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MSU fans thought their O-line was pretty good. We were getting to their QB rushing 4 and sometimes 3 guys. If we can do that against UM, our LBs will be waiting for D-Rob to run. Tuitt is a beast as well as Nix. Sheldon Day is not playing like a freshman. Shembo and Ishaq have stepped up their game tons since last year. Manti is, well, Manti. DBs are young, but I like their athleticism. Offense is still working , but getting better. Our QB position has a nice upgrade in Golson. I like our playmakers, and that we can sub in lots of fresh legs.

ND needs to keep Denard in the pocket. Can't let him scramble around too often. I'm going with ND by 10.

MSU fans were wrong. The Boise game should of told them that.

Michigan's pass protection has been outstanding this year. Even in the Bama game Denard had time to throw.

I'm assuming that will be ND's plan as well... I hope not though.

I don't think we utilize the QB draw enough...like on the play from Penn State 2011. That opens up so much when that happens and he is basically unstoppable. And what about the play where he runs towards the line then goes over top on a seam route to a wide open Roundtree. Those two plays in my mind...the draw in particular would be great to use in this game against ND

Actually, you are wrong, Thru 3 games the DLine has graded out better than last years thru the first 3 games...How did u determine your last statement?

Now if you are comparing the Sugar Bowl line vs the current DLine, I can agree with that.

I disagree. Our OL has been solid. Denard is still getting his rushing yards. The pass protection has been solid. We played Bama. We were not going to run the ball well against them. Our RBs struggled some against Air Force but were fine against UMass. I don't see how you can say our OL hasn't been as good as it was last year.

If we had proven CB's then I'd agree, but we don't. Our front 7 has been able to hide our CB's to this point. Unless the staff is much more confident in our CB's than I am then yes. Will be very interesting to see our defensive strategy on your first drive.

We had no issues getting after the QB up the middle. We run a 4-3 just as much if not more than 3-4. Tuitt and Day/Nix move inside with Shembo and Ishaq lined up on the outside.

Believe I answered this somewhere already. With our CB's being so inexperienced I'm not sure. If we had experienced CB's that could cover 100%, but we don't. Our secondary is very dependent on our front 7 getting after the QB and speeding up his decision making. If I were UM I'd test the boundary CB and S early. Russell is a true FR with a lot of talent, but he a true FR that hasn't spent much time at CB. Backing him up at safety is now Farley a RS-FR that hasn't played football that long and was a WR last year. Farley has surprised me so far. He's been lights out in the box, but hasn't been tested much deep. Our nickel back true FR Elijah Shumate, also our in with Peppers, was a safety/RB in HS and moved to CB this summer. Kid has been lights out and our best cover corner, IMO. Bennet Jackson has looked bad despite two INT's. If out boundry corner holds up I'm expecting to see BJax get picked on..

I'm sure Bama did pretty well against your o-line. I didn't see the game so that is an assumption. I'm not going to compare our D-line with Bama, but we are close. Definitely more of a challenge to your O-line than your other 2 opponents. I still take our guys in this contest.

The what?