Run Chart: Indiana

Down	Formation	Runner	Play	Yards	Yay	Nay
1-10	Shotgun H-back	Smith	Zone read stretch	4	Dorrestein, Robinson	Molk
2-6	Shotgun H-back	Robinson	QB draw	72-TD	Koger, Omameh, Molk, Lewan, Stonum, Robinson (3)	-

1st and 10: Correct read by Denard as the read end stays at home. Molk doesn't really get *beaten* by the playside DT per se, but he gets pushed back enough that it forces Smith to cut upfield, which sort of sours the play. Dorrestein mashes the backside DT enough so it still gets 4 yards.

2nd and 6: Koger moves in from the H-back spot to serves as the lead blocker, and he does so superbly. Omameh crushes the DT inside and Molk erases a linebacker on the second level. Lewan gets away with a hold obstructs the DE enough for Denard to pull away, and Stonum's block downfield on the corner sends Denard blazing to the endzone. WOOSH.

Down	Formation	Runner	Play	Yards	Yay	Nay
1-10	Shotgun H-back	Smith	HB dive	4	Webb, Molk	Lewan
2-6	Shotgun slot left	Robinson	Zone read keeper	5	-	Robinson
3-1	Shotgun 2 H-back	Robinson	QB draw	27	Molk (0.5), Schilling (0.5), Webb, Lewan	-

1st and 10: Pretty sure there's no read here as Webb peels back from H-back position to nail the unblocked end, which he does perfectly. Molk gets to the second level to take out one linebacker, but Lewan is drilled up high by the other and is badly staggered, falling backward and to the ground (!), allowing that linebacker to hold this play down.

2nd and 6: Wrong read here, the end is staying home and they have a linebacker scraping over. Luckily Denard freaks them out with a couple steps outside enough that he has room to cut back and Denard his way to 5 yards here.

3rd and 1: Smith going in motion out of the backfield causes one of Indiana's players to freak out and jump offside and then fall down. Molk and Schilling double the playside DT, while Webb and Lewan bury a DB and DE, respectively. Pretty impressive that the safety from the other side of the field was able to track Denard down downfield.

Down	Formation	Runner	Play	Yards	Yay	Nay
1-10	Shotgun 4 WR trips left	Robinson	QB draw	2	Dorrestein, Omameh	Molk

1st and 10: Dorrestein and Omameh have handled the DE and DT on the backside of this play, so when Denard cuts that way, there is tons of room for him...but Molk didn't get to the linebacker for some reason, and he makes the tackle. Molk got to the second level cleanly, had his eye on the linebacker...and hesitated. Not sure if he expected Omameh to drive the DT through and clean them both out or what.

Down	Formation	Runner	Play	Yards	Yay	Nay
1-10	Shotgun slot right	Smith	Zone read handoff	4	Robinson, Lewan	Schilling
1-10	Shotgun slot left	Robinson	QB off tackle left	13	Molk, Schilling, Koger	-
2-3	Shotgun slot left	Smith	Zone read stretch	6	Robinson, Schilling, Molk, Omameh, Webb	-
1-10	Shotgun slot left	Robinson	QB sweep left	28	Koger, Schilling, Odoms, Roundtree	-
1-G	Shotgun ace	Robinson	"Midline" zone read keeper	5	Robinson, Koger, Lewan	-
2-G	Shotgun 2 H-back	Robinson	QB draw	1	-	Omameh

1st and 10: Correct read. Lewan easily gets inside of the backside DE and turns him away as Smith cuts up. Schilling is beaten inside by the DT and gets away with a hold. Smith falls forward for 4.

1st and 10: Both Molk and Schilling pull around here to lead the way as Koger seals the DE inside. Schilling gets popped by a linebacker but stands his ground so Denard can zip past. Molk chucks another linebacker about 5 yards downfield.

2nd and 3: Correct read again. Schilling gets a nice cutblock on the backside linebacker to prevent him from running this down down the line. Webb gets a nice push, and Omameh has locked onto Jibreel Black's older brother. Molk scoots around and shoves the safety backward. There's clutter, but enough space for Smith to pick up 6.

1st and 10: Schilling pulls this time and neutralizes a linebacker as Koger once again mashes the DE inside to give the edge. Once on the edge, Denard gets good blocks from Roundtree and Odoms, and slips inside of them to pick up an additional 15 yards or so.

1st and goal: Oh look, new stuff! This is a zone read, but instead of the entire line zone blocking one way, Koger stays on the read side to kick out the edge linebacker (which he succeeds at). This is sort of a version of the midline zone option that Jeremiah Masoli and Oregon used to eviscerate USC last Halloween. It's not quite the same, as Denard is reading the standup defensive end and not a defensive tackle. The Ducks ran this play most notably against Washington, USC and Arizona last year, with execution on the goalline resulting in Masoli walking in mostly untouched into the endzone. In this case the end crashes down on Smith and Denard correctly pulls the ball. The safety has eyed him all the way, so he has to cut back. Lewan has buried the middle linebacker, so this picks up 5. I'm excited to see this debut, and I hope it becomes a staple of our offense.

2nd and goal: Larry Black sheds Omameh and prevents a touchdown.

Down	Formation	Runner	Play	Yards	Yay	Nay
1-10	Shotgun 4 WR trips left	Smith	Zone read dive	2	Robinson	Schilling

1st and 10: Correct read, but Schilling gets kind of overwhelmed inside and Smith runs right into him. The guy beating Schilling and the unblocked end combine to tackle.

