These guys have heart - respect that
We may still lose this game by a lot, but these kids are playing every damn minute.
With all the mistakes, inexperience, injuries, etc. (not to mention everyone in the sports media ripping on this team - as well as many of the "fans" here).... they are not giving up.
That is character.
Proud of these young men - regardless of the final score.
November 7th, 2020 at 2:59 PM ^
Agreed. This team DOES have fight--this is proving me wrong, happily.
November 7th, 2020 at 3:02 PM ^
I agree, it's just exhausting to be rebuilding every single season for 12 straight years
November 7th, 2020 at 3:03 PM ^
They do? We didn’t see it in the first half
November 7th, 2020 at 3:27 PM ^
My nephews peewee football team has heart. Who cares? Jim Harbaugh didn’t get hired to play with heart. Can’t wait to see OSU drop a “hundy” on us while we play with heart.
November 7th, 2020 at 3:03 PM ^
Agreed. Quick question...where is Seldon? Gray, Turner, Faustin, and Perry all struggled. We heard Seldon's name a lot in the off-season. Why hasn't he been given a chance?
November 7th, 2020 at 3:35 PM ^
Covid.
November 7th, 2020 at 3:04 PM ^
You're talking players, not coaches right? Harbaugh seems checked out.
November 7th, 2020 at 3:06 PM ^
Yeah, I mean - everyone is freaking out but...they could still win this game.
[EDIT: that INT was pretty inopportune. They force a FG here, it's still doable.]
November 7th, 2020 at 3:06 PM ^
All football players have a lot of heart
edit looked like no heart on that 3rd and goal
November 7th, 2020 at 3:07 PM ^
I don’t know stil looks like they’re all waiting for someone else to make a play. Bunch of robins no Batman.
November 7th, 2020 at 7:42 PM ^
Good One!
November 7th, 2020 at 3:09 PM ^
A few guys like Ronnie Bell want to win, but the team overall has no heart. They clearly don't give a shit if they win, and in that respect it looks like they are mirroring their head coach. You see it in the lackadaisical play, and the complete lack of mental toughness that pervades the team.
November 7th, 2020 at 3:18 PM ^
I'd say Bell, Paye, Milton, Roman Wilson. Maybe Dax Hill. At this point, protecting/creating draft stock seems to be plan A for the majority of the team. The coaches are either inept or handcuffed. I really can't blame them for looking out for number 1 at this point. I also wouldn't be the least bit surprised to see a bunch of guys opt out of the rest of the season (Mayfield, Hutch, McGrone.)
November 7th, 2020 at 3:09 PM ^
Huh? These guys fucking suck ass.
November 7th, 2020 at 6:00 PM ^
Say that to their faces instead of an anonymous message board.
November 8th, 2020 at 8:46 AM ^
Ok, troll.
November 7th, 2020 at 3:10 PM ^
I'm of the opinion that a loss to Indiana is necessary to break the OSU curse. Even RR never lost to Indiana.
So this is fine.
November 7th, 2020 at 3:14 PM ^
Too bad mike hart is not a coaches son
November 7th, 2020 at 3:26 PM ^
I'd agree 100% lol. A fault against Harbaugh is that he ran away people who are qualified, i.e. Wheatley and how can you NOT hire Hart. At this point, Hart is on track for greater things.
November 7th, 2020 at 3:15 PM ^
Life Champions Trophy?
November 7th, 2020 at 3:16 PM ^
Acceptance is a key component of happiness. Accept what we are, realize it's out of your control, and if you can't enjoy it step away. Being a fan is a choice. With that in mind in going to take my dogs on a hike and choose to do something the remainder of my day more enjoyable. Cheers
November 7th, 2020 at 3:16 PM ^
I’m having a hard time differentiating effort, talent, and coaching. Bottom line the results aren’t there and no one is deserving of compliments.
November 7th, 2020 at 3:16 PM ^
I agree, they all deserve participation trophies
November 7th, 2020 at 3:17 PM ^
No thanks
November 7th, 2020 at 3:19 PM ^
As long as they have heart and outhit the opponent, what more can we ask for ?!?!?!
