So, I was right in my pre-game prediction of a 48-3 score, the problem was that was the score a half time.
I also predicted it would be over after the first quarter and it was. Everything worked for the Wolverines on Saturday on both sides of the ball.
This was never really a football game with a final score of 63-6, Delaware St. was over matched and was at the Big House on Saturday for a pay day and a chance for Michigan to get one game closer to Bowl Game. (BTW: The Champs Bowl in Orlando had a bowl representative in the press box during the game)
Since this was such a lopsided game, let's jump to the cheers and jeers.
Jeers:
- Didn't like seeing Tate Forcier sitting on the bench in the first half and not up and supporting Denard when he played.
- A few too many penalties for the Wolverines
- Need better coverage on kick off returns
- Mike Williams at times still looks lost a safety
Cheers:
- A record 727 total yards on offense
- 84 Wolverines played
- Vincent Smith's 166 yards on the ground
- Brandon Graham played great with two sacks and touchdown after a blocked punt
- The Grady Brothers - the first time brothers have scored since the Bump Elliott days
- No injuries
With Penn State next Michigan should feel pretty good about it's chances after posting 63 points. Some other notes:
- James Rodgers WR moved to CB during the game
- JT Floyd was out with the flu and didn't dress
- Carlos Brown didn't dress and was out with headaches still after his concussion
- Boubacar is still day to day with his suspension
- RR is hopeful to have Molk back next week
- The Michigan coaches were planning to play Tate more, but after the first drive they decided to hold him out the rest of the game.
- Big Will got a number of snaps on the defensive line
- Minor could have played on Saturday put RR kept him out just for rest.
- RR planned to play Shaw and Smith as the main RB's for this game
- The announced crowd was 106,000+ but there was a number of empty seats
2 comments:
QUESTION: How did Big Will play? Is he getting any better?
So I watched him a couple times on the defensive line. He seems to be more of a run stopper - a guy that is hard to move and takes up space. I didn't see him beat his guy and get in the backfield too often. Which means he still needs to work on technique.
BTW: He is also on the offensive line for extra points.
Something to think about is many services believed he was a better O lineman then D lineman. But Michigan needed D lineman more.
If he stays on defense, I hope he learns as much as he can from Brandon Graham who has one of the fastest first steps in the game.
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