RR is supposed to announce the starting QB some time today.

Brandon Minor is questionable.

Please tell me :we: are not getting Pam Ward!

I find Pam Ward incredibly sexy.

Also, Lou Holtz is a sloppy kisser.

I find Pam Ward incredibly sexy.

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Michigan can't lose, THEY HAVE BARWIS!!!

Would anybody here, in all honesty, be all that surprised if UM lost this game?

Regardless, I'm "ALL IN".

Would anybody here, in all honesty, be all that surprised if UM lost this game?

Regardless, I'm "ALL IN".


I have money on Western.

Ergh!!! 3:30. I'm assuming Sparty plays at 12?

I have money on Western.


Wow, Nostradamus takes the two touchdowns.

Wow, Nostradamus takes the two touchdowns.
Money line.

Money line.

What price did you get?

Money line.


But who will win?

I believe the first quarter in this game is so important. If Michigan gets out early, they will be able to exhale. But the longer Western stays in it, the tighter Michigan will be.

If Western wins, Michigan is done.

guys, last night before i fell asleep i had what experts call a 'waking dream'. it involved the offenses of both teams, and they were both racking up points. i've never had a waking dream before, but i have had 2 prophetic conventional dreams (one involved the market going down big the next day--happened, and one involved matt stafford starting and having a 3 td, 2 int game).

i dont want to claim to have any extra sensory perceptions, and follow my dreams at your own risk, but i would bet the over (56) hard.

I bet you just jinxed it.

hopefully the pussycake jinx kids can be contained to the tigers. although it wouldnt suprise me if blue had its own contingent... i find the 'jinx' trait is common in three groups: 1) girls, 2) effeminate males, 3) people who follow a team but know virtually nothing beyond that team. sounds like many michigan fans, to me.

the only way to counter this is intense hazing

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Won't be watching this game thanks to big 12 country. Damn OSU/Georgia game is on out here.

Anyone know of a way online to watch it?

Won't be watching this game thanks to big 12 country. Damn OSU/Georgia game is on out here.

Anyone know of a way online to watch it?

Your local Walmart isn't showing it?

I believe the first quarter in this game is so important. If Michigan gets out early, they will be able to exhale. But the longer Western stays in it, the tighter Michigan will be.

If Western wins, Michigan is done.

I think :we:'ll be fine, but only if :our: defense shows up.

Won't be watching this game thanks to big 12 country. Damn OSU/Georgia game is on out here.

Anyone know of a way online to watch it?


www.justin.tv
or
www.channelsurfing.net

or

adthe.net

or

stream2watch.com

Your local Walmart isn't showing it?

Afraid not. You go into Walmart out here and you see Broncos and Cornhusker wear. That's it.

in chicago, the blue game is on abc. msu, however, is not on abc or even btn. weird.

in chicago, the blue game is on abc. msu, however, is not on abc or even btn. weird.


That's sos tupid??? Why would they want to have the worse team on? Fucking networks have no idea what they're doing...

WOTS is that Dantonio actually declined to have MSU televised today because of Biblical-style modesty. He also was concerned that people might stop believing in the story of David vs. Goliath after witnessing the 88-0 Spartan victory.

Is there any doubt that Nessler and Griese will be calling this one?

EDIT - nvm, Griese is calling the Ohio State game.

Kenny Chesney has replaced Big & Rich, apparently. Ugh.

That horrible dye job on Mike Patrick is a less than promising way to start the season.

What price did you get?


+405.

It's "see what these quarterbacks can do" tiem.

Nice job, Taint!

And he wasn't hurt after being hit, either!!

Holy competent QB play (so far).

I LOVE THIS TEAM!!! So far

TAINT

Fuck, LDB beat me to it

so far looks like all the extra time in practice has paid off.

ha!

I know it's only one series, but this looks/feels a lot different than last year.

I hope RR sticks with Taint for a while here.

But I trust in the DickRod

I know it's only one series, but this looks/feels a lot different than last year.

I hope RR sticks with Taint for a while here.

But I trust in the DickRod

AND THEY ONLY LOST 9 GAMES LAST YEAR

I have a feeling I'm going to be pretty nervous whenever Taint gets hit.

A Michigan player with dreads? Oh dear!!

Bet he's got a neck tat too

offensive line needs to

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I think UM looks pretty good. Especially the defense.

holy shit

Denard Robinson is fast, or something.

I think UM looks pretty good. Especially the defense.

If the o-line starts to get any kind of a push, this could get ugly for WMU.

UM is playing well and WMU isn`t showing up at all so far. If they don`t soon, UM is going to kick their ass.

