Newton Gimmick

November 13th, 2021 at 3:46 PM ^

You're the man now, dog:

1. Haskins

(then Hutch / Ojabo / All / Wilson)

IDK the last time I trusted a Michigan player to make the right play as much as Haskins.  Maybe Mike Hart

GRRBlue

November 13th, 2021 at 3:48 PM ^

And nice to see him go either off tackle or to the edge to gain yards and first downs to kill the clock.  Success when you don’t run into a wall!

DairyQueen

November 13th, 2021 at 8:33 PM ^

Fair, so I'll add:

I hate how the announcers/analysts keep calling him a "power" back, he's far more of a "slippery" back who can always churn for extra yardage, and since Hart's arrival as a coach, his patience for blocks/gaps opening up has gotten miles better (like a Le"veon Bell type), because 6'1" @ 220lbs is actually not very heavy for that height (De'veon Smith was a "power" back who trucked A LOT of defenders behind the LOS, turning TFLs into 4-7+ yards--totally bailed us out in MULTIPLE games when passing-game couldn't get going, and the O-Line was a mess). Haskins is "slippery", and can seemingly always still churn when engaged, not breaking, but slipping through the grapple of the tacklers enough to add significant extra yardage, and, lately, does the Mike Hart thing of always falling forward when tackled, making the most of whatever extra yardage there could be, which is HUGE as it steadily really adds up over time. But I don't in any way see "power" when he runs, the same as the term "power" is applied to running backs.

Yes this is a snowflake, and yes I DO apologize for my ranting, and YES I love this team!!

rob f

November 13th, 2021 at 3:57 PM ^

Like I said in the game thread during our final clock-eating drive, Hassan said "F*** THAT FAT LADY!!!" as he picked up the vital yards to seal it.

MRunner73

November 13th, 2021 at 4:04 PM ^

He's the best since Perry in the 2000s. Stay healthy-young man, you deserve all the success you've achieved. A true leader.

#25 is the man!

I would give you the game ball for today's effort.

kalamazoo

November 13th, 2021 at 4:32 PM ^

Underrated because of his time under RichRod, but I was always very impressed with Brandon Minor when he had the right components around him. So yes, Perry was great, but I truly thought Minor a beast. Here are highlights some special lad made (not me). There is another one of the Wisconsin highlights where Musburger had prepped all game and finally had the chance to say "MINOR...IS MAJOR! TOUCHDOWN!" Thank you to Minor for helping to upset Wisconsin, allowing us to reach 3 wins that season (sigh).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xL1pmUKcIXE

 

HAIL-YEA

November 13th, 2021 at 6:44 PM ^

From one Hassan to another, amazing game today! Really has been the man all year, I don't want to think how this season would go without him moving piles.