Old Fashioned "Night Games Open Thread"
September 4th, 2021 at 10:03 PM ^
Put these UGA DTs on Michigan and you have a team that should win every game before Ohio State.
ENORMOUS men, quick feet, can stuff the run and get to the QB. Alan Branch x2.
September 4th, 2021 at 10:41 PM ^
I will definitely take their coach too.
September 4th, 2021 at 10:46 PM ^
He’s a great recruiter, and puts up good defenses, but he does equally does less with more, not much unlike Lloyd Carr and often plays down to competition. Georgia is a boring team year in/year out with great talent so they often win 10 games or close because they play in the SEC East and avoid Bama until the Sec champ game.
September 4th, 2021 at 10:53 PM ^
I was meaning their D Line coach. I should have specified.
September 4th, 2021 at 11:04 PM ^
Understood. That would be nice
September 5th, 2021 at 12:17 AM ^
Kirby Smart ==> Ron Zook 2.0
September 4th, 2021 at 10:56 PM ^
Watching this game it seems clear to me that we are so far out of it it's depressing. Heck, OSU looks a couple notches below this, too.
It's possible that this is a huge game so the approach by everyone - players, coaches, staff - rises several levels over what you'd be like playing a Minnesota or a Western Michigan. But I doubt it. It's like an entirely different level that I just can't see UM getting to.
Sigh. Somebody give me a bunch of reasons why I'm wrong. Please?
September 5th, 2021 at 9:48 AM ^
You're not wrong, but this also isn't new.
The talent and depth has been clearly a notch above for a long time. The entire CFP era has proven this.
We've had the talent, but we never get it all at the same time.
It's always 2-4 guys on the entire team, while these teams have 2-4 difference makers on each side of the ball + 2-4 future difference makers a year away from making their impact.
Take chemistry, attitude, culture and set it aside for a moment.
Add highly recruited guys like Peppers, Gary, DPJ, Collins, Mayfield, Long, Bush, and Ruiz to this team...and keep everyone on the current team, what do you get? A Bama, UGA, Clemson, a OSU.
Take just the offensive players and you get an Oklahoma.
We get the players, just never enough of them at the same time.
September 4th, 2021 at 10:04 PM ^
Washington making me feel good about next week.
Clemson giving me the sad, because even if it's Clemson, I still root against the SEC. Unless it's Ohio State. In that case, #$^! Ohio State.
Go Purdue and Illinois!
September 4th, 2021 at 10:08 PM ^
Washington looking terrible. Illinois looking bad.
September 4th, 2021 at 10:17 PM ^
Charbonnet is a heisman candidate
September 4th, 2021 at 10:22 PM ^
He was great here...it was just a crowded backfield and he wasn't the greatest fit so he didn't stand out as much.
But people keep comparing Blake Corum to Mike Hart and he's not even close. Corum is much faster AND much more physical, but Hart had vision and feet like no one to ever wear a winged helmet.
However, it was CHARBONNET that was the closest thing we had to Hart. He consistently turned -1 into 4. Just like Hart.
He'd just duck and dodge his way through the hole and pick his spots perfectly. Then fall forward. That is Hart to a T.
September 4th, 2021 at 10:51 PM ^
Corum looks like an x-factor back to me after today, but will hold my judgment due to competition. However, I though his feet, shiftiness, and vision looked superb. Much much more than just speed in space back, looks to be a full package to me and Haskins is a perfect complement. I think it’s really close to 50/50 on carries for them this year depending on pace of each given game with Corum becoming even more of a standout next year.
September 4th, 2021 at 10:51 PM ^
Corum looks like an x-factor back to me after today, but will hold my judgment due to competition. However, I though his feet, shiftiness, and vision looked superb. Much much more than just speed in space back, looks to be a full package to me and Haskins is a perfect complement. I think it’s really close to 50/50 on carries for them this year depending on pace of each given game with Corum becoming even more of a standout next year.
September 4th, 2021 at 11:58 PM ^
Our current backs look good. But JC looks like a Heisman type back. It was Harbaugh’s job to use him properly. He clearly failed.
September 4th, 2021 at 10:17 PM ^
Holy Shit, only been watching since halfway through the 2nd quarter, but Washington looks nothing at all like the threat I thought they'd be.
Decent chance we have a comfortable non-conference home win next week if their OL and QB play are similar against us
September 4th, 2021 at 10:19 PM ^
Don't worry...we'll have to deal with the world beater version next week.
MSU last year was awful, 0 TDs, 6 INTs...turned into the mid-90s 49ers overnight.
September 4th, 2021 at 10:37 PM ^
M's defense being its likely weak link makes Washington a decent matchup. Montana is a good FCS program, but scoring 7 points at home through three quarters against them is really bad.
September 4th, 2021 at 10:43 PM ^
Washington's two best coaches, Chris Peterson and Pete Kwiatkowski, are gone from the team.
September 5th, 2021 at 2:29 AM ^
Would withhold judgement on that. Every week you get a different team than the last week. It was Washington's first game too and they may not have gotten all the wrinkles out yet. They may have also come out a little overconfident facing an FCS opponent.
