DrJacksPlaidPants

Hopefully Charles relaxes the rules on Monday night, so I and others can troll the closet fuskie fans on here. On a side note, I hope Michigan wins, but then has to vacate the wins just like USuC did. That way, both sides suffer.

The vast majority of this Michigan’s defense played in the Ohio State game last year when Stroud was QB and MH Jr. and Egbuka were 1K yard receivers. I know it was 2022, but Michigan only lost one DB from that team, so they know what it’s like to see a high powered passing attack that nearly beat UGA last year. They also have two all-Americans at CB this year. Some of you will say last year doesn’t matter, but I think it helps Michigan with how they will prepare. It might also help Michigan that Washington has a hobbled 220 lb RB who they rely heavily on for TD’s in the red zone and who is tremendous at blitz pick-up’s. Michigan has also held every team they’ve played under their PPG average. Washington’s advantage is they don’t have to play in the elements which is where Penix struggles. I think their disadvantage is their run defense which plays into Michigan’s strength. I think Michigan slows the game and doesn’t let Penix get into a rhythm. The Wolverines kneel on the ball to end the game.

Washington says their RB is good to go for next Monday. I saw how he needed help getting off the field. If he plays he will be ineffective. Especially in pass protection. If Washington is one-dimensional the Wolverines will tee off on Penix. They have 8 dudes that they cycle through on their D-Line and all of them are big and nasty. Their defense has no PAC 12 comparison.

Mack Brown doesn’t let opt out travel to the bowl games. They’re for guys who are still on the team.

Michigan is 3rd nationally in passing defense (16 int’s vs. 7 TD’s allowed) and 8th in rushing defense. Those numbers look favorable for Michigan, but these rankings are always skewed because of the conferences these teams play in. The best passing defense Washington has played so far is Oregon (13th). The best rushing defense they played was Texas (3rd). Michigan is the most physical team Washington will face all year, while Washington will be the most dynamic team Michigan will face. In this case I will take brute force over finesse (see 2010 Auburn), although I am somewhat weary of my take because Washington hasn’t lost indoors with Penix. It’s only been 3 games, but Penix loves a climate controlled environment.

That’s the thing about Michigan’s D-Line. They can stuff the run and get to the QB without putting extra men in the box.

This thread is for discussions, analysis, predictions, etc. Washington has not faced a defense like Michigan’s all season. Texas had a strong DL, but their secondary has been pretty bad all season. The only good passing QB’s that Texas faced all year beat them. My guess is that this game will end up like the Oregon/OSU national championship game in 2015. Washington will hang with Michigan for a while, but the Wolverines running game and defense will grind them down late in the game. Michigan by two scores.

Texas, much like Ohio State , is one of those teams that has a huge amount of fans who have never been to their campus. They can be quite annoying and very easy to root against.

DeBoer should’ve taken the points instead of going for it on 4th down. Texas isn’t moving the ball very well against them. Those 3 points might be huge later on.

I have the Huskies winning this game by two scores, but hoping for them to take a beating.

Especially since he would start the 2019 season and anchor the team to a Pac 12 championship and Rose Bowl win.

Sark is off to a good start. I haven’t seen him ream any security guys so far.

No SEC team should have a Rose Bowl trophy in their case.

Bo - Offensive MVP Bassa - Defensive MVP

He was in the post game video, so he was there.

There’s only one problem with that. His life revolves around killing ducks.

We were due after the Doug Brenner situation in 2015.

This will be the annual Michigan choke job in the playoffs. They’re especially inept against SEC teams.

The Flames may have played with more confidence on both sides of the ball if not for Bo and the rest of the returning players hammering them into the ground on a regular basis.

I was hoping they would let Novosad finish it off. I’ve always said it’s 0-0 when the backups are in during a blowout.

Who would’ve thought that the Ducks would get a tougher matchup than Georgia.

I hope whoever selected this matchup gets the message that it was a bad idea.

I remember letting Lockie play the 2nd half of a bowl game with a larger lead.