One Frame At A Time: Maryland
As you may have noticed in today's game column, I'm trying a new format for GIFs: gfycat, which load faster, have much better quality, and allow you to do stuff like speed up or slow down playback if you click through. I hadn't switched over before because uploading and tagging was cumbersome; now the program I use has integrated that entire process. Today's post mostly features the old format as I do a test run with a few gfycats. If all goes well, I'll do the complete switchover next week. Feedback is encouraged.
[Hit THE JUMP for the rest of the Maryland game in GIFs.]
For GIFs, click the links/stills to open each GIF in a lightbox, and right-click then hit "save link as" if you want to save them. Gfycats should play automatically, and you can have fun with slow-motion and the like if you click on them.
HONORABLE MENTION
Gedeon/Peppers TFL.
Gedeon/Taco/Peppers converge on QB.
ButtYAC.
Doink.
Evans not-quite-a-TD.
Harbaugh disagrees with OPI.
Panda misses pickup, makes up for it.
Delano receives gift.
Kinnel TFL.
Speight scramble.
Chesson touchdown.
Winovich sack.
McDoom jet, Asiasi pancake. (gfycat)
John O'Korn pancakes a guy.
Kekoa Crawford's first career touchdown.
10. Butt Truck
Much like that rudely dispatched Maryland defender, every other tight end in Michigan history is now behind Butt. In his rear-view mirror, so to speak. Passed like the wind between... okay fine I'll stop.
Butt.
9. Trampled Turtles
While not quite on par with Chesson Goes Bowling, that's a nice two-for-one for Kekoa Crawford, Chesson's heir apparent as wideout-who-will-wreck-you.
8. What Are You Doing?
After being targeted on consecutive, doomed fades, Jourdan Lewis asks the question on all of our minds.
7. Panda In Flight
The most graceful member of the ursidae family.
6. No Class Double Pass
For all the trickery, this play still required a hell of a throw by Wilton Speight.
Ensuing Jabrill Peppers first down signal:
He's fun.
5. Route++
Extra crispy.
4. Air Wilton
Full play:
Just the dismount:
10/10.
3. Not Safe For Testudo
Enhance.
I never, ever want Michigan to have a mascot, but I'm so happy so many of their opponents made a different choice.
2. Hat In Orbit
The lack of reaction from anyone in the background, save for Devin Asiasi trying to catch Harbaugh's hat when it (finally) returns to Earth really puts this over the top.
FRAMES OF THE GAME: TEAM BELLY RUB
This is only the second-best Mo Hurst belly rub moment of the game even though he seemingly apparates into the hole, chases down the QB, and rips off a piece of his jersey before the celebration.
That comes in second because Jabrill Peppers joining in on the belly-rub action qualifies this—which I stitched together from two different clips because I'm very dedicated to the belly-rub cause—as arguably the MGoGIF of the year thus far.
It's beautiful.
VOTE
November 7th, 2016 at 6:26 PM ^
+1 for the switch to gfycat. now do that for all of 'em. then the only thing that will be left is getting rid of the big ugly logo.
November 7th, 2016 at 6:51 PM ^
We need a Sports Science devoted to Hat in Orbit.
November 7th, 2016 at 6:52 PM ^
That Testudo gif will live on forever.
November 7th, 2016 at 7:01 PM ^
In all these highlights. Especially the last minute guys - Asiasi, Crawford, McDoom - its just going to get better.
November 7th, 2016 at 7:43 PM ^
Peppers showing that there is NOTHING that he can't perfect.
November 7th, 2016 at 8:05 PM ^
Should be renamed Guided Missile.
November 7th, 2016 at 8:19 PM ^
I love Ty Isaac's motions after Harbaugh launches his hat up into the air. He half-heartedly motions to go catch it but then he's like, eh whatever.
November 7th, 2016 at 8:19 PM ^
That Terp looks so sad.
November 7th, 2016 at 8:40 PM ^
Tough choice...love the kinnel tfl but belly rub can't be denied
November 7th, 2016 at 10:09 PM ^
...and then the other guy getting caught in the shrapnel.
I jumped off my couch at that. This team is greedy to make hits.
Whoever posted "Eight Yards And A Trail Of Blood" was so on. Go Blue.
November 7th, 2016 at 10:21 PM ^
Earlier in the year it seemed like Speight had plenty of distance on his long throws but they seemed to hang a little, allowing DBs to recover contest them. That throw on the toss from Peppers was a lazer. I was excited to see that pass.
November 7th, 2016 at 11:13 PM ^
The HTML5 player rocks - more of that, please!!
Crawford destroying those two chasing Isaac was just fantastic! He was looking around and finally found someone, and then obliterated the dude 8 yards out of bounds! He just disappeared from the field! I love that!!!
November 8th, 2016 at 12:31 AM ^
The best part about the hat in orbit gif is Asiasi following the trajectory of the hat, making as if to catch it, and then watching it fall quietly to the ground.
EDIT: Also, Simeon Smith smiling as the hat goes up.
November 8th, 2016 at 8:30 AM ^
I also love Tyrone Wheatley Jr's reaction. He just starts laughing when he knows what is about to happen.
November 8th, 2016 at 7:50 AM ^
The guy holding the cord for Harbaugh's headsets is thinking,"Let me get the hell out of his way!" Lol!
November 8th, 2016 at 8:29 AM ^
How hat in orbit is not number one is a mystery to me.
November 8th, 2016 at 9:33 AM ^
I love the switch to gfycats, particularly how they autoplay without having to click each one into a lightbox. Significant upgrade.
And yes, the Jabrill-and-Mo belly rub wins.
November 8th, 2016 at 11:15 AM ^
Was anyone able to lip-read what Harbaugh said as he threw his hat? Something like "YOU ARE F'ING . . . UNBELIEVABLE! UNBELIEVABLE!" Anything I missed?
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