An Interesting Jake Butt Quote from the Citrus Bowl

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After going up 24-7 on the Gators, Jake Butt came to the sideline, looked at Jim Harbaugh, and pointed at his own eyes. He then turned to the defense and said, "You can see it in their eyes. They're going to quit. Go break their will."

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DrMantisToboggan

January 4th, 2016 at 11:00 PM ^

I like the multiple quotes from this year about breaking the other team (backs, will, passion for life, etc.). 

 

Just a mentallity about these dudes now that hasn't been here in years. Jim has turned the guys into feral beasts. 

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Blue Carcajou

January 4th, 2016 at 11:12 PM ^

This team won't be fucking around next year. Everything we've struggled through as a team and a fanbase will come to a head next year. Teams got fat while we starved. It's our turn.

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Ishgoblue

January 4th, 2016 at 11:19 PM ^

“As much as everybody seemed to enjoy Orlando, and going down there and taking care of business, there was also a sentiment that it could be the last trip to Orlando for a while.”

This, to me, speaks volumes. Get ready, boys.



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blueturtle

January 4th, 2016 at 11:47 PM ^

In the space of one calendar year Harbaugh has changed UM from a team everyone wanted to play to a team no one wants to play.  Guys like Butt are returning for a reason.  They feel great things are at hand.

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CRISPed in the DIAG

January 5th, 2016 at 7:24 AM ^

Old school Michigan man ball was based on simple plays executed to perfection. In other words, guys like Lloyd and Bo didn't care if the opponent knew an off tackle run was coming as long as our offense imposed it's will. Harbaugh is more aggressive than his mentors, but he's cut from the same cloth. Don't be totally surprised if we occasionally see a "go ahead and try to stop this" mentality.

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Richard75

January 5th, 2016 at 7:39 AM ^

Don't lump Bo in with Lloyd in that regard.

Bo's teams were strategically predictable, of course, in that they ran the ball a ton. But how they ran it was another story: I form, wishbone, using the QB, using the FB, etc. It was not at all just zone left and zone right.



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CRISPed in the DIAG

January 5th, 2016 at 8:59 AM ^

For sure, but only because Bo spanned different eras in terms of formations. You still knew he was going to run the ball. And he preferred to do it with a 235 pound RB between the hashes.

Lloyd wasn't a helluva lot different, but his QB's were artillery pieces ("Henne, Brady, Grbac Navarre, all of these men could throw very far...") - not the option guys of the 70's and 80's.

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funkywolve

January 5th, 2016 at 10:12 AM ^

Once Harbaugh/Drevno get the oline straightened out, there will be a heavy dose of running the ball down the opponents throat.  It won't necessarily be that way from the opening snap, but once UM gets a comfortable lead.  We saw it a little bit early in the year against the likes of Oregon St, BYU, etc.

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LKLIII

January 5th, 2016 at 10:57 AM ^

And part of the reason the grinding run game happens in the 2nd half aside from just the strategic value of preserving a lead & eating up clock is that it just takes that long for the attrition to show up in the actual plays.  Often times a greatly over-matched D-Line might be able to somewhat hold their own in the 1st quarter of a game by burning an enormous amount of energy.  Anybody can "play up" for a particular play or a particular series.  But as time goes on and fatigue sets in, it's usually the 3rd or 4th quarter where the 2-4 yard runs turn into 5-8 yard runs.

 

 

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Sideline

January 5th, 2016 at 10:29 AM ^

Once we have the Harbaugh offensive line, I guarantee we're going to just line up and say, "Okay, here's our play- try and stop it." Spread Offenses are going to be tough, but with the pro-style offense, you help your defense by having long, sustained drives, resting your defense, and giving their offense minimal opportunities.

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UESWolverine

January 5th, 2016 at 12:21 AM ^

3 things I'd like to mention about this article. 

The halftime interview with the Florida Coach seemed so different than anything we heard from Harbaugh's preparation for this game. His statement was something like 'we're going to go out in the second half and have fun and throw the ball around'. Seemed really laid back compared to Harbaugh's strategy. 

During the Citrus Bowl trophy presentation on ESPN3, Chesson mentioned something about 3 roommates all scoring a TD in a bowl game being a record. That was pretty funny as I doubt anybody keeps track of that.

And last, it was brought to my attention recently that Doug Karsh is an MSU grad. Is this common knowledge? I had no idea. The guy is pretty professional and I've enjoyed his work for years. 

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A Fan In Fargo

January 5th, 2016 at 12:50 AM ^

physical football will break your will. You can play a bunch of fast teams and still keep punching. However when you keep getting knocked around yourself, you are dunzo!

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