Where does the 2024 Rose Bowl Goal Line Stand rank in Michigan Football History?
January 2nd, 2024 at 9:10 PM ^
It's our magnum opus of the modern era in my opinion. It's a moment of iconic football lore for decades to come, especially if Michigan goes on to win the national championship.
January 2nd, 2024 at 8:55 PM ^
Considering Michigan wins about 15% of their bowl games, each win stands out to me.
Since my sentience in about 1984, we won the RB in 89, 93, 98 and Ill also throw in the 2000 Orange Bowl. So I might put this one after 98, but tied with Bo’s last win in 89, but better than 93 and the Brady Orange Bowl penalty fest.
January 2nd, 2024 at 9:02 PM ^
Wangler to Carter is just ahead of Desmond's 4th down TD against Notre Dame in my top two.
January 2nd, 2024 at 9:00 PM ^
I’d say the 2021 drive vs OSU, including Haskins hurdle, because that drive ate a ton of clock and padded our lead to break the long drought.
January 2nd, 2024 at 9:44 PM ^
Amazingly, the "Hurdle" drive lasted 5 plays & ran only maybe a minute plus off the clock!
The runs were a for a 1st down on 1st (clock stops to reset chains); a shorter run (clock runs); another run for a 1st (reset chains); the long run featuring the hurdle; and the TD to make it a 2 score game again.
Very little clock elapsed, but it was an absolute CRUSHER of a drive! Osu had nothing left in the tank, knowing they couldn't stop Michigan from doing whatever they wanted even if they did score.
The Hurdle is probably the ultimate single play in my 50+ years of watching Michigan football, and has to be considered along with the Hutch & Ojabo sacks as an almost metaphorical lifting of a burden.
After the 2018-19 osu games, and the general ennui of 2020, I honestly just couldn't figure out how we were ever gonna beat osu again. That feeling that day - that was A-Maize-ing!
Also in great Feelings Ball - Blake's TD right after ZZ was carried off to chants of "Let's Go Zach!"
Blake Corum made himself into my Ultimate Wolverine of All Time with that TD & the one in OT in the Rose! He now tops my list!
January 2nd, 2024 at 9:02 PM ^
If we win Monday, it becomes an iconic play. Top 2-3 in modern M football history possible. If we lose Monday, it is still up there as one of the better moments, but it falls below the Woodson Rose Bowl interception bc it loses the luster of being a play that contributed to winning a national championship.
January 2nd, 2024 at 9:03 PM ^
What are we ranking? Plays? Moments? Memories? Impact?
I don't quite understand the question, but here are some fun memories for me. In no particular order.
- BraylonFest
- Touchdown Manningham!
- Desmond on 4th and 1
- Hello Hesiman
- AC
- Woodson's Punt Return vs. OSU
- Woodson's soaring INT vs. MSU
- Woodson's soaring INT vs. WSU
- Woodson tucking and running on a double pass.
- Daydrion (sp?) Taylor vs. PSU
- O-JA-BO!
- Haskins hurdles vs. OSU
- Robinson to Roundtree - UTL1
- Shoelaces Flapping In The Wind vs. ND
- The Don from 75 yards, then from 85 yards.
- The Don to Roman Wilson in the B1G Championship Game vs. Iowa
- Scoring 42 after the terrible HS shooting tragedy, with #42 patches on our jerseys
- The Rutgers Game, lol
I'm obviously missing a ton, but I'm tired of listing these.
The Corum Run + The 4th Down Stop are certainly near the top.
'97 vs. Washington St. is still #1 for me for obvious reasons. That changes next Monday with a win.
'21 OSU is a clear #2. Pick a moment.
Corum + 4th Down are up there with BraylonFest, Manningham, the Taylor hit that changed an entire game, UTL1 and the two put returns for Heismans.
You have to win on Monday for those plays to TRULY make it to the top.
For example, that Taylor hit means nothing if we go 10-2 that year (or 9-2 if it was an 11 game season). It matters because it was a defining moment to a national championship, on "Judgement Day," in Happy Valley, in a top 5 matchup.
January 2nd, 2024 at 9:28 PM ^
- Brabbs (relevant this week)
- Pflugner missed XP (relevant last week)
- Threet keep vs. Wisconsin
- Transcontiental in Minnesota
- Forcier to Matthews
- Moore INT
- Moody kick Illinois
- Henne to Manningham in EL (2007)
- Henne to Manningham "Oh, wide open"
- Denard to Hemingway Sugar Bowl
- Dhani sacks Jarious
- Denard to Koger OSU
- Brady to Walker "He could make a sandwich!"
