November 26th, 2016 at 4:38 PM ^
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November 26th, 2016 at 4:51 PM ^
November 26th, 2016 at 4:41 PM ^
Fuck Big Ten refs
Fuck Michigan State fans taking joy in this
Fuck Penn State for profiting from this
but mostly Fuck Ohio
November 26th, 2016 at 4:44 PM ^
November 26th, 2016 at 4:49 PM ^
We're missing a big time RB for this offense to really start taking off. I think the rest of the team is coming together but I feel we're still a little behind with the QB and RB positions.
November 26th, 2016 at 4:52 PM ^
November 26th, 2016 at 4:55 PM ^
November 26th, 2016 at 4:52 PM ^
The thing that really bothers me is we will have kids leave the program without ever beating OSU . That sucks for them so bad.
November 26th, 2016 at 5:01 PM ^
Fuck the other calls, if they just spot the ball correctly, GAME OVER. THE DEFENSE MADE THE STOP, FUCK THE REST.
November 26th, 2016 at 5:06 PM ^
two interceptions plus the fumble cost 21 points. We were not able to overcome his poor play. Overall, the defense was fine. It looks like at least two more years of losing to OSU before we have a real chance to beat them. We lose most of our starters and have a weak QB and OL to deal with. This sucks
November 26th, 2016 at 5:11 PM ^
and they were bad, but we had our shots. We had many many chances to stop them on their regulation TD drives We had uncharacteristic drops by our best players. On the play before the 4th down mis-spot we had that fucker for a 5 yard loss. We over pursued and he got 8 instead of losing 8. Too many screwups on our end to blame the officials for this loss.
November 26th, 2016 at 5:23 PM ^
and better pay-calling. Only one time did a peppers play work on offense. That needs to go away. And Speight just wasn't very good. The oline didn't give the RBs any where to run.
Granted we were in it to the end, but just not good enough at crunch time. It's not much of a rivalry losing 12 of 13.
November 26th, 2016 at 7:30 PM ^
I am proud of the way our guys battled, and disagree with many complaints.
IMO we were the better team today - not dominant, but better. Speight showed guts and composure throughout the game. He made some wonderful plays; he also made some critical mistakes. It's very, very difficult to overcome 3 turnovers.
Speaking of "crunch time" - his TD pass on 4th down in OT was the most clutch play of the entire game.
A tense, rivalry road game against #2 was decided in 2 OT by a bad call.
Jim Harbaugh and Don Brown are great coaches. It was an all-timer that sadly went the wrong way.
November 26th, 2016 at 8:49 PM ^
Speight threw a TD pass on a 4th down play in OT. Then next OT his 3rd down target was interfered with (No call!)
I don't get why some are so down on Speight. His 2nd INT was bad. The pick 6 I lay more blame on bad pass protection and a questionable playcall. The fumble exchange is one of those freak things (openly wondering if that had to do with his shoulder at all). Aside from those 3 plays, he was basically our only chance at moving the ball today. Just sucks that the biggest reason we lost was also the biggest reason we almost won.
November 26th, 2016 at 10:40 PM ^
He had a bad game at the wrong time during regulation ...
2 INTs that led to points and fumbled on the goal line = Bad News and you can't do that in this type of game. He had a bad game and guess what .. it's ok. Life goes on .... We hung in there and it was a close game and not a blowout like last year.
Looking forward to Peters vs Speight ... My money is on Peters ... it's that simple. We need a far more mobile QB with a good arm plain and simple. A good to great QB in MANY of our games would of made BIG difference. It doesn't mean I don't appreciate Speight ... I do ... tough kid to get back in there and play today ... It's just we need better play overall at that position.
November 26th, 2016 at 5:26 PM ^
November 26th, 2016 at 5:30 PM ^
There's a million things I could say about this game, but really what keeps coming to mind is that I would appreciate some fucking luck once in awhile.
Auburn had their kick six. MSU had their flukey win against us last year and benefitted from the weather in Columbus. Ole Miss somehow has Alabama turn the ball over 5 times last year. PSU blocks OSU's kick this year. Obviously there are a ton of other examples.
But lately our program is always on the wrong side of chaos. Another instant classic where we are the losers...
November 26th, 2016 at 5:41 PM ^
...should have gone to Ohio State because they deliver in the clinch and Michigan always comes up short.
November 26th, 2016 at 5:48 PM ^
I just wonder if we'll ever again have these things go our way in this game. It seems like we're just destined to end up on the wrong end of it.
November 26th, 2016 at 6:01 PM ^
Harbaugh is a great coach, but if he's going to get as emotional as he does over every bad call, he will need to do a better job of putting teams away. The refs are reacting to Harbaugh's antics. That's not right, but it's the way it is, and it matters in close games.
