MGOBLOG Hawt Take contest, 1st Tri-annual post-Rutgers

Welcome to the 1st bi-weekly, tri-annual MGOBLOG post Rutgers game “Hawt Take contest!”

 Here are the categories:

• Write a one sentence newspaper headline to sum it up
• X number of best things you saw
• X number of worst things you saw
• How optimistic/ pessimistic you are on a scale of 0 to 10 and why?
• What gives you reason for hope or BPONE
• Other topics

 

Here are the rules:

• Everyone gets a vote.  Even you MSU and OSU trolls lurking.
• If you reply, you’re entered
• Everyone will down and up vote your take.  You can vote on all of them or just the ones you want.  Unfortunately we won’t have access to the overall responses each will get, but we’ll be a able to see the overall net approval.
• When you upvote or downvote this post.  You are voting on the overall concept.  You are not voting on my example, and yes my personal hawt take.  I remain above your reproach.
• Winner is he or she who has the most plus votes.

Why am I posting this?

• Look at the board.  It’s dead up in this hizzy.
• All we did last week is bicker and throw poop at each other.
• except you frito burrito, that was a bad ass post on lack of jorts in the program, entitled “The real Problem:  Lack of Mobility”  You are still and will always be the prophet of fray.

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My hot takes (I would never spell my take that way you fool):

Headliner:

“Harbaugh Hope? Michigan demonstrates focus and improvement in bye week scrimmage vs Rutgers.”

 

Best things I saw

• Michael Dwunfour- he made a difference
• Uche!
• We  continue to get healthier
• McGrone is a beast
• Freshman Hill likes to hit!
• Shea played better
• Matt Millen wasn’t so bad this time.  Good for him!

 

Worst things

• Glasgow.  I want so much for him to be the next Kovacks, but it just aint happening.  He’ll probably be a great coach someday.
• Dammit- OSU sure looks good so far.
• Our offense and defensive lines just aren’t there yet.  But Dwumfour was a big improvement defensively.  Offensive line did well in pass pro- but not so well in short running situations.
• Shea still isn’t who he needs to be in order to beat OSU.  I speculate with no knowledge that he’s still recovering from his injury.  Ah yea, that's so hot right there.
• Rutgers

 

Opto- scale

I am a 7 on the optimism scale this week.  (came into the year at 9.5) .  We will beat Iowa and it’s a great opportunity to harden the team and gain confidence.  Schedule sets up pretty nicely.  Probably lose at PSU, but there is a revenge factor for the Notre Dame game at home.  Not looking good to beat OSU, but there is a lot of time left and we have some talent.  “The game” is at home.  Iowa game can really influence my number, but Rutgers did actually influence it more than I thought it would.  It’s Rutgers, sure, but my optimism went up anyway.  If we beat OSU it’s going to be because the offense improves noticeably each week.  Thumbs up to Gattis on the sideline.  I won’t forget about that Wisconsin game for a long time and try to keep remembering that OSU beat us soundly last year.  But I can’t wait for Iowa!

 

Other:

Funniest thing that happened during the game:

My OSU fan buddy from work texted me this pic with the following question:

 

 

As a reward for beating you guys so badly, Did Harbaugh have to give every set of Khakies he owns to Wisconsin?