3. The alternating of quarterbacks was ridiculed
A week after Davis Warren and Alex Orji were used strategically in the Michigan State victory, many were second-guessing why Orji spelled Warren in certain situations on Saturday. The most noticeable was on fourth and goal in the final stages when the maize and blue could have closed the gap to within seven points.
The broadcasters were puzzled as to why Orji was brought in on an obvious passing down where Warren gave them the best chance to get in the endzone. Instead the offense called a trick play where Semaj Morgan ended up trying to throw it back to Orji who was covered and ran out of bounds. Coach Moore said he was "not gonna question the playcaller" and that ''Oregon just covered it well.''
It wasn't the only one that Brad Nessler and Gary Danielson had a gripe about either. The Colston Loveland incompletion that they reviewed cost them a timeout and Danielson said shame on the Michigan football coaches for not knowing the rules and getting them charged a timeout as a result.
They also thought Orji should have thrown it more and not just used as a decoy to run it every time he was in. Seeing the Wolverines three times in person and in line for a fourth next weekend, you would think that they would realize that is the most productive way Michigan's offense works, but they do make a logical point.