4B - September 14, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com THE QUICK BREAKDOWN - MAIZE GAUGE The Michigan Daily footb udges how emotional (pc MESK-O-METER 3/ We saw just about everything on special teams, to say the least. Michigan had a missed field goal, but sopho- Zoltans more Darryl Stonum also returned a kickoff for a touch- down. Mix in quarterbackTate Forcier's trick punt to swing field position, and it was a solid showing overall. all writers break down the weekend's stats that don't show up in the box score. The Mesk-o-Meter measures the success of special teams, the Rod-o-Meter ositive or negative) Rich Rodriguez was following the game and the Hype-o-Meter measures the fans' performance. ROD-O-METER 44 As soon as Rodriguez came to the podium, it was obvious he was ina good mood. His first words were, Rich Rods "Well that was fun." He continued tojoke about everything from Tate brushing his teeth to how he didn't feel bad for Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis. HYPE-0-METER 4 The bar was set high against a MAC opponent last week, /4 and the student section answered the call in a much bigger Big Houses matchup. Everyone seems to love the piped in music - espe- cially the White Stripes, for better or worse - though Satur- day's ending probably could have done the job on its own. I LOOKING GOOD SAIDALSALAH/Daily WIDE RECEIVER GREG MATHEWS Mathews should take LaTerryal Savoy out to a nice dinner this week. Because of Savoy's dropped touchdown pass, Mathews got his chance to be the Big Man on Campus - and he definitely took advantage of the opportunity. He slanted inside, whipped back out and made a tough, stretching catch to seal the Wolverines' upset of the Fighting Irish. FEELING BLUE PI AY F THF CAMF SAID ALSALAH/Daily WIDE RECEIVER LATERRYAL SAVOY Tate Forcier rolled out of the pocket, somehow evaded the intense Notre Dame rush, flicked a pass to an open receiver and ... well, Michigan fans had to wait until the next play to celebrate, when Mathews actually snagged the pass. Savoy should be kicking himself until he gets another chance to impact a game. But at least his teammates understand. Sophomore Darryl Stonum said he felt for Savoy. I NOTABLE QUOTABLE I will tell you what (wife Rita Rodriguez) will do. Probably from now until next Saturday she'll watch this game on DVR about 35 times." - Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez on how the victory over Notre Dame will affect him personally. THE MICHIGAN DAILY TOP 10 POLL The Michigan Daily Top 10 returns for its first installment this season. Each week, Daily Sports staffers will fill out ballots, with first place votes receiving 10 points, second-place votes receiving nine, and so on. The results are published with first- place votes in parentheses. 1. FLORIDA (12): One of the Daily writers was dumb enough to pick Troy against the 36-point spread. Oops. 6. MISSISSIPPI: Swine flu: 2, Rebels: 0. We'd take an SEC matchup over one with a pandemic any week. y 2. TEXAS: Only 3,800 Texas 7. CALIFORNIA: Since when fans attended Saturday's does the Pac-10 have two game. You think they were legitimate contenders at the out of their element? same time? 3. USC: So, Jim Tressel, a freshman quarterback beat you at home? We hear that one Up North is heatingup. 4. ALABAMA: Who needs receivers when your running back leads the team in receiving?Roll Tide Roll. L 8. BYU: With 48, unanswered points, who knew Mormons had such good luck in New Orleans? 9. LSU: Words of wisdom from Les Miles: "I certainly enjoyed the victory. Winning is the key piece." 10. BOISE STATE: Miami (Ohio) dominated time of possession by 10 minutes, but that was about it in its 48-0 loss. S. PENN STATE: Who knew that beating a team with a point guard at quarterback would gain you a spot in the ° top 10? CSsF REEDER/Daily Senior wide receiver Greg Mathews scores with 11 seconds remaining in the game. STAFF PICKS The Daily Football writers do their best to predict what happens Michael Ruth . Courtney Andy in the 2009 football season. Eisenstein Lincoln Ratkowiak Reid Michigan (+3) vs. No.18 Notre Dame No.1 Florida (-36) vs. Troy No. 2 Texas (-33.5) at Wyoming No. 3 USC (-6.5) at No.8Ohio State No. 4 Alabama (-33.5) vs. Florida lnt'l No. 5 Oklahoma St. (-15) vs. Houston No. 7 Penn State (-28.5) vs. Syracuse No.9 BYU (-17.5) at Tulane No.l10California (NS) vs. E. Washington No.11 LSU (-14.5) vs. Vanderbilt No.12 Boise St. (-37) vs. Miami (Ohio) No.13 Oklahoma (NS) vs. Idaho St No.14 Virginia Tech (-19) vs. Marshall No.15 Ga. Tech. (-5) vs Clemson No.16 Texas Christian (-11) at Virginia No.17 Utah (-13.5) at San Jose St. No.19 UNC (-4) at Connecticut No. 21 Georgia (-7) vs. South Carolina No. 22Nebraska (-22.5) vs. Arkansas St. No. 23 Cincinnati (NS) vs. SE Missouri No. 24 Kansas(-13) at UTEP No. 25 Missouri (-20) vs. Bowling Green This Week (Overall) Michigan Florida Texas Southern Cal Florida int'i Oklahoma State Syracuse BYU California LSU Miami (Ohio) Oklahoma Virginia Tech Ga. Tech Texas Christian Utah North Carolina South Carolina Nebraska Cincinnati Kansas Missouri 13-9 (29-14) Michigan Troy Wyoming Southern Cal Florida Int'l Oklahoma State Syracuse BYU California LSU Boise State Oklahoma Virginia Tech Ga. Tech. Texas Christian Utah North Carolina Georgia Nebraska Cincinnati UTEP Bowling Green 13-9 (27-16) Michigan Florida Texas Southern Cal Florida Intl Oklahoma State Syracuse BYU California LSU Miami (Ohio) Oklahoma Virginia Tech Ga. Tech Texas Christian San Jose St. Connecticut Georgia Nebraska Cincinnati Kansas Missouri 14-8 (27-16) Michigan Florida Texas Southern Cal Alabama Oklahoma State Penn State BYU California LSU Boise State Oklahoma Marshall Ga. Tech Texas Christian Utah North Carolina Georgia Nebraska Cincinnati Kansas Missouri 10-12 (21-22) Guest Picker: Eitan ingall Michigan Florida Wyoming Southern Cal Alabama Oklahoma State Syracuse BYU California LSU Miami (Ohio) Oklahoma Virginia Tech Ga. Tech Texas Christian Utah Connecticut Georgia Arkansas St. Cincinnati UTEP Bowling Green 12-10 (26-17) 4 4 I I To apply to be a guest picker, e-mail lincolnr@umich.edu. If you're chosen and can beat at least two of us, you'll stay on for another week. The longest tenured guest picker will get a prize at the end of the season.