It seems that, if something nefarious was going on, then performances should be affected- Especially in the passing game and on D.
For Rutgers, Gavin Wimsatt passed for 180 yards vs Michigan after passing for an average of 156 this season. In his other B1G games this season he passed for 181 yards vs MSU and Wisconsin. Scoring 13 points on the road vs Wisconsin is right in line with Rutgers scoring 7 against our far superior D.
Nebraska changed QBs from their first game, and Heinrich Haarberg, who has only played 5 games, had the most passing yards of his career vs Michigan (199 yards). here are Haarberg's numbers his last 2 games:
No significant difference in performance due to any scouting, other than the line play, which I will get to.
IU is in the process of playing two QBs. All three of these B1G teams, I'm sure have thinner playbooks for new starters, but was it a reasonable expectation that inexperienced QBs like Tayven Jackson, Brendan Sorsby, Heinrich Haarberg, and Gavin Wimsatt would struggle against Michigan's D.
Running games, run D, and pass pro as most football fans will already know, is key and many of these wars are won by talented, deep, units who defeat blocks or make holes due to better techniques and talent. Scheme oriented performances usual pertain to the passing game, timing blitzes, and getting folks open, which Michigan hasn't done at any rate that should cause more than normal alarm.
Not to mention, if the running game was using methods to scheme gaps in the D (how dumb does that sound? Of course they were...) tell me why Donovan Edwards is still scuffling? He didn't get the "inside scouting info" he needed to be successful?
Absurd.
I guess my point is, where in the F is the "performance smoking gun" that led to this investigation?
My thought is that there's nothing, NOTHING indicated in the way that these games were played with the exception of the fact that Michigan was able to make 2nd half adjustments, and other teams, including O$U, hasn't. If we had the information going into the games, then why would we wait until after halftime to use it?
Michigan's players are obviously better than any other team we've faced thus far. And while Michigan fans complain about "not winning by enough", the NCAA and Michigan opponents apparently believe that we didn't struggle enough...
For Rutgers, Gavin Wimsatt passed for 180 yards vs Michigan after passing for an average of 156 this season. In his other B1G games this season he passed for 181 yards vs MSU and Wisconsin. Scoring 13 points on the road vs Wisconsin is right in line with Rutgers scoring 7 against our far superior D.
Nebraska changed QBs from their first game, and Heinrich Haarberg, who has only played 5 games, had the most passing yards of his career vs Michigan (199 yards). here are Haarberg's numbers his last 2 games:
| Fri 10/6 | @ ILL | W 20-7 | 12 | 24 | 154 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 95.6 | 66.4 | 18 | 82 | 4.6 | 1 | 25 |
| Sat 9/30 | vs 2MICH | L 45-7 | 14 | 25 | 199 | 56.0 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 4 | 114.9 | 37.9 | 9 | -2 | -0.2 | 0 | 16 |
IU is in the process of playing two QBs. All three of these B1G teams, I'm sure have thinner playbooks for new starters, but was it a reasonable expectation that inexperienced QBs like Tayven Jackson, Brendan Sorsby, Heinrich Haarberg, and Gavin Wimsatt would struggle against Michigan's D.
Running games, run D, and pass pro as most football fans will already know, is key and many of these wars are won by talented, deep, units who defeat blocks or make holes due to better techniques and talent. Scheme oriented performances usual pertain to the passing game, timing blitzes, and getting folks open, which Michigan hasn't done at any rate that should cause more than normal alarm.
Not to mention, if the running game was using methods to scheme gaps in the D (how dumb does that sound? Of course they were...) tell me why Donovan Edwards is still scuffling? He didn't get the "inside scouting info" he needed to be successful?
Absurd.
I guess my point is, where in the F is the "performance smoking gun" that led to this investigation?
My thought is that there's nothing, NOTHING indicated in the way that these games were played with the exception of the fact that Michigan was able to make 2nd half adjustments, and other teams, including O$U, hasn't. If we had the information going into the games, then why would we wait until after halftime to use it?
Michigan's players are obviously better than any other team we've faced thus far. And while Michigan fans complain about "not winning by enough", the NCAA and Michigan opponents apparently believe that we didn't struggle enough...
