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So he walks in there and we’re just whizzin’ away, as one does, and he’s like gentlemen? And we’re like “coach.”
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1. Maryland After UFR
starts at 1:00
Officials are worse than the players—Michigan got away with plenty of them. Offense things: Ruiz was again fine on the line. Peters missed a few things that we’d like him to be seeing. Blocking was over the Mendoza line and most of that was Gentry. Maryland caveat though. Spanellis keeps caving dudes—trust the wordy dude.
2. Twisted Blue Steel: The Bo Memorial wsg Steve “Dr. Sap” Sapardanis
starts at 24:26
We tell some great stories of Michigan history, like the time Dr. Sap and John Kryk broke into the coaches’ office to meet Bo in the bathroom. Bo hated Woody when he played for him, Bo’s players hated Bo—Bo was a needler. Harbaugh knew Michigan’s field goal record when Sap kicked a 55-yarder.
3. Brian’s Basketball Podcast
starts at 40:53
“Sir, if they were, they were at least seven inches…” that is not at all how the joke was written. The Teske’ing. We don’t think we’re going to miss Donnal. Gotta figure out the point guard and the scoring pecking order—Matthews might have been but he’s not been asserting himself much. Duncan’s hitting at the Duncan clip. Ace finds encouragement in this…don’t pay attention to the thruck. Defense is doing fine.
4. Wisconsin Preview wsg Seth Fisher
starts at 1:02:30
Meet the Badgers, just like the Badgers, who are just like the old Badgers, who are a warped version of Michigan. They are the platonic ideal of a 3-4 defense opposite a quintessential power offense. Their third string walk-on linebacker is really good. Brian has aerodynamic problems with the hoodie cornerback. Wisconsin is good at playing Big Ten football. Want to clarify it’s hoodie guy we hate and NOT Todd Howard whom we love. His noodliness needs to give us some picks.
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MUSIC:
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THE USUAL LINKS:
[Paul Sherman]
Substitution/formation notes: Michigan lined up a gunner in the slot…
…and then motioned him in. In this instance he carries the Maryland player lined up across from him into the middle, and he taps his lineman to let him know which gap he’s in.
Michigan used this motion again later in the game, though that time they had the gunner motion across the entire formation and then head downfield.
[After THE JUMP: A Eurostep punt block? Head to the comments, you titan of special teams nomenclature]
Never assume malice when you can whatever incompetence etcetera.
Things discussed:
- You gotta be multiple: Michigan ran a lot more zone this week. Chris Evans is getting good at it
- Defensive breakdowns: when you play an aggressive defense one guy not getting his assignment gives up a big play.
- How good is Wisconsin? They can’t pass, the defense is shutting down bad offenses well, the running game is overpowering bad defenses. The health of the center and the safety matter muchly. Mirror images of each other: who can hit harder?
- Craig: Jonathan Taylor is better than Saquon Barkley.
- Wisconsin ain’t played nobody!
- They have a never-ending pile of linebackers. Better tight ends. Brian hates the hoodie-wearing cornerback because it’s not aerodynamic (and he was grabbing Simmie Cobbs like crazy).
- Big Ten conspiracy to make the Badgers a playoff team? Don’t encourage Craig. Also do you realize how incompetent the Big Ten refs are, and now you’re going to task these yahoos with believably fixing a game too?
You can catch the entire episode on Michigan Insider's podcast stream on Audioboom.
Segment two is here. Segment three is here.
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