October 27th, 2021 at 7:12 AM ^
I’ll hold off on that until we beat OSU
October 27th, 2021 at 7:59 AM ^
Ohio State is the dragon to slay. Nothing else matters.
October 27th, 2021 at 8:01 AM ^
There's a series of moats and drawbridges to overcome before we can take on the dragon. Michigan State is one; Penn State is another.
October 27th, 2021 at 8:33 AM ^
As are Indiana and Maryland. What have you seen in the last decade that makes you think we can take any game for granted?
October 27th, 2021 at 8:36 AM ^
Don't take them for granted for sure. But those 2 teams are getting smacked around by any good team they play.
October 27th, 2021 at 9:44 AM ^
one thing you can say about the jim harbaugh tenure is that michigan has generally not lost to lousy teams, last year's msu game being essentially the only exception.
indiana and maryland are lousy football teams right now. saying that we might lose those games is pure silliness.
October 27th, 2021 at 3:35 PM ^
2016 Iowa :( and 2019 Army - we won but it was the worst win of the Harbaugh era. Generally tho, his teams have taken care of business.
October 28th, 2021 at 8:32 AM ^
yeah, i thought about that 2016 iowa game, too...but they were better than i remembered. they did go 8-5 and finished second in the B1G west, a game behind wisconsin. on they other hand, they did lose to north dakota state and got bombed by florida in the outback bowl. disappointing? absolutely. lousy? not really.
October 27th, 2021 at 10:13 AM ^
You have to play them all. Back in the day, maybe not so much.
October 28th, 2021 at 10:21 AM ^
Illinois say ‘Hi’, while waiting for you with a blackjack in a dark alley.
October 27th, 2021 at 5:16 PM ^
I'd say we saw a lot this year (in college football in general) that should make us not take any game for granted.
October 27th, 2021 at 8:34 AM ^
It looks like we'll just need to put on our galoshes to cross the PSU 'moat'.
October 27th, 2021 at 1:41 PM ^
... to slay Clifford the Big Blue QB.
October 27th, 2021 at 10:24 AM ^
If we don't beat MSU, beating OSU may not matter that much either.
October 27th, 2021 at 3:04 PM ^
As a college football fan, I absolutely hate this point of view.
I'm a fan of the Michigan football team. Part of the reason that I'm a college football fan and a fan of Michigan football is that winning games is hard. Winning ANY game is hard. Ask Penn State how hard winning games is in the Big 10.
Am I suggesting that beating Ohio State isn't the most important game? Hell no. It is the most important game. But it's not 100% of the season. If Michigan wins all their other games, and loses to one of the 2-3 most dominant college football programs in history, then it's just plain stupid, IMO, to say that "Nothing else matters. They lost. They suck. It's over". I hate that shit. Stop it. If Michigan beats State on the road, it's a hell of an achievement. If they beat Penn State on the road, that's fantastic, and frankly, I don't care how beat up Clifford is.
Losing to OSU doesn't change the character of those achievements.
Further, like somebody said up thread, beating Maryland and Illinois is not given. Again, did anybody watch any games this year? Nothing is given.
Again, am I saying I don't go nuts when Michigan loses? Hell no, I'm impossible to live with for days. But man, I wouldn't be a fan at all if "Ohio State is all that matters". That's reductionist and awful. Again, Stop it.
Rob
October 27th, 2021 at 9:07 AM ^
Beating OSU would feel just as good as a National Championship to me. Legit.
October 27th, 2021 at 9:22 AM ^
Before the season I said that this is the year we beat the Buckeyes. I really don't care about much else. Sure wish Jimmy would give JJ some more PT!
October 27th, 2021 at 9:38 AM ^
I hadn't been to a Michigan game since the 2007 loss to OSU, 14-3.
Wife and I bought a four pack this year just to get the OSU tix because I sort of said the same thing as you. Not sure if it was for any reason other than the law of averages. But, glad we did.
I'm with you on JJ, too!
Go Blue!
October 27th, 2021 at 2:31 PM ^
Every game is an independent event. The law of averages does not apply here because the outcome of this particular UM/OSU game is not influenced by the results of previous games.
October 27th, 2021 at 8:03 PM ^
Thanks. I was totally serious.
October 27th, 2021 at 12:45 PM ^
You sure wish “Jimmy” would give a raw QB more PT in the meat of the schedule?