Down	Formation	Runner	Play	Yards	Yay	Nay
1-10	Shotgun trips right	Robinson	QB blast	8	Dorrestein, Omameh	-
2-2	Shotgun H-back	Smith	HB dive	1	-	Webb

1st and 10: Dorrestein kicks the end out and Omameh gets enough of the DT to push him back and create a seam. Denard hits it, goes down, and is hurt. Sigh.

2nd and 2: Tate in now, straight dive all the way, but Webb misses the block from the H-back position. Wouldn't have made a big difference, Indiana was sniffing this out all the way.

Down	Formation	Runner	Play	Yards	Yay	Nay
1-10	Shotgun split slot left	Smith	Zone read stretch	56-TD	Robinson, Dorrestein, Omameh, Molk, Schilling, Stonum	-

1st and 10: Correct read. Dorrestein kicks the DE out, Omameh and Molk execute a perfect scoop block to seal the tackle and get to the linebacker at the same time. Schilling cuts the middle linebacker to the ground with ease, Stonum picks off the safety, and Smith is gone. Poetry in motion.

Down	Formation	Runner	Play	Yards	Yay	Nay
1-10	Shotgun split slot right	Smith	Zone read stretch	1	Robinson	Molk (-0.5), Schilling (-0.5)
3-9	Shotgun 4 WR	Robinson	QB draw	8	-	-

1st and 10: Molk and Schilling both engage the playside DT, but get no push on him. That combined with the blitzing linebackers, and this play dies after only a yard. Another correct handoff by Denard, though.

3rd and 9: The nature of the QB draw is to give the illusion of pass blocking, so rarely are they pluses for the OL. None here. And there aren't any real errors either. This is the play that drove me mad when we ran it with Tate last year; he's almost never going to pick this up. Denard can, but doesn't here, as Indiana had men dropped in zone and were able to contain.

Down	Formation	Runner	Play	Yards	Yay	Nay
1-10	Shotgun heavy	Robinson	"Midline" zone read keeper	11	Robinson, Webb	-
1-10	Shotgun 4 WR trips right	Smith	Zone read (?) handoff	2	-	-
2-8	Shotgun slot right	Robinson	QB off tackle right	3	Omameh	Webb

1st and 10: Same as the last "midline" play, really. H-back Webb picks up the man blitzing off the edge while the rest of the line blocks down, and the unblocked end crashes down on Smith. Denard correctly keeps the ball and has plenty of space.

1st and 10: I can't tell what this is. There is no unblocked end to read here. Is Denard supposed to be reading the linebacker? If he is, he's not even looking at him. I'm gonna leave this one alone.

2nd and 8: Omameh pulls around and pops a linebacker, but Webb can't maintain his block on the DE. IMO Denard should stretch this out further toward the sideline to try and get the corner, but whatever.

Down	Formation	Runner	Play	Yards	Yay	Nay
1-10	Shotgun heavy	Robinson	"Midline" zone read keeper	3	Robinson, Koger	Robinson
2-7	Shotgun heavy	Robinson	QB sweep right	0	-	Omameh, Koger

1st and 10: More midline-type stuff. Koger steps out and blocks the outside linebacker as the end crashes down and Denard pulls the ball out...and then for some reason, despite there being a huge seam and nobody there, Denard stuttersteps and tries to bounce it outside around Koger. Sweet jesus. The worst case scenario is the safeties converge properly and hold this down to about a dozen yard gain. Jeez.

2nd and 7: Nobody bites on the fake reverse to Roundtree, and this is general crappiness. Omameh gets shoved backwards and falls, and by now Denard has been forced to stretch this out far too much. Koger's man spins off of him and tackles.

Down	Formation	Runner	Play	Yards	Yay	Nay
1-10	Shotgun slot right	Robinson	QB sweep left	8	Stonum, Lewan, Schilling, Molk, Omameh	-
2-2	Shotgun 4 WR 0 back	Robinson	QB blast	17	Schilling, Lewan, Stonum	-
1-10	Shotgun slot right	Robinson	QB sweep left	2	Lewan	-
1-G	Shotgun 2 H-back	Robinson	QB sweep left	4-TD	Smith (2), Webb, Lewan	-

1st and 10: Lewan locks onto the playside DE and drives him away, getting away with a hold at the very end. Schilling slips through to the second level easilly and erases the playside linebacker. Molk gets leveraged back by the playside DT but does a good job standing his ground and preventing his man from releasing so Denard can go by. Omameh provides obstruction, preventing the backside DT from flowing down the line unimpeded. Stonum drives the boundary corner back as well.

2nd and 2: Schilling mauls the DT inward and chucks him to the turf as Lewan gives the DE a similar mauling and gets away with another hold. Stonum with another good block downfield.

1st and 10: When I watched this play live I figured this was Rich Rodriguez's way of spiking the ball. He strikes me as a man who absolutely despises completely wasting a play with a spike, so he calls a QB sweep to the sideline that either goes out of bounds and stops the clock or possibly sees a crease for a big play. Either way, Indiana gets some decent penetration, and Lewan - for the third play in a row - holds Darius Johnson, which allows Denard to get the corner and go OOB. Johnson is fed up and flat out gives Lewan a huge shove well after Denard steps out. To hell with the as-usual incompetent Big Ten refs. Bad enough they missed what could've been holding on Lewan three straight plays. Denard was past the white on the sideline and almost to the actual bench when Johnson threw Lewan to the ground. It should've been a personal foul then, not two plays later when those mouthbreathers thought Lewan tried to step on him. Gimme a break.

1st and goal: Vincent Smith with onions again, brilliantly cutting a blitzing linebacker who had this play sniffed out all the way. Denard then follows Webb, who escorts the safety out of the way. Lewan provides the final level of protection by (possibly) once again holding Darius Johnson. Heh. He ends up burying Johnson at the goalline as Denard dives in.

