UFR POSBANG!
So it's finally a Wednesday after a game - a HUGE win. That means we're expecting a UFR today! It's been so long that I don't recall if this will be offensive or defensive. If it's defense, we'll learn how Don Brown's defense held one of last years better offenses to a handful of non-threatening points and irrelevant yards. And that's the bad news UFR this week!!!! What a change in perspective that is after the last few years, right?!!?
The offensive UFR will just be fun. FUN.
October 28th, 2020 at 11:26 AM ^
This is exciting! Especially because in UFR you KNOW what you're going to get you just don't know how good it'll be!
October 28th, 2020 at 3:17 PM ^
Me not getting any work done trying to telepathically speak to Brian about posting the UFR.
October 28th, 2020 at 3:46 PM ^
Like a great drive on a hole of (disc) golf.
Always nice to walk to the green thinking "how good is good?"
October 28th, 2020 at 11:29 AM ^
Now I'm going to be refreshing my screen every few minutes.
So much for getting anything done today. POSBANG!!!
October 28th, 2020 at 11:30 AM ^
UFRs are great. Early in the year even a UFR of a questionable side of the field is useful, as we don't have a clear picture of how things look yet. So I am looking forward to the defensive UFR quite a bit; in certain seasons the deficiencies on one side of the ball make UFRs later in the year less interesting, when you basically know it's going to be bad and who the problem is. Though I still check it out.
Obviously, I'm eager to see how of the offense rates. But early on I'm interested in the DT performance (my impression: not awful, not great, basically irrelevant) and whether I was right that Gemon Green looks really good and Hawkins looks pretty bad. And I want to see how the DEs add up, actually kind of a question given how often they were eating double teams on those line shifts Seth discussed in the Neck Sharpie column.
On offense? I want all of it. Of course. Even if Minnesota's defense is as bad as I think it is.
October 28th, 2020 at 4:39 PM ^
I mostly agree on the DTs although I saw some of them get blown out by double teams. I hope they improve over the course of the year.
October 28th, 2020 at 11:32 AM ^
Does anyone else do a watch-through the game before the UFRs come out and kind of try to figure out what you think is happening so that you can compare to Brian's notes?
October 28th, 2020 at 11:43 AM ^
A bunch of guys, including me, have watched through the Minnesota game, so you can see some of those thoughts. I have a diary still on the FP, and if you dig into the board you'll find a "full game video" thread where several people made observations. Not every week, though; the first game always has a lot more to explore, since we're seeing this year's team for the first time.
The job Brian does analyzing and grading is peerless, and it is also time-consuming. And, since he tells you exactly why he grades things the way he does, it's easy enough to see the same stuff for myself if I question it.
October 28th, 2020 at 11:47 AM ^
I absolutely agree. It is incredibly detailed and thoughtfully explained. It is what inspired me to start looking closer and trying to decided why a play ended up like it did.
I teach music history and theory at a medium sized university and I always tell my students that the explanation is often more important than the right answer. I think UFR has that quality. Even the times I disagree with Brian's assessments I can see the rationale and at least see what he saw.
October 28th, 2020 at 11:50 AM ^
I do. I expect some takeaways to be:
DTs were actually ok. Issues were often LBs and S not filling behind them on slants.
Barrett was not as good as initial watch. Had obviously very highlight worthy plays, but lots of bad ones too.
There was *a lot* of holding that went uncalled from Minn.
Run blocking was elite. The crispness of execution and identification was as good as I've seen. OL, Mason, and All will all have high marks.
October 28th, 2020 at 12:16 PM ^
You've mentioned the Barrett issue a couple of times, I never saw what you did. I did, however, see a lot of what appeared to me to be RPS issues where guys like Barrett were matched up on OLs that put them at a disadvantage. Seth pointed out one RPS situation I noticed in that slack post--the run Upshaw stopped just short of the goal line was set up by a DT stunt that left Minnie OLs free to truck LBs. Other frequent situations would see Hutch or Paye eating a double team while an LB wound up getting blocked on the line by a tackle, counting on a fill from a DB that, uh, didn't always do the job well.
