It happens-
It seemed just as unlikely then as it does now. It's happened before. It can happen again.
(GIGANTIC HT to WolverineHistorian, who is just like, WOW, the keeper of Michigan History in the modern age).
national champs baby
Michigan has HUGE Upset over Ohio State
November 22nd, 2010 at 2:01 PM
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Michigan has HUGE Upset over Ohio State
November 22nd, 2010 at 2:04 PM | 
I would love to see our QB
I would love to see our QB
November 22nd, 2010 at 2:42 PM |
Point to Tacopants.
Point to Tacopants.
Point to Tacopants.
November 22nd, 2010 at 3:33 PM |
I'm not sure people would
I'm not sure people would
I'm not sure people would understand Robinson pointing at the 50th row of the stadium.
OH-HOW-I-HATE OHIO STATE
November 22nd, 2010 at 2:05 PM |
Thank you
Thank you
An inferiority complex has set in around here. It will take our best game of the season to do it, but that's all it is - one game. We don't have to beat them four times out of seven.
November 22nd, 2010 at 2:08 PM |
Hell yes it does
Hell yes it does
Thanks M-Wolverine. Thanks WolverineHistorian. Hell yes we can do this. We said before the year our O could keep us in any game this year. They didn't against Wiscy - but I believe our boys will play the game of their lives Saturday.
Enough with this emo crap. We are Michigan, for jiminy's sakes. GO BLUE! BEAT THE BUCKEYES!
November 22nd, 2010 at 2:12 PM |
I love that '95 game
I love that '95 game
One of my favorites. Sucks I missed some of it to go to Birch Run outlets with the family. But thanks to Andy (aka Wolverine Historian) I can relive it.
Christ in me arise and dispel all the darkness.
November 22nd, 2010 at 2:36 PM |
The important part of this
The important part of this
The important part of this is: did you at least get to eat at Tony's?
As the creeper that girdles the tree-trunk
the Law runneth forward and back --
For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf,
and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack.
November 22nd, 2010 at 3:35 PM |
Bacon makes everything better
Bacon makes everything better
And balls of it?
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
November 22nd, 2010 at 2:49 PM |
Spoiler Alert: Press play on Part 2 of that '95 Game...
Spoiler Alert: Press play on Part 2 of that '95 Game...
...and you'll enjoy a pick from a young Charles Woodson.
November 22nd, 2010 at 2:21 PM |
Start on offense is huge
Start on offense is huge
The first few drives on offense are huge. If we can put points on the board rather than waste opportunities to score (like against MSU) or hand the ball to a defensive lineman for a TD (like Tate did last year against OSU) it really changes the dynamic of the game.
All the pressure is on them and I don't trust Pryor to trade punches consistently in a shootout with Denard. If we have to dig out of an early hole it is a different story, but if we jump on them early and keep it close until the end I do think we've got a shot to finally steal a high scoring game.
It is spelled HOKEAMANIA. Our coach is an ass-kicking American citizen, not one of the Beatles, for Christ's sake!
November 22nd, 2010 at 2:24 PM |
Exactly the point...
Exactly the point...
The common theme in Michigan's 4 Big Ten losses?
Lack of offense in the first half.
Michigan only put up 10 against MSU, 7 against Penn State, 7 against Iowa, and 0 against Wisconsin in the first half.
Our offense has to come out ALIVE and start putting points on the board immediately. The tone was set against Illinois with Denard's TD pass only 14 seconds into play. He hit a wide open Roundtree for a TD and the offense never let up, scoring 31 first half points.
HAIL.
November 22nd, 2010 at 2:38 PM |
Super point. Not buying the
Super point. Not buying the
Super point. Not buying the gaudy offensive numbers in the second half of blowouts. This offense can help our defense by being a scoring threat from the start of the game. It must or Ohio State will look just like the other 4 losses.
"because character wins in life and character wins on the football field....." 1-11-11
November 22nd, 2010 at 3:20 PM |
Yes
Yes
If we let Tressel Tressel-ball us the whole game like the Wisconsin second half, it's ugly. If we score early and often, get him way out of his comfort zone, and he does stuff he doesn't like (read: Pryor throwing) maybe the D goes back to the first half of the season D that stunk, but created some turnovers, and makes it a game.
