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Wha Happened? Week One Around The Big Ten
by RossWB on Sep 5, 2010 3:00 PM CDT
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Wha Happened? is the weekly round-up of the rest of the games that were in the Big Ten -- you know, the ones that were going on while you were shotgunning that beer, or watching Iowa, or sleeping off that early-morning tailgating. Who won? Who lost? Who made us quiver with fear? Who made us laugh hysterically? In short... Wha Happened?
MICHIGAN 30, UCONN 10 (coverage)
It's Denard Robinson's world; we're all just renting space in it. The ridiculously nicknamed "Shoelaces" ascended to the top spot on the Michigan depth chart yesterday and put on the sort of performance that assured that he won't be leaving it anytime soon: 19/22, 186 yards, 1 TD in aerial production and 197 yards and another TD on 27 carries in terrestrial production. He was a terror to behold on the ground, slicing and dicing the Huskie defense for yards with ease. His passing numbers were also a marked improvement on last year's sub-.500 efforts, with the caveat that he was mostly completing very short, safe passes yesterday. On the other hand, Robinson's breathtaking one man show obscured the fact that he didn't get much consistent help from the Michigan running backs (Vincent Smith went 14-51-1, while Michael Shaw went 15-48-1). And having your quarterback run the ball twenty-seven times is also a recipe for disaster in any league, and especially in a league as hard-hitting as the Big Ten.
On the surface, the much-maligned Michigan defense looked remarkably competent against UConn, but they were assisted by the fact that the Huskie offense was both incompetent (multiple receivers dropped wide-open passes) and unlucky (UConn fumbled in the third quarter as they were on the cusp of scoring and making it 24-17). Tactically, the UConn offense was also ill-suited to exploiting Michigan's greatest defensive weakness (the horrifying tire fire that is their secondary), since they prefer to line up and smash away with their running game. So we're still pretty skeptical about the Michigan defense. Perhaps the most interesting news out of the game was the revelation that not only was Tate Forcier no longer the starter, he wasn't even the back-up (true frosh Devin Gardner came in briefly after Robinson took a hard hit). Despite what Papa Forcier says, we're pretty sure some mid-major is about to pick up an undersized QB with a bitchin' website.
NOTRE DAME 23, PURDUE 12 (coverage)
Robert Marve: possibly not the savior for OUR NEW MOST-HATED RIVAL. He went 31/42 for 220 yards, 0 TD/2 INT and did tack on a 23-yard scoring run for Purdue's only touchdown of the day, but his actual play seemed a bit worse than those stats would indicate and his excessive celebration penalty (for the unspeakable crime of diving into the end zone on his touchdown run) kept Purdue in bad field position situations for much of the remainder of the game. The Fightin' Danny Hopes were also stymied by the lack of a running game in the absence of Ralph Bolden, last year's surprise almost-1000 yard rusher. Their leading rusher today was a fullback, Dan Dierking, who rumbled for 56 yards on 9 carries. In any event, the rules of schadenfreude demand that we take joy in the suffering of OUR NEW MOST-HATED RIVAL, so LOL PURDON'T, your skill at making things (in this case, the ovoid pigskin known colloquially as "the football") boil (in this case, moving said pigskin object across the white line that demarcates the "end-zone," or scoring area, from the field of play, also known as "the goal-line") was sub-standard in yesterday's sporting competition.
The Takeaway: Eastern Illinois
by Adam Jacobi on Sep 5, 2010 10:57 AM CDT
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Sure, Iowa just rolled over Eastern Illinois, 37-7. But how much do we really know? What was so important about beating EIU? What does it all mean, Basil? The Takeaway has the answer.
Nice work, kid. The star of the show, especially in the first half, was tailback Adam Robinson, who has a knack for making the most of the opportunities given to him. Last season, the prevailing wisdom was that Brandon Wegher would win the RB duel and take on a featured role over Robinson. But Robinson showed more of a knack for grinding out yards and breaking tackles, and he earned the starter designation he held for the rest of the year.
Likewise, this year, the thinking is that Jewel Hampton has the physical gifts to overtake Robinson, and the coaches are certainly going to use him in the platoon starting next week. And maybe Hampton will shine and leave Kirk Ferentz no choice but to give him 20 carries. It's possible.
But Hampton's going to have to really bring it, because given the feature role yesterday, Adam Robinson ran his ass off. 24 carries and 109 yards is nice, and the three short-yardage touchdowns were a welcome sight, considering that role belonged to Wegher last season. But more importantly than that, when Ricky Stanzi went down with that tweaked knee (more on that in a bit), Robinson put the offense on his back and carried the ball five times for 36 yards and a score. He broke roughly 3,000 tackles in that spree, keeping his legs churning and punishing anyone who tried to use an arm tackle. When A-Rob scooted into the end zone from six yards out on that fifth carry, he got probably the largest cheer of the game from the sold-out crowd, who wouldn't let that effort go unnoticed. And neither shall we.
