's good enough to win the Big Ten, I believe. The Wolverines have enough defensive speed and depth to disrupt any offense in this league, and that includes Ohio State, home or away.
The real question mark is still the offense and whether or not Michigan will find the efficiency necessary to get through these games without leaving points on the field. That didn't hurt against Wisconsin or MSU, but it's hard to imagine this not being a problem against better teams.
Michigan's a very difficult offense to prepare for; it can throw so many things at an opponent. The Wolverines are better at the big play than most give them credit for; they rank 20th nationally with 20 plays of 30 yards or more. The defense can be overwhelming.
But good enough to beat Bama? I'm not sure.
It's still the offensive line. I know that's cheating, because it's five players, but there can't be a drop-off up front. Michigan's offensive line has gotten better all season and that needs to grow as November hits.
You win titles in November. And when you play in the style Michigan does, you win titles with your offensive line. I have no reason to believe that they can't do this. Michigan State's front seven is the best Michigan will see in Big Ten play this season and the Wolverines were able to seal the game up on the ground.
Was it a perfect day? No. But they were more than competitive up front. In the end, they won the battle. The sack numbers are way down (just 13 in eight games) and while Shea Patterson helps with that, he's also run into his share of takedowns. So the offensive line should probably get even more credit.
They're picking up stunts and blitzes and they're moving people in the ground game. Michigan's averaging more than five yards per carry and 212 rush yards a game. The front has to continue its upward trajectory.
You know the defense is great. You know Patterson is accurate enough. If you add in a plus offensive line? Michigan's really, really hard to beat.
Could you share the number of years the top assistant coaches have remaining on their contracts — more specifically, Coaches (Ed) Warriner, (Jim) McElwain, (Sherrone) Moore, (Al) Washington, (Don) Brown, and (Michael) Zordich?
I'll do you one better. Here are the most up-to-date details for all of them.
Chris Partridge: Signed through Jan. 10, 2020; earns $500,000 annually.
Ed Warinner: Signed through Jan. 10, 2020; will make $550,000 next year.
Michael Zordich: Signed through Jan. 10, 2020; earns $400,000 annually.
Jim McElwain: Signed through Jan. 10, 2019; earns $300,000 annually.
Sherrone Moore: Signed through Jan. 10, 2020; will earn $250,000 next year.
Al Washington: Signed through Jan. 10, 2020; will earn $375,000 next year.
Greg Mattison: Signed through Jan. 10, 2019; earns $525,000 annually.
Pep Hamilton: Signed through Jan. 10, 2021; will earn $1 million next year.
Don Brown: Signed through Jan. 10, 2022; will earn $1 million next year.Important Announcement from the Worcester Carnival Committee
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Carnival Queen appearances
Worcester 2019 Carnival Queen Antonia Alberone-Chamberlain recently attended the Friends of Fort Royal Park Halloween Spook-tacular at the Commandery, with fancy dress and activities on 31st October 2019.
Antonia will next be helping to light up Worcester as part of the Christmas Lights switch-on on 21st November 2019 4-6pm. More details can be found from Visit Worcester.
In the meantime, your carnival committee are already at work planning Worcester Carnival 2020, which will be on 4th July. We are particularly looking for corporate sponsors, stallholders and participants who can help us to make next year’s event even bigger and better!
Carnival Village at Pitchcroft – Update
We have made few changes to where things are in our Carnival Village due to the recent flooding that happened after our brochure had gone to press. Unfortunately a small amount of debris remains in the area to the north of the hard-standing between the Grandstand and Swan Theatre, however the rest of the site is now clean and dry. An updated site map is below.
There will be many great attractions for all the family at the Carnival Village. The funfair this year includes teacups, Ferris wheel, racing cars, climbing wall, bucking bronco, inflatable obstacle course and hook-a-duck. These will run from 10am until the parade sets off. Tickets for these are 50p per ride or £5 for an unlimited all-day wristband. These will be available from the ticket kiosk.
Market stalls will provide a great selection of quality food and drink, crafts, and local charities.
The Main Stage will have live entertainment running throughout the day following the Carnival Queen Coronation at 10am, with Studio B, Tobi Colston, All Sorts Performing Arts, Mitzy, Jestar, Demi De Lord, Lollipop Theatre, Beat Breakerz and Worcester School of Dance before the Parade, with headline act 5:15 upon the Parade’s return.
Judging of the floats will begin at 1:30pm, before the Parade sets off at 3pm.
Parade Route and Carnival Village
Plans for the Parade Route and Carnival Village can be found below.
The parade itself will depart from Pitchcroft at 3pm on Saturday 6th July 2019, following.
There will be something for everyone at the Carnival Village on Pitchcroft with the junior football tournament, a sports demonstration area, fairground rides, an inflatable village, market stalls with local charities, crafts, food and drink, and a full day of live entertainment on the main stage.
These details are also in the souvenir brochures which are now out and circulating – available free from Perdiswell Young People’s Leisure Club, the Tourist Information Centre, and many local businesses and community groups, as well as from our volunteers on Carnival Day.
Update: Please note there have been some alterations to the layout at Carnival Village due to the aftermath of the recent flooding. The site map below has been updated. More information on this can be found here.
Meeting for Floats and Walking Groups – 25th June 2019
Carnival Day is rapidly approaching and there will be a meeting on Tuesday 25th June 2019 at 7.30pm for representatives from all Float participants and walking groups. Important information regarding the day will be handed out at the meeting.
The venue is:
Perdiswell Young People’s Leisure Club, Droitwich Road WR3 7SN
Please email info@worcester-carnival.co.uk to let Chris know or call on 07812 906295.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Design a Book Cover Competition – Deadline Extended
In order to give everyone as much chance as possible to get their entries to us, we have extended the deadline for the design-a-book-cover competition. Entries must now be with us by 3rd July 2019. For more details, please see Schools Competition Page
News Round-Up
In case you haven’t already, make a date in your diaries – Worcester Carnival returns this year on Saturday 6th July 2019 with the parade starting from 3pm from Pitchcroft. This year’s parade theme is “books” and we’re looking forward to a world of imagination from floats and walking groups. We’ve got plenty of info up on our website so do please take a look around, and you can always get in touch with us using the contact forms.
To keep up to date, check back here regularly, or why not follow us on Facebook and Twitter – details should be on the right of the screen. We’ll be appearing in plenty of local press, too – here are recent articles from Worcester News and Worcestershire Hour:
We are also now able to announce that this year’s nominated charities are Worcester Snoezelen, which provides multi sensory leisure therapy for people with disabilities and additional needs, and West Mercia Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre which provides
free support services to victims including a telephone helpline, counselling, training and education both to children and schools. To find out how you can help us support the work of these local charities please take a look at our Fundraising pages.The horse “Stormwind” is a constant companion on the Elden Ring. But how do you get it and how do you name it? MeinMMO gives you an overview of the ghost horse.
Elden Ring offers a much larger game world than previous games from the developers, such as Dark Souls or Bloodborne. That’s why the game gives you the ghost horse “Stormwind” as your companion.
With its help, you can not only progress faster. Because the horse has an important double jump. This allows you to reach places that might be out of your reach on foot.
Also, you can fight on horseback, which can be a huge advantage in some situations and even make boss fights easier. However, it can be confusing for new players to find at first.
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