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Utica - Senator Joseph A. Griffo (R,C,I-Rome) today said he has written to federal officials on both sides of the New York / Canadian border to encourage all parties to come back to talks to negotiate a settlement that would re-open the Seaway International Bridge to allow the flow of people and materials at this border crossing.
"I'm not going to pretend that I'm familiar with all the issues that Canadian Customs officials have with the Akwesasne Mohawks leadership," said Senator Griffo. "But what I do know about is the negative economic and social effects that the closed border has caused."
Griffo said that the people of the Greater Massena area and North Country rely on this crossing. "I've asked our congressional delegation to encourage work toward a peaceful and respectful solution that doesn't adversely affect Canadian, American and Akwesasne security." Griffo continued. "The local community has such a reliance on the seasonal traffic that the current economic climate only stresses that a resolution comes soon."
"Now, more than ever, people living on both sides of the border need their representatives to step up and help find an agreement that will allow this important crossing to resume operation." Griffo finished.
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Senator Charles E. Schumer
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Dear Senator Schumer:
Knowing that the power of compromise is the greatest bridge to connect people, and knowing the damage being done to New York State's North Country communities and Canadian border communities by the closing of the Seaway International Bridge, I am urging that all of the governments involved sit down to resolve all of the issues at stake so that the bridge can be reopened.
Reopening the bridge is vital to the commercial health of the North Country communities I represent. Closure has broken patterns of commerce, patterns of entertainment and threatens to disrupt travel as the summer tourist season reaches its peak. Regardless of the reasons that sparked any steps along the chain of events that led to the closure of the bridge, and regardless of whether any of us agree or disagree with actions taken by others, we are now at a point where closure is laying a burden on people who deserve to have all governments involved working on their behalf and not at cross-purposes.
I strongly urge you to join with all of the other officials and governments involved to resolve this issue for the sake of the people that all of us in public service should have uppermost in mind as we act – those whose lives are affected by the impact of this closure.
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Best and Worst: Indiana
Worst: Pick one
Nobody should have expected this game to be a fun watch. Michigan might be riding a 22-game win streak over the Hoosiers (spanning 30 years), but other than a 34-10 win in 2014 none of them have been all that comfortable since the Carr era. Michigan would put up 67 on the Hoosiers in 2013...but never led by more than 14 points until the very end of the game. RR's games featured late-game interceptions and TDs, the platonic ideal for Rich Rod games. And since Jim Harbaugh arrived, the two teams have gone to OT twice and the other game was a 10-point win that featured a terrible performance by...(check my notes)...John O'Korn. Oh wonderful. This is just what happens when these two teams play, I guess, and the hope is that when IU breaks through it doesn't submarine a meaningful season.
Now, I'm going to spend some time later on talking about the very real positives you can and should take away from this game; Michigan successfully ran (6.2 ypc) against a good IU run defense, they blocked well on passing downs (0 sacks given up), they didn't turn the ball over while picking off IU twice, and save for about 2 drives the defense held up despite facing 15 real IU possessions. But at not point should this lead you to believe this was a "good" performance by Michigan, especially on offense. This was categorically not that, and I'm not sure I possess the grasp of the English language necessary to convey how...not good this team looked for large swaths of this game when they had the ball in their hands and a whole sideline pointing where they should go.
IU got as many first downs by penalty (3) as rushing the ball, and that was part of a 16-penalty (!), 141 yard (!!) day of crime and punishment. That's almost 1 and a half football fields of penalties! That's about 4.25 blue whales in length, for those of you who have recently read flip-page books to a 3-year-old about animals in the ocean. And Indiana turned down multiple penalties, meaning they left even more blue whales off the field! And the sad thing was that most of those penalties were earned; I don't understand what is pass interference anymore, but Michigan was guilty of it a couple of times that were semi-legit. Yes, Mo Hurst was hit with a roughing the passer call because he tackled the QB literally as he was throwing the ball, and apparently a center can be called for holding because he used his body to block a defender, but for the most part Michigan kept IU drives alive or stymied their own through self-inflicted wounds. And yes, I will 100% point out that the refs missed at least one block in the back on the big IU return, also a pick play on their last TD that was blatant enough that Brock Huard noticed it in between huffs of paint or whatever he was doing for most of this game. But all the same, you can't give up nearly 5 blue whales of free yards and be focused too much on a couple of missed calls.
But much like last week, where Michigan turned over the ball 5 times, this ungodly number of penalties would have just been an interesting footnote in an otherwise ugly-but-comfortable victory had the play at QB been within earshot of competent. These are college kids and are doing their best; I am not trying to impugn their character or abilities. But if you missed this game for whatever reason, (a) thank your friend's new wife for scheduling a wedding on a fall Saturday, and (b) just imagine watching this for almost 5(!) hours(!!) whenever Michigan looked to matriculate the ball in the air.
Just that for 4 quarters. Somehow, an offense that threw 3 picks and 5.6 yards per pass in a monsoon turned in a demonstrably worse performance on what seemed like a perfectly fine day in Bloomington. 2.9 ypa, 50% completion percentage, 58 yards passing, and despite multiple times facing 3rd down and effectively the game, Michigan seemingly didn't even consider throwing the ball. It was atrocious, probably the worst performance this side of Russell Bellomy, and at least there you had the unexpectedness of being called into action to explain a bit of it away. This is basically week 3 of Michigan's offense under John O'Korn, and the outlier performance is starting to look super-obvious. I'll get into it later, but while I think giving the ball to Peters is a bad idea for a number of reasons, if you lack confidence in your QB to throw the ball when you need to, then you have to replace him. Otherwise, you might as well just put another RB in the game and see if you can Wildcat or whatever the hell to 6-6.
And for what felt like the umpteenth time this year, O'Korn got very little help from the receivers. Yes, there were throws behind some receivers or into coverage, but there were also routine drops and the ever-present inability of anyone on this team to pull anything out of a hat. I'm not even looking for a rabbit; a gerbil with alopecia would suffice. I swear, the next time anyone catches even a semi-underthrown ball the crowd is going to erupt like they just saw Marquise Walker vs. Iowa. Yes, there were easy passes missed in this game, notably (and stop me if you've heard this one before) Gentry being screamingly wide open on the contested ball to Crawford, and that falls on the QB to make. But good lord, there were probably 3 or 4 just straight drops in this game that had to be made, from Perry letting a ball hit his hands while extended, or Schoenle just dropping a ball on a little flair, to one or two others in what felt like a lifetime of bad plays. And if you have a struggling QB, somebody needs to find a way to get open quickly and catch the ball when it gets there, because expecting this passing attack to both get the ball there AND then survive a 50/50 chance of it actually getting caught is a mountain too high to climb.
And yet...had the flag-happy refs called even one block in the back on that punt return, Michigan probably wins this game by 10 or more. Much like MSU, Michigan gave a game IU team every out they could, every mistake and misstep that lets an underdog pull out the win, and still Michigan won. And like your average horror film monster, we're learning what can and can't kill Michigan. Apparently a program-record number of penalties on the road will make it close; 5 TOS and a torrential rainstorm was just enough to keep them down. PSU is going to be on another plane of opponent to anyone Michigan has seen thus far, and if they play like they have the past couple of weeks James Franklin is going to be extra smug in his press conference about how little it meant avenging a 39-point loss last year.
Best: A Land-Based Offensive
But all was not lost offensively. For the second week in a row, the running game looked like a weapon against a competent defensive outfit. Last week's output wasn't particularly inspiring on paper (102 yards, 2.6 ypc), but factor out sacks and you are looking at a semi-decent day (3.5 ypc) and the emergence of Karan Higdon as the feature back (5.4 ypc). This week, Higdon asserted himself with 25 carries for a career-high 200 yards and 3 TDs, including the game winner in OT where he just bounced off a broken play and sprinted to the corner on the first play from scrimmage. Much has been made about Michigan incorporating more power/ISO elements to the running game, and that type of play calling really seems to benefit Higdon. He's not the fastest or biggest back on the roster, but he is great at squaring his shoulders and running through first contact, which was what made DeVeon Smith so valuable the past couple of years. Plus, one of Higdon's biggest weaknesses, his sometimes-spotty vision for finding the holes and cutbacks in the running game, are mitigated somewhat by this "run to the hole" mentality.
And what was also encouraging was that Higdon didn't pick up most of his yards on 1 or 2 runs. While he averaged 8 ypc, his median run was 4 yards, which is pretty impressive since the last couple of drives Michigan was content to just run him into the line for a couple of yards to burn the clock; throw out that last clock-killing drive as well as the meaningless one at the end of the first half and we're about 5 ypc. That wasn't a Saquon Barkley vs. NW situation where he averaged 4.7 ypc because of a 53-yard TD run and not much else; despite the world knowing Michigan couldn't throw the ball, Higdon was able to consistently get positive yardage behind an improving offensive line.
