Michigan Tuesday: Fixing Wilton

Wilton played a game on Saturday we are very familiar with as Michigan fans.  We also know Michigan has the best QB coach in the NCAA in their head coach Jim Harbaugh.  Wilton will make great throws (3rd Quarter throw to Grant Perry in the middle of the field) and then a couple of head scratchers (2 Pick 6's).   The two interceptions were just over throws that should be easily corrected.


My deeper concern are the drives that fizzled out in the second half where the Wolverines had to settle for long field goals when they needed touchdowns.  I re-watched the game on BTN full game in 60 minutes.   It seems to me that Wilton missed some check downs to the RB's and TE's Wheatley and Bunting didn't seem to get any targets.   One of Wilton's worst throws of the day, is when he missed Crawford wide open for a TD.  


If those drives turn into 6 instead of 3 (or a missed 3) the game isn't close in the 3rd and 4th quarters.   Do we have to live with this Wilton and just hope he doesn't turn the ball over or will he continue to get better this year, similar to Jake Rudock's senior year?  I hope he continues to get better as many of Michigan opponents will sell out on the run and look for Wilton and the young WR's to beat them.  I have faith in Jimmy and coaching Wilton up.

• Are we ready to give Devin Bush the nickname the Missile?   I'm in!
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• Jimmy liked the play of the offensive line, he says that Nolan Ulizio has a few things to correct.   My guess is we might see a few guys play RT this year.
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• No word on David Long and Brandon Watsons injuries yet.  Jimmy doesn't expect either to be serious.
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• I'm wondering if the transfer of Keith Washington has now hurt the depth chart at CB.  I think the answer is yes!
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Celebrating company milestones in Maryland

Hey gang,

Summer may be winding down, but our milestone celebrations are heating up. We have two major anniversaries leading this latest batch – Craig’s Drug Store and Stebbins Anderson – with 150 years each!

Located in Cambridge, Craig’s Drug Store has been caring for the community and investing in Maryland’s Eastern Shore for generations. The founder, Charles Craig, and his son, William Craig, were two of the first men to be issued certificates by the Maryland Board of Pharmacy. We cannot thank them enough for opening up shop in Dorchester County and staying in business for more than a century.

Stebbins Anderson, a Towson staple, has been serving customers in the Baltimore Metropolitan region since 1867. The shop has been through some changes – starting as a lumber, coal, and hardware business, before bringing in housewares and sporting goods, and eventually becoming the anchor store for The Shops at Kenilworth. We’re looking forward to seeing what Stebbins has in store for the next 50 years.

Other anniversaries taking place around Maryland include The Insurance Exchange in Rockville (50 years), House of Tropicals in Glen Burnie (50 years), and Power Marketing in Hagerstown (25 years). We are so proud of all of our businesses in the state and we thank you again for calling Maryland home. Check out the other recent celebrations in the photos below.

Farnen & Dermer

Wow! Farnen & Dermer has been in business for 115 years. Thank you for choosing Maryland!

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We have even more anniversaries to celebrate before 2017 comes to an end. If your company is celebrating a milestone, be sure to send us an email with the details.

-Mike

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Michigan Monday: Big Ten Stock Report Week 1

The Big Ten had some nice wins this past weekend and I will give my take on each team and whether they are a buy, sell or hold for the rest of the season.  




BUY


Michigan beat a ranked SEC team.  That doesn't happen to often in the Big Ten.  Don Brown as mentioned yesterday is a freaking Wizard.   I think he might have attended Hogwarts.  Next game: Cincinnati


Ohio State already has a Big Ten conference win and looked pretty solid after a shaky first half.  We will know more after this weekend against Oklahoma.


Maryland beat an over-rated Texas squad with a new big name head coach.   Texas shouldn't have been a top 25 team but either way this is a huge win for Maryland on the road.  DJ is building something here.  Next game: Towson


Indiana lost to Ohio State but they looked sharp on offense and will blow a number of teams out if they can stop teams on defense.  They will need a win this week to still be a hot stock.  Next game: Virginia


HOLD


Penn State shut out the Akron Zips and should have.   They have a big upside but would like to see them play a solid team first.   They play Pitt this weekend who barley beat YSU this weekend.   Their non-conference schedule is pretty weak.


