Enos bailed on Michigan Appreciation Thread
Enos would have been Thanos to the program. Miami's offense was the disfunctional combination of all of the ugliest offenses I've ever seen. Looked like a Middle School team.
I was so hoping that QB had to come out for a while at the end to see if Tathan got a shot. At least that would've made it worth the watch. Would have actually made sense with their turnstile-like tackles.
So thankful we don't start off with an evenly matched opponent, so our offense can gain confidence to start the season. That was a glimpse at how bad things can actually get and very well could have been. So ready for next week. Go Blue!
August 24th, 2019 at 11:19 PM ^
I am also glad Enos only came to Ann Arbor for a sandwich but the All-PI offense damn near worked!
The idea Tathan would have made the game interesting assumes he has any ability to play QB at the P5 level. I would not make that assumption.
August 24th, 2019 at 11:51 PM ^
Tathan could have at least took off running from those DE's and gave the LB's something to think about.
QB was a sitting duck from the snap. Those screen passes were scoped out as soon as the calls left Enos' lips.
August 25th, 2019 at 12:43 AM ^
He also could have thrown 5 picks or exploded into cosmic dust after taking a hit.
August 25th, 2019 at 5:45 AM ^
Tathan ain't gonna run away from P5 LB's and needs to go back to high school.
The forecast is for pain for UM (ntUM).
August 25th, 2019 at 7:32 AM ^
The thing I appreciated most watching that game was how undisciplined the Florida Gators are. They may fix it later in the season, but knowing those guys may self destruct at any time this season filled my heart with joy. Mullen is a bigger douche than Enos IMO. I can see Florida will be the same mess they were after Urban left. That guy called the game like he was using the Penn St playbook. He made Franklin proud.
August 25th, 2019 at 8:18 AM ^
Mullen kicked our ass, and good, with a new team. He is a great coach, and was a hair away from being our coach. He inherited crap at Florida. He is the RR we should have gotten.
August 25th, 2019 at 8:35 AM ^
Can't argue that our ass got kicked, but I will say all that non playoff bowl game wins and losses are now unfortunately suspect. Some teams are just going through the motions, and others are motivated to redeem past losses like Florida was.
August 25th, 2019 at 8:39 AM ^
Mullen inherited enough talent to be successful at Florida; even at their worst they recruit like a top-15 team. And in his two years at Florida he's been underwhelming on the recruiting trail; even his top-10 class from 2019 has lost 5(!) high-ranked guys since they signed. If anything, I could see him going the RR route where he doesn't recruit as well as you'd expect for the school and UF continues plodding along as an okay SEC power that sometimes pulls an upset or two but is clearly a step behind the top teams in the conference.
Mullen may be a great coach, but he comes across as a bit of an asshole and watching him struggle makes me happy.
August 24th, 2019 at 11:21 PM ^
I didnt think Miami's offense was that bad with a freshman qb, redshirt freshman and true freshman ot. Their ol sucked ass though. Looked like a Funk/Drevno line.
August 24th, 2019 at 11:52 PM ^
Tathan should be thankful he lost the QB job. Not sure he could take that kind of beating!
August 24th, 2019 at 11:53 PM ^
please don't remind me a week before the season of a funk drevno line or I might need to go Darryl Rogers on you. Not even sure what that means, might be the booze talking. Thank you.
August 25th, 2019 at 10:37 AM ^
Is FLwolvfan22 gonna haveta choke a bitch?!?
August 25th, 2019 at 1:14 PM ^
@bluinohio - this comment is vastly underappreciated.
August 25th, 2019 at 1:21 AM ^
Yes Miami's first drive was actually perfect. It played to the strengths of their offense (which aren't many) and Enos did his best to hide their weaknesses (quick throws that don't allow the D line time to get pressure, easy reads for the young QB, making it so he didn't have to think). Unfortunately the execution was lacking. Williams would stand in the pocket too long looking for deep shots instead of throwing to his checkdown and getting the ball out fast because his tackles are some of the worst I've seen since... well last year against Notre Dame. (sorry)
Those 10 sacks were on the O-Line and QB both, not just one or the other.