Of course, I'm not naive enough to believe anything that happened this week will translate to future opponents; for all I know, Higdon could fumble twice against PSU and we'd be back to Chris Evans and, I don't know, Kareem Walker getting the majority of carries. But it does seem like the offensive line has turned a bit of a corner here the last couple of weeks. The running game is still not particularly dynamic, but it's finally something I can sorta rely on being there more times than not. I don't know the formation breakdowns, but my guess is the minimization of zone blocking and at least a plurality of power/ISO blocking schemes we saw the first two years under Harbaugh are a large reason why we've seen some success on the ground as well as the drop in TFLs (5 this week, only 2 non-sacks TFLs last week) compared to a season average of around 8. It's not night-and-day different, but it feels like progress nonetheless. And if this team has any hope of winning against PSU, OSU, or Wisconsin, they have to be able to do something consistently on offense, even if it means playing dinosaur football at times.
Best: Air Defense
Another day, another strong defensive performance by the secondary. Yes, they haven't faced a particularly good passing attack yet (MSU's is statistically the best, though I'd probably say Purdue's is better overall), but other than PSU there really isn't one on the schedule unless you are buying that J.T. Barrett has suddenly figured out how to throw consistently against pass defenses (my lack of heavy sarcasm font should not dissuade you from deducing I am a doubter). Yes, IU was able to throw a bit toward the end of the game, where they found some success throwing the ball to Timian and Cobbs. Still, IU completed only 49% of their passes on the day for 4.6 ypa, and at no point did they look remotely comfortable throwing the ball to their receivers even though that was about the only offense they could rely on (2.8 yards per carry on 29 runs in the game). Lavert Hill was flagged for PI on his first interception, a call that was probably correct (he was definitely in contact the whole time), though (a) he was also running the receiver's route for him, and (b) the ball was thrown a bit behind, which is why Hill picked it off. I'll take PIs in those instances all day because of how disruptive it was for the IU offense to rarely find guys open. On the other side of the field, I thought David Long had another great game. He drew Cobbs a decent amount of the time late in the game and kept with him the whole way, getting a pass breakup and generally styme the best receiver Michigan has seen thus far. He also picked up a nice TFL on a cornerback blitz, a new wrinkle to the defense that I assume they'll employ more as the season progresses. Watson also should come in for praise; despite the refs best attempts to consider Cobbs both pushed out of bounds AND reestablishing presence in the field when he caught a moonshot out of bounds, he did a good job keeping in contact with receivers and rarely gave up much. Most of the yards the receivers picked up on the day were the result of quick slants that were immediately down, or breakdowns on scrambles when Michigan couldn't get to Ramsey and he was able to run around a bit. Oh, and a couple of rather egregious pick plays that I guess we're just never going to be seen called anymore. The TD catch was particularly aggravating because the receiver just ran into (I believe) Watson and pushed him into Hill, but there a couple others where guys would spring open and you'd see a defensive back trying to shuck off a Hoosier with a death grip on their jersey.
Penn State will be a different beast, at least compared to teams like MSU and IU. They don't have a dominant receiver like, say, an Allen Robinson, but guys like Hamilton, Gesicki, and Johnson are all competent pass catchers who can win a 50/50 ball in the right circumstance. Barkley is probably a better pass catching threat than a running threat in this game, as PSU's offensive line is still pretty terrible, so it will behoove the likes of Kinnel and Metellus, along with the corners, to be able to tackle when he gets the ball in space. There will be missed tackles and assignments, and you aren't going to shut down teams forever throwing the ball; we saw it in this game a bit what happens when a team has over a dozen cracks at your corners. But I think we've gotten to the point in the season where the defensive backfield can be considered a strength of one of the best defenses in the country.
Best: The Good Kid
You always hear that teachers spend a disproportionate amount of time dealing with the "troublemakers", the disruptive kids in a classroom. The quieter kids, the ones who just do their work without a fuss, are given a pat on the back and a silent "thank you" as the teacher navigates the room. You want to praise them and you do, but the reality is that the squeaky wheel gets the most attention, and if this analogy hasn't been made clear yet, the offense is the biggest fucking squeaky wheel on this team. By comparison, the defense is a wheel covered in the contents of a 55-gallon tub of lube rolling on a floor covered with Teflon. Also, it's the quiet kid who does her job really well without much fanfare, while the offense is destroying the school bus. Yes, this whole paragraph exists for the sole purpose of linking to an article about a tub of sexual lubricant. Deal with it.
On the day, Indiana was held to 278 yards of total offense, 3.9 ypp and 13 first downs, all season lows for the Hoosiers. This isn't CHAOS team like in years past, but when you face 72 plays over 15 drives and hold the opposition to well under 300 yards while picking them off twice, you're doing something well. Michigan forced 7 3-and-outs as well as a 2-and-turnover, and racked up 2 sacks and 7 TFLs to boot. Even when they buckled a bit at the end, it wasn't particularly egregious; the late TD was due mostly to IU getting a great return on a punt (again, ignoring multiple blocks in the back), and leaving a college kicker with a 46-yard FG to tie the game is a reasonable strategy. On the last play in OT, which brought back memories of way more games than I'd like, Michigan's defense was able to overwhelm IU's line and chase Ramsey into throwing the pick to Kinnel, and at the end you saw Winovich just passed out on the field next to Ramsey, exhausted but elated. I sadly know the feeling.
This remains a 3-game season, with road contests against PSU and Wisconsin and a home date with OSU being the only offenses I could see having much success against Michigan. PSU I touched on above, and I've seen enough of PSU's run blocking to know that they'll be overwhelmed by Michigan's line more times than not. Wisconsin is probably the best offensive line they'll see all year, and Jonathan Taylor is another in an annoying line of really good Wisconsin running backs that will find some success against Michigan. And then OSU is, well, OSU, and that spinning death ball is going to be a handful. But unlike Brian, I am not certain that PSU will murder this unit, even if the offense will almost assuredly let them down.
Worst, Maybe Ever: Throwing the Ball
You know the stats. You watched the game (unless you attended the aforementioned fall wedding). Brian will break it down with Ace on the podcast, then in the game recap, then the UFR, then the burning questions, then on WTKA, then probably before the PSU game in the preview. There have been and will probably be another handful of threads about what to do about the play calling, about how bad O'Korn has looked under center, everything. If you want to hear people talk about shitty QB play...hell, after this weekend you could find it a lot of places, and ONE of those places is here.
I only have two things to add to the discussion. One, this shouldn't surprise anyone. I honestly hate being right here because it means I correctly deduced that a college student who is trying his best wouldn't be particularly good at QB, and that a bunch of (mostly) faceless assholes on the internet would take him to task for it. But there's a reason John O'Korn left Houston after losing his job, why he never was able to surpass Wilton Speight, and why in 3 games we've seen him start he's had an average stat line of 46% completion percentage for 105 yards, 1.5 ypa (!), and a pick. It feels mean even writing that, and before you rush to the comments to say "but what about the weather?", his two best performances were arguably those two snow- and water-slogged events. As Brain mentioned on (I believe) WTKA, this John O'Korn is a better version of the one who got benched in Houston, but that doesn't mean he is objectively good enough to be the starting QB on a team like Michigan. He looked great against Purdue because his first read was usually open and Purdue, honestly, didn't have the defensive players or the preparation to really limit what Michigan wanted to do vertically. Both MSU and IU have, and you see the results. And its hard not to look at the play calling in that 4th quarter, when the only pass he was asked to throw was a short tunnel screen to DPJ despite a number of third-down situations, and believe that if there was any way Wilton Speight could play, he'd be out there. Because I will say this with 100% confidence: this team is undefeated with a healthy Speight under center. It wouldn't have been remotely pretty, but I don't think he loses to MSU or IU, and in retrospect, Purdue's defense was going to give up big plays regardless of the guy under center; O'Korn's elusiveness on that first drive accelerated it, but those plays were going to be there and Speight would have made enough of them.
Second, and perhaps more pressing, is what should the coaches do going forward. There is obviously no reason to throw Peters out there against PSU, but I can see the argument that if you are going to lose, might as well see if the new guy can handle the heat. I mean, it's a terrible idea because, as we've seen with O'Korn compared to Speight, the coaches are pretty accurate at ranking the QBs on the roster based on readiness. If Peters can't usurp this John O'Korn, it's hard to believe he's a QB who plays better on Saturday than he does the rest of the week. You know what you're getting with O'Korn, and while that's not particularly pleasant, it's medicine you can swallow. It gives the offense some continuity going into a hostile environment, and if nothing else, O'Korn should at least know the playbook and get the guys into position. Switching to Peters would be throwing the offense it's third signal caller in about a month, and would jeopardize any growth and cohesion that may exist for this unit. Plus, and I can't stress this enough, if/when you find a need to move back to O'Korn, you'll probably find a husk of a player who now won't even have confidence in himself or (I assume) from his teammates. I know we're getting into feelingsball territory, but "put in the guy who is demonstrably worse than the guy ahead of him" isn't a winning strategy, and Peters will be better served not getting his brains bashed in based on the sole expectation that he can't be worse than the starter (hint: He 100% can be).
