Once in a Blue Moon
August 31st, 2012 at 3:53 AM ^
Beat Bama.
August 31st, 2012 at 4:35 AM ^
August 31st, 2012 at 7:38 AM ^
Both 14 point favorites
Could it be Brady's Bo moment?
August 31st, 2012 at 10:50 AM ^
Bo-ment....maybe?
August 31st, 2012 at 11:30 AM ^
August 31st, 2012 at 4:43 AM ^
The media hype is almost 100% that Michigan will get crushed. Well Fuck that...Michigan has a good team and we are not playing the Pittsburgh Steelers here, they are just college kids and put their pants on one leg at a time.
Its mind boggling... the 14 pt spread and almost universal feeling that "Michigan has no chance". Perhaps this is still some hold over perception from the Rich Rod Error...but that Error is over.. the kids have been getting excellent coaching and this team has talent.
Michigan may not win this game, but it wont be some beat down...frankly that talk pisses me off...hopefully the team is listening too.
August 31st, 2012 at 8:08 AM ^
Unlike the Pittsburgh Steelers, who jump into their pants two legs at a time.
August 31st, 2012 at 8:47 AM ^
Denard Robinson wanted to get in a word about "the Rich Rod Error."
August 31st, 2012 at 9:39 AM ^
Who do you think, Section 1, Denard would rather have as his coach?
a.) the dude who one like 8 big ten games in three years and everyone wanted to see fail
OR
B.) the dude who went 11-2, won a BCS game, and everyone wants to succeed?
Cause its probably not what you think...
August 31st, 2012 at 9:50 AM ^
Yeah... committing to a program for a coach who runs your style of offense and is the only one to have faith in you as a QB would be stupid.
He committed to Rodriguez, not Hoke. Just because we are big fans of Hoke, doesn't mean you should go putting words in Denard's mouth. Shut up.
Disclaimer: I am a bigger fan of Hoke than RR, but I don't like the particular axe you are grinding.
August 31st, 2012 at 5:02 AM ^
prove all of the analysts wrong.
Go Blue, Beat Bama!
August 31st, 2012 at 5:29 AM ^
August 31st, 2012 at 6:08 AM ^
Go Blue, Beat Bama!
August 31st, 2012 at 6:28 AM ^
I thought someone had started a Friday Early Morning Drinking Thread.
Sorry, carry on...
August 31st, 2012 at 6:49 AM ^
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August 31st, 2012 at 8:30 AM ^
August 31st, 2012 at 7:05 AM ^
You don't have to go back to '69 to find a game we won as big underdogs. The Florida game and 3-9 season Wisconsin game come to mind.
August 31st, 2012 at 7:41 AM ^
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August 31st, 2012 at 12:07 PM ^
Well, Florida scored 35 points and gained almost 400 yards of offense, so it's safe to say that we still were not able to defend against the spread.
August 31st, 2012 at 7:09 AM ^
August 31st, 2012 at 7:29 AM ^
and it was the best feeling watching all those ND fans whining. That bomb from Henne to Manningham was especially memorable.
August 31st, 2012 at 7:39 AM ^
Go Blue!
August 31st, 2012 at 9:07 AM ^
Was there three. Hearing their concourse echo with "It's great to be a Michigan Wolverine" as we left the game was awesome. One of my all time favorite memories against Notre Dame.
August 31st, 2012 at 8:06 AM ^
Sacks, interceptions, TFLs, but most of all Woodly returning a fumble for a TD. That was probably one of the most memorable moments of my freshman year. Love to see big guys score.
August 31st, 2012 at 11:35 AM ^
August 31st, 2012 at 9:45 AM ^
August 31st, 2012 at 7:30 AM ^
August 31st, 2012 at 7:40 AM ^
Bama.
August 31st, 2012 at 7:52 AM ^
August 31st, 2012 at 11:11 AM ^
Actually I was there and have watched the game replay and the tape of Tim's runs numerous times (if you have never done this I suggest you go to Wolverine Historian and watch every Biakabatuka carry that day = the ultimate hype video). It is one of my favorite games ever - but we were not 2 TD underdogs - don't remember the line but it was probably 7- 8 points. Nonetheless I could have mentioned that one, and our ohio victories in '94 and '96, but I don't think any of them measure up to this one or to the '69 game.
August 31st, 2012 at 2:15 PM ^
I don't know what the spread was in '95, but in '96, we were a huge, huge underdog - it was like 17 points. Ohio was 10-0, at home and pissed off over the previous year. We were 7-3. And we won.
August 31st, 2012 at 8:03 AM ^
I really would love to see Michigan start out with a win against the reigning NC. I think they can do it, but think the national pundits are simply going with the easy choice here. It is more likely that Bama will win. I would definately like to keep it closer than the 14pt spread, just to shut up a few people.
August 31st, 2012 at 8:04 AM ^
The '08 Wisconsin game was a pretty monumental upset when you considered they were a top-10 team, up 19 in the second half, and we finished 3-9.
August 31st, 2012 at 8:13 AM ^
August 31st, 2012 at 8:19 AM ^
Team 133, Just Do It on the New Blue Moon.
August 31st, 2012 at 8:47 AM ^
Personally I think this team's attitude is outstanding. As a team they seem like they can achieve anything. Talent doesn't always come out on top. As a group and a team, Michigan may want it more come tomorrow night. Lots of people not giving Michigan a chance (not here) but many of the so called experts.
I can't wait for tomorrow. I hope Denard shuts up the haters x100.
August 31st, 2012 at 9:55 AM ^
The point spread against OSU in both '95 and '96 was somewhere between 16 and 18, I think. Those would have to be the two biggest point spread upsets for Michigan in the past 20 years at least. After that, I believe that you'd have to go back to '69 to find something that big.
Against Florida in the Citrus, we were 14-point dogs.
August 31st, 2012 at 9:57 AM ^
Denard is a proven winner. We have good leadership. Both teams have unproven players on defense. It'll be fun to watch this upset.
August 31st, 2012 at 11:01 AM ^
August 31st, 2012 at 11:23 AM ^
At first I was like -
And then I was like -
Now I'm all like -
August 31st, 2012 at 2:20 PM ^
According to this Sports Illustrated article, we were a 17-point underdog when we traveled to Columbus in 1996:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1009134/inde…