Also Enos would have been an upgrade over Pep. Maybe not as big as Gattis but an upgrade nonetheless.
August 25th, 2019 at 3:41 AM ^
Florida ended the season last year ranked #10. Miami was unranked. Preseason polls had Florida ranked #8 and Miami unranked. Florida should have won comfortably. The fact that Miami nearly won shows that Dan Enos has made dramatic affect on the offense.
August 25th, 2019 at 8:44 AM ^
I think this game sort of highlights that Florida may be a bit overrated moreso than Miami's offense (which didn't do a ton all night) was some revelation. Miami's defense played really well and kept the Canes in it; their offense was as much Florida messing up tackling or multiple PIs than a coherent gameplan. They at least had the excuse of a first-year QB and RB, but even with struggles along the line and QB issues the gameplan felt out of step with their available talent. Lots of runs up the middle getting crushed for minimal gain.
August 25th, 2019 at 11:47 AM ^
Florida kept gifting Miami opportunities with those PI penalties on Miami's final drive, but Miami couldn't cash in because their OL couldn't contain Florida's pass rush. There wasn't a whole lot Enos could do.
August 24th, 2019 at 11:23 PM ^
All this Tathan talk but somehow Franks is a bigger douchebag.
August 25th, 2019 at 7:26 AM ^
Yeah, I noticed that too. Franks has been reading too much of his own press it appears.
August 25th, 2019 at 11:54 AM ^
I thought the same thing. Just an asshole and that scene on the sideline when Williams was falling and tried to grab onto Franks really highlighted it for me.
August 24th, 2019 at 11:23 PM ^
Enos seems like a real punk
August 24th, 2019 at 11:28 PM ^
That Williams kid might be the worst QB I have seen. 100% honest hawt take, but a hawt take nonetheless.
Hoo boy Florida fans have a lot to worry about. That team is a pretty bad "good" team.
And to the OP's point. Enos is better where he is. Scumbag coach for a scumbag program. It seems like Diaz is a decent enough guy, but that performance was shocking. One could make the case that he should get the Kiffin treatment and they start over without wasting any more time. 75% honest hawt take there, for those keeping score.
August 24th, 2019 at 11:39 PM ^
The worst QB you’ve seen? He wasn’t even the worst QB in that game. Feleipe franks is an absolute mess.
August 24th, 2019 at 11:43 PM ^
For real.
It’s not the QBs fault that his O-Line literally forgot to get off the bus. 9 sacks and about 1000 false starts and holding penalties!
Tom Brady couldn’t have hardly done a better job behind that line.
August 25th, 2019 at 12:34 AM ^
Tom can do anything!
August 25th, 2019 at 9:23 AM ^
Yeah you’re probably right lol
August 25th, 2019 at 9:34 AM ^
Honestly, put that kid behind a alright OL in a competent true spread offense and he could be a player
August 25th, 2019 at 1:10 AM ^
He’s such a douche punk. You could clearly hear the disgust in Herbstreit and Fowler’s voices when Franks was talking to fans on the sidelines and then yelling at the camera.
August 25th, 2019 at 11:52 AM ^
He's a RS freshman playing basically his first game ever. And Miami's OL sucks ass. Under the circumstances, I think he did quite well. He's definitely not the reason Miami lost.
August 25th, 2019 at 12:35 PM ^
You clearly have never had a wild Art Sitkowski appear before you
August 24th, 2019 at 11:47 PM ^
The game was painful to watch. People really don't appreciate how much a good offense line can make everyone else better... That QB was sacked 10 times!!! You don't deserve to win a game with that many sacks.
Hope fully our o line will be a strength for the team.
Fuck OSU.
August 25th, 2019 at 2:59 AM ^
Yea .... fuck OSU
August 24th, 2019 at 11:53 PM ^
I would've rather seen Miami win because F the SEC and F UF. They are not #8 and will get exposed over the course of the season. Enos is a don't care situation, for me anyway.