- Naked bootleg
- Perry OT TD vs PSU 2002
- DPJ Paul Bunyan pose
- Peppers 2 point defeats Sparty with Dignity
- Henson to Terrell "Dangerous, real dangerous!"
- Jourdan Louis pick vs. Wisconsin
- Brady scramble vs. 1999 PSU
- Gardner tip drill to Roundtree vs. Northwestern 2012
- Goal line stand, Minnesota 2015
- The final sack Illinois 2010
- Rudock to Chesson Indiana 2015
- Forcier flip into end zone Indiana 2009
Forcier vs. Indiana? Okay, I've done enough.
January 2nd, 2024 at 9:40 PM ^
Can I get a little Kenny Demens vs. Northwestern to win the game in OT?!
(Fucking Brady Hoke and his heart stoppers versus bad teams)
January 3rd, 2024 at 9:56 AM ^
I believe that was the Roundtree tip drill game of 2012, but the 4th down stop is worthy of its own mention.
January 2nd, 2024 at 9:44 PM ^
“Shoe laces flapping in the wind” is very underrated.
And just before that Beckman said “and they’ll never catch him.” Very good call.
Also, unrelated but on that note, in the game preview, Brian said essentially that Milroe had Denard burst in the open field. No f-ing way. Not even close. Denard scores on Milroe’s run in OT on the first series where he found a seam.
January 2nd, 2024 at 9:49 PM ^
Great list, and not a single mention of Ty Wheatley vs Udub in the Rose 30 years ago! Those long runs were pretty high up there too!
January 2nd, 2024 at 9:03 PM ^
After everything this program has been through since 2006, it has to be number 1.
January 2nd, 2024 at 9:05 PM ^
To me, the top play will always be Elvis Grbac throwing to Desmond Howard in the end zone on fourth down against Notre Dame. Most excited I've ever been while in attendance at a game.
January 2nd, 2024 at 9:20 PM ^
If we are talking "in attendance" for me it was the Rose Bowl '98 Woodson interception kept us in the game (2 long passes by Griese to Tai Streets awesome too). Stakes very high.
Honorable mention was seeing surprise after surprise after surprise, Biakabutuka vs top 5 Ohio State Nov 1995.
January 3rd, 2024 at 7:45 AM ^
I wasn’t in attendance, but as a young fan watching on TV, that play cemented my love for Michigan. That play and that season will always be very special to me.
I did attend my first game that season, but it was the Indiana game, not the ND game. It was so fun to watch that team, that season.
January 2nd, 2024 at 9:14 PM ^
2020s Of The Decade list looks pretty damned good already.
January 2nd, 2024 at 9:15 PM ^
Not deserving of its own thread, but rewatching tonight, that Bredeson penalty was horseshit and derailed a first half drive. Mullings hadn't even reached the first down marker and gained 4 yards AFTER the "second' part of the block.
January 2nd, 2024 at 9:52 PM ^
If Bredeson hasn't made helmet to helmet contact I doubt they even throw a flag there. As it is they did him & us a favor by not calling targeting.
And yes, not only not deserving of its own thread, also not deserving of entry into this thread of happiness!
January 2nd, 2024 at 9:16 PM ^
Instantly iconic and unforgettable, especially given that at the conclusion of that play there is a massive and emotionally overwhelming celebration on the field.
But then, this team has given us so many iconic moments over the last three seasons…
January 2nd, 2024 at 9:22 PM ^
Unpopular opinion maybe but the play I like to watch most was 2021 Ohio State with Haskins blasting his way into the endzone while grabbing Erick All's jersey. That was the moment where I said "they might do this." Joel Klatt saying "that's how you run the rock!"
It's not the game-ender like some others but a favorite of mine.
January 2nd, 2024 at 9:41 PM ^
The play before that was a huge play as well.
January 2nd, 2024 at 9:52 PM ^
That was the big Corum run, correct?
January 2nd, 2024 at 9:23 PM ^
Homeric
January 2nd, 2024 at 9:25 PM ^
Corums run in OT should be right up there. The jump cut and fighting through 2-3 tackles as if to say “I’m putting this team on my back and we are going to win this” is epic. That guy, bless him for what he’s done for this football team.
