48 - October 8, 2012
The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com
THE QUICK BREAKDOWN
M A4 \I Z E G A/LJG 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 Man-o-Meterijudges Michigan's "Manball," how physically it played in the trenches, and the Hype-o-Meter measures the fans' performance.
DENARD-O-METER
4I4 Robinson had 235 yards rushing, 105 yards pass-
4ing and no interceptions. Oh yeah, and he became
the Big Ten leader in career rushing yards for a
Denards quarterback. This is the Denard we all know.
MAN-O-METER
3/ The lines' best performance all year. The defensive
,/ front limited Purdue to 56 yards on the ground,
and Robinson raved about the offensive line. They
Hokes need to get Fitzgerald Toussaint going, though.
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HYPE-O-METER
Michigan fans traveled well, but Ross-Ade
4. Stadium wasn't near full, despite only seating
1/4 62,500 at capacity. All this for a team ESPN
Big Houses analyst Kirk Herbstreit picked to win the Big Ten.
LOOKING GOOD
FEELING BLUE
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE
LINEBACKER JAKE RYAN: Ryan
looks good mostly for his on-field
performance but also because
his blonde flow remaina while
J.T. Floyd's dreadlocks and
Craig Roh's luscious mane boch
goc che axe chis week. Against
Purdue, Ryan was a force. He
disrupted the screen game - a
staple of Purdue's offense -
by hounding targets behind
the line of scrimmage, and he
harassed quarterbacks Caleb
TerBush and Robert Marve.
On one play, Ryan made as if
he would leave his feet on a
TerBush pump fake, then sprung
forward to hit the quarterback
as he released. Plus, with his
flow, he looked good doing it.
REDSHIRT JUNIOR RUNNING
BACK FITZGERALD TOUSSAINT:
At this point, Toussaint's lack of
production has become perhaps
the most alarming aspect of this
Michigan team. Toussaint's success
was last year's most pleasant
surprise. Yes, it did take him a few
games to get going, but he was still
fighting for a starting position,
This year, Toussaint has just 069
yards in four games played, Against
Purdue, Toussaint couldn't find
any room to run, try as Michigan
might to get him going. He ran
the ball 07 times yet amassed just.
19 total yards. The offensive line
deserves some blame, but Robinson
had no trouble on the ground. At
some point, Toussaint needs to
stop dancing and start attacking.
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STAFF PICKS
The Daily football writers do their best
to predict, against the spread, what
happens in the 2012 football season.
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No. ZOresgo (-24) vs. No. 23 Wasington
N.3 FloridaState (-13.5)at NorthtCarolina State
N.4 LSU (-2.5)at No.l10 loida
N. 5 Georgia at No.6 SouthCarotlina (-2.5)
No.7Kansas tatet(-23.5) vs. Kansas
No 8WettVirginia t o. 11 Texas(-6.5)
No.9 NotreeDamet-9.5)vs. Miami,
No.12Ohio Statet(-4.5) v. o.21 Nebraska
No. 13 Southern California (-1) at Utah
No14egoStatet(-11.5s. oWashington S tate
No,.15 Teoas Christian(-14.5) .lowa State
No. 15 Clemson (-01 vs. Georgia Tech
No. 17 Oklahoma (-8) at Teas Tech
So. 18 Stanforda (-2) vs. Arizoao
No. 20 Mississippi State at Kentucky (145)
No. 22 Rutgers (-8) vConcuticut
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their SIX new scholarship winners for the 2t012-20)13 academic year:
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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. ALABAMA (19): The 6. NOTRE DAME: This
Crimson Tide took a round of the Catholics
break this week. All vs. the Convicts was a
that dominating can be laugher. The Irish keep
exhausting. rolling.
2. OREGON (2): The Ducks 7. KANSAS STATE: Ransas
head into the bye week at was coo worried about
6-0. They're outscoring its student newspaper
opponents by 32 points per being mean. The Wildcats
game. dominated.
3. SOUTH CAROLINA: The 8. OHIO STATE: Urban
Cocks' size and speed was Meyer has been a smashing
too much for Georgia. The success. The Buckeyes enter
Dawgs blew it. the BCS discussion. Wait...
W 4. WEST VIRGINIA: Only , 9. LSU: Honey Badger dont
four touchdown passes 0; care that LSU doesn'thave
Sfor Geno Smith this week. '~*any semblance of an offense.
Step it up. L .. But Honey Badger's gone.
S. FLORIDA: Florida is good, __ 10. USC: The Trojans
but it'll be hardto recreate the provided plency of protection
heyday of circles of trust and for MatBarkley. Protection is
Will Hill's tweets. Google that important, kids.