Previewing The Enemy: Rutgers Scarlet Knights
The Scarlet Knights come to Beaver Stadium boasting a winning record and bowl eligibility.
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The Scarlet Knights come to Beaver Stadium boasting a winning record and bowl eligibility.
Previously: Rutgers Offense We're back for the defense half of FFFF, focusing on the side of the ball that our opponents for this weekend specialize in. Rutgers has started the season 3-0 largely on the back of its offense so it's time to ask: how scared should we be of Sir Henry's finest defenders this weekend? The Film: We're going with Virginia Tech again for reasons previously stated in the offense piece, recency and the likelihood that the Hokies are indeed better than Northwestern and Temple (not assured, but likely). Personnel: Don't get mad, Seth is te...
Previously: Rutgers Offense We're back for the defense half of FFFF, focusing on the side of the ball that our opponents for this weekend specialize in. Rutgers has started the season 3-0 largely on the back of its offense so it's time to ask: how scared should we be of Sir Henry's finest defenders this weekend? The Film: We're going with Virginia Tech again for reasons previously stated in the offense piece, recency and the likelihood that the Hokies are indeed better than Northwestern and Temple (not assured, but likely). Personnel: Don't get mad, Seth is te...
Previously: Quarterback, Running Back, Receivers, Offensive Line The Enemy, Ranked now shifts to the defensive side of the ball as we break down Michigan's opponents for the 2023 season. Today we start in the trenches, looking at the opposing defensive lines. While perhaps not quite as grim as offensive line, I can't say I came away from this exercise terribly enthused by the opposing defensive lines. Yet again you can partly chalk that up to the schedule, avoiding Illinois, Wisconsin, and Iowa, but I also am not sure how great of a year for the B1G on the DL this is in general....
Previously: Rutgers Offense After studying the rough display that is the Rutgers offense, we get a much more respectable unit today in the Rutgers defense. Greg Schiano has consistently been able to coordinate solid defenses in his career, and the Rutgers defense looks in line with that. They rank 29th in SP+ defense and are allowing fewer than 300 yards per game (22.5 points per game against this season). At the very least, it's watchable football. The Film: I will delve more into this later on in the piece, but the list of opposing offenses that Rutgers has faced is lacking in qu...