Ignoring bowl game possibilities, is Ben Chappell the best QB Michigan will face this year?
In terms of yards (and interceptions), Indiana has the best pass offense in the Big Ten. I stole this from bigten.org:
PASS OFFENSE G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD Yds/G
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1. Indiana............. 4 169 118 1 69.8 1393 8.2 12 348.2
2. Northwestern........ 5 141 110 2 78.0 1389 9.9 10 277.8
3. Iowa................ 5 130 87 2 66.9 1271 9.8 11 254.2
4. Minnesota........... 5 147 92 4 62.6 1207 8.2 10 241.4
5. Michigan............ 5 119 87 1 73.1 1203 10.1 9 240.6
6. Michigan State...... 5 127 85 4 66.9 1202 9.5 10 240.4
7. Ohio State.......... 5 142 92 4 64.8 1143 8.0 14 228.6
8. Penn State.......... 5 160 92 7 57.5 1085 6.8 3 217.0
9. Wisconsin........... 5 116 81 2 69.8 1033 8.9 6 206.6
10.Purdue.............. 4 140 88 5 62.9 745 5.3 5 186.2
11.Illinois............ 4 84 45 6 53.6 522 6.2 3 130.5
I thought Chappell played very well against us on Saturday (duh). His ability to avoid the sack was very frustrating to watch as a Michigan fan and he obviously had a career day against us (480 yards, 70.3%).
I find it hard to believe that any quarterback in the Big Ten will be able to come close to matching those numbers. Our pass defense is obviously our weakest link right now, and I think it survived the toughest test it will experience all year.
What does the board think? Could Stanzi, Cousins, etc. put up numbers like that against us? I highly doubt it and think this bodes very well for the rest of our season.
couzins and pryror are both good. in terms of pro potential, most likely
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