Michigan also has a history of coming out flat and overconfident after first week wins against overmatched opponents only to pay for their arrogance in second week games against better teams. More likely that Washington uses the loss as extra motivation knowing they will be on a nationally telecast game against a frequent Big Ten foil and Rose Bowl nemesis.
September 4th, 2021 at 10:23 PM ^
Still a lot of close games right now...
September 4th, 2021 at 10:47 PM ^
BYU vs Arizona starts any minute.
Don Brown and Jedd Fisch are at Arizona.
September 4th, 2021 at 10:32 PM ^
Michigan would likely beat Clemson. They are stout on defense but their QB is no threat. Just pressure the shit out of him.
September 4th, 2021 at 10:42 PM ^
I mean Georgia's front is a just a little better than Michigan's, just saying. Also their CB's are better. I am not convinced UM's front and CB's won't be a massive problem against teams with a pulse. Hutchinson and Hill looked good but I saw nobody else really standout.
September 5th, 2021 at 12:16 AM ^
Lol they would not. UGA is a much better team than Michigan and has more talent than Michigan as well. Michigan offense would get shut down by UGA defense. Let's stop with the overreaction
September 4th, 2021 at 10:34 PM ^
From all the games I’ve watched it’s Bama and then everyone after week 1
September 4th, 2021 at 10:39 PM ^
Bama is playing a different sport than everyone else. Saban is the best college football coach of all time.
September 4th, 2021 at 10:48 PM ^
You could be right.
September 4th, 2021 at 10:53 PM ^
He's definitely working with a higher salary cap than most teams
September 4th, 2021 at 10:57 PM ^
He's regularly getting around 5 guys a year drafted in the FIRST ROUND. They regularly wax the floor with teams like OSU that have a similar level of talent. Bama also turns 3* recruits into pros. They are way better than anyone else at identifying and developing talent and incorporating the right systems on the field.
September 4th, 2021 at 11:21 PM ^
Meh Miami is overrated and I personally saw this blowout coming a mile away. Free resume booster for Bama.
September 4th, 2021 at 10:34 PM ^
Purdue is only up by 2 against Oregon St. w/ 3 and change left. Illinois is down to UTSA. Ooof. Big Ten (west)!
September 4th, 2021 at 10:36 PM ^
Montana just took the lead against Washington. 10-7 with 10 minutes left in the 4th quarter.
September 4th, 2021 at 10:36 PM ^
Damn, Montana now up 10-7 on Washington
September 4th, 2021 at 10:36 PM ^
The defensive talent in the Clemson/Georgia game is insane.
September 4th, 2021 at 10:37 PM ^
Not getting fooled by UW, you just know they will magically morph into a different team in time for next week. Even if it's not enough to win, I don't think they will show up looking like a team UM should beat by 40 level bad.
September 4th, 2021 at 10:42 PM ^
That's what I keep thinking. It's just like how opponents NEVER fumble against us but then they'll lose 3-4 fumbles the week after...teams never come out as flat as this against us.
Still...this score is VERY surprising. Montana holding them to 7 points? Giles Jackson, 2 carries for 19 yards and 4 receptions for 15 yards.
September 4th, 2021 at 10:43 PM ^
Has this happened with a non-conference opponent recently? Seems like Big Ten teams do what you're describing all the time, but I'm not recalling non-conference examples.
September 4th, 2021 at 10:51 PM ^
Army two years ago? Played like dog turd almost all season. Put the fear of GOD into us.
September 4th, 2021 at 10:54 PM ^
I guess that sort of counts. The triple option teams are their own beast and I don't recall them playing out of their minds or getting lucky. Isn't the 2019 Notre Dame game the last big non-conference matchup Michigan had? M dominated that game from start to finish.
September 4th, 2021 at 10:55 PM ^
Oh, how I loved that game. Rainstorm didn't stop us from beating the tar out of Notre Dame. Fuck them.
September 4th, 2021 at 10:55 PM ^
Oh yes, the Army game of infinite slamming it into the middle of the field without making the defense respect anything else. I know they overpowered Western today but they also never had the QB pull it today. Hopefully that is something they do against better opponents at least here and there, I don't want to see that Army playcalling abomination again.
September 4th, 2021 at 10:59 PM ^
They are not going to run the QB. I hate it as much as anyone, but expecting it or hoping for it is beyond delusional at this point.
September 4th, 2021 at 11:03 PM ^
You are probably right, but if they don't it is just leaving free yards and points on the field and will cost them against better teams. There was one handoff near the goal line I remember where if McNamara pulls it he walks into the end zone, instead they slammed into the line for no gain. WMU was crashing most of the day, they just didn't have the talent to make it matter.
September 4th, 2021 at 10:38 PM ^
I think I want UW win this game and look bad rather than lose. Playing a team a week after they've lost always scares me.
September 4th, 2021 at 10:40 PM ^
Yes plus they would still be ranked and we could get a top 25 win
September 4th, 2021 at 11:00 PM ^
If Washington comes back and wins by 1, it would be almost certain they are going to drop out anyway...
September 4th, 2021 at 10:39 PM ^
How is that not running into the kicker?
September 4th, 2021 at 10:40 PM ^
It was and they missed the out of bounds hit so I think it cancels out on missed calls
September 4th, 2021 at 10:41 PM ^
Washington might not be very good. Wow.