Game Chart:

	Yay	Nay	Total
Lewan	8	1	7
Schilling	6.5	2.5	4
Molk	6.5	2.5	4
Omameh	7	2	5
Dorrestein	4	0	4
Stonum	4	0	4
Roundtree	1	0	1
Odoms	1	0	1
Koger	5	1	4
Webb	5	2	3
Smith	2	0	2
D. Robinson	12	2	10
TOTAL	62	13	49

Thoughts:

• This offensive line is in much, much better shape headed into the State game than it was last year. Lewan has been a big upgrade over Huyge, Schilling is playing better, Omameh is an upgrade over Moosman, Dorrestein has been under the radar awesome, and of course, Molk is healthy and mauling as usual. This will be almost a complete 180 from what MSU saw last year in terms of a Michigan running game.
• For comparative purposes, here is last year's Indiana Run Chart: Schilling actually a little worse, Lewan comparable to Ortmann, Molk, Omameh and Dorrestein upgrades over Moosman the center (obviously), Huyge, and 2009 Dorrestein. Biggest difference (and the most underrated difference overall in the running game): the tight ends and wideouts are much, much better at blocking this year, and, of course, Denard is running this offense infinitely better than Tate did last season.

Comprehensive Chart:

	UConn	ND	UMass	BG	Indiana	TOTAL
Huyge	4	-4	3	N/A	N/A	+3
Lewan	N/A	N/A	10.5	8.5	7	+26
Schilling	8	-3	4.5	6.5	4	+20
Molk	10	8	10	8.5	4	+40.5
Omameh	-6	6.5	6.5	11.5	5	+23.5
Dorrestein	4	4	9	7	4	+28
Koger	-2	5	3	4	4	+14
Webb	2	3	5	5	3	+18
Grady	1	-1.5	N/A	2	N/A	+1.5
Odoms	1	2	N/A	1	1	+5
Roundtree	1	3	N/A	N/A	1	+5
Stonum	0	N/A	1	2	4	+7
Stokes	N/A	-1	N/A	N/A	N/A	-1
T. Robinson	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	+1
McColgan	1	1	2	1	N/A	+5
Shaw	-2	-2	3	2	N/A	+1
Smith	4	4	-1	1	2	+10
Hopkins	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0
Gardner	1	N/A	N/A	3	N/A	+4
Forcier	N/A	N/A	N/A	3	N/A	+3
D. Robinson	-2	1	4	6	10	+19
TOTALS	26	26	60.5	72	49	+233.5

Run Chart: Bowling Green

Down	Formation	Runner	Play	Yards	Yay	Nay
1-10	Shotgun split slot right	Smith	Zone read dive	5	Robinson, Shaw, Schilling	-
1-10	Shotgun split slot left	Smith	Zone read stretch	5	Robinson, Shaw, Molk, Omameh	Schilling
1-10	Shotgun split slot right	Shaw	Zone read stretch	11	Schilling (2), Lewan	Molk
1-10	Shotgun slot right	Robinson	QB power right	9	Molk, Omameh	-
2-1	Shotgun slot left	Shaw	HB dive	3	Lewan, Schilling	-
1-G	Shotgun ace	Shaw	HB dive	2	Omameh, Schilling	Schilling
2-G	Shotgun ace	Robinson	QB blast	2-TD	Koger, Dorrestein	-

1st and 10: Right read by Denard, and Mike Shaw is the lead blocker up the middle here. He gives the read end a shove, and that coupled with Schilling sealing off the slanting DT gives Smith a relatively easy 5 yards.

1st and 10: Again, correct read to handoff by Denard. Shaw sticks a linebacker in the hole, and Molk and Omameh seal the middle linebacker and playside DT, respectively. The backside DT, however, has slanted toward the play and gotten away from Schilling. He makes a shoestring tackle on Smith, saving a huge gain and possibly a touchdown.

1st and 10: No yay/nay here on the read, as the "read" end isn't completely unblocked anyway. Schilling doesn't exactly "block" the playside DT, but he puts a hand on him and runs him off enough while Lewan latches onto the playside DE and turns him inside out, providing a lane for Shaw to run through...once he sheds the tackle of the linebacker that Molk missed. Schilling gets an extra yay for having the instincts to give Shaw a not-so-subtle shove that picks up an extra 5 yards.

1st and 10: Omameh pulls around and gives a linebacker a big shove. This combined with Molk doing the same upfield to another linebacker gives Denard plenty of space.

2nd and 1: Straight dive play, no read. Schilling and Lewan smash the DT here, plenty of room again for the ball carrier.

1st and goal: Yes, I'm plussing and minusing Schilling on the same play. Omameh gets a perfect seal on one DT, and while Schilling gets a good push on the other, he doesn't contain him. A good enough block to pick up a couple yards, but it could've been better. Nitpicky?

2nd and goal: Dorrestein does a good job mashing (...kind of holding) the playside DE inside, and when Denard bounces outside Koger gets enough of the safety so Denard can zip in untouched.

Down	Formation	Runner	Play	Yards	Yay	Nay
2-1	Shotgun 4 WR	Robinson	QB draw	24	Hopkins, Dorrestein, Omameh, Stonum, Grady	-
2-2	Shotgun 4 Wr trips right	Hopkins	Zone read dive	0	Robinson	-
3-2	Shotgun ace	Robinson	QB off tackle left	47-TD	Lewan, Dorrestein, Webb, Stonum, Robinson (3)	Schilling

2nd and 1: Stephen Hopkins in and serves as lead blocker. Dorrestein gets away with another could-be-hold, but it works. Omameh drives the DT backward, and once Denard zips through as a result of Hopkins hitting the linebacker, he's able to bounce to the outside and pick up an extra 15 or so because of downfield blocks from Grady and Stonum.

