Official Spring Game Thread

Spring practice officially comes to a close tonight. It's the last meaningful thing until the season starts and that's not for another 5 months. Discuss here.

With the buildup to this weekend's game, the school has been hyping the ever-loving **** out of the reveal for our new uniforms. The players all seemed to like them.

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This gif of Duke's reaction tells you all you need to know how much they like them.

All we know now is this:

Everything is still hush-hush. Looks like 4 different combos; all green, all orange, "smoke", and storm-trooper. Yay. We'll know exactly at 5:00 PM. Once again, here's the schedule of events:

UNITE.14 SCHEDULE
2:00 p.m.	Parking lots open (Park in Maroon lot, enter Gate 4)
3:00 p.m.	Stadium gates open (enter through Gate D/E)
3:00-8:00 p.m.	Carnival on field
3:00-6:00 p.m.	Select-A-Seat
4:00-5:00 p.m.	Team Autograph Session
5:00 p.m.	New uniform unveiling
5:00-6:00 p.m.	Team Warm Ups on Field
6:00 p.m.	Kickoff on ESPN3 (FREE/OPEN TO PUBLIC)

If the carnival on the field were anything like Bikini Kill's it would be a game changer:


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Even though a Kathleen Hanna run carnival would be 10 times more bad ***, I'm alright with something that looks like this:

It's whatever...a good idea actually. Not like any you were psyched up about seeing our kick/punt coverage units anyway. It also cuts into one of the excuses for not going to the game by having something to keep your kids occupied with.

Where: Joe Robbie/Pro Player/Dolphins/Dolphin/Land Shark/Sun Life Stadium

Who:Miami Hurricanes

When: 6:00 pm/et

How: The interwebz on

Miami Notes

1. Andre Johnson, Clinton Portis, Lamar Thomas, & others inducted into UM Hall of Fame.
2. Ryan Williams expects to be back sometime this year.
3. The scoring system for this game is different than we're used to.

Miami Roster Stuff

Sucks to see Ryan listed in that group of injured players. Hope he's able to bounce back. Duke and Yearby are said to be used in limited/controlled plays tonight so they'll be out there. Also, that's a lot of "OR's", especially on defense. No clue really who will be playing with who. Same with who certain players will be lining up against.

Gameday Character:

RIP JoJo

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Allons-y

 

really awful that they are making us start labor day night on the road with these inexperienced QB's.

They didn't know Ryan Williams would be injured.

 

The only take away from today: they still have work to do. But guess what? So does every team in the Country.

I was not impressed by Olsen, and I think maturing is the single biggest thing that would improve his game. Then I took a step back and realized the scrimmage must be so annoying for a player, especially the QB's. They can't get in any rhythm and go to the sideline and watch the film and make adjustments. It's a really disorganized setting. It really doesn't mean much.

 

Most importantly -- no injuries.

The only thing that matters at this point.

 

Oh yea! The new uni's! Guess it's a new generation thing. Didn't get me to do the George Jefferson . If that's what the new age recruits need to come here then change the ****'s up every year. I'm one of those "cats" who still can't understand young people's willingness to pay $100 or more for some sneakers! Would never trade my Cole Haan's, Johnston and Murphy or my Allen Edmonds for some Jordans!

 

I remember all the dimes that Morris was dropping in last year's scrimmage. Had Dmoney and others talking 1st or 2nd round pick. That really seemed to play out through the year....

 

So......if Olsen would have came out picking apart the D yall would still complain....The D played good and yall complain about the O.......Their were a equal amount plays made on both sides....some of you fans f***ing suck!

 

The good news, our leading future NFL All Pro WR is not suspended for shoving a young lady down stairs. Our Heisman QB has not caused us to come under investigation by a Federal agency. The bad news is that we still don't know if we have a QB.

 

One silver lining to Olsen looking lousy today is that he has no reason to be complacent heading into fall. He absolutely did not look like a guy who had locked down the quarterback position. Kaaya is a threat to his job security come fall as well as Williams if he's able to somehow take the field. Olsen has every reason to work his *** off the next 5 months. He no longer has to sit behind the senior this year, and if he doesn't beat Kaaya out for the job it's possible he might never start a game here.

 

So......if Olsen would have came out picking apart the D yall would still complain....The D played good and yall complain about the O.......Their were a equal amount plays made on both sides....some of you fans f***ing suck!

You're right. There were plays on both sides of the ball. Overall I think we look like a more talented, capable team than we did at this time last year. That said we all have every reason to be worried about the QB position. They are an unknown commodity, and neither looked very good today. Maybe Olsen just had a bad day. The talent is still obvious in him. But he didn't look good today.

 

Maybe there's a reason Williams was QB1

 

Manny Navarro ‏@Manny_Navarro 26s
#UM announces spring game crowd of 12,160

Considering Michigan had 15K, I say that is pretty good.

 

So......if Olsen would have came out picking apart the D yall would still complain....The D played good and yall complain about the O.......Their were a equal amount plays made on both sides....some of you fans f***ing suck!

you must have not been there today. No way anyone left that stadium today without serious concerns about our QB situation.

 

So......if Olsen would have came out picking apart the D yall would still complain....The D played good and yall complain about the O.......Their were a equal amount plays made on both sides....some of you fans f***ing suck!

you must have not been there today. No way anyone left that stadium today without serious concerns about our QB situation.

Everyone has been worried about it. Overanalyzing today's event will not really shed any light on what things will look like in 4-5 months. So, I will overreact about the uniforms instead.

 

Maybe there's a reason Williams was QB1

Naw, Golden was just being incompetent and lying to everyone and just handing Ryan the job. Not like he might have actually been a better option than Olsen or anything like that

 

Olsen went from the savior to Spencer Whipple here. Have some perspective, yall.

 

QB situation will work itself out. Give it time. Big stage on short notice for Olsen. Kaaya's coming so we'll see we'll also get to see what he can do. I'm hoping the play of our defense and nerves caused Olsen to have the kind of day he had. Great to read that Tucker and Gus Bus ran the ball hard and taking advantage of the reps they're getting with Joe on the mends.

No injuries is probably the best news to come out of this scrimmage/game.

 

Olsen went from the savior to Spencer Whipple here. Have some perspective, yall.

Those of us that have liked him as a QB prospect all along, but haven't been calling him Baby Jesus, and are a little concerned by today's performance do have perspective. There should be no such thing as anointing a freshman QB the savior. Not Olsen, not Kaaya, not anybody. Kyle Wright taught us that. I hope Olsen works his *** off the next 5 months and wins the QB job going away, but I was worried about the position before today, and I'm no less worried now.

 

Olsen himself said he didn't even expect to play this year. That was what he said a week ago when Ryan went down

Gives u an idea of the type of approach he has had this spring. Now he is the guy.

He has to improve but he's got 5 months to get ready. Let's let him develop and see where we are in 5 months...

Thank god we have the best RB in the country

 

Won't read into **** for the spring game. To many things and players not trying to get hurt. Just glad nobody got really injured. Olsen will have plenty of time to get better and I am looking forward to seeing him play this next season.

 

Salami with the tip



Young with the INT thrown by Crow

LOL

So......if Olsen would have came out picking apart the D yall would still complain....The D played good and yall complain about the O.......Their were a equal amount plays made on both sides....some of you fans f***ing suck!

The kid was bounce passing wide open WRs, I don't know what you were watching. 7-21 for 65 yards on a 65 yard field and an INT is not good nor promising.