Should this Wolverine Defense have a nickname?

Submitted by PeterKlima on

Brian shared some pretty amazing stats about this defense after 6 games in his Game Summary post today:

  • S&P+ believes Michigan would give up 3.7 points to an average D-I team. Next best nationally, Clemson, is at 10.3.
  • Michigan is #1 in scoring D, YPP allowed, YPA allowed, opponent third down conversions, redzone trips allowed, and TFLs. They're #2 in sacks.
  • PFF reports that Michigan is pressuring the QB on 54% of passing snaps, and the national average is 29.5%.

And Michigan's backup defenders looked pretty good against Rutgers too. 

Personally, I think this defense is starting rival the '97 defense.  (I am looking for stats so I can see what percentage of the other teams offense the 97 D allowed vs. this year's team... if anyone knows.)

We all know about the great defenses of the past that were so impressive, they were nicknamed..... the "Steel Curtain," the "Purple People Eaters," the Nebraska "Blackshirts," the "Orange Crush," A&M "Wrecking Crew" etc.

This year's defense has great stats and also a lot of personality and swagger.  I think they might need a nickname at some point..... or is that too contrived?

If so, how about:

  • Brown's Big Blue Crew
  • The Blue Monster
  • Pepper's Posse
  • Don's Dudes

Etc.... bad idea?  Do my names suck? Or do we need to wait a few weeks to do this?

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SoDak Blues

October 10th, 2016 at 4:04 PM ^

If we are looking for alliterations, I would prefer Don's Dick-Stomping Demonic Defense. But, I would also prefer we not nickname the defense, so there is that. 

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Swayze Howell Sheen

October 10th, 2016 at 4:12 PM ^

- purple* people eaters (*actually blue)

- blue-steel curtain

- monsters of the midwest

- fearsome 5-some (5* refers to peppers)

- michigan sack exchange

 

so as you can see the answer is actually no.

 

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UofM626

October 10th, 2016 at 4:17 PM ^

We have half a season to play and 3 tuff games coming up. 2 against teams we haven't beat in years. And one of those teams yearly makes us there bitch! Let's just continue to shut up and go game by game as they say and see what hAppens. I'm sick of losing to these sons of bitches! Let's just win out next game please.

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Perkis-Size Me

October 10th, 2016 at 5:43 PM ^

If you don't think the MSU game will be a dogfight and a close game, then man, I'm not sure what to tell you. Dantonio knows his season is over, but he knows the season will be saved if he beats us. That is their Super Bowl, and they always, ALWAYS play like it. We're going to see a very different MSU team that day. But shit do I hope I'm wrong about that.

Okay, Iowa may not be that tough as a team, but night games at Kinnick, in November, are tough by themselves. The entire crowd is bearing right down on you. And I don't think the OSU game needs any introduction. Everyone on the team will need to play their best game for us to walk out of there with a W. 

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APGOBLUE

October 11th, 2016 at 12:07 PM ^

because you are right, MSU will want this to be a dogfight and this IS their superbowl.... However this year more than all the years it seems our players are focused and not to high or low on the victories we have gotten, they are on a mission, I predict we blow the doors off of msu.     As for the nickname, id like to keep it without one but if i HAD to choose one it would be DONS  "Detour Defense" because what are you gonna do, (mobster voice) "You aint gonna run the ball on us, and your sure as hell aint gonna pass the ball on these corners"

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