I believe in Harbaugh as a QB guru; his record is largely unassailable on that front. But you can only do so much with the tools at your disposal, and his hands were tired the minute a Purdue player sat on Wilton Speight's neck. If the coaches truly believe the season is over and want to see Peters play QB against non-Michigan defenses, then go for it. But unless this has been the longest of long cons, I don't see Harbaugh having some ace up his sleeve. So until such time as a change is made, Michigan needs to run some type of a passing offense that John O'Korn can be semi-successful in, even if that means going against the tendencies of this staff.
Worst, Probably Not Ever But Getting There: Catching the Ball
Coming into this game, this is the charted receptions by the receivers on this team.
Other than Perry, everyone who is capable of catching a pass has produced a single circus catch (out of 8 attempts), 5 tough catches (out of 9), and good percentage of routine catches. And in what is apropos for this team, that 1 circus catch was Crawford's disallowed TD against Florida. At this point, the receivers are what they are, and combined with issues at QB and on the offensive line, you are in for a lot of drive-killing drops and overthrows. But I think people sort of assume all of the passing issues are with the QB, and I don't necessarily see that. I know Brian didn't chart the OSU and FSU games formally, but here's the receiver's chart after the IU game last season.
Yes, that's with two NFL receivers and Tight End, but sometimes your QB needs to be bailed out on a tough throw. Michigan hasn't gotten that at all this year. The tough catches aren't made AND a disturbing number of easy catches are also being botched. You can't have it both ways, and so it's why I cringed when Brian suggested they go 5-wide against MSU or people call for the offense to open it up more. To be able to run a high-octane offense, you need to have confidence that the routines plays will work as well. And right now, you might as well just consult a magic 8-ball before calling the play in. In this game DPJ was overthrown a bit on a bomb early on, Crawford couldn't come down with a highly-contested bomb in the 4th, and maybe there was one more deep ball in the mix. And unsurprising, none of them connected. And if the offense was otherwise consistent catching the ball, that would be troubling but acceptable. But McDoom dropped another pass this week, Perry let a ball bounce off his hands, a couple of other guys botched easy throws, and so on a day where O'Korn wasn't sacked and Michigan ran for about 6 yards a pop, they couldn't break 60 yards passing on 20 attempts. This offense doesn't want to nickel-and-dime it's way down the field, but unless the light comes on for a bunch of players that's their only option.
Worst: Happy One-Sided Flag Day
I will stipulate up front that a fair number of these penalties were procedural. There were multiple delays of games, too many men on the field, false starts, stuff like that. You don't pick up 16 penalties because of subjectivity. And Michigan is one of the more penalized teams in the country; even before this weekend they were averaging about 8 penalties a game. I take issue with the PI on Long in OT, the roughing-the-passer on Hurst, and whatever they called with the center on the last punt, but Michigan earned a bunch of their infractions in this game.
But what drove me crazy was that it didn't seem like the same whistle applied to IU. Yes, IU got a questionable PI that wiped out an interception, but it was basically the same type of contact that erased Hill's first pick as well. But Michigan came into this game ranked in the top 10 in terms of sacks per game, and yet for the second straight game nobody on IU's offensive line was called for a hold. This despite IU dropping back to pass 40+ times in this game, and Michigan still possessing a multitude of athletic, angry men. There were at least 2 times in this game when Ramsey was definitely in the tackle box and just threw the ball forward, a receiver in the same general zip code but certainly not with any real chance of being a viable target. The fact it went past the line of scrimmage is immaterial, and yet that seemed to be the sole factor. They also bungled both the Cobbs non-catch and his non-recovery of the onside kick (they at least ruled it initially out of bounds), ultimately getting it right only after length replays. I get the reception might have been iffy because of the contact in real time; there is no way that onside kick recovery looked good in real or slow motion. And the less said about a punt block where a guy throws his hands up as soon as the Michigan player ready to tackle for a loss goes flying forward, the better. And yes, fans of a team are always going to believe calls should have gone their way; I am not wholly objective in my analysis of this game or the officiating. But there were 15 combined penalties called in that first half, yet in the second there were 21 total. Now, maybe the coaches pep talked one of the youngest teams in college football to stop messing up, but Occam's razor leads me to believe the refs figured out they were being a bit too whistle-happy and tamped it down in the second half, which is sort of the antithesis of their job description.
Quick Hits:
- Half of the top 10 have lost to unranked teams over the past 2 weeks. WSU was run off the field by a Cal team that had lost their last two games by a combined 63 points. OU lost at home as a 30-ish point favorite, then nearly blew a 20 point lead against Texas. Clemson lost to a middling Syracuse team even before their QB got hurt, Auburn somehow let LSU of all teams mount a 20-point comeback, and Washington scored 7 points against an ASU team that gave up 31 points to New Mexico State. Hell, MSU nearly blew a 20-point lead against Minnesota, a team that is 0-3 in conference play and had the 99th-ranked offense coming into the game. My point is that (other than Alabama), there really isn't a dominant team in the national title picture, and every team has their flaws. Michigan's is basically "offense", which is not particularly encouraging, but with a week of hindsight losing a game by 4 with a -5 turnover margin, in a rain storm, with a chance to steal it at the end should be tempered a bit.
- Again, this is going to feel mean, but a key complaint I've had all year is that Kekoa Crawford's hands are suspect, so of course he was on the "hands" team on that onside kick and of course the ball deflected off his hands and was almost recovered. And if we had just paid attention...
- I saw a number of people complain about Michigan throwing the ball in that second half after successfully picking up a couple of first downs on the ground. While I agree that you shouldn't deviate from a working system, Michigan's 3rd-down yardage bugaboo popped up again in this game (their average yardage to go for a first was almost 9 yards), and so if you can take advantage of a sagging defense on first down you should take that shot. The problem was O'Korn was by gawd going to throw that to Crawford, and it was nearly picked off. But play action exists to punish teams creeping up, and a better decision there is probably a TD.
Next Week: PSU
I know I'm in the minority, but beating PSU is probably the second-biggest "rivalry" win I want to see in a year. Every time I read some article about PSU fans wanting to save the reputation of Joe Pa despite ample evidence he overlooked child rape, or hear some announcer talk about PSU being able to "heal" from, again, the fair punishment handed down for harboring a sexual predator for over a decade, or see Trace McSorley swing his dumb little bat taunt, or James Franklin try not to come across as petty during an interview after beating Pitt, all I want to see is them lose a game like this. I'll cop to it being petty. But I also don't see PSU as a particularly good team. They are #2 because a bunch of teams ahead of them lost, not because they've looked particularly dominant. They're better than Michigan, but the difference isn't nearly as pronounced as you'd expect for a #2/#16 matchup would suggest, and their issues along the offensive line aren't likely to go away. It's going to be an uglier game than people think, and probably lower scoring than PSU would want. This feels like a game where if Michigan can keep PSU within reach, they can pull off the upset. But they'll have to survive PSU's initial assault. The hope I have is just like Michigan looked rusty after the 2-week layoff before MSU, PSU will have some issues getting going and, perhaps, Michigan can capitalize.
This Month in MGoBlog History - October 2007: Maybe this Defense will Turn Out Okay
On Saturday, September 29 Michigan beat Northwestern 28-16. WH Highlights.
October 1 - Monday
When Mike Debord plays rock-paper-scissors, he always picks rock.
Rock totally beats scissors. Why would anyone pick anything else? Sure, occasionally someone will throw his own rock, but this is Michigan. We can out-execute their rock. And there are rumors of this thing called "paper". Apparently it beats rock, which seems darned unsporting, but Mike Debord will believe that when Mike Debord sees it. We can probably out-execute paper, too. Some people will hypothesize that the potential existence of paper warrants the occasional scissors throw, but only three things can happen when you throw scissors and two of them are bad. The idea of throwing "paper" is to be regarded with naught but scorn. Oooh, a Snickers bar! Mike Debord likes Snickers and will let pet monkey Bonzo call a series as he enjoys a candy bar.
Hey, Bonzo scored a touchdown. Now we're ahead. Let's go back to rock. Rock beats scissors.
Rock, rock. Definitely rock. Rock. Judge Wapner's on at ten.
Best Unverified Voracity Ever because Brian met Zoltan Mesko's parents. Picture included in the post.
The Michigan vs. Purdue game will be on BTN. In case you didn't read any of this diary series from the summer, BTN is still a hard to find thing.
