Indiana Snowflakes: The Defense

Ugly and costly, but still only gave up 3 points in the 2nd half. 

Who do we have left on this side of the ball.  

For the first time this year, the M defense was a little gassed in the 4th. 

fuck john oneil

If I hadn’t watched the OSU game beforehand, I’d be saying if Michigan plays like this next week, there’s no way we win. But if OSU plays next week likemthey played this week, there’s no way Michigan loses. They’ll put up points, but Higdon and Patterson will run (and throw) all over them.

fuck john oneil

Ohio State runs a better version of the offense we saw tonight.

We have a week to figure it out.

How many guys do we have left standing?

All of them, I hope.

I don’t know what it means for next week, but it means something.   

Will have to admit that after this game the "Total" confidence heading into next week is not so total!!!  Bad bad feeling after tonight. Hope it's just heartburn and nothing a tums won't cure though.

The idea of not having Chase next week is terrifying. Both from a level of ply perspective as well as an on-field leadership perspective.

Could we win without him? Yes. But you need a guy like him on the field. A fifth year senior who can rally the troops and breathe life into the entire defense. 

Wins are wins, but we gave OSU a LOT to work with today. 

In looking at the schedule this year, I never would have guessed Indiana would have given more of a fight than Wisc, little brother and Rape U

Defense needs more gatorade!

Simon Stepaniak, the shitbird OL who hurt Winovich and got the personal foul on Paye a few plays later, is from Ohio. Conspire away.

Chase will be back in time for the college football playoff. 

CBs were particularly bad today. Pass rush was almost non-existent. Not what I expected.

I think I counted 11 Indiana first downs by QB runs or crossing routes. Now I'm not as smart as Don Brown but don't think that leaving a LB or viper in the middle to spy or cover crossing routes would have been a good idea?

Pickle juice for the defense.  All week. 

If Winovich is done I gotta be honest I don't like our chances next week. We'll get even less pressure than we did today which wasn't much.

My eternal pet peeve - all of you who are not the no-kidding coaches or players appropriating "we," as in "we looked terrible" or "we better get this fixed or we will suck in Columbus."

Up your game.

And, as always, Go Blue.

Most concerning was our DLs lack of being able to get past the OLine to pressure the QB. Don’t know if it was out of respect for his running ability or....? Something felt off about our blitzes and timing that was not “getting home” 

with that said, today felt more vanilla on defense. Not a lot of trickery. Indiana always plays us tough, like Purdue plays OSU - that team who gets hyper amped and plays beyond their ability vs Michigan. The past three years have been either OT or by less then 2 TDS - decided in the 4th.  So, in a way this was our most sound beating of Indiana - as there was never a point in the game that felt like they were truly better then us. 

I have no doubt our emotions will be jacked for OSU.... although their offense does hit us where we are most vulnerable. Hope this is a week of learning and renewed focus and a reminder of being vulnerable if not 100% on the ball. It was like the D was sleep walking until the 2nd cheap shot. Then they decided to flex their muscle... and then went back to coasting. I know Dr. Brown would love nothing more then walking out of C-Bus with a dominant W

Negative x rays on Winovich, per Harbaugh.