FSU vs Michigan Orange Bowl Official Thread
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malbaker86
Gators
Think FSU takes this one in a classic if all draft eligible players bring it and dont mail it in
jwonder
Superstar
No Ermon Lane?
Sad because he is really looking good at Safety. I swear the Safety position damn sure aint safe for FSU this year
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No worries though. Aint like Michigan got a strong passing game.
Sad because he is really looking good at Safety. I swear the Safety position damn sure aint safe for FSU this year..No worries though. Aint like Michigan got a strong passing game.
Tide Run This
Veteran
No Ermon Lane?
No worries though. Aint like Michigan got a strong passing game.
Ermon got bad luck during off time
MustafaSTL
Achievement In Every Field of Human Endeavor
Let's get it Noles!
No Ermon Lane?
No worries though. Aint like Michigan got a strong passing game.
Your QB isn't finishing the game so...
Tide Run This
Veteran
Deondre tough motherfukker but he take too many clean licks he's due to get KOed for real. I ain't trying to see no Maguire again
jwonder
Superstar
If you not betting don't quote me. Don't got time for you band wagon Michigan fans.
jwonder
Superstar
Michigan defense is over rated breh. Haitian Jack aint getting knocked out the game.
Tide Run This
Veteran
Miami has a high school DL compared to ours and he was on skates then
Michigan’s defensive line is considered by many as the Wolverines’ top individual unit and one of the best in the country.
So in Friday's Orange Bowl (8 p.m., ESPN), it may be the biggest task, literally and figuratively, that Florida State’s offensive line has faced all season.
U-M’s defensive ends (Chris Wormley at 302 pounds and Taco Charlton at 272) are much larger than the Seminoles have seen and the best comparison he can make is Boston College, which is where U-M’s defensive coordinator Don Brown built the defense.
“It’s different than a lot of guys we go against, speed-type rushers, speed-type guys, that’s ACC ball,” FSU center Alec Eberle told the Free Press. “They play Big Ten ball, they’re a bunch of big guys, they’re strong, they rush four and they know how to play that kind of game. We’ve played a couple teams that had guys like that. Ole Miss had a couple guys like that, Miami had big d-tackles, Florida. But it’s definitely going to be a new experience for me. I’ve never played against a school from the Big Ten personally, so I look forward to that chance to play against a team like that. The Big Ten is known for big, strong guys. It’s different than we’re used to competing against.”
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Michigan’s style of rotating the two full lines through, with the second unit nearly as talented as the first, is another unusual task for the Seminoles.
“You see they have two waves of defensive linemen and that gives them an opportunity to play a couple plays, play three to six plays and get the other guys in so they have fresh guys,” Eberle said. “Which really makes it keen on us as offensive linemen to prepare ourselves whether it’s in the weight room or doing extra conditioning and really pushing ourselves through bowl prep because we know they’re going to constantly be fresh and ready to go. So we really have to take advantage of the chances we have and push ourselves to go full speed the entire time.”
The rotation is part of it, but Eberle also noticed that with the veteran group, they’ve learned how to still push themselves, even with four seniors across the starting front, including three fifth-year seniors (Wormley, Ryan Glasgow and Matt Godin). The Wolverines rank second nationally in sacks per game, averaging 3.67 and first in tackles for loss at 9.6 per game.
“You can tell that when they’re playing, they definitely go full speed and they never quit,” Eberle said. “That’s impressive that they have big dudes like that, that constantly push themselves… you definitely notice that. It’s fun to watch them on film because they’re such a good team.”
Considering the Seminoles’ own offensive line issues – only Eberle and left tackle Roderick Johnson started every game this season, three different players started at left guard and the group the ended the season only played two games together – this could be a challenge.
They struggled early in pass protection, allowing 27 sacks in the first eight games, but improved, only allowing seven in the final three.
The run game has always been there with star tailback Dalvin Cook, but it took some time to find overall consistency.
“We’ve definitely had our ups downs as an offensive line,” Eberle said. “Our run game has always been there. I’d say we struggled more with the pass game at the beginning of the season, which picked up in the middle of the season and definitely toward the end of the season. We have a pretty young offensive line – we have two guys it was their first time playing college offensive line – and we sustained some injuries and had some substitutions. We had different continuity throughout the year. Once we got the big guys in there and started growing up as an offensive line, we started to do better and better each game.”
So in Friday's Orange Bowl (8 p.m., ESPN), it may be the biggest task, literally and figuratively, that Florida State’s offensive line has faced all season.
U-M’s defensive ends (Chris Wormley at 302 pounds and Taco Charlton at 272) are much larger than the Seminoles have seen and the best comparison he can make is Boston College, which is where U-M’s defensive coordinator Don Brown built the defense.
“It’s different than a lot of guys we go against, speed-type rushers, speed-type guys, that’s ACC ball,” FSU center Alec Eberle told the Free Press. “They play Big Ten ball, they’re a bunch of big guys, they’re strong, they rush four and they know how to play that kind of game. We’ve played a couple teams that had guys like that. Ole Miss had a couple guys like that, Miami had big d-tackles, Florida. But it’s definitely going to be a new experience for me. I’ve never played against a school from the Big Ten personally, so I look forward to that chance to play against a team like that. The Big Ten is known for big, strong guys. It’s different than we’re used to competing against.”
Read more:
Michigan vs. Florida State: Five storylines to watch in Orange Bowl
Michigan football gets dramatic welcome in Miami, minus a few players
Michigan football prepped for Florida's warm weather back at home
Michigan’s style of rotating the two full lines through, with the second unit nearly as talented as the first, is another unusual task for the Seminoles.
“You see they have two waves of defensive linemen and that gives them an opportunity to play a couple plays, play three to six plays and get the other guys in so they have fresh guys,” Eberle said. “Which really makes it keen on us as offensive linemen to prepare ourselves whether it’s in the weight room or doing extra conditioning and really pushing ourselves through bowl prep because we know they’re going to constantly be fresh and ready to go. So we really have to take advantage of the chances we have and push ourselves to go full speed the entire time.”
The rotation is part of it, but Eberle also noticed that with the veteran group, they’ve learned how to still push themselves, even with four seniors across the starting front, including three fifth-year seniors (Wormley, Ryan Glasgow and Matt Godin). The Wolverines rank second nationally in sacks per game, averaging 3.67 and first in tackles for loss at 9.6 per game.
“You can tell that when they’re playing, they definitely go full speed and they never quit,” Eberle said. “That’s impressive that they have big dudes like that, that constantly push themselves… you definitely notice that. It’s fun to watch them on film because they’re such a good team.”
Considering the Seminoles’ own offensive line issues – only Eberle and left tackle Roderick Johnson started every game this season, three different players started at left guard and the group the ended the season only played two games together – this could be a challenge.
They struggled early in pass protection, allowing 27 sacks in the first eight games, but improved, only allowing seven in the final three.
The run game has always been there with star tailback Dalvin Cook, but it took some time to find overall consistency.
“We’ve definitely had our ups downs as an offensive line,” Eberle said. “Our run game has always been there. I’d say we struggled more with the pass game at the beginning of the season, which picked up in the middle of the season and definitely toward the end of the season. We have a pretty young offensive line – we have two guys it was their first time playing college offensive line – and we sustained some injuries and had some substitutions. We had different continuity throughout the year. Once we got the big guys in there and started growing up as an offensive line, we started to do better and better each game.”
The rude awakening that we aint Wake Forest gonna be swift