4B - Novernber 7, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com {l 4B~~~V_ _.Nvebe.7.211Th MchganDaly- ..cignd_. co ..1 .4 . 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. i4 2/4 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. E 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. 0 4 ERIN KIRKLAND/Daily 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"? :1 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 I 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 i i 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.