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THE QUICK BREAKDOWN
I Z E 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-Meter judges how emotional (positive or negative) Brady Hoke was following the game, and the Hype-o-Meter measures the fans' performance.
DENARD-O-METER
BEEF-0-METER
2/ The defense showed up in the later quarters and Tous-
saint had a decent game running between the tackles.
But Iowa out-powered Michigan with Coker. Maybe
Brady Hokes that's why he was so cranky at the press conference.
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Denards
He had the long runs that reminded us all of the
Denard of old. He was decent in the air, going17-of-
37. But when Michigan needed Denard to Denard
all over some fools, he couldn't get it done.
HYPE-O-METER
I don't know if you know, but it got a little crazy
in the final minutes. The fans knew it and went
nuts. Even wit 30,000 less people, Kinnick
Big Houses Stadium was louder than the Big House.
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LOOKING GOOD
FEELING BLUE
HERKY THE HAWKEYE: Michigan
could have had a player here but
Saturday was undoubtedly Herky's
most honorable entrance of his
career. It was military appreciation
day at Kinnick Stadium. The PA
announcer told the crowd to stand
to honor the fallen veterans and
remain standing for the national
anthem. Honoring the fallen
veterans went off without a hitch,
but the national anthem didn't .
follow. Both teams weren't even
on the field yet. Instead, in what
felt like a 20-minute introduction,
Herky came out standing on a slab,
carried by some Iowa cheerleade s.
As the whole press box and most of
the crowd stood watching, Herky
was slowly lowered at midfield and
carried his flag into the endzone.
Eventually people sat down, but it
wasn't until Herky had finished his
routine. Postgame, long after the
fans had left, Herky was getting
chauffeured around the stadium,
giving salutes to the remaining
stragglers. He lives the good life.
SOPHOMORE QUARTERBACK
DEVIN GARDNER: With rumblings
of Gardner being a better passer
than Robinson, and ultimately
a better fit at quarterback,
Gardner had his opportunity
Saturday. Robinson went out
with an injury at the end of the
third quarter, leaving Gardner to
lead the Wolverines' next drive.
After waiting for two years to
be "the guy," Gardner did alot
more waiting on the field. He was
indecisive and when he finally did
take off running, it was into two
Hawkeyes. Gardner's grand total
for his drive at the helm ended
with three rushes for nine yards.
As he was thrown to the ground
by Iowa's Broderick Binns on
third down, Gardner just hurled
the ball underhanded towards
the sideline, which was obviously
intentional grounding. Gardner
has the potential to be a good
quarterback someday, but it wasn't
Saturday. Everybody calling for
Gardner to start needs to relax.
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ALDEN REISS/Daily
NOTABLE
QUOTABLE
I thought
his feet
were in,
and I
thought he
caught it."
-Iowa linebacker Tyler Nielson on Junior
Hemingway's controversial non-catch with
seven seconds left in the game
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.
1. LSU (9): Somehow the 6. OREGON: The Ducks may
Tigers are the unanimous be the last team to stand in
L No.1 despite notscoring a * the way of Luck's Heisman.
touchdown last week. Lame.7.KA M:Thywr
7. OKLAHOMA: They were
2. OKLAHOMA STATE: favored by 16.5. They won by
What we know: they can 16. A lot of our money was
score points. Whatwehdon't lost. Not that we gamble.
know: Can theybeat the
Honey Badger? 8. CLEMSON: I'll take
3. ALABAMA: Five words.
Find. A. field goal kicker.
S4. STANFORD: Stanford-
Oregon doesn't have much
to liveup to afterSaturday's
SEC showdown.
Clemson's bye week to ask
a question. Why does Tajh
Boyd spell his name with
an "h"?
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S. BOISE STATE: Kellen
Moore threw five touchdown
passes. Boise dominated
another terrible team. This
schtick is getting old.
ERIN KIRKLAND/Daily
STAFF PICKS
The Daily football writers do their best
to predict, against the spread, what
happens in the 2011 football season.
Michael
Florek
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No.13 Michigan (-3.5) atIlowa
No. 2 Alabama(-4.5) vs. No.1Louisana State
No.3OklahomaState(-21.5) vs.No.17 KansasState
No. 4Stanford (-21) at Oregon State
No. 5 Boise State (-41) at UNLV
No. 6 Oregon (-16.5) at washington
No. 7 Oklahoma (-16.5) vs. Texas A&M
No.8 Arkansas (-4.5) vs. No.10 South carolina
No. 9 Nebraska9-19)vs.Northwestern
No. 14 Houston (-24) at UAB
No.15 Michigan State (-28) vs. Minnesota
No.18 Georgia(-37) vs.New MexicoState
No.19 Wisconsin (-26.5) vs. Purdue
No. 20 Arizona State (-13.5) at UCLA
No. 21aUSC (-21) at Colorado
No. 23 Cincinnati (-) at Pittsburgh
No. 24 west virginia (-14) vs. Louisville
Ohio State (-29) vs. Indiana
This week
Overall
Iowa
Louisana State
Okahoma State
Stanford
Boise State
Oregon
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Nebraska
Houston
Michigan State
New Mexico State
Wisconsin
UCLA
USC
Cincinnati
west viriginia
Ohio State
9-8-1
126-100-4
Stephen J.
Nesbitt 0
Michigan
Alabama
Oklahoma State
Stanford
UNLV
Oregon
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Nebraska
Houston
Michigan State
New Mexico State
Wisconsin
Arizona State
USC
Cincinnati
westvirginia
Ohio State
7-10-1
128-98-4
Kevin
Raftery
Michigan
Alabama
Kansas State
Stanford
UNLV
Oregon
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Nebraska
Houston
Michigan State
Georgia
Purdue
UCLA
USC
Pittsburgh
WestwVirginia
Ohio State
8-9-1
124.102-4
Tim
Rohan .,
Michigan
Louisana State
Oklahoma State
Stanford
Boise State
Oregon
Oklahoma
9. ARKANSAS: How do the
Razorbacks feel being 8-1
and havingno shot at the
SEC title game?
10. HOUSTON: How do we
get a Houston vs. Boise State
championship game? Force
LSU to quit football?
Sam Sedlecky,
Maize Rage
President
Michigan
Alabama
Oklahoma State
Stanford
UNLV
Oregon
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Nebraska
Houston
Michigan State
Georgia
Wisconsin
Arizona State
USC I
Cincinnati
west Virginia
Indiana
8-9-1
95-66-4
- Nebraska
Houston
Minnesota
Georgia
Wisconsin
Arizona State
USc
Cincinnati
West Virginia
Indiana
10-7-i
136-90-4
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To apply to be a guest picker, e-mail trshan@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 get a prize at the end of the season.