September 8th, 2013 at 12:20 AM ^
Chesson deserves a pass or two for that block on our first TD.
September 8th, 2013 at 12:24 AM ^
September 8th, 2013 at 12:24 AM ^
September 8th, 2013 at 12:20 AM ^
I was impressed by offense and was surprised the defense did not play as well against a ND offense that is somewhere outside of the top 20 offenses in the country. I think it will take a while for the defense to gel.
September 8th, 2013 at 12:24 AM ^
It seemed our defense was trying to challenge to get Rees to thow the ball on us to beat us and for the most part, Rees was pretty accurate. Still not enough, though,
September 8th, 2013 at 12:34 AM ^
September 8th, 2013 at 12:56 AM ^
Not exactly monster numbers.
September 8th, 2013 at 2:50 AM ^
September 8th, 2013 at 12:20 AM ^
Borges was great, as many have mentioned. Him in his comfort zone and he saw what ND was doing with their crazy linebackers selling out to stop Fitz from the snap and countered it hard. Outside of the really really bad Gardner decision, we punted twice and scored every other possession besides the victory formation. Quality. He's got a QB that fits what he wants to do and he's doing it.
Mattison... I think is terrified of the safeties busting? We were super vanilla until they got into the red zone and massive 70 yard busts weren't possible. At which point he just started sending the house. With the absence of Qwash and Jake, I think the defense is pretty fixable. And that ND offensive line is solid.
I think ND is pretty good, unfortunately.
September 8th, 2013 at 12:22 AM ^
I thought ND had very good line play. But our skill players were that much better. It was fun to watch.
I only had a meltdown once, with the Gardner mistake. Honestly, it felt great to see that win.
September 8th, 2013 at 12:22 AM ^
I hate that I missed the last 3 quarters. If Hoke were describing my condition, he would say I have a boo-boo. Caused by a tiny human being running full speed down the stairs and into the back of my left leg. But hey, I got a new game-day experience! I got to ride on the stair-chair, and then on one of the mini-ambulances on the concourse. The first-aid staff and doctors in the stadium are amazing. Sadly, they advised that I not try to go back to my seats, so I had to leave.
Oh well, we won, and I'm pretty sure I won't need another knee surgery!!!
September 8th, 2013 at 12:51 AM ^
September 8th, 2013 at 12:23 AM ^
I thought for sur Notre Dame would catch up in the 4th especially after Devin's pick for a touchdown, but our defense came through when it counted most!
September 8th, 2013 at 12:24 AM ^
That dude can roll! His block was a thing of beauty, and I hope we target him once in the next week.
September 8th, 2013 at 12:24 AM ^
But then I remember that ND looked super explosive last week and has lots of athletes. Those players were there, but never really destroyed the D. This was classic bend-don't-break and it worked. A winnable strategy with young players.
Devin, with the exception of one play, was brilliant.
September 8th, 2013 at 12:41 AM ^
September 8th, 2013 at 3:10 AM ^
They also missed a couple of FGs last week (while of course they were perfect against us).
September 8th, 2013 at 12:25 AM ^
1. Devin is going to be a national star. He has poise in the pocket and turns sacks into first downs. As other have noted, the Vince Young comparisons are spot on. Maybe they should stop and he will just be Devin Gardner. More outings like this and Heisman talk will ramp up. The derp play sucked but a safety could have been 2 +7 instead of 7 right?
2. Jeremy Gallon. Wow.
3. Brady Hoke (shrugs and smiles) is WAAAYYYY more likeable than Brian Kelly (did you see the f bombs launched at his players early on?).
4. Notre Dame looked pretty damn good.
5. Fuck Notre Dame.
September 8th, 2013 at 1:02 AM ^
Seriously. If I'm a recruit, I only go to Notre Dame if Michigan is full.
September 8th, 2013 at 1:36 AM ^
And this was our biggest recruiting weekend - what a game for them to take in, being part of the largest crowd in history.
September 8th, 2013 at 12:25 AM ^
can't be too critical of the D after texas gave up 500+ yards on the ground. jeezohmamma. they really set the bar low
September 8th, 2013 at 12:26 AM ^
I don't know much, but I do know this... MSU will somehow score -3 points against ND
September 8th, 2013 at 12:29 AM ^
The offensive numbers were great, but I can't shake the feeling that we've merely upgraded from a one-man show (Denard) to a two-man show (Gardner/Gallon). Here's hoping our run game can be better against non-Nix DLs. Also concerning, has Chesson even been targeted through these first two games yet?
