Is M doing anything different in practice this week?

Submitted by Carcajou on

Wondering if anyone knows, especially with the possible change at QB, Michigan decided to spend more time on the field and less in the meeting rooms, similar to what they did in spring, for example.

Usually this late in the season, conventional coaching wisdom is to significantly shorten practice to keep players from feeling mentally and physically (especially their legs) worn out. As we all know however, Harbaugh is not always conventional, although I would expect NEXT week Harbaugh would want the players as fresh as possible.

But so many games the rest of the year Michigan's starters only needed 2 or 3 quarters, And against MSU and Iowa, Michigan did not seem to play as well in the 2nd half. For at least OSU and any post-season (and maybe Indiana too), they will need guys who can maintain focus and intensity for at least 4 quarters.

I could also imagine that O'Korn and Morris need to get  a lot more reps at QB this week.

Jahjah7170

November 16th, 2016 at 8:52 PM ^

Probably making new plays involving jabrill at QB. Okorn will get a lot more practice with the first stringers. Maybe even read option stuff since okron is more mobile. I trust harbaugh to be able to do the right things to prepare for indiana.

mediocracy2

November 16th, 2016 at 11:45 PM ^

feels like it could me a trap game for us. Coming off of a tough road loss in which we lost our starting QB and OSU looms in the near future. This could be my constant paranoia creeping in, but the more I think about it this upcoming game the hallmarks of a classic trap game. There is a shit load of hype surrounding the M/OSU game and with access to the interwebz there's no way the players can block ALL of it out. 

Hung so low

November 16th, 2016 at 9:13 PM ^

Jim texted me earlier and said they tried to play squash at practice this week but he didn't understand the rules so they went back to practicing football. Not sure if that is relevant to this thread.