September 19th, 2016 at 5:43 AM ^
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September 19th, 2016 at 7:36 AM ^
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September 19th, 2016 at 8:49 AM ^
I think perhaps the better question is, why bother snapping it 15 yards back in that situation at all? Have the QB pooch-kick it.
September 19th, 2016 at 8:03 AM ^
September 19th, 2016 at 8:07 AM ^
Is that we snapped the ball on 2nd down with 10 seconds left and on 3rd down with 11 seconds left. If had burned a total of 11 more seconds total, between those 2 downs, we'd have been shaking hands instead of even snapping for a 4th down.
September 19th, 2016 at 8:37 AM ^
Did not know that.
Of course, almost anything would have been better than what happened, so playing "what if" with that end of game situation could go on forever.
For instance, in the 1996 Colorado game I wanted Dreisbach to take the fourth down snap and run out of the endzone for a safety, using as much time as possible. Even that approach (which would have tied the game) would have been better than what transpired.
September 19th, 2016 at 9:22 AM ^
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September 19th, 2016 at 8:15 AM ^
as Chris Partridge is underrated
September 19th, 2016 at 8:53 AM ^
I don't think it's an issue of Baxter being overrated. That speaks to an average assessment over a body of work. Baxter majorly f*cked up the MSU game. He was gone after that - whether an outright decision by Harbaugh or a mutual parting. The question is, Was Baxter ever going to overcome that huge mistake here at Michigan? The answer is No.
September 19th, 2016 at 9:34 AM ^
It depends how you think he was "rated." I think he deserves a lot of credit for, in one year, moving our special teams from completely horrible to middle-of-the-pack. But really, the ST under Baxter pretty much just did what they were supposed to. He didn't seem like some kind of Frank Beamer-level innovator.
But for a lot of Michigan fans, I think the idea that we could actually not suck at special teams was such a revelation that they saw Baxter as some kind of special teams god. And that, he ain't.
September 19th, 2016 at 10:21 AM ^
In other words the man does his homework and checks it twice.
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September 19th, 2016 at 7:04 PM ^
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September 19th, 2016 at 7:35 PM ^
I thought Baxter did a good job with special teams last year, and he has an excellent track record over his career.
That said, I'm glad we didn't have this happen at Michigan:
https://twitter.com/ShotgunSpr/status/777972884857769985
(USC lines up eight to defend PAT.)