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If it was really the most AA…

If it was really the most AA thing ever, it would've been The New Yorker.

I give you Frames Janklin.

I give you Frames Janklin.

No, no, no, Seth. This is…

No, no, no, Seth. This is all wrong.

(Just kidding. Had to give you 2010 flashbacks.)

In my opinion the best QB…

In my opinion the best QB metrics are DVAR and DVOA from Football Outsiders, and WPA and EPA from Brian Burke. Don't think those can be found for college QBs, so...I guess I posted this for no reason. /shrug

Michigan might be very run…

Michigan might be very run heavy tomorrow given it's going to be hot and (especially) windy. One thing they cannot do is ignore weather effects on passing a la 2017 MSU. Being run heavy on both sides will also drastically shorten the game and keep heat effects on players to a minimum.

I guess that would make him…

I guess that would make him Grandson of Swami?

A friendly reminder that…

A friendly reminder that while I think SP+ is one of the best analytics systems out there, even Bill's model will get half of its preseason projections incorrect.

I coached in HS and we never…

I coached in HS and we never had these fights. We won back-to-back district titles.

You (and a lot of other…

You (and a lot of other people responding) didn't read my post thoroughly enough to get the point. I'm talking about ALL the yards gained in a football game. A 45 yard punt with no return is 45 yards gained. I'm not just talking about offense and defense.

So, with respect, your argument about Rich Rod, yards/play, etc. is not really applicable here.

In my opinion, if you want…

In my opinion, if you want to buy wins, you have to buy yards. And yards in every phase, including and especially special teams because hidden yards are often ignored and yet are hugely impactful. Pretty much the only thing that derails total yards--including net kicking game yards--is settling for FGs (especially chip shot FGs) in the red zone. That is more impacted by play calling in my opinion. 

So, recruit great kickers, return men, sure tacklers, and backs/receivers who are great YA(contact and or catch) guys, plus hire an OC who excels in the red zone.

Erin Hoehn. Because of… https://twitter.com/kylesokeland/status/1667311697894293504

 

Well, it wasn't me, but my…

Well, it wasn't me, but my roommate began the now famous Yost "See ya!" opponent penalty sendoff. It was a Saturday in December of 1990, and Michigan basketball played at Duke in the afternoon. Eric Riley fouled out and the Cameron Crazies saluted him with the "See ya!" when his ass hit the bench. That night, a Michigan hockey opposing player got a penalty and my roommate gave him the "See ya!" Our group of buddies and those around us thought it was hilarious, so about a dozen or two of us all did it on the next opposing penalty. Then the entire student section caught on and did it on the next penalty. The rest is history.

Whoa, Notre Dame was…

Whoa, Notre Dame was overrated in the preseason?! That never happens.

I went to Michigan in the…

I went to Michigan in the 80s. Like no one used it.

It coulda been much, much…

It coulda been much, much worse: Exhibit B

Yep, it coulda been much,…

Yep, it coulda been much, much worse.

No, Ace's.

No, Ace's.

Hey, OP: the above is what…

Hey, OP: the above is what you should've said instead of being a dick about it.

Getting paved by double…

Getting paved by double teams and playing 2 deep safeties is not a recipe for success against Michigan.

English will have to bring safeties down or they will get road graded for 60 minutes. Even then they'll have to run blitz to stop the run, most likely.

 

This:



is OSU's version of…

This:

is OSU's version of this:

Mockabee = Drake Johnson

Mockabee = Drake Johnson

Sure, but should've just put…

Sure, but should've just put this in the comments in the other thread.

Mike Valenti, Rico Beard,…

Mike Valenti, Rico Beard, Jim Comparoni, Tom Izzo, etc.: 8 game suspension and felonious assault; it's only fair.

To add to that, there's two…

To add to that, there's two ways to not be able to execute. You forgot what you're supposed to do, or you're simply overmatched. At the end of the Iowa game, Jack Campbell knew his gap, but it put him one on one with Blake Corum in the hole. Sound scheme, player carried out his assignment...and had zero chance.

His defense is sound. An…

His defense is sound. An unsound defense is a defense that, for example, doesn't have a contain player by design. For Knowles, he simply doesn't have the players that can execute their assignments. Was Cornelius Johnson accounted for on his 75 yard corner-post? On paper, 100%. On the field? lol, nope. And on the Edwards runs, every gap was accounted for...on paper. Desperate OSU players voiding gaps or getting shoved into the wrong gap is not Jim Knowles's fault. And I don't care if you are running zero safeties, three safeties, 3-3-5, 4-2-5, 6-2, Bear, etc.  If a player in the front fucks up a gap, you're fucked. (Recall the long Chase Brown TD against us just a couple weeks ago. Does it mean Jesse Minter's defense was unsound that play? Not at all.)