October 27th, 2021 at 5:37 PM ^
Every Michigan fan on the planet should want JJ to be the starting QB at this point, Theres nothing Cade is doing that JJ cant do ... and JJ can add many things to the offense Cade cant do...
The best argument for Cade is "he doesnt turn the ball over" JJ has played some decent snaps and he hasnt tried to force throws ,leaving me to believe he wont turn it over carelessly .....and the upside (for now and the next couple years) is well worth the risk.Im guessing Michigan is 11-0 heading into OSU with either QB and JJ having 4 games and 20 practices with the first string heading into the OSU game ,would be nice
October 29th, 2021 at 12:15 AM ^
Don’t fall into the trap. JJ will have his time. This is Cades team. For better and worse he’s the guy. Embrace this teams identity instead of wishing to change it. Do you know why Cade has such ho hum passing #s? Because we aren’t 3rd and 11. This teams identity is 2nd & 6. That’s how THIS team wins. I hear all the “you can’t beat OSU without a high powered scoring offense” stuff and yes. That might be true. But does anyone really think that remaking this teams identity into a tempo spread passing team at THIS point in the season, undefeated keep in mind, is actually the smart move? If we can get 2nd & 6 on 80% of our down sets we will beat OSU’s ass that I know. If we try to imitate them and look more like the team they practice against, only less talented. Good luck.
October 27th, 2021 at 2:06 PM ^
Yup. Conversely, and doubtful that it could ever actually happen, but if we lost to OSU and somehow went on to the playoffs and won a National championship, it would feel hollow and somehow disappointing.
October 27th, 2021 at 10:25 AM ^
Thank you. I admit that even if we beat Michigan State and are undefeated going into the Ohio State Game, I fully expect to be exposed and heart broken after the Ohio State Game. Myopic posters that say every year how we are going to beat Ohio State are like stubborn gamblers at the Roulette table that keep betting on black while the wheel just keeps landing on red. Sure one day it will happen, but until it does, it hasn’t.
October 27th, 2021 at 7:13 AM ^
No...don't tell me what to do.
October 27th, 2021 at 7:14 AM ^
Why not hockey, too!?
October 27th, 2021 at 7:33 AM ^
Well actually now that you bring it up — why not?
October 27th, 2021 at 9:06 AM ^
Admit it.
You hit 100 points, had a random thought, and felt you simply HAD to create a thread to share it.
October 27th, 2021 at 9:25 AM ^
Given how this thread is going, looks like this will be his last thread for a while!
October 27th, 2021 at 10:08 AM ^
I could create a thread but would rather not put myself out there lol.
October 27th, 2021 at 7:35 AM ^
Well actually now that you bring it up — why not?
October 27th, 2021 at 9:49 AM ^
Admit it. You really, REALLY wish you hadnt created this thread right about now and you're just now discovering (because this was your first one) that there is no way to edit posts once they're up and on the board.
October 27th, 2021 at 7:35 AM ^
Well actually now that you bring it up — why not?
October 27th, 2021 at 8:19 AM ^
Third time’s the charm… why not indeed!
October 27th, 2021 at 7:16 AM ^
wtf is this shit
October 27th, 2021 at 9:05 AM ^
Rat poison.
October 27th, 2021 at 9:45 AM ^
A product of either:
- Broken public school system,
- Day drinking,
- Crystal meth,
- Food poisoning,
- Troll job, or
- All of the above.
October 27th, 2021 at 7:18 AM ^
I was really hoping this would be a “winning will compel me to…” post with the ending being something inflammatory to your Sparty friends.
October 27th, 2021 at 8:23 AM ^
Inflammatory? I see what you did there.
October 27th, 2021 at 7:18 AM ^
Please sir, can I have some of that Kool-Aid you’re drinking?
October 27th, 2021 at 8:01 AM ^
Oliver Twist meets Jonestown‽
October 27th, 2021 at 7:21 AM ^
Dont go chasing waterfalls
Please stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to
October 27th, 2021 at 8:09 AM ^
Did you just quote TLC?
October 27th, 2021 at 8:13 AM ^
I don't want no scrubs
October 27th, 2021 at 8:23 AM ^
I ain't 2 proud 2 beg
October 27th, 2021 at 8:36 AM ^
Creep, creep
October 27th, 2021 at 9:33 AM ^
Come on.....you don't say creep, creep unless you're quoting TLC.
October 27th, 2021 at 10:20 AM ^
But what about your friends?
October 27th, 2021 at 8:22 AM ^
“A Sparty burned my house down.” Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes, TLC