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Q&A with AztecSportsReport.com
Tom Shanahan writes exhaustively about Aztec football at AztecSportsReport.com. He kindly answered these questions from the Purple Wimple, about SDSU and the upcoming match with TCU. Purple Wimple: What strengths for SDSU play into TCU weaknesses? Aztec Sports Report: Does TCU have a weakness?...
Cob Of The Week: Ron Zook, Cheap Shot Artist William Gholston, Illinois Defense, Michigan's Al Borges
There are not a lot of cob nominees this week, meaning either no one watched a lot of college football or there simply weren't a lot of really bad things happening. Nevertheless, the Cob must go on. This week's nominees are after the jump! Husker Mike: I'll take Ron Zook of Illinois. No doubt in...
Friday Happy Hour Looks Like Anthony Anderson, Enjoys The Start of Michigan's 2011 Fall Football Camp
Maize n Brew gives you your daily (or semidaily) rundown of all the Michigan Football, Michigan Basketball, College Football, and College Basketball news you need to get through the tedium of your boring desk job. For good measure we'll throw in a little irreverent information, comedy...
23 Days Until The 2011 Michigan Football Season Kicks Off
"Setting a goal is not the main thing. It is deciding how you will go about achieving it and staying with that plan." - Tom Landry
Analysis of the Enemy: Denard Robinson's New Offense
Spring Game Offense With Denard Robinson Personnel (Backs, Bigs) # Formation # 21 11 I-Form Bal. 11 02 2 Ace 2 22 1 I-Form Bal., Heavy 1 20 3 Shot., Pro 3 12 1 Ace 1 11 11 Shot., Field 7 Shot., Trips Bunch 2 Ace 2 10 3 Shot, Trips Field 3 Total Groupings Total...
College Football’s Coaching Carousel: Race Matters, Minority Candidates 2010
Time to once again play Athletic Director. Your school is slumping. You have fired the head coach. You are looking for a talented replacement, who will bring the program to prominence, satisfy fans and alumni, and secure your job. You want to hire the best coach regardless of race, but you are...
What You See, Statistics, and the Middle Ground Somewhere In Between
Statistics are tricky. I remember sitting in a Michigan computer lab many years ago attempting to learn statistics from a graduate student whose grasp of English was, at best, limited. It wasn't an easy proposition. Statistics are, at their heart, the study of trying to discern how and why certain...
5 Reasons Michigan Football's Switch To A Pro Style Offense Will Work
For all the infighting, bitching and complaining about the Process, Transition, and what will or may happen, every Michigan fan wants the same thing. We want Michigan to win. Yesterday I put up a lengthy post about why people's fears about the switch were overblown. In doing so I took the...
If Michigan Wins More Games, Does It Really Matter What Kind Offense They Run?
If you're here, you've probably already read MGoBlog's latest missive on Brady Hoke's and Al Borges' installation of a more traditional pro-style offense at Michigan. Being a true believer in the spread offense, MGo is, shall we say, upset about putting Denard Robinson under center and returning to...
Nebraska - Third Lowest Returning Starters in the Big Ten in 2011
Yesterday, Phil Steele released his list of returning starters for the 2011 season. The result - Nebraska is tied with Wisconsin close to the bottom of the conference in returning starters. Below is the list for the entire Big Ten: table.tableizer-table {border: 1px solid #CCC; font-family:...
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