MSU they beat Bowling Green, but not sure I could name one player on MSU's roster right now.   They have a very dangerous game against Western Michigan on Saturday.


Wisconsin has players come and go and they are always the same type of squad.   They have FAU next Saturday for another easy win. 


Iowa played well against a top NFL QB prospect at Wyoming and have a rivalry game against Iowa State next Saturday.


Purdue played well against a ranked Louisville team and all most pulled out the win.   This is progress for this program and could be a buy later in the year.  Purdue plays Ohio on Friday.


SELL


Illinois continues to struggle as Lovie Smith tries to rebuild this program.  They barley beat Ball State on Saturday and will play a dangerous Western KY team this weekend.


Minnesota wants to row the boat but barley got past Buffalo, it will be awhile before this program is where it wants to be.  This week they have Oregon State who will be playing their 3rd game of the year.


Rutgers showed some life against Washington early but went Rutgers in the end.  They have EMU this weekend.  I wouldn't recommend watching that one. 


Nebraska vs. Arkansas State went down to the final play.   That is pretty scary, you want to know what is more scary then that?   They travel to Oregon this weekend.   The ESPN predictor has the Ducks winning this game with a 87% confidence rate.


Northwestern struggled against Nevada at home and didn't look good doing it.   They play the SAT Bowl at Duke this weekend.  We will see what the Wildcats look like on the road.




Have a great Labor Day everyone!!







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The BHB Inmates Running The Big House

There is so many great comments today, I decided to put them on the front page!  Well done guys! 


Potsy 55:

First off great article..I agree with DPJ punt returns...ONE HAND on the ball, it was like I was waiting for ball to get punched out..Can't wait to hear the SEC excuses...Paul F. I'm looking at u..Right tackle freshman had a tough night pass protecting...After last night I will never second guess Jimmy when it comes to QB...He knows...and like u said we have about a month to get things right until games get tougher...lets enjoy this win...


Dude 1984:


Great game. Not to take too much away from the D, but I really can't comment on the defensive performance because the FL O is pretty scrubby. I did like how fast and aggressive the D was though.

What really surprised me in a very positive way was the O performed. FL has a legit D and Michigan steamrolled them. So much speed in the skill positions. If the O-Line can play at that level through out the year and Speight can work on preventing so many high throws this O can be something special.

My general take away is that Michigan is fast all over the field, faster than last season, and more physical in the trenches on a more consistent basis which points towards good things if they can repeat this performance on a weekly basis.

Onwards to the Cincinnati game next weekend.


Big35Hurt:

Here's my take....
Offense
We are starting to get the type of OLine Play that is necessary to run this offense. The entire offense is predicated on the ability to run the ball and play action pass. I don't think the WR youth is going to be as big of an issue as I thought it would be going into this year. Someone still will need to step up and be a #1 guy that we can count on to make the big 3rd down catches, but I was VERY encouraged by the WR blocking yesterday. I'm not too worried about Speight's int's. The 1st one could have been caught and the 2nd one was largely in part due to him having a man in his face. The positive thing (if there was one) about that 2nd pick 6 is that he hung in there and stepped into that throw. It was just a poor throw. Ulizio struggled in pass pro for sure, but it was very clear from the start that he wasn't going to be able to handle that DE from Florida. I think they should have given him some help. The fact that we dominated the line of scrimmage against a solid SEC front 7 is VERY encouraging moving forward. Next week we get to face a Cincy D that got ran on by a bad opponent this week. So expect more of the same. Oh, and by the way, our TE's are each limited in some capacity of their games, but collectively they sure had a great day yesterday. Lastly, a shout out to Khalid Hill for a crushing block on one of Isaac's runs. I love watching that kid play. he does so many things well. He's a "football player".

