THE GAME REPLAY #1

Submitted by BOLEACH7 on November 26th, 2023 at 1:20 PM

My first replay of the greatest victory in Michigan football history!!! This will be a joy to watch again and again … what a game , as much as it hurts to say that other team played a great game , great players , too bad they have a weak HC … at the end we imposed our will even though they knew we were running the ball … BET THIS MEECHIGAN TEAM … BET ZAK

Blau

November 26th, 2023 at 1:27 PM ^

So you’re saying OSU knew what type of play Michigan was going to run? Weird concept.

Also I’m not sure if this was the greatest victory of all time but it sure is the most vindicating. Everyone outside of UM wanted them to lose as some sort of schadenfreude-based mentality and I’m glad they have to pout in the corner while Harbaugh comes back next week to the sidelines. This is going to be rich.

Blue@LSU

November 26th, 2023 at 1:36 PM ^

I've been thinking about which of the three wins was most important. The obvious answer is "All of them", but if forced to choose, I think a strong case can be made for any of them. 

  • 2021: breaking the streak of losses
  • 2022: beating them in Columbus, proving 2021 wasn't a fluke
  • 2023: vindication, winning without Harbaugh on the sidelines

Blau

November 26th, 2023 at 2:46 PM ^

Even if a coach's play card is out there, unless it has the exact name of the play an opposing offense is running, I don't know what that would prove. I also don't think Stallions had any direct play calling duties so there has to be some type of proof that coaches used his intel purposefully.

Fact is, beating Michigan was going to be the ultimate form of evidence in the public court of opinion that the advantage is real. If you play the games, you accept the result. If you allow Michigan to keep playing games, you accept you don't have the evidence needed to nuke the program, only the HC for "lack on institutional control". That's not even saying that Harbaugh broke a rule but he should've known one was being broken.

Mad Trucker

November 26th, 2023 at 6:00 PM ^

At this point, even if it is out there, how would it be anymore damaging than the spreadsheet of Don Brown's defensive signals? 

I really think that for this year the B1G punishment was their greatest hope. Even though the statement released by the conference came off as smug and self righteous there was an agreement met that the conference investigation and interest in the signgate BS is done. 

Cue the Willy Wonka "You lose Charlie" gif

leftrare

November 26th, 2023 at 3:54 PM ^

I remember two years ago in the fourth quarter of the BTCG Harbaugh saying into his headset “we’ve got a chance to be a number one seed”. It’s the only time I can think of that Harbaugh was actively motivated to run up a score. Question is: does Ferentz deserve to be humiliated, having put such a shitty offense on the field, or, does Harbaugh let him lose his last conference game with a shred of dignity?

csmhowitzer

November 26th, 2023 at 1:35 PM ^

Just started my replay. Made a nice lunch for it too. Two kielbasa and home made ranch water. Did some yard work this morning. Gonna enjoy a relaxing early afternoon as my kids take a nap.

lhglrkwg

November 26th, 2023 at 2:12 PM ^

Im rewatching now and Im just baffled as to why Klatt and OSU think Romans TD was actually an INT. He clearly possesses the ball in the endzone so the play is over. Doesnt matter if Burke strips the ball out 15 minutes later and runs the other way. Play ended

But I guess this can be the new flu / snow / bad half / 5 plays excuse

umfan83

November 26th, 2023 at 4:45 PM ^

Where are you watching a reply?  DVR?  I've been scouring YouTube and looks like Fox is cracking down on posting full game replays of their broadcast.  I will be really sad if the only way I can relive yesterday's game is via a 9 minute highlight video.