Ohio State Snowflakes: The Defense
November 26th, 2022 at 6:52 PM ^
He’s seen a few routes in his time.
November 26th, 2022 at 4:00 PM ^
So disappointed that we gave up 3 points in the 2nd half.
November 26th, 2022 at 4:02 PM ^
Amazing!!!! That's it. Nothing else
November 26th, 2022 at 4:02 PM ^
heck of a second half, huge.
November 26th, 2022 at 4:02 PM ^
Unreal second half performance. Play calling was good, but this was really a case of players stepping up to make plays. Seems like someone different stepped up everytime a play needed to be made. Mike Sainristil for MVP
November 26th, 2022 at 4:03 PM ^
What a D. Those edges played heck of a game. Sainristil is an awesome player. Lock up Minter. Pay all those assistants more money. What a player development and what a game. DL, LBers and corners absolutely destroyed that high power offense. Just wow.
November 26th, 2022 at 4:03 PM ^
Can you believe it--they gave up only 3 points in the second half! Talk about shutting the door. They stopped the buckeye run, they stopped the passing game-Thank You Sainristil!
Two key INTs and a some pressure on Stroud.
BEAUTIFUL performance!
Thank You Jesse Minter and Clinkscale!!
November 26th, 2022 at 4:39 PM ^
Very believable, as it is simply repeating history at this point. That is just who we are this season, and I am deeply appreciative of that.
November 26th, 2022 at 5:49 PM ^
I can believe it. Been happening all year. I don't get how they can adjust so well. Would think the other team will too. Maybe it's baiting them to do something on purpose ??? Maybe a strategy to eat the first half just to shut them out the second half. Otherwise, I just don't see how they can adjust so darn well. It's quite remarkable. We should make the Minter haters here acknowledge they were dead wrong.
November 26th, 2022 at 6:27 PM ^
Two ints plus a fumble that would have probably been a scoop and score if the officials didn’t blow the call.
November 26th, 2022 at 7:23 PM ^
Seriously though! Isn't it a bit insane that we have a likely scoop-n-score nullified by an official blowing the play dead too early? Just let it run and call it back next time!
November 26th, 2022 at 9:41 PM ^
Was this referring to the Stroud fumble called off for forward progress? The call is spiritually right I think (though I'm not sure how often it actually gets called that way). Forward progress definitely stopped.
November 26th, 2022 at 4:03 PM ^
Mike Sainristil is the man. Just comes to play every. single. game.
November 26th, 2022 at 4:03 PM ^
only gave up 1 FG in the 2nd half.
Best defense for Michigan in my lifetime. Better than 97.
November 26th, 2022 at 4:04 PM ^
I know the offense will get a lot of credit this game but the defense I think was the key to the game. I said it last week that if they kept OSU to in the 20s they could win.
Bend don’t break, they kept making plays and you could see the confidence keep going up. Outstanding game plan.
November 26th, 2022 at 4:04 PM ^
I was so worried about Marvin Harrison JR. The kid is still really good, but he wasn't enough to take out this Defense! Several bend but don't break moments and that's all it took. Huge plays by Sainristil, the MVP of today's defense.
November 26th, 2022 at 5:51 PM ^
Will Johnson looked like a man, and as a true freshman.
November 26th, 2022 at 7:04 PM ^
Egbuka and Harrison are the best WR tandem in the country. And it's not close. They got their yards but we contained them when we needed to. Outstanding team effort today.
November 26th, 2022 at 4:05 PM ^
No 2nd half TD's. Huge adjustments and kudos to coach Minter and the players.
November 26th, 2022 at 4:05 PM ^
Back up the money truck for Minter!!!!
November 26th, 2022 at 4:07 PM ^
Held the high flying Buckeyes to 3 points in the second half.
Well done, young men, well done.
November 26th, 2022 at 4:09 PM ^
Mike Sainristil for president!
November 26th, 2022 at 4:09 PM ^
Put a ring on Jessie Minter. Lock him down for the next decade, at least. Best damn coordinator in the nation.
November 26th, 2022 at 4:12 PM ^
The D did an incredible job to keep Michigan in this game until the offense could get rolling.
We haven't seen that kind of toughness on D in decades.
Sainristil should get a game ball.
Moore also played very well. Barrett made a textbook open-field tackle on a play that could have gone for big yards or a score. McGregor came through when needed.
November 26th, 2022 at 5:52 PM ^
Rolder got a ton of run.
November 26th, 2022 at 4:13 PM ^
Sainristil... just so big man! Can you believe we had almost no pressure and won big?!?! Just insane coaching!
November 26th, 2022 at 6:06 PM ^
My thoughts exactly. Stroud had time but the coverage was great. Game of the year for the back 7
November 26th, 2022 at 7:28 PM ^
This was my feeling too, that we didn't get much QB pressure (M's stats are just 1 sack and 3 TFL). Also I felt like we weren't stoning their run game (OSU got 4.9 yards/carry). I'm not sure what just happened and how the result was so good.
November 26th, 2022 at 10:52 PM ^
Apparently their world class receivers were covered. Stoud had all day, but couldn't pull the trigger.
November 26th, 2022 at 4:13 PM ^
Sainristil... just so big man! Can you believe we had almost no pressure and won big?!?! Just insane coaching!
