UM games that you watch over and over

That was truly an epic game, back when we actually knew how to win road games, as I clearly remember prior to the game Beano Cook thought we had no chance to win and he said we should just "send the band" and leave our team behind.

I was at that game.  

Some impressions of the game:

I had 2 tickets from the DC alumni association.  My wife (girlfriend at the time) got sick and could not go.  I was just going to bag it . . . why schlep 3 hours in the rain by myself to see a game we are supposed to lose in a hostile environment? . . . but I decided at the last minute, WTF.  One of the best decisions I ever made.

Game time was at 3:30 on a gloomy, misty, cloudy day.  A real Big Ten football day.  Clocks had already been set back so it was getting dark already.  I was late so I had to listen to our first series on the radio.  It was a good drive, but ended only in a field goal.  When I got close to the stadium, I could see it lit up in the distance.  It looked like a battleship floating in the middle of the ocean in a storm.  It was eerie, yet stunning.

When I made it into the stadium, Penn State was starting their first drive.  I entered the stadium at field level just in time to see McQueary "The Rooster" and his trick play blown up for a big loss, up close and personal.  After that, Michigan just unloaded.  We stopped every PSU drive and scored on all of our drives in the first half.  It looked like an NFL team against a high school team.

I sat in the upper deck which was new at the time.  The other deck was not built yet, so you could see Mount Nittany in the distance.  When it got into the middle of the 3rd quarter, what I vividly remember is the endless stream of taillights in the darkness, all leaving town in the dimming shadow of Mount Nittany.  Penn State had quit.  We Michigan fans started our own version of the Penn State cheer:  "Where is . . . Penn State?, Where is . . . Penn State?"

When the game was over, the team came over to the Michigan section near the end zone to celebrate with us.  That small section of fans was louder than the entire Big House on many football Saturdays.

After the game about 50 of us gathered around a guy with a portable TV to watch the end of the Nebraska-Missouri game.  Missouri was winning late in the fourth quarter.  We went nuts, up until the famous illegal kick that was recovered by Nebraska to force OT.  Once it went to OT we knew the writing was on the wall.  Game, Nebraska.

The game was broadcast on ABC and ESPN was doing a mini Judgement Day "Game Day" from Penn State.  (FSU and UNC were the other undefeated Judgement Day contestants).  Beno Cook was doing the PSU broadcast.  Earlier in the day, he stated that Michigan should not even bother to show up, just send the band.  So we went over to the broadcast booth and let him have it good.  He was clearly embarrassed by his earlier statements.  To calm us down, he informed us that he would be voting us #1 the next day, despite Nebraska's OT win and FSU's win.  

I hit the bars after that, careful not to show too much of my Michigan sweatshirt under my coat.  But my cat-that-ate-the-canary grin gave me away all night.  I did not leave until so late that I had to find a flea-bag roadside motel near Harrisburg because I just could not stay awake any longer.  

Slept like a baby that night.
 

Florida never had a chance in that game 

2013? You must mean the 1-1-2016 Citrus Bowl.

I remember enjoying that game more than any other Michigan hoops game. That Florida blowout was two hours of sheer bliss. Getting back to the final four for the first time in so long, in such a dominant fashion, was just ecstatic. By the end I was hoarse from yelling with joy. There have been lots of other compelling games, football and basketball, but that one really sticks.

Honestly, every game of that tournament was amazing, up until the 2H of the Championship. Dismantling VCU's press, shooting the lights out against Florida, breaking the Cuse zone, watching Spike go bananas ... great storylines and performances every round.

Sleepy, you left a birdie putt short. You should never do that.

Take the transitive property a step further here. In 2007 Appalachian State lost to Georgia Southern and Wofford. Extra credit to anyone who checks Wofford's schedule for that year.

Anyway, your choice is a good one. That was a very entertaining game. I'm thinking of Adrian Arrington's one-handed catch of a long pass and the play where Mario Manningham reversed course and outran most of Florida's team.

One of my favorites is the 2018 regional final game with FSU. It's great to hear all the Michigan fans in LA.

Still tough to watch that game because Lloyd used his last game to finally decide to open up the offense. 

Watching them beat Meyer and Tim “The Golden Boy” Tebow was certainly fun, but you always had to wonder afterwards what could’ve been. 

Hart spotted them 2 TD's and they still couldn't pull it out.

That is one of my favorite games.  I'm not sure if I can think of a more suprisingly dominant victory (yes, the score was close at the end but as was mentioned below the fumbles). Though seeing RichRod on the sideline, and thinking that the offense reflected a glorious future, is also part of the memory.

Poole game winner: you'd probably only want to watch the last minute or so.  Michigan was behind almost the entire game and looked like they were going to lose.  

I’m with you on both accounts.  I can’t rewatch sports unless it was a replay the next week or something.  If I did, it would be the Denard ND game and the Braylonfest game against MSU.

The 2013 run from 2nd half Kansas game up till half time of the national championship game against Louisville game is great to rewatch.

Otto the Orange collapsed on the floor when Syracuse was called for the charge to essentially end the game.

living in Maryland we only got to watch the OTs.  Still a great all timer for me as well .

My choice, 2008 Capitol One Bowl.  Henne shredded that Freshman Florida secondary and we got to see Urban lose.

This.  There is nothing greater to watch (on the football side of things) than a dominant performance whether as a team or an individual vs Ohio State.  Sadly, they are very rare these days.  Devin Gardner deserved a big W for his efforts in 2013 right until the play calling let him down at the last moment.

Denard having his way vs Ohio State in 2011 (even if the game was closer than it should have been) is also fun to watch

One of our most underrated wins ever. 

For Michigan to win the Rose Bowl in a shootout was just stunning at that time. 

You kept expecting Michigan to collapse when they got down a touchdown like they always did in the Rose Bowl, but it never happened.  They just kept punching back until they were the last one standing.