Denard Robinson is college football's most exciting player

502 total yards of offense

No one sitting in Notre Dame Stadium had ever see anything like it.

No one watching on TV, including myself, had ever seen anything like it.

24 of 40, 244 yards passing, 1 TD

No one in the 131 year history of Michigan Football has seen anything like it.

28 carries, 258 yards rushing, 2 TD's

No one in college football has seen anything like Denard Robinson.

The Wolverine signal caller ran and threw all over the fabled field at Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday, leading the Michigan Football team to a thrilling 28-24, come from behind victory over the Fighting Irish.

The win moved the Wolverines record to 2-0 on the season, and into the college football rankings for the first time in almost a year.

Michigan is currently ranked #20 in the AP Poll, and #22 in the USA Today Coaches Poll.

AP/USA Today Coaches Polls

Michigan Head Football Coach Rich Rodriguez opened the competition for the starting QB spot in the spring, even though he had a Sophomore, Tate Forcier, that started all 12 games in 2009.

The competition continued into the summer, where Robinson became the clear leader that Rodriguez had been waiting for, over taking Forcier, and true Freshman Devin Gardner.

"Shoelace," as Robinson is referred to,  is the most exciting Michigan football player since Charles Woodson, the 1997 Heisman Football winner.

Neither the Notre Dame players, their coaches, or the play by play men on the Notre Dame Broadcasting Company, er, NBC-TV, had any ideas on how to stop the elusive Wolverine QB.

With the Wolverines now on a two game winning streak to open the season, fans of the Maize and Blue are cheering on "Shoelace," and coach Rod, forgetting, at least momentarily, on the problems of the off season.

Up next for Michigan are home games against Massachusetts and Bowling Green before heading into the Big Ten schedule, at Indiana, in three weeks.

If all goes as scripted, the Wolverines will carry a 5-0 record into the annual battle with the Spartans of Michigan State on October 9th.

The schedule doesn't get any easier for the Irish this week, as they take the bitterness of a last second loss on the road to play Michigan State net Saturday at Spartan Stadium.

Gameday 9/11/10

43 minuets before kickoff in South Bend...

and I'm watching college football, getting ready for the Michigan-Notre Dame game. 

The Big Ten is having a good day so far...except...

Minnesota...what in the name of  the Little Brown Jug is going on...South Dakota?

34-30, with 10 min. left, and the Gophers are losing to...South Dakota? Come on.

 Come on Minny, just go ahead and forget about the Big Ten season. Very bad effort today, even if they win.

Michigan-Notre Dame..

So, here we are again, back in South Bend, and the weather is horrible again, with another possibility of storms throughout the game. 

Turnovers will be the key again

The Wolverines must take care of the ball, regardless of the weather, to win today.

I'm looking for a big day from the Michigan defensive front 7. The strength of the Michigan defense must come up HUGE today.

One more Big ten note..

Michigan State and Florida Atlantic @ Ford Field...a money game for FAU... Sparty gets the win, 30-17 in front of  plenty of empty seats.

30 min. until kickoff...Go Blue!

Meeeechigan @ Notre Dame

At the start of this post, I'd like to apologize for a lack of posts. My health has kept me from being able to sit at the computer, but here we go for week #2.

Michigan @ Notre Dame...3:30 pm...NBC-TV

Michigan enters this game much improved over two years ago, when a truck load of turnovers lead to a Irish win. 

The Wolverines and Irish are both 1-0, and a 2-0 start would be huge of both programs.

The Wolverines have had trouble in South Bend lately, with the exception of a 47-21 thumping of the Irish in 2006.

Michigan Sophomore QB Denard Robinson was fantastic against UCONN last week , and I'm sure the Irish will hold him more in check this week, but look for contributions from the other Michigan offensive players, like running back Vincent Smith, and WR Martavious Odoms to keep the Irish defenders away from Robinson.

One secret weapon I think will help Michigan is QB Tate Forcier

Michigan didn't play Tate Forcier in week 1 against the Huskies,  but I believe the coaching staff will find a package for Forcier to run against the Irish, something that Notre Dame won't expect.

I'm just saying, look for Forcier in the game early.

