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  • Originally posted by Whitley View Post
    Peacock is an NBC property guys
    Well, if that explains their lack of experience as a CFB broadcaster, then I guess I understand.

    Even ESPN does better.
    "The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, .. I'd worn them for weeks, and they needed the air"

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    • Originally posted by Whitley View Post
      Peacock is an NBC property guys
      Fundamentally, that is correct. From a purely business POC Peacock is an "NBC Property." At the same time with regard to the Big Ten deal with CBS, NBC and Fox, you will get broadcast teams and production units from FOX, CBS and NBC. From a viewer/fan perspective, I have no doubt the quality of the production and the broadcast teams will vary. It is very hard to keep up with all of this and in particular to locate the broadcast source of Michigan games. Next week's home contest v. UNLV will be a CBS Sports affair.

      Here are two links that make this all as clear as mud:

      Big Ten football is used to grabbing the spotlight on Saturdays during the fall. However, it is putting a new spin on maximum exposure and going prime time.


      Mission to CFB's National Championship accomplished. But the shine on the NC Trophy is embarrassingly wearing off. It's M B-Ball ..... or hockey or volley ball or name your college sport favorite time ...... until next year.

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      • Originally posted by Jeff Buchanan View Post

        Fundamentally, that is correct. From a purely business POC Peacock is an "NBC Property." At the same time with regard to the Big Ten deal with CBS, NBC and Fox, you will get broadcast teams and production units from FOX, CBS and NBC. From a viewer/fan perspective, I have no doubt the quality of the production and the broadcast teams will vary. It is very hard to keep up with all of this and in particular to locate the broadcast source of Michigan games. Next week's home contest v. UNLV will be a CBS Sports affair.

        Here are two links that make this all as clear as mud:

        Big Ten football is used to grabbing the spotlight on Saturdays during the fall. However, it is putting a new spin on maximum exposure and going prime time.


        https://www.cbssports.com/college-fo...cast-schedule/
        Michigan TV schedule in a google search

        9/9 UNLV 330pm CBS

        9/16 Bowling Green 730p BTN

        11/11 @Penn State Noon FOX

        11/25 Ohio State Noon FOX

        All the rest are 1pm (as of right now) and TBD
        2012 Detroit Lions Draft: 1) Cordy Glenn G , 2) Brandon Taylor S, 3) Sean Spence olb, 4) Joe Adams WR/KR, 5) Matt McCants OT, 7a) B.J. Coleman QB 7b) Kewshan Martin WR

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        • Well, we know they won’t be 1pm starts.

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          • Originally posted by Mike View Post
            Well, we know they won’t be 1pm starts.
            Yeah, they'll be 12:00, 3:30 or 7:30. Hopefully, no more on Peacock.
            "The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, .. I'd worn them for weeks, and they needed the air"

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            • There will be no more Peacock for Michigan this season.

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              • PLEASE let Michigan play PRIME's Colorado. In Boulder, in Columbus, in Los Angeles, .. anywhere.

                I'd LOVE to see Michigan's offense against that "prime" defense. JJ would carve them up like a Thanksgiving turkey.

                And Colorado's defense against Michigan's running game?

                HAH!

                "The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, .. I'd worn them for weeks, and they needed the air"

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                  Feeling nostalgic today. My buddy Jon LaFalce standing next to Doc Hodgeman. Miss you, buddy.
                  "The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, .. I'd worn them for weeks, and they needed the air"

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                    Jim Harbaugh today working on the chain crew at a youth league game. Hey, he's got to have something to do!

                    I know he'll get ripped for this, but this has to be one of the most Harbaugh-ish things I've ever seen him do.
                    "The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, .. I'd worn them for weeks, and they needed the air"

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                    • Originally posted by lineygoblue View Post
                      PLEASE let Michigan play PRIME's Colorado. In Boulder, in Columbus, in Los Angeles, .. anywhere.

                      I'd LOVE to see Michigan's offense against that "prime" defense. JJ would carve them up like a Thanksgiving turkey.

                      And Colorado's defense against Michigan's running game?

                      HAH!
                      CU sucks. 4 turnovers and 5 penalties by UNL and they lead 13-0. They suck. Our offense is a putrid pile of dog dung.
                      Shut the fuck up Donny!

