Birmingham Bowl Open Thread
Gents -
The Birmingham Bowl is upon us! The mighty ECU Fighting AAAARRRRS versus the Florida Gators. I'm sure this would generally generate little interest, except there's no other football to watch and there will (hopefully) be an announcement soon after the game's conclusion that Michigan will be picking up a new DC, DJ "Dirty" Durkin.
January 3rd, 2015 at 10:59 AM ^
January 3rd, 2015 at 2:23 PM ^
...East Carolina also lost in Philly to my Temple Owls.
Not holding out hope for ECU in this one.
January 3rd, 2015 at 11:00 AM ^
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January 3rd, 2015 at 11:45 AM ^
January 3rd, 2015 at 11:56 AM ^
Chicago would be a good place for a B1G/Big XII/AAC bowl game
January 3rd, 2015 at 12:00 PM ^
January 3rd, 2015 at 11:45 AM ^
January 3rd, 2015 at 12:18 PM ^
along the RTJ Golf Trail.
Click to see trail map across Alabama
(Scroll down then click on the Bama map)
BTW, Pratville is near Montgomery
January 3rd, 2015 at 12:18 PM ^
January 3rd, 2015 at 11:12 AM ^
January 3rd, 2015 at 11:25 AM ^
If our Defense is anything like Florida's in 2015 i'll be very excited.
They're not a bend don't break - they just stop them, now.
I disliked bend don't break because the offense is always in bad field position.
This defense can stop the spread and power formations.
January 3rd, 2015 at 12:07 PM ^
The concept of a "bend don't break" defense is hilarious. Good defenses neither bend nor break.
January 3rd, 2015 at 12:09 PM ^
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January 3rd, 2015 at 12:35 PM ^
with 19. I like that.
January 3rd, 2015 at 8:23 PM ^
Kinda like we got a 2013 Alabama offense by hiring Nuss?
January 3rd, 2015 at 11:15 AM ^
Will be watching this until the MBB game.
January 3rd, 2015 at 11:19 AM ^
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January 3rd, 2015 at 2:33 PM ^
Jeebus. I hope they hire Lincoln Riley at tOSU. Temple defensive coordinator Phil Snow gave Riley all he could handle when they played in Philly. I can only imagine what more competent coordinators like Durkin/Mattison could dial up.
January 3rd, 2015 at 4:18 PM ^
Eh, Meyer will probably field a very good offense next few years no matter who the OC is.
January 3rd, 2015 at 11:22 AM ^
ooof.
January 3rd, 2015 at 11:27 AM ^
How soon do you think we will hear any news re: Durkin? Hopefully before Monday.
January 3rd, 2015 at 11:31 AM ^
Durkin isn't going to want to field a bunch of questions about Michigan at the post-game presser, especially if Florida wins. It would be wrong to distract from the player's win. I'm guessing he is officially announced as our D-Coord on Monday or tomorrow at the earliest.
January 3rd, 2015 at 12:06 PM ^
I wouldn't be surprised if there's a big press conference on Monday or Tuesday at which the entire staff is announced. By then, all college games save Oregon/OSU will be over so coaches will either have said yes or not.
January 3rd, 2015 at 12:54 PM ^
January 3rd, 2015 at 1:10 PM ^
January 3rd, 2015 at 11:48 AM ^
....courtesy of TeamRankings, as always:
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Offense
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E. Carolina | Florida |
| Yards/Play | 6.3 | 5.0 |
| Points/Play | 0.428 | 0.391 |
| Rush Play % | 40.39% | 60.30% |
| Pass Play % | 59.61% | 39.70% |
| Completion % | 64.18% | 52.38% |
| 3D Conv % | 48.80% | 34.57% |
| RZ Scoring % | 85.25% | 89.66% |
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Defense
|
E. Carolina | Florida |
| Opp Yards/Play | 5.1 | 4.5 |
| Opp Points/Play | 0.363 | 0.320 |
| Opp Completion % | 57.33% | 54.22% |
| Opp 3D Conv % | 33.33% | 40.00% |
| Opp RZ Scoring % | 83.33% | 83.33% |
January 3rd, 2015 at 11:52 AM ^
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January 3rd, 2015 at 12:07 PM ^
If Marrow accepts his offer, he might be the Special Teams guy in addition to Tight Ends.
January 3rd, 2015 at 12:07 PM ^
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January 3rd, 2015 at 12:31 PM ^
featured far superior pass coverage technique that we saw all season at UM.
January 3rd, 2015 at 12:32 PM ^
Wait, Durkin's defense gave up a TD? DO NOT WANT
January 3rd, 2015 at 12:33 PM ^
I'm torn. I want ECU to win... it's where I went to undergrad.
On the other hand, if Durkin and Florida's defense can stop ECU's air attack, I'll be geeked about our (Michigan's) future. Shane Carden is a beast. ECU is ranked 3rd in passing yards and 15th in points. That over/under of 56... ECU can cover most of that on a normal day.
January 3rd, 2015 at 12:33 PM ^
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January 3rd, 2015 at 4:52 PM ^
January 3rd, 2015 at 12:33 PM ^
pick 6.
January 3rd, 2015 at 12:33 PM ^
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January 3rd, 2015 at 12:34 PM ^
NEW SEACHBITS IS UP!
January 3rd, 2015 at 12:34 PM ^
January 3rd, 2015 at 12:39 PM ^
Pimp.
January 3rd, 2015 at 1:10 PM ^
January 3rd, 2015 at 1:21 PM ^
Durkin's defense coming up big!
January 3rd, 2015 at 1:41 PM ^
ECU has 282 total yards at halftime.
22/35 for 203 yards (5.8 yards per pass).
19 rushes for 79 yards (4.2 yards/rush).
2 turnovers (1 pick-6 and 1 lost fumble).
January 3rd, 2015 at 2:01 PM ^
Man it must be hard to win a game when your defense has to score and prevent the other team from scoring at the same time.