September 2nd, 2017 at 7:11 PM ^
We gave up three points...how dare they...
September 2nd, 2017 at 7:11 PM ^
In all seriousness...is this defense more comparable to last year's D than we thought? Sure looks like it...that D-line, Hudson, Bush...Dominant game
September 2nd, 2017 at 7:19 PM ^
The concern about this year's defense has always been its lack of experience and depth. They're still there. The good news is the experience part will be addressed by the time we go to PSU. (But don't look past IU - it's a trap!)
September 2nd, 2017 at 9:23 PM ^
Let's wait a bit. Florida's offense blows. Missing some playmakers and they don't have a QB
September 3rd, 2017 at 12:16 AM ^
They are still Florida and still have a lot of talent. They're as good as any team in the B1G outside of us, Penn St, Wiscy or OSU. This defense is going to be horrifying to opponents come Penn State. God help them.
September 3rd, 2017 at 12:16 AM ^
They are still Florida and still have a lot of talent. They're as good as any team in the B1G outside of us, Penn St, Wiscy or OSU. This defense is going to be horrifying to opponents come Penn State. God help them.
September 2nd, 2017 at 7:12 PM ^
The D gave up 3 points but scored 7. That's not too bad. Maybe they'll also become fast enough to go sideline-to-sideline.
September 2nd, 2017 at 7:11 PM ^
Great, Bob.
September 2nd, 2017 at 7:11 PM ^
Total domination. Well done boys. DL out of sight!
September 2nd, 2017 at 7:15 PM ^
I've never felt such pity for an opposing QBs ribcage
September 2nd, 2017 at 7:32 PM ^
Zaire played a half but man is he gonna be sore tomorrow. Dude got straight up punished.
September 2nd, 2017 at 7:12 PM ^
"They look like they have 3 more guys than FL do" - my wife who knows nothing about football.
September 2nd, 2017 at 7:23 PM ^
Keeper.
September 2nd, 2017 at 7:33 PM ^
Don't sell her short. Sounds like she understands football just fine. :-)
September 2nd, 2017 at 7:59 PM ^
to the Stanford 7 extra guys on the team
September 2nd, 2017 at 7:12 PM ^
That defense....spectacular. Did what they should do vs undermanned UF offense.
September 2nd, 2017 at 7:13 PM ^
Our defense is soooo slowwwwwwww
September 2nd, 2017 at 7:13 PM ^
Some minor things to work on, but they gave up 3 points. Not much to complain about
September 2nd, 2017 at 7:19 PM ^
should lie elsewhere. Anywhere other than the defense snowflakes thread.
September 2nd, 2017 at 7:35 PM ^
The defense won the game 7-3.
September 2nd, 2017 at 7:13 PM ^
Hot Take: It's good!
September 2nd, 2017 at 7:13 PM ^
um. wow. what would schiano say about OUR defensive line?
September 2nd, 2017 at 7:14 PM ^
They always got after it yet were rarely out of position, thus tackled really well. Quite impressive to watch.
Broadcasters saying what everyone here already knew - "hey, these guys are actually kind of good!" Welcome to the party, ESPN!
September 2nd, 2017 at 7:14 PM ^
We run a 3-4 now?
September 2nd, 2017 at 7:15 PM ^
3-3-5
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September 2nd, 2017 at 7:36 PM ^
3-3-4-Death(Viper)
September 2nd, 2017 at 7:14 PM ^
In my view Bush at this moment is the defenses best player and will be All BIG. Not to say it won't be Gary or Hurst later....
September 2nd, 2017 at 7:14 PM ^
In my view Bush at this moment is the defenses best player and will be All BIG. Not to say it won't be Gary or Hurst later....
September 2nd, 2017 at 9:06 PM ^
in a long time. But slow your roll....LB's look a lot better when playing behind a D-line so dominant that they can rush 3 the whole game and wreak absolute havoc agianst a ranked opponent.
Gary and Hurst are the best players on the defense right now, and it's not really close. They absolutely controlled the flow of the game.
September 2nd, 2017 at 11:40 PM ^
Say it again, bro!
September 2nd, 2017 at 7:16 PM ^
1. Young talent + Great coaching + ? = Profit
2. Florida has been and remains baaaaaad at offense.
Put 1 and 2 together, and you get -4 points scored by UF O against UM D.
