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Reasons to "Pump the Brakes on Michigan as a Preseason Top 5 Team" - According to Landgrantholyland

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June 9, 2016 at 2:41pm
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Just stumbled across this article from Landgrantholyland about "pumping the brakes" on Michigan's high hopes a bit. 

http://www.landgrantholyland.com/2016/6/9/11872812/ohio-state-football-michigan-big-ten-hype

The author, Chad Peltier, recounts a lot of the same things many 11Wers have been saying.  But it was nice to hear it from an outside source, also. 

He begins with their uncertainty at quarterback as well as their weakness at linebacker.  He mentions how anemic their rushing offense has been, as well. 

I found this to be the most interesting part of the piece, though.  He made a great point about how the two teams compare from the standpoint of recruiting over the last several cycles: 

Ohio State could essentially field an entire extra starting offense and defense worth of blue chip recruits that Michigan doesn't have on their roster.

He also points out that three of the Wolverines' toughest match-ups this season will be on the road. 

Of course, most of it of it wasn't new information, per se.  But all in all, I thought it was a good read -

 

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