Michigan appears to be a bad matchup for TCU in the first round of the College Football Playoffs in the Fiesta Bowl. Here's a look at JJ McCarthy and Max Duggan, along with overall teams strengths and weaknesses between both squads.
Yes JJ and Cade numbers was similar but Cade doesn’t make the plays JJ made in crucial situations period! Look at that back peddling pass he made when Ohio St brought the kitchen sink at him Cade doesn’t make that dart throw moving backwards he’s a game changer and he knows how good he is he plays with a swagger yet he’s humble!
I'm from southwest Detroit the neighborhood that Jalen Rose went to school and played basketball. I live in fort worth about a mile and a half from the TCU campus. The closer the game gets the more mouthy the horn frogs are getting. I've been a casual observer of TCU since LaDainian Tomlinson in the later 90's. I can't wait for this game to get underway. Texans are brash and mouthy blow hards just in general. The word coming out of TCU is they are going to do to Michigan what they did to Texas, and specifically in the run game. The idea of this is so preposterous and disconnected from reality I find it comical and hope TCU is actually going into this game with that mindset. Texas has no where near the offensive line of michigan or their tight ends. TCU is going to have absolutely no answer for Michigan's 12 or 13 personnel. None. TCU will have no serious pass rush against Michigan. TCU can't score in the red zone. Mikey Sainristil and junior Colson are going to be on max Duggan like white on rice when he scrambles and hit him harder than he's ever been hit in his life. TCU has barely been winning football games against trash teams all year. While Michigan totally pushed around and blew out Penn state a 10 win rose bowl bound team. Does anyone think TCU is better than Ohio? Anyone? Because they're not. The only reason this game even ends within 13 points is because TCU has two really big talented wide outs which could be good for a couple touchdowns and max Duggan could keep a couple drives alive with his legs and score a rushing touchdown. TCU will be shut down in the red zone and they will not run the football at all. To me Michigan shows up to this game angry and violent and business like with purpose and bigger goals in their mind. I will honestly be shocked if this game doesn't end with TCU losing by 17 points or more. Physicality in football still matters. The big 12 is a joke football conference that plays basketball on grass. TCU is fucked. If Ohio was in the big 12 does anyone with a brain think they wouldn't have destroyed everyone in that conference in their way to a perfect record and 2 seed behind Georgia? This game is going to turn out like every single other TCU and Michigan game this season. TCU struggling and bumbling to keep things close till the 4th quarter and Michigan doing their Muhammad Ali rooe a dope watching everything you want to do to them, adjusting at half time and then choking you to death like a python and embarrassing you in the second half. TCU only keeps it close for the first half because they have the most kids on one football team that run over 20 miles an hour. After TCU gets Physically abused and embarrassed because football players in Texas are just soft and entitled and spoiled and arrogant just in general they will quit and succumb to the inevitable. Go Blue. Fuck TCU
You guys should speak on the topic of what if Michigan has 7 Offensive Lineman up front like they did against Purdue. It's very rare to see teams do that.
Im sorry but as a um fan over 40 yrs i have to correct her in that we won at the flue or that ohio school or whatever but the "Big House" is in Ann Arbor
@@austinyoung2723 u might be right but look how wrong the masses were about the last 2 games were against the suckeyes. maybe if we played up to our fullest potential and the dogs don't, we "steal" one. go blue
@@DB-xp9px I hope your right I just think our style matches up with Ohio state. Our style butts heads with georgia and most of the time the more talent is going to show. But I will be watching and hoping
She was asking you about Dono. Lol If Michigan and TCU play their "A" games, Michigan should win by dbl digits. If Michigan plays their "B" game and TCU plays their "A" game, Michigan should win by a FG. If Michigan plays their "C" game and TCU plays their "A" game, TCU wins by a FG. What I expect.. Michigan plays their "A" game and TCU, w the stage being so big, plays a "B" 1st half and tries to fight back. But Michigan isn't the team in which TCU can make a come from behind victory. If Michigan gets up big they'll run away w it as they wear TCU down in 2nd half. MICH-AGAIN 38-24
Problem is michigan has hogs up front and tcu reminds me of a rich rod type of team skinny guys that are fast but michigan is fast and big i see a sack fest for michigan. Tcu would be mid level in big ten. i think Illinois and purdue are better
LMMFAO!!!!!!!! Go read my comment up top from a week ago. I told all you delusional people back then. THIS WILL BE THE BEST TEAM MICHIGAN HAS PLAYED ALL SEASON!!!!!! And what happened? The mighty Michigan rushing game is stuffed as they are out rushed by TCU and behind from start to finish. EASY MONEY. I TOLD Y'ALL A WEEK AGO!!!!
Horrible, anyone can talk about records and just scratch the service of knowledge. Anthing can be looked up now a days to find whatever you want. But before smart phones and internet you actually had to watch all the games and teams for year to year . This cast is 🤮. Definitely hate someone trying to be who they aren't. Go do a different job
Killerfrog has some good info. I need FanNation to invest in a light for her and new background that isn't all white. #GoBlue - I feel like the Wolverines will dominate the 2nd half again and beat the betting line. Max Duggan better be careful with all that running. I'm more worried about them throwing to Quintin Johnson. I feel like TCU won't get as open for those explosive plays if TCU can't slow the Michigan pass rush.
