For me, the most salient question isn’t personnel but a general threshold issue: Are they good enough to reverse the skittishness BU was starting to show in the pocket last year?(m)

Posted on August 6, 2026 at 01:34:43 PM by LKLIII (edited August 6, 2026 at 01:44:32 PM)

Sure, objectively we want to see them be able to maul people & give BU all kinds of time in pass protection. But even a marginal improvement in consistency could yield disproportionate gains if it gets BU to trust his OL. Last year there were plays to be had & he’d bail too soon.

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So far, another day of Michigan coaches confirming the intel that has been out there. Harding made some comments on OL. - By gbmcq August 6, 2026 at 01:08:51 PM
- For me, the most salient question isn’t personnel but a general threshold issue: Are they good enough to reverse the skittishness BU was starting to show in the pocket last year?(m) - By LKLIII August 6, 2026 at 01:34:43 PM
- sprague seemed - By Ronti August 6, 2026 at 01:20:01 PM
  - I have to assume he's taken huge strides under Harding just given the praise he's been getting all offseason, public and private. Harding said RT is his job to lose today.* - By gbmcq August 6, 2026 at 01:31:49 PM

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For me, the most salient question isn’t personnel but a general threshold issue: Are they good enough to reverse the skittishness BU was starting to show in the pocket last year?(m)