sdogg1m

September 3rd, 2017 at 3:51 PM ^

I just read this article and was debating on posting it.

+1 on a good read

The author concludes that the problem is one of trust and he reprimands the coaching staff from going away from plays that had potential whereas Michigan did not.

Quote on Michigan's Trust:

 

This play showed me a lot about Michigan. First, Harbaugh put Perry back on the field in spite of his stupid unsportsmanlike conduct penalty earlier in the game. Harbaugh trusted Speight to throw the exact same type of pass that had been returned for a touchdown earlier in the game. And Speight trusted his ability to throw the pass.

dipshit moron

September 3rd, 2017 at 3:56 PM ^

instead of bitching about the officials or bad luck the writer put some thought into what really happened, plus gave credit where credit was due.

evenyoubrutus

September 3rd, 2017 at 4:06 PM ^

Reading about Florida's offensive gameplay really reminded me of the Hoke years. The predictability, the simple minded mentality, the seeming lack of self scouting or having any idea of how your opponent might prepare for you. It's so refreshing to not have that anymore.

Hail Harbo

September 3rd, 2017 at 6:44 PM ^

An instant 33% reduction in points scored per game.  Gardner went from a QB rating of 146 to 118, and his TD/INT ratio flipped from 1.9 to 0.7.  Remember how Nussmeier was finally going to be the QB coach Michigan desperately deserved, how Gardner would finally have a coordinator that fully understood how to best utilize his skills?

Know what I saw yesterday?  I saw the 2014 Michigan offense dressed in blue.  Brady Hoke had his problems at Michigan, but it wasn't he that broke Devin Gardner.

Ghost of Fritz…

September 3rd, 2017 at 4:09 PM ^

nonesense.  Sounds like the author just grabbed a theme--trust--and tried to shoe horn a bunch of problems into it.  UF players/coaches lacked 'trust.'  M playes/coaches had 'trust.'

Whatever.

Here is what really happened.  Michigan is a far superior team in terms of both talent and execution.  Michigan is a top ten team.  UF is somewhere in the 15-25 range.  Simple.  They just don't have the talent level or the elite coaching staff.

Michigan's D is elite.  UF's offense is mediocre.  Nothing to do with 'trust.'  Just a great D totally stopping a mediocre O.  Very  hard to win when you can't move the ball. 

[edit:  O.k. I was too harsh.  The film breakdown part of the article is good.  But the end part about 'trust' is nonesense.  So a mixed bag.]

Ghost of Fritz…

September 3rd, 2017 at 4:57 PM ^

breakdown part is good.

Not sold at all on trying to tie it all together with 'trust' as a theme.  It is reach for a story line that just is not relevant to what happened in the game.

If there is a theme it is that M defense was blowing up UF's o-line, and UF had some poorly executed defensive assignments.  Talent.  Coaching.  Athletic level (especially M d-line and LBs). 

That game was won on M front 7 overwhelming UF's o-line all day long, and M's o-line holding up o.k. against the UF d-line (even getting the better of it, hence 200+ rushing yards and good pocket on several plays).

While I agree that lack of trust absolutely can be a factor on teams, that was not really a central factor on Saturday. 

BursleyBaitsBus

September 3rd, 2017 at 4:08 PM ^

 "Speight missed the throw, but it is indicative of the advanced concepts Harbaugh is running, even with his young players."

 

Been through most of RR and Hoke's years. Damn does this sentence make my day.  

Feels good man. 

nogit

September 3rd, 2017 at 4:18 PM ^

hewing pretty hard to his narrative here.    Explanations are like:  "we didn't get outclassed!  see this play where the offensive line gets blown back two yards, making the QB trip, and then the very same defensive lineman makes an amazing tackle in open space?  Yea, well, what this shows is that our coach isn't trusting our players!  That's the real problem."

Mr. Yost

September 3rd, 2017 at 4:19 PM ^

Decent analysis...but I DO think Michigan is just flat out more talented in a lot of areas.

I didn't see anyone on Florida at RB, WR, TE/Eubanks, DT, SDE, ILB that can match what Michigan has...and because we play a VIPER over a 3rd LB (we win their two...almost by default).

I'm not saying their talent is bad or even average. I'm saying guys like Hurst, Gary, and Bush are ELITE athletes for this positions and just because Michigan isn't in the SEC doesn't change that.

Gary was running 4.5's. Hurst has the most explosive "get off" in the country. I said a week before the season that this is the first time our ILB isn't a typical Michigan/Wisconsin/MSU/PSU BIG TEN LINEBACKER...but he's a Bama level ILB.

Seriously, you give me any DT, any SDE, and any ILB in the country...and I don't know if I'd find 5 guys better than our 3 at their respective positions.

