11) Michigan had a net of three close losses in 2008, which is statistically a good omen. There is a 78.6% chance WE will be better in 2009 based on ALL teams in the last seven years who have 3 net close losses (7 points or less) the previous season. For example, a team that goes 3-9 in 2008 (hint hint), including a net of three close losses (4 close losses and 1 close win), has a nearly 80% probablity of improvi
ng the following season...It's science! Like women having smaller brains than men......
ng the following season...It's science! Like women having smaller brains than men......Besides the fact I came up with that stat on my own in a special lab and no one helped me at all, history (my major in college) stands on Michigan's side in 2009. As well as science...
Speaking of small brains, that brings me to number twelve.
12) See below
CHARLIE WEIS
I tried to shrink this down...
This was as small as it went! LOLOL...ROFL! But seriously, I don't think Charlie knows what he has gotten himself into. Last year he was counting on 6 turnovers to beat Big Blue in South Bend, but Syracuse and Navy and Pitt were all too much for the Irish...and this year WILL be a different story in Ann Arbor. All I'm saying is revenge is sweet..and that is what I'm predicting in 2009! BTW, sorry if I offended any Irish fans...my cousin is gay too! Not that there's anything wrong with that. To Michigan fans: A win here will be an excellent confidence builder for a young team.
MAYBE OBAMA CAN SPEAK AGAIN and give THE IRISH some LUCK...GEEZ...lol
13) Tempo and Execution. Say it with me quickly and properly. Tempo and execution! We are now executing the offense without huge wrinkles. During the spring game there were no miscues on any zone-read plays or handoffs...which may not sound like a huge thing, but ball control and NOT FUMBLING enables us to move the ball, earn first downs and keep our defense off the field. Zero offensive turnovers is a wonderful sign even in a spring scrimmage in front of 50,000 people. The tempo has raised on both sides of the ball, which hopefully means our guys will play faster as well as practice faster.
14) Practicing the spread with a spread QB. Coach DiNardo was asked to evaluate Michigan's football practice after the spring, and he the Coach said "Tate Forcier was a great adddition this spring" not to say whether or not he will be great, just simply the fact that he knows how to execute the playbook at a higher level of speed than Sheridan."He is the best spread QB Rich Rodriguez has recruited at Michigan so far." So now the team is practicing the offense the way it needs to do so. The results were visible during the spring game.
15) On paper we have arguably the best receiving corps in the conference. Greg Matthews was a rivals 100 member and concensus 4 star player. Darryl Stonum was a top 50 player in his recruiting class according to rivals.com..and top 100 player on ESPN. Junior Hemingway was rated the number 19 player in the country overall with ESPN Scouts Inc. Je'Ron Stokes was also a top 100 player according to ESPN as well as other major recruiting sources. Roy Roundtree, Martavious Odoms, Terrence Robinson, and Jeremy Gallon were all given 4 star ratings by multiple sources. We were extremely young here last season, but our combined talent and experience has me optimistic about this group. There shouldn't be any excuse about not having the athletes to run a spread, especially when one includes out tight ends Kevin Koger, Martell Webb and Brandon Moore...All of these guys are prime time Tight Ends!
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