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Strikes me as a distinction without a difference. Either Whitt has the authority or he's delegating it

Posted on September 27, 2026 at 12:28:06 PM by jon

These are extremely important decisions. If your decision is to let your coordinator choose whether or not to try for the first down, you are deciding not to decide.

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3rd and 5 call, does Beck have full autonomy or does Whitt tell him to stay conservative?* - By MasterBates September 27, 2026 at 11:28:48 AM
- Strikes me as a distinction without a difference. Either Whitt has the authority or he's delegating it - By jon September 27, 2026 at 12:28:06 PM
  - If Beck doesn’t have the authority, it is not on him. That’s the point.* - By MasterBates September 27, 2026 at 01:24:03 PM
  - Yes. As they say you can delegate authority, but you can’t delegate responsibility. * - By Mark II September 27, 2026 at 12:57:40 PM
- I'd like to know that on and if Bryce is being told to leap on the sneaks. Teams are going to be looking to punch that out going forward.* - By LewisBullox September 27, 2026 at 11:35:14 AM
  - I doubt we will see that play again. Even the densest of coaches tore out that page at halftime. * - By plug September 27, 2026 at 12:23:55 PM
  - The leaping was so stupid. Seems like a young player thing. You're a moose. Drive with your legs.* - By Bluebuck September 27, 2026 at 11:50:39 AM
  - I thought Beck was solid, I wasn’t huge on redzone playcalls so he wasn’t perfect. I do believe Bryce fucked that up and Whitt ordered the run on 3rd and 5, if I am wrong, I change my take.* - By MasterBates September 27, 2026 at 11:38:06 AM
    - Yeah RZ issues were legit. I take issues with individual calls and the penalties but on the whole offense looked better than I expected. Could fall apart. Could improve.* - By LewisBullox September 27, 2026 at 12:03:56 PM
- I have to believe that’s the head coach’s call in that high leverage of a situation. Beck probably asks him over the headset if he can pass and Whitt makes the final decision.* - By yarn September 27, 2026 at 11:31:41 AM
  - That is my guess.* - By MasterBates September 27, 2026 at 11:32:23 AM
    - That's not encouraging. 3rd and 5 run. What were the pre snap odds of success on that? How about a pass? I'd guess 20% and 40-50%* - By Rich September 27, 2026 at 11:35:40 AM
      - I know if Michigan were on defense I’d be praying for a dumbass run call (Ferentz of course obliged a few times). * - By plug September 27, 2026 at 12:25:54 PM
      - If it's a situation in which they are forced to use a TO, it's far more defensible. They needed every TO. But that wasn't the situation* - By LewisBullox September 27, 2026 at 12:06:48 PM
      - It was dumb and I am tired of that strategy but JH, Carr, and Hoke would have called the same shit.* - By MasterBates September 27, 2026 at 11:39:28 AM
        
        Agreed. Jim lost to Iowa that way and to MSU in the trouble with the snap game. Yesterday looked very much like early tenure Harbaugh (m) - By Spirit September 27, 2026 at 12:39:07 PM
        
        Not sure on Harbaugh. He was conservative but situationally better. Not so in 2023 when Sherrone took over; Moore also ran in a similar situation vs OSU and almost cost us the game* - By Rich September 27, 2026 at 11:43:52 AM
        
        Harbaugh did infuriating shit like that all the time.* - By Bluebuck September 27, 2026 at 11:51:36 AM
        
        Got much better late in his tenure.* - By Ev September 27, 2026 at 12:29:08 PM
        
        I am quite sure JH tried to end games the exact way many times. You are also referencing 9 years of Harbaugh vs. 4 games of Whitt. And I am not defending Whitt, just stop acting like JH didn’t do the same shit.* - By MasterBates September 27, 2026 at 11:50:12 AM
        
        Oh he did. I am just saying he got much better in the playoff years. Strategy, time management, unpredictability. Of course that is helped by having the ability to run and pass... - By Rich September 27, 2026 at 11:57:32 AM
        
        Agree completely. The ability to run is the operative phrase here.... and we can already conclude this year's OL is nowhere near as effective as the latter JH OLs. Given that, the effect on play-calling should be...* - By jim4blue September 27, 2026 at 12:06:34 PM
        
        The thing that’s most stupid about it was there was around 2:05 left on the clock, so you didn’t even make them burn their last timeout with the run. You might as well have passed it, if it’s incomplete it’s the two minute warning anyway. It’s bad strategy all around.* - By yarn September 27, 2026 at 11:43:34 AM
        
        Agreed. It was very stupid.* - By Bluebuck September 27, 2026 at 11:58:53 AM
        
        Yep, I took it as not trusting Bryce.* - By MasterBates September 27, 2026 at 11:51:19 AM
        
        their best player who had delivered all day* - By Rich September 27, 2026 at 11:58:46 AM

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