Michigan Vs. Florida: Coaching Snowflakes

well that sure went well...

Excellent coaching. At the end of the half, we could have panicked but it was smart to take a breather and regroup. Based on what we have, the offense was decent. Hey, it's the 1st game and we have a few games to pick it up and gel. Also, no injuries!

Since the Harbaugh Era began, Michigan has had twelve games decided by less than 14 points.  In those games Michigan is 7-5.    

In the fourth quarters of those games, Michigan outscored their opponents by just 74-69.

Michigan averaged just over 6 points in the fourth quarter of each of those games, and scored more than 10 points in the fourth quarter of just one of those games - last year's bowl game.  

Maybe the sample size is too small, and it would help to run some comps here with other teams, but that seems pretty anemic to me.  Should Harbaugh push the "regular" tempo later into the fourth quarter? 

McElwiney will claim his self-pat-on-the-back suspensions handcuffed his offense - but, if he recruited better he'd be able to replace those 3 guys without a difference. Like we had to do with Newsome.

The good:  (1) getting everyone calm, focused and ready to go after that second quarter; (2) puling WS to let him get reorganized, and then giving him full rein when he went back in; (3) frigging defense -- wow; and (4) I thought that we had several series where the playcalling was really good -- mixed things up very well.

The bad:  (1) no accountability for Perry's dumbass penalty; (2) inability to get a first down late b/c you run it up the middle into a box with ten guys in it; and (3) running three times in a rown with O'Korn and essentially buning a whole series.  IF you are going to put him in, at least let him get it out of first gear. 

Our young defense with some studly play by Hurst, McCray, Winovich, Bush, & Company played at an elite level today.  There were plays on offensive to be had.  Hopefully we make them as the season progresses.  Running backs and running game pretty good today too.  

to keep doing what they are doing only better. Or in this case, telling kids keep kicking ass because the only thing beating you ia the way the game is being called.

to keep doing what they are doing only better. Or in this case, telling kids keep kicking ass because the only thing beating you ia the way the game is being called.

didn't play more. He is fast, physical and breaks tackles. Also, why wasn't JP Playing more at wide receiver?

We have never lost to Florida.

If Speight would become competent on the constraint plays, this O would have blown off UF's doors. He lacks great throwing ability (it's even below average for a P5 starter). Don Brown dialed up some pure chaos. He will have a lot of fun with this speed for the next few years.

Don Brown is a Dude, no question about it, and not to take anything away from him and his defense, but they were playing with 12 on the field.  The Michigan 11 plus Doug Nussmeier.

It's an issue

Especially Don Brown and co.

I've been asking it for years, but why is it ok to pull a goalie but not a QB? I think letting him sit, relax, and get his head straight was masterful coaching. Leave him in and maybe he tries too hard. With the way it went down he was able to see the defense was killer and he just needed to settle down and win the game. Love the move most people would be Too scared to do.

Huge 3rd down conversions by Ty on the ground in 3&long situations. Great job by the staff, clearly saw something and exploited it.

With Higdon and Isaac running harder, I thought they should have gotten more carries. Evans is good on stretch plays but he dances too much at times in the backfield.

considering how many new starters they had playing in such complicated schemes against a team with lots of talent and athleticism.  

Coaching isn't the problem here. They had the team prepared and Florida was well scouted. 

They had to be more conservative on offense late in the game with the way Speight was playing. O'korn tucks and runs with the ball if hes in the pocket for more than 3 seconds - you can't play a guy like that. Soooo Speight it is. The guy's accuracy issues are alarming and I'm not sure what to do about it. He throws a decent deep ball to the middle of the field, but man the guy can't throw a fade. It's good Florida is such a joke because UM would have lost against any good B1G opponent with those type of turnovers. 

Hopefully it's first game jitters and he can get settled in. 

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...and they adjusted. Outside of the QB, I liked everything I saw from the team in terms of scheme. They ran for 200 yards against a good defense despite the lack of a passing game. Guys we're open. Just poor QB play. Excellent half time adjustments. Defense had almost no miscues outside of losing contain once.

Coaching in general was second-to-none quality per usual Harbaugh, but the O'Korn decision's timing was the only bad event. We should have seen a little bit of the post-fall-camp-version of him in a game, but not after what had happened.

However, I guess it shook out well: Speight came out in the second half looking calm and productive.