DrMantisToboggan

October 18th, 2015 at 11:25 PM ^

you won't see him again until The Game, Penn State if we are needing a spark late in that game. He's gonna be kept for big games/desperate situations, risk isn't worth the reward in non-major games. 

Edit: I should say he won't get the ball again until then. He would be an effective decoy, but I imagine it would only be a play call in which his being a decoy doesn't require contact on his part. 

umchicago

October 19th, 2015 at 9:48 AM ^

i also think rudock will keep the ball a few times on the zone read.  it was there each time on saturday.  the DE crashed into the line every time.  if only he kept it on that last drive, first down easy.

TrueBlue2003

October 19th, 2015 at 11:34 AM ^

We're already a great team outplaying great teams.  The playoff hype wasn't off base.  Fluke of the century is the only thing keeping us from being in the playoff conversion right now. I agree that we were back the minute we hired Harbaugh but don't take away from these current players.  They're good enough to be champions.

Darboh's Extra…

October 18th, 2015 at 11:12 PM ^

The future is as bright as ever. Minus a once in a lifetime miracle, this is a Top 7 team already. Imagine when Jim has his kids and a couple years of Harbaughing instilled. Perennial NC contender. Go Blue

Red is Blue

October 19th, 2015 at 8:42 AM ^

Early success is not necessarily a great leading indicator of sustained success. Look at Hoke for example. Sometimes a new voice in the locker room is enough for the team to play a little better and show much better results early, but that success is not sustainable. That being said, I fully expect Harbaugh to have this program on a long term successful path.

Olaf

October 18th, 2015 at 11:17 PM ^

I went crazy when Jabrill almost hit the endzone on his first offensive play. Even on that pass play he turned nothing into something. MSU has good speed on defense and he blew through them. I expect to see him on offense more (a decoy sometimes obviously).



I have a feeling that Minnesota will not have a happy Halloween.

Red is Blue

October 19th, 2015 at 10:31 AM ^

It depends what you mean by "his first offensive play" - first time he touched the ball on offense or the first time he was on the field for an offensive snap. I suspect many people would interpret that to be the first time he was on the field for an offensive snap whether or not he touched the ball. He was in at that end of the first half, but didn't get the ball.  That proceeded the play that you referenced.

Bluestreak

October 18th, 2015 at 11:18 PM ^

and we'll learn from this and move on.

I think we end top 10 and take The Game this year to end on a high. I also think we will be the only team to beat Ohio State in regular season this year. 

 

 

The Mad Hatter

October 18th, 2015 at 11:28 PM ^

Because Michigan is about to turn their world upside-down. D'antoni is a good coach, but we have the best one on earth. It's going to be a long time before MSU beats us again. Harbaugh, and Michigan, will not forget what happened yesterday.

And we're beating OSU this year. I'll take that win over Staee any day.

Perkis-Size Me

October 19th, 2015 at 8:06 AM ^

Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good. And that's what MSU needed to beat us. Blind, dumb luck. This entire team, minus a few players, all come back next year, and none of them will forget what happened. I will not predict a W because doing that a year out is stupid, but they will go into EL next year looking for blood.

But I agree with your final sentence. I'll happily take a win against OSU over a win against MSU any and every day of the week.




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M-Dog

October 19th, 2015 at 12:19 AM ^

In 2011, our year of fools gold, there were 3 close wins that could have been losses.  We could have just as easily been 8-5.

This year so far, there were no close wins that could have been losses.  We either blew teams out, or lost 2 close games to top 10 teams.  The only thing you can say is that we could have just as easily been 7-0.

That's sustainable success.  That's a foundation to build on.

Lose big . . . lose close . . . win close . . . win big.

UofM Die Hard …

October 19th, 2015 at 10:59 AM ^

I mean MSU has just beaten the crap out of us the past handful of years.  Saturday, that was not the case, it was a hard fought game and we had them dead to rights. We led the whole way and we played smart, hard nose football, and I think everyone saw we are the better team by just a smidge...............EFFFF that last play. 

 

I am just now letting myself think about it again.