Michigan 24, PSU 15.

[Cody_Russell]

If that’s a hold, then there should have been a few flags on M too. I recall PSU being upset about a Corn Johnson WR perimeter block and a missed illegal block in the back on a punt return.

Ultimately, I don’t think the refs played a big part in this game. M simply suffocated the life out of PSU. That needed to be the plan after Karsen Barnhart couldn’t block Chop Robinson.

[Hannibal]

That play in particular was a great play call against our formation. 55 was the only defender in the middle of the field.

Yeah Minter did not have a good first half at all.

[THE_WIZARD_]

They must have had the sign...

[Hannibal]

“Five Men in the Box” is a pretty easy signal to decipher and check into a running play.

[lineygoblue]

Well, he's grabbing him inside his shoulder pads, and tossing him to the ground, as the ball goes by. I've seen that called a hold many times.

But, as I said, it didn't affect the outcome of the game, so I guess it doesn't matter. I thought it was a hold in live time.

[THE_WIZARD_]

Thank God you don't do FBS...

[lineygoblue]

Yeah, I'm not good enough at butt-kissing to get into that. Or, at least I didn't kiss the correct butts.

I did semi-pro for about 3 years, and that was enough for me.

[THE_WIZARD_]

Are you accusing THE_WIZARD_ of derriere kissing?

[lineygoblue]

Well, yeah.

But I'm sure you sprayed the area well with Lysol before proceeding.

I mean, I would expect nothing less from you.

[THE_WIZARD_]

thanks buddy...that means a lot...

XOXOXO

[Hannibal]

The UFR for the Penn State game is up. Brian hit Minter pretty hard with a -7 RPS rating. I expected the linebackers to grade out worse than they did.

[Jeff Buchanan]

That's Seth's UFR Defense, Not Brian.

I'd have to go play by play and that's drudgery reading but I suspect most of the 17 RPS negs came in the first half and until M thought they had sufficiently shortened the game and had it in hand late third. At that point Minter got more aggressive with C-0 and no S deep.

Minter ran a light box with 3 DT and a couple of LBs to start the game inviting the run to make sure the PSU passing game was thwarted. Wth things in hand, he went back to 5 guys hands in the dirt. Runs got stuffed.

Franklin considers himself an Offense savant and Seth had to use new nomenclature to ID the offense's formations. IMO, I think Minter started off thinking Allar was going to have the game of his life. Clearly he did but not in a good way. Once it became clear that PSU wasn't going to move the chains on the regular, he increased the strangulation.