Blake Appreciation Thread
I know this was covered alot yesterday, but when I wake up this morning to a focal story on College Football Final about the death threats and suicide suggestions that are being thrown Blake's way, it sort of pisses me off. So this thread is meant to counter that as much as possible.
Hell of a season so far. Hell of a game. I'm glad your with us.
Shit happens. Do you best to brush off the morons. True Blue will stand behind you.
Keep up the great work. And GO BLUE!
October 18th, 2015 at 8:05 AM ^
Love the Blake .
No problem.
Let's carry on.
October 18th, 2015 at 8:07 AM ^
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October 18th, 2015 at 8:13 AM ^
Are you fucking kidding me with this shit?!?
I agree that death threats and all that is just horrible but the kid screwed up big time and lost the game for UM. I, for one, will never forgive him for this loss. It may have set UM's program back a few years: no shot at CFB playoffs, probably no shot at Big 10 title, loss of mojo, loss of media respect, become national joke for choking game away and probably costs UM a few elite recruits for this cycle which will hurt a few years down the road.
The death threats are completely uncalled for but lets not go over board on trying to absolve the kid in his part in this embarrassing loss. He messed up and UM lost the game because of it. Period.
October 18th, 2015 at 8:16 AM ^
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October 18th, 2015 at 8:31 AM ^
I'd rather appreciate Jordan Lewis who was 1-1 with an NFL WR today. Also, 1 80yard punt doesn't make him awesome.
October 18th, 2015 at 9:32 AM ^
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Um, he's done a ittle more than just 1 80 yard punt. We were saying he's awesome before this game so he was obviouly doing something right.
October 18th, 2015 at 9:50 AM ^
Blake O'Neill has been far from "pretty solid"
October 18th, 2015 at 10:26 AM ^
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Those who stay will be champions.
October 18th, 2015 at 11:42 AM ^
Every week I've been saying that Blake is one of my top 3 favoirte current wolverines. Love this guy!
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The entire team shares blame, from stupid penalties to offense & defense that definitely left something to be desired, to questionable coach decisions.
I mean, technically, the root cause was a poor snap, yeah?
October 18th, 2015 at 11:45 AM ^
that the root cause was a poor snap?
October 18th, 2015 at 12:00 PM ^
up their ass whole game missed call game over
October 18th, 2015 at 12:49 PM ^
He did NOT "singlehandedly destry our season"! The snap was low, there were MANY penalties in the game that really cost us, the offense wasn't able to get the 1st down, there were several 3rd and longs that didn't work out for us. Last I checked football was a TEAM sport and we have an excellent punter who made ONE mistake (albiet a big one). Out loss yesterday sucs and it will take a very long time to get over it, but the season is NOT destroyed. You need to get a grip.
October 18th, 2015 at 8:25 AM ^
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October 18th, 2015 at 8:34 AM ^
I'm sure O'Neill is over 18 so he's not officially a "kid" anymore is he?
I'm not saying he should be drawn and quartered. The death threats against him are reprehensible but he is in no way deserving of an "Appreciation Thread" when his gaffe was the most significant (and memorable) reason UM lost a very important game to Sparty.
I did not send him any Twitter threats, I don't "hate" him but I see no reason to try to salve Blake's feelings. He messed up, UM lost, let him accept the consequences of failing at the one thing he is on scholarship for: catch the ball and kick it.
October 18th, 2015 at 8:40 AM ^
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October 18th, 2015 at 11:52 AM ^
be bothered to clean out the typo's from their message are so quick to condemn, and so absolutely.
Learning how to weather and learn from failure is requisite to winning in football, in life -- in any endeavor worthy of risk.
October 18th, 2015 at 11:55 AM ^
I bet you're the kind of dad where if your kid makes a mistake and costs his team the game you bawl him out for disgracing the family and make him walk home alone.
Edit - also, you called him a kid in your first dumbass post so using your second dumbass post to criticize someone for calling him a kid is even more dumbass.
