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Posted by Ilana Angel
This show gets harder to watch each week. By harder of course I mean with each week there is less to like about any of these women. They are a disgusting group and I am embarrassed for them, since clearly they have no shame. I find them all repulsive but Taylor takes the cake.
This week starts with the end of Lisa's tea party, and Camille putting Taylor's abuse out in the open. I don'tI buy Taylor's broken jaw story and when Camille sold her out she didn't even bat an eyelash. She seemed to be caught in a lie more than anything else.
Camille leaves, Taylor fake cries then makes up with Lisa in a painfully awkward way. Taylor is in need of some serious medication and some acting lessons because her fake crying is laughable. Lisa is sucked into the game, while Kyle is ready to stir the pot at any given moment.
We see Kim moving in with Ken and it's creepy. They seem nervous together and while I want to be happy for her, these two are using together and so any remote chance that I could be on their side is gone. These two need to be on Celebrity Rehab not the Housewives. Not a cute pair.
Over at Kyle's, she is "making" grapes. Really? Who makes grapes? Her pal Faye comes over and I'm surprised by how much she looks like a monkey. She claims to be an abuse specialist and it's stupid. Kyle is a gossip and a drama queen and she is desperate to be relevant.
Lisa's daughter is going to Vegas for her bachelorette party and it is going to be at The Hard Rock Casino. Adrienne is going to be pissed about that. Meanwhile Camille is having lunch with Kyle and Adrienne. Adrienne sticks her tongue out when she drinks and it's disgusting.
I like Camille very much this season. I think Adrienne is a spoiled brat in desperate need of a makeover, and Kyle is a busybody who has a boring life and is in desperate need of fame. Kyle, much like the last bachelorette Ashley, is always picking her teeth with her tongue.
It's time for Kennedy's 5th birthday party. This child never seems to be happy which is sad. That Taylor is putting on this fake and pretentious party for her child is disgusting. She is a fame whore who married for money and cares about nothing but how fabulous her life looks.
The party is ridiculous and a kid does not care about all this crap. Give them some candy, a cake, a couple of friends and some bubbles and they are good to go. This was for the cameras and I'm ashamed for her. Another ridiculous thing about this party was Dana. She can go.
Can someone, anyone, explain to me why Taylor does not wear a bra? Ace Young from American Idol, a million years ago, is there and he is apparently hammered. He cannot sing, needs to wash his hair, and is flirting with Taylor. Taylor is a skank, and by skank of course I mean whore.
Lisa is planning Pandora's wedding and once again in a dress that is too small. They are choosing invitations and the one they love is ugly. Wedding planner Kevin Lee is back and he is fabulous. Lisa is planning the party as if it's for her and try as she might to seem real, she is fake.
Watching Russell at the birthday party is sad. We will never know what really happened in their marriage, and we certainly can't trust Taylor's side of the story, but I cannot look at this show and not blame her. I truly believe her appearance on this show is what did him in.
Brandi shows up to the party and it's awkward. I like her but this show was a mistake for her, and they don't take her seriously, but if one of the new chicks is going to come back, let it be Brandi. She is fun and Dana is forgettable. If given a chance, Brandi could be great.
Taylor is bitching about Camille to Kyle and Kyle is listening intently so she can then gossip about it later. Taylor is crazy. She says she never should have shared personal information with Camille, but the fact is she shared it with all the ladies and with us. This is her fault.
Adrienne arrives in a shirt that looks like she made it herself. As we predicted, she is pissed off that Lisa is planning the bachelorette party at planet Hollywood not The Palms. Who cares? Kyle is worried about all the infighting in the group. Right. She's happy as can be.
Kim is talking about her Disney life, again, when Brandi goes over to say hi. The music is hilarious. It's a gunfight at the saloon and I can't stop laughing. Brandi tries to make peace but Kim is a bitch. She's still mad at Brandi for putting her drug addiction out on the table.
Sidebar: I wonder if an addiction to crystal meth can cause you to mistake the sound of a horse for the sound of a cat. Kim is an Arabian horse who meows. I love Kim and she is entertaining as hell but this poor girl needs to get some help. I feel sad for her and wish her well.
That this show continues to paint Russell as a monster is pathetic. For Dana to bash Russell is sad since she told me they were friends. I worry for Kennedy that she will grow up and see her mother ruined the reputation of her father. She might hate her mom when she grows up.
Ace sings for Kennedy and it's a crap fest. He sounded horrible and the song was stupid. Are they kidding? Ace is wasted and cannot hold a note. Kennedy could care less about this mess her mother has put on for her. Then Taylor and Russell give Kennedy a horse for a present.
Sidebar: Ellen Barkin on Watch what happens Live was perfection and I freaking love her. She is a real Real Housewife of New York city and those trolls could learn something from her. By troll of course I mean Ramona. Rock on Ellen. You can follow her @ellenbarkin and me @ilanaangel.
Dear Lord. I want to scream. The only thing crazier than Taylor talking about her life is listening to Kyle talk about Taylor's life. Other than Camille, I don't like any of the women this year. This show is a clusterf*%$ and I hate that I watch it. Nobody is keeping it real.
12.3.13 at 10:31 am | Liar, liar, pants on fire.
12.2.13 at 7:09 pm | Second week in a row of boring television.
12.2.13 at 7:12 am | I was bored with all the jumping around.
12.1.13 at 9:20 am | The constant end endless desire to hurt someone. . .
11.25.13 at 11:14 pm | They started off strong, but tonight tanked.
11.25.13 at 9:02 pm | Some of this episode was uncomfortable to watch.
12.1.13 at 9:20 am | The constant end endless desire to hurt someone. . . (4127)
12.3.13 at 10:31 am | Liar, liar, pants on fire. (3722)
12.2.13 at 7:09 pm | Second week in a row of boring television. (3503)
November 20, 2011 | 9:12 pm
Posted by Ilana Angel
We start off this week with Sheree and her new house. How in the world does this woman have enough money to build a "chateau" in a fancy shmancy neighborhood? Furthermore, how drunk does she think we all are that we believe she was born anywhere near 1975? She is a loon, and focusing on the "necessities" only, like a library, ballroom, massage room and theater. Dear Lord this woman is too much.
Over at Phaedra's, she went from being pregnant and certain she would whoop her child, to being so desperately in love with her baby that she can't bear to hear him cry. She is super cute with her son, who I must say is absolutely delicious. That is one beautiful baby. Meanwhile Apollo is now the strict one with the baby. He is also getting into a little trouble, which is a shame and shouldn't be a big deal.
He was stopped because the cops thought he was someone else, but in the end he has a criminal past and so every time something routine happens, it's blown out of proportion. I feel bad for him because he is trying to live a life that society does not think he deserves to be living, and that is a lot of pressure. I do not know what his issues from the past are, but they are weighing heavy on him and his marriage.
Over at Cynthia's house, she is having dinner with her daughter, her impossibly handsome baby daddy Leon, and her really creepy husband Peter. We find out that Peter is going to open another bar. He tells us he is good at it, but we already know he sucks at it, so whatever. There is still friction between Cynthia's mom, sister and Peter, but he could care less. There is something very unsettling about Peter.
Kim is having lunch with Sheree and lets us know that other than their fight in the street when Sheree tried to pull off her wig, they are tight and have been for a decade. Whatever. Kim is only friendly with Sheree because she does not have a friendship with NeNe. Kim is talking about her new house and Sheree is clearly jealous. I don't get these two chicks or their convenient and forced friendship.
NeNe is getting her son ready to go to his dad's for the weekend. Her son is very sweet and I wanted to hug him. I really like NeNe and even though there is a backlash against her, I still like her and she is my favorite Atlanta housewife. It was sad to watch her stand on the front porch and see her son leave. I find myself wanting to hug NeNe too. I hope she comes out of this happy, healthy and whole.
