Dalvin Cook is a problem. Paging Mr. Peppers?!

Submitted by MichiganMan14 on
https://youtu.be/tLJn1pBeyEQ There is a lot of JUICE in this matchup but let's not even try to avoid the Dalvin vs. Jabril matchup. It's the one scouts want to see and could be epic. Dalvin is obviously ridiculous and sneakily hard to tackle. Jabril is a cape short of being a full-fledged Super Hero and is one of the best tacklers in college football on top of being the most dynamic defender. Not sure if a matchup gets any better than this one. Michigan did a great job bottling up Samuels a month ago. Dalvin is better and has a higher usage rate....but also plays behind a line that can be troublesome and porous at times. Dalvin is from the "Crib" and I don't know the last time the Noles lost at "Doak South". Should be fun!
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The Fugitive

December 27th, 2016 at 6:39 PM ^

We bottled up Clement, Barkley and the OSU rbs. The MSU guy had his moments but we did well against him too. I think Dalvin is the best we have faced but I'd be surprised if he gets more than 100 yards.

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MichiganMan14

December 27th, 2016 at 6:47 PM ^

Tight ends will block down and the idea will likely to get him one on one with a backer or safety. I don't know that that game plan will be to A gap and B gap Dalvin. The interior line of FSU isn't going to be able to trample Michigan like that and I'm sure Jimbo knows that.

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MichiganMan14

December 27th, 2016 at 7:48 PM ^

Overall the 2nd year was a big jump from the first. Didn't end up how he would've liked it to obviously from a team and personal standpoint. Crowded back fields tend to feed the elder statesmen and or the hot hand. Evans has had some great opportunities this year with the 1s and that obviously limited Karan's. Karan will hopefully be healthy this spring and fall camp and be able to rectify that. Drake is supposedly coming back as is Ty and Walker. Adding a player like Najee potentially and Chris still being there creates quite a stable of mouths to feed. There is going to be a very passionate competition to be held to sort out the RB pecking order next season. Should be fun to watch. There is concern about the line going forward but some young boys will have to step up. A lot of people are very optimistic about Grant playing football soon (or again) and I'm not as optimistic as most. The line will be young next year but there are capable bodies. I don't see Karan adding any weight beyond 195 or so as Coach Wheat likes him at that size. I'm looking forward to Karan becoming more utilized in the offense as a whole as I'm sure he is. That should happen next season pending on a successful Spring and Fall. This is Michigan and he knows there is no free lunch. That being said I think his talent will show through with a clean health bill. Hopefully that is in order after playing hurt for 2 years.

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Mr. Yost

December 27th, 2016 at 6:59 PM ^

He's a great player. It'll take more than one player to stop him. When they're 1v1 it'll be a fun few plays...

I'm not sure why we need a highlight video for a first round draft pick and one of the 3-4 best RBs in the country. He's good, damn good. It's not really news this close to kickoff, we know the deal, our guys know the deal, line up and stop him.

He's also on the front page, in a thread this opinion could've been added to.

There are always going to be great players and interesting matchups in bowl games of this calibur.

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The Fan in Fargo

December 27th, 2016 at 7:06 PM ^

IMO you are the shallow end of the gene pool when it comes to common sense. Potential top 5 draft pick headed for safety cant tackle in the open field? Dumbest thing I've read all of December.

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