Defense
I agree with the comment about CB depth perhaps being an issue moving forward. Their youth showed too at times, but for the most part I think they played well on the outside. Now, let's talk about some of the REALLY GOOD things that we saw yesterday.
*Bush is going to be a TON of fun to watch for the next 3 years at the MIKE.
*The entire team defense is extremely fast at all 3 levels. It was amazing to watch the DLine pursue plays and make the tackles. They get there FAST.
*Don Brown is truly a genius on D. It's so much fun to watch this guy's defense.
*Gary is a beast with an endless motor. I hope we get to watch him for 2 years (not 1).
*Hurst is also a beast. Definitely a top half of the 1st round guy in April.
*Hudson was also noticeably flying around.

Special Teams
* Punt blocked. WTF?
* DPJ - yes he scared me a bit but the kid wants to make things happen and it looks like he has really good hands. I think he's going to be a lot of fun to watch back there.
* Nordin - what a start! I'm going to give him a mulligan on that last one. I was impressed.

A few questions that maybe someone could answer for me:
* Is Ambry Thomas going to play Safety? I was hoping he would stick at CB.
* Is Newsome for sure out for the year? I saw some video of him running and he looked good, but I realize running and playing in a game are 2 very different things.
* Am I the only person that thinks that John O'Korn is not a viable backup option and that if Speight got hurt we would need to look at Peters or McCaffrey?
Is Kareem Walker in the Mix?

BHB Answers the best I can

- I don't believe its 100% decided on where Ambry Thomas will play.  He is a great athlete (he played WR at the Nike Opening when DPJ had a minor injury) and could play either position if need be.  He is listed as a DB on the roster. 


-Yes  Newsome is out for sure and even if he is ready later in the year they won't play him so he can save his redshirt year.   I saw Runyan get a few snaps on Saturday.


- I agree John O'Korn worries me under center.   I would have loved to see him more last year earlier in the year,  That IU performance is stuck in our head.  I trust Jimmy on this and I think we will feel better if he gets more snaps against UC or Air Force. 


-Yes, Walker is in the mix but down on the depth chart.  Jimmy is comfortable with the 3 guys that played on Saturday.   We will see some in the next two games, I believe. 


VOR:
I have been hearing and reading from the "expert" talking heads and writers about how bad Florida's offense is and has been under Jim McElwain but when you look at the last two year's scheduled results it's difficult to justify the criticism completely.

In 2016 against the SEC teams they put up 45 in a win against Kentucky, 28 in a loss against Tennessee, 13 in a win against Vanderbilt, 40 in a win against Missouri, 24 in a win against Georgia, 20 in a win against South Carolina, 16 in a win against LSU, and 30 in a B10 win against Iowa. Plus they were never shut down by the defensive powerhouses in their conference.

In 2015 they put up 28 in a win against Tennessee, 38 in a win against Ole Miss, 21 in a win against Missouri, 28 in a loss to Les Miles' LSU, 27 in a win against Georgia, and 24 in a win against South Carolina. Plus Michigan and FSU were the only two teams that basically shut down Florida's point offensive production.

My point being is that the media seems to refuse to give Michigan the respect that they deserve in this win. I guess we're going to have to get used to this media bias.

Regarding the CB's, this group did fairly well against a top 20 team regardless of the suspensions. They will get better as the year progresses. Devin Bush, Jr. is a good player, I'd like to see him become more disciplined in his tackling, i.e., I believe he was charged with targeting last year in a game(?) When he gets that area more under control, he'll be awesome.

I am fairly satisfied with Michigan's offensive line play. It was clear I agree that the right side of the line needs some work. They had their good and bad moments, however, they hung in there and produced against one of the better defenses in the country so I am encouraged. They will have a few games to work out the technicalities before serious play begins.

Speight is likely what he's going to be this year and we will see what and where that is before the end of the year. I wouldn't be surprised if we didn't start to see Peters make appearances before the end of the season if Speight's improvement isn't noticeable and exponential to get Peters ready for next year.

I am still concerned about the Special Teams play. They've seemed to come up with miscues or questionable decisions in big games periodically. If they don't get that worked out then it runs the risk of costing them in big games.