I didn't see any DPJ's or Tarik Black's in white helmets yesterday. 

We've got DUDES and it's time people wake up and acknowledge it. This team is going to be FILTHY next year and probably just the same the year after when we get rivals at home again.

Mr. Yost

September 3rd, 2017 at 4:43 PM ^

 

 

QB

1. Wilton Speight (RS Sr.)

2. Brandon Peters (RS So.) / Dylan McCaffrey (RS Fr.)

RB

1. Chris Evans (Jr.)

2. Karan Higdon (Sr.)

3. Kareem Walker (RS So.)

4. O'Maury Samuels (RS Fr.) / Kurt Taylor (RS Fr.)

6. Tru Wilson (Jr.)

FB

1. Ben Mason (So.)

2. Jared Wangler (RS Sr.)

WR

1. Tarik Black (Fr.) / Donovan Peoples-Jones (Fr.)

3. Maurice Ways (RS Sr.)

WR

1. Kekoa Crawford (So.) / Donovan Peoples-Jones (Fr.)

3. Nico Collins (So.) 

SLOT

1. Grant Perry (Sr.)

2. Eddie McDoom (Jr.) / Oliver Martin (So.)

4. Nate Schoenle (RS So.) 

TE1

1. Ian Bunting (RS Sr.)

2. Nick Eubanks (RS So.)

3. Zach Gentry (RS Jr.)

TE2

1. Tyrone Wheatley Jr. (RS Jr.)

2. Sean McKeon (RS So.)

LT

1. Andrew Stueber (So.) / Juwan Bushell-Beatty (RS Sr.)

3. Grant Newsome (RS Jr.)

LG

1. Ben Bredeson (Jr.)

2. Chuck Filiaga (RS Fr.)

3. Stephen Spanellis (RS So.)

C

1. Cesar Ruiz (So.)

RG

1. Michael Onwenu (Jr.)

2. Jon Runyan Jr. (RS Jr.)

3. Stephen Spanellis (RS So.)

4. Ja'Raymond Hall (RS Fr.)

RT

1. Nolan Ulizio (RS Jr.)

2. Jon Runyan Jr. (RS Jr.)

3. Joel Honigford (RS Fr.) / James Hudson (RS Fr.) 

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WDE

1. Chase Winovich (RS Sr.)

2. Luiji Vilain (So.) / Kwity Paye (So.)

4. Reuben Jones (RS Jr.) 

NG

1. Bryan Mone (RS Sr.)

2. Aubrey Solomon (So.)

3. Carl Meyers (RS So.) / Phillip Paea (RS Fr.)

DT

1. Lawrence Marshall (RS Sr.) / Michael Dwumfour (RS So.)

3. Donovan Jeter (So.)

SDE

1. Rashan Gary (Jr.)

2. Carlo Kemp (Jr.)

3. Ron Johnson (RS So.) / Deron Irving-Bey (RS Fr.)

OLB

1. Devin Gil (RS So.)

2. Jordan Anthony (RS Fr.)

ILB

1. Devin Bush Jr. (Jr.)

2. Josh Ross (So.)

SLB

1. Noah Furbush (RS Sr.)

2. Josh Uche (RS So.)

3. Elysee Mbem-Bosse (Jr.) / Drew Singleton (RS Fr.)

VIPER

1. Khaleke Hudson (Jr.)

2. Jordan Glasgow (RS Jr.)

3. Josh Metellus (Jr.)

CB

1. Lavert Hill (Jr.)

2. Ambry Thomas (So.)

3. Nate Johnson (Jr.) / Benjamin St.-Juste (RS Fr.)

5. Louis Grodman (RS Jr.) 

CB

1. David Long (RS So.)

2. Brandon Watson (RS Sr.)

3. Drake Harris (RS Sr.)

4. Jaylen Kelly-Powell (So.)

FS

1. Tyree Kinnel (Sr.)

2. Jaylen Kelly-Powell (So.)

3. Brad Hawkins (RS Fr.)

SS

1. Josh Metellus (Jr.)

2. Jordan Glasgow (RS Jr.)

3. J'Marick Woods (So.)

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

LS

1. Andrew Robinson (RS Sr.) / Camaron Cheeseman (RS So.)

K

1. Quinn Nordin (RS So.)

2. Ryan Tice (RS Jr.)

P

1. Will Hart (RS So.) / Brad Robbins (RS Fr.)

KO

1. James Foug (RS Jr.)

2. Ryan Tice (RS Jr.) 

KR

1. Kekoa Crawford (Jr.)

2. Khaleke Hudson (Jr.)

PR

1. Donovan Peoples-Jones (So.)

2. Nate Johnson (Jr.)

 

 

....Hey ESPN, how many returning starters is THAT?!