This Month in MGoBlog History - October 2009: 4-0 turns into 5-4
Previously:
October 1 - Thursday
Unverified Voracity is Comparatively Huge. Dantonio says they’re preparing 85-90 hours a week.
Pictures of Denard signing some guy’s head.
The injury report is out (they actually did this every week, if you didn’t read last month’s diary), and Forcier isn’t on it.
Softball CF Bree Evans has been seriously hurt in a home plate collision.
October 2 - Friday
Finally, opportunities for me to look stupid Sunday:
Brandon Graham never sacks anyone again.
Minor and Brown about split the carries, with one going over 100 and the other coming close.
Michigan pulls something out of the bag of tricks.
Forcier does not get nervous.
Michigan, 31-27.
Unverified Voracity Posts This a Day After the Rest of the Internet. EXPLODING NANOOK BEAR!
October 3 - Saturday
Michigan State Liveblog.
Michigan lost to Michigan State 26-20. Highlights.
October 5 - Monday
Michigan State game column.
Mailbag. Update from old mailbag about “Old Spellin’ Guy” and about the new third down thing where everyone wiggles their fingers. How bad is Pam Ward? Why hasn’t the punt return improved at all this season?
Brian will be on WTKA this afternoon from 4-6pm.
October 6 - Tuesday
Unverified Voracity has Hot Sellers. A beautiful “shoelace” shirt has been added to the MGoBlog store.
Hockey has started. A full rundown of the season, the freshmen, the lines, and 2011 recruiting.
October 7 - Wednesday
Wednesday Recruitin’. Tim gives an update on the overall recruiting landscape.
UFR: Defense vs. Michigan State. Brandon Graham had a UFR record +18. Obi Ezeh and Troy Woolfolk each ended with -3.
October 8 - Thursday
Carlos Brown will be out for the coming game against Iowa.
Unverified Voracity officially Licenses a Snuggie. Troy Woolfolk is getting a try at CB. Jordan Kovacs has solidified himself as a viable option at safety.
Weekly injury report doesn’t say much.
October 9 - Friday
Finally, opportunities for me to look stupid Sunday:
Minor has like 90% of the carries.
Michigan finally pulls something out of the bag of tricks.
Woolfolk moves to corner and Iowa gets a big play because of safety error because of it.
Iowa, 20-17.
Unverified Voracity, Quickly. There might be white pants on Saturday?
October 10 - Saturday
Iowa beat Michigan 30-28. Highlights.
October 12 - Monday
Monday presser notes. Tate suffered a concussion against Iowa, but that’s not the reason that Denard finished the game.
Brian will be on WTKA this afternoon.
October 13 - Tuesday
Picture Pages: Getting the Edge.
Unverified Voracity Eschews True Style. The Daily detailed a play ‘M’ ran in an open practice. The play was subsequently used against Iowa...and then Rodriguez closed practices for the remainder of the year.
October 14 - Wednesday
Wednesday Recruitin’. Mentions of 2011 RB Justice Hayes and WR DeAnthony Arnett.
UFR: Defense vs. Iowa. Ryan Van Bergen had the best day with a +5. On the other end was Mike Williams with a -6.
October 15 - Thursday
Mailbag. Why doesn’t Tate have any batted balls (pre-Iowa)? Are Kevin Leach and Jordan Kovacs going to get scholarships? Are Tate and Denard making the right reads? What’s the difference between the Zone Read Dive and the Zone Read Veer? Is MSU putting a lot more time and prep in for the ‘M’ game?
October 16 - Friday
Unverified Voracity Burns More Boats. As the team begins to lose, the fractures in the program begin to show again. Rick Leach is calling out Lloyd Carr on WTKA.
Finally, opportunities for me to look stupid Sunday:
Vincent Smith and Michael Shaw have a ton of carries.
Michigan does nothing new at all.
Denard gets half of the snaps.
Michigan, 45-10.
Pictures Pages: Running Downhill.
October 17 - Saturday
Michigan beat Delaware St. 63-3. Highlights.
Delaware post game presser notes.
October 18 - Sunday
Delaware St. video collection.
October 19 - Monday
Delaware St. game column.
Unverified Voracity Makes a Birdman. Video of Zach Novak winning the dunk contest at the recent midnight madness event.
Tim recaps a recent Pioneer vs. Chelsea game with commit Ricardo Miller.
October 20 - Tuesday
Pictures Pages: Stretch vs. Veer, Fight.
