Michigan Monday is up
https://theozone.net/2019/09/michigan-monday-maize-blue-raiders/
The intro:
The No. 7 Michigan Wolverines played with their food a little bit on Saturday, but easily defeated the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 40-21.
Not a lot of substance since this is a week 1 win.
A small excerpt regarding tempo:
The tempo may not have seemed all that much faster to some people, but I can promise you that it was. For example, I generally watch the games on YouTube and I use the ‘L’ key to fast-forward 10 seconds after every play. In previous years, I would just hit the ‘L’ key three times quickly to move ahead 30 seconds. By that point, a quarterback would just about be ready to call for the ball. Now, I can still get two ‘L’ mashes in, but if I go a third, I’ll usually have to back up a bit. So there you go — scientific proof that this offense is legitimately faster than in previous years.
Always worth a read...
September 2nd, 2019 at 7:21 PM ^
Not gonna lie...that was a very fair and reasonable take on the game.
September 3rd, 2019 at 1:54 PM ^
They're usually pretty good. Always interesting to see their take.
September 2nd, 2019 at 7:32 PM ^
Good read and he makes good points. I think Patterson is good but flawed and the coaches know it. Unfortunately we haven't seen enough passing from McCaffrey to make a switch full time.We have to roll with Shea and hope he clicks in the offense when it all comes together.
September 3rd, 2019 at 4:56 AM ^
Nice passive aggressive shot at Shea. So the coaches are waiting for "us" to see more passing from McCaffrey before they feel comfortable enough to make a switch. Spring and camp wasn't enough.
September 2nd, 2019 at 8:02 PM ^
So impressive and fair...especially when the source is considered.
Second time I've read one of those in its entirety.
That's due mainly to the level and amount of concerns it brings when compared to listening from the vantage point of Inside The Huddle.
Well-oiled machine they have down there.
September 2nd, 2019 at 8:04 PM ^
I always enjoy this column. It’s hard to believe this is coming from a buckeye fan given the lack of the word that rhymes with bum. Either way I always look for the post.
September 3rd, 2019 at 12:13 AM ^
Cu....oh nevermind
September 3rd, 2019 at 6:21 AM ^
I've been reading it for a few years now and I look forward to it every Monday after a game. It is always, fair, objective, and entertaining. Sometimes I think he is a closet Michigan fan.
September 2nd, 2019 at 8:20 PM ^
Do we have anything like it?
If not we really should, you can't help but pick up things week in and week out on our most important opponent.
September 2nd, 2019 at 8:27 PM ^
No, we don't.
The Game is 88 days away. I know that because Ozone has a countdown clock on their website. We should get one of those here.
September 2nd, 2019 at 9:09 PM ^
Pretty sure we are playing osu in 88 days and not Rutgers.
September 2nd, 2019 at 10:44 PM ^
Yep.
The whole "Michigan and it's fans don't pay attention to the tOSU rivalry" thing the same as tOSU is pretty ridiculous. The board obsesses about tOSU and if you tire of that you can visit TTB where others obsess about them on their board or the Edge of the Internet where the same thing is going on etc. etc.
But you know, our impact as internet posters really matters. We impact outcomes. If *we* only had a countdown clock on here to remind us about the tOSU game...keep our focus sharp.
September 3rd, 2019 at 11:55 AM ^
Negged for giving them the respect of using 't' as part of the 'OSU' school name. You suck for that, and should feel bad about it.
And here you are throwing shade about how much we obsess over OSU...
September 3rd, 2019 at 10:02 PM ^
Srsly.
I run the small t on purpose as opposed the trademarked (T)tm OSU
I thought it was suitable levels of disrespekt; apparently not...
I'll try to up my game.
September 2nd, 2019 at 9:03 PM ^
Without going into the same depth, BiSB's opponent watch comes close, and in my opinion, his writing exceeds that of Monday Morning. Both are worthwhile reading imo.
September 2nd, 2019 at 9:37 PM ^
There are multiple OSU blogs that do a Michigan watch, but the best this blog can do is "Opponent Watch." It's hard not to think that our lack of success against Ohio isn't a culture problem when our blogs treat them the same as Rutgers.
