Every point of 2016...enjoy!
Credit to HailHailtoMichigan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiZuLmYligw&feature=youtu.be
I forgot how good Higdon looked last year. Also, seeing how close we were to winning those 3 games makes me sad.
Karan Higdon = Higdonis. The Platonic ideal running back
He showed some talent but 7 yards on his last 14 carries was a rough way to end the year. I'm really looking forward to see how our stable of backs plays out this season.
So does the team surpass that amount this year?
37.4 ppg
I'm leaning no. Reasons:
-Tougher o.o.c. schedule, defensively (due to Florida)
-Goal-line package takes a step back (no Peppers/Wildcat)
- No more mostly-automatic Kenny Allen.
- No more hilarious defensive 2-pt conversions
I'll say no just because we created a lot of points last year on defense and special teams (a lot of blocked kicks). I do think our offense will be better overall with better QB play and a more explosive running game.
Nordin looks better than Allen.
Nordin's leg looks stronger, based on the ONE pressure-free FG we saw in the spring game. But we have no idea about his consistency or composure.
Aside from one bad game, Kenny was clutch:
19 of 23. Long of 51. 83%
I'm glad we have the #1 kicker in the country to replace Kenny, but I'm still taking the under.
That game was as much defense not letting Rutgers get anything going in order for the offense even to have enough time to put 77 on them.
I'm sure few people remember that we started that game with 3 straight 3 & out drives on offense. When Peppers took the snap at QB and got off that huge run, the offense woke up and couldn't be stopped.
I had Michigan at -28 for my game of the year and put a sizeable bet down. I had visions of 21-0 in my head. Then it all changed.
Sad, yet optimistic. Watching this reinforced how they routinely destroyed most of their opponents on their schedule last year. They were a few plays away from winning all thirteen games. This season could be the prelude to 2018 National Champions.
so much Rutgers in that movie
can't be worse this year, can they?
Probably not. Chris Ash may be a buffoon, but I don't think he's a bad hire.
The only team in the B1G actively TRYING to be working next year seems to be MSU.
That's right.
I know Rich Rod and Hoke years were terrible, but personally this was the most depressing season ever. That kickoff return allowed at the end of the FSU game was just too much for me. I can't take another season like that this year.
Hard to come so close without feeling bad about it, but depressing? NO, we are on our way back to the top. #1 only a matter of time, Harbaugh time.
I was crushed by that missed tackle, especially by a guy like Jordan Glasgow. Losing 3 out of the last 4 by 5 pts sucked. I was sky high going into Iowa tho and was confident going into all of them, that's a good step in the right direction. That being said, I fully expect to go undefeated at home in 2017 and can't see a loss to PSU with their wing and a prayer offense against Don Brown's D.
striking how much we hammered the football into the endzone - from guys that are returning like Evans, Higdon, Isaac and Hill. More highlights running it in for scores from these guys versus passing or from Smith. I think we can replicate 2016 offense if Wilton has a good year and the OL is no worse. The other thing - special teams were superb. We may have a bit of a fall-off there depending on how clutch these new kickers are and who will replace Peppers in punt returns. Allen was a rock and JP was dynamic plus made no muffs. Where we may see more scoring highlights is from the defense, which will looks faster and more aggressive in 2017. Really like our safeties and LB/Viper units making some plays behind a DL that will be elite.
Nitpickers gonna nitpick, but I'd have been happy with a reel of all the TDs and the Peppers conversion return. By the time the Hawaii portion was finished, I'd already seen more than enough extra points to satisfy.
And may the football gods please not make us miss our first PAT of the season now to get back at me
We played so well that game. Shoulda won....