Aftermath of a Michigan win in Happy Valley on Saturday.
This is actually that first season defining big game. Not for what the win will do for our season, program, and recruiting, but for what the loss will do to PSU's.
A rare Michigan Top 10 - Away - Win Saturday will just pause a narrative and propel us to the next big showdown in the Big House against Notre Dame.
For #6 PSU though... that loss will be a catastrophic letdown in front of their super hype home crowd, Game Day, and the college football world. Not to mention against a well-documented bad road team aka Michigan...(making them 1-4 against Harbaugh). This one will sting for years.
Franklin will then go on the road to face Dantonio and a downtrodden MSU team coming off of a Bye, who PSU is also an overlooked 1-3 against (only win was MSU's 3-9 season in '16). The losing coach of this game will have a pretty interesting and tense press conference after the game filled with some "dumb ass questions", no matter what happens in our game against PSU.
If PSU loses that MSU game, they go into a bye, only to come out to try and rebound from those 2 losses. First against a overflowing with confidence Fleck at Minn, next home against a never easy Indiana squad, then off to Columbus to face first year seasoned vet Day and the Buckeyes... (with Franklin hoping to not go 0-3 against the B1G East "Top 3" two years in a row) [They lucked up yet another year and dodged Wiscy during the regular season]
If MSU loses, no one cares, and the game against us in the Big House will no doubt be their Super Bowl and still a definite must win for us.
**Saturday is the last big road game of the season. The rest ND, MSU, and OSU are in the Big House where we can go and support them in person.
It's great to see most fans realizing this and showing how much they're behind the team as they head into a rabid, highly hostile environment.
][v][akes me as proud as ever to say Go Blue!!
October 16th, 2019 at 9:29 PM ^
I'm rock hard after reading this.
October 16th, 2019 at 9:49 PM ^
That’s what I like to hear!! What’s the move Saturday night after we get this W, Big Dog!!?
October 16th, 2019 at 9:51 PM ^
1. Fuck Bitches.
2. Get Money.
October 17th, 2019 at 5:07 AM ^
3. ???
4. Profit
October 17th, 2019 at 6:51 AM ^
#3 involves pizza.
October 17th, 2019 at 6:22 AM ^
That’s my dog!!
October 17th, 2019 at 8:08 AM ^
This made me chuckle.
October 16th, 2019 at 9:52 PM ^
Gonna hijack this thread a bit since I don't think it needs its own post, but who is the insider/analyst trashing Onwenu? Brian alluded to it in the UFR. Just curious.
October 16th, 2019 at 10:37 PM ^
He referenced that in the podcast and Ace and Dave chortled a little. The inside jokes on this blog are getting so deep even the regular readers don't get them.
October 16th, 2019 at 10:49 PM ^
I don't think it's an inside joke really. I think he's just trying not to be confrontational about it. But it must be on message boards or something. It's not a secret. I just don't know where it's coming from. In the UFR comments, someone mentioned an ex-coach, but I have no idea if they're just saying that or they know who it is.
October 16th, 2019 at 10:49 PM ^
Only one I saw was Umbig11, but he didn’t elaborate much. Magnus might have been a little cryptic also?
October 17th, 2019 at 8:32 AM ^
I know Gorgeous Al Borges has been talking with Sam Webb a lot lately. Ex-coach and analyst, (who Brian has tried hard to not just totally unload on during the podcast.) So he’d fit the profile. But just a wild-ass guess on my part.
October 16th, 2019 at 9:29 PM ^
Ah, a Wednesday night drinking thread... my favorite.
Basil Hayden on the rocks here
October 16th, 2019 at 9:46 PM ^
Two Hearted here. Need all the love I can get.
October 16th, 2019 at 9:52 PM ^
Double two hearted?
October 16th, 2019 at 10:05 PM ^
Well, I'm about to crack #4, so, yeah...
October 16th, 2019 at 10:09 PM ^
I think that’s two hearted squared.
October 16th, 2019 at 11:09 PM ^
Trust me 2 two hearted is 1000% better than 1 double two hearted!!
What a damn sweet, boozy mess of a beer that is
October 16th, 2019 at 11:12 PM ^
Yeah, the double two hearted is a wee bit thick. The oil in my car isn’t as thick as that.
October 16th, 2019 at 10:08 PM ^
Dang, that stuff's already 80 proof.