September 2nd, 2019 at 10:08 PM ^
Was a "culture problem" the reason that Wilton Speight threw a terrible pick against OSU in 2016? Or cause the refs to call a dumb biased game against us? Or did a "culture problem" cause John O'Korn to miss a wide open receiver in the 2017 game? OSU has had success over the last 20 years that only Alabama can claim to surpass. Michigan had it's worse 7 year stretch in 50 years. That's why we struggle to beat OSU, not because of some nebulous "culture problem" that didn't seem to exist when Michigan was regularly stocking NFL talent on it's roster.
September 3rd, 2019 at 11:02 AM ^
We've been struggling against OSU a lot longer than 7 years...how about since 2001?
September 3rd, 2019 at 12:17 AM ^
You just claimed blog content relates to how our team of interest does against a particular opponent. You...did that.
September 3rd, 2019 at 1:17 AM ^
I've been told countless times that the players read this blog. If true, the blog's content almost certainly affects their motivation to prepare for a particular opponent. If the fans don't care about Ohio State, why should the players?
September 3rd, 2019 at 11:41 AM ^
Are you fucking serious?
September 4th, 2019 at 5:23 PM ^
wait what, of course we care about it, and if you suiting up in the winged helmet you likely care a lot without a blog telling you the fans care, or perhaps all the people in the athletic department will convince them or in team meetings, or in their position groups, but seriously if a kid need a blog to get fired up to keep a class from getting golden pants then we lost the minute we signed him
September 3rd, 2019 at 12:24 PM ^
How the traditional Michigan fan, or OSU fan, perceives the rivalry in no way has any impact whatsoever on the result of The Game. You can't tell me that every man on this roster doesn't want to go out and give everything he has to beat OSU. You can't tell me this game isn't personal to Harbaugh, even if he doesn't publicly display it. He frickin' played in the game, for the coach who probably emphasized and prioritized the rivalry the most out of any coach in the history of Michigan football. There are countless people on this board who, whether they admit it or not, would happily take going 8-4 if it meant one of those 8 wins was a win over OSU. I'm one of them.
We don't lose The Game because OSU fans put up a bunch of red tape blocking off M's around Columbus and we don't do the same with blue tape over the O's in Ann Arbor. We don't lose because of a culture problem. We lose because either a) OSU is just the flat-out better team that day (2015 and 2018), or b) we shoot ourselves in the foot and give the game away through stupid mistakes, bad penalties, or put ourselves in a position where a questionable to bad call affects the outcome (2016 and 2017).
I will never accuse this program of losing The Game because the players and coaches didn't want it bad enough. If you don't want to win bad enough to get over 20 years of heartbreaking, soul-crushing losses that have defined your program over that course of time, then you don't deserve to wear the winged helmet.
September 3rd, 2019 at 6:48 AM ^
I’d love to read Seth’s weekly neck sharpies version of Ohio State.
September 3rd, 2019 at 9:23 PM ^
Me too!
September 2nd, 2019 at 8:28 PM ^
Glad someone else thought that about Glasgow. Not a good thing if he is the best at his position.
Not like the team hasn’t had some success recruiting linebackers lately. He can tackle the quarterback if no one blocks him. But I can’t see this team competing for a conference championship or more with a player of that caliber starting in the middle of its defense.
September 2nd, 2019 at 8:51 PM ^
I'm still happy it isn't Gil at WLB and Glasgow isn't at Viper. They may know the game technically but on the field they are just not up to speed. At least Glasgow at LB mitigates some of his speed issues until Anthony or McGrone get their heads right.
September 2nd, 2019 at 9:01 PM ^
Ryan and Graham Glasgow would like to have a word with you
September 2nd, 2019 at 9:13 PM ^
Oh all 3 of them could kick my old arse without raising a sweat. That doesn't make Jordan fast!
September 2nd, 2019 at 11:12 PM ^
He’s a Glasgow... the commentary isn’t about him being fast. No one above said anything about him being fast. But being at the game last Saturday he “looked” fast, way faster than Gil and he found and stayed in his lanes well. Is he a 5 star... fuck no. Is he way better than a 3 star... fuck yea.
September 3rd, 2019 at 7:08 AM ^
Don't tell the Lions. They will draft him in the first round.
September 3rd, 2019 at 10:20 AM ^
I said it above, I'm glad he has supplanted Gil. To me he is still a tad slow for WLB but I'll take that over Gil. I hated Glasgow at Viper, way too slow for that spot.
