Renaissance Man

No Class MSU

2011-10-15T12:33:00.000-07:00

Let's get one thing straight: I like MSU as much as the next guy. I root for them when they play against anybody else.

But today, as every saturday in the fall, I bleed Maize and Blue. Michigan is my team. The little brother analogy from a few years back is pretty accurate - it's fun to pounce on your brother every now and then but when someone outside the family tries to pick on your team, you stand up for them. So nothing against MSU, my 2nd favorite on the scene but for me it has always (ie. since 2004) been Michigan.

The game was disappointing, Wolverine offense couldn't get it clicking. And by and large I dare say I would have been ok with a tough loss to a classy adversary in a game with quality officiating. Alas, didn't get but an "L" out of that sequence. Let me demonstrate to back my claims:

1) MSU had three backward passes that were treated as forward passes when they fell incomplete and Michigan players were in position to recover. It was clear to even the hate-on-Michigan booth from the replays that official blatantly botched the calls. Hard to argue three additional drive-stopping turnovers wouldn't have made a difference.

2) MSU #2 William Gholston not getting ejected from the game after two malevolent personal fouls. First was the jumping

on Denard Robinson's head on a pile after a play was called dead and by grabbing Shoelace's face mask twister his head round and around. Flag - 15 yards. Later, after not getting off the block of LT Taylor Lewan, Gholston threw a vicious punch after the whistle. Still not

ejected. Absolutely no class, what a little bitch of a player.

3) Spartan #44, whoever he is, got flagged

for maliciously tackling Robinson long after the ball was released to the extent that Shoelace was injured and unable to return in the game. The offending player #44 was flagged but not ejected or not even held out of the next series by MSU coach Mark Dantonio. ESPN cameras showed #44 laughing and high-fiving with fellow spartans on the sidelines. Made me sick, actually sick so much so that I wanted to simultaneously puke and drive my fist

through laptop screen.

4) Late in the game MSU intercepted a pass and spartan CB was taking it to the house. On the 5 yard line he took the ball and pointed it towards Michigan players while slowing down in clear taunting fashion. Still the play wasn't called back to the 5 yard line as the rule states it should have.

I'm really saddened by this showing by both teams - Michigan for its ineptitude on offense, MSU for overall total lack of sportsmanship not seen since I don't even remember - as well as the refs for making constant bad, biased calls on plays that mattered the most. With this technology you have to be able to accurately review if a runner was inbounds or out and make the right call.

One word movie reviews - Girl Walks Into a Bar

2011-10-09T00:13:00.000-07:00

Blah.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1682246/

Football gods giveth, football gods taketh away.

2011-09-17T16:47:00.000-07:00

Why?!? Why did it has to be this week Notre Dame secondary got their sh*t together? As much as football gods blessed me last week with what is going to be the most thrilling 1:12 of football this season, I still would have liked a Spartan win in Southbend tonight. Ok, I'll have to admit it was totally greedy of me to ask for two weeks of Michigan, Michigan State and Detroit Lions victories - and as goes an old proverb: "Ahneella on paskanen loppu." So football
gods smited (smote?) me down on this one. Such is life and football.

Ann Arbor got back to business as usual with a day time kickoff and Michigan got back to business as usual by taking command in the second quarter and handily beating EMU. Shoelace delivered another vintage Denard Robinson ground show with 198 yards and a TD. By the way, is the word vintage a little sketchy here? I

mean, the dude is barely old enough to drink a vintage and has been starting quarterback for a grand total of 15 games. I guess that just goes to show what kind of effect he had on the nation and especially wolverine die-hards with last season's electric showings. I wish we could keep him on the Big House field for another 4 years. Too bad he's a junior and on his second to last year of eligibility.

Nebraska's defence, also known as the blackshirts, didn't flash that mean streak we saw with Ndamukong Suh terrorizing offensive lines. Guess the black in the shirts isn't very pigmented.

This "analysis" is 100% biased, totally unspecific, purely unscientific and pretty much just me shooting up opinions but hey, it's my blog and my rules. Deal with it.

Just to get this out there...

2011-09-06T02:29:00.000-07:00

Good (?) way to set the tone, eclectic as this is going to be. What's your score?

- Intermediate preppie