Oh yeah, Ricky almost got hurt again. Early in the third quarter, Stanzi rolled out to his right, then planted to make a cut before taking off. Except the cut didn't really take, and Stanzi fell awkwardly on his left leg. He would limp off under his own power, but for Iowa fans, the parallels to just Apocalypse were a little too eerie.
James Vandenberg was fine in relief, but seeing Stanzi come back and go 5-7 on the very next drive was an enormous relief, and underscored what a critical component of this offense Stanzi is. He went 18-23 for 229 and a score (no picks) on the day, and avoided the Ricky, No! decisions that usually crop up whenever Iowa's ahead by 10-14 points. He looked good. And Iowa needs him to stay healthy this year...
WE'RE TALKIN' FOOTBALL: EVENING GAME OPEN THREAD
by RossWB on Sep 4, 2010 6:38 PM CDT
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Fresh off afternoon wins by fallen giants Michigan and Notre Dame (OMG THEY'RE TOTALLY BACK YOU GUYS) and Ole Miss' capitulation to might Jacksonville State (O-V-C! O-V-C!), the evening slate brings us many more games to take in, some of them even featuring ranked teams playing each other (gasp!). On tap:
Washington @ BYU (6pm CST, CBS College Sports)
just Northwestern @ Vanderbilt (630pm CST, random CSN channels)
TCU vs. Oregon State (645pm CST, ESPN)
LSU vs. North Carolina (7pm CST, ABC)
Cincinnati @ Fresno State (9pm CST, ESPN2)
Wisconsin @ UNLV (10pm CST, Versus)
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WE'RE TALKIN' FOOTBALL: LATE AFTERNOON GAME ACTION OPEN THREAD
by RossWB on Sep 4, 2010 2:27 PM CDT
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Now that we're done watching Iowa roll to a ho-hum 37-7 win over Eastern Illinois The Adam Robinson Show, it's time to bask in the victory and, well, watch more football. Because that's what fall Saturdays are for. The late afternoon games bring us the end of Mizzou-Illinois (currently headed towards yet more FAIL for our favorite Zooker, down 17-13 in the fourth quarter), UConn-Michigan (ABC, 230 CST), Notre Dame-Purdue (NBC, 230 CST), Texas-Rice (ESPN, 230 CST), and probably some other crap we don't really care about.
Standard rules apply--no porn/NSFW pictures, no slurs (ethnic or otherwise), no links to unauthorized streams, no spamming (this means no alphabet games). Other than that, game on, bitches.
Eastern Illinois Second Half Gamethread: PAKIBOMB Detonated
by Patrick Vint on Sep 4, 2010 12:19 PM CDT
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You got the PAKIBOMB in the first half. You'll probably get a lot more in the second half. Let's get to it. Open thread after the jump.
Eastern Illinois-Iowa Game Thread: MacMillan Like A Villain
by Adam Jacobi on Sep 4, 2010 10:00 AM CDT
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Dance, suckas.
Hello, friends. Game day is here, and it's every bit as wonderful and magical as we've been hoping. Eastern Illinois at Iowa. The Season Of Destiny (NOTE: we don't really know what that destiny is yet) begins.
Of note for today, Nolan MacMIllan is getting the call to replace Adam Gettis at right guard this week. Anything less would be uncivilized. MacMillan has been a well-regarded backup lineman so far, and the sophomore from Canada has a great opportunity to make a name for himself and maybe even push Gettis for a starting role.
Your man on the mic today is going to be Hawkeye State. I won't be able to join, or even watch all of the Iowa game, thanks to my new role as college football blogger for CBS Sports. It's an exciting opportunity and I hope you'll all read our work there over the course of the season. The support I've received from the BHGP community since we started three years ago has been nothing less than awe-inspiring every step of the way, and I'd have stopped blogging long ago if it weren't for all of you readers.
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Eastern Illinois Preview: Release The Clayborn!
by Adam Jacobi on Sep 3, 2010 9:30 PM CDT
in Iowa Hawkeyes Football
83 comments
It's Friday, which means it's time to preview tomorrow's game. We used to call this "There's A Game On Saturday?", but as it turns out, nobody googles that. So the boring title is your fault.
For an in-depth look at Eastern Illinois, here are parts 1 and 2 of Ross' preseason previews.
News, Notes, and News
Iowa will be missing five returning starters from its starting lineup tomorrow. As expected, Broderick Binns is suspended for his DUI, and Shaun Prater is still recovering from a hamstring injury. Also, Daniel Murray (hip pointer) and Adam Gettis are out with injuries. The fifth "missing" starter is Derrell Johnson-Koulianos, as Colin Sandeman and Marvin McNutt will start at WR, but DJK will still play extensively. Also, Jewel Hampton (suspension) and Josh Koeppel (hit by a goddamn truck) are sidelined for the game.
Kickoff is at 11:05 CT, and television coverage is on the Big Ten Network. If you do not get the Big Ten Network, you live in the wrong part of the country.
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