October 2 - Tuesday
Tuesday Recruitin' serves as the Kenny Demens Hello Post.
October 3 - Wednesday
Blogpoll Ballot Week 4 Updated.
UFR: Offense vs. Northwestern. Bad OL play and even worse playcalling.
Can you express my seething rage in a numerical fashion?
Average yards on first down passes: 8.7.
Average yards on first down runs: 1.6.
Number of first down passes: 14.
Number of first down runs: 16.
October 4 - Thursday
UFR: Defense vs. Northwestern. Big days from Terrance Taylor and Shawn Crable. 'M' gave up lots of yards, but the player grades were mostly positive. The players were not helped by the implementation of a 3-3-5 designed to stop the running spread offense, but which in fact fell flat. Relatedly, Don Brown was currently in a conference-winning season with UMASS.
Unverified Voracity, Cowed By Birth. One of the NU lineman who just dominated 'M's Oline is being ranked as the 2nd best junior DTs, so that's...good?
For some reason there was the possibility that some of the 2007 games would have to be forfeited? The MGOBlue link doesn't work any more. Anyone remember this?
October 5 - Friday
Finally, three opportunities for me to look stupid Sunday:
Mike Hart sets the record at the end of the first quarter.
6 sacks.
42-17, Michigan.
Coaching Candidate: Les Miles. There is a lot to like with Miles, but also a number of concerns.
Potential Catches: There are many. One: the maelstrom of rumor and innuendo suggesting that Miles is a nefarious win-at-all-costs type who will tie Michigan's virtue to the train tracks and skitter off into the night.
October 6 - Saturday
Michigan defeated Eastern Michigan 33-22. Highlights.
October 7 - Sunday
Florida Game Post. Ah...that's the post for LSU's game from Saturday. Yep, that's where things were in 2007.
Miles and his staff were brilliant in one of the marquee games of the season, and LSU is #1.
I am sold. I will sign on the line that is dotted. Get some coffee, Les.
Harbaugh also beat USC the day before, but Miles seems too good to pass up at this point.
October 8 - Monday
Videos of players post EMU press conferences.
Unverified Voracity Welcomes Wontario. Lots of chatter that Miles has always been a Michigan man no matter where he coached and that he would take the job if offered, no matter what he says.
October 9 - Tuesday
Tuesday Recriutin' has a few good notes about NJ S Brandon Smith.
Unverified Voracity Needs Tickets. The Illinois game is going to be at night and not on BTN. Brian needs some tickets though.
October 10 - Wednesday
UFR: Offense vs. EMU. Not great, but not terrible. Stephen Schilling and Justin Boren struggled with Jason Jones all day. The latest theory on Debord:
he's setting up foes down the road by actively trying to look like a predictable idiot. Then Michigan ditches the staid stuff in the big games. This might explain both Michigan's tendency to play down to its opponent and its typically better than expected results against top competition.
October 11 - Thursday
Unverified Voracity Rides the Short Bus. Basketball media day has lots of quotes that reveal the terrible condition of the program in the final year of Amaker. Also, Harbaugh quoted Bo's "Team" phrase after the USC win; this is particularly grating after his comments from the summer.
UFR: Defense vs. EMU. The defense...might be coming together finally. Several personnel changes seem to have made a big change since the beginning of the year. Morgan Trent led the way in this game with a +6.
October 12 - Friday
Finally, three opportunities for me to look stupid Sunday:
Hart: 35-208-2
We yield one ugly, long touchdown.
32-27, Michigan.
META Post. Brian now owns "mgoblog.com". He is planning to move the blog to a new hosting site next summer.
Unverified Voracity is Shoddy, Quick. Les Miles hires assistants based on their ability to strategize and how much their players like playing for them. What a novel idea. Also, more comments from basketball players about how terrible the culture was the previous season.
October 13 - Saturday
Michigan beat Purdue 48-21. WH Highlights.
Not sure what is going on with this post. I guess trying to launch a Hart for Heisman campaign.
October 14 - Sunday
Link to a torrent of the Purdue game.
Press conference videos.
October 15 - Monday
Unverified Voracity and Stuff. Michigan's defense is improving in part because the team is second in the nation in forcing turnovers. Not necessarily a sustainable stat.
Purdue Game Post. Perhaps the first appearance of Henri?
It's nice not to suck. It is. But we've seen this script before. It ends poorly. To get excited is to be vulnerable; caution and forced boredom is the order of the day. I am buying a beret and some urchins to smash upon my tummy. I will watch some reality television and complain about the weather. I may remark on the fact that the urchins these days don't taste as good as urchins used to. No quality in these urchins.
It's a front, but it's a useful one. Otter Lucy is holding the otterball for Otter Charlie Brown; get back to me in November to see whether we rush towards the cliff, hopes aloft, in 2007.
The Minnesota game is going to be on ESPN Classic. An effective BTN can't come too soon.
Mike Hart is expected to play this coming Saturday after hurting his ankle in the first half of the Purdue game.
October 16 - Tuesday
Injuries were so rampant that they got their own post with spreadsheet.
Tuesday Recruitin' is concerned because Sam McGuffie has been seen wearing a USC hat.
Unverified Voraci--DUCK IT'S CREEPILY TAN SKELETOR. In other words, Lindsay Lohan is wearing a 'M' sweatshirt.
Blogpoll Ballot Week 7 Updated.
October 17 - Wednesday
UFR: Offense vs. Purdue. It was great. Everything went well. In particular, Carlos Brown looks like he could be set to take over for Hart.
October 18 - Thursday
Content will be late today!
UFR: Defense vs. Purdue. Brandon Graham has turned into the best player on this defense and that was evident in this game with a +8.
Unverified Voracity, Saturday at Noon. Mike Hart might be good to go for the next game, maybe.
Sam McGuffie is on national television, so liveblog!
October 19 - Friday
Vicious Electronic Questioning, but since there is no Illinois blog to speak of at this point, it's with Black Heart, Gold Pants. Illinois has just played Iowa.
Finally, three opportunities for me to look stupid Sunday:
Hart does play a bit, mostly on third downs as a blitz pickup guy.
Henne busts 300 yards and hits a season-high in attempts.
31-21, Michigan.
Maybe Hart is out; maybe Juice Williams is out. Either way the line on the game is moving all over the place.
Unverified Voracity Defends Rock. Brian has to defend himself for not criticizing Les Miles for a game theory decision that everyone believes he would have criticized Lloyd for.
There are still conflicting reports about Hart. Ultimately, Brian thinks he is either out or severely limited.
On Saturday, October 20 Michigan beat 27-17. WH highlights.
October 21 - Sunday
October 22 - Monday
Not so impressed was the person accompanying me, a baseball enthusiast at her first football game with little tolerance for the ad-hoc and often arcane set of rules cobbled together to make the sport clatter along without imploding. (Attempting to explain what, exactly, constituted holding proved too baffling a concept for both explainer and explain-ee; eventually I just said it was like pornography -- I knew it when I saw it -- and left it at that.) To her, the whole series of events that had just transpired was sordid and cheap and wide receivers can throw the ball? So why don't they throw it always? And what's with the random events? Where is the storyline? Why is this so ugly? Etc etc etc.
More LSU analysis. Miles passed up the a game winning field goal to take a shot at the endzone. Brian defends him.
October 23 - Tuesday
Mailbag says Brian was too negative after the Illinois game.
October 24 - Wednesday
UFR: Defense vs. Illinois. A big day for Shawn Crable, and in general, the defense has come a long way since Appalachian St.
October 25 - Thursday
UFR: Offense vs. Illinois. Mallett is struggling and Stephen Schilling hasn't been playing particularly well.
Unverified Voracity...is happy because channel 7 will also be carrying the Minnesota game this weekend. Also, ominous rumors about the maturity of Ryan Mallett:
FWIW, I've also received a couple notes along these lines, one about as well-sourced as these things get. The situation here is precarious; without a major attitude adjustment things could be very sketchy at quarterback next year.
October 26 - Friday
Finally, three opportunities for me to look stupid Sunday:
No Hart, no Henne, no Manningham.
No problem.
38-14, Michigan.
Unverified Voracity Not Charged with Felony. Actually it's Manningham who wasn't charged with a felony from a traffic stop over the summer.
October 27 - Saturday
Michigan beat Minnesota 34-10. WH highlights.
October 28 - Sunday
October 29 - Monday
Unverified Voracity's Running Around in Hurricane Katrina. David Cone completed a pass at the end of the Minnesota game, and Minnesota coach Tim Brewster was not happy with Lloyd. Turns out this won't be his last spat with a Michigan head coach.
Minnesota game column. Comments in the game thread were aflame. This was so bad that it elicited an apology to Brian.
