F it, we'll do it live. OSU rant incoming.

Excuse types and poor threading Let's just start with a general disinterest from everyone on offense, as if they spent the entirely bowl season worrying about finishing a recruiting class or securing NIL deals

There is a reason despite Iowa’s offensive issues they win so much. Let me explain:

Iowa will limit possessions, despite an offense that doesn’t move the ball much. Let’s say each team gets ~12 possessions a game (6 a half) So they start with the ball at the -25. You know their O is bad, but they string a few sets of downs together and get out to the 50 before punting.

You’re pinned inside the 10 which makes you more conservative. 3 and out. They get the ball back at the 50.

You shouldn't clutch pearls if you live in a glass house...

A mini-thread on why this news is important, and how it isn't important

https://twitter.com/LarryLage/status/1721634465791762441

A number of rival fans are replying "but I thought sign stealing wasn't illegal." This is true. And unless the NCAA wants to say staffs sharing info is effectively advanced scouting (no way they do), nothing in this new information is illegal. What Stalions likely did still is

For UM O vs OSU D.

It really starts with the OL for UM. 4/5 guys are likely draft picks, they maul, and they do a lot. The efficiency of their blocking with how much they do is extremely rare in CFB, and how much they do allows for some misses to still work IZ is still favored scheme, but probably not majority this year. Lots more Power (and well executed this year), Pin and Pull, and plenty of Duo, windback, Counter OT, Counter OH, and a few other change ups. Plus read run. Very diverse, and run well

Ok, some Thanksgiving morning thoughts on Michigan-OSU. Would have loved to break down more film for everyone this year, but this will probably be the best I can do… Let’s start with OSU O and Stroud. Obviously, it starts with him and he shoulders a ton of the load. One of best QBs in CFB. Smart. Understands presnap reads with leverage and reaction to motion. Can make all the throws even if he doesn’t have the traditional Dan Marino cannon

So we start MSU-Michigan week a week early. Before I start breaking down the last game of each, I'll set the stage a bit. An earlier tweet asked about MSU's health. They have had a case of the injury bug this year, which as everyone knows, is an excuse for every woe for the fanbase suffering from it, and "next man up" for every rival going against it.

Some crazy FBS records:

In 1995, Alex Smith (Indiana) had 22 rush attempts vs MSU in the 1st quarter (114 yards)

Archie Griffin ran for 100+ yards in 31 consecutive games (ended by UM in 1975)

Ricky Williams is the only RB to have back-to-back 300+ yard games In a 5 game stretch, Barry Sanders ran for 320, 215, 312, 293, 332 yards. 1472 yards in 5 games

LaDainian Thomlinson averaged 263 yards per game vs UTEP (3 games)

Howard Griffith (Illinois) ran for 8 TDs vs Southern Illinois (3 on consecutive carries)

I finally got around to seeing John Wick and John Wick Chapter 2. Here are my long-winded musings that you probably don’t care about. John Wick is a nearly perfect action B-moving (will explain this definition to me in an aside). (1/14) John Wick masterfully avoids verbose exposition. It doesn’t even try to have it, which means there’s no ham-fisted insertion of needless dialog that ruins the pace, provides unnecessary background, or complicates the story. Perfect. (2/14)