UMRecruitingFannatic

November 23rd, 2012 at 7:40 PM ^

Desmond brought up the Fitz injury, which got me thinking...  Might changing up the backfield actually help Michigan?  Fitz hasn't had great success this season, and I could see a thunder and lightening combo of Robinson / Rawls really mixing it up and messing with ohio's gameplan.  Especially if the game is low scoring, Rawls can wear them down and Robinson can go for the kill.

johnvand

November 23rd, 2012 at 7:43 PM ^

Ifs and Buts and all... Howeva!  How many losses would OSU have if they had to play Bama and ND?   How many losses would Michigan have with OSU's cupcake schedule?

These two teams are a lot closer than the records imply.

Michigan 30.  OSU 28.  Brunettes, Bitches, Brunettes.

johnvand

November 23rd, 2012 at 10:56 PM ^

People need to give ND their due.  Just because they're not blowing the doors off people, nobody thinks they're any good.

They're 11-0 with wins against Stanford, Michigan, and @Oklahoma.

Kelly is finally wising up, letting his defense dictate games, and having his freshman QB do just enough to win, with a little help from that one guy who assaults police officers.

GoWings2008

November 24th, 2012 at 6:03 AM ^

And I definitely believe that the ND taking the field tomorrow against USC is not the same ND team we played earlier this year.  They've improved quite a bit, just like UM has.

But ohio still sucks.  

bluebloodedfan

November 23rd, 2012 at 8:28 PM ^

Ohio state aint no Bama. If Michigan can contain Miller with just a modicum of success then they have a better than average shot of winning this game. The only game this season they were out of was the bama game and if Denard could have hit some of those wide open receivers in that game it could have changed the tenor of that game. Maybe not the out come. But it would not have been so lopsided. Michigan realistically could be a one loss team going into this game. They definitely left two games on the table.... I dont think anyone one on this board thinks Nebraska is a better team than us and the notre dame game...well....that was just awful playing and play calling by the offense. Ohio should be a good game. Go blue!

LSAClassOf2000

November 23rd, 2012 at 8:55 PM ^

"Don't forget, you've got number 16 out there...he's pretty special too."

I liked this little punctuation mark he put on his discussion of the offense, as well as the look that says, "You underestimate my alma mater, Jay". I had to smile too when he went on with his answer to the original question even when Jay was trying to switch to the rivalry question. You could see and hear the passion. 

Thanks for sharing this, OP. 

Section 1

November 23rd, 2012 at 9:19 PM ^

Desmond has come a long way, in 18 months, from saying about Denard, "You ain't won nothing, son..."  Now in fairness to Desmond, in the ensuing 18 months, Denard led Michigan to a thrilling win against Notre Dame (but he had done that before as well), and Michigan held on to beat Ohio State in Ann Arbor, and there was the Sugar Bowl win over Viginia Tech.  So I guess that Denard "won something."  Is that what Desmond had in mind?

michfan6060

November 24th, 2012 at 1:59 AM ^

Yeah man it sucks barely beating 9-3 teams...You are such a goddamn tool man. You do realize very talented teams have lost to Northwestern in the not to distant past? Go pleasure yourself to some RR interviews or something..

turtleboy

November 23rd, 2012 at 9:08 PM ^

Honest assesment if you ask me. Michigan has had the clear advantage in defense, it's tough to measure offense because both teams have had ups and downs, and Michigan's used 3 qb's this year, but in the last 3 games Gardner has been a superior qb to Miller, and especially against Iowa our 2 qb looks and diverse offense has the edge. Only way Ohio leads us is in the Home Field category. Hopefully we can get off to a quick start, and they keep taking forever to get going. Get the crowd out of The Game, and take advantage of their lackluster defense, breakdowns in discipline, and occasional erratic throws.

Swazi

November 23rd, 2012 at 9:26 PM ^

Some of the stupid in those comments are baffling as to how stupid they are.

 

"Braxton is in the Heisman conversation for a reason"  uh, no he isn't.  JThat's all Johnny Football, Klein, and Te'o.

 

"Gardner has only played three games chill he isn't that good"  Yet, Gardner has put up more scores and better overall stats in those three games han Braxton did in his first three games this season.  Oh yeah, and those three games were against a bad MAC team, a C-USA team, and the third worst Pac team.

Muttley

November 23rd, 2012 at 11:34 PM ^

If I analyze this game based on the past three weeks, I say Michigan is the better team.

In 1993, a four-loss UM team going into The Game with momentum was the one-point favorite over an undefeated (once-tied) tOSU team (albeit at Michigan Stadium).

I sense the same situation.

You can't do any better than this (vs Iowa) for three quarters.

 

 

Michigan Drive Summaries
START QTR POSS. YARD PLAYS YARDS RESULT
13:08 1 04:41 MICH 30 12 70 Rushing Touchdown
01:44 1 03:39 MICH 21 7 79 Passing Touchdown
09:26 2 04:06 MICH 25 8 75 Rushing Touchdown
02:53 2 02:13 MICH 13 7 87 Passing Touchdown
15:00 3 06:19 MICH 19 11 81 Rushing Touchdown
07:18 3 02:45 MICH 40 6 60 Passing Touchdown
02:57 3 03:42 MICH 23 7 45 Interception
08:11 4 02:17 MICH 7 3 9 Punt
00:41 4 00:41 MICH 36 1 -2 End of Half

 

Swazi

November 23rd, 2012 at 9:36 PM ^

"Te'o is only in the conversation due to hype and tragedy"  Oooooooor it's because he's leading a defense CARRYING the Irish to a possible NCG, is second in the nation in interceptions, and will finish with over 100 tackles. 

TheBlueAbides

November 24th, 2012 at 2:12 AM ^

Win. I haven't seen that in a while, such a great clip. They can't build a wall around Ohio because some great people, who come from such unfortunate places, want to escape to the greener pastures of Ann Arbor

Magnus

November 24th, 2012 at 7:28 AM ^

Jay Crawford is a bigger OSU homer than Kirk Herbstreit...

...but the funny thing is that Jay Crawford went to Bowling Green State University.