One Frame At A Time: Michigan State
My goodness, the levels to this one. You have Tarik Black's initial flex, the theatrical shock at the taunting flag, and the slow turn to Josh Gattis, who Black somehow senses is right behind him. Then Jim Harbaugh emerges from the depths of the sideline and, well, he's not pleased. Gattis appears more resigned to the whims of the refs. This isn't a GIF; it's a three-act play.
[After THE JUMP: speaking of tragedies, MSU tried to football.]
THE FULL ALBUM
I overdid the post-ND GIFs post, which was a memory-eating monster, so instead of cramming 20-30 embeds into this one, I'm going to link everything outside the top ten. There's so much good stuff, though, that I still wanted to rank beyond ten. Finally, the people have spoken, and the voting stays.
THE TOP 20(-ISH)
20. Hutchinson Dispatches Runner, Towel
19. Brian Lewerke Four-Yard Rush
18. Lavert Hill PBU/Foreshadowing
17. Harbaugh/Patterson Celebration
16. Mason Drills Panasiuk + Panasiuk Walk of Shame
15. Ambry Thomas Pick
14. Nico Collins TD + Nico Collins Truck
13. Cornelius Johnson Oh Wide Open
12. The State of the Rivalry
11. Stormtrooper Victory Dance
10. Wait, Is That...
...a yellow Yoshi?
9. Paul at Home
The attention to detail on the pants is magnificent.
Also: Paul takes the field and Paul celebrates with the students.
8. Shatter Machine
That's quite a price to pay for zero yards.
7. Cass Tech DPJ
This is what his high school games looked like. This guy posted the Bunyan pose shot, something FOX failed to show or replay, which is criminal.
6. Punt Shatter Machine
The Hudson-Partridge hug is the cherry on top here.
5. Boss Comin'
Boss must've looked serious.
4. Sadtonio
Yeah, there's more. And more. Also Dantonio getting lost in the matrix.
3. Bye
McGrone's jersey number matching Michigan's point total is extremely good, in my opinion.
2. FLEX GONE RIGHT
Great. Teams. Taunt.
FRAMES OF THE GAME: FLEX GONE WRONG
Poor Tarik.
VOTE
November 20th, 2019 at 5:57 PM ^
Yeah noticed that live. He flexes then immediately remembers the earlier penalty and turns it into unsnapping his helmet.
November 19th, 2019 at 6:45 PM ^
Things have gone well when one of the biggest disappointments for the game is that the MSU WR was able to pull Ambry down immediately after his interception.
November 19th, 2019 at 8:06 PM ^
The exposure of Spartan Victory Disease is priceless. All of these scenes are priceless. While I share in the love of D’Antonio angst pictures, I prefer the Michigan happiness pictures.
But it’s close, I’ll admit!
November 19th, 2019 at 8:17 PM ^
That was VERY hard to vote for just one. I'm from Chicago, may I instead vote early and vote often?
November 19th, 2019 at 9:05 PM ^
My vote actually goes to the DPJ Paul Bunyan pose. I was crazy bummed they cut away and didnt show it live.
November 19th, 2019 at 9:24 PM ^
Idk man. I see at least 3/4 of this WR core back next year, possibly all four. It’s not a given DPJ and #4 are going pro. They’re starting to have a lot of fun out there, they’ve finally bought in and you can see it in the way their blocking downfield has become more and more noticeable...to me anyways. not a X’s n O’s type over here but I’m guessing this is how the speedinspace works? No opposing team lately has had an answer for our offense. Harbaugh said Gattis knew what adjustments MSU was gonna make even before they made em! That’s quite the compliment and confidence builder, starts at the top and spreads. Shea about to leave Michigan with a 14-0 undefeated record in the Big House!!
November 19th, 2019 at 10:05 PM ^
That was a shit PF call on Black. Having said that, Tarik's season has been a disappointment. Early season on his routes and blocking were both soft. Maybe Tarik is still hampered by the foot injuries, but the shit blocking was an attitude issue. This game seemed to address those shortcomings. Black is, if healthy, as good as Collins. Let's go !
November 19th, 2019 at 11:50 PM ^
Paul Bunyan never looked better with his Maize pants and Block M hat.
Wish I could vote for them all.
Great job Ace ?
GO BLUE ? ?
November 20th, 2019 at 1:49 AM ^
Lavert Hill has a TD in front of him. Almost like he could walk in with those blockers. But he has to do a double turbo flex and doesnt time for a mere 6 points.
November 20th, 2019 at 8:19 AM ^
Most punt blocks tend to go sideways or just get nerfed as the ball ricochets off the arm or gets tipped. Not here. Goodness, Hudson completely destroyed the kick.
November 20th, 2019 at 8:21 AM ^
I could watch the "fuck you Dantonio" touchdown to Cornelius Johnson for hours.
November 20th, 2019 at 3:07 PM ^
I can't understand how the MSU guy also decided to go as a storm trooper when Boba Fett is both more appropriate given the design of the armor (spartan looking), and the color. Such an obvious miss. I guess I can understand since it's MSU, but still it seems so obvious if you want to go the Star Wars route...I mean, he also has the wrong helmet for his armor, so I guess he'd probably screw up Boba too.
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