I wanted to drop you an apology for the flame war that took place in the game comment thread. I got pretty pissed off at something that was said and unleashed a barrage of f-bombs and inappropriate insults. I know you like to keep that stuff to a minimum. I know you'll end up deleting the posts, but please don't ban me. It won't happen again. I won't comment for a few days and will come back with a clean mouth and without the anger.
The university is under scrutiny because there is allegedly not enough handicap access in the stadium.
October 30 - Tuesday
A long post on Lloyd's career against different levels of opponents, and compared to other coaches.
Unverified Voracity Suddenly Hates Cartoons. Hart says he is going to play on Saturday against MSU.
October 31 - Wednesday
UFR will be coming this afternoon.
UFR: Offense vs. Minnesota. Mallett is still struggling. Thankfully, RB looks in good shape for '08 with the combination of Minor and Brown.
College GameDay (UM/PSU 10/21/17) Sign Ideas Diary
As mentioned and announced on the board yesterday, ESPN's College GameDay will be coming to the Michigan game in Happy Valley this coming weekend. I am aware that many fellow MGoBloggers are attending the game, and therefore some may go represent at College GameDay. I figured it would be smart to create a thread to post ideas for signs!
Although there are legitimate fears that the offense could once again buckle under national pressure, Saturday will be the day to put all of that aside and cheer our team on, and make fun of Penn State, who more than deserves it!
I made this a diary so it will stay visible longer for easy access and reference whenever people choose to make their sign throughout the week!
Make sure to clarify whether you are going, and whether you will be using that sign or not, so we don't steal or duplicate signs.
Go ahead, begin brainstorming!
Fan Satisfaction Index: Indiana Survey
How are you feeling after the Indiana game?
How are you feeling about the season now?
Take this week's survey here: https://goo.gl/forms/50GK9J5MSHZwoiWf2
Previous posts
Introducing the Fan Satisfaction Index: http://mgoblog.com/diaries/michigan-fan-satisfaction-index
Week 2 Results: http://mgoblog.com/diaries/michigan-fan-satisfaction-index-cinci-results
Week 3 Results: http://mgoblog.com/diaries/fan-satisfaction-index-week-3-results
Week 4 Results: http://www.mgoblog.com/diaries/fan-satisfaction-index-week-4-results
Bye Week Musings: http://www.mgoblog.com/diaries/fan-satisfaction-index-bye-week-musings
Week 6 Michigan State Results: http://mgoblog.com/diaries/fan-satisfaction-index-week-6-results
Advanced Stats Matchup: Michigan at Indiana
Advanced Stats Matchup Analysis
- 2017 Michigan at Indiana
Behold, the latest installment of the new and improved Advanced Stats (S&P+) Matchup, this time featuring Michigan at Indiana.
This matchup analysis draws upon the Advanced Stats Profiles published weekly by Bill Connelly on Football Study Hall. The profiles feature Connelly's well-known Five Factors, and also include the more detailed groups of S&P+ metrics that break down elements of the game such as Rushing and Passing, as well as the down-and-distance scenarios known as Standard Downs and Passing Downs. As you may recall from last season, this matchup analysis was presented in the form a somewhat lengthy table listing the 26 metrics (this season it's only 20), with a column of metrics for the offense and defense for each team. Derived from these two pairs of metrics were two more columns of matchup metrics, which when compared would indicate which team held a net advantage in that metric. It was a lot to digest, and in the end, it failed to really provide a qualitative characteristic of how great (or negligible) an advantage was that a team held in any metric relative to the other metrics. To that end, this new approach seeks to display the matchups graphically, in a way that more clearly distinguishes and gauges the significance of any net advantages. For more details regarding the definition of and concepts behind each of the metrics, the Advanced Stats Glossary is a handy reference to bookmark.
Beginning next week, I'll just have a link back to this boilerplate section. If you've read previous installments of this diary, the only new thing is in the Turnover Margin section. Otherwise, you can skip ahead to the Matchup Analysis below.
This section describes the approach to analyzing Bill Connelly's base metrics, the formulation for deriving the matchup metrics and the format for the charts. None of this is etched in stone, and certainly suggestions for improving any of the aspects of the methodology are welcome and appreciated!
Technical Approach
The analysis evaluates metrics that are applicable to both offensive and defensive units of two competing teams, such that a set for a given metric consists of five values: Team A Offense, Team A Defense, Team B Offense and Team B Defense, and the National Average. From this set, two matchup values are derived. The first matchup value is "Team A Offense vs. Team B Defense," which as it states gauges the competitive performance of the Team A offense against the Team B defense. The resulting matchup value is then normalized to a matchup between two average teams, so a relative comparison can be made with the opposing team's result, as well as with matchups for other metrics.
The first matchup value is determined by simply taking the product of the Team A offense and Team B defense metrics, divided by the national average for the given metric. The second matchup value is in turn computed in the same way for the Team B Offense versus the Team A Defense. Once the two matchup metrics are determined, the team with the higher value when on offense will have a net advantage for that metric, with the exception of three categories: "Stuff Rate", "Standard Down Sack Rate" and "Passing Down Sack Rate". These are termed contra-metrics for the purposes of this diary. A contra-metric gauges the offense's ability to avoid the given categorical description. Akin to a contra-asset in the accounting vernacular, with these metrics, a lower value is better.
The one factor or metric that does not conform to this principle of geometric scalability described above - because it is predominantly a random variable with a zero mean - is Turnover Margin. The Expected Turnover Margin can be positive or negative, and depends on measureable statistics like fumbles and passes defended. The difference between the Expected and Actual values is the measure of a team's luck. The matchup metric for Turnover Margin is just the difference between the two teams Expected Turnover Margins.
Data Visualization
The charts are arranged according to the groupings in the table above. All of the base metric numerical data, as well as matchup values, are embedded in the individual metric charts in the small table at the bottom. Metrics for each team's Offense, Defense, and its Offense versus the opponent's Defense are read across the designated row in the table. The same data is also depicted visually in chart graphic. Along each side is a vertical line plotted between two color-coded and shape-coded markers. The vertical line on the left side is for "Team A Off. vs. Team B Def.", where the circle (or "O") marker designates the value for the offense. Likewise, the diamond marker designates the value for the defense. The markers are in turn color coded according to the particular team's colors. So you will notice that the color-coding is consistently reversed between the left and right sides across the charts. A third, horizontal dash marker designates the value for the composite matchup between the given offensive and defensive values, as determined by the formulation noted above.
Next is the block in the center of the graphic. The block simply gives emphasis to the vertical difference between the matchup values (the horizontal dash markers) on the left and right vertical lines. The blocks are in turn color coded according to the team whose offense corresponding to the greater matchup value.
Also included in each chart is a horizontal dashed line showing the FBS National Average value for each metric. This is the value to which the matchup values have been normalized.
Last - and this is where the rubber meets the road in setting up this visualization approach – is the Y-axis scaling across the charts (ignoring Turnover Margin, for which this does not apply). You may notice that a logarithmic scale has been applied, and this is because its better suited to reflect the geometric normalization that's in play here (e.g. 2 times the average will have the same vertical offset as 1/2 of the average, just in the opposite direction). So what's going on here is that the bounds of the vertical scale for each chart are set to the same multiple of the FBS National Average of each particular metric. For example, the maximum values for the first four charts are set to 6 times the FBS Average values. Likewise, the minimum values are pegged to 1/6 of the FBS Average values, so in the end, the plus or minus percentage range is the same for each chart relative to the FBS average for that chart.
From there, you can just eyeball the blocks, and easily observe which team has the advantage in which matchups, and evaluate whether the matchups are relatively close, as well as where there is potential for a mismatch.
Michigan at Indiana Matchup Analysis
So, on with the matchup analysis!
The Five Factors Matchups
Here are the matchups for the core Five Factors metrics that compose the actual S&P+ ratings from which the game scoring margin is derived. As of the beginning of this week, that margin stands in favor of Michigan, at 6.6 points. Keep in mind a couple of things: the weightings of the factors into the predicted scoring margin are not uniform and, a team has control of only the first four. Of those first four, UM has an advantage in only two. UM also holds an edge in fifth and and least predictive factor. You can guess which one that is.
In Efficiency, the UM Offense is well below average, while the Indiana Defense is about average, which pulls down the UM Offense a bit more. On the other side, the Indiana Offense is below average, however, the UM Defense remains elite. In fact, it is Ranked #1 in this category! The net matchup gives a significant advantage to Michigan in Efficiency.
In Explosiveness, the UM Offense is about average, but the Indiana Defense is well above average, which pulls the UM Offense down to well below average. On the other side, the Indiana Offense is well below average, while the UM Defense is about average, which leaves the Indiana Offense about the same. The net matchup gives sizeable advantage for Indiana in Explosiveness.
