Granted, it’s not an unbeaten Armageddon match, but there are leaves on the ground and the football trophy that is both the ugliest and the angstiest is set to make its yearly debut. If you get a nosebleed, make sure to raise your head.
On Saturday night in Ann Arbour, Michigan State (3-4, 1-3) will take on No. 4 Michigan (7-0, 4-0). There’s the Paul Bunyan Trophy at stake, and fans of both teams know that this game is always one of the roughest on the college football schedule. The two programmes are not siblings or brothers. The neighbours Michigan and Michigan State despise one another and will not stop until the other moves or passes away.
While we wait for J.J. (McCarthy) to be “cut loose” in the passing game, I don’t see a Harbaugh offence abandoning their heavy run-first approach in this game or any others that remain if Michigan can win up front in run blocking, especially early. Do you think it will be different? — Jason E.
I would like to work on the first portion of this more. Regarding the last portion, Jason: I don’t. I believe that during the previous season, we witnessed Harbaugh totally revert to his basic offensive philosophy of “we are just trying to move the ball,” and until that changes, nothing will change.
About the first section… I believe that among college football fans, two conceptions have become mixed up over time: the idea that an offence can develop and reach its full potential, and the idea that an offence can play left-handed all season before making the dramatic move to a right-handed approach. I want to use caution with this one, even if Jason is expressly inquiring about this game.
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