2016 PSU Offense Comparison
I came across this post on Twitter this morning and thought it would be worthwhile to share:
https://twitter.com/chrisnielsen44/status/1181752944825421825?s=21
So I’ve seen a ton of the Michigan media I follow saying how awful the offense is thru 5 games. Here is how they compare to the ‘16 PSU team going thru a similar scheme change:
Total O YPG - PSU 365/UofM 367
Total O PPG - PSU 29/UofM 28
Record - PSU 3-2/UofM 4-1
If the link doesn’t work, the tweet shows that through 5 games, UM’s offense has very similar statistics to PSU’s offense through 5 games while going through a similar offensive transition. Hopefully we see a similar turnaround the second half of the season as well.
October 10th, 2019 at 11:00 AM ^
MTSU, Army, (definitely Army), Wisconsin, Rutger, and Iowa aren't good teams to judge this new offense by, but if we cannot put it together versus Illinois, then we're doomed.
October 10th, 2019 at 11:04 AM ^
Are you joking? There's nothing special about Army. They're getting lit up by nobodies.
October 10th, 2019 at 11:22 AM ^
I'd settle for 28 ppg for the season.
Assuming it's not from 78 vs. Illinois and 10 the rest of the way.
October 10th, 2019 at 11:23 AM ^
This blog and fanbase has an amazing knack for digging up anecdotes from the past that point to a reason for optimism.
This football team has elite expertise in blowing those optimistic hopes to bits, often in surprising and unusual ways.
So as much as I hope for an offensive explosion, I still know there is a strong chance this offense continues to merely blow itself up.
October 10th, 2019 at 11:59 AM ^
Countries that start a World War by having their entire Pacific fleet sunk on Day 1 are 1-0 in World Wars, but that doesn't make having half your Navy sunk in one day a viable reason for optimism.
October 10th, 2019 at 5:50 PM ^
He's not optimistic because of sucking early. He's optimistic in spite of sucking early and there's a huge difference. Michigan has very good talent. There's reason to hope for a turnaround even if you'd be wise not to expect a turnaround.
October 10th, 2019 at 1:12 PM ^
Three simple words make it all go:
Zone
Read
Keeper
When Shea starts to keep is when Michigan’s offense starts to produce. The OL’s problem is that the QB gave when he should have kept. Simple. Run the QB effectively and everything else falls into line.
October 10th, 2019 at 4:22 PM ^
This is the difference when comparing with PSU. Say what you will McSorley is far more aggressive than Shea. Imagine him running this offense.
October 10th, 2019 at 1:25 PM ^
Take out the Rutgers game in your stats (who psu did not have the pleasure of facing through 5 games) - any difference? Good god.
October 10th, 2019 at 1:29 PM ^
You sound like the Fed. Inflation calculation doesn’t have food nor fuel. You can’t remove stats. Yes it’s not good, but selective use of information isn’t helpful.
October 10th, 2019 at 11:17 PM ^
??? so insightful!
October 10th, 2019 at 2:18 PM ^
at the time, PSU fans also thought their offense sucked
I'll bet that PSU goes downfield early and often on Iowa, trying to exploit the weakness of Iowa's DBs.
October 10th, 2019 at 3:06 PM ^
Guess we'll find out in two weeks, won't we...
October 10th, 2019 at 4:10 PM ^
Still trying to make fetch happen.
October 10th, 2019 at 4:56 PM ^
This may seem very silly when Michigan’s offense never picks up steam like PSU did. I’m not a big fan of this comparison, but I hope I’m wrong.
October 10th, 2019 at 8:41 PM ^
October 11th, 2019 at 7:12 AM ^
Without diving into the numbers, I imagine our defense is getting our offense the ball more often than PSU was. I would love to see the PSU breakdown on a per play basis, with an emphasis on explosive plays. After the bomb to Collins last week, there were 4 plays over 10 yards. 3 runs and a pass.