2nd and 2: I suppose this is the right read. The end does end up right in Denard's face, so I guess he makes the right decision to hand off...it's just that BG sends a blitzer as well, and this play goes nowhere.

3rd and 2: Schilling gets leveraged backward by the playside DT, which makes Denard take a wider approach (might've actually been beneficial). Lewan mashes the DE inside, and from here Denard ninjas his way from contained on the sideline to past the sideline and back to the middle of the field, where he's goooone. Dorrestein, Webb and Stonum provide cover downfield. I'm a bit murky when it comes to giving out pluses and minuses to actual ball carriers (aside from fumbles and zone read decisions), but this is just too good for Denard to not get rewarded.

Down	Formation	Runner	Play	Yards	Yay	Nay
1-10	Shotgun split slot left	Robinson	QB draw	47	Smith, Molk, Omameh, Schilling, Odoms, Grady	-
1-10	Shotgun split slot right	Gardner	Zone read keeper	1	Gardner	Gardner, Odoms
1-10	Shotgun split slot left	Gardner	Zone read keeper	2	-	Gardner

1st and 10: Lead blocker Smith pops a filling linebacker in the hole. This allows Denard to scoot through because the interior OL has creased the defensive front perfectly. As Denard zips through, Kelvin Grady nails the safety downfield, just crushes him backwards. Odoms occupying the corner on the boundary gives Denard an alley to blaze another 35 yards before he hits his knee out of bounds and is finished for the game.

1st and 10: Devin in now, easy (but correct) read as the end crashes down and he pulls the ball out. There is a lot of open space here, the type of the space a 6'4, 210-220 pound fleet-footed QB should rumble through for 10 yards or so. Instead, Gardner does what Tate Forcier did last year and tries to go outside with it. Works in high school when you're playing a bunch of nobodies. Against D-1 athletes, you're just a freshman. Doesn't help that Odoms fails to get to one of the corners. Still, this is mostly on Devin.

1st and 10: This should've been handed off to Smith, as the design of the play has Shaw cut blocking the end who's crashing down. Alas, Devin keeps it and the backside blitzer gets him. FWIW, I don't blame Devin too much here. Rich Rodriguez and Calvin Magee can talk all they want about how Devin's advanced and has a firm grasp of the offense. In the heat of battle, he still looks like a freshman, and I personally think the coaches should make things simpler for him. He's doing the most simple thing there is here, he's reading the end, and when the end crashes down on Smith wildly, he pulls the ball out. That should be the extent of it. But hey, that's me.

Down	Formation	Runner	Play	Yards	Yay	Nay
1-10	Shotgun 4 WR	Hopkins	Zone read dive	4	Gardner	-
3-1	Shotgun H-back	Hopkins	HB dive	7	Omameh, Molk, Schilling (0.5), Lewan (0.5)	-
1-10	Shotgun H-back	Hopkins	Zone read stretch	19	Dorrestein, Omameh, Molk, Gardner	-
1-10	Shotgun split slot left	Smith	HB dive	4	Dorrestein, Omameh, Hopkins	-
2-6	Shotgun H-back	Hopkins	Zone read stretch	-2	Gardner	Molk, Omameh, Schilling (-0.5), Lewan (-0.5), Hopkins (-2)

1st and 10: On the other hand......with both the end and outside blitzer coming down, Devin hands it off. I agree with Brian's interpretation of this play: Devin is reading the outside man here. Possibly designed that way because Hopkins is the RB? After all, he's the power back and gets 4 yards despite running into the arms of an unblocked tackler. Shrug.

3rd and 1: No read here as Webb peels back to pick up the unblocked man (who has run himself out of the play by coming too far upfield). Omameh mashes one DT with a tiny assist from Molk, who then peels off seamlessly onto the linebacker. Schilling and Lewan double and crush the other DT. Easy first down.

1st and 10: Correct read by Devin. Dorrestein gets leverage on the playside DE and drives him away. As Brian also notes, this is where Molk and Omameh shine with the "scoop block". They're moving to the right with the zone blocking, but maneuver themselves so they're facing left and walling off a DT and linebacker. This is a vital aspect of this offense, and is one of the reasons (one of many) we've been hit or miss on offense the last two years. Outside of Molk picking it up midway through the 2008 season, we haven't really had the interior OL capable of executing this. Omameh can, and Molk excels at it at this point.

1st and 10: The playside DT maneuvers around Omameh, but Dorrestein blocks him off. Hopkins cuts the playside DE and Omameh latches onto a linebacker. Smith has room for a few.

2nd and 6: Gross. Outside of Devin correctly handing off on the read, ugliness all around. Lewan and Schilling combine to commit an illegal chop block as Lewan goes low on a guy Schilling had up high. Molk and Omameh both get beaten (rather badly) on the inside, and to top it all off, Hopkins fumbles and loses the ball. @#$%

Down	Formation	Runner	Play	Yards	Yay	Nay
1-10	Shotgun H-back	Smith	HB dive	9	Lewan, Schilling, Koger	-
2-1	Shotgun H-back	Smith	Zone read stretch	11	Gardner, Lewan, Schilling, Molk, Omameh	-
1-10	Shotgun heavy	Gardner	Zone read keeper	3	-	Gardner
2-10	Shotgun H-back	Shaw	Zone read stretch	3	Gardner, Koger, Lewan	Dorrestein

1st and 10: Koger peels back as the H-back and blocks the unblocked man, which is important because Smith cuts back to that side. Schilling owns the backside DT, giving Smith space when he makes the cut. Lewan is on the linebacker in a blink of an eye and tosses him.

