Previously: Minnesota Offense After multiple years of finishing in the top 10 nationally in scoring defense, Minnesota has fallen to 45th this season in the category. Should it be reason for us to think this group is not up to the usual standard of being a strength of PJ Fleck's squad, or should we still have faith? Let's examine: The Film: Minnesota's three P5 opponents this season were Nebraska, UNC, and Northwestern. Though the 'Cats had success against the Gophers, they are unequivocally the worst offense of the three so I opted not to chart them (though I did incorporate film). UNC is the better offense than Nebraska, but UNC's pass-happy spread is not a terribly relevant comparison for Michigan. Thus, it was better off to chart Nebraska, while using a heavy amount of tape from the UNC game to more properly assess the pass defense of Minnesota. Personnel: Click for big You can describe Minnesota as either a 3-4 or a 4-2-5/4-3. I opt for the lat
Previously: Minnesota Offense After multiple years of finishing in the top 10 nationally in scoring defense, Minnesota has fallen to 45th this season in the category. Should it be reason for us to think this group is not up to the usual standard of being a strength of PJ Fleck's squad, or should we still have faith? Let's examine: The Film: Minnesota's three P5 opponents this season were Nebraska, UNC, and Northwestern. Though the 'Cats had success against the Gophers, they are unequivocally the worst offense of the three so I opted not to chart them (though I did incorporate film). UNC is the better offense than Nebraska, but UNC's pass-happy spread is not a terribly relevant comparison for Michigan. Thus, it was better off to chart Nebraska, while using a heavy amount of tape from the UNC game to more properly assess the pass defense of Minnesota. Personnel: Click for big You can describe Minnesota as either a 3-4 or a 4-2-5/4-3. I opt for the lat
Previously: Quarterback, Running Back, Receivers, Offensive Line The Enemy, Ranked now shifts to the defensive side of the ball as we break down Michigan's opponents for the 2023 season. Today we start in the trenches, looking at the opposing defensive lines. While perhaps not quite as grim as offensive line, I can't say I came away from this exercise terribly enthused by the opposing defensive lines. Yet again you can partly chalk that up to the schedule, avoiding Illinois, Wisconsin, and Iowa, but I also am not sure how great of a year for the B1G on the DL this is in general. Regardless, let's get going: 12. Bowling Green DE DT DT JACK Jordan Porter Anthony Hawkins Dontrez Brown Demetrius Hardamon Ali Saad Davonte Miles Billie Roberts Chasius Howell Today we start off with a tight battle for the bottom of the list between BGSU and the team just ahead of them, but I ultimately opted to go with the Falcons in 12th place. Bowling Green's DL last season w