Karan Higdon says Michigan has the best offensive line in the country

Submitted by turtleboy on October 14th, 2018 at 10:07 AM

And he may not be wrong. We just faced off against mighty Wiscansin, arguably the best line in the country, full of NFL 1st and 2nd round talent, and completely dominated them. The best O Line won the game and it wasn't theirs. Michigan ran for over 300 yards, Patterson stayed well protected all night, and for the 5th game in a row a lineman will grade in the top PFF performers of the game.

I knew our line would improve under Warriner, but I'm pretty well shocked at the strides they've taken from game to game. After ND freshmen replacing starters was discussed, and possibly even hoped for, that discussion seems to have been long forgotten now.

Throw your fancystats at me. Lend me your hot takes. Tell me how they pass the ol' eye-test. Is Higdon right, or maybe just boasting after possibly the biggest win of the Harbaugh era?

Discuss

BlueMk1690

October 14th, 2018 at 12:38 PM ^

I chalk this up to the exuberance of youth and the excitement of victory. It's obviously not true, but you can see why a running back might say it when 'high' on victory.

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BlowGoo

October 14th, 2018 at 12:40 PM ^

In terms of rate of improvement?

Absolutely.

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MileHighWolverine

October 14th, 2018 at 12:45 PM ^

I'm trying to temper my excitement because I'm positive this version of the Badgers is not like what we've faced before but.....I don't think there are any other teams on our schedule (except OSU) that have a perfect team either. We will know for sure what we have next week with MSU as they seem to always have the "perfect" game plan against us. If we play well there, the governor comes off and I leave the BPONE behind.

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