The Michigan Daily - michigandaily co 4B - November 15, 2010 THE QUICK BREAKDOWN MA IZE GA/U G E 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. SPREAD--METER ROD-O-METER HYPE-0-METER It was one of the sloppiest offensive games in recent On Saturday, Rodriguez was happy with his This is being generous. Ross-Ade Stadium was a sloppy memory, rivaling the Northwestern game in Ann defense, which held Purdue without an offensive mud pit by the game's end. The stands were about Arbor two years ago in which 'M" also coughed up touchdown, but disappointed in his offense, which half full and pitifully silent, even in Purdue's shining. Denards Rich Rods t Big Houses the ball five times. But against Purdue Michigan still turned the ball over five times. But the most preva- And the 50,000+ announced attendance was not only racked up more than 400 yards of total offense. lent emotion: relief in coming away with a victory. exaggerated but was in a large part Wolverine fans. LOOKING GOOD FEELING BLUE ARIEL BOND/Daily ARIEL BOND/Daily REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SAFETY CAM GORDON SOPHOMORE QUARTERBACK DENARD ROBINSON After sophomore quarterback Denard Robinson It was a sloppy day overall, but Robinson fumbled the ball on the Wolverines' first drive, the looked especially so. The sophomore threw two Michigan defense was backed up on its own 28-yard interceptions and lost two fumbles. The rainy line. But when sophomore defensive end Craig Roh weather, undoubtedly played a part in what laid a monster hit on Purdue running back Dan was arguably Robinson's worst day as a starter. Dierking and knocked the ball loose, Gordon took Consolation for Robinson? He led the Wolverines scoring, and the ball, into his own hands. The safety on the game-clinching drive with two impressive deftly scooped the ball off the grass and sprinted third-down conversions: one on a 25-yard pass to all the way to the endzone. Gordon was in the right junior tight end Kevin Koger and the last on an place at the right time all day - he also recovered 11-yard scamper on third-and-nine. Robinson may another crucial fumble in the fourth quarter. be feeling blue, but he still escaped with a victory. With the ball on the Michigan 28-yard line early in the first quarter, Purdue attempted to hand the ball off to running back Dan Dierk- ing. But sophomore defensive end Craig Roh broke through the line unblocked and hit Dierking as he was receiving the handoff. Redshirt freshman safety Cam Gordon, who was blitzing from the right side, picked up the loose ball and returned in 58 yards for a touchdown. NOTABLE QUOTABLE There's no bad wins. ... It's a win on the road in tough conditions and we didn't play our best. But our guys held in there, and we won the game." - Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez after the game on Saturday THE MICHIGAN DAILY TOP10 POLL Each week, Daily sports staffers fill out ballots, with first place votes receiving 10 points, second-place votes receiving nine, and so on. 1. OREGON: Two heartbreaking missed field goalsby Cal allow Oregon to narrowlyescape Berkley. 2. AUBURN: Allegations? What allegations? Newton puts Auburn on his back and carries it over Georgia. 6. LSU: The Tiger defense gets things rolling early for LSU, which beat UL-Monroe 51-0. 7. NEBRASKA: The Husker defense picked up the slack for the sluggish offense and Nebraska rolls past Kansas. :1 3. BOISE STATE: Despite the serious BSU hate from Idaho, the Broncos continueto demolish all opponents. 4. TCU: The Frogsdrop a spot after beating San Diego State byjustfive and Utah gets killedby Notre Dame. S. WISCONSIN: The Badgers put up some straightstupid numbers against Indiana. 8. OHIO STATE: Penn State stuck around untilthe third quarter, when the Bucks'D took over. 9. STANFORD: ASU pushed the Cardinal to the limit, but Luck stepped up in the 4th quarter. Stanford escapes. 10. OKLAHOMA STATE: If there was a year to end the Cowboys'12-year struggle against Texas, it's this one. STAFF PICKS The Daily football writers do their best to predict, against the spread, what Nicole happens in the 2010 football season. Auerbach Michigan (-13) at Purdue No. 1 Oregon (-20) at California No. 2 Auburn (-8.5) vs. Georgia No. 3 TCU (-25) vs. San Diego State No. 4 Boise State (-30) at. Idaho No. 5 LSU (-31) vs. UL-Monroe No.6 Stanford (-7) at Arizona State No.7 Wisconsin (-23) at Indiana No. 8 Nebraska (-32) vs. Kansas No.9 Ohio State (-17) vs. Penn State No.10 Oklahoma State (-6.5) at Texas No.12 Alabama (-14.5) vs. No.19 Mississippi State No.13 Iowa (-10) at Northwestern No.14 Utah (-4) at Notre Dame No.15 Arkansas (-28) vs.T UTEP No.16 Oklahoma (-14) vs. Texas Tech No.17 Missouri (-14) vs. No. 24KansasState Kansas State No.18 Arizona (-4.5) vs. USC No. 20 Virginia Tech (-3.5) at North Carolina No. 21 Nevada (-7) at Fresno State No. 22 Florida (-7) vs. No. 23 South Carolina No. 25 Texas A&M (-3) at Baylor This week Overall Michigan Oregon Auburn TCU Boise State LSU Stanford Indiana Kansas Ohio State Oklahoma State Mississippi State Iowa Utah UTEP Oklahoma Missouri Arizona North Carolina Nevada Florida Texas A&M 8-14 117-91-8 Ryan Kartje Michigan Oregon Auburn TCU Boise State LSU Stanford Wisconsin Kansas Penn State Oklahoma State Alabama Iowa Utah UTEP Texas Tech Kansas State USC Virginia Tech Nevada South Carolina Texas A&M 12-10 112-96-8 Tim 4A Rohan vc ,A Michigan Oregon Auburn TCU Boise State UL-Monroe Stanford Wisconsin Kansas Penn State Oklahoma State Alabama Iowa Utah Arkansas Oklahoma Kansas State USC North Carolina Nevada South Carolina Baylor 112-96-8 Joe Stapleton Michigan Oregon Auburn TCU Idaho LSU Stanford Wisconsin Nebraska Ohio State Oklahoma State Lee Quackenbush Men's Glee Club President Michigan Oregon Auburn TCU Boise State LSU Stanford Wisconsin Nebraska Ohio State Oklahoma State Mississippi State Iowa Utah Arkansas Oklahoma Missouri Arizona Virginia Tech Nevada Florida Baylor 9-13 64-54-6 Alabama Iowa Utah Arkansas Oklahoma Missouri Arizona Virginia Tech Nevada Florida Texas A&M 10-12 113-95-8 4 I Ovral117818 1-8- i To apply to be a guest picker, e-mail naauer@umich.edu. 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