sooners (-1) — Absence does not make the heart grow fonder. Big week ahead.
- Boise St. Broncos (+2) — I might have underrated them a little.
- Florida St. Seminoles
- Stanford Cardinal (-2) — Didn't measure up to my expectations in live action.
- Wisconsin Badgers
- Texas A&M Aggies
- Oklahoma St. Cowboys (+2) — Defense much better than I expected. Offense is frighteningly good.
- South Carolina Gamecocks (+2) — The masters of winning ugly. Both wins away from home.
- Oregon Ducks (+3) — Perhaps I overreacted a little last week...
- Arkansas Razorbacks (+4) — Just quietly destroying people in Fayetteville.
- Michigan St. Spartans (+5) — Second-best team in the Big Ten? Possibly the best defense.
- Nebraska Cornhuskers (-4) — Maybe the Big Red should take up welfare fraud, too. Very ugly win.
- Virginia Tech Hokies (-6) — Way overrated. Seriously, unable to score against ECU?
- Florida Gators (+1) — We'll find out what Muschamp's bunch is made of against Tennessee.
- West Virginia Mountaineers (+2) — Outscored opponent 45-0 in second half. Air Holgorsen!
- Ohio St. Buckeyes (-5) — Toledo should have won. Miami very well might.
- Baylor Bears (+1) — Beneficiaries of Mississippi State's demise.
- Auburn Tigers (NR) — Hate 'em all you want, but they're addicted to winning.
- Arizona St. Sun Devils
- South Florida Bulls (+1) — Notre Dame win already losing luster, but still good while supplies last.
- Mississippi St. Bulldogs (-8) — Throw the ball. Extend the game. And play some damn defense.
- TCU Horned Frogs (+1) — Good win at Air Force, but hardly a complete redemption.
- Texas Longhorns (NR) — I reserved this spot for the BYU-Texas winner. Unsure they'll keep it long.
The number in parentheses is the delta, or the change in ranking from last week's ballot.
Dearly Departed: No. 22 Missouri, No. 24 Penn State
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East Carolina is a better team than you think...
and perhaps VT is not as good as expected. But really VT thrives on mediocre offense, sound defense, and stellar special teams.
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will. - Vince Lombardi
VPI's schedule is terrible.
Even if the Hokies run the table, I don’t foresee myself moving them above No. 8. I just call ’em like I see ’em.
Robinson, really?
At the risk of sounding like a sulking sore loser, let me say that as an Irish fan, I was did not come away overly impressed with D. Robinson in the new offense. He was innacurate for most of the day, threw multiple picks, and didn’t break any really long runs. His heroics were opportunistic for sure, but more representative of ND break-downs at key parts of the game.
by Chris Schumerth on Sep 13, 2011 12:25 PM CDT reply actions
Those throws were god awful
He just threw em up and Notre Dame looked confused on how to defend passes that kinda just hung in the air and we’re behind Michigan recievers all game.
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by MeatGeek on Sep 13, 2011 12:30 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Carson Coffman school of the forward pass.
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will. - Vince Lombardi
That's exactly what I was thinking.
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But it worked! more or less
"If you don't want to work, become a reporter. That awful power, the public opinion of the nation, was created by a horde of self-complacent simpletons who failed at ditch digging and shoemaking and fetched up journalism on their way to the poorhouse." - Mark Twain
First, I should say I agree with you ...
But Snyder would be weaving offensive freaking magic with that kid.
/purelynonsexualcontext
by Itchy n Scratchy on Sep 13, 2011 12:44 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Yeah probably, but tell me he isn't in another league from Coffman or Gregory?
"If you don't want to work, become a reporter. That awful power, the public opinion of the nation, was created by a horde of self-complacent simpletons who failed at ditch digging and shoemaking and fetched up journalism on their way to the poorhouse." - Mark Twain
If you wanna look at the English Soccer Pyramid
Coffman and Gregory are like a bar league caliber, and Denard is probably Premiership caliber.
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I'm an American and have no idea what that means.
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by mystman995 on Sep 13, 2011 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Think of it like major league baseball.
Robinson would be like AAA, while Coffman and Gregory would be independent league.
Improve every day. (Read it again. It has more meaning than what you first see.)
Much better analogy
I’m not sure exactly why I used English Soccer as an example…I’m not even a fan.
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I am a fan of English soccer, so I understood your point right away.
Improve every day. (Read it again. It has more meaning than what you first see.)
Well I do have to admit my guilty pleasure then
I watch the Premier League Review Show on Fox. I’ve tried heartily to find a team, just to have one when my soccer fan friends discuss the Premiership. Yet to find one though.
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I recommend Chelsea
for the simple reason that I follow them in the EPL with sound reasoning behind it. I just decided a while back to expand my sports’ horizon into the soccer fan arena and they caught my eye…
'Fact. Bears eat beets. Bears. Beets. Battlestar Galactica.' --Jim Halpert
Oh, what's your sound reasoning?
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*edit button!?!?!?
*without sound reasoning
'Fact. Bears eat beets. Bears. Beets. Battlestar Galactica.' --Jim Halpert
Seconded
I’m a Chelsea fan because my cousins sent me a shirt when they lived in London. But I will at least take a little credit for starting my fandom before they were bought by a Russian billionaire who decided to just go out and buy all the best players that Man City and Barcelona don’t bid on.
by Ahearn Alley on Sep 13, 2011 10:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Not the Premiereship but:
I kinda am a fan of Celtic which makes little sense because I’m Protestant. Though I am Scotch-Irish.
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My favorite "team" is anyone not in the "Big Four."
What can I say? I like rooting for the underdog.
Improve every day. (Read it again. It has more meaning than what you first see.)
That was meant to be a snide remark towards soccer.
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I don't know MG's purpose for replying to your snide
remark, but my purpose was to convey a lack of attention shown to the soccer insult. I have nothing against soccer myself so I show support of it when I can. :-)
'Fact. Bears eat beets. Bears. Beets. Battlestar Galactica.' --Jim Halpert
nLeague?
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will. - Vince Lombardi
If we had landed Robinson,
he would have done something to end up in Snyder’s doghouse, and we’d still be wondering what he might be able to do if he was allowed to play.
/bitteroverbrycebrownnotstarting
Improve every day. (Read it again. It has more meaning than what you first see.)
Snyder would make him tie his shoes
"What if all those cats had to recruit like the rest of us?" ----- Texas
by Spider_Monkey on Sep 13, 2011 5:08 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm pretty bullish on Wisconsin. I like their chances a lot this year.
Bring on the Cats
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. -- Mark Twain
by Panjandrum on Sep 13, 2011 2:44 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, I kinda want to move them up more, but they've played two stiffs.
I need to see them play someone like Nubbie first.
Don't we have our own Robinsons?
Keep waiting for Sams, Tuttle, Lamur to get the chance to show that we have a speedy QB with a rocket arm. Where are they?
Sitting behind the best QB on our roster.
Improve every day. (Read it again. It has more meaning than what you first see.)
here's hoping we see a line that can make that point abundantly clear this weekend
"If you don't want to work, become a reporter. That awful power, the public opinion of the nation, was created by a horde of self-complacent simpletons who failed at ditch digging and shoemaking and fetched up journalism on their way to the poorhouse." - Mark Twain
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