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Originally Posted by Buckeyecty4
Michigan cant mess with what they have going.. they are a fragile team.. right now they are on a winning streak and I think that's important that they keep riding it.. cause to be honest, they are the type of team that if they had lost last week or lose this week, I think that takes them down a notch emotionally and confidence wise heading into The Game..
I don't know if you could call them "fragile" now! That's an overstatement.
Better with Hart....yes. But, not "fragile" without him.
Maybe Henne's health is more important than Hart's right now.
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"I don't think you're going to keep him out of this one," Carr said of (Hart in) the Wisconsin game.
When cohost Jim Brandstatter asked about Henne, Carr hesitated but endorsed him too, saying, "Absolutely. He finished the game, didn't he?"
Now, it could be that Carr is blowing smoke, but if I don't see Hart on the field against Wisky, I'd feel that says much more about how badly the running back is banged up, than it does about strategy.
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Do not discount the availability of Lance Smith to Wiscy! He is a very good and explosive back! He will start probably.
And there is that also - the game is at Camp Randall - so Lance Smith can (and will) go.
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Sure they didn't fall apart, but they also didn't rally that well either.
They didn't rally after their first loss, they barely showed up. After that 2nd loss, let's skip over the ND, given the ease of beating that horrific squad. The following week they rolled without Henne, and barely beat PSU at home. They were so inspired by that struggle that they made Bacher look like Montana, and had to scrape out another close win. For all the weak b10 talk directed at OSU, UM is even more fortunate imo. This 8 game streak would not take place other years, when there was at least one quality team outside of The Game.
UM most certainly needs to maintain their confidence and swagger.
With Henne & Hart out, it's likely that there will be turnovers and field position surrendered to Wisconsin. I think your defense above anything else needs to maintain its confidence. I don't think it is a good thing if Wisky has more time to exploit Graham & Trent, when those two will be asked to tackle Wells in space and cover Small & Robiskie.
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Better with Hart....yes. But, not "fragile" without him.
I'd call Mallett's ball security fragile without Hart taking the ball & offense out of his hands.