Field Position
As for Field Position, the UM Offense is below average, while the Indiana Defense is above average, pulling the UM Offense down to well below average. On the other side, the Indiana Offense is slightly below average, but the UM Defense is slightly above average, which pushes the Indiana Offense downward as well. The net matchup, however, is a slight Field Position edge for Indiana.
Finishing Drives
In Finishing Drives, the UM Offense is well below average, but the Indiana Defense is also below average, giving a slight boost to the UM Offenses. The key difference is UM's Defense, however, which is well above average, matched against the Indiana Offense which is about average. The net matchup is a sizeable advantage for Michigan in Finishing Drives.
Turnover Luck
Both teams have a recent history of having poor Turnover Luck. The story of the season at this point is that both Indiana and Michigan's TO Luck has lagged expectation based on measurables (e.g. Fumbles and Passes Defended). Most most pale in comparison to Michigan's sorry luck. Setting luck aside however and just comparing the statistically-based expected turnover margins, Michigan is well above average (#9), while Indiana is well below average (#123). The net difference amounts to about 9.5 PPG. Thus, the net matchup is a significant advantage for Michigan in TO Luck.
Rushing Matchups
Not to belabor each matchup as much as above, but here – in start contrast to the clean sweep Sparty had in this category last week - Michigan appears to have a net advantage in 4 out of 5 of the Rushing matchups, and most by a sizeable amount. The issues that the Wolverines are having with its Offensive Line should not be so glaring in this game. The only disadvantage for UM is in Explosiveness, which has to do with the RB's ability, and not the OL's.
Rushing Success Rate
In Rushing Success, both offenses are below average, as well as the Indiana Defense. The major difference is that UM's Defense is elite (#3). The net matchup balance is a considerable advantage in Rushing Success for Michigan.
In Explosiveness, the UM Offense is about average, however the Indiana Defense is actually elite (#5) – a testament to their salty linebackers - which pulls the UM Offense down significantly. On the other side, the Indiana Offense is below average, while the UM Defense is just average. In the end, Rushing IsoPPP (Explosiveness) favors Indiana by a sizeable margin.
Opportunity Rate
In Opportunity Rate, the UM Offense is well below average, while the Indiana Defense is slightly better, knocking the UM Offense down another notch. On the other side, the IU Offense is well below average and the UM Defense is well above average, which takes the IU Offense down even further. The net is a sizeable advantage for Michigan in Opportunity Rate.
Power Success Rate
In Power Success Rate, the UM Offense is actually well above above. Think "the Hammering Panda", and that is what exemplifies Power Success. The IU defense is still above average, which takes the UM Offense down a peg. On the other side, IU Offense is also above average, however, the UM Defense is the elitist - ranked #1 in this metric – which takes the IU Offense down significantly. In the end, the matchup balance is a significant advantage for Michigan in Power Success Rate.
Stuff Rate
Last is Stuff Rate (a contra-metric). In this case, both offenses are close to average. The difference is in the defenses: the IU Defense is below average, while UM Defense is top ten. Think "space hogs" like Moe Hurst, with some Brian Mone sprinkled in. So, in the end, the matchup result is a considerable advantage for Michigan in Stuff Rate.
Passing Matchups
The Passing matchups are technically, split, but basically the net advantage here is well in Michigan's favor.
Passing Success Rate
In Passing Success Rate, the UM Offense is below average, OK? Also, the IU Defense is above average, OK? OK, so that takes the UM Offense down a notch further. No worries. Not a big deal. The reason is because, even though the IU Offense is about average, the UM Defense is, once again, the elitist (ranked #1 in this metric). The scuttlebutt is that the IU Offense is obliterated into nothingness, Simmie Cobbs or no Simmie Cobbs. Lavert Hill promises to pull a Jourdan Lewis on that action, and you'll see Hill's name all over PFF next week. The net is a significant advantage for Michigan in Passing Success Rate.
Passing Explosiveness
Just a quick reminder on the Explosiveness metric: it only applies to successful plays. So, if a team has 10 successful plays, 3 of which happen to be explosive, then that's your 30% Explosiveness. The Dudes Abide.
In Passing IsoPPP (Explosiveness), the above average UM Offense is brought down by the slightly more above average IU Defense. On the other side, the well below average IU Offense is boosted by the well below average UM Defense. The net matchup result is a negligible advantage for Indiana in Passing IsoPPP.
Standard Down Matchups
Michigan captures 3 of the 4 Standard Down matchups with Indiana, with UM's only disadvantage coming in Explosiveness. It was noted above but is worth repeating that UM's defensive scheme under Harbaugh, and under Don Brown in particular, is typically weak in the Explosiveness metric, and it's not a bad thing. What's important is that it is usually offset by a strong Success Rate metric, which means that although the explosive plays given up may tend to be large, they are a very infrequent. Think of it as the "good cholesterol" symptomatic of an aggressive defense.
SD Success Rate
In SD Success Rate, the UM Offense is well below average. Do you always have the sense that this offense is always "behind the chains"? Well, there you go. The IU Defense is perfectly average, so the status of the UM Offense is preserved. On the other side, the IU Offense is below average, while the UM Defense is elite (#2), which brings the IU Offense down significantly. The net matchup result is a considerable advantage for Michigan in SD Success Rate.
SD Explosiveness
In SD Explosiveness, the UM Offense is below average, while the IU Defense is above average, which pushes the UM Offense further down. On the other side, the IU Offense is well below average, but the UM Defense is also below average, making the IU Offense look slightly better. The net matchup result is a sizeable advantage for Indiana in SD Explosiveness.
SD Line Yards per Carry
In SD LYPC, the UM Offense is below average, and the IU Defense is about average, leaving the UM Offense about the same. On the other side, the IU Offense is well below average, while the UM Defense is elite (ranked #3) and pushes the IU Offense down significantly. The net matchup result is a significant advantage for Michigan in SD Line Yards per Carry.
SD Sack Rate
In SD Sack Rate (a contra-metric), the UM Offense is significantly below average, while the IU Defense is even worse, which lowers the UM Offense effective Sack Rate. On the other side, the IU Offense is well below average, but the UM Defense is elite (ranked #3), which pushes the IU Offense up as well. In the end, the net matchup result is an overwhelming advantage for Michigan in SD Sack Rate.
Passing Down Matchups
Last, but certainly not least, are the Passing Down matchups, which are split between Michigan and Indiana, with some indications that UM may need to be concerned about its pass protection in Bloomington.
PD Success Rate
In PD Success Rate, the UM Offense is above average while the IU Defense is top ten, which pulls the UM Offense down considerably. On the other side, the above average IU Offense is still obliterated by the elitist UM Defense (ranked #1). The net matchup result is a sizeable advantage for Michigan in PD Success Rate.
PD Explosiveness
In PD Explosiveness (IsoPPP), here again the UM Offense is above average, but the IU Defense is well above average and pulls the UM Offense down considerably. On the other side, the IU Offense is about average, as is the UM Defense, which leaves the IU Offense about the same. The net matchup result is a negligible advantage for Michigan in PD Explosiveness.
PD Line Yards per Carry
In PD Line Yards per Carry (LYPC), the UM Offense is above average, while the IU Defense is about average, which boosts the UM Offense up a smidge. On the other side, the IU Offense is above average, but the UM Defense is well above average, which takes the IU Offense down a notch. The net matchup result is a slight advantage for Michigan in PD LYPC.
PD Sack Rate
In PD Sack Rate (a contra-metric), as everyone should know by now, the UM Offense is well below average, while the IU Defense is top ten, which pushes the UM Offense up even higher. On the other side, the IU Offense is above average, but is negated by the UM Defense, which is well above average. Still, the net matchup result is a significant advantage for Indiana in PD Sack Rate.
So at this point you may still have some mixed feelings about this, another mixed bag of metrics matchups. Overall, UM has the advantage in all the categories of metrics, if not each metric. Yet, the margin for this game is roughly 6 points narrower than last week' matchup with Sparty. How can that be? Well, the difference is essentially attributable to the change in home field advantage. Beyond that, UM has, in the aggregate, the same statistical advantage as was thought it had over Sparty.
So how does UM beat the same caliber of team on the road that it failed to beat at home? Simple: don't turn the ball over. One of the most significant characteristics of this time is in its expected turnover margin. These are turnovers that one would expect the average team to gain based on UM proficiency in defending passes, and inducing the other team to to put the ball on the ground. Alas, the variance of this metric is quite wide, with Michigan being on the negative end of that distribution so far this season.
The matchups also suggest that Michigan's rushing game is not a complete dumpster fire, at least, not in going up against Indiana. The matchups suggest that UM's OL should be able to provide nominal gains to the second level for UM ball carriers. Beyond that, however, all bets may be off. The matchups also suggest that UM is good at getting short yardage when it matters, so playing with four downs in mind instead of three could be a key strategy is some situations, and may accentuate other avenues for success such as leveraging PD LYPC, which would entail running the ball on a passing down. At the same time, this would simultaneous mitigate UM's disadvantage in PD Sack Rate, which entails passing the ball on a passing down.