Phaedra and Kandi are shopping for a baby shower gift for and Kandi once again is a passive aggressive gossip. She tries to make us think she does not want to get involved, or care about other people's business, but she is all up in their crap like her life depends on it. Kandi is a gossip and totally fake. She went from the classy one, to the trashy one and I don't care for her too much. She smiles while she stabs you in the back.
It's the day of Kim's baby shower, and she has invited 130 of her closest friends to celebrate with her and Kroy, who by the way is truly fabulous with Kim's daughter's. It's very cute to see and again let me say that is one yummy little dog. The shower is over the top and pretentious, even for Kim. Before I go on, let's just take a moment to say that the yellow tri-color stands of her wig are beyond ugly. Seriously ugly.
Kandi shows up at the shower and we hear she has not spoken to Kim for her entire pregnancy. Not surprising since we know Kandi is not really a good friend. Phaedra points out Kim was very judgmental of her shower, yet went even more pretentious for herself. Meow. Poor Phaedra has to listen to Kim's dad pitch himself for a job and God love her, Phaedra has perfect manners. I freaking love this chick.
Kandi is stirring the pot, again with Sheree by talking about Cynthia. We hear that Poppa Smurf Peter gave an interview and trashed all the ladies. Cynthia and Peter arrive for the last 20 minutes, didn't bring a gift and you know things are going to get ugly. I like the ugly stuff with these chicks. Phaedra and Sheree are calling Peter out on all the crap he said in the interview and Peter is not backing apologizing.
Apollo is pissed off that Peter disrespected his wife and is clearly annoyed, then Peter brings up the incident with Apollo and the police and it is on. Peter is being a total ass and poor Apollo is trying hard to stay in control, and it's sad. I feel bad for Apollo and think Peter is a schmuck. Cynthia is clearly embarrassed and the cops are now in the room. Apollo was great and I loved him tonight. Peter, not so much.
The promos for this week were much more entertaining than the actual show, but it was still good. A party is never the same without Nene and it's sad that Kim did not invite her. I don't get how she is friends with Sheree and not NeNe. They will make up eventually and NeNe will have been left out. I like these girls but how they treat each other is sad and immature. They need to grow up and start keeping it real.
November 16, 2011 | 8:50 am
Posted by Ilana Angel
Hard to believe this season is almost over. It's gone by fast. Probably because there were so many people I didn't care about, that seeing them get the boot went by in a steady flow. The final four was a mix of expected and surprises. I picked JR and Ricki to be in the finals week one, but am totally surprised that Rob Kardashian and Hope Solo are still in it.
I think Maks is an ass, and Hope is boring, so I wanted them to go early. Hope was not a great dancer so she should is lucky she hung on. I think Rob is a fame whore, and his sister Kim is a regular whore, so I didn't care if he went home either. The difference between Rob and Hope is that Rob can actually dance, so it makes sense Hope was sent packing.
Important to note that even though I am happy Hope finally got the boot, watching the video about her childhood made me cry. She is an inspiration and hero to little kids who are going through family struggles. She proves that you can create your own destiny and become whatever you want. I think her dancing sucks, but she is an amazing human being and I admire her.
Sidebar: I just want to put it out there that I don't think the singers on this show are very good. I get that they learn new songs each week, and it's a hard job, but there is a homeless guy on the corner of Laurel Canyon and Ventura singing Christmas carols, and he sounds better. There are millions of unemployed and talented singers in LA and it's time for a change.
Let's just talk about the Kardashians for another minute. I'm not a fan. Even their voices annoy me, but with that said, I think Khloe is hilarious, the best of the bunch, and the only one worthy of a TV show as she really is quite entertaining. Kourteney is useless, the two little ones are boring, Kris is insane and Kim is a porn star, with no clear talent, even in bed.
There is a large backlash building on the Internet to get rid of the Kardashian family on television. Petitions, and letter writing campaigns, which all stem from Kim and her fake marriage for money. I almost feel bad for them but in the end I don't. They had a nice run and managed to turn their 15 minutes into what seems like forever, so they should be proud.
With that said, I really like Rob Kardashian. I didn't in the beginning, but he has won me over. He is so sweet, and trying so hard, and he has earned his spot in the finals. I am so happy he is there. For him to make it is quite remarkable. He started the show getting votes because of his family, and now he is in the finals in spite of his family. Bravo Rob.
I can't write about Dancing With The Stars without commenting on Brooke. I cannot stand her voice, her stupid questions, her lack of personality and apparently missing sense of humor. If we learned one thing this season, it was that the co-host of DWTS should be Carson Kressley. He is an entertainer, funny, charming, smart and the only real choice.
The four young men who were the spotlight performers were really good and their video package was great. I was proud of them and hope they had the best time. As for The Muppets, they are perfection. I have always loved the Muppets and it's so great that a new generation of kids will get to know and love them, and us old timers can have them back.
The finals are set with Ricki Lake, JR Martinez, and Rob Kardashian. I think this is a great group and next week will be fun because they can all dance. I'm ready for this season to be over, but I've enjoyed it. The mirrored ball trophy could go to any of the finalists and that will make it fun to watch. I'm wonder if Kim will come for Rob. Probably not, that would be keeping it real.
November 15, 2011 | 1:03 am
Posted by Ilana Angel
Before I blog about this train wreck, I want to say I am sick of this show. Each week I think it can't get any worse in terms of their behavior, and then they outdo themselves. These women are fame whores with no regard for each other. This week's episode it yet another example of Bravo's attitude towards a man who took his own life. That they are creating this legacy for his children is shameful.
We begin at Kim's house, where Kyle is meeting her new boyfriend. The same boyfriend who currently has a profile up on match.com. I almost feel bad for the guy that he has put his life out on the line for everyone to attack. By everyone, of course I include myself. This guy looks creepy, but when he hugged Kyle goodbye I liked him. No chick is worth what he will go through.
Kyle is crying like a baby and it's just odd. I get that it's her sister and she's worried, but there is an insincerity to her crocodile tears that make me think she is more bitchy than loving. Kyle is selfish, and a fame whore, and I think her concern for his sister is more for the camera than anything else. I also happen to think she stole the house in the desert from Kim.
Adrienne and Paul are out for his birthday dinner. This couple makes me crazy, and her unfiltered hatred for her husband is upsetting. Why he allows her to humiliate him is fascinating. Even more confusing is why Adrienne refuses to brush her hair, and wears clothes from the 80's. I used to think their banter was cute, but she can no longer hide her dislike of him.
She rattles off a list of things you need to do to make a marriage work, yet she does not do any of the things she lists. On her husband's birthday, she decided she is going to talk about Taylor. Whatever. It is in such poor taste that they are showing these scenes of the ladies talking about Russell. Kyle talking to husband is boring and I'm skipping over it.
Taylor is at an event with Russell and it makes me sick. I'm not sure why I have such a reaction to seeing him, but I do. It makes me want to cry that his children will watch this show, to be able to see their dad, only to see he is painted as a truly horrible human being. Taylor is nominated for an award, which she loses. Yes, Taylor is a loser. Literally.
The pretentious double kiss that these chicks do is dumb. We don't do that here so I'm not sure why they insist on it. Kyle "accidentally" tells Lisa about the event she was not invited to. By accidentally of course I mean Bravo scripted it. Lisa's feelings are hurt and I feel sorry for her, for a second, until I remember what a complete bitch she is.
Lisa is hosting a tea for the ladies and invites Taylor, but not the new girls Brandi or Dana. She is once again in a dress that is too small. Taylor arrives and the train is moving forward and ready to crash. Taylor is a mess and Lisa is looking to pick a fight. Does anyone else think Taylor this season is acting like Alex in NYC last season? Trying to have a voice?
Lisa keeps asking Taylor why she came to the tea, which is odd. Has Lisa forgotten she invited her? Alex, I mean Taylor, is going off on Lisa, telling her all the things she has said and done to hurt her. Lisa is defensive, Taylor is having an episode, the other ladies are sitting quietly, and Kyle is sticking her nose into business that she should simply shut up about.
