DawgmanRadio: The interns' Michigan game preview!

Dawgman Radio: A Washington Huskies athletics podcast

The interns from Dawgman.com - Luke Mounger and Jack McCauley - are back this week to quickly lick some fresh wounds after Washington's 21-18 loss at Rutgers last Friday night, but then flush that game from the system and focus on UW's opponent this weekend, the Michigan Wolverines.

And it's just as painful for the guys to call Michigan the National Champions, as they sounded defeated the Huskies back in January 34-13 to win the biggest prize in college football.

But just like this Washington team isn't anything like the team that lost to Michigan almost 9 months ago, this Wolverines team barely resembles the team that won that game over UW in January. They were able to retain more players from that game than UW, but they lost more players to the NFL Draft than Washington, and both teams both lost their head coaches.

The Wolverines did keep a couple key players on each side of the ball, and the guys start out analyzing the matchup of Michigan's run game versus Washington's run defense. The loss of Jayvon Parker looms large along the UW front, but UM has become worryingly one-dimensional on offense if you are a fan of theirs.

Can Washington really force Alex Orji into a situation where he has to win the game? And how does he compare with other quarterbacks UW has faced that are more lethal as a run threat compared to what they can do via the air? And what are the other keys to a successful evening for the UW defense? And how big will the partisan fanbase at The Greatest Setting be when trying to take the Wolverines out of their game in their first road trip of the season?

Turning the tables, Luke and Jack then look at Washington's multiple offense versus a stout Michigan defense. Given how the Huskies have lost a couple of rough games to things like unforced errors, penalties, and red zone inefficiency, they hit on the things UW can't do against a disciplined program like UM.

But what can they do to have success? The guys offer up some things they think UW could do in order to loosen things up and put Michigan on their heels, as well as some Wolverines to avoid when UW has the ball. And finally, do they think UW can use the switching of Will Rogers and Demond Williams to their advantage? Have they gotten to the point where a player like Williams could have some breakout moments? And Luke breaks out a stat derived from one of Michigan's recent opponents that might provide some hope when looking at UW's run game.

After a quick break, the guys then present their Bets to Bark, as well as their Betting B1G segment, which includes some interesting takes on if the guys are looking to take the first half team total for Michigan-Washington, as well as the game team total.

And the final segment is their confidence interval, which is basically how confident they are of their game prediction? Are they feeling good about their picks? Or is there a little bit of trepidation that has crept in after the Rutgers loss?

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