Was against a decent team.  We will roll over the next 4-5 games but allow everyone to get the schemes down.  By the time psu, wiscy and osu come calling, we will be ready.  Gonna be a great season.

GO BLUE!!

I am pretty pleased how well our young team played. This year is going to be up and down but because of our superior coaching I think we can turn some heads for sure.

I mean, if you aggregate Speight's stats against the decent teams he's played (even excluding a poor performance against OSU in 2015) which would be CO, WI, PSU, IA, OSU, FSU, and FL he has a 56% completion rate, 7 TDs and 7 INTs, 186 yards/game, and 5.9 yards/attempt. Can't criticize the decision to play him much since no one has shown anything better. But it also looks increasingly clear that his ceiling is ~2002 Navarre and that we almost certainly will not win a CFP with him iat QB. B1G title maybe since that mostly just means beating OSU/PSU but doing that, and win a B1G title game, and 2 playoff games is going to take some stellar QB play eventually. But maybe that's ok, going say 11-2 with an OSU win would be a big step forward for the program until McCaffrey in 2019.  

WAS FUCKING AWESOME

was great to see Lawrence Marshall get on the field.  He got a fumble recovery on a play that many players would have quit on when the QB broke contain.  He kept hustling and pursuing and ended up getting the fumble recovery.

While it was frustrating seeing us run the ball so often, usually between the tackles, not to huge success, leaving us in some long 3rd down situations, clearly it had a positive effect in the game as I thought Michigan wore Florida down leading to some of those late gainers. I would've liked to see Evans get more opportunities in space, but he ran the ball tough. I don't think it's where it needs to be, but it was very effective and the OL did good most of the time and even great at times. I liked what I saw overall. 

Defensively, my only concern is depth at CB. I thought both Long and Hill had moments against a Florida team with half an arm amongst their three quarterbacks. Watson had that nice pass break up too. Hoping for a clean bill of health for those guys.

Special teams were good. Nordin is going to steal the show, but the kick off guy whose name I should learn was excellent. Most of the kicks were deep. On the fumble, there was some great hang time that enabled Michigan to get down there and make a play. Besides the blocked punt, I thought the special teams was very good, despite the turnover.

Obviously, the big talking point is going to be Speight. He needs to be better. He made some bad throws. Some baaaaaaad throws. I do think that he'll adjust. Save for the second interception, his worst throws, to me, were due to the fact that he didn't let his receivers make a play on the ball. There were quite a few throws that carried the receiver out of bounds. He has a talented set of young receivers that he's going to have to trust to make plays. He doesn't have to make perfect throws; he has to make good throws. Lastly, I think, at times, he was locked in on certain receivers. I actually don't mind making a quick decision and I don't think that he was necessarily tipping where he was going with the ball, but he definitely looked decisive. As a result, it seemed there were a few open receivers that he missed.

Happy with the performance and the win. That's what's important. I do wish the scoreline more reflected the beat down that it was.

I know he didn't break any big ones, but I'm very excited by what I saw out of DPJ on punt returns. Made something out of nothing on each one, but more importantly he looked incredibly sure-handed and confident for a guy playing his first college game. He and Black are exciting. Regarding quarterback: I'm disappointed that this is where we are in year three of the Harbsugh era. I didn't expect Andrew Luck, but by year three, I hoped we'd have a good quarterback that is a net positive for the team rather than one whose play needs to be overcome by other units to win. Wtf happened to Peters after the spring game?

Speight has some issues, but O'Korn looked nervous and not in control of the offense out there. I'm more comfortable with Speight. He's not quite in sync with his receivers yet, but I think they'll get it together over the next few games. Nice win for the defense yesterday. All my Florida friends were razzing me about the two pick sixes. I told them that's the only way they can score, so I wasn't worried. Turned out I was right. Nice win to start the season. Go Maize!

Wilton Speight is Michigan's biggest problem. I like our team very much. Defense looks great again. Loved the 3-4 look on D. Looked like the offensive line improved as the game played on. Backs ran tough with good vision. Obvious the game was a blowout. Complete dominance over a offense that should have been dominated. If Florida's front four is top notch then I would like to say Michigan will be favored in every game leading up to the Game.

1. Ty Isaac should start. In 11 carries he gained over twice as many yards as Evans, who had 22. I know Ty has had to work his way out of Coach Jim's doghouse, but he's a big, rangy, fast, and apparently durable back who fits M's offensive scheme. He should start and get the bulk of the carries. And the O-line actually blocked for him! Who knew?
2. Really happy to see Lawrence Marshall get some meaningful minutes.This guy has been laboring in obscurity during his entire M career. But he's hung in there, earned scout team honors, and finally saw the field in something other than garbage time. And he recovered a fumble. Good work, Lawrence, I hope you're part of the regular D-line rotation.
3. Hill and Long. Although Long got banged up (not seriously, we hope) he and Lavert Hill (and Brandon Watson) did some great work (Hill with 4 solo tackles and two BUs). Watson's been around and will be a valuable contributor, but Hill and Long will only improve as the season goes along. M's CB situation seems to be in better shape than most anyone predicted before Saturday. 

I have to say that I enjoy having a team where we can assume we are going to be very good and complain about the things that make us not the best college football team ever. Question- On the first pick six, our players looked lost immediately after the interception. Since interceptions happen, do offensive players ever spend practice time learning to contain and tackle defenders? This could be a good idea (see QB situation). Our defense is baller so if we can tackle an interceptor before a touchdown, it will yield better net points and field position in the long run. Could be a differentiator in a big game. Comment- Shout out to Nordin's fliate haircut. Kickers should always cut their hair like members of the Chilean national soccer team (but only if they're good).

Beating up on Florida regularly.

GO BLUE!!

After hitting those FGs from 50 & 55(!) yards, Quinn Nordin is one guy to be particularly excited about, IMHO. Having a kicker with that kind of range should be a heck of an asset in situations where it's 4th down, yet stuck in that awkward area roughly 25-40 yards from the goal line. Although the chart here uses NFL data, you can kinda get a sense of likely outcomes based on math and shit.

There was some serious speed and elite athleticism on the field....and Florida looked shocked by it.

Grant Perry even with his spin job, should very rarely come off the field in clutch situations. The guy is just money. Runs great routes, has Velcro for hands, and is slippery with the ball in his hands. He just needs to keep his emotions in check.