Rex Hudler

Who says Mike DeBoard (sp?) doesn't know how to open things up???

All I can do is say thanks to the Illini for the opportunities! Reverse TD pass! Sweet!!

Krush wasn't the idiot with the stupid hat, was he?

late hit! dumb, dumb, dumb

Illinois killing themselves! s***, we've caught their disease!

QUOTE(Buehrle>Wood @ Oct 20, 2007 -> 09:31 PM) There's a big turn of events. Mallet looked good earlier in the season when I saw him, but tonight, wayyyy to many frosh mistakes. They protected Mallett early in the year with a simple game plan. This week they game plan to open it up, yet Mallett isn't the one getting the snaps preparing for it. Puts him in a tough spot. Like I said, this game rests on the defense's shoulders. That said, no doubt in my mind, we would be winning big with a healthy Henne tonight.

QUOTE(Buehrle>Wood @ Oct 20, 2007 -> 09:20 PM) oh my god eddie mcghee That was a huge play. Fortunately the defense held them to a FG after a brief meltdown. Glad to have you around Buehrle. For awhile I thought it was just going to be Brian and I the rest of the game. Not that that would be terrible, but the more the merrier.

QUOTE(Brian @ Oct 20, 2007 -> 09:08 PM) Mallett has to throw the ball away. Had Arrington open during the scramble. All he had to do is put some air under the ball and lead him. If he throws the perfect pass, it's likely a TD. If not, at worst it is an incompletion, as the defender was in front of the receiver. Think lob pass to a tall center in basketball. It's just not the same offense with Mallett. Idiot needs to learn to slide!

If Henne can't play, the defense is going to have to win this one.

Mallett begins 2nd half. Current stat: Penalties: Illinois 7-62 Michigan 0-0

QUOTE(Brian @ Oct 20, 2007 -> 08:33 PM) Henne looking very good. Not so good running off the field wincing again. Must be some damned good beer in the locker room!

QUOTE(Brian @ Oct 20, 2007 -> 08:32 PM) That was kind of weak but the announcers had it right. No matter how weak, can't hit the legs when in the air. Arrington with a great TD catch. How does the ref say Incomplete at first? I think the referee saw his hand land out of bounds and missed the foot hitting first. Kinda hard for the referee to see both the foot and keep watch on the ball to make sure he had possession. That's why review in football is a good thing.

That'll be a touchdown after review! The review is in............ TD MICHIGAN!!

Tsk Tsk, shouldn't hit the punter. Ha ha

Dbaho, I don't think it really matters. The bullpen coach's role is just to order hot dogs and pizza and get girls phone numbers, isn't it??

Notice how Michigan is compensating for Hart's absence on passing downs by keeping two backs in the backfield for pass protection? I hate that it takes two, but it seems to be working.

QUOTE(Brian @ Oct 20, 2007 -> 07:04 PM) No Mike Hart. Great. Is there beer in the locker room or something? Must be some good reason all of Michigan's best players keep going to the locker room. Not a great start for the Wolverines, Brian, but it's a long game. It looks like Henne is okay, so you will at least see some creativity on offense for the first time this year.

QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Oct 20, 2007 -> 04:57 PM) I don't care who our bullpen coach is. It's not going to make a difference one way or the other... But I'm not going to attach his name to the successes(?) of a few minor league guys. Was he in B'ham in '05? Otherwise I don't know how he gets any credit for Jenks. As for Wasserman, he was coming off consecutive seasons of holding righties to a .500 OPS. He's been the same pitcher for the last three seasons, the Sox just had to overlook his stuff and start to look at his success against righties. Also, I don't know if you want to give him credit for helping Broadway become one of the walkingest (yes, that's a word) pitchers in the minors. Again, I have no problem with the promotion. I just think it's silly to attach his name to the skills of the minor leaguers he's been lucky enough to have under his tutelage. I don't think he's even the best pitching coach in the Sox minor leagues. Perdew is the name you hear from pitchers within the organization when prompted. In the last two years, I've heard Eggy, Russell, and Harrell all rave about Perdew. Not that praise from players necessarily indicates great coaching (see: Walker, Greg), but Perdew has seen the career arcs of these players rise dramatically under his guidance. Perdew is good at working with young pitchers, as was Curt Hasler. Nieves' strength is the mental part of pitching. I don't care about the names of pitchers he may or may not have helped because no one on here (besides possibly me) has any direct knowledge of how he interacts with his pitchers and what he brings to the table. I will say that Nieves is very well respected and more than once have other organization's asked the Sox for permission to talk to him about jobs and the Sox have told them no, not while he is under contract with them. In fact, I know at least initially Nieves was not happy about it the first time it happened. He was told to trust them and that he was in their plans. If he was not valued, the Sox very easily could have allowed him to interview with other organizations.

I love it. Juan is a great guy and has a great relationship with the players. He should be great and don't be surprised if he replaces Coop at some point.

I keep hearing guys on TV and radio saying that Michigan St is going to beat OSU today. I just can't see it. Anyone else?

Looks as if South Carolina thought the game was tonight and didn't get out of bed until game time. Vanderbilt up 17-0 middle of 2nd quarter

QUOTE(IlliniKrush @ Oct 20, 2007 -> 09:05 AM) I'll be there tonight, should be a fantastic atmosphere and hopefully likewise for the game. I think Michigan pulls it off if Hart plays the entire game. In order to win, we really need to hit a few deep balls. Of course, that's always the problem. I'm guessing Hart plays little if any. Michigan still wins 31 - 17!

QUOTE(Brian @ Oct 18, 2007 -> 10:23 PM) Didn't realize that was his school playing tonight. Would of taped it or something while at work. His youtube videos look sick. You could tell tonight he is still nursing the ankle injury. He was running timidly and not hitting the holes hard. He seemed to turn his back at the first sign of contact. And his blocking on pass protection is HORRIBLE. I mean it was so bad it was like he was purposefully trying to miss the defender. He did show signs of promise and ended up somewhere around 150-160 yards rushing. He's shifty in a way similar to Mike Hart and he does have speed once he gets past the initial wave at the line. He was bottled up a lot, with defenders in the backfield, not giving him a lot of room to maneuver. I see talent there, but there is much work to do if he wants to run in the Big Ten as a freshman. They only threw one pass to him and it was not well designed and was incomplete. Note sure of his receiving skills, but his blocking must improve A LOT. As good of a blocker Mike Hart is in pass protection, McGuffie was equally as bad.

QUOTE(thedoctor @ Oct 18, 2007 -> 09:59 PM) wisconsin guard michael flowers to miss season for medical reasons hopefully it's nothing serious for this young man. That really hurts the Badgers. He was a nice player.

Huge game for any Michigan fan tonight as Sam McGuffie's Cypress Fair plays Cypress Falls, two Houston area rivls. The game is set for 7:00 central time on ESPN2. McGuffie has come back strong from an early season ankle injury with more than 200 yards rushing each of the last two weeks and six TD's.