2nd and 1: Correct read by Devin. Omameh and Molk escort the playside DT and LB, giving Smith a lane. It's there because Lewan has cut the backside DT to the ground. This was allllllmost another chop block because Schilling was dangerously close to being engaged with the DT be necessity. Nevertheless, he avoids him and manages to shove the backside LB, preventing him from making the tackle.

1st and 10: Freshman mistake. Absolutely should've been a handoff.

2nd and 10: Bowling Green has Michigan's OL badly fooled on this play, as we epically fail to pick up the slant on their DL. Thankfully, a) Devin makes the correct read by handing off, and b) the handoff is going the opposite direction of the DL slant. Koger and Lewan do a great job sealing, giving Shaw some room, but Dorrestein didn't get to the linebacker on the second level, and he chases this down.

Down	Formation	Runner	Play	Yards	Yay	Nay
1-10	Shotgun 4 WR	Forcier	Zone read keeper	5	Forcier	-
2-5	Shotgun H-back	Shaw	HB dive	9	Webb, Lewan (1.5), Schilling (0.5), Molk	-
1-G	Shotgun 2 H-back	Shaw	HB dive	8	Koger, Dorrestein, Omameh	-
2-G	Shotgun 2 H-back	Shaw	HB dive	2-TD	Dorrestein, Webb	-

1st and 10: This is what I've wanted to see Denard do a little more. The end isn't recklessly crashing down here, but he's shuffling inside. Tate keeps, the end is flat footed and can't get to him, and Tate jukes a linebacker a bit and falls forward for 5. Denard always hands off in this situation; I'd like to see him pull the ball when the end shuffles down like that. He's not going to catch him.

2nd and 5: Webb peels back and hits the unblocked end. Molk seals one DT inside, while Lewan and Schilling double the other and drive him back. Lewan has reflexes like a cat though as he swiftly shifts off the DT and also neutralizes a linebacker all on his own. Color me very impressed.

1st and goal: The "Wolverine Heavy" formation, I suppose. Brian provides a picture of it in his UFR. Koger serves as lead blocker from one H-back spot and picks up a linebacker. Dorrestein stonewalls the DE, Omameh seals the DT, and Shaw flies through, a desperation dive by the backside linebacker the only thing preventing him from going in standing up.

2nd and goal: Same play I think. Dorrestein buries the DE inside, Webb drives the edge blitzer back, and that's enough for Shaw.

Down	Formation	Runner	Play	Yards	Yay	Nay
1-10	Shotgun split slot right	Shaw	Zone read stretch	2	-	Dorrestein, Omameh
1-10	Shotgun H-back	Shaw	HB dive	8	Omameh, Molk, Schilling	-
2-2	Shotgun 2 H-back	Shaw	HB dive (counter?)	2	Schilling, Webb, Lewan	Koger
1-10	Shotgun 2 H-back	Shaw	Zone read stretch	9	Forcier, Koger, Webb, Lewan, Odoms	-
2-1	Shotgun 2 H-back	Smith	Zone read dive	0	-	Lewan, Forcier
3-1	Shotgun 2 H-back	Smith	HB dive	3	Omameh (0.5), Molk (0.5)	-
1-G	Shotgun 2 H-back	Smith	Zone read dive	4	Forcier, Dorrestein, Molk, Omameh	-
2-G	I-form heavy	Shaw	Iso	0	McColgan	-

1st and 10: Another slant by BG catches the offensive line offguard. A safety coming down to the LOS prompts Forcier to hand off despite the end crashing down; we'll call it a wash. Omameh and Dorrestein are leveraged backward by the slant, which causes this play to drag out all the way to the sideline from the opposite hash.

1st and 10: Mosh pit inside as Omameh, Molk and Schilling bulldoze the defensive tackles and middle linebacker. Easy pickings.

2nd and 2: ...Did Rich Rodriguez design a play specifically to take advantage of Michael Shaw's insane tendency to cutback at the drop of a hat? If he did, he's an evil genius. Schilling muscles the DT backward, Lewan occupies one linebacker while Webb occupies another, and the only thing preventing a touchdown on this play is Koger just missing on the safety who comes screaming down.

1st and 10: Correct read by Tate. Koger with a great blitz pickup on the edge, and Webb erases the linebacker who steps out as Lewan mauls the DE til he can turn him inside. This gets Shaw to the second level, and Odoms running off and shoving the corner turns 4-5 yards into 9.

2nd and 1: I'm not sure if this is an actual read...since there's nobody there to read. If Tate keeps this he most likely scores, so I feel compelled to neg him. Regardless, the playside end gets the jump on Lewan and smothers this.

3rd and 1: Molk and Omameh crush the soul, spirit and body of the DT here, doubling him and burying him in the ground. Schilling actually falls and loses his guy, but I won't neg him because we got the first anyway.

1st and goal: Correct read by Tate. Omameh sort of rides his guy out of the play...looks like ah hold to me, eh. Molk sort of ghosts the other DT away (he's slanting as it is) and gets to one linebacker as Dorrestein gets to another.

2nd and goal: McColgan gets a nice block...but Shaw doesn't follow him, and the OL gets nothing.

Down	Formation	Runner	Play	Yards	Yay	Nay
1-G	Shotgun split slot left	Smith	Zone read stretch	8-TD	Forcier, Dorrestein, Omameh, Molk	Schilling

1st and goal: Correct read. Dorrestein clears the DE out. Omameh does the same to a linebacker while Molk just abuses the DT and throws him down to the ground. Schilling whiffs badly on the backside linebacker, and Smith has to shed the tackle. He does, and scoots in.