November 26th, 2022 at 7:56 PM ^
I think the D line played well. I saw so much holding not called. So I think they did their part.
November 26th, 2022 at 4:13 PM ^
Outstanding secondary play. Sainristrill and Moore made play after play. DL pressured Stroud enough to make a difference. Great pic by Taylor Upshaw as well. Really contained a high powered offense on the road, playing for all the marbles today. Keep Minter as long as possible.
November 26th, 2022 at 4:14 PM ^
Great effort by the lads! They were determined and resilient. Wonderful performance in the 2nd half! I was very happy they were rewarded with a turnover on downs and 2 interceptions. The great play by Okie was a fumble!
November 26th, 2022 at 4:29 PM ^
That WAS a fumble. A definite cop-out call by that crew. At times, the stage felt too big for the officials. That was one of them
November 26th, 2022 at 4:43 PM ^
Yeah but they blew the whistle dead almost immediately, and so no review would have given us the ball. It was still 50/50 which team would have recovered.
November 26th, 2022 at 4:14 PM ^
Outstanding secondary play. Sainristrill and Moore made play after play. DL pressured Stroud enough to make a difference. Great pic by Taylor Upshaw as well. Really contained a high powered offense on the road, playing for all the marbles today. Keep Minter as long as possible.
November 26th, 2022 at 4:34 PM ^
Yes! Even on some of the completions, the coverage was good to excellent, but the throws were perfect.
November 26th, 2022 at 4:15 PM ^
Ferret, meet bathtub
November 26th, 2022 at 4:44 PM ^
Lol we were vipers, not boa constrictors today.
November 26th, 2022 at 4:16 PM ^
So wonderful to have a dedicated, program guy, like Upshaw with that amoeba defense drop and the critical interception. He covered a lot of ground on that play. Hot damn.
November 26th, 2022 at 4:17 PM ^
impressive 2nd half. they got off the field when it counted. DBs played well. pass rush still an issue but they worked around it today. and D benefitted from complimentary football with some massive plays by the O. outstanding team win
November 26th, 2022 at 4:18 PM ^
How I love this year's defense, let me count the ways:
- holding anOSU to 23 points (under that 30 benchmark)
- derailing Stroud's Heisman campaign with a loss and 2 unsightly INTs late
- Mikey Sanristil being the best position switcher of all time, case ended
- Will Johnson being the one who is chosen (on defense)
- the secondary holding up without much of a pass rush, and Morris not a full go
- Upshaw and Paige making highlight reel INTs to take any anxiety out of it late
- an embattled Braiden McGregor playing big in a big game
- Michael Barrett going Chuck Norris on the tackle of Miyan Williams
- Moore, Harrell, Mikey, and McGregor getting their paws on the ball
- getting punched in the face on the opening drive, and punching back harder
- Okie getting the late strip sack (shoulda been ruled a fumble!)
- Mazi and Jenkins doing just enough against 5*'s and double teams
- holding anOSU to FGs and punts
- giving me 1990s feels all over again
- Jesse Minter
November 26th, 2022 at 4:30 PM ^
Not that it mattered, but what was that call on the Oki sack? Forward progress was stopped in the middle of a sack? Ridiculous. Unbelievable performance all around. Excited for guys like Mcgregor and Moore moving forward. OSU didnt even try Will Johnson much so thats a credit to him.
November 26th, 2022 at 8:17 PM ^
Refs blew the whistle early and then the embarrassment started. How do you fix that? Can you award the ball to the guy that picked it up after the whistle blew?
November 27th, 2022 at 3:07 AM ^
Last week’s replay official says yes. ;)
The beautiful thing is that it happened in garbage time. Against OSU. In the ‘Shoe.
November 26th, 2022 at 4:18 PM ^
Minter is a God send......perfect replacement for McDonald
November 26th, 2022 at 4:20 PM ^
Finally Michigan wins the turnover battle against these guys.
And the referees.. were fine? In Columbus?
I’m having a hard time forming my thoughts into coherent sentences. What a game!
Go Blue!
November 26th, 2022 at 4:42 PM ^
Refs actually screwed Michigan a few times.
Obviously the egregiously terrible call on the late game sack of Stroud, should have swallowed the whistle and let the play go on which would have been a TD return for Michigan. Instead they blow it dead and then insanely say Stroud's forward progress was stopped so can't review lol, worst call of the year not accounting for impact on the outcome.
Called the intentional grounding on McCarthy when Edwards was in the area. Keegan did touch the ball so it should have been a five yard penalty for illegal touching (no loss of down, that's only in the NFL). Should have been 1st and 15 instead of 2nd and 20.
Refs also gave credit for a 1 yard catch when Barrett lowered the boom on the OSU player when the ball was clearly knocked out for an incomplete pass, didn't even review it. Sure it was only a one yard difference but the game was still up for grabs then.
November 26th, 2022 at 5:03 PM ^
Fair, but they… actually called holding, and pass interference, against OSU at home in a Michigan game. I’m willing to forgive them the rest, even the blown fumble call given that the game was decided by then.
(I was livid about the illegal touching vs. intentional grounding call at the time; the beautiful thing is I was able to forget it entirely until just now :)