Lost in all of the heroics accomplished yesterday at the end of the game was another clutch kick by Gibbons. Granted, it was just a little longer than an extra-point kick, but still clutch.
Two years ago an end of the game kick like that to either tie or win the game would have been nerve-racking, with a lot of praying and pleading.
Yesterday?
Nothing. Didn't even have a microsecond of thinking he'd miss it.
Clutch.
Again.
Glad gibby turned into a
Maybe Off-Topic, but...
I wonder if they're happy to have an excuse to do what game theory suggests is usually the smart move- foregoing a FG try for the promise of more points.
There was an article a few days ago, spotlighting Chip Kelly's similar policy for 4th downs:
"The last Saturday in November at 12 o'clock, that ball being kicked off, there’s nothing like it." - Coach Hoke
Thank all the Brunettes
We are in a much better world.
Don't miss..
He great hold on the FG by The Threat.
Agreed.
It appears he pulls it off his hip, off the ground, and into position so quickly that timing is not thrown off at all.
Also, I am feeling even more strongly that an accurate long snapper is a pretty nice thing to have.
"It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things"
Yes
He made a tough play look so easy that few even noticed it. If he doesn't make it, we don't win that game.
"Nobody cares what you think!"
In the stadium after the
In the stadium after the incredible Roundtree catch, it seemed like we were already going to OT. Gibbons is the man.
That's my point.
A couple years ago everyone would have been doing that praying/pleading thing after the catch. Yesterday, nothing but joy and 110k+ fans at the stadium and much more than that watching on tv knowing with as near certainty as one can have that the kick was all but through, before it was even kicked.
And we still have this kid for another year? One thing we certainly don't have to worry about next year.
2010 vs Illinois
that is all.
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Why didn't
Why didn't Hoke go for the endzone once before trying the fieldgoal when there were 7 seconds left on the clock? If Gibbons missed the first try, would he have gotten a second chance on 2nd down?
'Cats comin' for y'all
7 seconds with no timeouts.
7 seconds with no timeouts. If gardner is sacked that's game.
He wouldn't even have to be
He wouldn't even have to be sacked to use up the clock. Any hesitation in the pocket could cause that play to use up the full seven seconds. Note that in the 2011 UTL game, Denard threw it as soon as he could, and that play still took six seconds off the clock.
True. Any "dancing" and there
True. Any "dancing" and there is a good possibility the clock runs out. Even if he makes a quick decision and there's a catch and it's short of the goal line we are SOL.
And that was before Brunette Girls had entered the lexicon
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No. Once you kick the ball
No. Once you kick the ball that's it. The only way you can get a second chance is if the snap is so bad that you never get the kick off.
As for why we didn't go for the endzone, as in the UTL game, I think Hoke has a lot more confidence in his kicker now than he did then (and probably felt better about playing in overtime than he did back in September 2011, when our D was unproven).
Or if it gets blocked and you recover it behind the LOS
(and advance it for a first down a la Che Foster vs ND in 1994.)
I was thinking the same exact
I was thinking the same exact thing because 7 seconds is enough time to get a play off as long as it's a quick strike pass. I understand that it's definitely risky because of a sack or to have an extra play to guard against a bad snap on the fg. But Hoke has shown to take risks in his tenure here. I thought it was a good opportunity.
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Keep in mind that we were
Keep in mind that we were playing a QB making his second career start - a guy who had been playing wide receiver two weeks ago. Given the circumstances, Gardner has played unbelievably well the past two weeks, but still, his decision-making isn't perfect (as his INT three minutes earlier showed). There was no need to put the game on his shoulders there. He'd gotten us in FG range already. Kick it and win it in OT, when there's no clock to worry about.
Side note on that interception
Putting aside the poor read of the coverage -- that pass was dead on hitting Funchess in stride for a TD. A beautiful thing except for that one NW safety.
Bc if he gets sacked it's
Bc if he gets sacked it's over, we lose, and today you'd be asking why he didn't just kick the fg.
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Section 6
Does anyone here sit in section 6 lower rows? Or do you know anyone who has season tickets in the lower portion of section 6?
I think there is a section of
I think there is a section of the site for finding tickets. Maybe try StubHub.
/ not serious
I don't need tickets.
I am trying to find out who the person behind me was. I have been to two games over the past few years and he sat there both times. He is the most negative worthless fan I have ever been around. He talks loud and has a Buddy Holly looking friend. He talks to the players like they can hear him. He wanted a roughing the passer penalty on a hand off.
Gibbons is a serious
Gibbons is a serious All-America candidate. He's 14-16 on FGs and perfect on PATs, and has made two last-second kicks when we were behind (MSU, NW) - not to mention a pair of kicks in the 4th quarter at ND to keep our chances alive in that one.
Where's the threat?
Where's the threat?
Another one
of marky mark's bone-headed comments. It really shows you how incompetent he is. The glitter is wearing off fast. It takes izzo to be the football cheer-leader.
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I never take any kicks for
I never take any kicks for granted after the Toledo debacle. Clutch is clutch. Brunettes for life.
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He seems so calm now when he
He seems so calm now when he goes to kick it. He honestly looked scared two years ago. Brunettes FTW.
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Great consistency
This may already be widely known, but Gibbons has now made made 11 consecutive field goals, which is the second-longest such streak in Michigan history, behind Remy Hamilton's 14 straight in 1996. He's also made 87 consecutive extra points, which is also second best, trailing only J.D. Carlson's 126 straight in 1998 to 1991.
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mind
blown
Sorry...
that should be 1988 to 1991 for J.D. Carlson.
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he missed at nebraska
he missed at nebraska
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That was Matt Wile.
That was Matt Wile.
Ahh, my bad
Ahh, my bad
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No--
the field goal miss in the Nebraska game was by Matt Wile.
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I think the TV graphic said
I think the TV graphic said he had made 10 (now 11) straight kicks which is good for 2nd all time at Michigan. Brunettes, son
Brendan Gibbons
Brendan Gibbons has almost literally gotten better with every single kick, and it has been a joy to watch really. Just looking at FGs in his career, for example, he has gone from 1-5 on FGs in 2010 (20%) to 13-17 in 2011 (76.5%) to 14-16 this year (87.5%). It is a tribute to working hard and not giving up, even in the face of a coaching change. Not only is the confidence there, but he's gotten stronger too, which is great to see as well - his longest FG last year was 43 yards, whereas this year, it is 52 yards, or an 18% improvement in potential range. Gibbons is one of the great stories on this team, I think.
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Coaching?
UM is 15-18 for the year or ~82% and Gibbons is 14 of 16. Just 2 years after the 2010 kicking debacle.
Interestingly Arizona is only 60% on the year. Not lambasting that staff as they deliver results in other areas, but 2010 was not an anomaly for them.
Whatever Hoke & Ferrigno are doing, it's working - or I wait for Mathlete to disprove the hypothesis.
"Everybody wants to be a hero, so to speak. But it takes everybody." - Charles Woodson
threat?
Threat
threat?
Threat
pet name
Please let's not start calling him SuperToe
and the band played on
I still worry
Not bc of his past but bc I always worry about a bad snap or a blocked kick. Not since the horror have I thought of a FG as a for sure make (which I did on that horrible day). But now I just think of brunettes and let it all happen.
If you spell Crisler like the car company you should hand in your fan card before the next meeting.... Same goes for Ferry Field
Glad gibby turned into a reliable kicker. Also, happy we dont have to go for it on every 4th down like psu.
Show me your TD's