Conversely, UM has one of its biggest advantages in SD Sack Rate, which suggests that it would be safer for UM to pass the ball on a standard down, since the risk of being sacked would be much lower. These metrics bear out that the OL is better at blocking and keeping the quarterback clean on standard downs than it is on passing downs. So a key element to that end will be to feature more play action, and more use of the blocky-catchy types in the form of mobile protection, if not screens and swing passes.
So, that concludes this week's Five Factors Matchup Analysis!
Yours in football, and Go Blue!
Game Day Weather
A warm front to the north of Bloomington will bring southerly winds and warm temperatures (and rain to the mitten state) but we'll have a dry football game this week! And we'll get some sun also! It's another week where you can wear the shorts and an extra layer for tailgating, and you'll want your hat or sunglasses, too!
If you're traveling to Indiana...
Not bad at all! If you're up early, you may catch some of the mid 50s, but for the majority of tailgate time we'll have more comfortable temps in the 60s with some clouds and some sun. Winds will be out of the SSE at around 5mph (wind motion would be visible with smoke). You can break out the newest crockpot recipe without breaking a sweat - well, hopefully everyone likes it!
A nice, Fall start! 72 degrees for the beginning of the game! We'll still have some clouds, but we'll see plenty of sun heading into the afternoon. Winds will be out of the south at 6-7mph, just enough to feel it on your skin or see small wavelets on the water.
Well, it felt like Fall... for the morning. At this point, if you had a long-sleeve on for tailgating, you're sitting on it for the second half. We're now up to 75 degrees with lots of sunshine! We'll all be waiting in line for a cold drink with this one, especially with that sun shining. Winds will still be out of the south around 7-10mph (enough to rustle some leaves).
Wooeee who's ready for some air conditioning? Highs Saturday will be around 80 degrees - just in time to walk out of the game (with a win). We'll have mostly sunny skies and that'll be the case as we finish out the day. Winds will remain the same through the evening. If you're planning on going out to dinner, nice weather will continue - low 70s with some clouds. Staying out late? You'll notice more clouds building in and you may have to dash to the car dodging some raindrops as temps fall to the upper 60s. Rain is likely Sunday morning there and here at home, so plan accordingly for the drive back! C'mon blue!
If you're staying home...
It's a great day to stay inside watching football! A2 will be gray and blah with scattered showers passing through. There is a chance to get a thunderstorm, but nothing severe is expected. We'll be on the milder side with highs in the low 70s and a lighter SE wind near 10mph, dropping to the mid 60s by dinner-time. Showers carry into Sunday with windy conditions.


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Now that Tim Hudak has confirmed he will step aside as leader of Ontario's Progressive Conservatives, speculation as to who will replace him after such a dramatic election defeat has picked up momentum.
The PC party says it won't lay out rules for the leadership contest until next month, but the rumours are flying about who might run.
Ontario is home to several federal Tory MPs who could be contenders, including Patrick Brown, a backbencher from Barrie who says he is considering a run. "I have had some encouraging suggestions and it's something I would consider, but it's still very premature," said the 36-year-old Brown.
St. Catharines' MP Rick Dykstra is on the fence too.
"I've certainly kept my options open and am considering what that would be over the next months," he said.
Other high-profile Tories say they're fine where they are in Ottawa, despite hearing their names over and over in the speculation about the pending leadership race.
"My job is to focus on my job," said longtime Ontario politician Tony Clement.
Transport Minister Lisa Raitt was not definitively saying her plans this week either. "I like my job, I'm the minister of transport. It's a good job," she said.
Some MPs, like Mississauga—Streetsville MP Brad Butt, suggested choosing someone closer to Queen's Park.
Ontario PC MPPs Christine Elliott and Monte McNaughton, are both rumoured to be mulling a run for PC leader, as are Ottawa's Lisa MacLeod and northern MPP Vic Fedeli.
Hudak announced he will not be the PC leader as of July 2.


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Florissant Hearings: Pizza Location, Storage Units, City Budget Before City Council
By Carol Arnett
The Florissant City Council held three public hearings at their meeting this week. In the first, they heard about as proposal by Uncle Bob's Storage to build two additional storage buildings at the facility at 450 West Washington. The new buildings will be similar to the existing buildings at the facility.
In the second hearing, the council heard a plan by Family Video, located at 3524 Patterson Road, to open a restaurant in the building next to the video store. Roy Williams, speaking for the restaurant, said that Family Video often has larger buildings than they need and they lease the unused portion to other stores. He noticed, they said, that pizza restaurants do very well in these locations. They have decided to open some restaurants of their own in locations that did not already have another restaurant.
The pizza restaurant would be open from 11 a.m. – 11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, and until midnight on Friday and Saturday.
The third public hearing was about the proposed city budget for fiscal year 2014. City Finance Director Randy McDaniel was available to answer questions, but there were none. The council still has work sessions scheduled on the budget. The city's fiscal year runs from Dec. 1 through Nov. 30.
In other actions, the council postponed an bill that would rezone property at the East side of the Dunn Road and New Florissant Road intersection. The site is currently a BP station and vacant building. CVS Pharmacy has requested the rezoning in order to build a store on the site.
Councilman Tim Lee requested the postponement. He noted that the council had requested cross access agreeements from CVS and they had not received them. He requested that the council not approve the bill until they had all the signed agreeements.The council voted to postpone. Councilwoman Jackie Pagano recused herself from the discussion and vote, as she has during all discussions and votes about this project, since she and her husband own a business adjacent to the site.
The council also passed a bill that would transfer a special use permit from Hot Shots to Show-Me's for the restaurant at 1786-98 New Florissant Road. Before it was Hot Shots, the site was Brewski's.
Mayor Tom Schneider commented about the Fall Festival after the meeting.
"It was the best ever; we had the best weather, the best crowd, and a nice blend of vendors and service organizations raising money for charities."
"The businesses in Old Town were open and getting attention, as well as other businesses that came from the rest of the city."
"I think the neat thing is that Florissant residents really enjoy getting out and seeing each other. We saw that at Fall Festival and at the Food Truck night."
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The Internet's song Cocaine got remixed by Sweden's Little Dragon. The Internet aka Syd The Kyd & Matt Martians will release their debut album Purple Naked Ladies on Odd Future Records digitally on December 20th. The physical version featuring 3 bonus tracks and exclusive art and packaging will be in stores Jan 17th. Tracklisting after the jump as well as an unrelated Tyler, Pusha-T, Liva Don, Hodgy Beats song.
DEC. 20, 2011 (Digital)
1. Violet Nude Women
2. They Say/Shangrila (ft. Tay Walker)
3. She Dgaf
4. C*nt
5. Cocaine/Tevie (ft. Left Brain)
6. Ode to a Dream (ft Kilo Kish & Coco O.)
7. Gurl (ft. Pyramid Vritra).
8. Love Song -1
9. Lincoln (ft. Mike G & Left Brain)
10. Web of Me
11. She Knows
12. Fastlane
13. Visions (ft. Coco O.)
14. The Garden
MP3: Oooh (feat. Hodgy Beats, Pusha T, Liva Don, Tyler the Creator)
In other Odd Future news, Pusha-T tweeted this song with him, Hodgy Beats, Liva Don, and Tyler, The Creator. Props to Liva Don making note of Sarah Palin's sex and drug habits. Tyler did the beat.
Vist Push-T.com for more info.


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Published on March 24th, 2014 | by Don Parsons0
Releases: Week of March 25th, 2014
I have so many games to play, so let's get to business. This is the last week of March, with a few big hitters coming to the plate to wrap the month up. In retrospect, I've played more games in the past week than I have December of last year through February of this year. Now, hopefully it will let up just a hair so I can enjoy some of these games… ~Don P.
One of my more-anticipated games for 2014, the expansion Diablo III: Reaper of Souls (PC) comes to a fraction of its audience this week (EDITOR'S NOTE: The right fraction). There's a wealth of new content with the first major expansion to one of my favorite games to hit consoles last year. I haven't decided if I am more excited about the new Crusader class or the additional Act to play through, but the Adventure mode sounds just as awesome, too. Being able to freely roam the world of Diablo III and hunt bounties sounds fantastically fun.
Crusader Kings II: Rajas of India (PC) is the sixth expansion to one of the greatest games of the last game generation. As with every expansion, Rajas of India adds a smattering of new content. Mostly, it allows players the opportunity to play as an Indian ruler and opens up more of the map to the east. Of course there are new events and decisions specifically designed for Indian rulers. For those bored with Paganism, Christianity, and the rest of the now-standard religions in the game, there's three new choices. But let's be honest with ourselves, we all know it's the elephants that are drawing us back for more Crusader Kings II.
