01 4B - October 4, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com THE QUICK BREAKDOWN MAIZE GAUGE The Michigan Daily football writers break down the weekend's stats that don't show up in the box-score. The Spread-o-Meter measures the success of quarterbacks, 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. i AM- ,c 4MM L. 0 SPREAD-O-METER Denards On Saturday against Inidiana, sophomore Denard Rob- inson became the first quarterback in college football history to run for 200 yards and pass for 200 yards in two regular-season games in a college career. The best part? He'll have plenty of opportunities to do it again. ROD-O-METER 2 After the game, Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez was all business - again. It almost defeats the Rich Rods purpose of having a Rod-O-Meter when Michigan wins every week. Rodriguez, once again, didn't get too high on the offense or too low on the defense. HYPE-O-METER 2 Sellout? Indiana claimed to sell out this game but the stands told a different story. The Indi- g ana tailgate scene must be something else, as the Big Houses stands were about two-thirds full until the end of the first quarter, when they finally filled up. LOOKING GOOD FEELING BLUE PLAY OF THE GAME REDSHIRT JUNIOR WIDE RECEIVER JUNIOR HEMINGWAY With about a minute left, Hemingway made what is undoubtedly the biggest catch of his collegiate career. See 'Play of the Game' to see exactly how the play went down. But that wasn't all - he had another long score right after halftime. Teammates tease the wideout for looking more like a tight end, and he almost got caught at the goal line but eluded the Hoosier defenders for the score. Hemingway prompted his coach to say after the game that the wide receiver may have "the best ball skills on the team." DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR GREG ROBINSON After what was almost definitely the worst defensive performance of the season for Michigan, Greg Robinson refused to talk to the media. He repeatedly said "No," when approached and literally scurried away from reporters outside the stadium. All other assistants were available, including Tony Gibson. "I'm happy we won the game, I'm disappointed how we played at certain times on defense," Gibson said. Shouldn't coach Robinson be accountable, too? Would that be so hard? Please stop making coach Rodriguez answer for you. Until then, you're staying here. NOTABLE QUOTABLE I'm probably going to die at a pretty young age because of football. It's fine, though. THE MICHIGAN DAILY TOP 10 POLL Each week, Daily Sports staffers 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. ALABAMA (10): The 6. NEBRASKA: The Huskers Tide easily took care of No. stayat No.6 butwillbe 7 Florida behind two Mark tested entering the meat of Ingramtouchdowns. their Big12 schedule. With less than 30 seconds remaining, Michigan called for three ver- tical routes with redshirt junior wide receiver Junior Hemingway split out to Denard Robinson's right. Hemingway ran his route down the field and Robinson threw the ball up for grabs, but behind Hemingway. So Hemingway adjusted and jumped to catch the ball, then fell down to the four-yard line to complete the 42-yard pass. The Wolverines scored the game-winning touchdown on the next play. 2. OREGON (2): LaMichael James mightbe Denard's biggest Heisman competitor. t He had ala-huge day. 3. OHIO STATE: Ohio State lost Terrelle Pryor for a bit, but Illinois is so bad that it didn't matter. 7. OKLAHOMA: With a victoryover Texas, the Sooners are now in the national conversation. 8. AUBURN: The Tigers' 94-yard TD passwas the longest play from scrimmage in school history. 4. BOISE STATE: When 9. ARKANSAS: The does Boise playanother Razorbacks have another relevantteam? Probably in shot at a signature win the Fiesta Bowl. against Auburn in two weeks. - Michigan sophomore linebacker Craig Roh, laughing, when asked whether he enjoys last-minute victories. S. TCU: The Horned Frogs had just a 6-0 lead athalftime over Colorado State, and quarterback Andy Dalton was unimpressive. 10. LSU: Another nailbiter should be in store this weekend against Florida. STAFF PICKS The Daily football writers do their best to predict what happens in the 2010 football season. Nicole Auerbach I No.19 Michigan (-10.5) at Indiana No.1 Alabama (-7) vs. Florida No. 2 Ohio State (-20) at Illinois No. 3 Boise State (-37) at New Mexico St. No. 4 Oregon (-4) vs. No. 9 Stanford No. 5 TCU (-30) at Colorado St. No. 8 Oklahoma (-4) vs. No. 21 Texas No.10 Auburn (-30) vs. LA Monroe No.11 Wisconsin at No. 24 Michigan State No.12 Louisiana St. (-16) vs. Tennessee No.16 Miami (Fla.) (-3) at Clemson No.17 Iowa (-7) vs. No. 22 Penn State No.18 USC (-11.5) vs. Washington No. 23 North Carolina St. (+3) vs. Virginia Tech No. 25 Nevada (-21) at UNLV Northwestern (-4) at Minnesota This week Overall record Indiana Alabama Ohio State Boise State Oregon Colorado St. Texas Auburn Michigan State Louisiana St. Miami (Fla.) Iowa USC Virginia Tech Nevada Minnesota 11-5 56-34-2 Ryan Kartje Michigan Alabama Ohio State New Mexico St. Oregon TCU Oklahoma Auburn Wisconsin Tennessee Miami (Fla.) Iowa USC North Carolina St. Nevada Northwestern 7-9 52-38-2 Tim Rohan 1 Michigan Alabama Ohio State Boise State Oregon Colorado St. Oklahoma Auburn Wisconsin Tennessee Miami (Fla.) Iowa USC Virginia Tech UNLV Northwestern 11-5 51-39-2 Joe' Stapleton Indiana Alabama Ohio State Boise State Stanford Colorado St. Oklahoma Auburn Michigan State Louisiana St. Miami (Fla.) Iowa USC North Carolina St. UNLV Northwestern 10-6 56-34-2 Guest Picker: Chris Armstrong Michigan Alabama Ohio State Boise State Stanford TCU Texas Auburn Wisconsin Louisiana St. Miami (Fla.) Iowa USC Virginia Tech Nevada Northwestern 6-10 22-17-2 i i