Those Who Stayed: Greg Matthews
Greg Matthews came from a proud Buckeye family -- then he found enlightenment.
We talked to Greg about his recruitment and playing days, relationship with Lloyd Carr, Harbaugh, Hoke, and even Tate Forcier, among other things. Greg was even nice enough to throw a parting shot at the SEC for us.
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Previously covered: Leon Hall.
I always liked Mathews. I'll never forget sitting in Spartan Stadium in 2007 and watching him make a solid TD grab in the 4th that helped lead to the Henne-Manningham comeback. The place went silent.
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I won't argue that one bit. Dropped it right in there.
And it was off his back foot too if my memory serves me well. I seem to recall he had a defender in his face, leaned back, and just floated it beautifully over the MSU CB and into his hands
As far as importance goes, the Michigan State TD throws in the fourth quarter were the best throws Henne ever made. The touch and precision on the TDs to Mathews and Manningham were out of this world good.
Henne was great in the bowl game as well, but that was nothing more than an exhibition game.
Sorry, but what? That bowl game at the end of that awful 2007 season, which saw Carr, after his last game as a coach, ride victorious across the field on the shoulders of his players, was way more than an exhibition game. By your definition, any bowl game that did not lead to being crowned national champions was a mere exhibition game.
...that handed out a trophy. After that game, I kept saying "What if?"
What if we were healthy all year?
What if Lloyd would have ran that type of open offense for the past ten years?
It was the most bittersweet feeling I ever felt after a game Michigan won.
Bowl games were originally rewards for a good regular season. That's why national championships used to be voted on before the bowl games.
I felt the same way...only time I can recall being ecstatic over a win, but feeling like I got kicked in the balls at the same time.
Well, you're right though the Rose Bowl means a lot as well.
But the rest are just exhibition games. It's true. They mean nothing.
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Ugh, I still vividly remember that drop.
Not nearly as bad as if we hadn't won the game. He's probably just eternally mad at himself that he missed a shot at going down in Michigan history on that one. (I mean, I honeslty don't remember a single other thing Savoy did other than drop that pass)
Still remember vividly seeing it from the student section and half the students started to go bonkers because we thought he had it
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60-plus yards in less than a minute - helped by a stupid MSU penalty and by Mike Hart grabbing Mallet's fumble and running for the first down. And the TD pass to Mathews was textbook-perfect.
Good article. Sounds like Greg has his head on straight and can recognize those who don't (cough, cough, Tate).
Greg Mathews has only one "t" in his last name.
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That quote stood out to me as well. If more players spoke out about that, I think the SEC coaches would quiet down real quick about satellite camps.
Does anyone really think the kids don't speak out about it? It's common knowledge, but the SEC, like the honey badger, don't give a shit.
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for the GW TD reception against Notre Dame in 2009. For some reason that just sticks out in my mind.
Always interesting to learn about what the players go through, and to hear from their perspective.
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