The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com
4B - September 12, 2011
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THE QUICK BREAKDOWN
M A I G \L G E The Michigan Daily football writers break down the weekend's stats that don't show up in the box score. The Denard-o-Meter measures the success of quarterback Denard
Robinson, the Beef-o-Meterjudges how emotional (positive or negative) Brady Hoke was following the game and the Hype-o-Meter measures the fans' performance.
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DENARD-O-METER
3/ This would be a six-out-of-four had itjust been the
second half. But Denard's 2-for-9 first half hurts him.
He finished with 446 yards and five total touch-
Denards downs. Second-half Denard was 2010 Denard.
BEEF-0-METER
2/ Michigan did come up with three big third-down
stops in the second half, but Notre Dame controlled
Hoke's line of scrimmage all game. The running game
Brady Hokes couldn't get going without Robinson's magic, either.
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HYPE-O-METER
4/4 Let's be honest. The crowd at GameDay wasn't
exactly as loud or boistorous as it should've been.
4 And when Notre Dame was winning, it was pretty
Big Houses quiet. But by the end, the Big House was rocking.
LOOKING GOOD
FEELING BLUE
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE WIDE
RECEIVER JEREMY GALLON
Jeremy Gallon caught perhaps the
two most important passes of his
young life on Saturday - the first
was a 14-yard fade route in the
endzone that the 5-foot-8 Gallon
had to sky for. "He plays like he's
6-(foot)-7," Denard Robinson said
after the game. And then Gallon's
wide-open 64-yard wheel route set
up Roy Roundtree's game-winning
catch with two seconds left on the
clock. Oh, and he also returned
the only punt return of the night
for 21 yards. Remember the name,
people. One of the smallest players
came up big under the lights.
SOPHOMORE RUNNING BACK
STEPHEN HOPKINS
So you're suspended the first
game of the season, only to
return for your first game of the
season against a stingy Notre
Dame defense. The running
backs had eight carries all game,
and Hopkins had five of them.
But he couldn't find any room
against the 3-4 defense, running
for just 10 yards. And his best
opportunity, a carry near the goal
line, ended up getting stuffed and
he fumbled the ball in the process.
No touchdown for Hopkins.
Of course, Denard Robinson
picked it up for the touchdown.
NOTABLE
QUOTABLE
I may have
gone for the
touchdown and
gone for the
win. Why not?
I mean you
play to win-
might as well
go win.
- Michigan coach Brady Hoke on whether
he would have called a last-second field goal.
STAFF PICKS
The Daily football writers do their best
to predict, against the spread, what Michael Stephen J.
happens in the 2011 football season. Florek Nesbitt
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.
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1. OKLAHOMA (5): When
you're the reigning No.1 an
off-week is as good as a win.
2. LSU (3): Northwestern
State seemed like a disguise
in order to get LSU's full-pad
scrimmage on TV.
3. ALABAMA (1): Joe-Pa
was delighted the Tide was
able to "Come to Penn State!"
He didn't like them running
all over it though.
4. BOISEST.: Byeweek,but
the Broncos needtotacea
lessonfromOhio Statenext
week.Beware of Toledo.
6.WISCONSIN: Badgers
dominate the Beavers.
There's an inappropriate
joke outthere somewhere.
7. FLORIDA ST.: Why isn't
UCF in this spot? They beat
Charleston Southern by10
more points than FSU did.
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8. OKLAHOMA ST.: Justin
Blackmon is so much better
at catching a football than
you are at anything.
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9. TEXASA&M: TheAggies
ride their one "thrilling"
win over SMU into another
top-10 appearance.
10. NEBRASKA: The
Huskers' started slowly only
because they couldn't get
over Pat Hill's mustache.
S. STANFORD: Can we
arrest the Cardinal for some
serious nerd-on-nerd crime
after they routed Duke?
Michigan vs. Notre Dame (-1.5)
No. 2 LSU (NS) vs Northwestern State
No.3 Alabama(-11) at No. 23 Penn State
No. SFSU (NS) vs. Charleston Southern
No.6 Stanford (-22) at. Duke
No.B8Wisconsin (-16) vs Oregon State
No. 9 Oklahoma State (13) vs Arizosa
No.10 Nebraska (-23) vs. Fresno State
No.11 Virginia Tech (-19.5) at East Carolina
No.12 South Carolina (-1.5) at Georgia
No.13Oregon (-21.5) vs Nevada
No.14 Arkansas (-40) vs. New Mexico
No.15Ohio State (-22) vs.Toledo
No.16 Mississippi State (-2) at Auburn
No.17 Mich. St. (-31.5) vs. Florida Atlantic
No.18 Florida (-23) vs. UAB
No.19 West Virginia (NS) vs. Norfolk State
No.21 Missouri at Arizona State (-5)
Nlo. 2South Florida (-23) vs. Ball State
No. 24 Texas (-4.5) vs. Bringham Young
No.25TCU(-6.5) at. Air Force
lows(-9)Dat Iowa State
Illnois (NS) vs. Souh Dakota State
Northwestern (NS) vs. Eastern Illinois
Minnesota (-22) vs. New Mexico State
Purdue (-6) vs. Rite
Indiana vs. Virginia (-4.5)
This Week
Overall
Michigan
Louisiana State
Alabama
Florida State
Stanford
Wisconsin
Oklahoma State
Fresno State
Virginia Tech
Georgia
Oregon
New Mexico
Ohio State
Mississippi State
Florida Atlantic
UAB
West Virginia
Missouri
South Florida
Texas
TCU
I owa
Illinois
Northwestern
New Mexico State
Purdue
Virginia
15-12
34-21
Michigan
Louisiana State
Alabama
Florida State
Stanford
Wisconsin
Oklahoma State
Nebraska
Virginia Tech
South Carolina
Oregon
Arkansas
Ohio State
Mississippi State
Michigan State
Florida
West Virginia
Missouri
South Florida
Texas
TCU
Iowa
Illinois
Northwestern
Minnesota
Purdue
Virginia
17-10
35-20
Louisiana State
Alabama
Florida State
Stanford
Oregon State
Arizona
Nebraska
East Carolina
Georgia
Oregon
New Mexico
Ohio State
Mississippi State
Florida Atlantic
Florida
West Virginia
ArizonatState
Ball State
Texas
TCU
Iowa State
Illinois
Northwestern
Minnesota
Purdue
Indiana
15-12
36-19
Alabama
Florida State
Stanford
Wisconsin
Oklahoma State
Nebraska
East Carolina
South Carolina
Oregon
New Mexico
Ohio State
Auburn
Michigan State
Florida
West Virginia
Missouri
South Florida
Texas
TCU
Iowa
llinois
Northwestern
Minnesota
Purdue
Indiana
19-8
37-18
Louisiana State
Alabama
Florida State
Stanford
Oregon State
Oklahoma State
Nebraska
Virginia Tech
South Carolina
Nevada
New Mexico
Ohio State
Auburn
Michigan State
Florida
West Virginia
Arizona State
Ball State
Texas
TCU
Iowa
Illinois
Northwestern
Minnesota
Purdue
Indiana
16-11
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