4B - Septermber 21, 2009
The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com
THE QUICK BREAKDOWN
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MAIZE GAUGE
The Michigan Daily football 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
judges how emotional (positive or negative) Rich Rodriguez was following the game and the Hype-o-Meter measures the fans' performance.
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ROD-O-METER
3 When your team matches last year's win totaljust14
days into the season, it has to feel good. Rodriguez was
lighthearted and drew laughs when he addressed the
Rich Rods
officiating by "pleading the fifth." But while talking about
key Michigan injuries, he shed the smile pretty quickly.
MESK-O-METER
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After watching Darryl Stonum race his way to a
touchdown off a kickoff return last week, we were
expecting more from the special teams. Sure,
they didn't screw up at all during the game -but
they didn't do anything spectacular, either.
HYPE-0-METER
1/4 "Yawn." That seemed to be the general sentiment in
Michigan Stadium when the game started. And it never
got much louder than that. Yeah, we know the Wolver-
Big Houses
Ines were playing Eastern Michigan. But you have to get
excited about every win, especially after last season.
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RUNNING BACK MICHAEL SHAW CENTER DAVID MOLK
Fellow running back Carlos Brown will have Everyone's been crediting the offensive line for
everyone talking days after his 187-yard, two- Michigan's 380-yard game - and deservedly so.
touchdown game. But we always knew he had But if redshirt sophomore David Molk broke his
wheels. Sophomore Michael Shaw was the one foot as Wolverine coach Rich Rodriguez feared
in the backfield who pleasantly surprised us. after the game Saturday, it would certainly be the
Even though he missed spring practice for sports biggest loss from the weekend. Since redshirting
hernia surgery, he looked healthier than ever his freshman year, Molk has started every game
with 53 yards and a score on nine carries. of his career at center - 15 contests in a row.
NOTABLE
QUOTABLE
Yeah, our sideline was
nuts. I actually (was)
trying to get to him to
celebrate in the end
zone and he took off
on me, so I was like,
'All right, forget it. I'll
jog. I'll catch you on
the sideline.'"
- Michigan wide receiver Darryl
Stonum on running back Carlos Brown's
90-yard touchdown run.
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 (6): We were 6. MISSISSIPPI: Swine flu: 3,
disappointed the Gators Rebels: 0. Again, we'd take
didn't hang 80on Lane an SEC matchup over one
Kiffin's Vols. with a pandemic any week.
1.TEXAS (3): Texas Tech
is a lot more manageable
sans Michael Crabtree. The
'Horns are tied with Florida
this week atop our poll.
3. ALABAMA: 'Bama had
about as balanced an attack
as possible: 263 yards in the
air and 260 on the ground.
4. PENN STATE: Were you
around in 1941, the last time
Temple beat PennState?
JoePa was.
7. BOISE STATE: Time
to put this one on cruise
control with a ribbon on top.
Hello, undefeated season.
8. LSU: Apparently
everyone in Louisiana is a
Tigers fan. La.-Lafayette
didn't threaten for a second.
9. MIAMI: Ahh, it feels like
the '90s again. Miami tore
through a second-straight
ranked opponent.
10. OKLAHOMA: Sam who?
5. CAL: Running back Redshirt freshman Landry
Jahvid Best:35, Minnesota: Jones filled in for the
21. Oh wait, that was also the Heisman winner and set the
final score, school's touchdown record.
Senior running back Carlos Brown pulls away from the Eagle defense for a 90-yard touchdown.
STAFF PICKS
The Daily Football writers do their
best to predict what happens Michael Ruth Courtney Andy
Eisenstein Lincoln Ratkowiak Reid
in the 2009 tootball season.
No. 25Michigan (-24) vs. EMU
No.1 Florida (-29.5) vs. Tennessee
No.2 Texas (-17.5) vs. Texas Tech
No. 3 USC (-20) at Washington
No.4Alabama (-38) vs. North Texas
No. SMississippi (NS) vs. SE Louisiana
No. 5 Penn State (-30) vs. Temple
No. 7 BYU (-8) vs. Florida State
No. 8 California (-14) at Minnesota
No.9 LSU (-26.5) vs Louisiana-Lafayette
No.10 Boise St. (-7.5) at Fresno St
No.11 Ohio State (-20.5) at Toledo
No.12 Oklahoma (-17.5) vs. Tulsa
No.13 VA Tech (-5) vs. No.19 Nebraska
No.14 GA Tech (+5) at No. 20 Miami
No.15TCU (-33.5) vs. Texas St.
No.16 Oklahoma St. (-33) vs. Rice
No.17 Cincinnati (-1) at Oregon St.
No.18 Utah (+5) at Oregon
No. 22 Kansas (-22.5) vs. Duke
No.23 Georgia (+1.5) at Arkansas
No. 24UNC (-7.5) vs. E. Carolina
This Week
Overall
Michigan
Tennessee
Texas Tech
Southern Cal
North Texas
Mississippi
Penn State
Florida State
California
LSU
Boise State
Ohio State
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Miami
Texas State
Rice
Cincinnati
Utah
Duke
Arkansas
North Carolina
14-7-1
43-21-1
Michigan
Florida
Texas Tech
Washington
North Texas
Mississippi
Penn State
BYU
Minnesota
Louisiana-Lafayette
Boise State
Ohio State
Tulsa
Nebraska
Miami
Texas Christian
Oklahoma State
Cincinnati
Utah
Kansas
Arkansas
North Carolina
12-9-1
39-25-1
Eastern Michigan
Florida
Texas
Washington
Alabama
Mississippi
Penn State
Florida State
California
LSU
Fresno St
Ohio State
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Georgia Tech
Texas State
Rice
Cincinnati
Oregon
Duke
Arkansas
North Carolina
12-9-1
39-25-1
Michigan
Florida
Texas
Southern Cal
Alabama
Mississippi
Penn State
BYU
California
LSU
Boise State
Toledo
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Miami
Texas Christian
Oklahoma State
Cincinnati
Utah
Duke
Georgia
North Carolina
12-9-1
33-31-1
Guest Picker:
Phil Rose
Eastern Michigan
Florida
Texas
Washington
North Texas
Mississippi
Penn State
BYU
Minnesota
LSU
Boise State
Ohio State
Oklahoma
Virginia Tech
Miami
Texas State
Oklahoma State
Cincinnati
Oregon
Kansas
Arkansas
North Carolina
11-10-1
37-27-1
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.