Taylor's mouth makes her look like a duck. Best line of the whole night, "If you can't be my friend, just please don't be my enemy." It's classic weak girl standing up to the bully. I feel heartbroken for Taylor, but truly sad for Kennedy. That her father took his own life, and this is the view of life that Taylor is showing her daughter is completely screwed up.
Taylor is screaming, Lisa is denying, and nothing is being resolved. It's hard to pick a side on this one because neither one of them seems sincere. Taylor is having a nervous breakdown, and Lisa has a tone of dismissal that is annoying. Then it happens. Taylor turns off the tears and has a bi-polar moment. She is now in total bitch mode and looking to take people down.
Taylor tries to get the other ladies to turn on Lisa but it's not happening, so she bails. She heads out and finds Paul loitering at the gate. Taylor starts spewing her crap to Paul, and back in the house, everyone is now questioning whether Taylor is telling the truth about Russell, or making up the stories of abuse. This poor man will never rest in peace as long as this show is on.
Sidebar: Isn't it interesting that when this show airs, and we see what a conniving and fake person Kyle is, she starts tweeting things about her daughter that are super cute? Really? You act like a bitch, and we are supposed to not think badly of you because of the all the cuteness with your little girl? We're not dumb Kyle. You are mean. Own it.
The ladies all turn on Taylor in my opinion, and call out her marriage. She seems annoyed by it, which is odd since she has been trashing her husband for a year. Camille puts it out in the open that Russell hits Taylor. This show is a clusterf**k. I feel sorry for all of their children, and I feel pathetic that I watch this crap fest. It is crossing boundaries.
Like all good train wrecks, I simply cannot stop watching. Every one of these women has serious problems in their lives and even with their money, and beautiful homes, I cannot imagine anything that would make me want to have their life. Remember the first season of Orange County when it was campy and fun to see how the other side lived? Those days are gone.
These women are more concerned with fame than they are with leaving an important legacy for their kids. There is nothing appealing about these women or the lives they lead. It's time for Beverly Hills to go away, or be recast, because watching them ruin their lives is not any fun for us. Bravo should do the right thing, and start keeping it real.
November 14, 2011 | 9:02 am
Posted by Ilana Angel
This week starts out with NeNe, Kandi and Cynthia going to Miami for a little get away. I'm not sure why Kandi would be invited by Nene, and by not sure of course I mean Bravo made her take Kandi. I really like NeNe and these heffers better back off of her. Jealously is not cute ladies.
The girls are in the hotel for five minutes and the talk turns to sex. Kandi is pretty with long hair, and NeNe is on a mission to find a man for Kandi. Back in Atlanta, Kim is very pregnant and for reasons I will never understand, Bravo has decided we need to hear her pee.
She pees a lot, which is funny, but can't they shut off the mic while she is doing her business? It's gross and ridiculous. Kim's birthday is coming up and she is going to be 33. Yup 33. Seriously, there is just no way this chick is 33 years old. I'm simply not buying it. No way.
Phaedra has decided to go into the funeral business. She goes to talk to Willie, the king of funerals in Atlanta, to see how she should proceed. She is such a pretty girl, but her make-up is insane. She is the most entertaining of the women and I could listen to her ramblings all day.
Willie is adorable and she wants him to mentor her, which is hilarious since he clearly thinks she is off her rocker. Willie is formal and loving, while Phaedra is counting the money. It will be interesting to see what happens with this. Southern weddings are a trip.
Back in Miami the girls are eating and talking about how rich NeNe is. Poor Nene. It's a shame that she feels the need to defend herself to these women. I don't care about how much money NeNe has, but bless her. She can count it on camera for all I care. Nene is fabulous.
Kandi is two faced when it comes to NeNe and she is waiting for something to snap. Not cool. Turns out its lesbian pride weekend in Miami and the ladies weekend has taken on a whole new meaning. NeNe lets us know she is strickly dickly, and does not understand lesbians.
Sheree is shopping with her son Kairo. She is talking about how shy and reserved he is, yet she has him on the show, and he is clearly not thrilled. He is a very sweet boy and I felt for him that his shopping was put on camera. Sheree seems to know nothing about him. It's weird.
She then says she is talking to her ex about him spending more time with his dad and it's so very sad. Why put her child on television and talk about how his dad does not spend time with him? It was a selfish move and I lost any respect I had for Sheree. Not big deal, it was not a lot.
Nene is looking at a house in Miami because she might move there. Really? Not a chance. It is a fabulous house, but she is not buying a 9 million dollar home in Miami when she could have an estate in Atlanta. Not happening, waste of time, lame Bravo time filler. Cynthia is sweet.
The girls are on the beach in their bathing suits and I think Kandi looks great, even though NeNe makes fun of her size. Nene looks great too, but next to Cynthia, she should not be commenting on other people's bodies. The girls are once again talking about sex. It's an odd discussion.
We find out things I'm not sure I need to know about these women. They meet a couple of guys and Nene is a little flirty which is cute. She is separated and not sure what is going on with Greg, so it's sad. I like NeNe and she would be my choice of Atlanta housewives to have lunch with.
Sheree and Kim are having dinner and all they have to talk about is Nene. It's odd that these heffers have nothing better to talk about than crap about Nene. There is a lot of jealousy and not a lot of genuine friendships happening with these women, only Bravo made friendships.
Kim wants us to think her and Kroy took things slow, which is insane. Phaedra wants Apollo to come into the funeral business with her, and he wants no part of it. Her baby is a beautiful little boy. It's interesting that she has absolutely no idea what her husband does for work.
Kroy is taking Kim out for her birthday dinner. She says Kroy knows everything, and she is book smart, but they seem to know nothing about each other, which makes sense since they don't really know each other. He is a sweet boy and that he is now connected to her forever is sad.
Kroy gives her a $22000 bracelet for a gift and it's sweet, but her reaction was small. She said she was excited, but it looked like she could have cared less. Back at their house is a little surprise party planned with just a handful of people. It's sweet. I find Kim oddly appealing.
Kandi is gossiping about NeNe again. She says that the ladies all talk about each other but she wants to stay out of it, yet she was the one who started the crap talking about Nene. Kandi wants to appear to be the nice one, but at the end of the day, she is just like the rest of them.
Phaedra, Kandi and Sheree are hanging with Kroy while Kim gets a massage. Kroy is such a sweet man, or rather boy. He is so young and charming that I am happy for Kim that she found him, but worried for him that he won't be rich enough for her in the end. Fingers crossed.
Next week looks fabulous and I can't wait. This week was okay, but not great. NeNe was on WWHL with Andy and she was great. I like Nene and think the others are jealous of her. She was classic NeNe, voted favorite ATL housewife, and as always, was keeping it real.
November 8, 2011 | 9:43 pm
Posted by Ilana Angel
10) She has a show about matchmaking, but we have never seen her make a match.
9) She has a drag queen impersonator that is prettier and more feminine than she is.
8) She has a staff that should be working at LA Ink.
7) She is rude, obnoxious and abrasive.
6) She has to pay clients to be on her show.
5) She makes us want to put crushed glass in our eyes.
4) She is offensive to men, women, gays, Jews, and most living things.
3) She is not funny and is recycling jokes from season one.
2) She isn't getting the numbers she got before we knew she was a skank.
And the number one reason Patti Stanger and Millionaire Matchmaker should be cancelled is:
We don't like her or her stupid show, and we are not watching.
I hate to be harsh, but it's the truth, and needed to be said. By "hate to be harsh", of course I mean this was my toned down version of what I really wanted to say. It's hard to not be vicious when you've had 2 glasses of wine, which by the way is not enough to make it through an episode of this crap fest. That my friends, is keeping it real.
November 7, 2011 | 9:36 pm
Posted by Ilana Angel
These chicks seriously make me sick. I used to dig them because it's where I live, so seeing the hood is cool, plus their wealth is fascinating. They are now just a bunch of fame whores, who have no real loyalty to each other, and nothing to do with their time. They suck the joy out of the real housewife franchise. The bores of DC where better than this group.
