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Originally Posted by Buckeyeskickbuttocks
I heard someone mention Miles today as a possible replacement and I couldn't contain myself. Man, that would be great.
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Follow the money!!
From that earlier linked blog,
this is the post that had me giggling -- oh, and after I have a story
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What we witnessed on Saturday is an indication that we're in the final, terminal stage of Schembechlerism, a religious approach to football which, stripped of its positive qualities now that Bo is gone, has become a stale creed kept in place by rote observance and ritualistic repetition. Lloyd Carr has been an extremely loyal adherent to this philosophy, having learned at the foot of the master himself. However, like most acolytes in such positions, he's lacking in the founder's personal dynamism or charisma that can make up for the practical deficiencies in the ideology.
Schembechlerism asserts:
? It is never necessary to make a hard, realistic assessment of your own strengths and weaknesses as compared to your opponent's. This relieves you of the burden of developing game plans tailored to your opponent. We are Michigan, after all, and all we need to do is execute properly what we want to do anyhow. Of course, this also relieves the opponent of the necessity of preparing for anything that they haven't seen on tape or film already, but the element of surprise is very overrated and probably gay anyhow. It doesn't matter that we've averaged under 12 points per game against USC in Rose Bowls since 1970; we know each and every time we play them that we don't need to do a damn thing different than what we've done all season long. Why? We're Michigan, dammit.
? Speaking of unmanly things, anything smacking of subterfuge, trickery, or sleight-of-hand is also unholy and probably gay. Although the observation of this unspoken rule has in truth been spotty at times, it is only resorted to in extremis, like when we're down by 17 points in the fourth quarter at Minnesota. This is why Michigan will not use play action as part of the base offense. Just because an initial fake to Mike Hart will induce the entire defense to converge on his tiny person is no reason to use it. (Besides, according to Father Andy Mignery, using play action creates pass blocking problems. No word on how teams as diverse as USC and Boise State, not to mention the entire NFL, manage to solve that religious conundrum, but remember: we're Michigan. We don't need to look at what other teams do. Why? Because we're Michigan).
? Never, never hire a Special Teams coach with a recognized talent for that arcane part of the game. It is far better to have already overworked position coaches, or better yet, grad students, take control. Just because ST is one-third of the game is no reason to go crazy. This means you can do fine with LBs?as opposed to players with actual blocking experience?for critical blocking assignments. It also means you can refuse to double up gunners aiming for Steve Breaston's femurs. Kicking to Rocket twice is fine, too. To refuse to kick to him again is ever-so-slightly poofy. Having punts blocked is also good.
? Whenever possible, make sure your defensive backs line up at least 10 yards off the receiver and backpedal furiously at the snap.
Don | 09.04.07 - 4:57 pm |
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Now, the rest of the story ....
The family was on a camping vacation this Labor Day Weekend. No TV, No Papers, but, thanks to the miracle that is modern science, we had radio - Satellite Radio.
The entire camp ground was like a snake alongside a river, flat-bottom valley. We are at the very beginning of that valley - listening to the Buckeyes on that radio.
The Buckeye game is coming in loud and clear, as the third quarter is underway with our team doing what D1A teams should do to D1-AA teams the announcers briefly break. It is then that we hear from the speakers under the canopy the infamous words "Appalachian State 28, Michigan 14."
Giggles ripple from our stand. Then, as the word is passed of TSUN's impending doom,
against a team they only chose to play because they didn't want to face Hawaii, it becomes a wave of laughter which we can hear - as it crests - about a mile later at the top end of the campgrounds.
Then the whole thing happened again when App. State blocked the field goal and claimed their Wolverine Pelt.
What an absolutely awesome weekend.
