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For me, this team has always been about doing the basic things well. And I do mean basic... under center & behind center. When the basic things are not mastered, you get the schizophrenic results we've had all season. Good & Bad.

And when exposed against a fantastic DL, well, the old self tends to show up. This Leprachan troll popped up in the most high pressure situations & then in some, it didn't. Beyond baffling.

As bad as a UM's special teams were, they were able to overcome it with SOLID line play. The Bear always said the game is won & lost at the line of scrimmage. One team handled it flawlessly, the other didn't.

The Center to QB exchange is the most critical motion in football. And for this team to get this far to lose in OT, ironically, with this issue still lingering is utterly inconcievable.

Lastly, UM did a hell of job in game film. They completely knew this was the weekest link in this team. And they blew it up from the beginning. I think their DL #55 should have had the MVP.

<blockquote data-quote="Crimson&amp;amp;WhiteGecko" data-source="post: 1519212" data-attributes="member: 12149">For me, this team has always been about doing the basic things well.&nbsp; And I do mean basic... under center &amp; behind center.&nbsp; When the basic things are not mastered, you get the schizophrenic results we&#039;ve had all season.&nbsp; Good &amp; Bad.And when exposed against a fantastic DL, well, the old self tends to show up.&nbsp; This Leprachan troll popped up in the most high pressure situations &amp; then in some, it didn&#039;t.&nbsp; Beyond baffling.As bad as a UM&#039;s special teams were, they were able to overcome it with SOLID line play.&nbsp; The Bear always said the game is won &amp; lost at the line of scrimmage.&nbsp; One team handled it flawlessly, the other didn&#039;t.The Center to QB exchange is the most critical motion in football. And for this team to get this far to lose in OT, ironically, with this issue still lingering is utterly inconcievable.Lastly, UM did a hell of job in game film.&nbsp; They completely knew this was the weekest link in this team.&nbsp; And they blew it up from the beginning.&nbsp; I think their DL #55 should have had the MVP.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Crimson&WhiteGecko, post: 1519212, member: 12149"] For me, this team has always been about doing the basic things well. And I do mean basic... under center & behind center. When the basic things are not mastered, you get the schizophrenic results we've had all season. Good & Bad. And when exposed against a fantastic DL, well, the old self tends to show up. This Leprachan troll popped up in the most high pressure situations & then in some, it didn't. Beyond baffling. As bad as a UM's special teams were, they were able to overcome it with SOLID line play. The Bear always said the game is won & lost at the line of scrimmage. One team handled it flawlessly, the other didn't. The Center to QB exchange is the most critical motion in football. And for this team to get this far to lose in OT, ironically, with this issue still lingering is utterly inconcievable. Lastly, UM did a hell of job in game film. They completely knew this was the weekest link in this team. And they blew it up from the beginning. I think their DL #55 should have had the MVP. [/QUOTE]