Gattis was on the Inside Michigan Football radio show tonight and was asked about Michigan's opening drive of Saturday's game and how big that was for the team. He went deep on how Michigan's physicality was the key to the game against Ohio State. Thought this would be of interest, so here's the full quote from tonight's broadcast:
You guys take the kick. It’s 10 plays, 75 yards. How big was the opening drive?
"It was huge. Starting fast and setting the tone for the game and really creating the identity for the game, that we were going to dominate on both fronts, not just offensive line but defensive line as well. Just being able to smash them however we could and really set the tone. You know, they’re a good team. They’re a good team. They’re a finesse team. They’re not a tough team, and so we knew that going into the game that we can out-physical them, we can out-tough them, and that was going to be the key to the game. That’s what we’ve prepared for all year long. You saw it previously, earlier this year, in the game they lost to Oregon. Oregon was the most physical team on the field. That’s the way they lost and we committed to that recipe, and it paid off."
You guys take the kick. It’s 10 plays, 75 yards. How big was the opening drive?
"It was huge. Starting fast and setting the tone for the game and really creating the identity for the game, that we were going to dominate on both fronts, not just offensive line but defensive line as well. Just being able to smash them however we could and really set the tone. You know, they’re a good team. They’re a good team. They’re a finesse team. They’re not a tough team, and so we knew that going into the game that we can out-physical them, we can out-tough them, and that was going to be the key to the game. That’s what we’ve prepared for all year long. You saw it previously, earlier this year, in the game they lost to Oregon. Oregon was the most physical team on the field. That’s the way they lost and we committed to that recipe, and it paid off."
