If you squint really hard
you can see something of a case for Michigan's defensive reputation being based to some extent on bumslaying. They gave up miniscule yardage/yards per play to crappy offenses like Florida, Rutgers, Minnesota, but gave up very middle-of-the-pack figures against teams like Wisconsin, Ohio State, South Carolina, and got obliterated by Penn St (8.3 ypp).
They were definitely a lot better in 2016, though even then they gave up 6 ypp to Florida St. in theit bowl game 9as opposed to, say, 39 total yards against Rutgers).
I guess the msot fair minded thing you can say is that really good offenses (and, uh, South Caronlina)have been able to move the ball effectively on them. If we have a really good offense we should be ok, which is about as tautological as it gets
Complete thread:
- wasn't there an open practice recently? -
Jay,
2018-08-09, 09:34
- Kelly is having a press conference right now. -
Buffalo,
2018-08-09, 09:43
- Guys who stand out -
Buffalo,
2018-08-09, 09:57
- I think you mean Coleman... - BillyGoat, 2018-08-09, 10:00
- A couple things that jumped out to me... -
BillyGoat,
2018-08-09, 09:54
- It will not matter if Sept. 1 doesn't go well -
CW (Rakes),
2018-08-09, 10:07
- Meh ... Its just a replay of the Georgia game -
Mark,
2018-08-09, 14:30
- I wish you were correct -
CW (Rakes),
2018-08-10, 07:04
- Shots fired on your fellow posters. - San Pedro, 2018-08-11, 05:11
- I've come to believe that doesn't matter. -
domer.mq,
2018-08-10, 08:16
- I don’t understand your first senetence. -
San Pedro,
2018-08-11, 04:38
- I'm saying... -
domer.mq,
2018-08-11, 12:14
- Got it. Makes sense. - San Pedro, 2018-08-11, 12:19
- I'm saying... -
domer.mq,
2018-08-11, 12:14
- I don’t understand your first senetence. -
San Pedro,
2018-08-11, 04:38
- who are those people? - Mike (bart), 2018-08-10, 07:47
- I wish you were correct -
CW (Rakes),
2018-08-10, 07:04
- Yep. That game is so important. That's why it's so -
BillyGoat,
2018-08-09, 10:12
- They aren't much better than we are. -
Chris,
2018-08-09, 11:04
- They didn’t do anything scary last season -
Jeff (BGS),
2018-08-09, 18:05
- I guess I don't understand -
KGB,
2018-08-10, 09:36
- If you squint really hard - Mike (bart), 2018-08-10, 10:35
- I guess I don't understand -
KGB,
2018-08-10, 09:36
- They seem to have more "knowns" that we do -
Jeremy (WeIsND),
2018-08-09, 11:34
- ND vs UM ... knowns etc -
Mark,
2018-08-10, 01:09
- Don't think it will be a blowout -
Jeremy (WeIsND),
2018-08-10, 04:31
- I'm hoping for a cheap score from Wimbush's legs -
Jeff (BGS),
2018-08-10, 08:22
- I will say this for our offense... -
BillyGoat,
2018-08-10, 10:15
- And that's UM's achilles heel on defense - Mike (bart), 2018-08-10, 10:26
- I will say this for our offense... -
BillyGoat,
2018-08-10, 10:15
- It's (basically) never a blowout. -
KGB,
2018-08-10, 06:15
- Are you sure? -
Mark,
2018-08-10, 07:00
- Hence the (basically) -
KGB,
2018-08-10, 07:13
- I mean -
Mike (bart),
2018-08-10, 07:46
- 2006 too, frankly. -
MHB (Rakes of Mallow),
2018-08-10, 09:59
- yeah, our last 7 losses to them have come by an avg of - Mike (bart), 2018-08-10, 10:14
- IMO, 2006 was the most brutal loss to Michigan I can -
BillyGoat,
2018-08-10, 10:08
- A fraudulent ND team - San Pedro, 2018-08-11, 03:22
- 2006 too, frankly. -
MHB (Rakes of Mallow),
2018-08-10, 09:59
- I mean -
Mike (bart),
2018-08-10, 07:46
- Hence the (basically) -
KGB,
2018-08-10, 07:13
- Are you sure? -
Mark,
2018-08-10, 07:00
- I'm hoping for a cheap score from Wimbush's legs -
Jeff (BGS),
2018-08-10, 08:22
- Don't think it will be a blowout -
Jeremy (WeIsND),
2018-08-10, 04:31
- Where particularly are you worried about quality depth on D? -
scriptcomesfirst,
2018-08-09, 19:15
- DE and LB mostly - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2018-08-09, 20:36
- Not necessarily a defense or special teams TD - CK08, 2018-08-09, 13:01
- ND vs UM ... knowns etc -
Mark,
2018-08-10, 01:09
- They didn’t do anything scary last season -
Jeff (BGS),
2018-08-09, 18:05
- Speaking of... -
Domer99,
2018-08-09, 10:19
- I don't think Patterson is worth 5 points at all. I don't -
BillyGoat,
2018-08-09, 10:22
- Patterson in 2017: -
PMan,
2018-08-09, 10:58
- My concern -
CW (Rakes),
2018-08-09, 11:04
- Their OL is dogcrap this year - Domer99, 2018-08-09, 12:04
- He doesn't fit the offense they want to run. -
Chris,
2018-08-09, 11:06
- Not as good as the guy who replaced him. - KGB, 2018-08-09, 11:37
- There was some thinking -
Jeremy (WeIsND),
2018-08-09, 11:30
- Just looking at stats - Jim (fisherj08), 2018-08-09, 13:03
- My concern -
CW (Rakes),
2018-08-09, 11:04
- Patterson in 2017: -
PMan,
2018-08-09, 10:58
- I don't think Patterson is worth 5 points at all. I don't -
BillyGoat,
2018-08-09, 10:22
- They aren't much better than we are. -
Chris,
2018-08-09, 11:04
- Meh ... Its just a replay of the Georgia game -
Mark,
2018-08-09, 14:30
- It will not matter if Sept. 1 doesn't go well -
CW (Rakes),
2018-08-09, 10:07
- Guys who stand out -
Buffalo,
2018-08-09, 09:57
- Got bumped from yesterday to today. -
BillyGoat,
2018-08-09, 09:34
- Yeah they were given the day off yesterday. - Chris, 2018-08-09, 09:53
- Kelly is having a press conference right now. -
Buffalo,
2018-08-09, 09:43