Michigan a semifinalist for 2022 Joe Moore Award

Submitted by MrWoodson on November 15th, 2022 at 3:13 PM

NEW YORK, New York – November 15, 2022 — The Foundation for Teamwork today revealed the nine semifinalists for the 2022 Joe Moore Award presented to college football's Most Outstanding Offensive Line Unit. The Joe Moore Award has annually presented this unique award since 2015.

The nine semifinalists include (in alphabetical order): Air Force, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, Mississippi, Oregon, Tennessee, UCLA, and USC.

https://joemooreaward.com/press-release/2022/11/15/2022-joe-moore-award-semifinalists-announced

VintageRandy

November 15th, 2022 at 3:25 PM ^

That’s a solid list. Like last year I think this hinges on whether we beat OSU. Surprisingly enough Ole Miss might be the biggest competition from a stats perspective. Having watched all of these teams however, I feel confident that we have the smartest, most well organized, least mistake prone, and most physically dominant line out of all semifinalists. 

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rs207200

November 15th, 2022 at 4:53 PM ^

Rushing Yards Per Game

  1. Air Force 334
  2. Ole Miss 260
  3. Michigan 251
  4. UCLA 240
  5. Oregon 240
  6. Tennessee 196
  7. Georgia 193
  8. Illinois 184
  9. USC 183

Sacks Allowed

  1. Oregon 2(!!!!!)
  2. Georgia 7
  3. Air Force 9
  4. Ole Miss 10
  5. Michigan 12
  6. UCLA 14
  7. Illinois 18
  8. USC 19
  9. Tennessee 22

Factoring in competition (sorry Air Force) and the fact that Michigan won it last year, I see the top 3 right now as:

  1. Ole Miss
  2. Oregon
  3. Michigan

Things can change quickly with results from The Game. 
 

also, USC is a huge surprise. Their OLine has been awful the last few years. What a turnaround.

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1VaBlue1

November 15th, 2022 at 3:25 PM ^

Seems like Air Force (because always) and Georgia are the main competition.  The others appear in the list because of splashy big-play offenses.  But if they need to take over a game and kill clock, I don't think they can do it.  Ole' Miss can run the ball decently, but not to the point of owning their opponent like Michigan, UGA, and AF do.  The others?  Umm, no.  Running the ball to kill clock?  Not those guys...

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ChiBlueBoy

November 15th, 2022 at 3:26 PM ^

So who is the real competition here?  I'm guessing Georgia, Mississippi, Oregon, Tennessee, and UCLA but I don't watch enough of their games to have a good sense.

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TeslaRedVictorBlue

November 15th, 2022 at 3:34 PM ^

how can there be a question. i guess only georgia is in the same ballpark.

Hey, remember when Oregon lost 50-3.. i dont think their O line was effective. BYE

Hey, remember when illinois lost to msu? BYE

Air Force - we salute you, but volume <> quality. BYE

Mississippi - Couldnt protect with game on the line against bama. BYE

Pac 12 again? UCLA and USC? Cmon - your running qbs are constantly on the move.

Georgia - shutup.

We win.

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