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Things Discussed: Reasons to respect MSU? Katin Houser vs Noah Kim: When Houser throws back-breaking interceptions Rutgers decides to drop them. IU after review: Michigan's running tweaks to their Duo game that makes it really hard to prepare for. McCarthy is readying defenses very very well. Penn State-Ohio State: rock fight. [Hit the JUMP for the player, and video and stuff]

Things Discussed: Brian's serve game. Michigan seems like they can hit another gear. Outside zone: Michigan thinks they can get away playing 2 DTs + 1 LB vs 4 blockers and an RB because the DTs are that good. Maybe they're right and #75 for Minnesota is just good at run blocking. Sam: You can't play your NT at 2i like that. But Michigan is going to play those games inside because they are going to have their edges outside. JJ: So cool. Loved the re-Mike on the Loveland TD. Sam: he...

Things Discussed: Offense vs Rutgers: Double SZ returns, that's going to work well with Arc. Zone reads add an outside threat to Duo. Defense vs Rutgers: Missed Mason Graham: his absence nerfs Grant; Goode and Benny are decent players but opposites and can't play together. Rutgers thought they could Iso Barrett and he was was awesome. Harrell's been awesome, Stewart has to stop giving up edges. What's so sad about that Rutgers TD is McGregor was dropping back into that slant....

Things Discussed: BGSU: The interceptions! Brian says he was wrong and Seth/Devin/Butt/Everyone else was right that Barner drifted too far back. Was that on Barner or the design? Barner, also Barnhart getting beat and JJ didn't put it where he wanted to. Second INT: Johnson has to run his route even if Wilson was the right read. Third INT: Shoot your shot! Sam/Craig/Program disagree. BGSU: The run game. We love Henderson's reach. He seems to be comfortable. Guess is Barnhart/Zinter is ...

Things Discussed: NOTE: The first 29 minutes are on Mel Tucker/MSU. I get on with Sam early to talk about the leak, and then the panel joins to discuss what we've know and don't know. If you want to skip all that, go to 29:01. BGSU Double-Agents Craig Ross and Jack Harbaugh are exposed. Next MSU coach? Paul Chryst? He banked his program on Graham Mertz, but it's one mistake. Craig: Chryst would be their Tommy Amaker palette-cleanser. Illinois: defense has fallen apart despite havi...

Things Discussed: WHY U NO RUSHING YARDS? Because ECU was so committed to stopping inside runs that they run blitzed after every time they got nailed by play-action. Michigan, you're allowed to run PA twice in a row guys. WHY U NO SACKS? Because ECU was so committed to not getting their QBs hit that they threw dinks and quick fades; when they did run actual pass plays Michigan stunted a DT into their faces and they had to throw it away. WHY U NO RUN OUTSIDE? Michigan got the Corum run on st...

Things Discussed: Realignment news: will Big Ten and SEC band together? Seth: Whatever—what they’ve created isn’t tenable because it’s 100% money-driven so it’s going to get blown up anyways. Also Seth: Where are the elected officials? At least one regent has spoken out but even he isn’t going to stand in the way. Why aren’t we holding people accountable for making decisions that are only about money if we care about things other than money? Or are we part of the same hypocrisy? Wh...

Things Discussed: Four-game suspension for Harbaugh? NCAA doesn’t understand that they can’t operate like it’s 1998 with one team the same week they’re letting a friend off for the biggest scandal since Pony Express. The commonality is the NCAA has a sweet spot where it has to be harsh enough that it looks like they’re serious while not being serious enough to affect anybody’s bottom line. Michigan and Tennessee stand out because one was too small and one too big to fit the narrative...

Things Discussed: Let's talk 45-23: Klatt says OSU wins 6/10? OSU had to play a gambler's defense with their safeties in the box because they could not play their base defense against Michigan. Try that B12 shit against Olu and he's going to spot it. Usually don't have one of the all-time stinkers from a safety like they got from Lathan Ransom. Flipside: M practiced the right defense to beat OSU as their base defense all year. OSU's offense is predicated on the fact they...

Things Discussed: Just me (Seth) today with Ira & Sam and we have Sam answer the HTTV (now available as a PDF) Roundtable questions. HTTV: the not a PDF? There's a paper shortage preventing us from printing as many as we need. I have enough to take care of all of the pre-orders. I don't have enough to put print copies on sale right now. I may in 3 weeks. I will have a Kindle Edition in a few weeks. In fact it'll be submitted to Kindle in a few days. NIL: Where's Michigan ...