Key Match up against Penn St this weekend
In the past two season Saquon Barkley has rushed for a combined 127 yards and 0 TDs and caught 7 passes for 96 yards and 0 TDs against Michigan. Barkley is leading Penn St this year in receptions (29) and receiving yards (395).
I think the key match against their offense this year will be McCray vs Barkley in coverage. PSU likes to go to Barkley during passing downs and I think McCray will struggle to cover him, just like he has struggled to cover other explosive running backs in past. I hope Brown makes an adjustment and has Bush cover Barkley instead because I believe he is fast enough to cover Barkley man to man in the open field. What do you guys think?
October 16th, 2017 at 8:52 AM ^
October 16th, 2017 at 9:21 AM ^
Nice rhetoric, but I'm not sure what Michigan's performance against Ron Dayne almost 20 years ago; when most of the players on this team were either toddlers or not born and our head coach was wrapping up his NFL career, has to do with our performance against Saquon Barkley this Saturday?
October 16th, 2017 at 9:31 AM ^
You must be fun at parties.
October 16th, 2017 at 9:38 AM ^
I usually bring the good scotch, so...yeah, I am.
October 16th, 2017 at 9:45 AM ^
October 16th, 2017 at 9:50 AM ^
From one old man to another, I like a good gin and tonic as much as the next guy....usually on a hot summer day.
October 16th, 2017 at 10:10 AM ^
is best gin. Bombay Sapphire in a pinch.
October 16th, 2017 at 11:14 AM ^
October 16th, 2017 at 11:55 AM ^
If you're ever up in Lake Leelanau north of Traverse City, stop by Northern Latitudes distillery. Their Jack Pine gin is great stuff.
October 16th, 2017 at 12:27 PM ^
... but I'll say it anyway. I've always really liked your posts and football acumen, and so have told myself in the past, "Man, it would be fun to crack a beer and watch a game with Reader71." Now that I know 1.) that you like gin, and 2.) find Sapphire to be overrated, all I have to say is, "if you are ever in south-central Michigan on a Saturday in the fall..."
To be honest, Beefeater is my fallback gin (though I like Tanqueray). I know this is heretical, but I've had a number of bottles of Hendrick's and like it less each time. I once found it amazing and now would rather drink Beefeaters, even in a martini. Though, Botanist gin is my favorite, if cost is not a consideration.
October 16th, 2017 at 12:58 PM ^
This old guy says you should try Citadelle.
October 16th, 2017 at 10:15 AM ^
I recommend: MICHIGIN
October 16th, 2017 at 11:53 AM ^
"Each play is an independent trial"
Ummm... no. That definitely isn't the case.
October 16th, 2017 at 3:11 PM ^
October 16th, 2017 at 5:46 PM ^
October 17th, 2017 at 9:24 AM ^
Unless your goal is to communicate you don't understand statistics, I'm not sure what message you're trying to convey.
"Each play is an independent trial, so there’s really no point in using any previous play to predict the outcome of a latter play."
There is probably no better metric available for predicting the outcome of a latter play than previous plays, and there is a correlation well above that of chance in doing so.
October 20th, 2017 at 12:58 PM ^
October 16th, 2017 at 1:40 PM ^
in the 1920s, F. Scott.
October 16th, 2017 at 8:53 AM ^
wheel routes to Barkley
October 16th, 2017 at 8:55 AM ^
October 16th, 2017 at 9:04 AM ^
can no way in hell cover barkley, not sure what youve been watching, as the one returning starter mccray is probably the weak link on defense, thats the big miss match don brown has to figure out, is bush-barkley, mccray-mcsorley, or hudson-mcsorley, i dont know ill let don brown coach. just shut down those 2
October 16th, 2017 at 9:46 AM ^
One of them has to account Gesicki as well. I am not expecting to see Mone in this game, and probably very little of Furbush/Wrobo in the game plan.
October 16th, 2017 at 11:02 AM ^
Hasn't it largely been 2 out of the 3 of Mone, Furbush or Hudson so far this year? So the 2 out of 3 becomes Hudson + ???
October 16th, 2017 at 9:53 AM ^
Agreed.
The matchup is going to be for PSU to figure out how to get Bush lined up outside the tackles (like against MSU) with McCray still in the middle & Barkley in the backfield and for Brown to figure out how to counter that.
I bet we see a lot more Furbush than McCray given the matchuip.
October 16th, 2017 at 11:26 AM ^
is one of my worries. This guy has been missing open field tackles for a few weeks now. If he whiffs on trying to take down Barkley in the open field, it could be the difference between a 10-15 yd gain and a TD.
October 16th, 2017 at 5:50 PM ^
October 16th, 2017 at 10:03 AM ^
October 16th, 2017 at 10:35 AM ^
The scrambles concern me more than Barkley. Lewerke killed us on scrambles in the first half and Ramsey didn't do half bad on Saturday. We need to contain McSorley in the pocket. Make the pocket contract down on him instead of leaving the middle open.
October 16th, 2017 at 3:55 PM ^
To keep McSorley on the sideline, via running the rock and their OLINE unable to keep him upright.
I do agree though. God Leerke scrambles were like flags at Indiana. Kept it a game.
October 16th, 2017 at 8:59 AM ^
October 16th, 2017 at 8:59 AM ^
October 16th, 2017 at 9:01 AM ^
October 16th, 2017 at 9:51 AM ^
October 16th, 2017 at 10:30 AM ^
Run the ball and keep the defense off the field.
October 16th, 2017 at 10:43 AM ^
Make all the plays where the announcer says "You've got to make that play."
October 16th, 2017 at 9:02 AM ^
October 16th, 2017 at 9:38 AM ^
mimiize penalties. after saturday i think that is foremost on our collective minds.
October 16th, 2017 at 10:12 AM ^
Gotta give 110% and leave it all on the field.
October 16th, 2017 at 10:41 AM ^
October 16th, 2017 at 11:08 AM ^
i always forget that one.
October 16th, 2017 at 11:15 AM ^
Good things happen when you put the puck in front of the net.
October 16th, 2017 at 12:08 PM ^
Get in front of the ball. Don't try to ole it! Drop to one knee if you have to.
October 16th, 2017 at 1:26 PM ^
Coach 'em up!
October 16th, 2017 at 9:13 AM ^
So, are you calling for P00M?? Or M00P?
October 16th, 2017 at 9:37 AM ^
win.
/S ("S" means "science")
October 16th, 2017 at 11:06 AM ^
I thought low man wins. What happens if the higher man wants it more?
October 16th, 2017 at 9:59 AM ^
OK, well now you need to tell us who you are...