The 44-14 score and appearence of Michael Cox on the next possession signals the end of significant play. Thus, the chart ends here.

Game Chart:

	Yay	Nay	Total
Lewan	10	1.5	8.5
Schilling	11	4.5	6.5
Molk	10.5	2	8.5
Omameh	13.5	2	11.5
Dorrestein	9	2	7
Stonum	2	0	2
Grady	2	0	2
Odoms	2	1	1
Koger	5	1	4
Webb	5	0	5
McColgan	1	0	1
Shaw	2	0	2
Smith	1	0	1
Hopkins	2	2	0
Gardner	6	3	3
Forcier	4	1	3
D. Robinson	6	0	6
TOTAL	92	20	72

Some thoughts:

• Same as last time, not much of anything. We won't face a run defense worse than this one this year...I think. Teams like Indiana, Illinois, Purdue...we should run through these teams with relative ease. Not to the tune of +72 overall, but with devastating efficiency.
  

Comprehensive chart:

	UConn	ND	UMass	BG	TOTAL
Huyge	4	-4	3	N/A	+3
Lewan	N/A	N/A	10.5	8.5	+19
Schilling	8	-3	4.5	6.5	+16
Molk	10	8	10	8.5	+36.5
Omameh	-6	6.5	6.5	11.5	+18.5
Dorrestein	4	4	9	7	+24
Koger	-2	5	3	4	+10
Webb	2	3	5	5	+15
Grady	1	-1.5	N/A	2	+1.5
Odoms	1	2	N/A	1	+4
Roundtree	1	3	N/A	N/A	+4
Stonum	0	N/A	1	2	+3
Stokes	N/A	-1	N/A	N/A	-1
T. Robinson	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	+1
McColgan	1	1	2	1	+5
Shaw	-2	-2	3	2	+1
Smith	4	4	-1	1	+8
Hopkins	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	0
Gardner	1	N/A	N/A	3	+4
Forcier	N/A	N/A	N/A	3	+3
D. Robinson	-2	1	4	6	+9
TOTALS	26	26	60.5	72	+184.5

Run Chart: UMass

Woah. Sorry this is just coming out now. I did this later than usual to begin with because I was stuck between doing this first and typing up a complete evisceration of the defense after this fiasco. And then I did this and thought I clicked publish. But I have this nasty habit of not logging into Blogger for days at a time when I don't have anything planned to post...so this just sat there, unpublished but finished. Bah.

Bowling Green should be done by tomorrow, hopefully.

Down	Formation	Runner	Play	Yards	Yay	Nay
1-10	Shotgun split slot left	Smith	Zone read handoff	1	Robinson	Schilling, Omameh

1st and 10: Correct read by Denard, but both Schilling and Omameh get beaten on the inside. Blah.

Down	Formation	Runner	Play	Yards	Yay	Nay
1-10	Shotgun 4 WR	Robinson	QB draw	9	Shaw, Molk, Omameh, Dorrestein	-
1-10	Shotgun 4 WR	Shaw	Zone read dive	6	Schilling, Molk, Omameh	Robinson
1-10	Shotgun 4 WR	Robinson	QB blast	-1	-	Omameh
1-G	Shotgun H-back	Shaw	HB dive	4	Schilling, Molk, Omameh	-
2-G	I-form heavy	Shaw	HB dive	1-TD	Molk (0.5), Omameh (0.5)	-

1st and 10: Probably the most basic play in our playbook. Molk and Omameh double down on the playside DT, while Dorrestein kicks the DE out and Shaw hits the linebacker. An easy gain for Denard.

1st and 10: This might be nitpicky, but I think Denard makes the wrong read. The LB/S who was covering Roundtree in the slot blitzes and crashes down on Shaw along with the readside defensive end. The linebacker scrapes outside, but even he's got his eyes on Shaw. If Denard pulls this, it's probably an explosion play. Luckily the interior OL mashes the UMass DL back and Shaw has an easy six despite unblocked guys on the edge coming after him.

1st and 10: Omameh gets beaten inside by the DT here, and the tackle makes the play, but it was because Denard had to cut back because UMass had this play sniffed out with a run blitz that occupied the lead blocker (Smith) and took away the hole created by Schilling and Huyge.

1st and goal: Schilling gets inside leverage on the backside DT. Molk stalemates the playside DT, which is fine down near the goalline. The strongside linebacker foolishly jumps way too far inside, and Omameh makes sure he stays there.

2nd and goal: Molk and Omameh double and smash the playside DT back, allowing Shaw to easilly dive in.

Down	Formation	Runner	Play	Yards	Yay	Nay
1-10	Shotgun split H-back	Robinson	Zone read keeper	20	-	-
1-10	Shotgun 4 WR trips right	Robinson	-	-7	-	Robinson
2-17	Shotgun 5 WR	Robinson	Pump fake draw	7	-	Molk (-0.5)

1st and 10: This is a new formation. The tight end is in as the H-back, but there are two half backs in the game as well, flanking Denard. I should -1 Denard for the absolutely wrong read - the DE keeps perfect contain, it should be a handoff - but it feels wrong to minus someone who then delivers a stiff arm and runs for 20 yards, so I'm not going to.

1st and 10: Denard bobble. He was definitely not focused early on in this game.

2nd and 17: Hmm. This is actually on the umpire. Molk has the linebacker lined up, which would've given Denard a few extra yards at least, but the ump moves directly into Molk's path, which allows the linebacker to evade him and trip Denard as he goes by. Blah.

