Former player Curt Stephenson Posts This on Rivals Today
That'll be $9.95 please.
I can't speak for others, but I've been feeling pretty fucking good lately.
that ND played for an NC just a year and a half ago. You may be referring to their long previous period in the wilderness, but with ours having stretched--what 15? years--to their 20 (?), I am willing to stay a little bit humble until we are a few steps closer to full recovery.
Dear Devil's Advocate:
To Hell With notre dame!
April 24th, 2015 at 10:01 PM ^
April 25th, 2015 at 10:50 AM ^
Agreed.
Sounds like your typical slappy response. You guys had 5 losses that year. We had the #1 defense in the country for most of the year.
So I am not quite sure of your criteria as being relevant. Other than, you know, you being a Michigan fan and believing you are relevant.
How did that "#1 defense in the country for most of the year" work out for you in the National Championship game that you didn't belong in?
Oh yeah, now I remember.
UM v. Bama
14 41
ND v. Bama
14 42
oopsie
doopsie
April 24th, 2015 at 10:13 PM ^
Something about ND making it to that national title game didn't seem right though. They were blown out, and everyone knew they were going to be blown out. It was a really strange year in college football, and the only quality win they had was a victory over Stanford in overtime. In the last few years, ND hasn't been anything better than an average major team.
I still don't think ND is back to being considered a quality program because they still recruit well and haven't had a dominant team.
April 24th, 2015 at 10:22 PM ^
It was a weird year. We basically outplayed them in their place and threw 6 interceptions. Pitt or Boston College i forget which missed a chip shot field goal to beat them, Matt Barkley got injured the week before playing ND, Stanford got a b.s. call against them which pushed their game with ND to overtime.
April 24th, 2015 at 10:26 PM ^
April 25th, 2015 at 12:41 AM ^
Wasn't there a B.S. call in OT in the Stanford game, too?
Why are you even on this board? We don't play each other anymore since your school opted out.
The likes of WF, Duke, NC St seemed more appealing.
WOW! How can this be even said? I show you the score of the 2014 Michigan vs Notre Dame game: 31-0. Let me put that in again. 31 points for Notre Dame. 0 points for Michigan. 0. Now read your post again.
April 25th, 2015 at 12:11 AM ^
April 25th, 2015 at 12:38 AM ^
Yeah, nobody should ever forget that Notre Dame played for the National Championship in 2013.
Because they got stomped and it was hysterical.
April 25th, 2015 at 10:05 AM ^
Who's there?
Devil's Advocate.
Devil's Advocate who?
Fuck Off!
I've been burned too many times over the past decade to start celebrating prematurely, but I think we're in pretty damn good hands.
Ever thought of laying off the spices? Might mitigate the burning...unless the burning is more related to the Carlos or the Wiener...or some combination thereof.
As far as being in good hands (Mr. Spicywiener)...no comment.
April 24th, 2015 at 10:47 PM ^
I remember listening to a Les Miles interview on Sirius before their bowl game, and while he was still in discussion for the UM job - at least among the commoners - he indicated that no matter what happened there was something special about Michigan, and whoever ended up coach everyone would rally around...
He might have known at that point it was Harbaugh - because obviously not everyone rallied around RR - but its telling, and hopefully the momentum continues.
is awesome. Love the energy! The short sentences! The pugnacity!!
April 24th, 2015 at 10:14 PM ^
it feels good to compete.
April 24th, 2015 at 10:18 PM ^
April 24th, 2015 at 10:31 PM ^
We went to the Rose bowl in 2004, 2005, 2007, and Orange Bowl in 2000. The beginning of Michigan's downfall is either Lloyd Carr's last year or Rich Rod's first year. It doesn't matter though cause we got Harbaugh.
April 25th, 2015 at 12:05 AM ^
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We went 11-2 in 2006 and at one point were # 2 in the country and won the big ten in 2004 and 2003. 2005 sucked but it was an outlier at that point. It's not like we won the national title or anything in those years but we were pretty good.
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In particular, the OL recruiting had already started to decline leaving RR with little to build on. QB too had almost no viable depth, so that once Mallett bolted we were screwed. LInebacker, safeties, I could go on, but why bother. Because, now HARBAUGH.
April 25th, 2015 at 12:51 PM ^
OSU going to the National Championship game opened the way for Michigan to actually go to some of those Rose Bowls.
Yeah, it sucked. But losing Rose Bowls on New Years Day to one of the top 3 teams in the county is not the sign of a program in decline. Even Bo did that when Michigan was "dominant".
Hell, even in 2007 we were pretty good once everyone healed up and our coaches decided to let all the future NFLers just play the game.
Our period of decline has been more like 7 years, not 15 . . . which is a moot point. It's been long enough for my tastes. It's time to start winning some meaningful games again.
Agreed.
Losing in big bowls sucks, but you have to be at least good enough to ge there.
Over the last 7 years UM Football record: 46-42
Take away the 11-2 season (the BIGs weakest year in recent memory), and we're: 35-40
The pre-2008 years "may" have been waning, but nowhere near what the last 7 years has been. Not even close.
April 24th, 2015 at 10:51 PM ^
April 24th, 2015 at 11:03 PM ^
Let us not forget, Curt Stephenson still holds the record for the longest TD catch in Rose Bowl history - 76 yards from Ricky Leach.