Lastly, Grant Perry's penalty where he spun the ball was not acceptable. And just to think that he may have done it AGAIN later in that game should have the coaches and team mates up his rear end. IMHO!!!


BHB:  didn't see him do it again, but your right, the first one was a huge mistake!



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Imperfectly Dominating

Daniel Mears - Detroit News

The game started a bit nervously for Michigan fans as on the first play sophomore LB Devin Bush gets flagged for a hit out of bounds and a possible targeting penalty, which if the review had agreed to  would have cost Bush the rest of the game.   That didn't happen and Wolverine fans took a deep breath. 


During the rest of the game, that same feeling seemed to exist at least for me.   Michigan dominating on defense but the offense and Wilton kept throwing TD's to the Gators.   I agree that the first pick was not on Wilton, but if he hits Crawford in the chest that ball is not intercepted. 


Michigan was able to run the ball on a tough Florida Defense and I thought the Michigan Offensive line played well enough to secure the victory.   The story of the game was clearly that Don Brown or Donnie as the ABC crew liked to call him is a Wizard.   Florida is not a good offensive team and Don Brown proved it again with his re-loaded defense.   The Florida offense scored 3 points and had 9 first downs on the day.   The Michigan defense dominated the overwhelmed Gators offense and it didn't matter who they put under center or gave the ball to.  


With a dominating performance on defense the Wolverines have plenty to work on, so lets take a look at Cheer and Jeers for Week 1:




Cheers

• Another dominating performance from the Michigan defense
• 6 Sacks = Wow!
• The offensive line played well
• Isaac with over a 100 yards!
• Black is the real deal at WR!
• Grant Perry might have the best hands on the team
• Hello Nick Eubanks!
• Bush had 7 tackles and 2 sacks
• Michigan ran for over 200 yards
• Nordin was sharp early with some long field goals
• 433 yards total for the Wolverine offense

Jeers

• Free 14 points on 2 picks 6's can't happen
• To many penalties, one cost Michigan a TD
• Love DPJ but worried about ball security on his punt returns
• Too many field goals and not enough TD's
• It didn't seem like Crawford had 1 catch for 3 yards
• Nordin's last miss was a bad one
• CB depth might be an issue
• Michigan had a punt blocked/tipped

It feels good to win a big game and happy to dominate the Gators again but there are plenty of things to work on before Penn State and Ohio State.   Good thing the strong Michigan staff has time to fix the issues and get this team ready for a great finish. 





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Michigan - Florida Preview

Time: 3:30 EST
Location: ATT in Dallas
Weather:86 partly sunny
TV: ABC
Line: Michigan -5


It is finally here my friends, Michigan Football is back!  The Wolverines will lace up their shoes, strap in their helmets, and throw on the shoulder pads tomorrow afternoon in Dallas and get to hit another team for a change.


Florida is full of athletes but has lost over 10% of their team to suspensions including their #1 WR and RB.  Michigan is replacing a boat load of players that are currently in the NFL and need to reload with young players at the WR and DB positions.  


Tale of the Tape:
UF DL vs. UM OL = Florida
UM DL vs. UF OL = Michigan
UF passing game vs Michigan DB's = Push
Michigan WR's vs Florida DB = Push
Special Teams = Florida
Coaching advantage = Michigan
Full Roster = Michigan
Location = Push


As you can see this should be a defensive battle with two offenses trying to find themselves this season.  Florida last year barley had a passing game and Michigan will be rolling out new guys on the offensive line and at the WR position.


You want to know an early key to victory for either team?  Which offense line plays the best will win this game.   Both teams will want to run the ball and throw short passes for long drives and first downs.   If either line is effective in opening holes for the RB and keeping the QB clean will have a huge advantage. 


Party with Stephen Ross and Jerry Jones and a bottle of Johnny Walker Blue if.................

• Wilton is picking apart the young Florida secondary
• The offensive line is protecting and opening holes for the Michigan RB's
• Michigan DL is dominating the UF OL
• Michigan has 3 or more sacks
• Defensive gets two turnovers
• Wilton is clean with his throws
• The young WR's are as good as advertised

Yell, I paid $1000 to travel to DTW for this sh!t if......................

