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The Broadcast:

PERSONAL NOTE: Sorry about the delay here. New computer meant there were a ton of technical issues to fix getting back up and running and there was a lot of time I had to spend on (non-emergency) family stuff this week.

FORMATION NOTES: Michigan had two major departures from last year. One was a resurgence of TE snaps. Of 55 charted snaps there 22 with two TEs and five with three. The other was a smattering of under center stuff that was not short yardage.

Things discussed:

• Offense: vanilla, and not crisp. There were mistakes on the OL that only come out on tape. Seth keeps trying to change the topic to defense because the O was profoundly uninteresting except for…
• QB talk: Cade wasn't sharp, we don't get all-22 so we don't know how much he was missing, but his pre-snap reads weren't even Cade-level. Suspect it was the situation getting to him? Even things that went well for Cade help make the JJ case.
• Press conference talk is press conference talk—media is making a thing because of the QB competition but what do you want your QB to sound like?
• Defense: How much can you tell from events vs that right tackle? Harrell had a good game, impressed with two new DEs, Amoeba stuff that was perfect for this kind of team.
• Hawaii: bad. Set a new record (over Rutgers 2016) for cyans on the chart.
• Around the league: Iowa's offense is a new level of horrible and they can't fire the coach's son at OC. MSU found a linebacker in the transfer portal but speed in the secondary remains an issue for them. CJ Stroud didn't feel comfortable without his JSN blanket but we think he'll do just fine with Ebukwa and Harrison Jr.