The biggest difference between Miami and Michigan

[DMoney]

Physical, ball-control football still wins the games that matter. Miami tried to establish this culture all year. Our OL is actually better than Michigan’s right now- watch how the NFL draft plays out.

Yes, Michigan is the better team overall with the better defense and deeper NFL talent. But the difference should not be as stark as it is. What’s the biggest difference between the two teams? Game management.

Michigan is 5th nationally in fewest giveaways. Miami is 107th. And despite Michigan using a dozen different head coaches, they consistently make better decisions in crucial situations. They also had a smart quarterback who was at his best when his team needed a conversion.

You can’t be a physical, grind-it-out team if you consistently fail to manage the game. The reason Miami is 7-5 is because the coaches and quarterback did not consistently manage the game all season.

 

[301cane]

About 5 wins as far as I can tell.

 

[Glow]

Mobile QB who doesn't throw fifty 'leven back-breaking INTs and a coach who took the 49ers to the Super Bowl and built up Stanford back when Stanford was trash.

 

[pyhooya]

 

[WeBallinBoyz]

Michigan would get blasted by Oregon or UGA.

Personally thought both of these teams were overrated, fringe Top 10 teams playing in a conference with a down year.

Credit to Michigan for imposing their will on the last two drives.

 

[RaisingCane26]

 

[Sandman211]

I wonder how they contrast in penalties as well (too lazy to look it up). Disciple really matters.

 

[Cane4life18]

Physical, ball-control football still wins the games that matter. Miami tried to establish this culture all year. Our OL is actually better than Michigan’s right now- watch how the NFL draft plays out.

Yes, Michigan is the better team overall with the better defense and deeper NFL talent. But the difference should not be as stark as it is. What’s the biggest difference between the two teams? Game management.

Michigan is 5th nationally in fewest giveaways. Miami is 107th. And despite Michigan using a dozen different head coaches, they consistently make better decisions in crucial situations. They also had a smart quarterback who was at his best when his team needed a conversion.

You can’t be a physical, grind-it-out team if you consistently fail to manage the game. The reason Miami is 7-5 is because the coaches and quarterback did not consistently manage the game all season.

Take away TVDs 10ints in 4wks and we'd be discussing how we beat Michigan in 5weeks instead of the difference between us and Michigan. Smh

 

[supersaiyanshel]

Also it took Harbaugh more than 3 years to build to this point. They used to get pushed around by OSU and Michigan State so bad he took a pay cut.

It won't happen overnight. Took him a minute to find his quarterback too.

 

[Yoyo82]

You have zero margin for error when you play that type of football.

And Michigan makes very few errors.

We're not like that and may never become like that. We can be disciplined and execute well without making mistakes but Mario seems like he instills the kind of culture where you're afraid to make mistakes which causes you to make more.

 

[Mr. Dynasty1]

Can Michigan win a shootout against non B1G teams? I want to be able to win multiple ways and against various types of opponents. I respect Michigans physicality though.

 

[PIPO]

 

[brcane1]

 

[The U is back to work]

Michigan’s OL is more impactful when you need them to be. Miami’s OL has similar talent but they do what they need to do seemingly always on third and short. Also, Michigan does the play action short passing game better than almost any in CFB. Those two things keep drives alive.

 

[JimmyJohnsonsHair]

Did Michigan run up the middle on first down 90% of the time, never use play action, never use TE’s in the passing game, over use condensed sets despite having an elite OL, and lose a game by forgetting to go into victory formation?

 

[Caneoverhere]

Guess this means we're losing Rivers and Lee

 

[DMoney]

Michigan would get blasted by Oregon or UGA.

Oregon is 5th in yards per rush attempt. Georgia is 15th. Oregon is 1st in fewest sacks allowed. Georgia is 7th. Oregon is 2nd in fewest giveaways. Georgia is lower but still solid at 35th.

Those teams can control the ball with physicality as well as anyone. They are also extremely explosive, which makes them special. But the ability to control the game is table stakes.

 

[YankeesCane]

Miami actully seems to have more speed than Michigan

Add in the speed Miami has on its bench too that hopefully plays next season

 

[Dgixxer252525]

Haha our DBs would’ve gotten SMOKED all game today against OSU. Comparing Miami and Michigan is like comparing a pitbull and a poodle. Both dogs who eat, drink, and **** but that’s about it brother

 

[Atom Atlas]

Take away TVDs 10ints in 4wks and we'd be discussing how we beat Michigan in 3weeks and the difference between us and Michigan. Smh

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