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Wisconsin 49, Michigan 11

Since comments are not currently working here on touch-the-banner.com, I will be post this same content on my old site, touchthebanner.blogspot.com if you would like to discuss there until I get this whole thing fixed.

This is a shell of a team. Life sucks, at least in a football sense. In addition to starting WR Nico Collins and CB Ambry Thomas, who opted out, Michigan was without DE Kwity Paye, DE Aidan Hutchinson, LT Ryan Hayes, and RT Jalen Mayfield. Basically, every guy who looks like a surefire draft pick (at some point) sat out of this game except S Dax Hill. And if you’re counting on a safety to lead your squad to victory, you’re going to be disappointed most of the time.

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Site News: WordPress is the new iPhone

Remember how the iPhone would just, like, stop working around the time when a newer version of the iPhone was being released?

Well, it looks like WordPress is doing the same thing. Good ol’ planned obsolescence.

They keep updating WordPress, and the latest update won’t support my site theme anymore. One of the aspects of the update that isn’t supported is: comments!

So that’s why you have been unable to comment on the site lately, which sucks. I am looking for a fix, but I’m being told the site will need to be re-themed/re-designed.

When MGoBlog broke, you couldn’t do posbangs or scroll to the next page of comments. When TTB breaks . . . nobody can comment, period.

Welcome to 2020.

Preview: Michigan at Wisconsin

As I write this on Wednesday/Thursday, there’s not much known about which Wisconsin players will be available to play on Saturday, including starting QB Graham Mertz, which is kind of a big deal. This preview assumes they’re at full strength.

RUSH OFFENSE vs. WISCONSIN RUSH DEFENSE
Michigan is #84 in rush offense (140.3 yards/game) and #31 in rushing average (5.1 yards/carry). That second number is a bit of a lie, because the Wolverines ran all over Minnesota in week one and have struggled mightily in the past two games. The “bell cow” so far this season is Hassan Haskins, who is averaging a whopping 6.67 carries per game. I have confidence that the offensive line will improve as the season goes along, because offensive line coach Ed Warinner has pulled off that feat before. But Michigan was missing its starting offensive tackles last week, and it’s unclear whether they’ll be back for Wisconsin or not. Meanwhile, Wisconsin allowed 131 yards in its lone game against Illinois this season on 5.24 yards/attempt. Those numbers aren’t good for the Badgers, but they were hurt by a couple quarterback keepers (by former Wolverine Brandon Peters) that Michigan has seemingly been unwilling to run. Wisconsin runs a 3-4 look that generally does a good job of swarming to the football. Junior linebacker Jack Sanborn (6’2″, 232 lbs.) is probably the biggest name on defense, and he made 3 tackles and 2 quarterback hurries in the opener. I was also impressed by senior defensive end Isaiahh Loudermilk (6’7″, 293) in that game against the Illini.
Advantage: Wisconsin

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All-Time Season Passing Attempts Leaders

As Michigan and the modern football world keep inching together, I thought it would be interesting to take a look at the school’s all-time leaders in passing attempts. This 2020 season probably won’t break many records due to the shortened schedule, but if Michigan were playing 12 or 13 games this year . . . look out!

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Visitors: Michigan vs. Wisconsin

I haven’t posted a visitors list in a long time, because visitors haven’t been allowed to visit Michigan since last winter. And they’re still not allowed to visit campus, at least not while having any contact with the coaching staff.

But there is a group of recruits who plan to come to Ann Arbor and hang out together on their own.

2021

Raheem Anderson II – C – Detroit (MI) Cass Tech: Anderson is committed to Michigan (LINK).

Andrel Anthony – WR – East Lansing (MI) East Lansing: Anthony is committed to Michigan (LINK).

Tristan Bounds – OT – Wallingford (CT) Choate Rosemary Hall: Bounds is committed to Michigan (LINK).

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