Michael Fredrick Denbrock Hired as Offensive Coordinator (2023)

[Dale]

 

[BeatSC]

Still think this guy is calling a vanilla game.

 

[GowerND11]

Averaging 462 yards per game, and people will still find ways to complain...

 

[Irish#1]

Averaging 462 yards per game, and people will still find ways to complain...

Of course. They're looking for the perfect game.

 

[GrangerIrish24]

Averaging 462 yards per game, and people will still find ways to complain...

Be better if we averaged 463.

 

[Free Manera]

Imagine if they figure out short yardage situations. I'm hoping they came up with something over the bye that they can fine tune against BC and Navy.

 

[Dale]

Would expect Cooper Flanagan to not play versus BC and Navy and then play the last 3.

 

[GowerND11]

Imagine if they figure out short yardage situations. I'm hoping they came up with something over the bye that they can fine tune against BC and Navy.

With what I said about complaining, I will say this is a definite cause for concern with the offense. Hopefully things were worked on, improved, self scouted.

 

[NorthDakota]

Averaging 462 yards per game, and people will still find ways to complain...

I will complain about the offenses inability to get a yard when they need a yard.

 

[SportsingHard]

Still think this guy is calling a vanilla game.

The “complexity of vanilla” is one of those fun paradoxes — it’s both the simplest flavor in cultural shorthand and one of the most chemically and sensorially complex in reality.

Here’s what that means on several levels:

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🌿 Botanical and chemical complexity​

• True vanilla comes from the seed pod of the Vanilla planifolia orchid, native to Mesoamerica.
• Each cured bean contains hundreds of aromatic compounds — over 250 distinct volatiles have been identified.
• The dominant one, vanillin, gives that familiar creamy-sweet scent, but the others (e.g., guaiacol, p-hydroxybenzaldehyde, anisaldehyde, and coumarin traces) create the depth: smoky, floral, woody, and even leathery tones.
• Climate, soil, and curing affect balance — Madagascar vanilla leans buttery and sweet; Tahitian more floral and fruity; Mexican slightly spicy and raisinlike.

---

🧪 Artificial vs. natural​

• “Imitation vanilla” usually means synthetic vanillin, often derived from lignin (a wood byproduct) or guaiacol (from petrochemicals).
• It’s chemically simpler — mostly a single compound — so it lacks the rounded warmth of natural vanilla’s hundreds of trace elements.
• The difference is similar to hearing one clean sine wave versus a whole chord.

---

🍨 Cultural and linguistic irony​

• Calling something “vanilla” to mean plain or boring started in mid-20th-century America — shorthand for “default flavor” in ice cream parlors where vanilla was literally the base mix before others were added.
• Ironically, real vanilla is far more complex than most of the “exciting” artificial flavors layered on top of it.
• So “vanilla” became a linguistic inversion: it sounds simple but tastes anything but.

---

🎨 Metaphorical resonance​

That duality makes “vanilla” a great metaphor in art, sex, and culture — something that appears simple or safe but contains subtle, often sensual intricacy when experienced closely.

 

[ab2cmiller]

The “complexity of vanilla” is one of those fun paradoxes — it’s both the simplest flavor in cultural shorthand and one of the most chemically and sensorially complex in reality.

Here’s what that means on several levels:

---

🌿 Botanical and chemical complexity​

• True vanilla comes from the seed pod of the Vanilla planifolia orchid, native to Mesoamerica.
• Each cured bean contains hundreds of aromatic compounds — over 250 distinct volatiles have been identified.
• The dominant one, vanillin, gives that familiar creamy-sweet scent, but the others (e.g., guaiacol, p-hydroxybenzaldehyde, anisaldehyde, and coumarin traces) create the depth: smoky, floral, woody, and even leathery tones.
• Climate, soil, and curing affect balance — Madagascar vanilla leans buttery and sweet; Tahitian more floral and fruity; Mexican slightly spicy and raisinlike.

---

🧪 Artificial vs. natural​

• “Imitation vanilla” usually means synthetic vanillin, often derived from lignin (a wood byproduct) or guaiacol (from petrochemicals).
• It’s chemically simpler — mostly a single compound — so it lacks the rounded warmth of natural vanilla’s hundreds of trace elements.
• The difference is similar to hearing one clean sine wave versus a whole chord.

---

🍨 Cultural and linguistic irony​

• Calling something “vanilla” to mean plain or boring started in mid-20th-century America — shorthand for “default flavor” in ice cream parlors where vanilla was literally the base mix before others were added.
• Ironically, real vanilla is far more complex than most of the “exciting” artificial flavors layered on top of it.
• So “vanilla” became a linguistic inversion: it sounds simple but tastes anything but.

---

🎨 Metaphorical resonance​

That duality makes “vanilla” a great metaphor in art, sex, and culture — something that appears simple or safe but contains subtle, often sensual intricacy when experienced closely.

Some posts are better left unposted.

 

[GowerND11]

I will complain about the offenses inability to get a yard when they need a yard.

yeah I do agree. It's more about the general "vanilla" and what not. See my other post though in regards to short yardage:

With what I said about complaining, I will say this is a definite cause for concern with the offense. Hopefully things were worked on, improved, self scouted.

 

[GowerND11]

Some posts are better left unposted.

