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The original was posted on /r/cfb by /u/zombachu on 2023-10-23 18:28:38.
If you add up all the times the broadcast caught Houser jogging to and from the sideline, you’d end up with a horizontal yardage of 496. For reference, the distance that MSU’s offense traveled vertically was 182 yards. One wonders how effective their efforts could’ve been if Michigan needed to suspend their lip reader as well.
| Time | Position | Yards from MSU sideline |
|---|---|---|
| 1Q 7:13 | Far hash | 33 1/3 |
| 1Q 6:30 | Far hash | 33 1/3 |
| 1Q 5:46 | Far hash | 33 1/3 |
| 1Q 5:23 | Near hash | 20 |
| 1Q 1:37 | Center | 26 2/3 |
| 1Q 1:17 | 2.5y from far hash | 30 5/6 |
| 2Q 10:12 | Near hash | 20 |
| 2Q 7:32 | Near hash | 20 |
| 3Q 9:30 | 2.5y from far hash | 30 5/6 |
My research also uncovered the NBC cameraman rushed for more yards chasing Ja’Den McBurrows after the game (61) than the entire Spartan football team had that night (49). Probably had better coverage too.
On a related note, I’ve seen message board rumors suggest the scouting allegations originated from an Ohio State source. If you consider Ryan Day’s comments from earlier this year that seems to check out. After all, NFL-style hashmarks would mean his players would tire less in telephoning play calls from the far sideline. However, I believe Day failed to consider that narrower hashmarks shrinking the long side of the field would actually be detrimental to his plays designing to run as far away from the trenches as possible.