It's kind of irrelevant, in…

It's kind of irrelevant, in a way. Every defense will attempt to rattle the QB, every game. It isn't like, "Well, we can't rattle him, so might as well not even try." Um, no. 

That said, Saturday was just one game. But I'm with you in the sense that I'd like to see the times he did get rattled. I'm guessing he wasn't super comfy up in Corvallis earlier this season. (They won like 17-14.)

Couple things:

Think about…

Couple things:

  1. Think about that when JSN first went down, Day and OSU were all, "Now what?" for like 2 games. Uh, you didn't realize you had this Marvin guy?
  2. "You can get Caleb rattled." Eeeeeeeexcellent.
Man, it's 8 posts down.

In…

Man, it's 8 posts down.

In b4 delete.

Agree 100%

Agree 100%

It's not the threat of RPOs…

On the first clipped run, it's not the threat of RPOs that's holding the backside ILB. Michigan is in man-free, and that ILB has the RB in man coverage. Therefore, he can't read the guard. He goes where the back goes. Notice that Brown takes a jab step to the outside, away from the play. The backside ILB has to protect against a RB swing or (more dangerous) wheel. One step in that direction, and he's cut off. 

In my opinion, it's more problematic that either A) the defense is unsound for asking the playside ILB to squeeze or spill the ball back to a guy in man coverage, or B) that playside ILB is missing his assignment every time. The fact that it's happening every time would suggest that the problem is A). 

20-30 mph winds and hard to…

20-30 mph winds and hard to grip the ball when it's wind chill of 20 degrees. It doesn't totally excuse things but you're gonna miss a few on a day like today. My main beef was he missed a wide open TD to a starting TE and chose to throw it to the 4th/5th string RB.

Yeah, but you get one…

Yeah, but you get one stinker every year. I'm glad it was this week and not next.

Yeah, he's been…

Yeah, he's been disappointing this year, but last year's MSU game demonstrates he has certainly come through on some things.

That 3rd and 3 run to Dunlap…

That 3rd and 3 run to Dunlap with a minute left was just about the dumbest damn play call I've ever seen.

Maybe, but it's easier to…

Maybe, but it's easier to prove and this is kinda like busting Capone for Income Tax evasion.

The dude is maybe the biggest recruiting cheat in the history of the state (and that's saying something) so I'm in the, "the ends justify the means," camp on this one.

This "if it's a shootout we…

This "if it's a shootout we'll need to pass" narrative needs to go away. If it's a shootout, we'll need to score. We can do that with the run game if they aren't stopping it, especially if we're getting chunk runs.

The only situation in which we'll need to pass is if the opponent shuts down the run, or if it's 2-minute drill.

It's a downer that Colson…

It's a downer that Colson has not lived up to the hype. Got a little "we're looking for Fabio" vibe going on.

WELL

WELL

I shudder when I think who…

I shudder when I think who would've been Harbaugh's first QB had Rudock not transferred in. Speight would've started with Shane Morris backing him up. Yikes and away.

BTW, much love to Rudock. 3,000+ yards passing (first since Navarre in 2003) and led the B1G in completion percentage (64%). Too bad he couldn't get a bird flu or something year for 2016.

I think the practice time…

I think the practice time point is the most salient. There's only so much you can rep enough to get good at. Think: how many teams can pound the rock and have an excellent drop back passing game? It's very, very rare and when you can find them, you'll likely find experienced players with an NFL future all over the offense.

 

I would really like us to…

 

I would really like us to use formations like this more. It makes the defense commit to the perimeter or the box. The pass to DE was successful here, and that's fine, but let's count the box and run read option to the boundary with the QB keep to the field. Or really any option run play. Don't know about you, but I like 7 on 5.

Good god, this kid

Good god, this kid

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We were watching different…

We were watching different games, then.

Okay, so MSU has their D…

Okay, so MSU has their D guys back. For the sake of argument, let's say they bow up and hold Michigan to 22 or so as Michigan goes up and down the field (they will) but red zone GRRRR 1 TD and 5 FGs plus a couple TOs.

MSU offense:

  • 2022 OL << 2021 OL (which was weak sauce)
  • 2022 RB <<< 2021 RB
  • 2022 QB = 2021 QB
  • 2022 WR > 2021 WR
  • 2022 TE > 2021 TE

But, for those last 3, if you can't protect the passer...?

tl;dr How on earth are they going to score? 

Either way, I despise the…

Either way, I despise the NASCAR font for the jerseys.

If you can't beat 'em, join …

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.

First, 6 out of the top 8…

First, 6 out of the top 8 EPA added punters are in the B1G. Because of course they are.

Second, a player in a 3 point stance is considered on the line if his helmet "breaks the belt" of the center. Dubious call, indeed. It's debatable whether or not his helmet breaks the belt, so let the kids play.

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I'm sure you'll tell that to…

I'm sure you'll tell that to the faces of the families of Dave Duerson, Mike Webster, Junior Seau, etc.