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Michigan Museday is Just Big Boned, Part II
This is the continuation of last week's glance at the defensive line prospects from the perspective of body size against M linemen of yore at the same age. The point was to try to project what a...
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Michigan Museday If the Dudes Get Dinged: D-Line
Heiko|MGoBlog♪ Well a whole season played with the first string guy is usually quite lucky. And a squad who plays with the second team out can be anything but fussy. But a team whose seen an important...
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Preview 2012: Defensive Line
Previously:Podcast 4.0, the story, quarterback, running back, wide receivers, offensive line.A note before we start: this preview relies heavily on the defensive UFRs of last year because there’s a...
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Monday Presser Transcript 11-5-12: Brady Hoke
Bullets: Denard is improving slowly. Russell Bellomy is suffering from Things and Stuff. Probably. Hoke wouldn't comment. Whatever it is should not be season-ending, however. Mario Ojemudia's status is...
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Tuesday Presser Transcript 11-6-12: Greg Mattison
fileHey coach, how ya doin’?“Better than last week, that’s for sure. It was good to get a win on the road. Glad that game is over with. Now it’s time to get these guys back at home and g et our seniors...
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Picture Pages: Misaligned, Temporarily
[PROGRAMMING NOTE: Due to a three-pronged failure in various systems I lost the first half of UFR and had to re-do it. I tried, but couldn't get it done for today. 2x UFR tomorrow.]Minnesota's offense...
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Upon Further Review 2012: Defense vs Minnesota
Formation notes: Michigan actually spent most of this game in an over front, i.e. shifted their line towards the strength of the line and held Ryan over the slot. Like so:Closeup:Michigan would...
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Upon Further Review 2012: Defense vs Northwestern
Formation notes: We've already talked about Michigan's 3-3-5 at the end of the game, which was really blue for some reason:filmed in post-apocalyptic-Denzel-Washington-vehicle-o-visionThe rest of it...
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First Look: 2013 Defense
DEPARTURES IN ORDER OF SIGNIFICANCEROHVACSS Jordan Kovacs. Long time safety blanket specialized in open-field tackles, especially on fourth down, and was rarely victimized by his brain. Speed exposed...
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Hokepoints: Would Bill Walsh Draft This D-Line?
Left: Walsh. Right: Wormley by UpchurchA few weeks ago I stumbled onto a 1997 article by Bill Walsh where he explained how he evaluates talent at each position. I then applied those evaluations to...
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Fall Camp Presser Transcript 8-5-13: Brady Hoke
Bullets: Dennis Norfleet is now a slot receiver. God bless the broken road. Fitz Toussaint, Chris Wormley, and Blake Countess are full go. Jake Ryan spends most of practice running with trainers; no...
View ArticleUnverified Voracity Goes One On One
Yes. Fun. Annual best CTK is just four minutes of the Michigan drill:Countdown to Kickoff 2013: Day 21 - The...by mgovideoNotables:Lewan buries Keith Heitzman on the first rep; Heitzman comes back and...
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Fall Camp Presser Transcript 8-21-13: Brady Hoke
Bullets: Boo boos are the worst. Fitz Toussaint has been named the starter at tailback. Act surprised. Ryan Glasgow and Willie Henry are backing up Jibreel Black at 3-tech. Wormley is strictly a...
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Preview 2013: Defensive End
Previously:Podcast 5.0, The Story, Quarterback, Running Back, Wide Receiver, Tight End and Friends, Offensive Line, Defensive Tackle.A note before we start: this preview relies heavily on the defensive...
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Upon Further Review 2013: Defense vs CMU
FORMATION NOTES: Michigan played this one vanilla, opting for either their traditional 4-3 under……or a 4-2-5 nickel package…Furman is offscreen on the right hash.…with the occasional insertion of a...
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Hokepoints: Earning the Right to Rush Four
That's my compilation of all the Zips passing plays and check-downs. What you saw:Lots of quick, dinky-dunky passes (not on the DL) A handful of screens the DL didn't chase Black consistently getting...
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Monday Presser Transcript 11-4-13: Brady Hoke
Offense bullets: Devin Gardner is still "beat up." He'll probably practice tomorrow, though. The offensive line is young. Reacted poorly to the environment and didn't play their technique well in...
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Piles Of Position Moves
ROTATE [Bryan Fuller]Per first spring presser:James Ross and Royce Jenkins-Stone to SAM. Probably inevitable once Ryan move was announced. Obviously Michigan thinking more along the lines of the Stevie...
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Hokepoints: Spring Snapshot
Extremely tentative starters/base alignmentMichigan's spring game happened. As per usual, there were things to generate text about, e.g. Gardner going 2/8 with two interceptions was tailor-made for...
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Preview 2014: Tight End And Friends
Previously: Podcast 6.0. The Story. Quarterback. Running back. Wide Receiver.Butt don't fail me now [Adam Glanzman]Depth Chart Fullback Yr. U-back Yr. Tight End Yr. Flex Yr.Joe KerridgeJr.* Khalid Hill...
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