It's not sexy but
Yes
On the drive after the Denard end-zone pick, we got a three and out. BWC made an appearance on 3rd and short obliterating the line and redirecting the back in the backfield. Ryan flew in to make the tackle, but BWC made a huge play at a huge moment.
Props where props are due.
BWC
I yelled out "Was that BWC?" on one of those 3rd and short stops. I think he manhandled the ND lineman, pushing him a few yards upfield to create the much-needed mayhem for other to clean up on the play. Pad level, baby.
Was that him that made the
Was that him that made the fumble recovery, too? I couldn't tell, but on the play when Cierre just dropped it, looked like it was BWC who pulled it in.
Third generation Michigan alum
Yup
BWC ate that ball up good amidst a lot of bodies.
I bet Kelly wishes he would
I bet Kelly wishes he would have thrown a short pass to Floyd each time instead of trying to play manball.
The final play. Everyone
The final play. Everyone assumed the game was won and forgot that we had just pulled a small miracle out of our hats, and ND was capable of doing the same thing. When we picked up the ball I went from six to midnight.
That was a hell of a hit to
That was a hell of a hit to force that fumble as well.
Six?
You were at six? I was at 11, or maybe even 11:30.
The 3rd down after Denard
The 3rd down after Denard threw the pick to Blanton late in the 4th (like 4 min left). Notre Dame had a 3rd and 1 and had they converted could have run down the clock pretty far and Michigan stuffed Cierre Wood for a loss of 2 forcing a punt.
I think the play before that-
I think the play before that- 2nd and 7 and Woolfolk makes a great tackle on the receiver to keep it 3rd and 1 rather than 1st and 10.
(although the TFL was a pretty great play too)
Yeah
That was probably the biggest cheer in the bar all night before final 2 minutes INSANTIY TIME!
Bingo. This gets my vote.
Bingo. This gets my vote.
Kovacks something...
Kovacks something...
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Tommy Rees having a
Tommy Rees having a "whoopsie" and dropping the ball deep in the red zone.
"It would be a travesty, it would be ridiculous to all of a sudden come back and get the feeling back, get the health back, feel good again and then all of a sudden go throw some other colors on my shirt and go coach."
Agreed. To me, that will
Agreed. To me, that will always be the "karma play" after the phantom PI call on Avery the play prior to that.
I thought the Kelvin Grady
I thought the Kelvin Grady reception really bailed us out.
Winning feels good
The Gallon catch and run at the end of the game was pretty huge. Plus he got out of bounds to stop the clock, which did not matte because UM had two timeouts left, but is still head up thinking.
I also thought ND managed the game very poorly from a time perspective, calling timeouts and not ever really seeming to be ready when a play should already be set and ready to run.
You can sum up this sport in two words, 'You never know.'
Coach Mattison
Is responsible for all the wasted ND timeouts...and 114,000+ screaming fans
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I don't think there was an under-rated play in the second half
The defense did it's job when it had to, despite giving up too many big plays. The offense obviously came through in the clutch (sorry for the cli`che). It was a great team effort and special teams really turned things around after last week.
Great halftime adjustments and great effort led to a great win.
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good call
didn't notice this but that's actually a solid pick for truly underrated play.
"Hey Now!"
I think our defense's stop of
I think our defense's stop of Cierre Wood's run on 3rd and short late in the 4th was one of the most important plays of the game. It was an absolute must stop situation and we pulled it out. Had ND gotten a first down on that play, I seriously doubt we would have won. While I'm on the subject of the defense, I have to give them major props. They were atriocus for the first quarter or so but really stepped it up a few notches after that and kept us in the game until Denard went nuts. We still need to tighten up some things defensively, but I really like our potential on that side of the ball.
Winning feels good too
I also have to give props to Mattison for the defensive play call allowing ND to score at the end of the game. That play call gave Denard and company just enough time to take it back down the field and put together a second game winning drive.
You can sum up this sport in two words, 'You never know.'
Your sarcasm
It overwhelms.
I read similar sentiments on
I read similar sentiments on the game on the liveblog and your statement here. Do you and some of the people who commented on the Liveblog really believe Mattison called a defense that positioned the safety and the corner 8 yards away from the receiver? WTF man. Have you ever heard of a "blown coverage?"
