• South State Street Freeze Out

    A mildly concussed Shane Morris, after his final snap (and handoff) Brandon’s statement this morning basically hits all of the points I outlined here in my unpaid intern Crisis Management 101 lesson.  It assesses what happened, admits faults, discusses plans to fix the problems and so on. But—why was Hoke hung out to dry and not told this was all happening?  This isn’t just a “medical report”.  If Hoke was told this was all happening, at the Monday presser could have talked about his responsibility and perspective on Saturday, but then he could have added, ‘..but we’re reviewing everything that happened to understand what mistakes (if any) were made’ and that the ‘details will be coming soon’, etc. etc. It looks like they didn’t tell him?  What?  From the statement: As of Sunday, Shane was diagnosed with a probable, mild concussion, and a high ankle sprain. That probable concussion diagnosis was not at all clear on the field on Saturday or in the examination that was conducted post-game. Unfortunately, there was inadequate communication between our physicians and medical staff and Coach Hoke was not provided the updated diagnosis before making a public statement on Monday. How is that possible?   Again, I don’t think Hoke is lying.  I’m not suggesting Hoke is absolved of any ownership here – far from it. …

  • Sights & Sounds | Utah 26, Michigan 10

    Son of a BISCUIT I want these guys to turn this around.  It’s a little odd to me because I still see the pieces of a decent team but the results are a wreck.  Yesterday – with a the exception of a few breakdowns I thought the defense played pretty damn well (Jake Ryan – Manster.  Jourdan Lewis – fun to watch).  Derrick Green, when he was in there, looked like a seasoned back – he was patient and found the holes.  And once again, we outgained our opponent yet failed to score a TD. Gardner.  I don’t know what I’d do with 98.  He’s losing confidence with every interception – he’s becoming more tentative and locking on.  That’s fine against Miami but we’re not going to out-athlete the rest of the schedule.  If you bench him now I just wonder if that’s a point of no return for his confidence.  So I guess there are a couple options? 1. Start Gardner with a limited playbook.  It sucks to say that about a 5th year senior but sorry.   Shorter passes with the occasional sideline heave to Funch, and he’s got to run more. I’d encourage the big guy to take off for 5-7 yards more with more frequency.   I feel like we’re still on that treadmill of doing what we…

  • Views from the Abyss (BWW Bowl Game Photos)

    I’m working on a couple hours sleep after the game and hopping the first flight out of dodge, but here are a few shots from that brutal game.   A huge thanks once again to MVictors photog Kelley Kuehne for getting it done on Saturday night. As usual I encourage reuse and republication, I just ask you give credit and a link.  If you are looking for a higher resolution copy (Mrs. Lewan), send me an email.  when KSU stole our cloaking device :( I have no idea           Lewan and his moms after the game, grabbing her baby boy above, Lewan giving her his helmet below.  Here’s a montage.       Follow MVictors on Twitter