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re: A question and a prediction - Offensive philosophy cycles and coaching staffs
Posted on 3/12/24 at 5:11 pm to Vulcan Materials
Posted on 3/12/24 at 5:11 pm to Vulcan Materials
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So does the vintage smash mouth ball start to make a return now that Michigan just had the most boring 15-0 on earth?
I think we should see the 2023 Michigan national title as any aberration without some sort of trend. 2023 was a weird year: the most talented rosters were all changing QBs; the best QBs were mostly transfers on teams in a rebuild or simply not up to the top tier in overall roster. It likely helped that Michigan only had to face one quality QB the entire year and it wasn't until the CFPCG and that QB had a less talented roster than any other team in the top 6. I imagine an FSU team with comparable talent to an SEC school plus the presumptive Heisman winner before he broke his leg could have really been a difficult match for Michigan. They almost lost to Alabama when their QB threw for less than 120 yards after all.
2023 Michigan was the worst offense by metrics to lead a team to a national title since 2002 Ohio State. At a macro level, I think this was a fluke but that is in no way taking anything away from the Michigan players.
This post was edited on 3/12/24 at 5:16 pm
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Posted on 3/12/24 at 8:56 pm to Diego Ricardo
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It likely helped that Michigan only had to face one quality QB the entire year and it wasn't until the CFPCG and that QB had a less talented roster than any other team in the top 6. I imagine an FSU team with comparable talent to an SEC school plus the presumptive Heisman winner before he broke his leg could have really been a difficult match for Michigan. They almost lost to Alabama when their QB threw for less than 120 yards after all.
Nothing against Bama. They beat Georgia. They deserved to be in the CFP.
But still arguably the worst Bama team in a decade. A rested Georgia team with Bowers and McConkey smoke Michigan by 2 scores. This was one of the worst national champion teams in a long time.
Bama still won in Atlanta. No excuses. I’m just stating an opinion. Michigan played no one and barely beat Bama’s worst team in a decade. They also implemented a blitz scheme that every team did against Bama that made Milroe not play well against. . Georgia didn’t for some reason. And it was one of the main reasons they lost that game.
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