Gonna hate to see when duggan gets hit by some michigan mac trucks when he decides to run the ball. I see duggan changing his game then to something he isn't used to playing. I see a solid win for michigan
As a neutral observer, If Michigan thinks they will beat TCU by simply rolling their helmets out on the field it will be a long day for them. TCU runs a base 3-5 3-safety umbrella defense that was recently developed by Iowa State to counter pass-happy B-12 spread offenses. Turns out, that's a really good scheme to limit the effectiveness the of long passing game with 3 safeties, while at the same time it disguise coverages and on running plays to fill the A & B gaps with second level (LB's) with the goal of holding the offense to less than 4 yards per running play. Generally anything under 4 yards on 1st or second down is a win for the defense. The antidote of course is successfully running the ball combined with short passing, especially crossing routes, use of TE or a RB out of the backfield. I don't think Michigan has seen this scheme all year so it will be interesting to see how they plan to attack it. I’m thinking heavier sets like 12 or 21 personnel would be effective. If Michigan can start out by consistently gaining 4+ yards rushing TCU has a big problem- they'll probably then go to 2 deep safety and add a Jack-B to support the run defense, but that weakens their pass defense somewhat. TCU's D-Line is capable but not especially dominant, their LB's : Winters at SAM and Hodges at WiII are probably their best and TCU will need to have an A game from both of them to stand a chance. TCU rotates safeties in and out a lot to keep fresh bodies, that leaves them open for blown coverages due to lack of continuity but in taking that risk, they should be able to get to the 4th quarter without being gassed. When I saw Michigan vs tOSU it looked to me like Michigan ran 10 or 11 personnel (One RB, no TE or one RB one TE) in all but maybe 3 or 4 plays which actually plays into the hands of TCU's 3-5-3 defense. Offense though is definitely the strength of TCU. QB Max Duggan of course you've seen, had been a Heisman candidate, it’s worth noting Duggan came out of HS as a 4 star recruit and except for a few weeks he's been a 4 year starter, and likely a third day NFL pick next April. He has averaged over 250 yards per game this season. He doesn't have a cannon for an arm but under, say 35 yards, he can drop a dime, and although he typically won't do this unless he's out of options, he is a legitimate run threat and has track style speed. He ran a 22 second 200 meter time in high school. Expect at least one QB draw play during the game, one way or the other Michigan defense will have to account for his run ability. He's fast, has good vision, a high football IQ and is tough & fearless and difficult to tackle. Short and intermediate game Duggan does well, he is very much a rhythm player but they will take their occasional deep shots. TCU's skill players are going to be a big challenge for Michigan. Start with X-receiver Quinton Johnston, he's 6'4" with elusiveness and elite speed, no corner has locked him down all year, meaning Michigan may need to play a lot of some sort of zone. Johnston will be either the first or second receiver drafted next April and averages 17 yds per catch. He has had some nagging ankle injuries this season but 4 weeks rest can only help mitigate this. TCU has a few shorter but effective slot receivers Taye Barber and Darius Davis both at 5'10" and average 12 yds/catch. One other slot receiver is senior George Spivey at 6’5”. At Z is Savion Williamson 6'5” averaging 12 yds per catch and an underutilized TE at 6'7" in Jered Wiley whom teams have learned to regret overlooking on coverage. Their OL is much better at run blocking than pass pro. Somewhat surprisingly TCU had roughly 80 more running plays than pass plays this season. RB Kendre Miller is projected to be a third day NFL pick round in April averaging roughly 7 YPC. Providing some depth is RB Emari Demercado. What I think happens early when Mich is on offense if can they move the ball on the ground (remember 4 or better is a win) and continue to run successfully whilst mixing.a few short passes. Bombs away for Mich is probably not the thing to try to make a living doing against 3 deep safeties. When TCU has the ball it will be up to them to use a little bit of ball control because they won’t want to unnecessarily expose their defense. O/U is 59, I believe an 'under' total favors TCU while an over favors Michigan, If the game turns into a track meet it will be over 59 and I think TCU loses a game like that. TCU will be harder to beat in an "Ugly" game like Mich played against Md & Ill. It's worth noting that TCU has a bad habit of starting out games slowly, if Michigan takes, say, an early 2 score lead for example it would be a lead that would not be impossible to climb but the odds as they say would tilt away from TCU. I know that Michigan prides itself in the 3rd quarter, but TCU is well coached and makes good halftime adjustments as well. That’s the way I sees it, whoever has momentum in the 4th quarter wins. I'm not sure who that would be but it will not be lacking in entertainment.
I hate to be braggiose, but I had this nailed with the exception of thinking an 'over' favored Michigan. The only adjustment I saw Harbaugh makes that he moved a TE to the H-Back, to directly take on the b-gap MIKE backer. Worked like a charm when they ran it though.
Love the comparisons. Love the Show. Can you turn up the volume a bit, please, next time you do the interviews. It seemed quiet. Thanks for all your work.
Who knows. TCU played a much tougher schedule than Michigan and Ohio and yet TCU is the team being questioned. But I'll say this much. Names don't play football. Michigan and their fans had better be paying attention to the fact that they are playing the best team they've played all season. Penn St and Ohio St can't beat TCU. I'm not shocked how good TCU is. I said at the end of LAST YEAR; if all their players come back healthy they might go undefeated. Well; here we are. So we shall see.
Every single team in the Big 12 would finish 3rd or 4th in the B1G east. That includes TCU. The middle of the Big 12 is better than the B1G this year, but since the B1G is top heavy, Michigan and OSU are better than every single Big 12 team and PSU would beat everyone except TCU.
Like i said in my comment, duggan Will not want to get hit by the hogs up front when he decides to run the ball. TCU would be mid level in the big ten with the type of players they have, much like how rich rod tried to build in the Big. Michigan is big and fast. Ohio st would of trounced tcu. k state is nowhere near big ten competition. Someone correct me me if im wrong, who is competition outside of clemson every yr for the SEC?