• Florida's DL is better then FSU's last year in the Orange Bowl
• Florida really has a good QB in the 3 they are expecting to play
• The suspensions don't hurt them at all
• Michigan's offense struggles to score points/TD's
• Michigan loses field position battles

I know everyone that reads this blog regularly knows that I'm not a fan of these neutral site games.  I think it takes the college football experience out of the game.   I want to see Michigan play in the Swamp and the Gators in the Big House, not in some NFL stadium with $40 parking.


Michigan housed Florida over a year ago in the Citrus Bowl when Florida looked like they didn't want to be there.   I think they will be ready to play this year but will be leaving a ton of talent in the Swamp running the bleachers. 
Michigan is the better coached team and Jimmy and staff have been preparing for this game for months.  The Wolverines seem healthy and ready to play football.   Florida has been full of suspensions and QB controversies, as much as I would like to discount that, it does have to be a distraction at some level.   Michigan's offense is going to execute better then Florida's, Wilton is a seasoned QB at this point and we will be looking for a huge jump forward.   I also expect Michigan will surprise the UF defense with a ton of "west coast offense" quick throws and strong RB play.


I like Michigan to put up some points in this one and have the defensive line protect the young DB's learning on the job.   Either way, our wait is over and its time again for some Michigan Football.  Enjoy they day!
Michigan 28 Florida 13



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How Kentico 10 is different from other Enterprise CMS?

For a successful website, you need a proper management of the content present on the web without relying on a vendor. Making use of CMS helps you to update, edit or create the content easily without the need of HTML or coding skills. Among the wide range of CMS solutions, Kentico is undoubtedly the most cost-effective Enterprise Content Management System that provides enterprise-level functionality for the mid and high range market with a strong security feature. In this post, we will be discussing the latest version of Kentico, i.e. Kentico 10 and how it is making a difference.

Launched by the end of 2016, Kentico 10 still support the inherent advantages of Kentico that has made it so popular and this version also come up with features that match the advancements in technology and the changing paradigms. Here are few things that make Kentico 10 unique and much better than any other CMS platforms:

• Better Agile Campaigns

One thing about Kentico 10 is that it supports a single unified control panel with improved agile campaigns. With the cross-site functionality, data can be shared across web properties making explicit all user interactions and users get a complete view of customer’s activities in a single pane. It helps in making cross-site lead scoring and marketing much easy. Another improvement is responsive image management where users can upload images & Kentico will adjust it accordingly in the backend as per different media.

• More Powerful

Kentico 10 is much better than previous versions in terms of usability and speed, as it can handle the huge volume of enterprise data with the updated CRM suite that can store one billion activities and 100 million contacts. Not just that, the speed has been enhanced up to 50% faster to deploy websites quickly and roll out marketing campaigns faster. The improved scalability of Kentico 10 has attracted not only small-to-medium sized businesses but also large enterprises as well.

• Flexible Marketing Campaigns

This latest version of Kentico CMS System enables marketers to track the steps of the campaign journey effectively that visitors make while interacting with the brand. The flexibility in the marketing campaigns allows marketers to change the attributes of the existing campaign without the need of concluding it and starting afresh. Kentico 10 has made it possible to create new ad-hoc email campaigns & send it to contacts very quickly without creating newsletters for an entire group.

• Enhanced Control

Kentico 10 supports both web forms and MVC development across the board that allows developers to have a complete control on the web development process and develop as per their needs. It also incorporates the ASP.NET MVC developer framework in both online marketing and e-commerce fronts allowing the creation of scalable & high performing websites. For content repository, Kentico 10 use REST API that allows same content to be consumed through traditional delivery channels.

After going through the points stated above, we can say that Kentico 10 is a big leap forward that has understood how marketers work and have provided relevant tools to perform the tasks in every possible way. However, Kentico 10 has few weaknesses like weak integrations & data visualizations, that will be hopefully resolved by the next release, Kentico 11. 

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