TrustMeIamRight
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Great game! Iowa is up next--at Iowa. All phases of the team need to continue to improve. I want to see them do a lot better next week than they did this week. The defense is not going to be able to miss tackles or make half-a** tackles against Iowa. Everyone needs to show up next week!
I wouldn't worry too much about Iowa putting up a lot of points. I tip my cap to Maryland. Thy had some really good plays drawn up. A lot of misdirection, where they'd get the 2nd level going one way and leak a guy out the back and he was wide open multiple times.
Maryland also had a great play drawn up whenever UM brought pressure up the middle. They'd run a sort of inside bubble screen as the middle would be wide open as those guys were blitzing.
Durkin had sort of an unfair advantage in really knowing the strength and weaknesses of the defense and its players. I thought they played great though. I know I was really tough on Speight this year, but he is looking more and more comfortable with each passing game. He is looking like a legitimate QB and someone UM can rely on if the run game is shut down.