Two Way Too Early Thoughts on Michigan Game

BleachedAnusDawg

Sobchak_Security said:

AEB said:

I cant stop thinking about this game. So excited. Listening to every pod, reading every article…especially those written by less technically gifted writers. I have two thoughts to share on our defense going into Monday.

First, people are conflating our UT defensive performance and strategy with that of our expected Michigan performance. While our defense is good not great, my view was our plan for UT was to contain the passing game… not to be beat by UT throwing. We made trade-offs and were willing to let Texas beat us running if they could. They couldn’t.

Which leads to the second thought: Michigan can’t beat us with their pass. Therefore, in first and second downs, our D could look more like a 5-2 with one extra big body like Tuitele/Bandes playing alongside Letuligasenoa and Ale with Trice and ZTF on the ends. We’ve got a decade of Harbaugh tape pushing our shit in, and this site specifically shat all over Kwats defensive strategy in those games - 2 DTs. Unlikely Morrell makes the same mistake.

I think the comp game is Oregon. Oregon team was really good. Nix was a dynamic QB but challenged in the vertical passing game. Oregon ran the ball well. In the CCG, we stoned them unexpectedly in the run game. I think this is similar with a less threatening offense particularly at WRs.

UW wins rather easily, say 34-17.

I think after Washington wins this game, it might become apparent that Oregon was the 2nd best team in the country.

HANG THE BANNER

dannarc

@CallMeBigErn

0-5 right? 3 in a row against Lanbo and 2 against Sark?

Your pizza box is probably better than my stroked out brain at this point of the season

UW_Doog_Bot

dannarc said:

@CallMeBigErn

0-5 right? 3 in a row against Lanbo and 2 against Sark?

Your pizza box is probably better than my stroked out brain at this point of the season

But still.

CallMeBigErn

dannarc said:

@CallMeBigErn

0-5 right? 3 in a row against Lanbo and 2 against Sark?

Your pizza box is probably better than my stroked out brain at this point of the season

Sark lost to Azeem Victor and imploded with the fire of a thousand supernovae.

dannarc

CallMeBigErn said:

dannarc said:

@CallMeBigErn

0-5 right? 3 in a row against Lanbo and 2 against Sark?

Your pizza box is probably better than my stroked out brain at this point of the season

Sark lost to Azeem Victor and imploded with the fire of a thousand supernovae.

CallMeBigErn

dannarc said:

CallMeBigErn said:

dannarc said:

@CallMeBigErn

0-5 right? 3 in a row against Lanbo and 2 against Sark?

Your pizza box is probably better than my stroked out brain at this point of the season

Sark lost to Azeem Victor and imploded with the fire of a thousand supernovae.

I'm intrigued by this sport game. I'd like to try it as long as there's not a bus nearby. I guess it could be worse. The bus could be moving.

dannarc

CallMeBigErn said:

dannarc said:

CallMeBigErn said:

dannarc said:

@CallMeBigErn

0-5 right? 3 in a row against Lanbo and 2 against Sark?

Your pizza box is probably better than my stroked out brain at this point of the season

Sark lost to Azeem Victor and imploded with the fire of a thousand supernovae.

I'm intrigued by this sport game. I'd like to try it as long as there's not a bus nearby.

It's a great drinking game sans bus or oncoming traffic

CallMeBigErn

dannarc said:

CallMeBigErn said:

dannarc said:

CallMeBigErn said:

dannarc said:

@CallMeBigErn

0-5 right? 3 in a row against Lanbo and 2 against Sark?

Your pizza box is probably better than my stroked out brain at this point of the season

Sark lost to Azeem Victor and imploded with the fire of a thousand supernovae.

I'm intrigued by this sport game. I'd like to try it as long as there's not a bus nearby.

It's a great drinking game sans bus or oncoming traffic

Got me before my edit. Ah, well, what can ya do. We both had the thought and that's what counts. That dude would be fucked on the interstate.

Kingdome_Urinals

Sobchak_Security said:

Kingdome_Urinals said:

The new talking point is that Michigan is "specifically built" to stop the Ohio St. offense, and by extension the UW offense.

Because Michigan has beaten Ohio St. in 2021, 2022, and 2023 they will beat UW.

I just think Penix is a better passer and competitor than Stroud and the Ohio St. guys.

Correct. The irony is that Ohio State's receiver room has been notoriously soft the last several years. Smith-Njigba basically opted out his entire last year and Egbuka basically did the same this year. He had five fucking catches his last year. Egbuka fucking quit.

When they fucking play Ohio State, it's also in near goddamn December in Ohio or mother fucking Michigan. Not exactly ideal conditions for dynamic downfield passing.

The 2021 OSU-Michigan game was a snowy mess. It was 30 degrees this year.

People are fucking retarded. The thing people have been missing all fucking year is Washington is fucking built for playing in a fucking dome. The goal was to just survive playing downfield football in a 40 degree rainstorm in Shitville, Oregon so they could get to the final 3 games in controlled, dome environments. No shit Penix and the WRs looked unstoppable last week. What the fuck did you expect?

Michigan was "built to stop" dynamic OSU's passing offense last year and still got fucking 50 put on them in a dome by a TCU team with a handicapped Ginger at QB and an alleged NFL receiver who would be taking Germie Bernard's spot on UW's roster.

Fuck off.

Yeah, I think the Ohio St. guys are pussies but the recruiting/media industrial complex makes everyone think they are invincible. MHJ is a talented kid but Rome is actually better, just doesn't have the media profile.

Another thing is Ohio St.s offense is built on more of a short passing game than UW's.

What the national media don't get is that DB's are not used to covering multiple 30+ yard shots a game.

Stroud was not the strong-armed thrower that Penix is. Outside of accuracy they don't have a lot in common.

TTJ

AEB said:

Which leads to the second thought: Michigan can’t beat us with their pass. Therefore, in first and second downs, our D could look more like a 5-2 with one extra big body like Tuitele/Bandes playing alongside Letuligasenoa and Ale with Trice and ZTF on the ends.

On the first defensive series against Tejas, UW came out with a D-line of Tuitele-Ale-Letuligasenoa-Trice. I’d expect to see a lot of this look against Michigan. Probably see Bandes, Parker and Tunuufi rotate in a bunch too.