November 16th, 2013 at 7:22 PM ^
WTF just happened
November 16th, 2013 at 7:32 PM ^
This just happened
November 16th, 2013 at 7:34 PM ^
Awesome. So I wasn't in an alternate universe the past hour, then.
November 16th, 2013 at 7:38 PM ^
My favorite is Dileo's running knee-slide to get into holding position
November 16th, 2013 at 8:06 PM ^
The SB Nation person titled the GIF, "Michigan holder is safe."
November 16th, 2013 at 9:43 PM ^
I wonder now if Northwestern had too many men on the field for that last play and it just got missed. You can see them waving players off the field right before the ball is snapped. Moot point but would've been a lot different if Gibbons had missed
November 16th, 2013 at 7:22 PM ^
FIRE BORGES
November 16th, 2013 at 7:26 PM ^
Pleasepleasepleasepleaseplease!
November 16th, 2013 at 7:37 PM ^
And water too!
. . . And blankets!!!
November 16th, 2013 at 7:23 PM ^
but changes need to be made on offense. The O looks surprisingly good in OT and Green was a monster. But basically 6 points in regulation against a bad Northwestern team is...UNACCEPTABLE
November 16th, 2013 at 7:24 PM ^
I agree we need to score more points.... But if we had basicly scored 6 points in regulation we would have lost.
November 16th, 2013 at 9:01 PM ^
He must not be giving the offense credit for the FG on the drive that started at the NW 11 yard line. I can't blame him - the offense didn't exactly earn that field position.
November 16th, 2013 at 7:23 PM ^
Yeah... Borges still has to go.
November 16th, 2013 at 7:23 PM ^
I hope they don't see this as a reason to keep Borges.
Big props to Devin for hanging tough
November 16th, 2013 at 7:24 PM ^
For all the issues with the offensive playcalling being able to get that FG off at the end of regualtion has a lot to do with the coaches. And what an awesome play by Dileo and Gibbons stone cold again.
November 16th, 2013 at 8:20 PM ^
If Gibbons was stone cold at Penn State, we'd be 8-2 right now.
November 16th, 2013 at 9:30 PM ^
and if penises and nuts were pure-breeds and mutts, 1/2 of us would be dog owners.
November 16th, 2013 at 9:46 PM ^
Getting that FG just shows me that Hoke is getting it done. Poorly coached teams don't execute like that.
Now, imagine for a moment that you've got a team that can execute like that, but flops around like a pack of slovenly idiots on normal offensive plays. I think the blame there falls squarely on the guy responsible for coordinating these well trained athletes into a capable pack.
In conclusion: FIRE BORGES!
November 16th, 2013 at 7:24 PM ^
Why did NW stop sending pressure?? Thanks, I guess.
November 16th, 2013 at 8:24 PM ^
And why did they only run their Green (Treyvon?) a handful of times? I can't remember a single run of his less than 5 yds, he seems much more talented than Trumpy. If I was a NW fan (do these exist?) I'd be pissed at the coaches, they gave the game away.
November 16th, 2013 at 8:25 PM ^
probably because of all the delayed hand offs we had on the fake screen passes.. We continually gashed them for 7 or 8 yards every time we did it..
November 16th, 2013 at 8:46 PM ^
Good point. And so a point to Borges for dialing those up, they were working well. Still seemed odd they more or less completely abandoned the blitzes/pressure.
November 16th, 2013 at 9:32 PM ^
to be balanced, if you're giving Borges points for those screens, you'll have to subtract points for... whatever it was that only worked for 9 points in regulation.
November 16th, 2013 at 11:24 PM ^
Oh trust me, it's all noted. The delayed handoffs were a small blip on the radar, so to speak.
November 16th, 2013 at 7:25 PM ^
The offense scored nine points in four quarters against 0-5 in the Big Ten Northwestern. Due to the win though, Borges apologists will be out in force this week proclaiming the greatness of their dear leader.
November 16th, 2013 at 7:27 PM ^
proclaiming the greatness of their dear leader.
If your referring to Space Coyote and others that's not at all what they're doing.
November 16th, 2013 at 9:33 PM ^
yeah, I think we know by now. Though he's still wrong, he's doing it very respectfully, if not somewhat stubbornly.
Dear leader, I don't know anyone who has been that crazy.