August 25th, 2019 at 12:01 AM ^
Oh man I totally agree with this. I remember when we were trying to talk ourselves into him and it didn't feel good. "Pro Style" "Top 10 Rushing Offenses" (4 years earlier). And then he leaves for Bama and it felt like...oohhhhh shit, we needed him!
Classic overreaction. That offense tonight was a disaster. 10 sacks. The two minute drill at the end didn't have a single successful play except for those penalties.
That game has to make you appreciate Harbaugh. We have never looked that sloppy. Miami and Florida looked ridiculous.
August 25th, 2019 at 8:42 PM ^
There wasn't much that Enos could have done about a freshman-laden O-line that couldn't contain Florida's pass rush.
August 25th, 2019 at 12:03 AM ^
Terrible OL.
QB played like a RSFR making his first start against a savage DL.
Tathan’s sole run as QB resulted in -1 yards.
His mop up reps for OSU had a couple good moments but every rep he had against the 1’s last year were, to borrow his phrase, “ass”
August 25th, 2019 at 7:33 AM ^
August 25th, 2019 at 8:07 AM ^
The fact that they weren't down more was because of . . . 4 Florida turnovers.
August 25th, 2019 at 8:08 AM ^
Miami's running back 13, Dallas, was a beast
August 25th, 2019 at 9:16 AM ^
Yes, because, get this, Miami leads the nation in forcing turnovers the last two years. Those were two very good defenses plying each other, including that David Reese MLB who recommitted from UM.
August 25th, 2019 at 2:34 PM ^
In the long run, Reese probably made the right decision. He saw the field almost immediately at the position he wanted to play in college - and he's been a multiyear starter. Don't think it plays out quite like that at Michigan. Probably a win-win.
August 25th, 2019 at 12:41 AM ^
Their 1st drive was really well scripted to counter Florida's pass rush (which ended with 10 sacks). And they started a RS Freshman at QB. Also a true Freshman LT and RS Freshman RT. Even so, Williams was in position to succeed multiple times throughout the game.
OP's take is not good.
August 25th, 2019 at 1:31 AM ^
What's your assessment of the 4th quarter offense?
I'm not touting Tathan or believe he's a viable QB or anything. just wanted Florida to lose a lot more than I wanted him to not perform well.
In an ugly backyard, sandlot game like that, the skills he actually does have would've fit better when the plays inevitably broke down.
August 25th, 2019 at 2:02 AM ^
I mean honestly I wanted to see Martell at QB just to see how he'd do. I'd be lying if I said I wouldn't have enjoyed seeing him run for his life lol. I also did want to see Florida lose. But as far as Miami's O i would blame the poor performance more on the RS FR QB and Freshman tackles than I would the offensive gameplan or play calls.
To your point, the fact that Martell couldn't beat out that QB seems pretty telling lol
August 25th, 2019 at 2:40 AM ^
You have to game plan for the players you have though. Teach the QB to hit his check down if there even was one on most plays.
They ran approximately 7 screens in the last 4 mins of the game. I think I saw 3 in a row on one series. They don't work if the DE are already getting to the QB before he can even grip the ball good.
Gotta run more plays to get the ball out of his hands quicker. Ten (10) sacks.
August 25th, 2019 at 9:05 AM ^
Every offensive playcall looks bad when you can’t block. I bet MTSU has some great scripted drives and plays that will tear up our D on paper. Want to take a guess as to why most of them will be DOA?
August 25th, 2019 at 9:23 AM ^
Because having months to script a scoring drive resulted in, pretends to check notes, a FG.
I didn’t find their play calling inspiring, at all. I don’t care and didn’t remember Enos was their OC. Their defense kept them in the game. So many short fields and Miami couldn’t score a TD. Even after a first down and momentum with the personal foul on the FG fake, there was nothing there to see Enos can outsmart an aggressive D for more than that opening drive.
August 25th, 2019 at 1:06 AM ^
Enos listens to Nickelback
August 25th, 2019 at 9:15 AM ^
And Coldplay. Probably goes to Jimmy Buffett concerts.