FOOTBALL - 2008 - MICHIGAN VS. FLORIDA ON BTN
This game gets announced on the blog everytime it's on tv.
And I'm alright with that.
Theyre also playing the 98 Rose Bowl later, and they just finished the 84 UM-ND game (I dont know if its being replayed). I'm watching them all, because I miss football so much
We didn't play ND in 84. Was it the 85 game holding John Carney to 4 field goals?
I'm not used to all these wins being shown. The Big Ten Network sure is a hell of alot nicer to us than ESPN Classic ever was.
Good old mike hart. Never get tired watching him play
I loved that mike hart had half of his career fumbles in this game (approximately). He was about ready to die if we lost the game.
He lost 3 career fumbles, 2 were in this game.
I loved that mike hart had half of his career fumbles in this game (approximately). He was about ready to die if we lost the game.
Chad Henne is good.
We pick up the game midway throught the first quarter........
Debord (looking at playbook one last time): "Hey Lloyd....remember THIS play? Holy crap we've never run it...can I call it just for laughs?"
Carr(frowing): "What the Hell...last game and all...go ahead"
Debord(excited): "Holy shit Lloyd....that thing worked...let me see if there's anything else in here we haven't used"
Carr(astonished look on face): "Look in the back Mike. Pretty sure there's stuff back there we can try"
Debord (mouth open in amazement): "Damn Lloyd...there's at least 50 fricken pages of plays we've never used. Can I keep calling them?
Carr (shaking head in mild disapproval): "You can...but the FIRST time one doesn't work you know what to do"
Debord (grinning): Dive tackle right...zone blocking.....yes Lloyd...I know what to do."
the front 7 hounded and got after Teboe all throughout the second half. Thats what I want t see this year.
You know me being kind of a "youngster" I remember this being the game in which I really became a diehard Michigan fan. Yes there was the MSU game where I talked my family into staying for because I had a feeling about it but this game really is the first monumental win that I saw and really understood what Michigan was all about. This game is the reason why mgoblog is my homepage.
Annnnd then right after this game, RR happened. Look at how G00D Big Blue was in this game! Memories of tackles gone by...
<br>-Chet
A fun subplot would be the battle of the young backup quarterbacks that didn't play. Ryan Mallett vs Cam Newton, both seen on their sidelines.
Even though it wasn't a BCS game, I would rank it 3 in all time favorite Michigan bowl victories behind the 1998 Rose Bowl (Obvs) and the 2000 (Orange). We really needed the victory, and it showed that Michigan could play with anyone on a good day.
Also, it felt like Michigan could have won in a blowout -- two fumbles inside the 10 made the score deceptively close.