New Day. Same Pain. But You're My Family

Misery loves company man!  I still feel like shit too.  My wife and lots of others will just never understand how we feel.  

same day for me. just got home in VA from the parents' house in flint about an hour ago. Having trouble falling asleep with all of the caffeine I took to get home. I keep replaying the game in my head with regret. so sad how we went from the darboh TD in OT to this. I want that feeling back again.

My body went into shock when Curtis Samuel went into the end zone.  I slept 9 hours and missed an important DJ gig.  Everyone "understood" why I wasn't there and my friends got me but it was embarassing.  I am still awake and had a good talk with one of my great friends (a WV mountaineer) about how "everyone hates OSU" and the spot was BS.  If we had any other coach I would worry.  Harbaugh and Brown will get this done and I pity any future Michigan opponent seriously.  Bless our seniors.  They did so well this year and I hope they can hold their heads high as tough as it might be right now.  

Its just hard man.  He was stopped short.  It was over.  

What should I do now?  I really don't know what I should do? 

I need to see some high level recruits commit to make me happy and calm.

Please happen soon.  

Thanks for the post, Buddha frog. This feels so much worse than any other loss, including 2006...because I can not get over the fact that we truly won the game, but it was stolen from us not by the buckeyes, or coaching adjustments, or anything legitimate...just stolen by corrupt or inept referees. Nothing can change the outcome of the game now, but I feel like I witnessed one of the great sporting injustices in history yesterday. Unfortunately, the victim of that injustice was the team that I have been a fan of for over 30 years.

All I can hope for is that the CFP committee members actually watched the game and feel the same way. We dominated the buckeyes, but could not beat the bad officiating.

My kids, ages 22 (a Michigan grad) and 17 don't understand that this used to be an actual rivalry, that there were years, plenty of them, when we would be happy after this game and that it was the Buckeyes who suffered in exquisite misery for 365 days until their next shot. As much as this hurts me personally (and make no mistake, the pain is real and severe) I ache for my boys who pretty much only know the agony of defeat in this fucking game. We have become OSU's Little Brother. We are their bitch and it's unclear when or if we can right this particular ship. 

The only way I can adeqautely sum up how I feel right now is to quote a comedian whose name I've long since forgotten: "Life is a swirling, sucking eddy of despair filled with brief moments of false hope in an ever-blackening universe." Losing hurts so much worse than winning feels good.

#fuckme

I don't normally like to complain about refs. But in this case he was short. Game over and a credit to our awesome defense. Instead, they dealt us a full scoop of bull shit in return.

We are 100% the best team in the Big Ten but wont be playing for that title. Still can't wrap my head around it.

Feel the same. Like, I beat my opponent by 2 million votes and still lost. Fuck osu and the refs.

Like others have said, I hate complaining about the refs but at some point something needs to be done. If OSU didn't have a super obvious false start, which would raise some serious questions if not called, those refs would have called 1 penalty. For 1 yard. Sure.

I keep thinking of all the missed calls to end our drives or extend OSU's just far enough. Darboh was literally tackled by the corner before the ball got to him and nothing. 

Michigan played one hell of a game and deserved to win. Yeah there were a few missed plays, bad play calls, and other mental mistakes, but when has a team ever played a perfect game? 

I thought this was our year, I really did. The fact that we had the Big Ten title game and a shot at the CFP ripped from us is just absolutely crushing.

I sat there stunned for a good 3 minutes when they scored. Mrs. Attack finally asked if I was ok.... I realized my emotional investment was higher than I intended to let it get.

It was a devastating loss that should have never ended as it did..I still would not choose to be a fan of any school but Michigan..It doesn't matter what others think, this is the best program and fanbase for reasons bigger than wins and losses..the universe is a balanced place and the balance is coming back around, we just have to be patient..Go Blue

Imagine how the players feel. Harbaugh looked pretty pissed off too. If they can move forward than so will I. Go Blue!

Serious question, when can the team return to practice?

and this blog.  Go Blue.

I'm sick. I still can't believe what happened. I love this place. It's a great place to vent and let out frustrations. I don't drink so this is basically my therapy. I just don't think it's meant to be for Michigan football right now. I don't know why but it just seems like they can't catch a break. But on the bright side, I'm glad I root for a team who is disappointed with a 10-2 regular season record. I just wonder what then committing would have done with an 11-1 Michigan team. Fucking Iowa.

Agree, also if you can send Brian a few bucks via the PayPal link on the front page. I come here on game days to celebrate or bitch and I was barely able to do either yesterday. We need some upgrades.

So gut wrenching, so winnable....I'm not ready be be reflective and happy. OSU was not the better team. 2 horrible picks by Speight absolutely were devastating in the game.

Our downfall again was the lack of running game when the other team knows we're going to run. The Oline just isn't dominant enough to man handle guys and Smith isn't good enough to make guys miss.

Most of last night reading and posting on here. My wife understands how emotionally invested I was in the game and MGoBlog. Some of my posts were of the fuck Speight variety and I hate directlimg that level of vitriol at our players...but FUCK THE REFS. I love this community and am a much better fan because of this place.

that is giving me some peace is that our guys left it all on the field. They played with Bo-like heart and passion. This group of seniors will be sorely missed. Onward.

42-13 was infinitely easier to take than what happened yesterday. Refs. Bad luck. Shooting selves in the foot. If anything goes the other way, the game is ours.

I love this team. They weren't perfect, but they played with magnificent effort, particularly the defense. 8 sacks. 13 tackles for loss vs. a team that never gives up any. Amazing. 

I got on some video game and went all out blasting everything I saw. Played for hours. I am relatively calm now. I just love this team. Want to quit watching football but I cannot. This blog is the only solace. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

I keep replaying the 3rd down play in my head. We had that bastard for a huge loss and somehow he got out. It SHOULD have benn 4th and very long. And then on 4th down I was jumping for joy because it sure looked like he was short in real time. And sure a fucking nuff the spineless official comes jogging over on the 15 yard line, WHAT?

It still hurts. That was supposed to be our game, we all know it. Those seniors deserved it. That defense earned it. It's just bullshit..

What's making it infinitely easier for me today is that none of my Buckeye Facebook friends have posted anything about the game. Not a word. Which is very unusual. 

"the ruling on the field is overturn. runner was stopped short of the marker. The Game is over." that's all he needed to fuckin say...