re: Old School Model - Rose Bowl Edition : #1 Michigan (13-0) vs #4 Alabama (12-1)

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It is - mainly Jayden Daniels absurd performance.

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Texas 2.8YPA rushing (no mobile QB)
Ole Miss 1.9YPA (mobile)
A&M 1.9YPA (no mobile)
Ark 2.9 YPA (mobile)
UT 3.5YPA (mobile)
LSU 8.6YPA (mobile)
AU 5.8YPA (mobile)
UGA 2.5YPA (no mobile)

Only LSU and AU ran on us at an effective rate and both leaned on their QB to do so.

UM has a tall task to run consistently the way they have all season if they don’t get McCarthy freezing LBs with the quick read and forcing the safeties back with vertical hits.

Michigan is avg 4.3YPC so it’s not like they have an LSU/UT level run attack to begin with.

In big games they went
4.0YPA (OSU)
1.9YPA (IA)
4.9YPA (PSU)

In many of those games McCarthy wasn’t even attempting 20 passes, but I acknowledge he’s hitting those attempts at a very efficient rate.

Looking at their offense I’m very impressed with their efficiency (PPD 5th, FEI 7th and YPP 22nd), I’m just not exactly sure how they would respond if they get behind the sticks because they aren’t explosive at all.