Michigan's defense will be tested on a higher level this week. Look for the Irish to test the Michigan secondary early. 

If the Wolverines front 7 can get pressure on Irish QB Dayne Crist early, the secondary will be able to get their legs under them, and Greg Robinson's defensive scheme will put the players in proper positions to keep the Irish from making big plays down field.

The Michigan defensive line, lead by nose tackle Mike Martin, should be able to keep the Irish running game under control.

Most experts are predicting an Irish win, probably because of Michigan's secondary woes, and the fact the game is on the road, where Michigan has won only once, @ Minnesota in 2008, under Head Coach Rich Rodriguez.

I will always predict a Michigan win, after all, I'm a Michigan fan, and I always believe that the Wolverines will win...why would you not?

I know the team will be ready, they will be hungry, and yes, I know the team is depleted, and young on defense, but this team will surprise the critics tomorrow.

The Maize and Blue will prevail, 27-17.

The Wolverines 2010 QB's

OK, here they are Michigan fans, the 3 Wolverine's competing to be the started next Saturday. Who you got?

Countdown to Kickoff...8 days and counting

Michigan football has been my life every fall for 34 years now, and next weeks Home opener against the UCONN Huskies will still feel like that first kickoff in 1976, when Rick Leach and Rob Lytle, and the best defense in college football led the Wolverines to the first of three consecutive Big Ten Titles, including romping over the hated Buckeyes in Columbus, 22-0.


Michigan heads into the season looking to put the past two years of futility behind them, and compete for a Big Ten Championship, and the teams first bowl game invitation since the Wolverines beat the Florida Gators and Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow in the 2008 Citrus Bowl.

The picture to the left is one of my favorite pictures ever, and one day I'd love to get Tebow to autograph it for me.


This year the Gator Bowl starts an agreement that will match up a team from the SEC with a team from the Big Ten.

Now, although that would mean the Wolverines didn't win the conference, or go to the Rose Bowl, I'd love to see the Wolverines play here in Jacksonville, FLA.

The last time Michigan traveled to JAX, Gary Moeller led the Wolverines to a 35-3 dismantling of Ole Miss.

Michigan's offensive line...all  5 of them, were the MVP's of the game as the offense racked up over 700 yards of total offense.

So, one week from tomorrow, and it's Michigan Football once again.

Michigan vs. Connecticut...a Meeeechigan win!

The Wolverines will be rededicating the Big House, Michigan Stadium, with a new NCAA record capacity of 109,901.

Michigan's offense should be tremendous again this year, look for the Wolverines to ring up Hail to the Victors quite a bit, helping out a young defense, defeating the Huskies, 38-20. 

 

MeeechiganTwitter Buzz

There is a report via Mark May's Twitter page that Denard Robinson will be the starting QB for the Wolverines on September 4th vs. the UCONN Huskies.

It's not a big surprise, Robinson has, from all the things I've read, a great off season, and improved immensely. I hope that also means he has also improved his passing skills.

I've always said that I think Tate Forcier, based on his starting all 12 games in 2009, should be the starter, but I also want the best player to QB Michigan, and if that's Robinson, I'll be behind the decision.

Denard is the best pure athlete on the Michigan football team, and by far the fastest. If he gets command of the passing game, he could become the best QB in the Big Ten.

I still like it when both Forcier and Robinson are on the field together, and if they are capable of having Robinson both throw, and run the ball effectively, then add true freshman Devin Gardner into the mix, then I think the Wolverines will continue to become the Big ten's best offense.

Michigan loses Senior CB Troy Woolfolk

Michigan's 2010 football campaign has taken a huge hit with the announcement today that Senior Cornerback Troy Woolfolk was hurt in practice on Tuesday, breaking the fibula in his right leg. 

Woolfolk is the son of former Michigan Wolverine Butch Woolfolk, who was the MVP of the 1981 Rose Bowl.

Below is a link to the story from Angelique Chengelis of the Detroit News.

Troy Woolfolk's injury

Woolfolk's injury depletes an already thin Michigan secondary, which included the dismissal of Demar Dorsey form his scholarship, the transfer of Justin Turner, and Senior Corner Donovan Warren going to the NFL.