What to expect from Michigan in Peach Bowl?
Thoughts?
Is it possible that Michigan comes out and start passing way more in this bowl game (vs during the season) as it portends to 2019 going more air raid? I remember Rudock throwing for ~300 yards and Chesson burning their NFL corner. Basically, only way to catch up to and beat OSU would be with elite passing imho. Great back would help but elite passing from elite QB (which Shea can be I think) to elite receivers (healthy Black and seasoned Collins and DPJ). Offense taking another step in 2019 to being top 10?
Hoping for a Clemson formula of having a great QB to equal the unfair (see numerous threads past tow days sans Hill flip) advantage other schools have.
December 10th, 2018 at 12:14 AM ^
Ice. 2 shots of vodka, 1 shot of PEACH schnapps, splash of orange juice, splash of cranberry juice... Walla
December 10th, 2018 at 3:50 AM ^
You mean voila?
December 10th, 2018 at 6:44 AM ^
I think he means bone apple tea
December 10th, 2018 at 7:03 AM ^
No, he's from Walla Walla, Washington and that's where he's making that drink...
Edit: Who wants to upvote me and get me up over 50,000 MGoPoints? I would love my set of steak knives before the Holidays.
December 10th, 2018 at 7:12 AM ^
I downvoted you just for the hell of it
December 10th, 2018 at 9:21 AM ^
Keeps me grounded... Thanks brother.
December 10th, 2018 at 7:35 AM ^
3rd prize is you’re fired.
December 10th, 2018 at 12:11 PM ^
Yes! I mean at the time I wrote it, absolutely not. BTW ice fishing is the best kind of fishing
December 10th, 2018 at 12:14 AM ^
Michigan wins by two scores. Fans make the offseason annoying because that's happening either way.
December 10th, 2018 at 12:18 AM ^
a win?
December 10th, 2018 at 12:32 AM ^
I expect our QB to stand in the pocket staring down field trying to figure out what hes looking at, until hes sacked a few times. Other than that, the team will play really hard and keep banging on that wall.
December 10th, 2018 at 12:35 AM ^
Maybe Tarik Black actually included in the gameplan?
December 10th, 2018 at 1:26 AM ^
There just aren't enough footballs to go around, with target monsters like McKeon and McCurry out there.
December 10th, 2018 at 1:56 AM ^
Got it smart guy. Who else's # you gonna call when you absolutely have to pick up 1 yard on a tight end screen when its 2nd and 12?
December 10th, 2018 at 6:15 AM ^
Or a play-action pass on 3rd and a mile.
Yup, totally fooled the defense on that one.
December 10th, 2018 at 9:46 AM ^
For the bowl game, I see Doc Brown and Marty Harbaugh jumping in the DeLorean, zooming back to 1985, and looking for a game plan for the Peach Bowl.
December 10th, 2018 at 10:40 AM ^
All they have to do is turn on film for the last few years if they want to see a game plan from 1985.
Michigan was down multiple scores against OSU and still huddled and still ran it against stacked boxes.
December 10th, 2018 at 12:36 AM ^
I expect them to come out and play like Champions. I expect them to reach down and play as hard as it takes, be as tough as need be and with the heart of Bo.
I expect them to play together, as a team of brothers on the field and win the game for themselves.
If they win I expect them to celebrate together as a team just as, if they lose, they will bind together knowing they have played their absolute best for one another and celebrate that bond as true teammates should.
December 10th, 2018 at 12:38 AM ^
I expected this against South Carolina last year as well.
We pretty much witnessed the exact opposite.
December 10th, 2018 at 7:31 AM ^
December 10th, 2018 at 8:55 AM ^
Well Higdon isn’t playing so he can’t fumble on the 5 and initiate a total collapse like vs South Carolina.
December 10th, 2018 at 10:23 AM ^
Why the hell "should" he be? They looked like absolute SHIT against USC and played incredibly sloppy against FSU, which was the direct cause of losing that game.
Really, Harbaugh "should" prepare his team to play in the bowl instead of getting them to beat the shit out of each other during the bowl practice - something that he actually acknowledged was a problem after earning one of his two bowl losses.
To stay on topic, I expect a very ugly game if Bush, Higdon, Long, Hill, and Gary all don't play. It's going to be hard to "body blow" anyone without Higdon and I have zero faith that they will account for that using a different scheme.
December 10th, 2018 at 12:48 PM ^
Did they look like shit against SCAR? Yes. Should they have won regardless? Absolutely. They had a sizeable lead and allowed SCAR to climb back in late in the game. Yes. They should have won that game and the one against FSU.
December 10th, 2018 at 3:13 PM ^
No. You don't get to look like twice eaten dog shit and deserve to win. Harbaugh and his players earned those loses fully and completely.
December 10th, 2018 at 12:44 AM ^
I expect it to be...
December 10th, 2018 at 12:51 AM ^
Honestly I think this is going to look a lot like the South Carolina game last year. We’re gonna stumble around for 4 quarters and blow it against a team we should beat in a bowl game. Fan base immediately goes nuclear.
December 10th, 2018 at 1:19 AM ^
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Movin' to the country gonna eat a lot of peaches Movin' to the country gonna eat a lot of peaches Movin' to the country gonna eat a lot of peaches Movin' to the country gonna eat a lot of peaches
I took a little nap where the roots all twist Squished a rotten peach in my fist Dreamed about you woman I poked my finger down inside Make a little room for an ant to hide Nature's candy in my hand or a can or a pie
Millions of peaches Peaches for me Millions of peaches Peaches for free Millions of peaches Peaches for me Millions of peaches Peaches for free Look out Millions of peaches Peaches for me Millions of peaches Peaches for free Millions of peaches Peaches for me Millions of peaches Peaches for free Look out
December 10th, 2018 at 6:08 AM ^
PUSA will always get you +1. Love those guys. Would like just 24hrs around them just to see what makes them tick.