Sarcasm
No I do not believe that our defense intentionally let ND score. The post was meant to be sarcastic and nothing else
You can sum up this sport in two words, 'You never know.'
Jake Ryan's stop
Jake Ryan's stop on third down and 2. We took the lead for the first time on the next drive. I was in shock. After the past 3 years I didnt know anyone besides Brandon Graham was capable of doing that.
it's official
Jake Ryan has a great first step, very quick off the snap.
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The commitment of 2013 Ohio
The commitment of 2013 Ohio DB Dymonte Thomas!!
(Reported by TomVH over on ESPN's Wolverine Nation.)
Or reported by Thomas' Facebook
Page.
Yep, that's Simba made out of a pineapple.
ND cheerleaders
I believe the school girl throw backs are being under rated.
Man, both cheerleading squads
Looked sexy as hell.
Yep, that's Simba made out of a pineapple.
Hell
Yes
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
The Mich ND game just had the
The Mich ND game just had the top 3 plays on Sportscenter plays of the night
The "play" of...
Brandin Hawthorne...I mean wow. A safety turned LB turned safety turned spur turned LB. The kid came to play, he had some big moments and when they threw him out there...he rose to the occassion after being nothing more than a special teams player.
What a win, what a TEAM win.
The "play" of Hawthorne will always be underrated in my mind.
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Most Underrated?
I'd have to go with the first time we got a stop. It put an end to the 3-and-out, ND TD, 3-and-out, ND TD, and came right after we had 4 plays but got INT'd. Keeping them from moving the ball at will and getting a three-score (-TD) lead was big.
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All of these
All of these are great choices! I agree with everyone what a great game! The play that did it for me however, was the screen pass to vincent smith late in the fourth to go up for the lead. Great play, well executed, and vincent does the rest. Love seeing Smith do well, not a kid that should be seeing the field in a 'pro style' attack, but id take him over a bigger back any day.
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the play where Desmond Morgan
was yanked after the second TD drive, and didn't go back
Not blaming the kid, he just got here. He looks like he can be very good. But starting him when he just wasn't ready was a questionable coaching call. There were plenty of those tonight
But neg me for complaining, this was the best night of football I've ever seen. Sublime and unforgettable.
On the positive side
On the positive side Hawthorne seemed to emerge as someone we can get some plays out of.
On the positive side
On the positive side Hawthorne seemed to emerge as someone we can get some plays out of.
he really did seem to play well
on Hoke's BTN interview he specifically called out Hawthorne as coming in for the second half and playing well. Hopefully he can lock down that spot
I'll give my vote to any one
I'll give my vote to any one of the defense's 3rd down stops in the 4th quarter. The defense didn't play well on the whole, but they came through when it mattered.
I am still blown away that
I am still blown away that Jeremy Gallon went up and got that jump ball in the end zone.. That kid had one hell of a game man, I tell you what.
HOKE SMASH.
Denard does have a hell of a
Denard does have a hell of a strong arm... now if he can just learn a bit more touch on those long balls...
My vote is BWC's fumble recovery...yeah it didnt lead to anything but it stopped a ND drive and was nice to see 73 finally make something happen
I could be wrong
but I believe the endzone passes are intentionally underthrown. He really puts a lot of air under those jump balls. The long one to hemingway down the middle I think was a true underthrow, but the those corner fades are short by design, and the WR run their routes to set it up. Roy mentioned "getting on his toes" or something like that.
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Looks to me...
Like the seemingly underthrown TD passes in the end zone were by design, which seem to be a variation of the back shoulder throw. Denard also threw a couple of "jump" balls. A QB is going to have a few off target passes in every game, but I'll buy the team's two minute drill everytime.
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BTW whats up with Tay
BTW whats up with Tay Odoms...is he still injured?
Ditto on Fitz
Why didn't Toussaint have a carry? Is he ok?
I was asking
this question all night. Hopkins was terrible, I would have much rather seen Toussaint than Hopkins run into the back of our line.
It's tough being Blue in Columbus!!!
I think we stopped ND 3 times on run plays on 3rd and very short. M run defense stepped up as the game went on.