Michigan's run game gets the film-room treatment from Joel Klatt
A dedicated Understanding Football breakdown follows his progress report on Kyle Whittingham and other new head coaches.
Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.
How To Fix Michigan's Run Game | Understanding Football with Joel Klatt
Michigan's problems get more than a place in the rankings conversation on The Joel Klatt Show. Across twelve uploads, Klatt returns to the Wolverines' offense, first in his coaching progress report and then in “How To Fix Michigan's Run Game | Understanding Football with Joel Klatt,” explaining where Bryce Underwood and the offense can improve.
The week's biggest new upload remains Monday's wide-ranging reaction episode, approaching 200,000 views. Jeremiah Smith's place among Ohio State's greats supplies one debate, but viewers also ask for more of the tactical explanations behind Minnesota's win over Michigan. There is an appetite here for the why, not just the Top 10.
Attention has since shifted toward the weekend picks. Klatt's Georgia-Alabama and Texas-Oklahoma preview is drawing the most daily views of any channel video, with the Michigan offensive-breakdown Short also active. The picks include USC's trip to Penn State for a White Out and UCLA's visit to Oregon.
The channel added about a thousand subscribers over the week, while daily viewing is modestly above its usual pace. NFL on FOX had a much larger weekly viewing total among nearby sports channels; Klatt's week keeps its own focus on turning Saturday's results into football explanations.
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The comments under "Jeremiah Smith: Best Buckeye ever? Are Michigan’s problems fixable? DeBoer’s Bama is here…"
Thanks for explaining WHY Jeremiah Smith is the best player in college football and HOW Ohio State is leveraging him differently this year. Excellent analysis.
@katymooney8443See it on YouTubeOrlando Pace is my favorite football player of all time. He’s the reason I’m a 30 year buckeye faithful
@HippoTuskmanSee it on YouTubeMinnesota “pulling in the same direction” is what P.J. Fleck preaches all the time! That’s why he says “row the boat”.
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Lifelong Buckeye. Three names for the GOAT: Griffin, Pace, Smith. Nailed it, Joel.
@michaelanderson4441See it on YouTubeMichigan fan, but I'm happy for Gophers & PJ. Keep it up boys!
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