Visualizing the Hennechart, a bumped diary.
October 21 - Wednesday
Bill Martin has announced his retirement.
A rundown of AD candidates, including: Bob De Carolis, Jeff Long, Warde Manuel, and Brad Bates.
Others
Former regent Dave Brandon is out there, but is a heavily active Republican who might unnecessarily politicize something that doesn't need that sort of thing. He's also the Domino's CEO and would have to give up his current job, and has considered running for the Senate. He's got other priorities.
Wednesday presser notes. David Molk will start this weekend, hooray!
Unverified Voracity Pulls Around. A discussion on Down G.
Lloyd Carr has declared he is not a candidate for AD.
October 22 - Thursday
UFR: Defense vs. Delaware St. No charts.
The hockey team is playing Niagra tonight, and it’s on TV.
October 23 - Friday (Hey, it’s my MGoBlog account birthday!)
Unverified Voracity Likes it Draconian. Boubacar Cissoko might come back to play this weekend?
Preview: Penn St.
Finally, opportunities for me to look stupid Sunday:
Minor gets the bulk of the work and puts up 100 yards on 20-ish carries.
Graham gets a lot of doubles, which leads to effective blitzing from Brown and Mouton.
Michigan busts out the wheel routes they've avoided so far this year and gets a big one.
Michigan, 23-21. Missed field goal the difference.
There are lots of MGoShirts available at Underground Printing, including several new designs.
Link to a Chris Brown article on the Penn St. defense.
October 24 - Saturday
Penn St. liveblog.
Penn St. beat Michigan 35-10. Highlights.
October 26 - Monday
And David Molk has a torn ACL and will be out for the rest of the season.
Monday presser notes.
The NCAA is coming to investigate, serving ‘M’ with a Notice of Inquiry.
October 27 - Tuesday
Mailbag. Someone is looking for “The Michigan Drinking Song”. Could there be end of year awards for best post, best diary, etc? Are Roh and Kovacs outside LBs? What about the lack of recruiting for the defense right now? Background information on FBS teams playing FCS teams. Should the 2008 defensive recruiting class be considered a bust (outside of Mike Martin)?
Unverified Voracity Says Nice Unfinished Hotel. Well, now Lloyd has come back and said nice things about Rodriguez.
It now looks like Dave Brandon would be the front-runner for AD, if he wants the job.
And Cissoko has been dismissed from the team.
October 28 - Wednesday
UFR: Defense vs. Penn St. Brandon Graham had a +17; unfortunately, Jordan Kovacs had a -5.
Wednesday Recruitin’. A 280 pound DT/QB Jatashun Beachum from Texas has been added to the board.
October 29 - Thursday
October 30 - Friday
Unverified Voracity Got Out Two Weeks Ago. Ha, when Beilein was hired, Manny Harris heard the new coach didn’t like players that dunked.
Finally, opportunities for me to look stupid Sunday:
Denard goes for 100 yards.
Michigan has a positive turnover margin.
The safety play burns Michigan.
Michigan, 28-17.
Tim gives an overview of all the Big 10 recruiting classes and Notre Dame. ‘M’ is currently 4th.
October 31 - Saturday
Illinois beat Michigan 38-13. Highlights.
Chaos needs to be mitigated. Posting and commenting restrictions have been enforced.
October 24th, 2019 at 11:45 PM ^
Ah, the good old days- all in!
October 25th, 2019 at 1:51 AM ^
Yuck! After this month I was getting sick of RR! I remember I did not even want to watch the Purdue game, so I went for a 10 mile run and listen to Michigan. The team was not able to hold on for the win, they lost and we finished under .500 for the second consecutive year.
October 25th, 2019 at 1:18 PM ^
Interesting that your "joined" date is just a few days after that Purdue game. Misery and company and all that I guess.
October 25th, 2019 at 7:00 AM ^
More fun memories!
On a lighter note, maybe we should revisit some if those posting/commenting restrictions.
October 25th, 2019 at 7:14 AM ^
Dave Brandon?!?! NNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooo.
The dark days in the darkness to come. Not sure I can watch this anymore
October 25th, 2019 at 9:39 AM ^
Wow, in your face, Delaware State.
October 25th, 2019 at 11:35 AM ^
DO NOT WANT TO REMEMBER 2009!
October 25th, 2019 at 1:16 PM ^
Don't worry, it's almost over!
October 25th, 2019 at 3:43 PM ^
2009 sucked
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