UM goes:
8-5-2017
10-3-2018
9-4-2019
2-4-2020
As of 2020, Never beat tOSU----and then
Stalions starts working for UM (starts illegally attending games)
Mike Weiss hired by UM (starts hacking opponents computers)
12-2-2021
13-1-2022
8-0-2023
Yup. It is a clear causation for their success. It has nothing to do with having a core of experienced offensive linemen that were the best in the nation two years in a row, along with two elite edge rushers on each side with Aidan Hutchinson and David Ojabo. A rotation of Hassan Haskins, Blake Corum, and Donovan Edwards. A dual threat QB who is the most physically gifted they have ever had in J.J. McCarthy.
I'm not going to deny the accusations like many of the bandwagon Michigan fans (it is conclusive that they were stealing signs with illegal tactics), but Michigan is better than every team in the nation with the exception of Georgia. You try to stack the box to contain Corum/Edwards - McCarthy will exploit the defence with his passing game. The defence is deep at every position besides nickle/corner. Go watch a few drives and tell me how guys like Mason Graham, Kris Jenkins, Will Johnson, Mike Sainristil, Braiden McGregor, Junior Colson, Michael Barrett and Kenneth Grant only benefit from having their coordinator/coaches elaborately steal signs. There's a reason why the NFL has selected so many players from Michigan's defence over the years; they're very f***ing good.
If you want to make the claim that Michigan's success is directly because of how they steal signs, then go ahead. If you watch the Buckeyes, you would know that Ohio State has had an exploitable offensive-line and secondary over the years. How many times did the Buckeyes screw themselves over with cover zero? It directly resulted in two wide open Cornelius Johnson tds last season.
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