****Michigan Game Day Thread****

First Possession:
1st & 10, -25 - Under center, zone run left
1st & 10, -39 - Shotgun, straight drop, both tackles beat, RB release too late, incomplete
2nd & 10, -39 - Shotgun, straight drop, not sure if TE44 was supposed to be a checkdown or he just turned around after whiffing but Raiola found him
1st & 10, +38 - Shotgun, two back, fake jet sweep, counter run
1st & 10, +27 - Shotgun, straight drop, both backs release, quick thrown almost picked
2nd & 10, +27 - Shotgun, play action, quick throw on the short dig
1st & 10, +14 - Under center, tight trips right, counter pitch on the end around
2nd & 3, +7 - Shotgun, 5-wide, slot fade, incomplete
3rd & 3, +7 - Shotgun, 2 TEs, straight zone run
4th & 2, +6 - Shotgun, motion to fake jet sweep, shovel pass, turnover on downs
 
Second possession:
1st & 10, +37 - Shotgun, straight drop, RB directly to the flat for the short completion
2nd & 2, +29 - Under center, tight trips left, straight zone run
3rd & 1, +28 - Under center, 2 TE heavy, straight zone run
1st & 10, +24 - Shotgun, 2 RBs, motion to handoff outside zone
2nd & 9, +23 - Shotgun, split zone run (looked like the LT blocked the guy the crossing TE was supposed to block
3rd & 7, +21 - Shotgun, straight drop, both tackles beat, sack
4th & 12, +26 - Missed FG
 
Third possession:
1st & 10, -23 - Shotgun, two backs, playaction, RB screen
2nd & 2, -31 - Under center, tight formation, split zone run
1st & 10, -34 - Shotgun, motion to five wide, straight drop, interception
 
Fourth possession:
1st & 10, -25 - Shotgun, five wide, straight drop, we don't pick up the stunt, TE44 releases late, incomplete
2nd & 10, -25 - Shotgun, WR screen
3rd & 3, -32 - Shotgun, False start
3rd & 8, -27 - Shotgun, straight drop, we don't pick up the stunt, RB21 open on the check down (likely wouldn't have gotten the first down), sack
4th & 20, -15 - Punt
 
Fifth possession:
1st & 10, -48 - Shotgun, split zone run
2nd & 6, +48 - Shotgun, straight drop, quick slant incomplete, DPI
1st & 10, +44 - Shotgun, two RBs, motion RB, fake give, counter to other RB
2nd & 8, +42 - Shotgun, two TEs, tight formation, play-action, Raiola avoids the corner blitz, deep dig complete
1st & 10, +21 - Under center, tight formation, inside zone
2nd & 7, +18 - Shotgun, straight drop, quick hitch to TE44
3rd & 3, +14 - Shotgun, motion to five wide, both tackles beat, sack
4th & 10, +21 - FG made
 
Sixth possession:
1st & 10, -37 - Shotgun, tight formation, split zone run
2nd & 5, -42 - Shotgun, five wide, straight drop, delay angle route complete
1st & 10, +47 - Shotgun, tight formation, split zone run
2nd & 3, +40 - Shotgun, motion to five wide, TE44 on a short stop route complete
1st & 10, +28 - Under center, tight formation, split zone run all out of whack
2nd & 9, +27 - Shotgun, tight formation, split zone run that RB21 takes too wide
3rd & 8, +26 - Shotgun, tight formation, straight drop, Barney down the seam for the TD
 
Seventh possession (two-minute drill):
1st & 10, -25 - Shotgun, straight drop, wide throw, incomplete
2nd & 10, -25 - Shotgun, motion to five wide, straight drop Key on the curl, complete
1st & 10, -35 - Shotgun, play-action, Clark on the dig, complete
1st & 10, -49 - Shotgun, straight drop, quick pressure, TE44 was available as checkdown, sack
2nd & 19, -40 - Shotgun, split zone run
3rd & 16, -43 - Shotgun, tight formation, split zone run
4th & 11, -48 - Shotgun, designed roll right, Hail Mary TD
 
So, in the first half by my count (not counting the seventh possession):

Under Center - 7 plays, all runs
"Regular" shotgun (11 personnel, three wide) - 16 plays, 2 runs
"Heavy" shotgun (12 or 21 or tight formation) - 11 plays, 7 runs, shovel pass, screen

That seems to be pretty easy to pick up the tendencies: Under center we run (100%), Heavy shotgun we run or throw behind the line (81%), Regular shotgun we pass (87%).

Interestingly, one of the two times we broke tendencies on the Heavy shotgun they were cover zero (as our tendency said they should be) and we hit Barney down the seam.
 
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