November 7th, 2020 at 3:20 PM ^
Heart but negligible football IQ. Least disciplined team out of a coaching tenure that has seen plenty of horribly disciplined teams
November 7th, 2020 at 3:21 PM ^
Team stinks like hell but dammit they have heart..
i guess this is what it has come to
November 7th, 2020 at 3:22 PM ^
So much heart we get an ugly pick just when a comeback looks like it might happen, followed giving up another TD instead of rising the the occasion, and then another brutal penalty on a late hit down 17 again.
I'll respect the players heart when their heads line up with it instead of jumping offside a half dozen or more times before they finally figure out what's going on. Ronnie Bell is the only guy on the field today I can respect.
Even if this narrative was more accurate, what does that even mean? We're down to "defeat with dignity" now?
November 7th, 2020 at 3:48 PM ^
They played a little bit better today and showed some effort in making a slight comeback, certainly better than last week. But, generally my biggest beef with this program is that they never display any motivation. They come out flat and stay flat. .They lack focus and make stupid plays because of it. Just fucking play hard.
November 7th, 2020 at 3:22 PM ^
Yeah, I saw a spark on the offense and defense. Just a couple of plays in the 3rd/4th that kept us out of it.
I am disappointed in the lack of design qb runs.
November 7th, 2020 at 3:24 PM ^
I'm sorry, but I have to disagree with this. This defense is playing uninspired and scared. No QB sacks in the last 8 quarters, very little pressure. Mental mistakes, undisciplined, spooked in the secondary. That is not playing with heart.
From what I'm seeing, it looks like this defense is mailing it in and is wilting under the pressure. That is not heart. I can accept failure if the effort and desire is there. This does not look like effort to me. At least on defense.
November 7th, 2020 at 3:25 PM ^
Did you watch the first half?
November 7th, 2020 at 3:27 PM ^
I’m sorry, but this game is pathetic. You’re happy about the “fight” in a 17 point loss to Indiana? In a game where Michigan averages 1 YPC?
get the hell out of here.
November 7th, 2020 at 3:31 PM ^
But we go to class and academics and blah fart excuse blah
November 7th, 2020 at 3:42 PM ^
What would you have them do? Just quit and sit on the sidelines? Walk away because they aren't winning? Grow up. No one wins every challenge in life - and sometimes teams are going to have shitty seasons.
Sports is more than "win at all costs" - it's also about dealing with adversity.
Did I say I was happy about the result? No - I said I was happy that they didn't just roll over and die.
If you can't distinguish the difference in respect to sports (and life), you're going to be constantly disappointed.
November 7th, 2020 at 3:47 PM ^
You could have summed it up easier:
If you expect Michigan football to be good you’re going to be constantly disappointed.
November 7th, 2020 at 4:04 PM ^
Also, just because they're not good now doesn't mean it will always be that way. Most of our guys on the field today were sophomores and freshmen - I bet you they look better next year.
November 7th, 2020 at 3:28 PM ^
Are you suggesting they were defeated with dignity?
November 7th, 2020 at 3:28 PM ^
Lol. Can we get our life championship ring?
itll be Harbaugh’s first championship.
November 7th, 2020 at 3:32 PM ^
This ain't it
November 7th, 2020 at 3:32 PM ^
This support is why Michigan's okay with the status quo cuz your the guy who was still showing up to a shit show program like this.
November 7th, 2020 at 3:33 PM ^
Did we outhit them too?
November 7th, 2020 at 3:33 PM ^
Lmao.
November 7th, 2020 at 3:34 PM ^
You mean THAT heart, where they can't get a key stop?
November 7th, 2020 at 4:20 PM ^
Sometimes you just have to play a shity hand. Doesn't mean you quit the game.
November 7th, 2020 at 3:44 PM ^
You have to proud for the players. They deserve some respect.
What can they salvage for the rest of the season?
November 7th, 2020 at 3:59 PM ^
There coaches job.
November 7th, 2020 at 3:54 PM ^
I’m not going to celebrate the fact they didn’t give up at the beginning of the 4th quarter.
The last two weeks they’ve been one play away from changing the outcome. Overthrown pass or a dropped interception and the game could’ve been different, but they haven’t made the play. They say a teams personality is a reflection of their coach, and in our case neither has one. Bell showed a little emotion, but that’s about it.
November 7th, 2020 at 3:59 PM ^
I saw ‘emotion’. I saw Eubanks push an IU player who made a great play, since Eubanks could catch the ball. Not the pulse I want.