November 26th, 2016 at 6:42 PM ^
I, for one, am growing tired of "the script." The script being that Michigan finds a way to lose; there is always an excuse. We sulk after the game is over and endure Ace's quick postgame post. Some of us move on after a couple of hours but atleast I was giddy for the first time in years when Michigan went up by 10 in the 3rd quarter.
- The team cannot turn the ball over three times and expect to win this game.
- Urban played to win; Harbaugh played to extend the game on the road. Advantage: Urban. Wilton Speight was right on the call following the overtime touchdown and that was to go for two. They kicked the extra point and then settled for a field goal. Look at Urban's face when he has to settle for a field goal; the man is going to go for touchdowns any time he plays us so Michigan must not quickly settle for field goals.
- The offensive line on the right side particularly Kalis made too many mistakes.
- Darboh had drops in last years game that didn't matter but his drops this year were key.
- The defense played lights out! LIGHTS OUT! The only thing that stopped them was being ask to do a tad too much. They were on the field way too long in the second half and the fatigue showed in overtime.
- Kenny Allen had an amazing game!
- Someone pointed out the salary of our coaches and called he/she a douche but it must be emphasized that our coaches get payed the money; they do to lead Michigan to victory.
- The officials were indeed horrible but when you play close and it comes down to a critical call then you can't be shocked if it goes against you even if it is a bad call.
This one hurt because Michigan lead up until the last second. I am tired and sad; I don't want to "wait till next year."
November 26th, 2016 at 7:10 PM ^
had chances did not make the plays. Butt dropped pass on first possesion for first down. Qb throws two int s. Fumble on 1 yard line. Stupid penalties on Hill and Cole. Hill was tapping his chest saying my bad, he knew that was bad. Cole's face mask was just plain stupid, multiple shots to the facemask in the open field. The PI calls are total 50 50 shots. The spot, all Barret had to do was have the ball touch the 15 yardline, too close to call without a camera staring straight down the 15 yard line. Damn it, it was there a nd wasnt taken.
November 26th, 2016 at 7:06 PM ^
Besides the bad calls, the thing about the officiating that bothered me all day was tOSU was either getting extra timeouts or longer ones because of how the refs were stopping play. Several times I mentioned to my son it was BS how they seemed to be getting a timeout called without calling one.
November 26th, 2016 at 7:09 PM ^
Michigan threw the ball 36 times and ran 43. That's pretty balanced.
His quarterback courageously played while almost certainly not 100%, and threw two bad picks. It's entirely reasonable to play conservatively with the lead.
I don't understand the claim that Meyer outcoached Harbaugh - double overtime, stats almost dead even (except for TO's and penalties), decided by a controversial call.
Meyer, on the other hand, made the one absolutely dumb call in the game. He also allowed his qb to get sacked 8 times.
OSU's offense is tough to stop, and Barrett and Samuel are dangerous. Between them they had one big gainer the entire day. Meyer's "wizardry" was getting a bunch of calls in his favor and a great spot.
November 26th, 2016 at 7:48 PM ^
The train and Pepcat weren't dumb calls to you?
Come on.
Harbaugh is starting to look like Bob Stoops when it comes to winning big games.
November 27th, 2016 at 1:38 AM ^
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November 27th, 2016 at 2:11 PM ^
Putting the ball in the hands of your most dynamic player, or trying a play that worked all season (train) but failed in this game - that's simply calling a few plays that didn't work. Sure, you could say they were poor calls. None cost us the game.
OTOH, attempting a fake punt from deep in your own territory with long yardage to go - that's monumentally stupid - and could have cost them the game.
Huge, huge difference.
Want another example? On the 3rd to last play, Meyer called basically his version of Pepcat - give the ball to his most dynamic player and hope he will find a way.
Samuel got the ball and everyone in the stadium knew it was going to happen (just like Pepcat). Unfortunately for us, he somehow escaped, despite the fact the entire defense was keyed to stop him. Sometimes a guy simply cannot be tackled.
Peppers is the same kind of athlete. Didn't work for us; worked for them. Was that a dumb call by Meyer? No, because it worked, even though we had the play completely sniffed out.
As for big games...
What games has Harbaugh coached for us that you would consider "big"? I'll go with 2xMSU, 2xOSU, Wisconsin, and the bowl game vs. Florida. So far, he's 3-3, with 2 absolutely heart-wrenching losses. Could very easily be 5-1.
Harbaugh is our best coach since Schembechler.
November 26th, 2016 at 7:12 PM ^
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