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Originally Posted by DeadMoneyWalking
The more I read and reflect the more it becomes clear that we were cheated. MSU will tell us if the team quits or not. I have a feeling that they're going to rally and light up MSU big time.
shutup, before i wind another 2 seconds off the clock.
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Originally Posted by NozeCandy
You guys really should light them up. I'm just going to root for hilarity either way.
nah...ND 47 Little Brother 3 is what i'm hoping for.
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Originally Posted by MyTurn2Raise
FWIW, I saw this finger shushing about 10 times already during the season... only once was it called
that was a poor call by any standard
probably, but he did it.
i will say that if it were I that scored that td, shushing the crowd is just about the baseline of what i'd be doing.
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Originally Posted by Phildo
this picture is really awesome
and if someone can make it down to avatar size, i'd be MUCH appreciative.
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Originally Posted by shemp
I'm going to have go with blaming Weis's predecessor for being a 3 touchdown dog at home to Purdue in Charlie's third year was lower.
There is a lot to choose from.
i agree, but i *guess* i can understand the venom right now. especially when you consider the 'holier than thou' thought process that these people operate under.
plus, blaming the refs is a lot easier than blaming your coach, who you all did backflips for a few years back.
personally, after watching the highlights again, my favorite part was the refs running off after the game, and the announcer going, 'looks like Weis is sending his assistants to chase after them, he can't, because he has 2 bum knees'...i KNOW he wanted to just say the word 'fat', but couldn't...
also, i'll have to agree with the congregation: franchise (not that he gives a flying ****) is not the poster that he was on saturday morning. lots and lots of whining ITT. it's not like we didn't have a little run-good coming to us from last year or anything.
finally: brian's post comparing charlie weis to a poker player was A+ awesome.
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To really discuss what's wrong with Weis I have to dig into the poker metaphors. If Carr was a weak-tight calling station—a guy who doesn't take many risks and can be easily dissuaded from taking them—Weis is a loose-aggressive donkey—a guy who just bets and bets and bets and rides it. The LAG (loose-aggressive) is a better player, much tougher to win against, but is prone to huge, fatal mistakes. So the problem with that second-and-ten bomb was not that Weis threw, it's the sort of throw he called for. Running or whatever strips Michigan of its timeouts and has relatively little value compared to a first down. A first down just about ends the game. I had a perpetual frustration with Carr's playcalling in similar situations because it was run run run punt almost without fail, or possibly run run third and ten pass punt. So a slant or a hitch or some sort of high-percentage pass that can break for a first down is a great call.
The bomb is going all in with a middle pair after you get a couple overs on the flop. (I was in the World Series of Poker once!!!) It might work. But if it does, it's not because you're a good poker player.
Weis is a guy who thinks "they'll never see my 4-6 unsuited coming." And he thinks it all the time. I know, I know: Gus Hansen exists. The thing about poker on TV is that it throws out all the "boring" hands and therefore disguises Hanson's insidious brilliance. I've seen all of Weis's hands. He's not Gus Hansen. I mean, even if you're going to throw that, why throw it against Warren instead of the guy you've been torching all game?
awesome.