I suppose we'll see. Seth seemed to agree with you in Sharpies that one of the reasons Minnesota ran so well is that Michigan chose to give them those numbers. Maybe we find out if that holds up.
October 28th, 2020 at 1:38 PM ^
Yeah, Barrett's definitely put in some tough spots on some of those, but he's also getting blown out by TEs as well. Hudson and Peppers seemed to have the ability to stack and shed against opponents much bigger than them but I think Barrett has some work to do there.
October 28th, 2020 at 2:18 PM ^
It's amazing how quickly people have forgotten how brilliant Peppers was at the Viper job. Unless he was eating guard blocks in the middle of the defense due to scheme, he was dominant. People argued, strenuously, that Hudson was just as good... and it never happened. Doesn't make Hudson or Barrett bad, but Peppers is as good of an athlete as Michigan has had since Carr left.
Wouldn't surprise me to find that Barrett has work to do; frankly, I'm just delighted that we appear to have a competent guy in the spot, as it's no sure thing and it's a pretty important role in this defense.
October 28th, 2020 at 2:29 PM ^
One of the most fun things I've ever watched an opposition offense do was seeing a screen play develop when Peppers was on the field. The anticipation of the passing target being obliterated was a slow buildup with a resounding 'jump off the couch' finish! If there was ever one constant on a football field, it was Jabril Peppers annihilating some hapless pass catcher on a screen pass.
Gawd, those were so much fun...
October 28th, 2020 at 3:20 PM ^
I agree with this take.
Watching live I felt like Minn's success was due to poor interior D-line play.
However, on a detailed re-watch the D-line held up well. Most of the yards on the ground were due to poor fills from LBs, some run support issues from S, or from scheme (3-3-5).
I played DL at a DIII school so I feel pretty confident in my review of our DL. Less so on LB/S play.
I am interested if UFR agrees with my take on James Ross. Despite having several tackles and a great interception I felt like he made several mistakes by shooting/slanting into the backfield instead of flowing across the field...this resulted in him running behind and missing the RB instead of tackling at 2-3 yards. It is possible that this was scheme, but I tend to think these were over-aggressive errors that will get cleaned up.
October 28th, 2020 at 12:43 PM ^
I watch on Sunday mornings. Even loses (minus osu although I’ve come back to a couple of them later).
I’m too emotional during game to really pay attention to detail. As someone else mentioned the UFRs still do a much better job of seeing the entire play and putting them in context of the whole game. But I do get a sense of what happened and who played well which usually aligns with UFR grades.
October 28th, 2020 at 11:35 AM ^
I like a good Wednesday banging
October 28th, 2020 at 12:25 PM ^
"If I'm not back by morning, call the president"
-Jack Burton
October 28th, 2020 at 11:35 AM ^
Sweet, sweet content. I love F5.
BANG!
October 28th, 2020 at 11:36 AM ^
Wednesday Posbang? I'm game!
October 28th, 2020 at 12:44 PM ^
BotP was one of my favorites as a little kid. I tried showing it to my sons (with a little bit of hype) ... it fell flat pretty quickly with them. 7 Zark 7 has not aged well, and the Keyop/Tiny thing was just weird. The plots are incredibly repetitive from episode to episode ... I think they got through five or six shows and begged off.
A little bit of my youth died that day.
Trivia note: yes, that was Detroit’s own Casey Kasem lending his voice as Mark, the leader.
October 28th, 2020 at 1:26 PM ^
I knew it as ‘G-Force’ growing up...
October 28th, 2020 at 2:23 PM ^
I did as well. There was also a Ninja Science Team or something version as well
October 28th, 2020 at 11:37 AM ^
I kept refreshing after I saw your title since I assumed it was up. Very annoyed now...