Down	Formation	Runner	Play	Yards	Yay	Nay
2-5	Shotgun slot right	Robinson	QB off tackle right	16	Shaw, Koger, Dorrestein	-
1-10	Shotgun slot left	Robinson	QB off tackle left	8	Huyge, Koger, Shaw	-
2-2	Shotgun slot right	Shaw	Zone read handoff	0	-	Robinson, Shaw
3-2	???	Robinson	???	16	-	-
1-10	Shotgun 4 WR trips left	Smith	Zone read handoff	5	Robinson, Omameh, Molk (0.5), Schilling (0.5)	-
2-5	Shotgun 4 WR trips left	Smith	Zone read handoff	-1	Robinson	Molk

2nd and 5: Shaw hits the strongside linebacker and gets enough of him. Koger mashes the DE inside while Dorrestein pulls around and plows the middle linebacker. Open space for Denard.

1st and 10: Huyge and Koger get nice blocks on the perimeter, with Huyge mashing his guy and Koger possibly getting away with a little hold. Lead blocker Shaw gets enough of the middle linebacker to turn this from 4 yards into 8.

2nd and 2: Slightly nitpicky on the Denard minus I guess. The end doesn't wildly crash down, but he's shuffling his feet; this play gains more if Denard keeps the ball IMO. Regardless, he hands off, the line doesn't create much, and Shaw tries to do what he always does and cut back. Doesn't work.

3rd and 2: Sigh, BTN.

1st and 10: Correct read by Denard this time, and the OL gets blocking. Omameh reaches the second level and sort of pops the linebacker, while Molk and Schilling double the weakside DT and crush him backwards.

2nd and 5: Another correct read by Denard to handoff, but Molk doesn't lay a finger on the defensive tackle and this play gets blown up. Almost seems like there was a missed assignment on the line, because it wasn't a case of Molk whiffing or getting smoked; he is headed to the second level the whole way like he's assuming Schilling or Omameh has the tackle. He gets the minus either way, because he either missed the guy he was supposed to block, or didn't assign the correct blocking (which is his responsibility as the center).

Down	Formation	Runner	Play	Yards	Yay	Nay
1-10	Shotgun 4 WR	Robinson	Pump fake draw	4	Molk, Dorrestein	-

1st and 10: Good job by Molk and Dorrestein creating a huge hole for Denard, and downfield blocking could've made this a big play, except Denard slips on the turf.

Down	Formation	Runner	Play	Yards	Yay	Nay
1-10	Shotgun 4 WR	Robinson	QB blast	2	-	Huyge
2-8	Shotgun heavy	Grady	Reverse	15	Shaw, Stonum, Dorrestein	-
1-10	Shotgun heavy	Shaw	Zone read dive	9	Huyge, Schilling, Molk, Robinson	-
2-1	Shotgun 4 WR	Robinson	QB blast	3	Huyge	-
1-10	Shotgun slot left	Robinson	Zone read keeper	6	Webb, Huyge	-
2-4	Shotgun H-back	Shaw	HB dive	34-TD	Webb, Omameh, Molk, Schilling	-

1st and 10: Huyge gets no push against the defensive end, and is then muscled aside. Meh.

2nd and 8: Interesting concept here, with Shaw moving against the grain and serving as a lead blocker for a reverse. Dorrestein also peels away into the second level. Those two plus Stonum get good blocks for Grady.

1st and 10: Good decision by Denard on the handoff. Huyge blocks down on the blitzing linebacker, while Schilling gets the DT and Molk gets to the second level to get another linebacker. And easy nine yards.

2nd and 1: Kind of a mucky play. Decent enough push from Huyge and the OL, and although Shaw whiffs on the lead block, this is more on Denard here. Cavernous opening on the right side, but he decides to cut left. Meh. He then insanely thinks about pitching it. You could even tell from my seat in the corner that he thought about tossing it to Shaw, which would've been ridiculous.

1st and 10: There doesn't even appear to be any read here. There's no defender unblocked, so I wonder if this was a designed keeper. Either way, Webb and Huyge drive their guys backward, and this is an easy gain.

2nd and 4: Webb cracks back from the H-back position to nail the unblocked end, while Omameh, Molk and Schilling seal the inside to create an enormous hole for Shaw...so enormous that even though he inexplicably stops as soon as he receives the handoff, he still has time to restart and zip through untouched. Very bizarre.

Down	Formation	Runner	Play	Yards	Yay	Nay
1-10	Ace twins left	Smith	HB dive	4	Molk (0.5), Schilling (0.5), Omameh, Dorrestein	-
2-6	Shotgun ace twins left	Robinson	QB off tackle right	9	Webb, Dorrestein, Omameh (0.5), Molk (0.5)	Smith
1-10	Shotgun heavy	Robinson	QB counter left	4	Lewan	Koger, Schilling
1-10	Shotgun heavy	Smith	Zone read stretch	5	Lewan, Molk, Robinson	Schilling
2-5	Shotgun slot right	Smith	HB dive	11	Lewan, Molk (0.5), Schilling (0.5)	-
1-10	Shotgun slot right	Smith	HB dive	7	Lewan, Molk, Schilling, Dorrestein	-
2-3	Shotgun ace	Robinson	Zone read keeper	8-TD	Lewan, Koger, Robinson	-

1st and 10: UMass run blitzes, so this is contained, but not because of poor blocking. Molk and Schilling double the DT, and Omameh and Dorrestein seal nicely. Also, hello Taylor Lewan.

2nd and 6: Webb with a beautiful kick out block on the DE, driving him far away and creating a huge gap after Dorrestein seals inside. Molk and Omameh obstruct the other DT. Smith actually misses his block as the lead blocker.