November 16th, 2013 at 7:25 PM ^
Nice win, but O coaching staff still has to go. Pitifull for 4 qtrs...
November 16th, 2013 at 7:26 PM ^
going back to the house. The football gods were with us today.
November 16th, 2013 at 7:26 PM ^
Is it sad that a fg against nw is in my top five moments of the season? How many quarters has it been since the offense has score a td in regulation, 12?
November 16th, 2013 at 7:27 PM ^
That FG play would be a top play for any team. And Georgia just made one of the biggest gaffs off all time.
November 16th, 2013 at 8:14 PM ^
Gardner through a TD pass last week against Nebraska too, and I'm pretty sure it was during regulation.
November 16th, 2013 at 9:07 PM ^
He also threw a TD pass. But I can't remember who it was two.
November 16th, 2013 at 7:26 PM ^
If Fitz was benched (being a senior and all), then I have hope that some coaching changes might happen after this season.
November 16th, 2013 at 7:38 PM ^
Fitz should have been benched years ago.
November 16th, 2013 at 7:39 PM ^
Years (plural) ago, he was our first 1,000 rusher in forever.
November 16th, 2013 at 8:43 PM ^
Denard ran for 1799 the year before(2010) Fitz ran for 1000 (2011), a year in which Denard also ran for over 1000 yards. Michigan failed to have a 1000 yard rusher in 2008 and 2009. Hart had over 1400 in 07, and the team had over 2600 in 2009. So, we went 2 years without one then, and its been 2 years since we've had one now. In short, Fitz has been the same for years.....the difference is the line he played behind in 2010 was better and the focus was on Denard. He has always been slow to the hole, slow through the hole, dances in the hole, and goes down easily. He doesn't get his knees up and so a swipe of the shoestring trips him up. I suppose you could say there was no one else, but then we would have to throw that back at RRs recruiting/retention failures.
November 17th, 2013 at 10:53 AM ^
Regarding Fritz you have to go a little deeper to understand why his performance and numbers are what they are this year. And the primary reason is that he is simply not the type of back that can succeed in this offense, behind this line, and with this blocking scheme.
If Fritz can be productive at all, he can only be in a spread offense with another running threat (Denard) on the field with him. He needs open spaces to be effective considering the type of running back he is. He is not and never was a running back that can be effective running in a crease, we have seen it repeatedly this season and throughout his career. He goes down almost on the spot on first contact at the point of attack. The big difference in the running game yesterday was simply our RBs hitting the line hard and grinding out 3-4 and sometimes 7 yards when there was not much there. Getting positive yards on first down goes a long way in sustaining drives, too often this year Fritz was setting us up at first and 10 and first in 12.
It is another failure in coaching that they didn’t recognize that Fritz running style was detrimental, and he is better suited as a third down back in this offense.
November 16th, 2013 at 7:49 PM ^
Wrong. It was the right move to bench him.
November 16th, 2013 at 7:26 PM ^
no more PT for you. We beat a winless big ten team in OT. The offense still sucks balls.
November 16th, 2013 at 8:18 PM ^
I still bet he has NFL career that makes us all realize it was coaching and scheme that held him down.
November 16th, 2013 at 9:03 PM ^
no chance. I love the kid and hope he makes it in the league, but NFL teams can't risk their QBs, and he's not good enough to overcome the run tip he'd be presenting
November 17th, 2013 at 1:50 AM ^
Not quick enough and not big enough. he won't sniff the NFL
November 16th, 2013 at 7:31 PM ^
Apparently 12 percent of the people in that poll are Ohio fans.
November 16th, 2013 at 7:27 PM ^
In hindsight Fitz should've been benched for Green a long time ago.
November 16th, 2013 at 7:29 PM ^
This 100%. Love Fitz but he just doesn't have it anymore. I have been saying bench Fitz for weeks
November 16th, 2013 at 7:28 PM ^
I have to believe DG ran the wrong way after the fake handoff. If he peels back and runs to the long side of the field, he has a better chance to score.
OT shows that we can be a good enough offense once the opposing defense is tired. Allowed Green to pound away more consistently.
November 16th, 2013 at 7:29 PM ^
Anything to keep that man down wow some of you are amazing
November 16th, 2013 at 7:42 PM ^
And should have been ballgame. When it's a clutch time like that, your coaches need to give you a play you can succeed with.