October 18th, 2015 at 8:20 AM ^
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October 18th, 2015 at 12:00 PM ^
...and maybe some humble pie. Logan should be careful what he (or she) calls out for! if you've ever noticed, the Uni has a way of responding...
October 18th, 2015 at 8:26 AM ^
Lets admit it. This fanbase has completely lowered their expectations. The season is effectively over. Virtually no shot at the Big Ten Championship. No shot at the playoffs. Already a two loss team, so a good bowl won't be coming our way.
The Michigan fans I knew years ago would whloeheartedly tell any that such a result is unacceptable. Now, we've all become whipping boys who are saying, "Well, it was better than last year. Maybe next year!"
It is truly sad how far this program's expectations have fallen in just a decade. MSU continues to be a power while Michigan flounders in defeat. Northwestern showed yesterday that they are not an elite team. This Michigan team hasn't beaten anyone of note.
Maybe John Bacon's title was right. "The Rise, Fall, and Return (to the average of the past decade) of Michigan football."
October 18th, 2015 at 8:29 AM ^
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Go back to Momma's basement.
October 18th, 2015 at 11:01 AM ^
of getting a little better today everyday and seeing where that leads.
So you think you know better than Harbaugh? And every year in our lifetime except 1997 was unacceptable?
I don't want to be that guy.
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Thanks for saying it. Some "fans" on this site are just unbelievable.
October 18th, 2015 at 10:29 AM ^
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October 18th, 2015 at 8:31 AM ^
October 18th, 2015 at 11:10 AM ^
The point of accountability is to improve the transparency of all of the inputs into the playing time decisions which are made to make the team better today. To improve incentives and rewards. It's not to enable a myopic game of backwards-lookinig gotcha. One (collosal) situation play error by Blake does not change the result of the calculation as to who is our best punter going forward.
Too many here want to play backwards-looking gotcha. I want Michigan to be the best it can be today and in the future.
Go Blake! This member of the MGoBlog Club Supports You.
October 18th, 2015 at 8:32 AM ^
Can I interest you in never ever coaching kids in any sport?
Those are some pretty hateful words for a kid that punted the ball 3 times in the 10 yard line and had a net punt for 80!!! yards.
October 18th, 2015 at 8:36 AM ^
It's just very hard to relate to your post. These are student athletes. Lord knows most of us have screwed up something pretty bad in our lives at some point. The world is not going to end because of this. Life is about comebacks, not ruminating over bad but weird mistakes. Sometimes it's better to take it a little easier on yourself and others.
October 18th, 2015 at 8:46 AM ^
You're a pos. He is a college kid who feels worse about it than anyone else. Have you accomplished anything even close to him athletically? Doubt it. You give all of us a bad name. Head up blake.
October 18th, 2015 at 8:58 AM ^
You are being hysterical. Setting our program back? Honestly?? You must be out of your mind. If anything embarrasses us in the national media, it is the online reaction of so many of us. TWIS would have every right to devote this week's entire edition to Michigan (fans).
As for criticizing O'Neill any more than simply "he made a bad play," you should remember that he is a student playing for your enjoyment for free.
As Zoltan Mesko tweeted last night, "I don't care what any college player does to your Saturday afternoon mood. They are all student-athletes and they don't owe you a thing.
I remember some jerk in the stadium 15 rows behind me when Gardner lost his mind and threw the interception from the endzone against NotreDame several years ago. While we were all distraught over the play, this guy immediately spewed forth vitriol. I can't imagine where this shit comes from. I think there are some among us that need to take a break from college football, or maybe all sports. Maybe they need to spend time in therapy. I don't know.
For me, I love this team, I love the coach, and I love the punter who has had as much to do with our defensive success than anyone.
Also, 80 yard punt.
October 18th, 2015 at 9:29 AM ^
But as for "I can't imagine where this shit comes from"--it comes from "fans" who have nothing good going on in their own lives and depend on living vicariously through the athletic successes of 20-ish-year-olds.
October 18th, 2015 at 8:59 AM ^