1st and 10: Interesting wrinkle here. Denard fakes the handoff to Smith and runs the opposite way with Koger the H-back as the lead blocker. Only problem is Koger gets beaten (along with Schilling), forcing Denard to go wide. He's able to go wide though because Taylor Lewan has locked onto the linebacker on this side of the field and driven him back about seven yards before burying him in a shallow grave on the shores of Lake Michigan. Goodness.

1st and 10: I like the concept of this play. Koger peels back and serves as a lead blocker for Smith on the edge. Molk gets pushed back a bit by the DT, but keeps him at bay well enough. Lewan latches onto the DE and mauls him, but Schilling whiffs rather badly on the linebacker, who tackles.

2nd and 5: Straight handoff. Lewan again erases the DE, and with Molk and Schilling doubling the DT and sealing him off, Smith has a big hole to zip through.

1st and 10: Lewan actually probably gets away with a hold here, but it does the job. Schilling and Molk hit the playside DT again, with Schilling then advancing onto the linebacker. Dorrestein contains the slanting backside DE, as the idiot BTN guy says Smith is hit in the backfield two yards beyond the line of scrimmage.

2nd and 3: The end shuffles inside a bit, and actually shows good instincts in popping out towards Denard, but it's still a good choice to keep. Lewan mashes the DT inside and Koger blocks the safety near the one yard line. Denard flies into the endzone.

Down	Formation	Runner	Play	Yards	Yay	Nay
1-10	Shotgun slot left	Shaw	HB dive	50	Webb (2), Lewan	-
1-10	Shotgun H-back	Smith	HB dive	3	Schilling, Omameh	Molk
2-7	Shotgun H-back	Smith	HB dive	8	Lewan, Schilling (0.5), Molk (0.5)	-
1-10	Shotgun ace	Shaw	Zone read handoff	7	Robinson, Lewan, Schilling, Molk	Koger
2-3	Ace 2 WR	Shaw	HB dive	4-TD	Koger, Lewan	-

1st and 10: Webb kicks the end out while Lewan just crushes the DT inside, and Shaw has another huge hole. He then makes a man miss and breaks a tackle and is off and running. Webb picks up another huge block on some poor bastard way downfield.

1st and 10: Schilling turns one DT outside, and Omameh comes around and mashes the other, but Molk misses the linebacker on the second level, keeping this to three yards.

2nd and 7: Lewan erases the DE again, and again Molk and Schilling double team the DT. More easy yardage for the UM running back.

1st and 10: Correct read by Denard. Lewan and Molk own the defensive tackles, allowing Schilling to get to the second level and nail a linebacker. This would be a touchdown if Koger doesn't miss the block on the safety inside the 5.

2nd and 3: Koger and Lewan block down, and it's more than enough for Shaw to muscle through for the score.

Down	Formation	Runner	Play	Yards	Yay	Nay
1-10	I-form twin WR right	Smith	HB blast	1	Lewan	Schilling
2-9	Shotgun slot right	Robinson	QB off tackle right	8	Koger	-
3-1	I-form twin WR left	Smith	HB iso	-2	-	-

1st and 10: Lewan locks onto the DE and drives him back, but Schilling surprisingly loses leverage and gets overwhelmed by the DT, and the play is blown up.

2nd and 9: Koger opens up the edge here with a good block on the defensive end. Jeremy Jackson (hello!) gets tossed aside by the corner...who then whiffs on the tackle anyway, so no minus to the coach's kid.

3rd and 1: Lloyd Carr approves of this incredibly predictable playcall that has sketchy execution because it turns an obvious blitzer loose unchecked, blowing up the aforementioned predictable play. Blah.

Down	Formation	Runner	Play	Yards	Yay	Nay
1-10	I-form heavy	Shaw	HB iso	7	McColgan, Molk (0.5), Omameh (0.5)	-
2-3	I-form heavy	Shaw	HB iso	2	McColgan, Dorrestein (2)	-
3-1	I-form heavy	Shaw	HB iso	2	Lewan (0.5), Schilling (0.5)	-

1st and 10: McColgan nice lead block, Molk and Omameh double the DT.

2nd and 3: McColgan again, along with Dorrestein with a spectacular pancake on the defensive end.

3rd and 1: Hurray, we win.

Game Chart:

	Yay	Nay	Total
Huyge	4	1	3
Lewan	10.5	0	10.5
Schilling	8.5	4	4.5
Molk	12.5	2.5	10
Omameh	8.5	2	6.5
Dorrestein	9	0	9
Stonum	1	0	1
Koger	5	2	3
Webb	5	0	5
McColgan	2	0	2
Shaw	4	1	3
Smith	0	1	-1
D. Robinson	7	3	4
TOTAL	77	16.5	60.5

Some thoughts:

• Hello Taylor Lewan!
• Other than that...this is what an offensive line is supposed to look like against an FCS opponent. Can't read much into it other than that squashed an opponent that they were supposed to.
  

Comprehensive chart:

	UConn	ND	UMass	TOTAL
Huyge	4	-4	3	+3
Lewan	N/A	N/A	10.5	10.5
Schilling	8	-3	4.5	+9.5
Molk	10	8	10	+28
Omameh	-6	6.5	6.5	+7
Dorrestein	4	4	9	+17
Koger	-2	5	3	+6
Webb	2	3	5	+10
Grady	1	-1.5	N/A	-0.5
Odoms	1	2	N/A	+3
Roundtree	1	3	N/A	+4
Stonum	0	N/A	1	+1
Stokes	N/A	-1	N/A	-1
T. Robinson	1	N/A	N/A	+1
McColgan	1	1	2	+4
Shaw	-2	-2	3	-1
Smith	4	4	-1	+7
Gardner	1	N/A	N/A	+1
D. Robinson	-2	1	4	+3
TOTALS	26	26	60.5	+112.5