re: Who is to blame

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I really don't want to play the blame game but I would like to know if Michigan's D-line was that good and why couldn't our big O-line handle them most of the game.

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Michigan's D line is very good. And if you'll remember, our O-line got bullied on passing downs by much less physical d-lines for the first third of the season, and in a lot of first halves of a lot of our games.

I think that our Oline either got too confident after having some success the second half of the season and thought they could easily handle Michigan's front, OR the month long gap between games deflated the momentum and confidence they'd found.

A big difference in the game was how sound and disciplined Michigan was compared to us. We all knew that this was a significant factor in the game, the fact that we had trouble with consistency in most games, and Michigan didn't, even if they were going against inferior opponents. Consistency is playing disciplined and sound no matter who the opponent is, and Michigan accomplished that. Sucks because that has been a staple of Saban's philosophy, but a big part of that is how much experience their guys have vs. our guys.