January 2nd, 2024 at 9:45 PM ^
That run was iconic.
I rewatched it maybe 15 times in a row earlier today.
The vision, balance, heart, determination, power, skill, everything.
It was like for one moment he went Barry, then Walter, then Brown...all in the same run.
The only modern era run of the similar significance that I can think of like that was Marshawn Lynch and the Beast Quake run.
Corum's run had everything.
Edit: I just had to rewatch Beast Quake. Interesting, both Corum and Lynch went backwards into the end zone. Of course Marshawn was grabbing his nuts, but backwards he was.
https://youtu.be/nt0jAa6alUc?si=2guVaCVggv6QkaU3
January 2nd, 2024 at 9:53 PM ^
After getting picked up in the endzone, he looks down the camera like he wants to punch the cameraman.
January 2nd, 2024 at 9:32 PM ^
way up there, that's all i can say.
January 2nd, 2024 at 9:36 PM ^
This may be recency bias or homerism, but I think it was the single greatest stop in the history of football.
January 2nd, 2024 at 9:46 PM ^
Ask in a week
January 2nd, 2024 at 9:48 PM ^
Build a f’ing wall
January 2nd, 2024 at 9:52 PM ^
Get off my lawn approach:
That wasn't fully a 'goal line stand'. The greatest goal line stand in Michigan history is at Penn State 1993. First and goal from inside the one.
Other great plays for the list, as I rock my chair on the porch and clean my shotgun:
Leroy Hoard for 61 yards vs that great USC defense, 89 Rose Bowl.
Wheatley v. Washington (not sure you can pick just one).
That rascally Harbaugh kid (remember him?) to Kolesar vs OSU.
Oh, and the Rod Moore tackle that saved a sure touchdown yesterday or those next four plays don't happen!
January 2nd, 2024 at 9:57 PM ^
Penn State had four chances from the 1-yard line against us in 1993 and got stuffed every time. That was HUGE. Although the 4th down stop was the first play of the 4th quarter so we still had plenty of game yet. It wasn't do or die time.
January 2nd, 2024 at 11:42 PM ^
Didn't see this comment before posting my own. I was fighting the air in jubilation and you could hear shouting up and down the street.
January 3rd, 2024 at 6:38 AM ^
1993 Penn State is right up there. Didn’t Jo Pa try to pound it in like 3 times from the three yard line?
January 2nd, 2024 at 9:54 PM ^
Have to give a shoutout to our coach. The Harbaugh to Kolesar touchdown bomb in the 4th quarter against Ohio State in 1985 has got to be one of the biggest moments in program history that doesn't get talked about enough.
But GOD...even for a history nut like me, these things can get complicated to actually rank.
January 2nd, 2024 at 10:32 PM ^
People are mentioning a number of great plays, and I agree with almost all of them. My faves from last night are:
1. Corum's TD in OT; the kid simply would not be denied, it was epic Corum.
2. Wilson's grab.
3. Several plays from The Stand:
3a. Graham's TFL.
3b. The stop by Wallace on 3rd down.
3c. Fourth down
January 2nd, 2024 at 10:44 PM ^
As for plays not from last night:
The two Heisman moment punt returns are simply iconic.
Harbaugh to Kolesar might be my favorite of all time. I was watching the game in my house in Athens, GA, and the live TV feed was very confusing. Musberger says something about a blitz, you can't see anything downfield, Harbaugh is on the ground, and then they finally get a camera on Kolesar hitting the end zone. At this point I start screaming with joy, my wife comes to see if I am OK, our dog runs over to comfort me, but all is right in the world.
January 2nd, 2024 at 11:39 PM ^
The stand from the one yard line against Penn State in 1993 would like a word.
January 3rd, 2024 at 12:55 AM ^
It was a glorious ending, but it really wasn’t a true goal line stand, which implies multiple stops at the goal line. Penn State, 1993. Minnesota a few years ago. Those were goal line stands. This was one stop inside the 5.
January 3rd, 2024 at 7:48 AM ^
Right up near the top, but for me and not so spectacular was the 4 and 2 pass to Corum with around 3 minutes left..I'll never forget that
January 3rd, 2024 at 8:53 AM ^
Whenever you compare two great things one is inevitably diminished. I’m just enjoying the ride!
January 3rd, 2024 at 5:09 PM ^
#1 for me.