Hmm... this just screams bot post doesn't it? Maybe mods should ban the bad bot for posting bot things.

 

[ab2cmiller]

Hmm... this just screams bot post doesn't it? Maybe mods should ban the bad bot for posting bot things.

I say we "pepper" him with questions and see if we get some insightful AI post about Pepper.

 

[rtrn2glory]

Of course. They're looking for the perfect game.

Yep. That's the standard and it should be. It's unattainable, which is what makes it the standard. Until you reach it there is always something to be improved on. Offense has played well, but to sit back and say there aren't areas to improve is naive. Continuing to shoot for a perfect game is what will hopefully eventually lead us to a national championship before I die.

 

[SportsingHard]

Some posts are better left unposted.

I'm responsible for the first half-second you spend reading. The rest is on you.

 

[ab2cmiller]

I'm responsible for the first half-second you spend reading. The rest is on you.

Well then I budgeted my time wisely, because it only took me a quarter-second to realize I could ignore the AI post.

 

[calvegas04]

The “complexity of vanilla” is one of those fun paradoxes — it’s both the simplest flavor in cultural shorthand and one of the most chemically and sensorially complex in reality.

Here’s what that means on several levels:

---

🌿 Botanical and chemical complexity​

• True vanilla comes from the seed pod of the Vanilla planifolia orchid, native to Mesoamerica.
• Each cured bean contains hundreds of aromatic compounds — over 250 distinct volatiles have been identified.
• The dominant one, vanillin, gives that familiar creamy-sweet scent, but the others (e.g., guaiacol, p-hydroxybenzaldehyde, anisaldehyde, and coumarin traces) create the depth: smoky, floral, woody, and even leathery tones.
• Climate, soil, and curing affect balance — Madagascar vanilla leans buttery and sweet; Tahitian more floral and fruity; Mexican slightly spicy and raisinlike.

---

🧪 Artificial vs. natural​

• “Imitation vanilla” usually means synthetic vanillin, often derived from lignin (a wood byproduct) or guaiacol (from petrochemicals).
• It’s chemically simpler — mostly a single compound — so it lacks the rounded warmth of natural vanilla’s hundreds of trace elements.
• The difference is similar to hearing one clean sine wave versus a whole chord.

---

🍨 Cultural and linguistic irony​

• Calling something “vanilla” to mean plain or boring started in mid-20th-century America — shorthand for “default flavor” in ice cream parlors where vanilla was literally the base mix before others were added.
• Ironically, real vanilla is far more complex than most of the “exciting” artificial flavors layered on top of it.
• So “vanilla” became a linguistic inversion: it sounds simple but tastes anything but.

---

🎨 Metaphorical resonance​

That duality makes “vanilla” a great metaphor in art, sex, and culture — something that appears simple or safe but contains subtle, often sensual intricacy when experienced closely.

When did IE add AI to drive post

 

[Dale]

Well then I budgeted my time wisely, because it only took me a quarter-second to realize I could ignore the AI post.

Half the page being AI slop is a YOU problem

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

Averaging 462 yards per game, and people will still find ways to complain...

Hope they have the day they deserve.

 

[Bane]

With what I said about complaining, I will say this is a definite cause for concern with the offense. Hopefully things were worked on, improved, self scouted.

I will complain about the offenses inability to get a yard when they need a yard.

I think there's a difference in pointing out an area of improvement in good faith and complaining. Discussing our weakness in 3rd/4th and short situations isn't necessarily complaining unless it becomes "Denbrock is an idiot, he sucks, and should be fired!"

All that said, we do have to improve on the short yardage situations down the stretch and especially in the playoffs. Can't give away points to playoff teams.

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

This offense is one of the better ones in the country at avoiding third downs. That's actually pretty efficient.

So, yeah, if they can improve results on 3rd and 4th short yardage situations we'll all be that much happier.

 

[Irish#1]

I say we "pepper" him with questions and see if we get some insightful AI post about Pepper.

Genius! POY quality.

 

[Irish#1]

Yep. That's the standard and it should be. It's unattainable, which is what makes it the standard. Until you reach it there is always something to be improved on. Offense has played well, but to sit back and say there aren't areas to improve is naive. Continuing to shoot for a perfect game is what will hopefully eventually lead us to a national championship before I die.

Back in my day (no, leather helmets were gone by then and facemasks were required), my old coach said every play is designed to score a TD if everyone blocks properly. Given that, we will never see a perfect game.

 

[dankgesang]

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Be interested to see this same visualization opponent adjusted, for SP+ Def, say.

 

[ulukinatme]

Hmm... this just screams bot post doesn't it? Maybe mods should ban the bad bot for posting bot things.

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[Dale]

According to this, ND motions more than all but 3 teams.

 

[dankgesang]

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According to this, ND motions more than all but 3 teams.

WV speaking as a friend I think you might be tipping your hand fellas

 

[ozzman]

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According to this, ND motions more than all but 3 teams.

Makes sense for a young QB. Motion helps identify zone/man prior to the snap

 

[NumbersGuy0520]

The success rate for a QB sneak on 4th and short is very high, with an average of approximately 84-89% for 4th and 1 plays, and even higher in certain situations like very short yardage (inches).

Can some please share this with Denbrock and the rest of the coaching staff? Inexcusable to not even try it with all the short yardage situations we’ve had this year.