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DC/LB Coach Jim Knowles (Official Thread)

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billmac91 said:
Kids that were on campus in 2020 still have the Covid loophole year. Each year we get further away from 2020, that number shrinks.

I say Michigans window closes after 2023 season because the kids graduate transfers they can bring in are minimized to 1 season in most cases. And 1 year rentals is not nearly as beneficial as transfers that get at least 1 season in system and the weight and conditioning.
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Idk if I agree with your last 2 posts fully. I do agree that we need to step back from the ledge, and look at this all from a 20,000ft view.
But where I disagree, is that scUM will just fall off. If Hairball is retained, he can replicate this offense every year. Since it’s a simplistic, smash mouth offense from the 90s, you don’t need OL there for multiple years. And if they’re getting upperclassmen through the Portal yearly, these guys are already college ready S&C, maturity, intelligence and football IQ. They can also play with the odds for skill position players of a mix between Portal veterans and HSers. There’s been nothing special about any of their skill position players, least of all Corum. But they’re tough, believe in their coach and scheme, and don’t deviate from the plan. No way do they have more overall talent than OSU, but sometimes OSU gets too cute, and Hairball feasts on that. If OSU was ever able to get an early lead the past few years, I think they would’ve won. But that didn’t happen.

Knowles needs a hard convo with his coaches, because the film don’t lie, and there were obvious issues. If you can’t get to the QB, or make his life miserable, you will get killed. McCarthy played out of his mind because OSU played scared at times. Knowles should’ve found spots to blitz the hell out of McCarthy. Make him know that you’re there. Sawyer and JT just sat on the edge and gave him nothing but time. Hall was too little too consistently cause a pass rush on nis own. Tommy and Steele played a step slow too many times and would get wiped away from plays too much. The DBs played well, but they didn’t need to do a whole lot when the game plan for scUM was to just punch OSU in the mouth.
 
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