Those teams out west…

[Kelly_32]

…better beef up those offensive and defensive lines if they want to compete in the B1G.

How embarrassing for USC to lose a game to a Michigan team that passed for 32 yards.

Michigan better figure it out because what they did today isn’t going to work against the majority of the league.

 

[JBT Assoc]

…better beef up those offensive and defensive lines if they want to compete in the B1G.

How embarrassing for USC to lose a game to a Michigan team that passed for 32 yards.

Michigan better figure it out because what they did today isn’t going to work against the majority of the league.

Reaffirms my belief that Texas is as good as pollsters think they are. 😳

 

[Jssanto]

UCLA played well for a half, maybe 3/4 against LSU. We have to play more teams but we look good. Better than most of us might have guessed for a first year coach. I said this in another thread. It would be cool to have a bowl eligible 6 wins after 6 games.

 

[Victorbmyboy]

…better beef up those offensive and defensive lines if they want to compete in the B1G.

How embarrassing for USC to lose a game to a Michigan team that passed for 32 yards.

Michigan better figure it out because what they did today isn’t going to work against the majority of the league.

Lincoln Riley tried to beef up. It was a concern of those teams.

 

[HoosierAlum07]

I missed the game, but I assume that Misshitgan got their usual help from the zebras!?

 

[OpenWheels]

I missed the game, but I assume that Misshitgan got their usual help from the zebras!?

They did early. Looked like a clearly illegal blindside block not called. Ref saw it. USC fans were incensed. Then a couple favorable spots. But I didn't see most of the rest of the game to see if it balanced out and were just errors.

 

[OpenWheels]

Lincoln Riley tried to beef up. It was a concern of those teams.

They stood up to LSU in the trenches. Some announcer said it was the first Riley team he could remember being physical. He was impressed with the change in just one year.

 

[TomEric4756]

…better beef up those offensive and defensive lines if they want to compete in the B1G.

How embarrassing for USC to lose a game to a Michigan team that passed for 32 yards.

Michigan better figure it out because what they did today isn’t going to work against the majority of the league.

More embarrassing for USC to allow 290 yds rushing and 3-3 4th down conversions than 32 yds passing.

 

[Kelly_32]

More embarrassing for USC to allow 290 yds rushing and 3-3 4th down conversions than 32 yds passing.

Exactly my point. They got pushed around by Michigan’s OL.

 

[OpenWheels]

We got Kurtis Rourke and Michigan got...? Maybe playing in Ohio Rourke had already learned to hate Micheatgan.

 

[vesuvius13]

Playing in the B1G is a big adjustment for the west coast teams. B1G teams have talented players but play a different style of football designed for beating the other B1G teams.

 

[ribbont]

…better beef up those offensive and defensive lines if they want to compete in the B1G.

How embarrassing for USC to lose a game to a Michigan team that passed for 32 yards.

Michigan better figure it out because what they did today isn’t going to work against the majority of the league.

Our D stopping the run concerns me, especially against teams like Michigan. Charlotte ran pretty well against us. Gotta clean that up, now that the real B10 starts and the OG B10 finishes off our year.

 

[Crossblock]

Two other things will hurt the West Coast Teams. The amount of travel back and forth and disruption of normal day to day to day schedule. Not being used to playing in extreme weather conditions. Playing in the rain in California is a far cry from playing in a November rain in the Midwest in 40 degree temperatures. And if You have a game in late November on a frozen field with snow falling that could be a huge problem.

 

[red hornet]

Our D stopping the run concerns me, especially against teams like Michigan. Charlotte ran pretty well against us. Gotta clean that up, now that the real B10 starts and the OG B10 finishes off our year.

Part of that problem was many missed tackles which previously Indiana has not had. Look for that to be eliminated against Maryland.

 

[IUgradman]

Our D stopping the run concerns me, especially against teams like Michigan. Charlotte ran pretty well against us. Gotta clean that up, now that the real B10 starts and the OG B10 finishes off our year.

We shut their offense down in the second half which was encouraging.

 

[ribbont]

We shut their offense down in the second half which was encouraging.

We did but they still ran fairly well on their first possession of the second half. We'll learn how good the D really is next week.

 

[mattndallas]

We did but they still ran fairly well on their first possession of the second half. We'll learn how good the D really is next week.

Yeah, but it seemed like it was mostly pulling guards, and misdirection, and #5 just jitterbugging through small openings versus just powering straight ahead. Once he went out after that brief injury, they never regained their original effectiveness...at least in my eye.