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Are you picking up anything this week? Still playing catch up from last week? Let us know in the comments below.


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@Ray7:I have stated multiple times that WP7 route would be a mistake. Once good Win8 tablets start shipping I bet iPad and Android will quickly lose attractiveness. iPad and Android tablets do not ship with desktop OS, which means customers have to have another machine. Having two computers does not make an economical sense to a large class of customers, who will go with Windows 8 because with Microsoft they could combine the role of iPads (mostly media consumption devices) with the role of laptop or desktop computers into a single hardware product. Connect keyboard and mouse, you've just transformed your tablet into a laptop. Connect external display, you've just created a desktop machine. You can't do that with iPad.
If they limited themselves to WP7 and media consumption role for tablets then they couldn't differentiate themselves successfully from the competition, somethin WP7 currently has difficulties with. They would also expose themselves to the danger or a competitor (probably Android) figuring that desktop OS is a selling point and making WP7 tablets irrelevant in the future. Remember that full Linux desktop ecosystem has more applications than WP7 currently has.


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The rapid slide of the rupee against the dollar, rising inflation, burgeoning prices of essential commodities and another dose of price rise due to increase in petroleum products would be covered extensively in the economic resolution of the Bharatiya Janata Party's national executive at its two-day meeting slated to begin in Mumbai on Thursday.
In fact, BJP National Secretary Kirit Somaiya alleged the current rupee dollar fluctuation was a major scam and it needed to be investigated by an expert group on a par with special investigation team.
Somaiya ridiculed the Central government's argument that the fluctuation in rupee and dollar was due to external factors including Euro zone crisis.
He told Business Standard: "It requires a thorough inquiry and study why the rupee is falling to hit a new low of 56.19 to dollar on Wednesday noon.
"When the oil price is not rising so rapidly, when there has been a bumper crop and when there have not been major increase in imports why rupee is falling."
He reiterated the national executive would deliberate this issue and demand probe.
Further, BJP would also take up the issue of deposits of Indians in three major Swiss banks and the possibility of its transfer in the country in next few weeks.
"BJP will certainly demand the names of those depositors who have parked their money in three Swiss banks.
"We suspect in the present economic conditions these money will be transferred to India. These depositors are expected to earn huge profits amidst falling rupee," Somaiya said.
He added the BJP would also demand for disclosure of names of those Swiss banks.
On scams and its fall out, Somaiya said the they have been a route cause of inflation affecting the Indian economy.
He alleged that due to various scams the government system has been completely paralysed.
"It is quite ironical that the government was not doing enough to curb inflation.
"Another dose of price rise is expected after the much debated prices of petroleum products are increased in a due course of time," he added.
According to Somaiya, the government needs to explain why prices are rising when there has been a bumper crop and there was no space for its storage.
"It is really sad that inflation is expected to go double digit soon despite a world acclaimed economist Manmohan Singh is the Prime Minister who is accompanied by senior leaders like finance minister Pranab Mukherjee and home minister P Chidambaram.
"The party will discuss the issue threadbare and look into possible solutions," he informed.
Meanwhile, party's national executive member, who did not want to be identified, said the political resolution would cover issues like rising naxalite menace and the government's failure in its handling, the alleged injustice meted out against states by the Central government, government's inept handling of terrorism and the fiasco over the establishment of National Counter Terrorism Centre.
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My good friends Ken and Tricia had a darling baby boy a few months back, and have been in "we're – so – tired – we – can't – see – straight" mode for a while now. I think they're holding it together better than most, but decided a couple weeks back to make them dinner at their house. I was aiming for a dinner that was on the sophisticated side — something that they wouldn't spend the time to make for themselves.
Making a full dinner in a kitchen that's not your own presents some unique challenges. I usually tend to be fairly casual about my dinner preparations at home, and while I may jot down a few notes, I tend to have the confidence that I'll be able to find everything that I need in my own house and that the dinner will come together. When at someone else's house, however, it's important to have a plan, to prepare as much as possible at home, and to take everything you need.
A couple days before the dinner, I sent K & T an email:
please choose a protein:
thank you!
The answer came back a while later: "After a long hard fought discussion, we have decided on lamb." That choice made for me, I was free to build the rest of the meal around it.
Pomelo salad with mint, pistachio and walnut oil
Sugar cookies by Tricia
Make a plan.
I wrote out a one-page plan for the dinner that helped me know the exact ingredients to bring, what I had left to buy, and what I could prepare at home. I then followed my own instructions pretty strictly, making sure that everything I needed to do was right on the list. This helped to alleviate any pressure of forgetting items or leaving a major part of the dinner in my fridge. At the bottom of the list, I jotted down the brief directions for cooking the lamb at their house so that I could remember the temperatures and cooking times — this helped me avoid having to drag cookbooks halfway across town.
I purposely chose items that I had made before or that could be easily made in someone else's kitchen. I wanted dishes that packed a lot of punch but that didn't require deep concentration on my part while there. With a baby to fawn over and chatting to catch up on, I knew that following a complicated recipe would not be a highlight of the evening. Risotto was an easy choice because I make it fairly often, but it is a dish that parents of a newborn baby would never make for themselves.
I decided on a simple white risotto (base recipe from Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking, "Risotto with Parmesan Cheese, page 244). A couple days prior, I worked with a cheesemonger at Cowgirl Creamery to choose two cheeses that worked out really well: a Fontina and a Fiore Sardo. The Fontina provided a rich creaminess and the Fiore Sardo gave a really delicious bite to the dish.
When trying to choose a salad, I remembered Sam's delicious sounding citrus salad, and decided on an homage to that but that used mint to provide a good flavor combination with the lamb. I also knew the acid in the salad would play nicely with the lamb flavors.
The end result was so delicious that I made an entire plate of it for myself for lunch the next day. Pomelo was the perfect citrus to use because it is not as juicy as most other citruses, and its structure stands up to being in a salad without turning to mush. I wish I could provide a recipe for this, but it was basically the ingredients mentioned above combined until the taste was right and allowed to sit for a few minutes before serving. Absolutely delicious.
Prep as much as possible at home.
I did all of the cooking at K & T's house, though I probably could have cooked the lamb at home if I'd chosen. At home, I marinated the lamb in a Mustard-Rosemary paste (The Complete Meat Cookbook, "Roast Leg of Lamb", page 486), washed the pea greens, and roasted the pistachios that I needed for the pomelo salad. I also chilled the sparkling wine and washed all other vegetables that I could.
Take everything you need.
"I don't want you to be offended by the things I am about to pull out of my bag," I told Tricia. I know that her first reaction when I started piling up ingredients on the counter would be to wonder why I had brought the most basic of ingredients when she had all of these things. But I decided that it would be better to just arrive as a complete dinner unit than to constantly have to ask her if she had each ingredient I needed. To that end, I brought salt, vermouth for the risotto, chicken stock, butter, and my own pepper grinder.
Tricia had told me days beforehand that she would provide the dessert. She made delicious sugar cookies from a recipe that she uses from Everyday Food. In retrospect, I would have overridden her decision and either made something or brought it just so that she didn't have to stress out about making dessert, but I was glad she did it because the cookies were delicious.
The dinner took an interesting turn when I completely yelled at their dog for carting off the remaining piece of Fiore Sardo from my market basket while we were eating. The dog and I go way back, so there were not any hard feelings, and the cheese was saved because it was still in its wrapper and was untouched by canine slobber. Ziggy, the dog, should know by now that no one comes between me and a good cheese!
Though this dinner took a little more planning and forethought, I would do it again in a minute — it was truly appreciated by the new parents, and fun to try making dinner at someone else's home for the evening.


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Cinema and Representation
The Official Voice
By Albert Ohayon and Marc St-Pierre, NFB Collection Analysts
Person interviewed
Nina Beveridge is President of Beevision Productions, a full-service multimedia company that has provided animation, broadcast design and post-production to producers and broadcasters in North America since 1993. Nina now produces multi-platform content. Sample producer credits include: "The Idealist: James Beveridge, Film Guru," a documentary; "The Calling," an HD Film.
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Poland on the Prairies [1944]
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Ukrainian Winter Holidays [1942]
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Iceland on the Prairies [1941]
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Ukrainian Winter Holidays [1942]
Voice of Lorne Greene from the film The War For Men's Minds [1943]
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Voice of Lorne Greene from the film Voice of Action [1942]
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Voice of Lorne Greene from the film The War For Men's Minds
Lorne Greene's narration seemed to represent English Canada's official voice during the Second World War. The Battle for Men's Minds deploys images of "the people's century" against Germany's highly orchestrated films of cheering crowds and marching troops. In this film, Canada's message is spoken from an internationalist mindset supporting the struggles of common people everywhere.


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