October 16th, 2019 at 11:08 PM ^
I just got back from Kentucky. Still debating which new bourbon to crack open.
im open to,suggestions?
October 16th, 2019 at 11:26 PM ^
Options?
Very Old Barton if you got some
October 17th, 2019 at 12:35 AM ^
3 from the willet distlery: old bardstown bond, rowen creek, and one other
old,forester 1910
three oak specialty from woodford reserve
and 2 gins from castle & key
October 17th, 2019 at 12:54 AM ^
Old Forester. Their 1920 keeps a permanent spot on my bar.
October 17th, 2019 at 8:16 AM ^
Old Forester is phenomenal. That Three Oak from Woodford sounds tasty as well, but I've never had the pleasure of trying some.
October 17th, 2019 at 9:42 AM ^
Double oaked is outstanding..... hopefully 3 oak is like 50% better
October 17th, 2019 at 1:06 PM ^
Woodford Reserve Double-Oaked is delicious.
October 17th, 2019 at 2:00 PM ^
Yup, that's why my decanter holds. love that stuff.
Smooth Ambler Old Scout 10 year is nectar too.... I hoarded 10 bottles when it went out of production.
October 18th, 2019 at 11:16 AM ^
Elijah Craig Barrel Proof
October 17th, 2019 at 5:06 AM ^
Why in the hell would you water down the smoothest bourbon in the world? To each his own, I guess. Enjoy my man.
October 16th, 2019 at 9:30 PM ^
I don’t know what all that means but I want Michigan to win.
October 16th, 2019 at 9:30 PM ^
Are we writing MGoFanFiction now?
October 16th, 2019 at 10:13 PM ^
Yes.
Can’t wait for Lloyd Brady Eroticism.
October 16th, 2019 at 11:20 PM ^
ahhh a slow stroke to Anthony Thomas is really what you are after then
October 16th, 2019 at 11:43 PM ^
*shudders*
October 16th, 2019 at 11:29 PM ^
Apparently. First season defining big game? I guess we’ll pretend Wisconsin never happened.
October 17th, 2019 at 2:39 AM ^
Week 3 is a bit early for a game to be considered "season defining" for me, but I guess it's a matter of perspective.
October 16th, 2019 at 9:30 PM ^
One good thing about this game is that no one really expects anything from Michigan. The narrative is that we always lose big games and the early loss vs Wisconsin shows that nothing has changed. Penn State meanwhile is a top team in the country as perceived by many.
Let's fucking shock the country.
October 16th, 2019 at 10:37 PM ^
Top team in the country that got pushed around by fcuking Buffalo. They don't respond well to getting bullied.
Penn State ain't so bad.
October 17th, 2019 at 12:45 AM ^
Hopefully I don't have to eat my words, but I still think their offense probably isn't all that great. They put up gaudy stats against one of the worst FCS teams in the country, a wounded and demoralized Purdue squad, and a reeling Maryland team that just got slaughtered by Purdue. Against the two teams with a pulse on the schedule, they've looked kind of crappy on offense. In particular, Iowa totally shut them down and the only reason they scored more than once was because of short fields from turnovers. They had scoring drives of 85, 1, and 35 yards. This team is very beatable.
October 17th, 2019 at 1:05 AM ^
Among all the “top” teams in the county, I’d bet on Michigan beating PSU on the road over any other - even teams below PSU on the rankings.
Franklin is such a mediocre coach. I really hope we win this one.
October 17th, 2019 at 3:26 AM ^
1) Mobile quarterback
2) Speedy (in much more space than ours) receivers, presumably running crossing routes
Their offense might not be that great, but when an offense has 1 & 2 above, we make them look like world beaters. Add in Harbaugh's abysmal record against teams in PSU's position (home, top ten, etc) and I don't understand why anyone would have any semblance of confidence entering this game.
From my perspective, the chances are better this game is a 2017 repeat than we come out victorious. I pray I'm wrong but I highly doubt I will be.
October 17th, 2019 at 5:11 AM ^
Scoring on short fields following turnovers you say? Well... we’re boned...
October 16th, 2019 at 9:33 PM ^
Stop.
October 16th, 2019 at 9:35 PM ^
Don't be a tough guy. Don't be a fool.
October 16th, 2019 at 9:47 PM ^
I will call you later.
October 16th, 2019 at 10:39 PM ^
No politics!!!