Picture Pages: Not Quite Packaged Hitch
This space has seen epic amounts of bitching about Michigan's failure to check into easy plays that would get some yards and pressure a defense to the edge, but at least once in the Indiana game they...
View ArticleTuesday Presser Transcript 10-22-13: Greg Mattison
Opening remarks:“Obviously we’re not – I’m not – happy with the amount of points given up. The big plays, that’s not our defense. We’ve got some things we’ve got to get corrected. A lot of that is on...
View ArticleThis Week's Obsession: The Brahma Defense
On one hand it was freak plays against a freak offense. On the other hand it was a whole LOT of offense. On the other other hand Indiana is actually quite talented. On the other other other regression...
View ArticleMailbag: Ceilings, D Mitigation Attempt Rejected, Lineman Buffer Zone
Ceiling issues.[ed: sent after PSU game. Eric Upchurch photo @ right.]Something that has been gnawing at me for a while is what we have really reached Hoke’s ceiling in terms of coaching? I wonder if...
View ArticleTuesday Presser Transcript 10-22-13: Al Borges
Word of the day?“Huh? Uh, let me think about that one.”MGoPetulant: “Fake bubble.”“… Okay. Questions.”Will you keep the same five offensive linemen that you ended the game with?“We’ll see. It’s going...
View ArticlePicture Pages: Whoops, Nope, Totally Packaged
So yeah, I concluded yesterday that the quick fire throw to Gallon in the second quarter was a presnap read, not a true packaged play, and then about two plays into the remainder of the UFR, Michigan...
View ArticleUpon Further Review 2013: Offense vs Indiana
HELLO NOTES:HELLO! HI! I AM BLUE! I AM A TUBE! I HOPE AT LEAST TEN OTHER STUDENTS MAKE BLUE TUBES! HELLO! ISN'T LIFE EXICTING!THING NOTES: Torrent had no audio this week, so neither do the clips. Good...
View ArticleUpon Further Review 2013: Defense vs Indiana
FORMATION NOTES: Michigan spent every snap in their nickel. This was fairly typical. That also shows what I called "shotgun triangle" for IU. Wynn is lined up in the backfield behind the QB, but it's...
View ArticleHokepoints: Triangle of Doom
Brian mentioned a "triangle" route during the offensive UFR last week. I wanted to highlight that play, not just because I don't remember if we've covered what that means, but because it illustrates...
View ArticleThis Week's Obsession: Ingredients for Suck Pie
Peter Frampton:Michigan's offense::Let's stop this analogy right now.It's nearing Thanksgiving; which means it's time to make pie! Who likes pie? Everyone likes pie! Unless it's a "why our offense...
View ArticleThis Week's Obsession: Ridikuhlis
A man in my position cannot afford to be made to look ridikuhlis.Ace: Brian and I did a segment on this week's podcast in which we each listed our top five most ridiculous games of the Hoke era. Not...
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