We start with Paul offering free services to the ladies. Translation: he is a fame and money whore who is doing this so all the wannabes will now call his office and get the work done. Taylor is getting filler, and Lisa is there to tell her to eat something. Taylor lets us know her face is genetically thin. Great. What about the rest of your anorexic body sweetie?
Kim is on her way and calls Paul to say she is coming. She is a mess. The thing is, she is also quite entertaining and the higher she is, the more fun she becomes. It's sad because you want to tell her to get help, but at the same time you want to pour her a drink so she will be fun. It's a sad and vicious cycle. Taylor's face makes me cringe. Eat Skeletor.
Camille skips the party because she is home with her kids, having just heard Kelsey has sued her for custody of their kids. He's a loser and she can take comfort in knowing that he will rot in hell. Lisa and Kyle call her to check in which is lame and an on camera crap fest. Meanwhile Russell is emailing Lisa letting her know his marriage with Taylor is going great.
Kim finally arrives and let's Kyle know she is not coming to the séance because it's against her religion. Kyle thinks she's nuts, but it's true. Séances are indeed not permitted in the Church of Crack. Kim needs an intervention. Sidebar: Any mention of Russell Armstrong on this show is sickening and Bravo should be ashamed of themselves. It's disgusting.
I cannot let another episode pass without commenting on Adrienne's hair and clothes. Is this an episode of Dallas, circa 1980? Her hair is in desperate need of a good cut and color, and her clothes are silly. The belted blue shirt with shoulder pads was ugly. With her money and time, there is no excuse for her to look how she does. None. Get a stylist, or fire the one your have.
Kim, who made endless fun of Taylor for doing her lips, gets her lips done. Kyle leaves in a huff. I used to think Kyle was fun, but now I think is a complete and total bitch. She is not funny, not a good friend, and if she mentions Paris one more time I will scream. She went from my favorite to who cares about you? Camille is my new favorite BH housewife.
Kyle calls Brandi to invite her to the séance. Such a load of crap. She does not want her there and it's a simple case of Bravo scripting. Why Kyle would choose to include her young daughter is beyond me. Instead of whoring out her kids, maybe she should spend her time explaining to her good friend Taylor that she is too old to not be wearing a bra. Strap them in already.
Taylor goes to Kyle to ask for help when it comes to Lisa, who is spreading rumors about her. Kyle, Lisa's great friend, suggests that maybe Lisa preys on the weak. Dear Lord, with friends like Kyle, who needs enemies? The séance is on and all the fake kissing and hugging is hilarious. Between Camille and Faye, Kyle and Brandi, I am laughing. Thank God for wine.
As for the medium who is doing the reading, really? As an avid watcher of this show, and a person with access to Google, I could do as good of, if not better, job. It's so lame. I'm more interested in the earthquake in Oklahoma City than I am in this fake reading. If you mute the TV and speak for them it's fantastic. My version of this séance is freaking hilarious!
Kyle heads over to Kim's and it's gross. Why is it that Kim cannot do anything in her life without telling Kyle? Kyle is offended that Kim does not tell her stuff. Really? Reality check Kyle. She does not tell you because you are a total bitch. If I were Kim' s friend, my advice to her would be for her to tell Kyle nothing. You are a conniving backstabber Kyle.
I like it that Kim is strong enough to stand up to Kyle and tell her she is doing this for herself and nobody else. That said, if I always did things for other people and was finally going to do
something for myself, moving in with Ken is not the way I would go. Maybe get a new car, or a get new drug dealer, but not this. That said, I wish Kim well and hope he is nice.
Next week is going to piss me off. I am seriously offended by any and all reference to Russell, and next week will be upsetting. Bad enough his children have this show as a legacy of their dad, but to drag all this garbage up is just mean and selfish. Next week will be rough and I can tell you right now to buckle up because on behalf of Russell, I will be keeping it real.
November 7, 2011 | 9:35 am
Posted by Ilana Angel
The ladies of Atlanta are back and if you base the upcoming 4th season on the premiere episode, it's going to be good! Before I started watching I checked out the word "heffer" in the Urban Dictionary. It is listed as meaning: a fat bitch, or conceited girl with a bad attitude. I think it sounds funny when used in real life, and nobody can pull it off like these girls.
The show starts with a very pregnant Kim and her fiancé Kroy, getting ready to move in together and have their baby. Kim is sitting on her ass with Sweetie while Kroy works. They a cute couple and I'm happy for them, but her talking about his ass for so long felt weird. He's only 25 and if I were his mom, listening to this wig rat talk about his bum, I'm be grossed out.
NeNe is getting a car for her son Bryson, who is a little too ungrateful for me. He does not seem to appreciate his mother, and it makes me sad because she is trying. We all want the best for our kids and I really hope he does not disappoint her. Again. Important to note that Bryson's earring is totally ridiculous and I want to pull it out. I like Nene. Always have.
Sheree is up next and it must be said that this woman's body is insane. She works out and you can tell. Her body is tight and she looks great. There is something different though and I'm not sure what it is. Did she have work done on her face? She is beautiful, but something new is going on. She is meeting with Lawrence, my favorite Atlanta sidekick.
Sheree is pissed because NeNe, the heffer, tried to take money from one of her deals. They are going to make plans to meet to talk it over. By talk of course she means sream. I missed these chicks. Over to Cynthia, she is starting her own modeling agency and has invited Ms. Jay to come and help her. Ms. Jay is divine and he should have his own show, not helping here.
Cynthia seems like a very nice woman, but she is just not that interesting. We are now with Phaedra. Her baby is beautiful and she is still with Apollo. Her great aunt has passed away and she is thinking she wants to get into the funeral business. I love her voice, her accent, her vocabulary, all of it. I find Phaedra to be fascinating, and extremely entertaining.
The model agency scenes are lame and I will lose interest fast, wait, already have. Kandi, Sheree and Phaedra are vibrator shopping. Why? Because Kandi is starting her own line of vibrators. Really? She says as a single parent she needs to make money, so she thought about sex toys. God Bless her, but she is the last one I would have thought would get in the sex business.
Note to self: visit that shop in Atlanta. Meanwhile Kim is in bed with an insanely adorable dog, and hanging out with her kids and Sweetie. She says having the kids around is great because they bring her things all day. It's funny how they are portraying her this year. She seems mellow, but we know there is some serious heffer just waiting for the baby to come.
Phaedra oversees her aunt's funeral, and it's very lovely and southern. She looked beautiful and I loved her hat. I think Funerals by Phaedra is a delicious idea. It's time for Sheree and NeNe to meet and clear up their situation. From the moment they say hello you can feel the tension. It's not going to end well because it does not start well. Sheree is cool, NeNe is hot.
Sheree's ability to stay calm is amazing. Maybe it's because she knows she can knock these bitches out with one shot from her guns, so there is no fear. Sheree gets the guy on the phone and he confirms Sheree's story, and Nene loses her mind. Standing, yelling, and cussing, telling Sheree how rich she is. NeNe bailed, and Sheree goes out after her. It is on in Atlanta.
NeNe leans of Cynthia for support and you just know it's only a matter of time before these two turn on each other. I like NeNe. I think she is funny and entertaining and she better not let these chicks suck the joy out of this time for her. NeNe says she has never been hated like that before, which I'm guessing is not true. It's going to get worse before it gets better.
The best part of the premiere episode was the last minute where they showed us what is coming up this season. It is going to be beyond good. Blogging can be painful with some of these housewives cities, but that will not be the case with Atlanta. I am excited about the season, excited to blog, and wish all the ladies and heffers well. I know they will keep it real!
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This Week's Obsession: The Borges Leap
Oh boy.
Our roundtable's obsession this bye: what to do if you're Borges. The cast:
Scott Bakula as Brian Cook, a quantum physicist who becomes trapped on the internet following an experiment with trying to understand zone stretch plays.
Dean Stockwell as Seth Fisher, a cavalier, cigar-smoking hologram sidekick who's always playing with his doohicky smartphone thing.