Srsly, I'm glad we have a very competent and confident defense. Whether they are top-10 really shouldn't be measured against this bottomfeeder offense. Plenty more teams on the schedule will give us a way better challenge, including the last 3 on the schedule.
September 2nd, 2017 at 9:46 PM ^
It's not a great offense. It is, however, a Power 5 offense and one good enough to win division titles at that. Or, at least, it was last year.
I think top 10 seems like a safe assumption for the year. The question is whether or not our secondary will betray us against teams like Penn State and Ohio State, a question we have yet to answer. But that is... high level stuff. Right now it looks really, really good.
September 2nd, 2017 at 7:16 PM ^
I am a little bit concerned about Mone's health. I saw very little of him early and was surprised to see Solomon play almost exclusively after Hurst exited. Has anyone heard anything about a potential injury? Or was it schematic due to his lack of quickness.
September 2nd, 2017 at 7:24 PM ^
I was wondering the same thing the entire game....why wasn't Mone getting snaps?
September 2nd, 2017 at 7:37 PM ^
Schematic I believe.
September 2nd, 2017 at 8:14 PM ^
Seemed schematic to me. They wanted to run the 3-man front with super quick guys. Worked out pretty well. I'd be cool if they kept doing this, especially with the lack of depth (in comparison to last year) on the DL.
September 2nd, 2017 at 8:19 PM ^
Solomon playing for Hurst makes sense at that point in the game because Florida had to throw, and Mone is not a pass rusher. You want a guy who can shed a blocker and get to the QB.
I have no intelligence about Mone otherwise, but this makes sense to me.
September 2nd, 2017 at 7:16 PM ^
Going to keep us in every game. Speight has to be better. Decent kicking game. Glad McElwain will now be irrelevant the rest of the season.
Great win boys!! STRONG defense.
GO BLUE!!
September 2nd, 2017 at 8:54 PM ^
You said the S word in my defense thread.
September 2nd, 2017 at 7:16 PM ^
Wow! Holy shit this D is going to be fun to watch. Line lives up to the hype. Devin Mother Fucking Bush is all I got to say. Dominate up front, hold up on the back end! Don Brown!
September 2nd, 2017 at 7:17 PM ^
The secondary was fantastic. Hill was incredible and Khaleke was bad ass.
September 2nd, 2017 at 7:51 PM ^
Not that the secondary didn't play well, but on first watch it looked like Hill gave up most of the yards through the air, although it's hard to always tell who should've been in coverage. Granted, almost no YAC all day for anyone was awesome to see.
Ditto on Hudson, dude is solid.
September 2nd, 2017 at 8:07 PM ^
I do t care which CB gave up the yards. They were in position when doing so and took a great pass or great catch (or both) and I can live with that.
September 2nd, 2017 at 7:17 PM ^
The defense was the Jim McIlvaine to the Florida offensive line's shark.
September 2nd, 2017 at 7:17 PM ^
I wish I had SEC speed with my posts, but I'll just settle for that slower Michigan D that can't run from side to side.
September 2nd, 2017 at 7:19 PM ^
Gil and Furbush both played meaningful minutes and played well. Solomon got in late and got push up the middle on almost every single snap. I'm feeling better about defensive depth everywhere but CB. Devin Bush is an absolute star.
September 2nd, 2017 at 7:30 PM ^
Yes, ^^^ cornerbacks still need a lot of work in pass coverage. CB depth also a concern.
September 2nd, 2017 at 7:19 PM ^
Just stay healthy. That's it.
I thought the new CB's showed some good things and some things to work on.
September 2nd, 2017 at 7:19 PM ^
Good gravy Bush was excellent. I think the D isn't nearly as dominant if he gets booted for targeting.
I thought Watson played well, Hurst was freaking amazing.
I'm pumped man. Without those 2 picks, we win at least 33-3.
September 2nd, 2017 at 7:24 PM ^
Without Chris Evans slipping on our first drive and Speight missing that wide open receiver in the 4th quarter, we could have won 44-3.
But as Bob Ufer said, "Who gives a damn? It's a Meeeeechigan victory.