If the o-line starts to get any kind of a push, this could get ugly for WMU.
I am listening to the game on the radio, so according to Fatstadder and Beckdork, the only reason UM isn`t winning by 100 right now is because WMU is cheating. Those two are atrocious.

Assuming things continue to go as well as they have, I'm going to be very excited for next week's game.

rodriguez is absolutely dissecting this defense. its unreal.

Sure, you'll probably be reminded (and have to remind yourself) that it's just one game and it's just Western Michigan, but this is beautiful.

well, the broncos probably pants us last year. michigan is in no position to say 'its just' anybody. i plan on enjoying all our success this year.

it sounds loud in the stadium, ill be interested to hear about how the acoustics have changed.

well, the broncos probably pants us last year.michigan is in no position to say 'its just' anybody.i plan on enjoying all our success this year.

I'm having a great time, but Pride Before The Fall and stuff.

Hilarious that Patrick and James are defending UM now that they're up 21-0. Would they be singing a different tune if it was the other way around?

I'm off to get me an Olesnavage jersey!!!

Love the "Rich Rodriguez" chant by the crowd.

I am listening to the game on the radio, so according to Fatstadder and Beckdork, the only reason UM isn`t winning by 100 right now is because WMU is cheating. Those two are atrocious.
Ref's last name is "Torbert" fwiw

Taint reminds me of Jeff Garcia

IYKWIM

Sounds like Dick Rod isn't going to be letting up in the 2nd half, either.

I'm going to go with a final score of 64-6.

Nice that the game ended up on ESPN2 out here. Tate has looked good. very poised as they said. I think Sheridan is done forever at Michigan barring injuries (they may give him some mop up time but that is it). It will be Tate's show with Robinson mixed in here and there (they need to work him in the slot a lot, even if he's a decoy on plays).

the best play was denard's run, but man was tate impressive. he was as fast as i expected, way more composed than i hoped for, but his arm strength was the real surprise, to me. specifically the laser he threw on the inc (reviewed) on the hemingway td drive.

He's thrown very well on the run too. In fact, I can't think of a bad throw. All the bad plays have been from a lack of blocking/good defense.

I love the way the defense has been playing, too. Very aggressive.

Next week's game, the first test, can't come soon enough. Probably the first truly interesting ND-UM game since 06.

me too.

stevie brown looks like an asset in his new position (vs a huge liability at safety).

and warren looks real good. in the btn season preview, they said michigan has the best secondary in the big ten. which we'll definitly need next week.

Thank you, HD, for the nice view of Taint's adidas logo'd eye black.

Sheridan throws a pick and I feel too good to be upset about it.

Get Sheridan the fuck out of there.

I'd rather see the #4 QB

+405.


dar.

Get Sheridan the fuck out of there.

I'd rather see the #4 QB

Favre's busy, dude.

WOTS is Taint left the game limping. If true, give Baker his credit bitches!!!

When I see Sheridan, I think of last year, and I don't want to think about last year.

Call me a savage, but I feel the defense needs to step it up right now.

That's more like it.

Gotta please the fans at home!

i like that sheridan threw the int there. when he fails when it doesnt matter, it makes it less likely we'll give him the opportunity to fail when it does.

No PI? COME ON, I WANT A SHUTOUT!!

No PI? COME ON, I WANT A SHUTOUT!!

Looked like there was no PI, but it's still bullshit!!!

Hiller Sheridan'd it!

Being "ALL IN" feels pretty good today.

I'll be out 500 alpacas after this one's over, but it's all good.

To clarify, I was referring to being "ALL IN FOR MICHIGAN" not all in AGAINST them, like you.

To clarify, I was referring to being "ALL IN FOR MICHIGAN" not all in AGAINST them, like you.

Shut up.

NO U

And how do you flag The Don??!!

NO U

Damn. FTW.

I should apologize.

We're all MICHIGAN MEN today

The announcers have been MAJOR bootlicks today.

mgoblog think I'm a different Tim, so they gave me the ability to post whatever the fuck I want in the live chat without it getting moderated. lolz

Holy shit, that grab by Koger was the cherry on top and then some.

What, no gatorade bath for Dick Rod?

CAN YOU SAY TURMOIL?

another thing i really liked was the hurry up offense. how gassed did WMU's defense look? just imagine in a few years when we have real depth.

i like tate getting most of the plays, but then inserting denard in situationally. the situation being the defense is gasping for air. i dont think denard looked as outstanding as the announcers did. he had the jawdropping play. other than that, he was somewhat allusive, but didnt really keep the defense as honest with his arm as we'll need.