October 28th, 2020 at 11:47 AM ^
The UFRs are usually completed by the late afternoon or early evening, Eastern time. They can easily run 3,000 or 4,000 words, so patience is warranted.
October 28th, 2020 at 11:51 AM ^
So, OP title had me thinking it was already out. Kinda feel let down now.
October 28th, 2020 at 12:41 PM ^
Hate to be a downer but I don't think UFR posting is known for running with the consistency of a German train schedule.
October 28th, 2020 at 2:34 PM ^
Sorry... I'll neg myself for the poor title - something I complain about!
JUSTIN FEAGAN!!!!
October 28th, 2020 at 11:56 AM ^
PUT IT STRAIGHT IN MY VEINS!!!!
October 28th, 2020 at 1:11 PM ^
"If only fame had an IV, baby could I bear
Being away from you, I found the vein, put it in here"
-- Lady Gaga
Such wisdom....
October 28th, 2020 at 12:05 PM ^
Prebang and posbang? 2X in one day is fantastic.
October 28th, 2020 at 12:05 PM ^
I am curious in regards to Filiaga IMO he should have been named a top 3 player with Barrett and Milton.
Paye and Hutch were expected to dominate, especially considering they were going against a high school tackle ranked 1000 coming out of high school.
October 28th, 2020 at 12:08 PM ^
Hutchinson and Paye played their asses off, they caused a lot of disruption with their pass rush. So much that Morgan never got into a rhythm like he did so often last season.
October 28th, 2020 at 2:28 PM ^
Plus they got the shit held out of them much of the game. UM DE's and getting blatantly held with no-call, name a more iconic duo.
October 28th, 2020 at 12:05 PM ^
Finally listened to the first game MGoPodcast last night and UFR today!!
Fabulous humpday so far.
October 28th, 2020 at 12:10 PM ^
I can’t bang. I was neutered.
October 28th, 2020 at 12:22 PM ^
saw that. tough penalty round on you. the judge threw the book at you.
and don't think of yourself as 'neutered', just tell everyone you're a steer. they can be pretty cool. think of yourself as 'henson's really cool mobile backup steer'
October 28th, 2020 at 12:27 PM ^
Thanks for the support XM. It will be a tough and humble climb back to 100 points but I have faith that with help like your kind words I will make it.
October 28th, 2020 at 12:39 PM ^
Steers are cool, especially if they are butchered into steaks.
October 28th, 2020 at 1:00 PM ^
next thursday is 'harvest' day for the hooved livestock. many, many steaks shall abound.
October 28th, 2020 at 1:24 PM ^
I’m giving blood Sunday (UM v.OSU Blood Battle) and I’m usually on the brink of “take a hike” because my iron is low. So this week it’s steak and spinach salad for five out of seven dinners. I’m not complaining!
October 28th, 2020 at 1:25 PM ^
Just curious, XM: Is it a full farm-to-table operation or do you 'source any of the steps?
October 28th, 2020 at 4:04 PM ^
i think the answer to your question is 'yes'. we farm-kill the animals, load them into trucks, take them to a USDA licensed facility, zip them out of their suits, quarter them, then hang them in the cooler for a week or two for aging.
we go back and cut/package to order and people come and pick them up. for instance, mgohillbilly is scheduled to come out and pick up his half-cow in november.
October 28th, 2020 at 12:12 PM ^
I care most about the RPS scores. We played some young guys on D, I’m not too worried if they made mistakes. I want to confirm the eye-ball test that they out-schemed/coached Minnesota.
October 28th, 2020 at 12:19 PM ^
I just hope it arrives by my lunchtime (PST). That's one of the benefits of living on the west coast.
October 28th, 2020 at 12:21 PM ^
Can't wait to see the oline numbers
October 28th, 2020 at 12:23 PM ^
So If I post on here do I get some free upvotes? Im hoping to be able to create my own posts someday soon.