January 9th, 2016 at 3:22 PM ^
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January 9th, 2016 at 4:29 PM ^
But I did think he was going to OSU...
January 9th, 2016 at 4:46 PM ^
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January 9th, 2016 at 5:06 PM ^
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January 9th, 2016 at 3:22 PM ^
Well someone is getting coal for Christmas this year.
January 9th, 2016 at 3:23 PM ^
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January 9th, 2016 at 4:12 PM ^
This is great.
January 9th, 2016 at 4:42 PM ^
As my point total verifies.
January 9th, 2016 at 3:36 PM ^
I would not mind seeing us reach that ceiling next year. I would not write off MSU. They have a good QB coming in and perhaps the top 1-3 WR recruits. Also, very good DL recruits. We will be better than them, but it is not going to be easy.
January 9th, 2016 at 3:41 PM ^
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January 9th, 2016 at 4:14 PM ^
how much was him and how much Dantonio. That QB is better than Cook at this stage of their carriers. As long as Dantonio is there, they will be good and they will compete hard with us. Let's not fool ourselves and cut the crap about HGH.
January 9th, 2016 at 5:10 PM ^
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January 9th, 2016 at 4:42 PM ^
MSU's ceiling is limited by their inability to recruit like a national championship caliber team. I swear there's some stat that most or all of the national champions recruit at a top 10 level year in and year out.
They develop players like crazy but there's a ceiling to that. When you meet an Alabama or some other school that's stocked with talent you just get crushed. You can develop great starters, but I'd say it's damn near impossible to recruit mostly 3* guys and develop an entire two-deep that can roll with Alabama
January 9th, 2016 at 8:05 PM ^
just ask Tony Mandarich
or
Max Bullough
January 10th, 2016 at 6:05 PM ^
January 9th, 2016 at 3:49 PM ^
Michigan was better in all facets than Sparty this year (excepting a 1 in 1000 special teams play). That was Year 1 Harbaugh.
Year 2 Harbaugh is bound to be interesting.
January 9th, 2016 at 4:17 PM ^
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January 9th, 2016 at 4:33 PM ^
At what point did I say "domination" either. The fact is that Michigan won all three facets of that game and was leading on the scoreboard (thanks to the offense) prior to the debacle.
That is year one Harbaugh.
iJohnB can feel free to parse whatever stats support his argument but the fact is it wasn't "year 3" or "when his recruits get in" or whatever was said of Hoke. Harbaugh showed up and punched Sparty in the mouth.
They got lucky. What else needs to be said?
January 9th, 2016 at 4:44 PM ^
January 9th, 2016 at 6:07 PM ^
That "horrifying" home loss (and it was, I was there) was several seconds from a Michigan win. Why did that happen? A 1 in 1000 special teams debacle. Go back to the preseason and look at the predictions threads, hell, go to RCMB and note the dismissiveness on Harbaugh beating Sparty year 1.
Sparty and their fans, clearly, expected to show up and blow up Michigan (as, sadly, they had in many of the past few years). That did not happen. With Hoke's recruits, with shit refs, with Bolden's ejection, with that Sparty defense.
When the punter came on the field Michigan was leading as they had the ENTIRE game. It was only a special teams lottery win (and a bunch of non-calls on the return) that pulled that out for Sparty.
My point is that in year 1, with Hoke's recruits, Harbaugh caught up and should have surpassed. Don't see how you call that thought process delusional so, yeah, stop trolling.
January 9th, 2016 at 11:28 PM ^
trolling here, and I don't know why.
You also have to know they didn't so much beat OSU, as Meyer rolled over and played dead.
Then when you say "they beat OSU to go to the playoff" you didn't bother to mention how that turned out, although, anyone here, or anyone anywhere who watched the game, knows that Sparty failed to even score a FG in that game and was manhandled up and down the field.
January 9th, 2016 at 4:55 PM ^
UM was outgained 386- 230, bro. You guys couldnt move the ball at all and were consistently set up with great field posistion. I am not delusional about the fact that you guys are going to be very good as long as Harbaugh is there, but MSU was still the better team this year. Good luck in EL next year. Im sure your confidence level will be very high going in to that game, as always.
January 9th, 2016 at 5:04 PM ^
January 9th, 2016 at 5:52 PM ^
How can an offense run up more yardage when they are constantly dealing with a shorter field? I guess you decided to exclude special team yardage. MSU was out played and simply got lucky. But hey, you won.
January 9th, 2016 at 5:53 PM ^
January 9th, 2016 at 8:07 PM ^
I am certain there was only one school shutout in the playoffs.
But weret there BCS bowl games where a team was shutout?
Just asking.
January 9th, 2016 at 6:38 PM ^
derp
January 9th, 2016 at 4:55 PM ^
UM was outgained 386- 230, bro. You guys couldnt move the ball at all and were consistently set up with great field posistion. I am not delusional about the fact that you guys are going to be very good as long as Harbaugh is there, but MSU was still the better team this year. Good luck in EL next year. Im sure your confidence level will be very high going in to that game, as always.
January 9th, 2016 at 5:00 PM ^
January 9th, 2016 at 5:01 PM ^
I don't see any trolling here
January 9th, 2016 at 5:07 PM ^
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January 9th, 2016 at 6:02 PM ^
You were the donkey Sparty fan that told me, as I walked back to my truck, that Sparty "kicked Michigan's ass".
Silly. Then again, you think yards gained is a reasonable measure of offensive efficiency.
Nice work there. Troll on fella.
January 9th, 2016 at 6:12 PM ^
January 9th, 2016 at 8:05 PM ^
You're a "Ducks fan?" So, what's the matter? Aren't there any Ducks blogs for you to participate on?
January 9th, 2016 at 6:30 PM ^
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January 10th, 2016 at 1:02 AM ^
But in this case I will make an exception.
How many wins (in a row) would Sparty need to equal Michigan's lead in the all time series? Exactly. So slow your roll there.
That light at the end of the tunnel? It's the train, and Harbaugh is driving it. I know that your worst fear as a Sparty is to go back to how it was when Lloyd was at Michigan. Well, that's coming except it's going to be much, much worse
Enjoy.
January 9th, 2016 at 7:36 PM ^
You had the huge luck pass to the fullback and some very nice throws by Cook to Burbridge. As descent as them players are, Cook played out of his ass that day with them throws. Michigan's offense was better but yards didnt show it. The offense that played in the Florida game would've really smacked you posers around. That's the truth.
January 9th, 2016 at 8:08 PM ^
January 10th, 2016 at 9:28 AM ^
You could also use points scored as the indicator of who the better team is, which is a broadly accepted metric.
As for Michigan being arrogant...well, just look at this thread. Third place in the B1G East is considered a guarantee that Harbaugh will win a national championship. Losing to your rivals is a guarantee that you will beat them in the future. Losing at home to a Michigan State team starting two true freshmen at safety, down three starting offensive linemen, a starting linebacker, and a starting CB is somehow being spun as "punching them in the mouth". It's not necessarily arrogance, but it is the intriguing mixture of arrogance and delusion that has sustained Michigan fans through every offseason for the past decade.
January 10th, 2016 at 10:13 AM ^
Wait till MSU gets an elite coach that can go 5-12 in bowls, then you'll understand success.
January 9th, 2016 at 5:12 PM ^
January 9th, 2016 at 6:01 PM ^
I don't always agree with iJohnB but when I do...I agree with iJohnB
January 9th, 2016 at 6:39 PM ^
herp derp
January 9th, 2016 at 8:08 PM ^
were the students too arrogant? No journalism major?