Deb Pratt as Mathlete, a super hybrid computer that runs Project Points Above Normal.
Dennis Wolfberg as Heiko, a programmer and doctor described as short and annoying.
Having Dileo in the slot blocks a SAM more effectively than asking Funchess to block that guy. [Upchurch] |
Okay I'm out of Quantum Leap characters. Next person to respond gets to be the chimpanzee. That question:
By an extraordinary string of events that in no way represents unauthorized usage of the MGoBlog credit card, I have managed to procure for us one (1) trip via the Quantum Leap machine into the mind of Al Borges. We may send just one person--totally undetected--to control the mind of Borges from now until Minnesota kickoff, and must use it to fix Michigan's offense. Remember, once you are out of his head Borges takes over again. What would you do, implement, change, practice, and rep if this was you?
Heiko: Well I actually succeeded in doing this and it resulted in the last two weeks so I am staying away now.
[After the jump: Brian's 8-step program.]
Preview 2011: Five Questions On Offense
Previously: The story, the secondary, the linebackers, the defensive line, the offensive line, the receivers, the running backs, the quarterbacks, special teams, defensive questions.
Is Al Borges going to play to his strengths or Denard's?
Borges has been talking about lots of wide receivers and lots of shotgun since people started him asking the obvious question of the offseason. This has not kept people from asking him "yeah, but how much?" The only thing Borges could have done to get people to cease and desist is present a signed contract guaranteeing a certain number of shotgun snaps and QB Draw Oh Noes.
He didn't quite do that in his interview with the BTN crew when they hit up Ann Arbor, but he came closer than he ever had before:
Point blank: Denard "is the priority." (Readers wishing to contrast with Rich Rodriguez are asked to focus on his obsession with a poorly-run 3-3-5, not his inability to squeeze maximum production out of the ragtag 2008 offense.)
The spring game disputes this version of reality:
They kept running the waggle and Denard could not get anything out of it. There was a guy in his face the whole time; the resulting throws were frequently incomplete due to inaccuracy. In the video above when Hoke references a couple of "drops" the best examples the BTN can dig up are Drew Dileo almost making a spectacular one-handed stab and Darryl Stonum almost making a spectacular sideline lay-out.
Maybe in a tackle football game he can escape that contain guy on the regular, but that seems like a high variance strategy with limited upside. Option 1: beats corner guy, is on corner, has shot at running some probably not immense distance or hitting a crossing route of some variety. Option 2: second and 20. There's a reason the waggle is strictly an occasional changeup—whenever you've got the ball and are spending time with your back to the defense there's a chance something awful is going to happen, like John Navarre getting blown up in that one MSU game.
But after the game Borges said Denard would run more "in the real world" and that's a long time ago now and every indication we've had since is that the offense isn't going to be a whole lot different than it was last year.
I have been arguing for this to the point where I feel bad for annoying people about it. This makes me so happy. It makes me drool baby drool. Look at that. I am so happy.
ONE: it suggests that Al Borges is awesome. His career has hinted from this as it rambled from scrambling Forcier-a-like Cade McNown to brutal play-action annihilation with Ronnie Brown, Cadillac Williams, and Jason Campbell to a flexible multi-formation West Coast attack featuring Ryan Lindley in any formation you care to name. Now he's got the squarest peg he's ever run across and he's busily shaving his offense to match.
TWO: This is the way to go, especially now. In the NFL, shotgun formations are more efficient:
Shotgun formations are generally more efficient than formations with the quarterback under center.
Over the past three seasons, offenses have averaged 5.9 yards per play from Shotgun, but just 5.1 yards per play with the quarterback under center. This wide split exists even if you analyze the data to try to weed out biases like teams using Shotgun more often on third-and-long, or against prevent defenses in the fourth quarter. Shotgun offense is more efficient if you only look at the first half, on every down, and even if you only look at running back carries rather than passes and scrambles.
In college, running quarterbacks have a real advantage that the Mathlete stumbled across while trying to figure something else out:
In Denard's specific case the threat of a run from him is the reason he could surge to 20th in passer efficiency (Chad Henne 2006: 26th) one year after being totally incompetent.
Al Borges is going to do his damndest to keep Denard productive, upright, and beaming.
How much will Borges's lack of familiarity with cheetahs in Porsches strapped to jet engines and dropped out of an airplane hurt the offense?
It is going to hurt somewhat. Pretty much the only thing Rodriguez was consistently awesome at was introducing wrinkles in the run game that consistently produced. Remember that dreamlike first half against Penn State in 2008 when Brandon Minor emerged from nowhere and raged his way down PSU's throat? Rodriguez was fantastic at that stuff.
It petered out in his first two years because he had nothing to go to—no constraints—when the defense started cheating on him. With Robinson the wrinkles not only to the run game but to the defense-crippling QB Draw Oh Noes resulted in either points or plays where the points were there for the taking if only the players could have executed. Maybe the fundamentals were lacking. I tend to think of these things as youth and bloody fate. Either way you could see the outline of something great and tentacled in Michigan's fumbling missteps and blown opportunities. Rodriguez's offense was gorgeous in how it gave defenses awful choices.
Al Borges can do that. In his first year at Auburn, Jason Campbell averaged 10 YPA. Ten! That is a great many yards per attempt.
I'm not sure he can do that with Denard. He'll give Denard a more sophisticated offense that he won't execute as well as Borges needs him to; he'll use Denard's legs but not quite as effectively as Rodriguez would have. These guys are good because they've spent a lot of time specializing in ways that make them successful. There is a necessary lack of efficiency once they get outside their comfort zones.
Is anyone going to help Denard out?
I think so. Injuries laid up Shaw and Toussaint last year; both are apparently healthy. It's also possible that Vincent Smith will be closer to his late freshman form now that he's almost two years removed from his ACL tear. Add in a sophomore Hopkins and a couple freshmen and there are a lot more bullets in the chamber than there were last year, when Michigan was down to Smith and a fumble-prone Hopkins most of the season.
Without a similar plague of injuries, whoever emerges from those six guys is going to be better than the one who emerged from two. That's still going to hold true even when the grim reaper scythes one of Shaw or Toussaint down in the Big Ten opener. (Don't even think this isn't happening.) Getting production out of the tailback is key. If they can do that they can approximate last year's offense without putting undue pressure on Denard's bones.
In the passing game the #1 candidate to turn incompletions and short gains into longer ones is Junior Hemingway. He averaged 18.5 yards a catch last year and showed signs of being a guy you can just chuck it to because he'll come down with it. A fully healthy, senior Hemingway is a potential breakout performer.
Is the offensive line cut out for this?
Las year's offensive line was a B+. They didn't get an A because of a zillion Taylor Lewan penalties and mediocre play at right tackle. The interior line was very good. This year everyone is back save Steve Schilling and Perry Dorrestein. Dorrestein was a replacement level starter and Schilling has a touted, capable backup entering his redshirt junior year. Four starters return.
If this is not a great offensive line it will be because of a mismatch between what they were recruited to do and what they've been asked to do. Of late there has been a surge in OL skepticism from the premium practice reports on the message boards; I interpret this as a bunch of power being run not very effectively by a crew that should be running primarily zone.
If "this" is old-school MANBALL running, the answer is no. If it's a hybrid between last year and MANBALL, they'll get by. If they're making people cheat on the zone they will kill.
Michigan will backslide. But let's set the point from which they will backslide: I believe the advanced metrics. Michigan's field position was terrible, field goals were terrible, turnovers were terrible, and so forth and so on. We would have gotten a better picture of this offense if the field position they gained was honored either by the special teams or the defense. What happened last year was a lot of excellent play marred by turnovers from a true sophomore first-year starter with the weight of the world on his shoulders.
