4B - November 16, 2009
The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com
THE QUICK BREAKDOWN
M A IZE GAU GE 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
2 Another defeat, another defeated Rich Rodriguez
,, postgame press conference. The questions were the
Rich Rods same, the answers were the same, his demeanor
was the same. lt's getting depressing, really.
MESK-O-METER
Well, not much to see here. Mesko punted just three times,
/1 4 Stonum only ripped off one decent return and Olesnavage's
Zoltans chip shot field goal was blocked. None oftthose mattered in
the end. It was a less-than-average special teams game.
HYPE-O-METER
3/ The student section missed Wisconsin's first score because of
Summ, drinking, but the students came through loud and clear
Big Houses after that. "Jump Around" made the stadium shake. We're
also fans of the "Let'sget wasted" chant. Need we say more?
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LOOKING GOOD
FEELING BLUE
THE CLAWWWWWWWWWWW!
Former Daily Sports Editor Naweed Sikora lost his battle with
testicular cancer in mid-October, and a memorial service was held in
his honor in Ann Arbor two weekends ago. He was just 27 years old.
When he worked for Daily Sports, Sikora led a campaign to change
Michigan fans' post-defensive stard cheer from a Florida State-
like Tomahawk Chop to what he deemed The Claw, invoking the
ferocity of a Wolverine. This was the trend for a while, but students
have reverted back to the Chop.
Against Ohio State, try the Claw. After all, the Wolverines need all the
help against the Buckeyes they can get.
ZAcHARY MEISNER/Daily CLIF REEDER/ Daily
RUNNING BACK VINCENT SMITH DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR GREG ROBINSON
He's somehow shorter than Mike Hart, but Smith Sure, Robinson hasn't had much depth to work
made a big impact Saturday. With both senior running with. And yes, he's tried seemingly everything in
backs sidelined due to injury, Smith picked up 82 total the book schematically. But that doesn't change
yards and scored once. He also blocked well for his the fact that his defense is 89th in the country and
size, and looks like the future of Michigan's backfield. gave up 45 points. Hold your breath for Ohio State.
THE CHOP
The true meaning of
this motion is not really
important here. The
point is, it's a thing of
the past!
NOTABLE
QUOTABLE
Welcome to
Wisconsin
football. That's
what we do. It may
not be pretty. I
enjoyed watching
all that time click
off in the fourth
quarter, just
grinding it out."
- Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema on how
the Badgers wore Michigan down in the
game's second half. The Wolverines had
the ball for just over seven minutes after
the break.
THE MICHIGAN DAILY TOP 10 POLL
The Michigan Daily Top 10 returns for its eleventh 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.
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1. FLORIDA (6): The Gators
slid by the Gamecocks
behind Tebow's 53rd career
rushing TD.
2. ALABAMA (4): Mark
Ingram made Heisman
inroads with 19 carries for
149 yards and two TDs.
3. TEXAS (2): Colt McCoy
is the winningest QB in
NCAA history. Who's God
now, Tim Tebow?
4. CINCINNATI: Will Brian
Kelly become a "Golden
Boy" next season? At least
he'd geta manly mascot.
5. BOISE STATE:Rich Rod
was asked recently ifhe
considered BSU forthe 2010
home opener. He hadn't.
_ 6. GEORGIA TECH:In
Tech's win, it was clear
basketball already drained
the Duke football fanbase.
7. OHIO STATE: The Rose
Bowl-bound Buckeyes
move into Ann Arbor next
week. Uh-oh.
8. PITTSBURGH: The Irish
scored 19 in the fourth
quarter, but still looked as
dead as this lame Panther.
9. LSU: The Tigers woke
up at halftime, around
the same time the
Wolverines fell asleep.
10. OREGON:LeGarrette
Blountwatched as the
, Duckspunched out the Sun
Devils. Bet he was jealous.
THE ONE-HANDED
CLAW
Make sure to keep your
elbow up, your wrist
locked, and your mouth
open.
STAFF PICKS
The Daily football writers do their
best to predict what happens
in the 2009 football season. MichaelRuth riCurtkewiak Aody
Elsenstein Lincoln Ratkowiak Reid
Michigan (+8.5) at No. 20 Wisconsin
No.1 Florida (-16) at South Carolina
No. 2 Alabama (-12.5) at Mississippi State
No.3 Texas (-24) at Baylor
No. 4 TCU (-19.5) vs. No.16 Utah
No. 5 Cincinnati (-9) vs. No. 25 West Virginia
No. 6 Boise State (-31) vs. Idaho
No.7 Georgia Tech (-13) at Duke
No. 8 LSU (-24.5) vs. Louisiana Tech
No. 9 Southern Cal (-11) vs. Stanford
No.10 Iowa (+17) at No.11 Ohio State
No.12 Pittsburgh (-6.5) vs. Notre Dame
No.13 Oregon (-17) vs. Arizona State
No. 14 Miami (FL) (-3) at North Carolina
No.15 Houston (-5) at UCF
No. 1t1 Arizona (+2) at California
No.18 Penn State (-25.5) vs. Indiana
No.19 Oklahoma State (-4) vs. Texas Tech
No. 21 Virginia Tech (-17.5) at Maryland
No. 22 BYU (-26.5) at New Mexico
No.23 Oregon State (-12) vs. Washington
No. 24 South Florida (-1) at Rutgers
Illinois (-4.5) vs. Northwestern
Purdue (+3) vs. Michigan State
Minnesota (NS) vs. South Dakota State
This Week
Overall
Michigan
Florida
Mississippi State
Baylor
Utah
West Virginia
Boise State
Georgia Tech
LSU
Stanford
Iowa
Pittsburgh
Oregon
Miami
Houston
California
Indiana
Oklahoma State
Virginia Tech
BYU
Washington
Rutgers
Northwestern
Michigan State
Minnesota
13-11-1
126-120-3
Wisconsin
Florida
Alabama
Baylor
Utah
Cincinnati
Idaho
Duke
Louisiana Tech
Stanford
Ohio State
Pittsburgh
Oregon
Miami
Houston
Arizona
Indiana
Oklahoma State
Virginia Tech
BYU
Oregon State
Rutgers
Illinois
Michigan State
Minnesota
11-13-1
125-121-3
Michigan
South Carolina
Alabama
Texas
Utah
Cincinnati
Idaho
Georgia Tech
LSU
Southern Cal
Iowa
Notre Dame
Arizona State
Miami
Houston
Arizona
Indiana
Oklahoma State
Virginia Tech
BYU
Oregon State
Rutgers
Northwestern
Purdue
Minnesota
12-12-1
127-119-3
Michigan
Florida
Alabama
Texas
Utah
Cincinnati
Boise State
Georgia Tech
LSU
Southern Cal
Iowa
Pittsburgh
Oregon
Miami
Houston
Arizona
Penn State
Oklahoma State
Virginia Tech
BYU
Oregon State
Rutgers
Northwestern
Purdue
Minnesota
12-12-1
111-133-3
Guest Picker:
Geordie Fegert
Michigan
South Carolina
Alabama
Texas
Utah
Cincinnati
Boise State
Duke
LSU
Southern Cal
Iowa
Notre Dame
Oregon
Miami
Houston
Arizona
Indiana
Oklahoma State
Maryland
BYU
Oregon State
Rutgers
Illinois
Michigan State
Minnesota
12-12-1
123-123-3
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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 geta prize at the end of the season.