Looked like Brown found a fix for our edge issues

D line will have to dominate OSU for the best chance of victory, especially if no Speight.

But it was mostly mitigated. Indiana attacks the edge a bit different than OSU though; lots of pin and pull and without a real interior keep threat. I think OSU with Barrett will be a bit more of a challenge, and I don't think the adjustment Saturday is necessarily the same adjustment that will be needed this up coming Saturday.

Poke and prod, poke and prod, poke and prod with the zone read, then 65 yard touchdown.

I'm hoping that Glasgow and Hurst live in the backfield and disrupt the timing of the handoff so our defensive ends can contain and clean up.

I'm assuming they're going to try and slant, seam, sweep and screen us to death to get our LBs in space and our safeties in one on one situations.

Peppers needs to have the game of his life, and return a punt.  We need to have sustained drives to shorten the game.

The good news is that OSU's offensive line is probably the weak spot on their team. When they've struggled, it's been because JT has been under constant pressure and they haven't had a run game to counteract that. I like Glasgow and Hurst against a true freshman guard.

We'll find out for sure how much he mitigated those issues on Saturday. OSU will have, by a considerable margin, the best athletes we've played against all year. They have some FAST guys on that side of the ball. 

The defense will need to play its best game of the year for us to have a chance. Especially if O'Korn is the starter. 

While I think the Michigan D will give up a couple big plays to Samuel or Weber, I think they are good enough to shut most of that down.  No one is completing a pass on Lewis these days and even when it appears Stribling has an iffy game (which I thought this past week and TTB pointed out as well), that equates to maybe one legit completion, one fluke completion, and one setting edge poorly.  That's light years from the days of Johnny Sears and JT Floyd.

Anyway, this comes down to what it always has for Michigan versus OSU and other dominant spread teams - the QB's legs.  With JT Barrett I'm most worried about the improvisational passing.  I've been scarred ever since the Troy Smith 2006 game and I think it holds true here.  LB and DBs leaving their coverage to chase the QB.....and giving up a completion.  LB and DBs holding their coverages....and giving up a 15 yard gain.  

To win the game we have to force Barrett to pass from the pocket.  If we can do that, we have a great chance to win.  (It would also help if the Defense could recover their first fumble of the year too.....what a crazy fluke.)

Can we just play him on special teams and defense? We need to lockdown OSU's offense first and foremost, and those Peppers super duper wildcat-whatever offensive packages simply are not all that productive and they risk injury and stamina.

it will be interesting to see the attack plan on how we matchup Samuels.  Does Lewis shadow him all game? Does Peppers shadow him all game?  Does Peppers line up across from him in the box, or does Lewis? This matchup is very intriguing.  I'm glad we have the 2 of the best of the best coaches calling our plays offensively and defensively.  I'm ready for the Checkmate challenge in Columbus.  Go Blue!!

that one or two of the most blatant holds on our D get called this Saturday?  I know, not ever called, they deal with it... just asking for for it to happen once.  Maybe twice.

I distinctly remember Gedeon blitizing on IU's 1st play from scrimmage where he tackled their QB for a loss.  I also remember thinking "Great - that's exactly what we need more of".  Then that aggressive play-calling disappeared for most of the rest of the game.  I remember seeing Gedeon do it one more time with the same results, a TFL.  Wish we would do more of it - get into the backfield before the play has a chance to develop.  Do that and sealing the edges is a lot less difficult.  I also think Gedeon is much more effective in that 'attack' mode.  Otherwise, he seems to often be jockeying around in space, in 'no man's land', and contributing very little to the defense.  Gideon also seems to have difficulty shedding a blocker when he is playing in what I'd call the 'wait to see what develops before I do anything' mode.  He's big, strong, and not afraid to hit.  He's relatively slow and not that good dancing around in space, waiting for something to happen.  So, use his strengths and minimize his weaknesses, attack downhill. 

We have much better athletes than Wisky and look what their defense did to Ohio

I have no idea why but here at 1300 on Monday I just got really excited/confident about Saturday's game. Here we go, boys*!!

*Sorry for identifying you all as boys.*

*Not defining boys in the same way PSU might  

Can someone explain "ghost 9" ?