If Michigan did not have the #2 offense in the country last year, they weren't far off. What we had going last year was both explosive on the ground (5.6 YPC exceeded Carr's best effort this decade by almost a yard and a half) and in the air:
Last season, his first as a full-time starter in former coach Rich Rodriguez's spread offense, Robinson had 16 runs that covered at least 20 yards and seven that exceeded 30 yards. He had at least one 20-yard gain in nine of the Wolverines' 13 games last season. He scored touchdowns on runs of 87, 72, 47, 32 and 32 yards. He also had 12 pass completions of more than 40 yards. That's more than Stanford's Andrew Luck.
Criticisms about Michigan's inability to score points against elite defenses mostly boil down to inopportune turnovers and bad defense. In games against Iowa, Penn State, Wisconsin, and Ohio State, Michigan averaged nearly 440 yards. Because of the defense, special teams, and Denard's high turnover rate they didn't turn those yards into enough points—and they still scored 28 or more in three of those games. The bowl game was the only real clunker.
It was for real and it returns everyone save Steve Schilling, Martell Webb, and Darryl Stonum. Those three guys have upperclass replacements that should do just fine. The main issues with maintaining last year's level of productivity are:
- Regression to the mean.
- Keeping Denard upright.
- Not suffering more than two injuries on the OL or at TE.
- Having horrible enough field position to lead the country in long TD drives again.
- Not screwing it up.
#2 is the biggest problem. The most efficient version of the offense is also the one most likely to get Denard knocked up out. They'll move away from that when they can, which will mean a hit. This is some version of #4: not screwing it up. I don't think they will. We will get some symbolic MANBALL—the first play against WMU is probably going to be power out of the I-form that goes for three yards—to please the Great Tradition and then Borges will get down to the business of being a coordinator instead of Mike DeBord.
Let's hit shift and comma!
- junior Denard > sophomore Denard
- Toussaint/Shaw/Smith/Hopkins > younger, more injured versions of same
- junior Patrick Omameh > sophomore Omameh
- sophomore Taylor Lewan >> Huyge/Lewan/Penaltyfest
- Huyge/Schofield > Huyge/Dorrestein
- David Molk == David Molk
- Junior Hemingway == Junior Hemingway
- Roundtree/Grady == Roundtree/Grady
- Ricky Barnum < Steve Schilling
- Kevin Koger/Brandon Moore < Koger/Webb
- Martavious Odoms < Darryl Stonum
- This is still going to be a very good offense, and this year they should have points to show for it.
Last Year's Stupid Predictions
Michigan 2010 finishes atop the rush YPC chart above without considering the UMass game and by a considerable margin.
Gardner ends up burning his redshirt in very, very frustrating fashion, because…
Check-ish. Michigan is trying to un-burn that redshirt.
Denard is pretty much your starting quarterback all year, but…
- Check.
…Forcier plays in every game, bailing Michigan out in one critical fourth quarter.
Not quite every game but lots of them. Forcier did bail Michigan out against Illinois and came damn near doing so against Iowa.
Vincent Smith gets the most touches amongst the running backs. Second: Shaw. Third: Toussaint. Fourth: Hopkins.
Pretty close. Toussaint's injuries knocked him out.
Robinson is Michigan's leading rusher.
All too easy.
Darryl Stonum does not exactly go Chris Henry on the planet but does greatly increase production via a series of big plays: 30 catches, 650 yards, 6 touchdowns.
Stonum did see his production increase to 633 yards but it took him 49 catches to get there. The Chris Henry lite of the offense was Junior Hemingway, who had 593 yards on 32 catches.
Michigan breaks out the triple option with regularity, using Hopkins as the dive back and Shaw/Smith the pitch guy. They also dig out those WVU formations where the slot motions into the backfield, with Grady the man beneficiary.
This Year's Stupid Predictions
- Yards per carry drop quite a bit but nose above 5.
- Shaw claims the starting job to himself in week four, gets injured shortly after, and Toussaint takes over. Both are much better than Smith at making extra yards. At the end of the year they've all got somewhere between 400 and 800 yards.
- Denard rushes for 1200 yards. His interception rate falls significantly but is still not great.
- Michigan runs more zone blocking than gap blocking. When they do gap block they are a left-handed team thanks to Taylor Lewan.
- Koger's production is up a bit but total TE catches only go up slightly: 20 last year, 30 this year.
- Huyge gives way to Schofield mid-year.
- Michigan finishes around 15th in FEI and other advance metrics. By yardage they drop to about the same spot; scoring offense increases from 25th to match.
Coaches' Clinic Tea Leaves: Offense
Michigan just let in all manner of heathens to observe a couple practices, ping various coaches for information, and take in a Saturday scrimmage; naturally, this has created a ton of internet chatter. Also naturally, large portions of it conflict with other portions of it. There's a faction of super insiders on Rivals declaring Denard Robinson to be a complete disaster and one focused here proclaiming him to be Pat White—except fast! Tate Forcier is either looking like a "walk-on" or the obvious starter, and Devin Gardner is either a total n00b or Vince Young—except fast!
So… yeah. I don't know. Here's my contribution to the melee. First, a non-crippling version of the latest Inside Michigan Football featuring all quarterbacks doing something awesome:
Whenever I hear one of the freshmen speak I get annoyed at all the Dorsey stuff. Yeah, Michigan is totally turning into Jimmy Johnson's Miami.
Anyway, in addition to the posters who got bumped to the front page over the weekend, MGoBlog had a couple of sources who took in the activity late last week. Observations gleaned:
Terminology, or: The Quick And The Dead
One of the toughest things to do as a guy who tries to figure out football and communicate it as a layman is figure out what to call something. Every time I decide to call something X, well meaning folk tell me it should be Y or Z. I tend to apologetically ignore them just so things are relatively clear for readers.
However, if the coaches are all calling something one thing and it's not counter-intuitive I'll go with it. So:
- Michigan is calling the dual SS in the 3-3-5 "spur" (strongside) and "bandit" (weakside). Some 3-3-5 teams make no distinction between these guys, but it appears that Michigan will flip these guys strong and weak. This leaves the bandit as the guy who will be tested in the occasional deep half, about which more later.
- The coaches were actually calling the deep safety "strong" for a while but they've reverted to calling him "free." There are good football-related reasons for that weird nomenclature but since they're gone, whatever. I'll return to calling Cam Gordon and other guys who line up there free safeties.
- The north-south MINOR RAGE run that Michigan's used to good effect the past couple years is something I've been calling "veer," which has been the nomenclature that's drawn the most protests. Michigan calls this their "belly" series.
Spinner: dead. Quick: dead. With this jargon we will ascend to the pillars of knowledge.
Denard Is Not Specious, Unless He Is
My initial reaction to the Denard Robinson hype was the same as Doctor Saturday, who has lumped Tate-Denard-Devin into a list of "specious spring quarterback controversies," but both observers gave tentative, caveat-laden nods to Robinson as the starting quarterback. The difference between last year and this year is vast. That falls just short of incredible since Robinson arrived without any ability to even run the zone read. Many of his plays were Incredibly Surprising Quarterback Zone Stretches run from an empty backfield. Robinson's high school coaching amounted to nil, so it's obvious that he would have a bigger leap forward than Forcier and his years of intensive training.
Robinson is still light years away from Forcier as a passer—his ability to "see and understand the field remains limited"—but in the open field he is ludicrous and now that he's gotten the hang of the zone read he gets in that space frequently. Craig Roh on Robinson:
"I hate Denard on the football field," Roh said. "I love him outside of football, but on the football field, he's just such a nuisance. The quarterbacks here are too fast, and Denard, I just can't catch him. It's ridiculous."
Observer A, a defensively oriented guy, said "as a coordinator you watch him come around the corner on the naked boot and you say uh-oh." Another high school coach told observer B that Denard "runs into traffic just to make defenders look silly." Robinson's athleticism will force defenses to overplay that threat and open up other opportunities.
Tate Forcier remains Tate. One of Michigan's coaches praised Tate's "great strides" in his understanding of the playbook, but what you see is what you get with Forcier: accurate on the run, good scrambler, shortish, meh arm strength. Meanwhile, the undercurrent of coaching discontent with his dedication as a freshman has added another pebble:
"Maybe some of the things that happened early in the season happened a little easier for him," Rodriguez said. "It kind of felt right to him. At the end of the year, he played more like a true freshman at times. And he got banged up a little bit and his concentration wasn't as sharp.
