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. 4 ., ^ . ,+ , - .t : '+ 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? 0 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. at 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 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 geta prize at the end of the season.