Michigan State Snowflakes: Special Teams / Coaching
October 29th, 2016 at 3:54 PM ^
October 29th, 2016 at 4:56 PM ^
We had a comfortable advantage in the game and could have won it with either our offense or our defense. But the defense is the strength of this team and this was a hostile road environment so Coach put the defense on the field to win the game, which they did.
/snowflaked
October 29th, 2016 at 7:42 PM ^
October 29th, 2016 at 4:02 PM ^
They had their safetys up at the line. They should have been torched all through the 2nd half. My only complaint. Our OL is not very good at run blocking and this could hurt us against Iowa and OSU.
October 29th, 2016 at 4:37 PM ^
Running that attempt the other way to seal it was as satisfying as seeing Allen kick 3/3 field goals on the day.
October 29th, 2016 at 4:10 PM ^
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October 29th, 2016 at 5:11 PM ^
Kenny was completely clutch today.
October 29th, 2016 at 4:11 PM ^
Can't blame Harbaugh for Delano's sheer stupidity or Stribling's poor run support, but giving Shane Morris meaningful snaps is totally inexcusable. It destroys the flow of the offense and has to program building purpose.Speight and Peppers should be M's only QB's this year.
October 29th, 2016 at 4:16 PM ^
Morris coming in to be some stupid extra blocker is ridiculous. Not cool. It completely kills the drive and the momentum.
I'm not sure if our opponents are just adjusting that well or we are scaling back. Whatever it is it sucks and we need to keep full throttle or someone may actually come back to beat us late in the game.
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October 29th, 2016 at 4:51 PM ^
October 29th, 2016 at 5:04 PM ^
Also just having a bunch of stuff on tape is a great way to make D coordinators tear their hair out in preparation. Meanwhile on OSU week we can just spend our practice time on entirely different things.
It actually makes sense to put a bunch of weird stuff on tape early in the year while not asking Speight to do too much too soon.
October 29th, 2016 at 6:14 PM ^
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October 30th, 2016 at 1:10 AM ^
October 29th, 2016 at 4:17 PM ^
I give an A for special teams coaching this week, mostly for made FG's and getting the 4th quarter punt off successfully with great downfield coverage. Maybe coaching has little to do with the made FG's or successful punt launch, but I choose to give the special teams coaching staff an A. It helps to partially exorcise a few special teams demons from last year's game.
October 29th, 2016 at 4:21 PM ^
October 29th, 2016 at 4:25 PM ^
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October 29th, 2016 at 4:34 PM ^
Little Brother.
Hilarious that the announcers couldn't figure out the "math" on that decision, yet were quick to say Dantonio wouldn't do something like that just because he's a curmudgeon. You have no alternative explanation for the "math," yet discount personality?
Classic Dantonio. I'm just glad we're getting back to "Sparty, no!!!" resulting from such coaching decisions.
October 29th, 2016 at 4:38 PM ^
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October 29th, 2016 at 5:56 PM ^
This was the embodiment of pride coming before the fall. Spartan tears indeed are sweet.
October 29th, 2016 at 4:42 PM ^
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October 29th, 2016 at 4:53 PM ^
Peppers in the wildcat - as a decoy makes more sense - he takes a few steps - he'll pull the LB and DB that way - they have to respect his speed - then the quick trap action works.
Anyway, these are quibbles - they won! Yay! Go Blue!
October 29th, 2016 at 4:55 PM ^
Lots of bad Michigan coaching today
1) Run Blitz earlier. It was clear that Connor had nothing on the ball. They needed to get run fits and fills to stop Scott earlier in the game making Connor thow.
2) Get the ball to Higdon earlier in the game. Use the speed on the edge plays more
3) Take every Shane Package play and burn them forever. That 3-3 in the 4th Q was the stupiest play call ever. Begging for a fumble or mistake. Stupid, Stupid Stupid.
Leave Speight in there and throw a slant instead.
Several other stupid play calls throughout the game.
McDoom 2 carries 53 yds
October 29th, 2016 at 5:15 PM ^
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October 29th, 2016 at 6:03 PM ^
"Harbaugh played not to lose and tried, for the first time in the history of football, to run out the clock starting late in the third quarter."
I take it you missed the Lloyd Carr era.
October 29th, 2016 at 6:20 PM ^
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October 29th, 2016 at 10:38 PM ^
I wonder if Harbaugh became gunshy after the Speight INT......
October 30th, 2016 at 1:49 AM ^