December 10th, 2018 at 9:08 AM ^
+1 for Presidents Of The USA. "Peaches" somehow never gets old, and my kids hear this song once in a while and have no fucking clue what's going on when I crank it up.
December 10th, 2018 at 12:59 PM ^
December 10th, 2018 at 1:29 AM ^
It's hard not to fall into BPONE, I thought we were fine because Florida seemed to have a bad offense but it is ranked top 30 and so is there defense.
December 10th, 2018 at 1:40 AM ^
Warning, BPONE ahead....
I really thought we started to turn the corner when we opened the offense up a bit in mid- to late-season. But, nope, turtle city in the biggest games. The bowl game is a big game, so I fully expect a boring, ineffective offense, keeping our playmakers in neutral. Not sure why we do that to ourselves, but it is what it is.
We may win, we may lose, but it's going to be frustrating as fuck. Not sure why anyone thinks this will change. This is Harbaugh. Ten wins is the ceiling....a nice ceiling to be sure, but the ceiling. We're Iowa with better personnel.
Oh, and don't be too surprised if our playmakers entertain the idea of transferring....why the hell would a 4 or 5 star receiver come here so they can block while we throw to TEs? Why would a top ranked QB come here? I swear our QBs come here and after a year they can't throw the damn ball. My own uneducated opinion is that they have the fear of the INT drilled into them, so they can't just use the natural talent they have. Especially with our D, throw the damn ball. Whatever happens, happens.
So sad.
December 10th, 2018 at 2:21 AM ^
Not sure I agree with your last statement on QB play. Shea was allowed to use his natural talents at Ole Miss, the only discernable difference between his Soph year there and this past season was he cut his interceptions nearly in half under Harbaugh, same production.
Ruddock came to Michigan and his production stats and ratings went up. Speight went to UCLA and his production stats and ratings went down in a "more wide open" offense.
Evidence doesn't support you QB theory.
December 10th, 2018 at 7:00 AM ^
Obligatory:
Rudddddock
December 10th, 2018 at 11:06 AM ^
" Shea was allowed to use his natural talents at Ole Miss, the only discernable difference between his Soph year there and this past season was he cut his interceptions nearly in half under Harbaugh, same production. "
Attempts per game:
2017: 37
2018: 24
Yards per game:
2017: 323
2018: 197
Interception rate went down significantly, TD rate stayed about the same... but way less attempts means almost all counting stats were WAY down.
December 11th, 2018 at 1:06 AM ^
Wrong. Rudock's production was very similar to his junior year Iowa and senior year here. Speight's production his junior year here also is very similar to his senior year at ucla.
December 10th, 2018 at 2:26 AM ^
I expect them to run up the middle on 1st and 10, no matter who is carrying the ball, 80% of the time.
December 10th, 2018 at 7:27 AM ^
I’m telling you - we are gonna line up with 5 lineman, no qbs, no wr. Just tight ends and fullbacks all huddled in the backfield and one will bowl forward for 1.5 yards/play. Electric!
December 10th, 2018 at 12:52 PM ^
Dont forget throwing for 5 yards on 3rd and 10
December 10th, 2018 at 2:30 AM ^
I'm expecting low TV ratings. The fanbase and program have taken a hammering.
December 10th, 2018 at 3:02 AM ^
Our pass protection is poor, which has dictated the play calling all year
December 10th, 2018 at 10:33 AM ^
No, it isn't. It's more than good enough.
People who act like you need a perfectly stacked team in order not to look like shit need to get real. There are plenty of teams in this country who would kill for our roster and then light up the scoreboard with them.
December 11th, 2018 at 12:13 PM ^
Dead on. At one point I thought that Harbaugh was one of the best coaches in college football, but given the handicaps at Michigan (MUCH less cheating here than at most schools, players actually have to go to class, etc) that he might not be able to win big.
Now, I am wondering if he's just a very good, but not elite coach who can't bring a world class offense to the fight no matter the talent level.
December 10th, 2018 at 3:24 AM ^
I expect the University of Michigan to play a college football game against the University of Florida.
December 10th, 2018 at 5:21 AM ^
Id love to see more passing also, but more than volume I would really like to see more quick pass plays. Ours always take an eternity to develop. Look at what IU and OSU QBs did to us with the quick passing game. I don’t think it will happen but it would be nice to see that development in the playcall.
oh yeah, a W would be preferred also.
December 10th, 2018 at 6:30 AM ^
Right now I still love M and will never stop being a fanatical fan but it’s hard for me to even imagine getting up for a bowl game. I’m very thankful for the 10-2 season but the blowout against OSU was almost too much. If we had to lose that OSU game I would have much preferred a heartbreaking loss.
Is it sarcastic to try imagining now how we are going to play ball control football (potentially without Higdon), running up the middle every stinking 1rst & 2nd down so that we end up 3rd & 8 on every single series while we are down by 184 points in the middle of the 3rd quarter?
December 10th, 2018 at 7:01 AM ^
Cripes, that loss followed by the Hill decommitment was backbreaking. You see a game where the defense's major weakness is exposed, you have a guy who can plug that weakness, and that guy who pledged to Michigan due in-part to academics bails without warning to an entirely inferior academic institution.
December 10th, 2018 at 12:58 PM ^
The osu game really put me to a new low. I never even felt this down about Michigan football when rrod or hoke were coaching. The fact that we were finally predicted to beat OSU and go to the playoffs and then get murdered by them hurts worse than a 3-9 season
December 10th, 2018 at 6:35 AM ^
I expect an anxious hand wringing public Michigan football fanbase. The more private one, not so much.
December 10th, 2018 at 6:38 AM ^
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