Assuming JT doesn't pull out his once a decade Troy Smith in a spread for the first time surprises on us. But I can't imagine we've played well enough to put any sort of scare in him that would cause the game plan to differ from run left, run right, run Pryor.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
November 22nd, 2010 at 2:21 PM |
I'm still
I'm still
a sad panda at this point but by faith I am "all in" for a HUGE win against...I cant even say their name. It makes me feel dirty.
Go Blue!!!
ForeverBlue..."The team! The team! The team!"
November 22nd, 2010 at 2:28 PM |
This would be the bestest
This would be the bestest
This would be the bestest MGoHannukah present ever!!!
GO BLUE!
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"What do people mean when they say the computer went down on them? " -Marilyn Pittman
GO BLUE
November 22nd, 2010 at 2:46 PM |
MgoMenorah
MgoMenorah
1 win per candle where the 9th center candle represents the bowl win?
All-City '66, scored 4 TDs in one game!
November 22nd, 2010 at 3:23 PM |
Yes, that would be the best Wolverine Hanukah
Yes, that would be the best Wolverine Hanukah
This was definitely the worst...
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
November 22nd, 2010 at 2:30 PM |
thats when we actually had a
thats when we actually had a
thats when we actually had a defense...this year we decided to rent a D2 defense
Life's a game of Inches
November 22nd, 2010 at 2:36 PM |
posted from iPhone
posted from iPhone
Upgrade.
Does it tickle? Only slightly, only slightly.
I upvote any post by BlockM. And Magnus.
November 22nd, 2010 at 2:31 PM |
I was there in '95 and '96.
I was there in '95 and '96.
I was there in '95 and '96. A front row seat and saw the game from field level as a band member. Great games, no doubt. One thing that these teams had in common was a great defense. You knew, watching these teams, that UM always had a chance with their D. Not so much the case in 2010. It's going to get ugly in Columbus this year.
"If you shoot me, you're liable to lose a lot of those humanitarian awards."
November 22nd, 2010 at 2:51 PM |
Unfortunately that is the
Unfortunately that is the
Unfortunately that is the difference between all those upsets and 2010. If you have the D you always have that shot to stay close. This year we try and get at least a few stops and outscore them.
November 22nd, 2010 at 2:34 PM |
I though "HUGE" was implying
I though "HUGE" was implying
I though "HUGE" was implying that similarly named sports radio host Bill Simonson had made one of his legendary (you get it? his son is named Legend! Who the hell names thier kid Legend anyway? Is that even a name?) predictions.
Hey Dirk Nowitzki you just won the NBA Finals, why the long face?
November 22nd, 2010 at 2:42 PM |
Press Conf. Annoying
Press Conf. Annoying
All of the reporters keep asking the players "How old were you the last time Michigan beat ohio state?"
So f'ing degrading/annoying. How about the '90s? Huh? osu only one 2 games in the 12 years between '88 and 2000.
F the press and F osu.
Your MGoLawyer in Columbus. Unabashedly representing the interests of Wolverines all across enemy territory and now back hoMe.
November 22nd, 2010 at 2:45 PM |
we've got a shot to finally steal a high scoring game
we've got a shot to finally steal a high scoring game
We've already stolen some high-scoring games, but only against relatively weak opposition.
You're right about getting points early. It doesn't help that we're still not that experienced at the skill positions on offense, and if you mix in a freshman OL like Lewan who's had his share of mistakes, our inexperience is really killing us early, like Denard's bad INTs against MSU, or the WR drops in the first half against Wisky. Depending on young players in pressure situations against good teams is never the ideal situation.
November 22nd, 2010 at 2:46 PM |
Why not Saturday? I for one
Why not Saturday? I for one
Why not Saturday? I for one havent given up.
November 22nd, 2010 at 3:32 PM |
Where would you rather be?
Where would you rather be?
...Try being the football coach at Michigan in mid-August, when the temperatures regularly hit 90 degrees, and the players are practicing twice a day instead of hitting the beach with other guys their age. Try making them smile then. During just such a day, Lloyd Carr won over these Wolverines with some Popsicles and what has become a buzz phrase to every player. “We were all dying out there, said center Rod Payne. ”Coach Carr blows the whistle and waves his hand for us to run over. A dune buggy full of Popsicles drives up, and they hand them out. Lloyd looks at us and has that smile on his face, and says, ‘Where else would you rather be?’ “
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
November 22nd, 2010 at 2:47 PM |
I was born after all of
I was born after all of
I was born after all of these
:(
November 22nd, 2010 at 2:57 PM |
I am so old. That is all.
