September 16th, 2017 at 4:11 PM ^
But this game was helpful. Next week Purdue is going to scheme similar and the Boilermakers are faster and more physical than Air Force. The Purdue game counts towards the B1G championship, the Falcons do not. We have just survived a painful lesson at the right juncture. Have faith.
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September 16th, 2017 at 6:05 PM ^
georgia tech tennessee was a great game to watch
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September 16th, 2017 at 5:13 PM ^
By the end of the season, we're going to look back on these first few games weeks and laugh as Florida will be undeated in the SEC and AF and Cincy won't lose another game the rest of the way.
September 16th, 2017 at 8:49 PM ^
September 16th, 2017 at 10:27 PM ^
Go Navy - Beat Army (and Air Force)!
September 16th, 2017 at 10:30 PM ^
Cincinnati is losing to Miami (NTM) 14-3 late in the 3rd Qtr. And they look bad. Very bad.
September 17th, 2017 at 12:02 AM ^
They got so lucky to win that game. Luckily, it was on ESPN 3 and only me and you were watching. Everyone else is going to look at the box score and see that they were favored by 5 and won by four - not realizing they got a pick six with a minute left and Miami got all the way down to the Cincy 20 yard line before running out of downs!
September 17th, 2017 at 12:34 AM ^
Just realized Cicny was the underdog!!!
September 16th, 2017 at 5:22 PM ^
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September 16th, 2017 at 5:43 PM ^
Not sure I get this OP after what we saw there. The only thing that made AF scary was their offense, which our defense shut down nicely. On the other hand, our offense was treated to feasting on an undersized defense with only one returning starter and served up indigestion.
Further, I didn't see too many dangerous cut blocks.
I'd rather face Air Force again next week than Purdue.
September 16th, 2017 at 5:54 PM ^
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September 16th, 2017 at 6:07 PM ^
isn't especially wacky or unusual...or especially good. This could or should have been a game for an ailing offense to get healthy.
Props to our D though. I think our D shows you what a very talented but inexperienced unit looks like..a lot of good stuff, flashes of brilliance and the occasional hiccup. Our offense should look like that too..but it's actually mostly hiccups coupled with the occasional play that works as planned. It's bad stuff in almost every aspect. It's also not like this was a deviation; this matches our observations from previous games this year.
You got a 8/10 D and a 3/10 offense. That comes out as a just slightly above average team.
September 16th, 2017 at 6:13 PM ^
Nothing wrong with playing AF. Michigan should beat everyone and anyone. The offense can't move the ball with any consistancy. Lots of factors. play calling, blocking, bad QB play. Do we have any tall TE'S?
September 16th, 2017 at 7:05 PM ^
By their QB. Tough as nails. Playing a team that knows triple option can be a huge pain in the butt. Our guys handled pretty well. Hats off to Air Force. I'm just hoping our red zone play calling is holding back good calls until B1G play starts??
GO BLUE!!
September 16th, 2017 at 9:28 PM ^
September 17th, 2017 at 12:13 AM ^
Michigan defense did well against the Flexbone offense but there are moments where they struggled to defend their offense. Ultimately, it's the offense that couldn't get done in the redzone.
The game was ugly and it does nothing to prepare for the future games because none of them will play similar to them this season. Just survive and move on. Better to come out with an ugly win as opposed to an upset.