Does Michigan have a disproportionate number of "miracle plays" against them?

Counter argument: Georgia. Just in the last few years they lost on hail marys to Auburn and Tennessee. Not to mention some stinging losses to Ga Tech recently

I can't think of another school having 3 historic-like, instant-classic type play at the e d of a game leading to a lose than Michigan has since the Stewart hailmary. However, what has frustrated me more during the harbaugh era is that seemingly no bounce has gone their way. Maybe some did last year, but the "unluckyness" of last season is clouding my memory. Nevertheless, the only truly good break I remember last season was the muffed punt bouncing right to Michigan. When the def or special teams caused a fumble it seemed to bounce to the only player on the offense that was looking towards the ball, the reverse when Michigan fumbled -- the Rutgers fumble a d the fumble snap come to mind here. The same could be said when with tipped passes. They were incredibly lucky last year.

Last night wasn't a miracle, it was bad defense. App state had an offense that was perfect for killing our defense. Michigan state punt in 2015 was bad punt formation and bad decision making.

I think it is less a question of miracle plays going against us and more a matter of being prepared for the situation and executing

I was thinking the same thing last night.  I chalked it up to us being home fans and seeing all these things up close vs keeping track of it happening at other schools.  The basketball stuff is the basketball stuff - buzzer beaters are relatively common.  We've had our Burke vs Kansas for example on our side.

The football stuff not so much - we seem more cursed there.  That said we have had things like Dileo sliding 30 yards across a field to get a field goal hold in place as a counter balance I guess.

This shit happens, man. Especially in basketball. It's gone the other way for us plenty of times. 

Ask Kansas how they feel about Trey Burke. 

Ask Purdue fans how they feel about Glenn Robinson's buzzer beater from a few years ago, which kept us alive for an outright Big Ten title. 

Ask ND how they felt about Denard in 2010 and 2011. 

Ask Northwestern how they felt about us several years in a row in football when we either threw up Hail Marys to tie the game or ripped their guts out on sliding field goals. 

Ask Minnesota or Indiana about how they feel after last year's football games. 

Last night wasn't  a miracle. It was just flat out awful defense against a good, incredibly desperate team fighting for its tournament life in front of a home crowd. But this happens all the time. Expect a major upset or two in the tournament that make the media completely forget about last night's game.  

Yes

Yes, but it is to be expected, and they are not really miracles, if you cannot line up properly to defend hail marys in football and basketball, or if your punter drop a snap that hits him in the hands when all you need to win the game is a 10-yard punt.

And App St was no miracle.  I was there to see it in person on the 40.  They wanted it more than we did, and Lloyd did not have them ready to play the game of football.

Jesus might have performed miracles, Lloyd not so much.

that matter most (ie major bowl games or football games against a certain rival down south), yes, but if you include games that would've otherwise been either ho hum forgettable if we won or lost (Northwestern 2012 or Minnesota 2015) or huge upsets if we lost (Akron 2013), we've had more than our share of huge clutch plays. It's part of the reason that in both sports we're always filed under the decent not championship elite category of programs 

How about Florida State's miracle kick return after standing in the endzone for 2 full seconds, lead to the game winning touchdown.