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                      • Originally posted by THE_WIZARD_ View Post

                        CU sucks. 4 turnovers and 5 penalties by UNL and they lead 13-0. They suck. Our offense is a putrid pile of dog dung.
                        I expected to see a different QB after halftime, but as I said in another thread, I don't think its totally the QB's fault. The timing and design of some of those plays has been questionable, and I think that's on the OC.
                        "The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, .. I'd worn them for weeks, and they needed the air"

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                        • We have a Top 10 defense and a bottom 10 offense.
                          Shut the fuck up Donny!

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                          • Last year in Michigan games, there was an average of 135 snaps per game. So far this season, it's 117 snaps per game. A drop of 13%.

                            Boy I sure do love those clock rule changes. Nothing irritates me as much as when football snaps interrupt my commercial watching.

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                            • It's not saying much, but the commercials on TV are better than the garbage that they show on the new scoreboards..

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                              • If you want to understand other than "generally" why M's run game doesn't look dominating, Seth at mgoblog does a Neck Sharpies article on the stretch play, also known as outside zone that M appears to be working on as a complimentary play to M's base run play, DUO (inside power). Last year, the were very good at DUO. This year both M's C and OT are newcomers even though experienced. He offers that right now, M isn't good at running the stretch play and therefore isn't setting up DUO and sort of collapsing the effectiveness of the entire run game. It's also early so, hard to draw definitive conclusions.

                                Still, it's a convincing explanation of what's wrong with M's anemic run game complete with detailed film and diagramed stills. Keep in mind the analysis here doesn't consider the QB RO as an alternative play-call. We've all seen a kind-of janky run game that we attribute to aggressive defensive tactics (loading the box). It doesn't seem to flow. There is more to it than that as the stretch play by itself is a good play call to beat an aggressive defense when the defense is convinced your going to run power.

                                Seth suggests that to start with M's OL is all beef and less agile. It's put together for inside power. The stretch play requires more agility than sheer beef to run over DTs and open lanes inside. His conclusion is that he sees a problem for the OL running the stretch plays as counters to inside zone and vice-versa. He thinks the staff thinks they can get there so its not time to put the stretch play on the shelf for now.

                                After two nonconference games against teams not expected to finish in the top 25 in run defense, Michigan's running game hasn't produced the way we expected. You'd figure with two of the best three running backs in the country, three starters back from the two-time Joe (Sherrone) Moore-winning offensive line supplemented by two of the position's top transfers, and the hottest quarterback in the country, the Michigan run game should be steamrolling opponents. They're not. There are several reasons for this, including… ECU committed their entire defense to stopping the run, and Michigan was content to only play-action them to death as much as they needed to build a 30-point lead through the air. UNLV committed their linebackers to stopping the run, and Michigan was content to only use intermediate passing on early downs as much as they needed to build a 28-point lead. OTs Myles Hinton and Karsen Barnhart aren't grading out well, though they remain ahead of projected starters Trente Jones and LaDarius Henderson. The RBs, especially Edwards, haven't been as patient in letting things develop as they were last year. The WR blocking this year has been a major step down from what they got with Ronnie Bell (I'm going to keep saying I told you so!) Except in a few circumstances Michigan has been loathe to use JJ McCarthy's legs to even the numbers, and both opponents have been taking advantage of this by overplaying the edge on (fake) zone reads. But the one I want to address today is that Michigan has been using Stretch (aka Outside Zone) as more than a changeup this year, and they're not yet all that good at it, nor likely to become masters. WHAT IS OUTSIDE ZONE? The run play where you see all the blockers sliding sideways while the running back picks a gap. My "What Is" series is aging out but here's my 9-year-old explanation: For the OL it starts with the same rules as inside zone: if you're "covered" by a defensive lineman you block that guy, if you're not you release to block a linebacker, and if you're lined up playside of a DL you combo then release. Then you block depending on what those defenders are trying to do: if they shoot inside you seal, if they slant away you shove and make them over-slant—they'll really have no choice but to try to ride you and stay playside. Then the RB picks his hole based on whichever block went the best. [After THE JUMP: Michigan isn't made this way.]
                                Mission to CFB's National Championship accomplished. But the shine on the NC Trophy is embarrassingly wearing off. It's M B-Ball ..... or hockey or volley ball or name your college sport favorite time ...... until next year.

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