September 8th, 2013 at 12:40 AM ^
September 8th, 2013 at 12:41 AM ^
You might want to find a new hobby.
September 8th, 2013 at 1:21 AM ^
50 points a game. That average might actually go up over the next two weeks...
September 8th, 2013 at 12:43 AM ^
September 8th, 2013 at 12:50 AM ^
Second this. I think there was one bad read where he missed a cut, but mostly he was running into Nix/Tuett and Notre Dame's stupidly aggressive linebackers that left the middle of the field wide open for play action and the outside open when we felt like running Gardner all game. Still made some fairly decent yards. 22 for 71 against that front, that crazy selling out, and our inexperienced interior line? I'll take it. It's not great, but against the next six teams on our schedule except maybe PSU, he'll get 100 with 22 carries.
September 8th, 2013 at 10:52 AM ^
September 8th, 2013 at 12:31 AM ^
September 8th, 2013 at 12:32 AM ^
With Texas, Notre Dame, and Florida losing - along with Oklahoma looking pedestrian in their single-digit win against unranked WVU - do we move up to 12? 10?
September 8th, 2013 at 12:33 AM ^
Great win, pretty in control throughout, which my heart appreciates.
Not to be a downer, but is anybody else terrified of the WR corps for next year? Not one WR that will be on the team next year has caught a pass this season(Norfleet doesnt really count), or should I say none of them have a caught a pass in their careers........ That is scary to me.
September 8th, 2013 at 12:34 AM ^
2nd game of the season, dude. It'll all work out.
September 8th, 2013 at 12:37 AM ^
I agree it's the wrong time to worry about it. But as I was watching Gallon and Dileo make all the important catchs tonight, I started to realize how much we will miss them next year. We have barely even targeted anything but a senior at WR.
September 8th, 2013 at 12:44 AM ^
September 8th, 2013 at 12:50 AM ^
That will change. Chesson will get more involved as the year goes on, and Darboh will recover from his injury. Also, we'll be returning all of our TEs.
September 8th, 2013 at 1:01 AM ^
in the slot. Young, but really talented corps of WR's and TEs. I am far from scared about that group.
September 8th, 2013 at 1:59 AM ^
Funchess - Yes. Butt appears to be. Have any of the other guys caught a pass for UM yet?
September 8th, 2013 at 1:37 AM ^
September 8th, 2013 at 2:15 AM ^
Per the American Heritage Dictionary (link): "It is true that none is etymologically derived from the Old English an, "one," but the word has been used as both a singular and a plural since the ninth century. The plural usage appears in the King James Bible... as well as the works of canonical writers like Shakespeare, John Dryden and Edmund Burke.
September 8th, 2013 at 12:37 AM ^
September 8th, 2013 at 12:38 AM ^
My snowflakes are many and extremely complete. They are on twitter and will be up later in a single article.
September 8th, 2013 at 12:41 AM ^
September 8th, 2013 at 1:07 AM ^
for all the grief he gets, he's got to get a huge attaboy for this one. Notre Dame's D-line was destroying us and he still found a way to get us 41 points. We only punted what...2 or 3 times? Borges destroyed today. +1 to him
September 8th, 2013 at 12:42 AM ^
- Devin Gardner deserves to wear #98
- Michigan's offense is 200% better than last year. Either that or ND's defense is REALLY REALLY bad
- Fitz made plays when we needed it the most
- B-Co is my he-ro
- Chickens were fried
A shutout or no TDs given up next week should be the goal for the defense after this performance.
September 8th, 2013 at 8:00 AM ^
Most other QBs are going to wilt against it.
Devin has a rare set of physical skills and smarts to deal with it.
September 8th, 2013 at 12:45 AM ^
Can we talk about how much of a pretty boy Funchess isn't? Holy shite that hit at the end of the hafl...
September 8th, 2013 at 12:47 AM ^
September 8th, 2013 at 2:16 AM ^
September 8th, 2013 at 12:47 AM ^
Last great offense we will face this year without Jake Ryan(hoping he can make it back for Penn State if you consider them a great offense)