The Michigan offense finally broke thru with big plays to catch up and blow pass the Bucks. But also give credit to the Michigan defense which stymied and contained the OSU offense in the 2nd half. About as impressive a 2nd half against an elite opponent to dominate and put away the game.
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No doubt. Stroud continues to look quite pedestrian (as compared to other elite QBs) when his absurdly talented receivers aren’t just wide friggin open all over the place.
I don't know. He did miss a number of throws, but he also threw some gorgeous balls. While Harrison is a stud, there were two long completions to him where Stroud placed the ball perfectly in his hands. They were really nice throws. Now, can he read a defense and anticipate where to go once he no longer has the advantage of super elite receivers?? I cannot say. But he does throw a pretty ball.
Michigan showed a great example of depth and unity today. Receivers block as well as catch passes and don’t complain about numbers of targets. The line is dominant and the backs have grown in patience and ability to recognize developing lanes and gaps. And Ohio State has had problems running all year, 3rd and short wasn’t automatic for OSU all season (just look at the Northwestern game).
Defenses by and large have chosen to sit with one or two high safeties to guard against the deep pass, but when you’re giving up 6-8 yds per carry, then the safeties have to move down into the box and then it becomes “pick your poison”. Both of Edwards long runs had no one 6 yards beyond the line of scrimmage at the snap. Once he cleared the first level, he was gone
The wild card was using McCarthy’s legs. Without a backup QB, Michigan couldn’t afford unnecessary hits on McCarthy. Once you added an additional threat, you had a lot of potential space to defend on every snap (BTW, McNamara entered the portal today with two years of eligibility).
Play of the game was a missed call by the OSU long snapper on a fake punt. They had personnel and Michigan dead to rights for a huge gain, but the center snapped to the punter instead of the upback.
Defenses by and large have chosen to sit with one or two high safeties to guard against the deep pass, but when you’re giving up 6-8 yds per carry, then the safeties have to move down into the box and then it becomes “pick your poison”. Both of Edwards long runs had no one 6 yards beyond the line of scrimmage at the snap. Once he cleared the first level, he was gone
The wild card was using McCarthy’s legs. Without a backup QB, Michigan couldn’t afford unnecessary hits on McCarthy. Once you added an additional threat, you had a lot of potential space to defend on every snap (BTW, McNamara entered the portal today with two years of eligibility).
Play of the game was a missed call by the OSU long snapper on a fake punt. They had personnel and Michigan dead to rights for a huge gain, but the center snapped to the punter instead of the upback.
Are you suggesting NU can only play 2 quarters? Question is which two quarters.