What I liked...

* Forcier's poise
* Defense
* O-Line
* Zoltan


What I didn't like...

* penalties
* Sheridan
* not enough Forcier

Didn't Hemingway leave with some kind of injury? I'd like to hear more about that, because he looked good out there today. Only 1 game, but Forcier/Hemingway looks like it'll be a very nice combination.

i thought i saw hemingway limp off the field a couple times.

he was great. it was weird to see him so effective, and odoms be such a non factor.

I didn't notice Stonum at all either.

Yeah, I think Odoms only caught 1 pass?

the real highlight of the game for me actually was the announcers trashing the 'cheating' thing pretty much the whole game. the announcers being part of the media, they ripped it as much as they could without committing the same offense the freep maybe committed.

particularly, they questioned rosenberg's use of anonymous sources. you use anonymous to protect the source, not the source's credibility. ooh boy, i see rosenberg's career headed towards starring in his own blog that no one gives a shit about.

Next week should be fun.

I didn't watch the ND game, but the mgoblog guys in the live chat that did said there could be plenty of big play opportunities for UM in the game next week. With a QB that has shown he has the ability to actually make some, I think they could have a decent shot.

Don't want to get my hopes up yet, but that was fun to watch. Hopefully they can ride that into a bowl game this year. And maybe even be competitive with Ohio State and MSU.

Is there a rebroadcast of this game?

8DmWehItKyM

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Bullet points from The Big House yesterday.

*Best part of the day was during a stoppage of play, the entire place began to chant, "RICH ROD-RI-GUEZ!" The players on the field began waving their arms, encouraging the crowd to get louder and louder. A definite "goosebump moment", and really showed that this time is united and are completely behind RR.

*The place was noticeably louder. Not sure if it's because of the new boxes keeping the sound in, or people were really united and fired up, or both.

*Most impressive of all performances was UM's defense. Six "3 and outs" in the first half? Constant pressure on the QB and hardly any missed tackles, something that has been a problem for Michigan for as long as I can remember.

*Outstanding QB play by the freshmen. Tate (Taint?) looked like he has been running this offense at the college level for years. I was really impressed with his accuracy, mobility, toughness, and was surprised at his arm strength. And Denard Robinson is REALLY fast. He needs to work on his passing and learning more plays than just "take the snap and run", but gives UM a wrinkle in their offense they've never had before.

*No fumbles lost and a decent kick return game! Wow!

*Good kicking game. Zoltan was great (expected), good deep kickoffs by Bryan Wright, and Olesnavage looked OK on his kicks, though I do think he kicks it a little low.

Now, I do realize this was just a win over Western Michigan, but they are supposed to be a solid MAC school and they never even had a chance. It's going to be an exciting season in Ann Arbor.

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I thought Michigan looked much much improved. As if they've been practicing for 12 hours a day or something.

Taint did look great for his first ever game. I thought he'd have more gitters but he outplayed the more experienced WMU qb Hiller.

Surprised they improved this much, next week should be quite the battle.

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Damn, that dude was pretty quick to put the video up.

Missed the Rich Rod chant from the crowd, but I forgive him. Wolverine Historian's channel is just awesome.

WMU has a football team?

I suppose so, I guess. Michigan played somebody with "WMU" on their uni's.

Intermural squad from Wilfredo's Men's Undies on First Street? Fuckers scored on Michigan... that's HUGE.

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Watch Zoltan jump too high, smack the banner and fall down and nearly get trampled! LOL!


I thought Michigan looked much much improved. As if they've been practicing for 12 hours a day or something.

Taint did look great for his first ever game. I thought he'd have more gitters but he outplayed the more experienced WMU qb Hiller.

Surprised they improved this much, next week should be quite the battle.

Of course DrTre/Baker/Knockout can't compliment without getting a few digs in there. But :we: must have looked pretty good to get anything at all, so I'll take it FWIW.

Robinson looked like shit as a QB. Guy has a decent arm, but didn't have an F-ing clue back there in terms of recognition. They could have put 11 men in the box and shut him down. It's clear all you can do with him is situational plays until he has a clue.

Robinson looked like shit as a QB. Guy has a decent arm, but didn't have an F-ing clue back there in terms of recognition. They could have put 11 men in the box and shut him down. It's clear all you can do with him is situational plays until he has a clue.

He's been at Michigan for 3 1/2 weeks.

Too bad for that holding call, or else Cone's TD run would've been a thing of legend.

u mean Sheridans?

Yeah, my bad. Sheridan.

Would've been awesome if Cone was able to throw a TD, too.