A Question for us fans.

Submitted by MichiganNomad on

Would you rather have a solid defense and a crappy offense? Or would you rather have a crappy defense and a solid offense. The answer "Solid D and Solid O" does not apply. Please....expound. 

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BigCat14

September 19th, 2010 at 2:17 PM ^

i was telling my buddy in the stadium watching the game that this performance was affecting two things nationally:  1)  we were most likely going to be affectied in the polls (which is not very important right now but would be nice to climb)  2)  i was glad that this game was not nationally televised and that we might lose some recruits or atleast bring up serious questions in thier mind about us!  here is to the boys in blue and fans who are here and all in, GO BLUE!

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hockeyguy9125

September 18th, 2010 at 4:40 PM ^

Just win. I do not care if the games are boring 10-3 wins. I don't care if we win 55-52. Just win games, win championships.

Gun to my head though, I would want a solid defense/crappy offense. Defense is more likely to win you championships.

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Hair Raid Offense

September 18th, 2010 at 4:41 PM ^

As college football fan, I'd rather see an exciting shoot-out then a defensive battle. Just not against UMass.

But as a Michigan football fan I'd rather see utter decapitation of all opponents.

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cargo

September 18th, 2010 at 4:44 PM ^

Solid O crappy D.  Cause a solid D doesn't guarantee you get the stops.  You can't always be lucky like OSU Wisconsin last year.  With a Solid D vs a Solid D team like OSU it would then compare your crappy O vs their Crappy O and I rather watch a high scoring affair then a 5-2 game.

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BlockM

September 18th, 2010 at 4:55 PM ^

Solid O. Stagnant, boring, 6-3 games do nothing for me. It also opens up the door for way too much fluky stuff to decide the game. If you have a solid O you get more chances to put the game out of reach of some stupid pick-6 or safety or fumble situation screwing it up.

Also, I like watching Denard f shit up.

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ThWard

September 18th, 2010 at 5:43 PM ^

I generally agree, but that Offense, while not world-beating, was either underrated or under-utilized (more fairly, an emphasis on preventing mistakes and letting the defense do it's thing).

Future NFL starters at QB, WR, two spots on the OL, and NFL contributors at other spots.  

But obviously, I agree that the overall production wasn't world-beating.

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victors2000

September 18th, 2010 at 5:08 PM ^

the one that wins of course; today was disappointing on defense but one favorable thing about it is we can work on things before the start of the Big Ten season. Hopefully the deficiencies can be worked out and not a product of the 3-3-5/personnel which can't really be worked on.

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CaliUMfan

September 18th, 2010 at 6:32 PM ^

If you have a crappy offence it might  not matter how solid your defense is because eventually every defense will give up something and if your offense can't keep them off the field for long enough the defense will inevitably break (see Michigan 2008). A solid offense can mask a crappy defense by staying on the field for long stretches and only making the D hold up for a limited time (see Michigan vs Uconn 2010).

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Hoken's Heroes

September 18th, 2010 at 6:39 PM ^

Because a strong D gives the bad O more chances to get lucky and score and a great D has the opportunity to intercept and score for a TD.

WHat I feared is happening again. Michigan D is like ground hog day. It keeps repeating itself over and over and over.

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