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. 4 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. 0 I STAFF PICKS The Daily football writers do their best to predict, against the spread, what happens in the 2012 football season. Zach Helfand Ben Estes StephenJI Nesbitt -Is - .-Michign (-3)at Purdue 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 No. 24NortwettPenState-3) No. 25 UCLA (-) at California MichignState(06) at Indianea llinouis at Wisonesint-1.5) Overall Michigan Washington Florida State Florida Kansas State Ohio State USC Washingtonutate Iowa tate tClemson Okahoma Arizona Mississippi State Rutgers Northwestern UCLA Michign State Wisconsin 11-9-1 8466-4 Michigan Washington Florida State Georgia West Virginia NotretDame Ohio State USC Oregon State IoaState Clemeson, TexasoTech Mississippi State Rutges Northw~estern Michign Stt Wisconsin 79-71-4 Wasingon Florida State West Virginia Ohio State Oregon State Teahitian Okahoma Mississippi State Rutgers Northwesotern UCLA Michigan State Wisconsin 82-68-4 Luke Michigan Florida State LSU Sooth tarolina West Virginia NotreDSue Ohio State Oregon State Clemson Oklahoma Stanford Mississippi State Pennate UCLA Michign Stat Wiscoesin 86-64-5 Phoo di o a Nlotida Sate Ohio State USC OregoneStute Toxus Chrisan tlemo Okuhoma Stanorud Mississippi State Rutgers Northw~estern~ UCLA Michigan State Wisconsin 12-8-1 I ---.I EN I(NlVl I l\ ' (11M _ - ,1111 The class of 31 E and its Scholarship Selection Committee congratulates and welcomes their SIX new scholarship winners for the 2t012-20)13 academic year: 'hey will be joining the 31 E HONOR SOCIE'T'Y and otir WENTY current scholars for the 2012-2013 academic year. Ocoe 12t , 12at5:0 M Gere 1 ndro Octobere12tro21112iatRe:30iPM. Class of 1931 hEngineering 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. 0' 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.