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2020 ttun Shenanigans, Arguments, and Surrender Cobras (Confirmed COWARDS!)

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ScriptOhio said:
Against Alabama, Ohio State and Wisconsin in 2019 and Florida and Ohio State in 2018, the Wolverines allowed 46 points per game and 7.6 yards per play.
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This is EXACTLY why Michigan will never be elite. They simply do not have the athletes to compete with elite teams - too weak on the lines, too slow in the backfields.
 
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Against Alabama, Ohio State and Wisconsin in 2019 and Florida and Ohio State in 2018, the Wolverines allowed 46 points per game and 7.6 yards per play. Brown's defense is boom-or-bust by nature, but that's a lot of busts. Needless to say, that must change.
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That's 5 games in a 2-season span. Did they play 13 games a season? So that's 20% of their games. I can see having an off-game, either coaching or playing. Maybe 2-3 per year. But you're putting up those numbers in 20% of your games. That's a lot of games. On average, that's going to happen a couple more times this year, and will keep Michigan out of the playoffs, regardless of their record in the remaining 10 games.
 
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How each top 2020 college football team becomes a national title contender

Michigan Wolverines (+3,500)
If ... 2021 arrives early. Jim Harbaugh doesn't share depth charts, but if he did, you'd notice something pretty quickly about 2020's: almost no seniors. There might be only five or six senior starters and almost no final-year backups. The Wolverines' returning production figures will therefore skyrocket next season, but this season will see a young cast of characters.

That's not to say there's not talent. From running backs Zach Charbonnet and Hassan Haskins to offensive tackle Jalen Mayfield to linebacker Cameron McGrone and safety Daxton Hill, the sophomore class alone is loaded with difference-makers. But they'll need to mature at mach speed for the Wolverines to break through. Harbaugh's next big swing is probably a year away.

If ... a new offensive line jells. Charbonnet and Haskins were brilliant late in 2019 (as was the Michigan offense as a whole), but their degree of difficulty will increase considerably with both a new quarterback (likely either Dylan McCaffrey or Joe Milton) and a new line. Mayfield is the only returning starter, and only two others have seen much rotation time. That's a less-than-optimal combination for sustaining improvement.

If ... Big Game Don Brown returns. The Michigan defense has ranked 11th or better in defensive SP+ in every year of the Harbaugh era; Don Brown remains one of the best coordinators around. But the magic has vanished versus elite offenses. Against Alabama, Ohio State and Wisconsin in 2019 and Florida and Ohio State in 2018, the Wolverines allowed 46 points per game and 7.6 yards per play. Brown's defense is boom-or-bust by nature, but that's a lot of busts. Needless to say, that must change.

If ... the red zone is friendlier. Scoring opportunities were a net loss for the Wolverines, something you almost never see from an otherwise good team. The Michigan offense averaged 4.9 points per scoring opportunity (34th in FBS), but the defense allowed 5.0 (115th). That edge must flip significantly. Last season's CFP teams averaged a plus-1.1-point margin here (including Oklahoma's awful red zone defense), not minus-0.1.

Entire article: https://www.espn.com/college-footba...ootball-team-becomes-national-title-contender

If ... the sun doesn't come up in the morning.

If ... the Pope's not catholic.

If ... the bear doesn't shit in the woods.

and so on and so on......:slappy:
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I didn't see the most important piece of the puzzle - the only way ttun remotely sniffs the playoffs in 202 is if they are expanded to at least 32 teams - and even then they'd likely need some breaks to go their way to get in.
 
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WHERE OHIO STATE'S 2020 OPPONENTS STAND ON RETURNING TO CAMPUS, PLAYING FOOTBALL THIS FALL

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There is some reason for concern about Ohio State’s chief rivals not playing football this season. UM president Mark Schlissel – who is also an immunologist, and therefore certainly understands the risks of COVID-19 – has been adamant that Michigan will not play sports this season if students are not on campus for classes, and he hasn’t committed yet to students returning for fall semester.

That said, Michigan does appear to be moving toward resuming football workouts soon. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer lifted the state’s stay-at-home order earlier this week, allowing for outdoor athletic activities to resume, and the freshman class has been instructed to return to campus on June 15, according to the Detroit Free Press. Additionally, interim provost Susan Collins said during a town hall last week that Michigan is now “very optimistic” it will be able to have in-person classes this fall, though no decision has been announced yet.

As long as things continue to move in that direction and Michigan plays a full football season this fall, Ohio State will have a chance to win its ninth straight edition of The Game when the Wolverines play the Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium on Nov. 28.

Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...eturning-to-campus-playing-football-this-fall

UM president Mark Schlissel – who is also an immunologist, and therefore certainly understands the risks of COVID-19 – has been adamant that Michigan will not play sports this season if students are not on campus for classes, and he hasn’t committed yet to students returning for fall semester.
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Just sayin': Maybe they should have hired an electrical engineer......:lol:
 
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