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Football Watching 101
The Playbook
Simple explanations. Clear diagrams. Learn what you're actually watching on Saturday.
OFFENSE
RPO
Run or pass? Learn who the quarterback is reading and how that defender determines where the football goes.
Learn ItOFFENSE
12 Personnel
Learn what personnel numbers mean and how they tell you who is on the field before the snap.
Learn ItDEFENSE
Cover 2
Two deep safeties, five underneath defenders and a simple way to recognize what you're watching.
Learn ItDEFENSE
Quarters
Understand Cover 4, what the safeties are watching and why offenses attack it the way they do.
Learn ItMichigan Fan Community
The Crowd
The Big House holds 107,601 opinions. Here's yours.
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The Question
One question. Thousands of Michigan fans. Pick a side and tell us why.
Have your say on the biggest Michigan football questions.
Fan voting is on the way. In the meantime, join the conversation in The Crowd.
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