The Snowflake Thread: Coaching

Going for 2 was absolutely the right move. Statisitcally, it only lowers your odds by about 5% (45% conversion rate vs 50-50 in OT), and I think the game situation and the momentum swing the odds a lot more than 5%. Sucks it didn't work out, but absolutely the right move. 

Senior laden OSU team with 4 senior o-linemen barely escapes against our insanely young team.  I like Michigan's direction a hell of a lot more today than yesterday.  

If OSU plays Alabama or FSU they will be blown of the field.

Fire Mattison.

Kidding.  It was bad though, they got torched.

Love going for 2. Would have liked a different play. No one on defense was to the left so an AJ Williams release could have been open.

Stopping the run, couldn't do it but the D played hard.

The offense, it's been dormant forever but man today it looked good.

Can we do a snowflakes on the couple WTF refs plays?

Playing a true freshman LB in his first start against a great running game doesn't bode well.

Offensively, they did it all. OSU has a bad defense and Borges exploited it well.

Too bad our LBs were hurt and DG couldn't have a run/pass option on the final play.

...2 pt conversion I think Michigan's best option was tossing up a jump ball for Funchess in the corner of the endzone. Credit to OSU for completely sniffing out the final playcall and covering it well.

Shape of good things to come. Hoke earns right to decide Borges' fate. But if he keeps Borges, must recognize his own future tied to Borges' future. But I won't automatically be upset if he keeps Borges.

sometimes you lose.

if we play like that next year, we will be a-ok.

 

Now that I'm over the initial shock, it wasn't a bad call. 1) He has little trust in Wile kicking the short field goals and extra points. The 1 point was not a gimme. 2) Even if he drilled it, we go into OT against an excellent offensive team, and a likely need to rely on some nervy field goals to survive. I don't blame Hoke for going bold here. Nobody can accuse him of simply being Lloyd Carr.

Great game overall. Only a couple of bad plays called by Borges today but obviously the question is where has this offense been the last 5 games. Absolutely agree with the decision to go for the 2 point conversion, there is no way we would have won in OT. Only real gripe was why we didn't come out with a different play/formation after OSU's timeout knowing that they would then be ready for that original call?

run the clock out before the half. we had plenty of time and a time out to atleast attempt a field goal. other than that the play calling was great.

Fact is, our staff outcoached OSU's. The difference is that they have Senior Carlos Hyde and Seniors all along the line, and they just imposed their will on our undersized front 7. However, this game definitely gives me more confidence in the coaching staff for the future, if they stay intact. Admittedly, still wouldn't be opposed to firing Borges, but hard to see that happening now. If only he could figure out how to consistently call games like this (of course, he was helped by the O-line playing much better than they were a few weeks ago)

One big complaint: Not trying to score before the half. I do not understand how the same guy who makes that decision then goes for it on fourth down twice and then for two in the second half. In a game like that, especially when you have nothing to lose, you do everything you can to win. Running out the clock after a first down with a timeout was the wrong move. 

We put up 41 on OSU and we can't manage to beat penn state or Iowa and have trouble with Akron and uconn. They need changes

Just don't understand why the hell all three phases of the game can't seem I play well in any single game. Really only the 2011 Neb game comes to mind under this staff.