Central Michigan Chippewas Football 2011 Preview, Predictions, Picks, Odds
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2010 Record: 3-9 MAC Record: 2-6 (T-5th, West) 2011 Returning Starters: 13: 8 offense, 4 defense, kicker
Coach: Dan Enos, 3-9 (1 year)
Offensive Coordinators: Mike Cummings Defensive Coordinators: Joe Tumpkin
2011 Central Michigan Players to Watch: QB Ryan Radcliff, RB Paris Cotton, TE David Blackbum, WR Jerry Harris, DE Joe Kinville, LB Mike Petrucci, OLB Armand Staten
2011 Central Michigan Strengths:
The passing game was solid last year and it should get better as Radcliff brings experience and success into his junior season. The defense will try to build off adecent year, but coordinator Joe Tumpkin has to contend with three new linebackers.
2011 Central Michigan Weaknesses:
The running game was a major disappointment last year, and that keyed a season that concluded with eight losses in the final nine games. There’s pressure on Enos to bring this program back to respectability after a tough first year.
2011 Central Michigan Offense:
If second-year coach Dan Enos has his druthers, Central Michigan’s offense won’t look much like the spread attack we saw during his first season or over the previous half-decade. Enos plans to use a more two-back and multiple–tight end sets now that he has more of his own personnel in the program and a better understanding of the talent he inherited. The offense, however, still begins with junior quarterback Ryan Radcliff, who played his best three games at the end of last season. It wasn’t so much that he passed for 300 or more yards in each of those games; it’s that he threw five touchdowns and only two interceptions during that span. Radcliff’s top target returns in junior wideout Cody Wilson, who surprised even his coaches with an 83-catch, 1,137-yard season as a sophomore. Behind Wilson, the Chippewas appear less dangerous. But senior tight end David Blackburn does return after catching 22 passes for 285 yards in 2010. Sophomore Zurlon Tipton and senior Paris Cotton are slated to be CMU’s 1-2 punch in the backfield this season. Tipton took over as the Chippewas’ featured back at the end of last season and scored four TDs in the final two games. His 6’1″, 215-pound frame offers a more punishing style than Cotton, who was replaced as the starter late in the season because of his tendency to fumble. The questions up front remain. Decimated by injuries, CMU started eight different offensive linemen last season. Enos plans to find the best five linemen by the Sept. 1 opener, regardless of their natural positions. Junior tackle Jake Olson appears to be among them.
2011 Central Michigan Defense:
The end of the previous era of CMU football is perhaps signaled by the departures of linebackers Nick Bellore and Matt Berning, who combined for nearly 800 tackles and won two MAC championship rings each. Yet, the Chippewas have some talent at the linebacker position, beginning with senior Armond Staten the team’s most consistent linebacker in 2010. The Chippewas have more depth and experience along the D-line than anywhere else on the roster. Senior defensive end Kashawn Fraser, junior end Joe Kinville and senior tackle John Williams started a combined 32 games last season, though the group combined for a modest 6.5 sacks. Fraser, however, was suspended indefinitely at the end of spring drills Junior safety Jahleel Addae might be CMU’s best defensive player. However, there are no other full-time starters returning around him.
2011 Central Michigan Special Teams:
David Harman returns for his sophomore season after connecting on 9 of 12 held goal attempts, with a long of 41, in 2010. Enos would like to see him gain range on his placements and distance on his kickoffs. Sophomore Richie Hogan takes over as the team’s punter. Central Michigan averaged just less than 40.0 yards per punt last season.
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2011 Central Michigan Predictions:
Central Michigan’s grasp on the Mid-American Conference figured to end sometime. Three championships in four years which CMU won from 2006-09 hadn’t happened in a league defined recently by its parity and coaching instability since Marshall’s run in the late 1990s and, before that, Miami in the mid-’70s. Enos’ first season as head coach never really had a fair shake at making it four titles in five years. Enos is hoping the frustration that came with having 19 players make their first collegiate starts pays off this fall. An early season road test at rival Western Michigan, Sept. 17, will be telling.
2011 Central Michigan Betting Odds:
Central Michigan Current odds to win a National Championship: +5000
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