Bill C article: Michigan's Keys to Scoring on Wisconsin
Fun read from Bill Connelly as Saturday draws closer.
Connelly's Keys for Michigan:
1. Defense: Duh. Teams that score on UW capitalize on turnovers and short fields, and Hornibrook is going to take sacks and throw picks. Have to get the ball back.
2. Pass Interference Offense: Team that score on UW have gotten penalties that extend drives, often on third downs, and often PI penalties. Their secondary is extremely physical. We have to throw vertical with DPJ and Gentry and put them in a position to either make a catch or make the defender need to assault them to stop it. Peters' passing line on 3rd and More-than-4 is astonishingly similar to the passing line of QBs on scoring drives against UW. Peters doesn't have to do a ton, just enough.
3. Go For It: If Michigan gets into a 4th Down on a drive in Wisconsin territory, they might want to go for it. Maryland and Purdue converted fourth downs on scoring drives and Northwestern converted two. If we are driving the ball and get into 4th down outside of Nordin's range, might be time to roll the dice.
November 16th, 2017 at 10:53 AM ^
I have a burning pee.
November 16th, 2017 at 10:57 AM ^
That can happen when you score on a Badger.
I mean, that's what I've heard.
November 16th, 2017 at 11:00 AM ^
can confirm
November 16th, 2017 at 11:00 AM ^
which QB screws up less. Hornibrook is prone to errors, Peters remains almost entirely unproven. Who throws less backbreaking INTs? That's probably your winner
November 16th, 2017 at 11:25 AM ^
This is a very winnable game, and one we really need to win. If we played in the B1G West, we would be the 10-0 team. The bottom line is that we really don't know how good Wisconsin is and won't find out until they play us. The teams seem pretty similar to me.
November 16th, 2017 at 2:30 PM ^
I do not believe Peters will shrink to the task; we are going to have to throw on first down.
November 16th, 2017 at 3:24 PM ^
Some really cool stuff being worked on in the red zone and goal line. I would expect: Bunting, Wheatley, and Gentry to play a large role down there if it's a close game, and I love seeing us finally get Evans into space! Vegas has us a 10 point dawg, and I'm sure it's because they do not think we can score 20 on Wisky. I expect some razzle dazzle and more points than most. 20-16 Meeeiiichhigan!
November 16th, 2017 at 4:28 PM ^
A receiver to step up. Will not be able to win this game running off tackle and throwing to tightends. I understand they are young and all of that, but come on it's time to find a receiver that can make plays on 3rd down. Im also interested to see how the dline stacks up against that beefy oline. Justin win.
November 16th, 2017 at 6:39 PM ^
LET'S WIN!!! LET'S WIN!!!
Seriously, though. I think the keys to the game lie in whether I watch the game or not. If I watch the game, Michigan ALWAYS loses, for no reason. I'll sobber in a corner and watch the recording.
November 17th, 2017 at 3:43 AM ^