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TSUN -10.5 at Ind (ov/un 65.5) 3:30 ET ESPNU

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Michigan's defense is atrocious, but the offense behind Robinson is impressive. Buckeyes will need to make sure we score a lot of points in the final regular season game, because if we don't we'll be in trouble.
 
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MaxBuck;1784792; said:
Michigan's defense is atrocious, but the offense behind Robinson is impressive. Buckeyes will need to make sure we score a lot of points in the final regular season game, because if we don't we'll be in trouble.
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It is very good, but I'll wait until they play a team with a defense before I crown them "unstoppable". Also, if/when hairlice gets broken in half, all bets are off. I mean, when the kid is hobbled and they still have to run him 19 times against IU, there's trouble.
 
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NFBuck;1784781; said:
I was talking about IU's defense. As for um's issues, I think it's a combination of scheme and recruiting. DickRod's defensive recruiting has been lackluster, to be kind...and that's before the attrition. Some of it was Carr's recruiting at the end, but not to the extent many um fans/pundits want to believe. The 3-3-5 is a horrible fit for the current personnel on the roster and that's an issue too. In short, it's a giant mess and there's no quick fix. Their refusal to budge from this scheme is a hinderance not just to the product on the field, but also the proper development of the limited resources on hand. It's gonna take multiple solid recruiting classes defensively to get out of the sludge.
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Yes I think a 4-3 would be good for Michigan. I wish Campbell lived up to the hype. Imagine Mike Martin and Campbell in the middle. They would take up 3-4 blockers to free up other players and I think Mike Martin would thrive in a 4-3. Craig Roh would be able to blitz more and that is one less db on the field which is our biggest weakness. Move Cam Gordon to SS and put Carvin Johnson as a FS. The defense would still struggle, but I would like to see that scheme to see how it does. Of course those coaches know more about football than I ever will. Michigan plays soft zone. It seemed like Michgain didn't give up many "big" plays. They were giving up chunks of yards......5 yards, 9 yards, 7 yards, 4 yards, 12 yards, 6 yards.....on and on and on. I can tell Michigan's tackling has improved a little, they just can't cover well and take bad angles.
 
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NFBuck;1784795; said:
It is very good, but I'll wait until they play a team with a defense before I crown them "unstoppable". Also, if/when hairlice gets broken in half, all bets are off. I mean, when the kid is hobbled and they still have to run him 19 times against IU, there's trouble.
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Joe Bauserman.
 
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zwem;1784811; said:
Yes I think a 4-3 would be good for Michigan. I wish Campbell lived up to the hype. Imagine Mike Martin and Campbell in the middle. They would take up 3-4 blockers to free up other players and I think Mike Martin would thrive in a 4-3. Craig Roh would be able to blitz more and that is one less db on the field which is our biggest weakness. Move Cam Gordon to SS and put Carvin Johnson as a FS. The defense would still struggle, but I would like to see that scheme to see how it does. Of course those coaches know more about football than I ever will. Michigan plays soft zone. It seemed like Michgain didn't give up many "big" plays. They were giving up chunks of yards......5 yards, 9 yards, 7 yards, 4 yards, 12 yards, 6 yards.....on and on and on. I can tell Michigan's tackling has improved a little, they just can't cover well and take bad angles.
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Adjusting your scheme to your talent, or lack thereof, can mask some of the deficiencies. Your guys just refuse to do it. When you bring in scheme coaches, you get burnt when your personnel don't fit that scheme. See: '08 um offense, '09/'10 um defense...
 
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jmorbitz;1784865; said:
Doing some quick math, through 5 games Robinson has racked up 2013 total yards accounting for 71.3 percent of scUM's total offensive output.
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the scary part......he didn't play the whole game against BG. That % would be higher if he did. It will take it's toll on him. Michigan needs more carries from Shaw, Smith, and I would like to see Hopkins and Cox more.
 
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zwem;1784880; said:
I would like to see Cox more.
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I bet you would, Trebek.

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zwem;1784811; said:
Yes I think a 4-3 would be good for Michigan. I wish Campbell lived up to the hype. Imagine Mike Martin and Campbell in the middle. They would take up 3-4 blockers to free up other players and I think Mike Martin would thrive in a 4-3. Craig Roh would be able to blitz more and that is one less db on the field which is our biggest weakness. Move Cam Gordon to SS and put Carvin Johnson as a FS. The defense would still struggle, but I would like to see that scheme to see how it does. Of course those coaches know more about football than I ever will. Michigan plays soft zone. It seemed like Michgain didn't give up many "big" plays. They were giving up chunks of yards......5 yards, 9 yards, 7 yards, 4 yards, 12 yards, 6 yards.....on and on and on. I can tell Michigan's tackling has improved a little, they just can't cover well and take bad angles.
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Not arguing with this at all because I do agree about the scheme not being suitable for our current personnel, but I think alot of the scheme stuff is overblowen at the end of the day you need talent. More often then not our guys are in position to make plays and they just do not make them, that is a talent issue. You can scheme all you want, but the only way out of this is by recruiting better players as NFbuck already alluded too.
 
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goblue15;1784993; said:
Not arguing with this at all because I do agree about the scheme not being suitable for our current personnel, but I think alot of the scheme stuff is overblowen at the end of the day you need talent. More often then not our guys are in position to make plays and they just do not make them, that is a talent issue. You can scheme all you want, but the only way out of this is by recruiting better players as NFbuck already alluded too.
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I don't think it's overblown when you refuse to budge from it despite not having the personnel to properly execute it. DickRod caught a ton of shit for force feeding his offense to a group of players clearly out of their element in '08, this is the defensive equivalent. The 3-3-5 is supposed to be an attacking defense. The personnel you currently have are poorly suited for that because they lack the basic ability to take proper angles in that attack. They get pantsed by average receivers. The strength of that D is upfront, but the 3-3-5 does not utilize that at all. Not to mention it requires solid LB/DB play which is a clear weakness. It's fucking ponderous that they refuse to adapt to their personnel. I'm not saying a 4-3 is a fix all, there is an obvious dearth of talent, but it would help mask the blackhole that is the secondary.
 
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NFBuck;1785006; said:
I'm not saying a 4-3 is a fix all, there is an obvious dearth of talent, but it would help mask the blackhole that is the secondary.
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I don't think taking away an extra DB to help make the needed Zibberboxerkowski tackles 15 yards down field is going to help to be honest but RR is the coach and he's won like 4 or 5 more B10 games than I have so he obviously knows what he's doing.
 
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