I am so old. That is all.
I am so old. That is all.
"If you shoot me, you're liable to lose a lot of those humanitarian awards."
November 22nd, 2010 at 3:27 PM |
Why aren't you
Why aren't you
in school, son? ;-)
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
November 23rd, 2010 at 12:40 AM |
thanksgiving break :) perfect
thanksgiving break :) perfect
thanksgiving break :) perfect week to get excited for OSU!
November 23rd, 2010 at 10:54 AM |
They let you off ALL WEEK?!?
They let you off ALL WEEK?!?
Why, back in my day, grumble grumble rabble rabble...
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
November 22nd, 2010 at 3:35 PM |
It's ok
It's ok
so was my littlest sister...
but FWIW my car's older than both of you :(
The world looks better through maize mirror tint.
November 22nd, 2010 at 3:36 PM |
Dang, so's my car. Thanks for pointing that out.
Dang, so's my car. Thanks for pointing that out.
But then, my other car is older than me, so I guess it's ok.
But then your parents certainly spread them out.
(Years...YEARS...keep it clean, people...)
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
November 22nd, 2010 at 3:42 PM |
Meh, different dads... but
Meh, different dads... but
Meh, different dads... but it's still only a seven year difference between me and the littlest.
/high five, mom
The world looks better through maize mirror tint.
November 22nd, 2010 at 3:53 PM |
We have a decent chance to
We have a decent chance to
We have a decent chance to pull off a fourth quarter comeback if it's close. Tressel has sometimes shown he will sit on a two score lead, and if he tries to run out the clock and we get a stop, we have a pretty decent shot. Not anywhere near a 50-50 shot, but it's a lot better than nothing. Whatever happens, we need time for Denard to run the ball, instead of being forced into passing near the end.
I think RR will have some nice trick plays ready for this year. One could argue that this is RR's first team (in the style he wants), and 1969 worked pretty well for Bo's first team...
November 22nd, 2010 at 4:11 PM |
Intensity
Intensity
We have to match the intensity of 90,000 truckers, come out and hit them like Mike Tyson used to!! We have the offense that can make big plays, I would love to be in practice this week and see the intensity building every day! GO BLUE!! ALL IN!!
November 22nd, 2010 at 5:08 PM |
This would be the biggest.
This would be the biggest.
Yes, I understand the historic significance of the '69 win, and yes the upsets in the early/mid nineties were certainly unexpected, but all of those Michigan teams were very good, had lost close games, and had better-than-average defenses.
Only way I see Michigan pulling it off is if the offense starts hot. Against Iowa and Wisconsin, Michigan did not score until they were down three or four scores.
Missing Ann Arbor
November 22nd, 2010 at 8:05 PM |
Dune Buggy
Dune Buggy
That was a tremendous Rod Payne quote posted by M-Wolverine about the dune buggy full of popsicles, and Lloyd Carr during practice...great stuff lad, great stuff...M GO BLUE!
P.S: Maybe Fitz can be our Ed Davis, and Hopkins our Che Foster (same number) this week against OSU going back to the 93' game
"And to think a guy by the name of Louis Elbel would write The Victors on a train coming back from Chicago in 1898...It's amazing!!" -Jim Brandstatter
November 22nd, 2010 at 8:10 PM |
Old Tradition
Old Tradition
I wish for 2011 they would bring back throwing the Marshmallows in the endzone like they used to do...why did they stop doing that anyway???
"And to think a guy by the name of Louis Elbel would write The Victors on a train coming back from Chicago in 1898...It's amazing!!" -Jim Brandstatter
November 22nd, 2010 at 8:19 PM |
After we put in FieldTurf,
After we put in FieldTurf,
After we put in FieldTurf, Carr asked students to stop throwing them, because they could melt on the turf.
November 22nd, 2010 at 8:42 PM |
Mercury Hayes
Mercury Hayes
His TD catch in the '93 game was rediculous.
(3:00 mark, pt. 1)
I would love to see our QB pull a Babe Ruth and point to the endzone before flicking a TD pass into the hands of one of our WRs.