"As coaches, it's our job to make sure he maintains that focus."
The most worrisome thing I hear about Forcier is actually a positive thing related about Gardner. Gardner sets in the pocket and has less of a tendency to start running around than either of the other two quarterbacks, which allows him to go deep more regularly. The offense is a lot of broken plays with both of the short guys. While that's obvious with Robinson, I was hoping Forcier would get more comfortable throwing in the pocket.
Despite that, it will be all but impossible to pull Forcier in favor of Robinson full time when their skill sets are so divergent; a platoon beckons.
As for Devin Gardner, raves about his "incredible feel for the game" from QB coach Rod Smith were relayed via both observers. Other spring hype: "huge," "covers ground without seeming to move" like Vince Young and Terrelle Pryor, and… wait for it… "well ahead of both at this stage." Gardner is a "gym rat" who will happily spend all day watching film. However, he's "nowhere near" having a grasp of the offense and his throwing is erratic. When he's good, he can make deep throws with touch unlike either of the other two, but his overall accuracy lags because of the mechanical issues. His delivery isn't consistent yet. This will not be an enormous surprise to anyone who saw the difference between Camp Devin and Degraded Devin over the course of this high school football season.
This position remains a mess that will not be resolved until UConn, and frankly I'd be surprised to see a single game this year where Michigan goes exclusively with one quarterback. With two polar opposites at the spot, the nominal starter may depend on the relative strength of the opposing defense.
That's just this year. The vibe I got was that Gardner is the future of the position. Maybe not this year, but all bets are off in 2011. The position was described as "loaded," albeit young.
Running Back Battle
Zero clarity here as well. As mentioned earlier, Stephen Hopkins was impressive to Observer B; A was pretty noncommital about the tailbacks. Mike Cox has slipped for whatever reason. Observer B on Hopkins:
The guy is just a freaking monster and he breaks tackles. Now, I can't say he can block, or knows the offense or can catch the ball. Plus, he fumbled twice (once he was hit at the handoff, on the other instance it might have been the QB's issue). But man is he a tough tackle on the belly if he can get (even) a yard of momentum.
Shaw and Toussaint seemed like better runners than Cox, as well. This is another spot that will lack clarity until deep into fall unless Vincent Smith (who is jogging but limping badly) comes back fully healthy and establishes himself as the guy.
At fullback, Mark Moundros is playing mostly at linebacker, leaving McColgan the starting FB. He seems okay. Made a couple catches, made a couple blocks. Fullback isn't a huge priority.
Wide Receivers
Still hard to tell much of anything with two of the top three guys on the outside missing and Michigan focusing on the short stuff, but the freshman making the most of his spring is Jerald Robinson, who is "rangy" and "knows how to get his body in position." That's similar to assessments coming out of his strong summer camp performance.
Jeremy Jackson is also on par with expectations: smart, good routes, great hands, approximately as fast as a tight end. Could this be the guy who actually warrants the incessant Jason Avant comparisons I make? Miller didn't impress in the brief window provided.
Meanwhile, the guys in the slot are reputed to be extremely slippery. Terrance Robinson and Jeremy Gallon are described as "better than a pretty good Big Ten player" in Odoms as long as they're catching the ball. This is not assured: Robinson's hands were the main reason he didn't see the field last year and Observer B praised Odoms's hands while complaining about too many drops in the slot. Coaches were talking up Robinson as a potential contributor, FWIW.
Offensive Line
Offensive line being an esoteric position, I don't have much other than the general positivity even absent David Molk. Taylor Lewan could use another 15 pounds but is still holding down left tackle. Perry Dorrestein is nicked up, which may explain the move. More than likely this is an opportunity Lewan won't pass up and Dorrestein is going to have to battle for the right tackle spot. Insert now-default Jake Long comparisons here. Lewan's not likely to be the #1 pick in the NF L draft but his career trajectory is zipping along at the most optimistic level possible.
The most encouraging thing on the line is the depth. Even with Washington and Dorrestein nicked up there's almost a solid two-deep of players who Michigan could throw on the field without panic:
1. Lewan/Schilling/Khoury/Omameh/Huyge
2. Barnum/Ferrara/Mealer/?/Schofield
Getting Molk back will give Michigan a buffer of three or four competent backup offensive linemen.
Remember last year's complaint about Michigan potentially tipping their run plays based on the position of the quarterback? This was the setup position on a zone stretch…
…and this was Michigan's belly (which this blog called "veer") series:
From the sideline shot it's pretty obvious what's going on here. QB in front of RB: north-south. QB behind RB: east-west. I'm not entirely sure a defense is going to be aware enough to make an adjustment based on this—it's a lot easier to tell when you're way far away on a sideline—but it can't help.
The coaches apparently have the same concern. They've moved away from this paradigm in favor of something they believe will disguise their intent better. What it is I don't know. It sounds like at the very least the QB is going to move late, like a split second before the snap, if not after. This strikes me as something that Debord would never do.
(FWIW: They did try to mix it up some after practicing for Illinois' zone read veer—which I think is, like, really a veer until someone corrects me on it in the next 60 seconds—but that wasn't successful and was abandoned. I wouldn't write it off entirely, FWIW. It's possible a newly capable Denard Robinson makes that crazy effective.)
Defense tomorrow.
Picture Pages: Running Downhill
I said I'd come back to this when I have video, and now I do. In last week's Iowa game, the linebackers became extremely aggressive against the run. This usually worked out pretty well. Iowa had a lot of problems running the ball, and what success they had was usually due to the NT getting blown too far back off the ball for Mouton—it was usually Mouton caught in the wash, with Ezeh flowing to a point farther outside—to flow to the ball. There were a couple instances in which the linebackers zipped into the wrong hole, but all told it was an encouraging performance, especially for Ezeh. Ezeh picked up a +4.5, his first positive outcome of the season.
Here's an excellent example of the linebacker's new aggression. It's first and ten late in the first half. Iowa's got the ball and is playing conservatively. They start in an I and motion the outside receiver in:
Here's the snap. You can see Martin already off the ball. Woolfolk has gone in motion to cover the receiver who shifted; this is man coverage:
A half-second later, Iowa is shifting the line left and running a zone stretch. It's hard to see the line from this angle but from the top to the bottom:
- Stevie Brown is holding the outside against an Iowa TE.
- Craig Roh has gotten sealed inside by his guy. I think this is because Michigan's line was slanting away from the play at the snap and then had to try to adjust. Look at Martin in the picture above: he's heading straight upfield. In the picture below, he's behind an OL and trying to come around.
- Ryan Van Bergen and Martin are in a big heap of bodies, with three blockers trying to take on two linemen. They don't crease and they don't allow anyone to get to the second level, so that's a win for Michigan.
- Brandon Graham isn't doing so hot but it doesn't matter. He may be preparing to shoot upfield in the event of a waggle.
And then you've got the linebackers, who are moving forward already, well before the handoff point. Both of them are headed outside.
At the handoff point, Roh has gotten himself a tad bit farther in the backfield. There are still no creases and no downfield blockers. Ezeh is heading outside into the crease between Brown and Roh. Mouton's waiting a bit in case there's a cutback; his designated hole is somewhere between Roh and Martin:
The handoff's made, and Mouton reads that there's nothing in the middle and heads outside. Ezeh's already in the hole, about to meet the fullback…
…who he crushes:
The key in the above frame is that Ezeh got outside the fullback, forcing the tailback behind him and into the help, which could be Roh or RVB but in this case is Mouton, who's running untouched into the path of the tailback…
…for a TFL:
Here's the video:
In real time you can hear, and feel, the crunching destruction of the pwned fullback. Michigan's been doing this for a while now. Contrast several plays against Iowa and Michigan State on which the linebackers flow downhill immediately with this, the opening play of the Notre Dame game:
Yes, they're flowing to the ball, but the hesitancy is obvious. This happened a few times.