The only thing stars measure well is innate athleticism, which McGrone and Anthony both have. But every time they are on the field I see why they are behind Glasgow and Gil. Maybe if they were on the field more against the likes of MTSU they would improve? I don't know, I'm not their coach.
September 3rd, 2019 at 6:25 AM ^
Just like his brothers, the dude can play football. He was one of the few players on Saturday to flash. I'm sure he is better and faster and diagnosing plays and being in the right spots than the guys he is starting in front of.
September 3rd, 2019 at 9:35 AM ^
Yes, but given his size and experience at the position, we also have to remember that this was MTSU. The question is whether he would be able to hold up at the position against teams like Wisconsin.
September 2nd, 2019 at 9:09 PM ^
Perfect analogy for that style of quarterbacking.
Though I think Gattis' offense will serve as some electrical tape for him this year, How long before fans start calling him Frae Patterson?
September 3rd, 2019 at 12:21 AM ^
Didn't read the thing (yet) but this implies that he's some gunslinger ala Brett Favre and can win you games with his arm or lose them by throwing risky passes and a bunch of INTs. That's...not Shea. Hell our blog leader here wants him to do more of that, actually.
September 3rd, 2019 at 7:55 AM ^
Shea had a couple issues with ball security but for the most part has been very good at not losing any games for us. I think by years end he will end up being one of the best we’ve had in a long long time. Pisses me off that this fan base wants to string a guy up at the first sign of adversity. As far as players reading this thread, I hope they don’t put any stock into a bunch of armchair qb, beer bellied Al Bundys.
September 3rd, 2019 at 9:37 AM ^
I didn't interpret it that way. I read it as him being very good most of the time, but having those moments where he just does something that makes you scratch your head. Favre was basically a go big or go home type. He forced a lot of stuff because he was extremely confident that he was the best player on the field at all times. I don't get that from Shea.
I do wonder about his ribs, though.
September 3rd, 2019 at 1:16 PM ^
I think Shea's problem is all mental. He gets into funks and can't seem to snap out of it. I don't think his bruised ribs had a significant effect on his throwing ability physically - but the injury must have been lingering in his mind, and it affected his decision making in the 3rd quarter. That concerns me because we can't afford long lulls against better opponents...but if the coaches can find a way to reign that in (or be willing to temporarily switch to Dylan when they sense Shea getting in a funk), then the team will be better off.
September 2nd, 2019 at 8:55 PM ^
I have embargoed the entire state of Ohio and thus shall not read this.
September 2nd, 2019 at 8:57 PM ^
Thanks for posting, Hab. I love Michigan Monday but almost forgot about it. I’m obviously not in mid-season form!
September 2nd, 2019 at 9:02 PM ^
Of course. This really was more of a straight forward analysis from an outsider's perspective. I look forward to seeing it evolve as the team works the kinks out.
September 2nd, 2019 at 9:17 PM ^
"I’m not sure what to make of the way Dylan Martellfrey was used — sorry, McCaffrey. He threw it twice, but was used mostly as a runner, picking up 42 yards on eight attempts. He also caught a screen pass for some reason for one yard.
If Patterson wasn’t a senior, I’d say this was Transfer Portal Playcalling. My only other guess is that McCaffrey simply deserves to play. Nothing I saw on Saturday disputes that, I just wouldn’t have him carrying it as much as Anthony Thomas 2.0."
September 3rd, 2019 at 7:58 AM ^
Plus McCaffrey can throw a pass and isn’t 5 10” tall weighing 180.
September 2nd, 2019 at 9:24 PM ^
Am I the only one who didn't know you can advance YouTube videos 10 seconds by pressing "L"? And it looks like "J" rewinds 10 seconds and "K" is pause/start. This is life-changing.
September 2nd, 2019 at 9:53 PM ^
Another useful one is period & comma keys skip frame by frame.
September 2nd, 2019 at 9:55 PM ^
What kind of sorcery is this???
Thanks!
September 2nd, 2019 at 9:29 PM ^
Metellus quit on TD run to talk shit. A senior. Dude should never start another game. Bullshit
September 2nd, 2019 at 9:47 PM ^
I feel for the guy, imagine the chewing he's going to get in the film room