Previously: Indiana Offense We turn attention from a struggling Indiana offense to a struggling Indiana defense. Though the Hoosiers held Ohio State and Louisville, to undefeated teams, to <30 points, they have also allowed 44 points to Maryland and were gashed for 474 yards by 1-5 Akron. Today we'll take a look through the tape and figure out what challenges, if any, IU's defense poses to Michigan's offense. The Film: We're sticking with Louisville, which we used for the offense. Reasonably recent opponent who is also good and a contest where Indiana played pretty well, so we can get a sense of this defense on a good day, as opposed to all the terrible tape. The Personnel: Click for big. [Seth: JJ got his shield. Henderson has LT locked down. I also had to show Bredeson somehow.] Like usual, Indiana is playing with three true defensive linemen and then a stand-up BULL on the defensive line, two true ILBs + a "HUSKY", functionally a slot corner +
Essentials WHAT #2 Michigan (4-0) vs Indiana (2-3) WHERE Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI WHEN 12:10 Eastern THE LINE M –33 (Vegas) M -37(Bill C) TELEVISION FOX PBP: Gus Johnson Color: Joel Klatt TICKETS From $50. WEATHER light rain 15 mph wind around 50 Overview Indiana used to be interesting. They'd get in shootouts with everyone, lose almost all of them except that one time Mike Penix beat Penn State despite clearly being short on a desperation lunge to the goal line, play irrationally tough defense, and maybe hit up some bowl games. This is not that Indiana. Tom Allen just fired OC Walt Bell and gave the replacement guy an actual contract no interim here largely because the Hoosiers can't score a dang point against anyone. Aside from a 41-point outburst against Indiana State, an 0-6 FCS team, Indiana only eclipsed 17 points against a FBS foe thanks to four overtimes against Akron. Allen has a 20 million dollar buyout, so at least Mike Woodson is working out? FWIW, it
What is this diary? After each week, I take a deep dive into the box scores and team pages from Pro Football Focus, Game on Paper, College Football Data, and more websites for as many Big Ten teams as I can manage. I try to cover as many teams as I can each week, but life often makes that impossible. (This week, it didn't! I covered every team that played! [Kinda.]) I try to generate a couple blurbs based on the statistics I find compelling from each game/team.
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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