Michigan-Ohio State Football: 12 Surefire Ways To Beat the Buckeyes
(In what many call the greatest rivalry in collegiate sports, Michigan and Ohio State meet Saturday for the 107thย time. The Wolverines (7-4, 3-4) hold a commanding 57-43-6 edge in The Game, while the Buckeyes (10-1, 6-1) have won the last six straight).
1. Under no circumstance do you try a field goal. Unless the ballโs on OSUโs five with 10 seconds left, then drag a kicker down from section 31. ย
2. Never punt outside of Michiganโs 30-yard line.ย With our nationally ranked offense, we should get a first down almost every time. If itโs 4th and 40, letโs rethink this.
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3. Score in the first half. In four Big Ten losses, our offense has put up 10 against the Spartans, seven against Iowa, seven against Penn State, and, well, none against Wisconsin.
The offense needs to play with more purpose early The opening pass in the Illinois game was like the perfect storm. Both of Illinoisโ safeties bit on Robinsonโs fake, but it was still a good call. The defense?ย It was slightly late arriving to the Wisconsin game. Word has it they were caught in traffic along I-94 (near Saline Road).
Pressure Pryor
4. Get Pryorโs uniform dirty. Weโre not advocating breaking rules, weโd just like to see him hit when he throws. Weโd also like to see him surrounded when he tries to scramble. Then weโd like to see two players crunch him simultaneously, and maybe he would go down.
5. One thing to remember, The Ohio State training staff has plenty of smelling salts. It would be novel if they used them on Ohio State players, not Michigan fans.
6. Michigan needs to play either Forcier or Gardner a little more just to occasionally stretch the field. Devin Gardner?
Carr's Squad Disrespected
7. The game is in Columbus and itโs a dangerous place for Michigan fans (especially with license plates), but itโs time we honored the Ohio State athletic department for delaying Michiganโs entrance into the stadium a few yearโs back. You see, their security detail used dogs to search Michiganโs equipment in fear of the worst. The Toledo Blade got the story.ย
Maybe Michiganโs ill-behaved hockey fans could harass Tressel during the Buckeyesโ final walk through. Of course, the language probably wouldnโt bother Ohioโs living legend, since he has thousands of foul mouths right behind his bench. How about painting the Horseshoe maize? They paint our rock, donโt they?
8. Because weโre playing a 3-3-5, we could show a variety of blitzes. ย Blitz at least one player on every play. ย Sometimes two. ย Sometimes three. ย Borrow the Ohio Bobcat and blitz him, too.
More man coverage
9. Play more โman to manโ coverage. In some zone schemes, there are three Michigan players near the receiver. Just not near enough. Playing โmanโ would free up defensive backs for run support. Would we get burned more? Sure. Would it matter? Of course not.
10. Use the jumbo formation. The big fullback. Two tight ends. The balanced line. Run the old triple option. Just once, or if it works, twice.
11. Never run out the clock at halftime. Michiganโs done it more than once this season. It doesnโt make sense. With this offense, we can score from anywhere on the field. And score quickly.
12. Never kick the ball deep. Use the onside kick exclusively. Ohio State starting from its 30 means seven points in seven minutes. If we attempt the onside kick and Ohio recovers, they score from our 40 in four minutes. We either need the ball or the three extra minutes.ย
Michigan 49, Ohio State 48
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