That's my test for Whitt. If Bryce is a bust because of his decision making etc, so be it, but that's not on Whitt.

Posted on September 6, 2026 at 10:38:41 PM by jjwalker

But there is no fucking way UM shouldn't have at least a pretty good run blocking line.

I'm holding on to how few plays we had, how rattled Bryce was (which maybe he won't be next time?), how the lack of passing game threat meant they were throwing 9 guys at the box from the first second of the play.

There are a lot of problems, but some of them feed off each other and there might be an upward cycle if we start fixing one or two of them.

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Even in the worst of times, we could pave small defensive lines and run...did Sleepy Kyle Shittingham just overwhelm the offense with this new plan? - By chief September 6, 2026 at 10:35:11 PM
- We didn’t pave Oklahoma last year* - By harbaughdyssey September 6, 2026 at 11:06:52 PM
- WMU did some interesting stuff, like lining up 1-2 yards off the ball so UM OL couldn't get to their blocks.* - By RobM_24 September 6, 2026 at 10:42:02 PM
- That's my test for Whitt. If Bryce is a bust because of his decision making etc, so be it, but that's not on Whitt. - By jjwalker September 6, 2026 at 10:38:41 PM
  - JH had some years when it took a bit for the line to gel. It's pretty normal. The abomination against Army in 2019 came before we paved Notre Dame.* - By Bluebuck September 6, 2026 at 10:41:16 PM
    - We did have issues rushing vs Army but we outgained Army 340-243 and had 23 first downs to their 15 - By Rich September 6, 2026 at 10:57:41 PM
      - Senior Shea Patterson was a demonstrably better QB than Bryce is right now. The point was that we couldn't really pave them .* - By Bluebuck September 6, 2026 at 11:09:28 PM
        
        Bit of chicken and egg here. Michigan was not trying to pave ppl in 2019, having moved to speed in space. That was their focus. After Wisconsin, Harbaugh augmented the offense - By Rich September 6, 2026 at 11:17:16 PM
        
        We ran inside zone seven million times against Army.* - By Bluebuck September 6, 2026 at 11:19:27 PM
    - True. I'll give it the full season.* - By jjwalker September 6, 2026 at 10:45:58 PM
    - those games were 7 weeks apart. the week after Army we got stomped by Wisconsin * - By Nikos September 6, 2026 at 10:43:24 PM
      - Sorry, I didn't mean to imply that they were back to back. Just that they happened in the same season. I definitely remember Don Brown's teeny tiny DT's getting pulverized by beefy badgers.* - By Bluebuck September 6, 2026 at 10:47:08 PM
        
        Being a victard means you never have to apologize.* - By jjwalker September 6, 2026 at 10:52:56 PM
        
        I forgive you big dog. * - By Nikos September 6, 2026 at 10:49:15 PM

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That's my test for Whitt. If Bryce is a bust because of his decision making etc, so be it, but that's not on Whitt.