The problem comes when opponents go to play action and two tight ends get wide open at the same time, but I don't know if that's their responsibility. With Michigan going to more man coverage since the insertion of Woolfolk at corner, Mouton and Ezeh can be responsible for the two guys in the I; the tight ends are not their problem. In an ace set, that's not the case, but at least one of them was innocent on Moeaki Disaster II.
I'm not sure if this is better play from the linebackers or Robinson removing responsibilities from them and telling them to go forth to rampage. The multiple times Iowa got guys wide open on play action waggles, and Michigan State's success with tight ends, suggest that Michigan has traded one problem for another here.
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Derek Dennis, a shortstop from Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central High School, Daniel Fields, an infielder from University of Detroit Jesuit, and Patrick Biondi, a Dearborn Divine Child outfielder, are all potential early-round draft prospects.
Maloney said Baseball America projects Dennis as a third- or fourth-round pick and Fields as a fifth- or sixth-round pick.
Dennis, Baseball America's #6 high school shortstop, appears to be leaning towards school. Varsity Blue highlights a Grand Rapids Press article and sums up:
Michigan is close to signing Forest Hills shortstop Derek Dennis. Dennis visited this last week, talked with Coach Maloney, Lloyd Carr, John Beilien, and Red Berenson to discuss the benefits of college. The GRP makes it sound like if he's not taken in the top 3 rounds, he will forgo signing and come to Michigan. This may bode well, as if a team suspects he may not sign, he may get drafted even lower, increasing his odds of coming to Ann Arbor.
Dennis did not go yesterday, when rounds 1-3 were held. Fields, meanwhile, was the subject of an ESPNRise article in May that contains only this about the probability he'll end up on campus:
"He's got the combination of speed and potential power that a lot of people covet," says his father. "The power has to be more consistent, and I think it will be. To me, he's a potential five-tool player."
"He's the whole package," adds Fernandez.
MLB scouts will likely come out in droves this spring to watch Fields, who knows he has another great option -- his scholarship to Michigan -- in case the draft doesn't work out.
I didn't find anything on Biondi.
Zonin' it. Florida State, now possessors of former Rodriguez offensive line coach Rick Trickett, is something of a funhouse mirror via which we can discern things in the Michigan program. Trickett's installed the same sort of zone blocking Michigan has, and this has led to a fantastic post at Tomahawk Nation about the system. My favorite bits are the ones where TN transcribes a video of Alex Gibbs, the longtime Broncos guru and a guy who had major influence on zone running games across the country, including the spread 'n' shred:
Above all, we want guys who want play so bad they could die. We want guys who can run, who are athletic, who have "recoverability", but who maybe lacks bulk and strength. Maybe doesn't know what his body is about yet. We want guys who are going to take advantage of that redshirt year.
TACKLES: Tall, length, maybe no basic strength, but he can run, and we're willing to let him add that power. 6'5 1/2" is usually the max we want.
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Very intelligent on the inside. The "test score limit would SCARE YOU."
In here you see the initial seeds of Molk, Omameh, and Huyge's successes, plus the coaching staff's out-and-out glee at picking up 6'3" Quinton Washington. You can also see why maybe Dann O'Neill was buried and why Mr. Plow said "screw you guys, I'm going home." Also of interest: that Christian Pace AMP interview where he came off like a future engineer.
Also note Florida State's heir apparent at running back, Jermaine Thomas. Thomas was a nondescript three-star—though ESPN made googly eyes—with but two major offers (Florida State and LSU). All he did last year was this:
Name | No | Gain | Loss | Net | AVG |
Smith,Antone | 177 | 868 | 76 | 792 | 4.5 |
Thomas,Jermaine | 69 | 492 | 10 | 482 | 7.0 |
Jones,Carlton | 11 | 106 | 7 | 99 | 9.0 |
Sims,Marcus | 23 | 68 | 4 | 64 | 2.8 |
And that's not especially cherry-picked runs against I-AA teams, either: take out Thomas's 18 carries against them and his average drops, sure, but only to 6.2 YPC. His highlight video is strikingly reminiscent of someone you might be familiar with:
That guy is a smaller, possibly faster, version of Brandon Minor down to the upright running style. One cut. Go. Also, check out how many of Thomas' big runs here are outside zones that get, you know, outside. I don't think I saw Michigan pull this off at any point last year. I specifically remember posting UFRs that openly questioned why the fullback always shot outside of a tackle who was getting shoved back to the point where the tailback had no choice but to turn it up between said tackle and Molk's generally-effective reach block. Since I never saw anyone actually get outside the tackle, it seemed like a waste.
I wonder what caused that. There are a number of possibilities:
- The tackles weren't that good.
- Molk's youth and lack of strength made it tough for him to anchor and dangerous for the tackle to hold his ground lest the holes evaporate entirely.
- Opposing teams, confident in their ability to avoid second-level blocks from Michigan's ponderous guards, sold out to stop players from getting outside.
The answer was probably some mix of the three.
Say what? Tennessee blogs are casting about, looking for ways to explain the flood of secondary violations that have descended upon the program since Lane Kiffin was hired. Bruce Feldman helps out:
Truth is, almost every program has at least a dozen secondary violations a year. Until recently, they almost never made news.
Uh… maybe if Feldman is talking about entire athletic departments, and even that's a stretch. To suggest the Keystone Kiffins are anywhere near an NCAA median—or even under it—is wrong:
Of the 21 NCAA recruiting violations committed by Big Ten schools during the 2007-08 year, Ohio State committed more than half with 13.
Big Ten teams not named Ohio State averaged 0.8 secondary recruiting violations last year… for their entire athletic department. Even violation-happy Ohio State had only four fey self-applied wrist taps given to the football team, which is two fewer than Tennessee has racked up in six months.
How much does this matter? In no way whatsoever, apparently. But let's not pretend that this is some sort of media explosion over nothing*: Kiffin is racking up secondary violations at a rapid pace, and the reason they're so much more visible than the others are is that other secondary violations are things like "accidentally talked to recruit on Shrove Tuesday." Kiffin's blunders are far stupider, and far more public.
*(WE GET IT, Clay Travis. The SEC is going to dominate everything forever and everything that happens is evidence of this.)
Holy pants. Yost Built relays word that Michigan's disgusting 2010 hockey recruiting class looks to get disgustinger in the near future:
Mike Spath posted that Lucas Lessio, a first-round pick in the OHL Draft, may become a Wolverine. He would then play at St. Mike's (The school that produced Caporusso, Cogliano, and Burlon) next season. His source told him that Lessio would be the best player to come to Michigan out of Ontario in the last decade (which includes the names listed above as well as Mike Cammalleri). Lofty praise. He's been compared to Rick Nash in the past, according to that thread.
Holy hotpants. Please get to campus, everyone.
Tim also has a complaint about the home schedule, which finishes up with a Thursday night game against new power Notre Dame, but a commenter corrects him:
Spring break doesn't start until Feb. 27 or something like that next year, so thankfully students will actually get to be there for senior day. I'm assuming that is part of the reason why the game is on a Thursday.
If so, this is a fantastic move by the AD. Most previous senior days have been over breaks, which has been an enormous missed opportunity. Having a full-fledged home crowd for what could be a CCHA-title deciding game also seems like a good idea.
It will continue. Michigan's basketball scheduling looks like it will remain shiny as long as Beilein's around:
"When you have a situation like we're in right now when you have an (experienced) team coming back, I wanted to get my arms around this thing," coach John Beilein said. "We wanted to have enough games so we can have enough games in this (Crisler) arena. At the same time, when you've got a team coming off the NCAA tournament and a lot of people back, that's the time to go after it."
Adding Kansas to the mix may be the most intriguing element.
"I always would like to have one really marquee big-time team coming here," Beilein said.
Etc.: Nick Montana commits to… Washington? What? Some flashy Darius Morris highlights at UMHoops.

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