Which win has meant the most to you in Michigan's 2012 season so far?
November 27th, 2012 at 12:31 AM ^
Lil Bro
November 27th, 2012 at 12:35 AM ^
Umass
November 27th, 2012 at 12:43 AM ^
'lil Brown Jug
November 27th, 2012 at 12:44 AM ^
and it ain't even close. Really, Iowa compares to that? If I had to hear Spartys chirping for ANOTHER year, it would've been ugly. To such a streak never happening again!
November 27th, 2012 at 12:48 AM ^
November 27th, 2012 at 12:45 AM ^
November 27th, 2012 at 8:41 AM ^
For some reason comback wins against northwestern are just feel like they are supposed to happen.
November 27th, 2012 at 12:47 AM ^
November 27th, 2012 at 12:48 AM ^
The next one
November 27th, 2012 at 1:00 AM ^
Well said!!!
November 27th, 2012 at 12:59 AM ^
No question beating Sparty means the most because it silenced the the MSU "fans" that came out of nowhere after they had actually won a few against us.
November 27th, 2012 at 9:43 AM ^
The best wins for me were the 6 wins against Sparty! Back to National Irrelevance!
November 27th, 2012 at 1:07 AM ^
OP would have had a great troll of MSU if he'd left off the last 2 sentences.
November 27th, 2012 at 1:17 AM ^
November 27th, 2012 at 1:24 AM ^
Sparty!!!!!
November 27th, 2012 at 1:29 AM ^
Slippery Rock. Oh, football. Same answer. GOTTA LOVE THE ROCK
November 27th, 2012 at 2:07 AM ^
That's ridiculous. You remember that we played UMass, right?
November 27th, 2012 at 8:28 AM ^
Massachusetts State.
November 27th, 2012 at 1:42 AM ^
was over MSU.
MSU may have finished 6-6 (3-5 Big10), but earlier they were ranked 13th pre-season and after knocking down Boise State, were considered media darlings and a Big Ten favorite alongside Wisconsin.
Of MSU's 6 losses this year, 5 of them were by 4 points or less. Only Notre Dame beat Sparty decisively 20-3, and in East Lansing no less.
MSU's offense was basically mental case this year, ranked 10th in scoring, 9th in YPG (in BIG10). This is the main reason why it lost 6 games.
Oh, and penalty yards? MSU finished ranked 3rd, same as last year. They gave up 663 yards. Way to go Nardoesn'tzzi
November 27th, 2012 at 1:44 AM ^
- MSU - had to end that streak, and not let them beat us more times in a row than they ever had before
- Iowa - had a 3 game losing streak, hadn't beaten them in 6 years
- Purdue - at 2-2, a lot of people doubted Michigan would do anything, only favored by 3, etc., etc. Shut up a lot of the critics. Defense is here.
- Illinois - Because shutouts are always good
- Minnesota - Little Brown Jug!
- Northwestern - Div. game
- Air Force - Meh
- Massachusetts - Meh
November 27th, 2012 at 8:30 AM ^
should be higher. I'd even put them above Iowa. Sure, we ended a streak but, other than that, the win was nothing spectacular.
November 27th, 2012 at 1:44 PM ^
hands down
November 27th, 2012 at 2:05 AM ^
The 2008 Northwestern game was the first game I ever attended at the Big House and it was a disappointment from fan behavior, leaving early, and U-M losing (the weather was also terrible so this is all understandable). Getting to watch U-M win this year was the complete opposite environment and felt redeeming.
November 27th, 2012 at 2:57 AM ^
but even that game was so damn unsatisfying due to the bleh offensive gameplan.
I was actually ticked off they needed a mini-miracle to beat those clowns.
And the fact that many fans werent even that happy after an MSU win, says everything you need to know about this season.
November 27th, 2012 at 3:01 AM ^
It was a win over a rival we hadn't beat in 4 years. Not happy? Holy cow. If you were an ND fan you'd probably be depressed right now from all the poor performances they had this season. Give me a break!
November 27th, 2012 at 3:09 AM ^
If the question were "Which win has meant the most to the TEAM in Michigan's 2012 season so far", the answer with out a doubt should be MSU. It's a rivalry, and their streak was much longer than it should have been.
However, with the question worded the way it is, the win that meant the most important to ME, was Iowa. The reason for this is because up until this year, Iowa was the ONLY B1G team I had not seen Michigan beat in person, and I was at the game. I have now seen Michigan complete the cycle(for a couple more years at least). I have now witnessed Michigan beat live, Iowa and Nebraska once, OSU twice, Wisconsin 3 times, and the rest of the B1G anywhere from 4-6 times. I am also from Ohio, so I don't really run into any Sparty fans for that to influence my answer.
November 27th, 2012 at 3:23 AM ^
We would have to have a quality win for me to start thinking about one as important.
Otherwise, fuck Minnesota.
November 27th, 2012 at 3:30 AM ^
November 27th, 2012 at 3:51 AM ^
November 27th, 2012 at 4:06 AM ^
November 27th, 2012 at 6:23 AM ^
That said, beating mSu carried the most baggage.
November 27th, 2012 at 6:56 AM ^
MSU mainly because I was there. It was such a hard faught battle. Both teams had to scrap for every inch and point they got. To see us pull out the win right at the end and rip the hearts out of lil bro was just priceless. Watching Dantonio and Tom Gholston walk off the field with their heads down was awesome too.
November 27th, 2012 at 7:08 AM ^
November 27th, 2012 at 7:25 AM ^
November 27th, 2012 at 7:38 AM ^
Unfortunately, msu. Every loss would have been a bigger win.
November 27th, 2012 at 7:38 AM ^
Who would have thought a couple of years ago that we could beat MSU with a last second field goal? I was so confident I even watched it.
November 27th, 2012 at 7:46 AM ^
MSU and the bowl game over some SEC team.
November 27th, 2012 at 8:21 AM ^
November 27th, 2012 at 11:34 AM ^
Alabama, Notre Dame, Ohio State, and Nebraska are a bit bigger than just "decent" I would say.
What about 9-3 Northwestern? That's a decent win.
November 27th, 2012 at 1:19 PM ^
to undervalue a couple wins. Sure, beating Iowa, Minnesota, Purdue, Illinois are not exactly stellar wins, because Michigan was heavily favored (how the hell did Iowa beat MSU, again?). But MSU and Northwestern are actually good...MSU lost a ton of close games by single digits. Northwestern, as hilarious as it was how the collapsed in 3 games, could just as easily be undefeated right now if they didn't give up those comebacks. That win was a pretty big one for Michigan, given the "trap" feel it had to it.
Sure, it sucks to lose those 4 games, but not that long ago Michigan got blown out in those kind of games, and the only one that happened this year was Alabama (before they were really ready for a matchup like that...I wonder if they play them now how much closer of a game it would be). Now, I wanted those other 3 wins as much as the next guy, but sometimes the luck and skill just don't fall your way. ND was much better than anyone could have imagined, Nebraska...well that's what happens when your #1 QB goes down, your #2 QB is a WR that hasn't practiced at QB in weeks, and your #3 QB is a freshman who looks like a deer in teh headlights. Depth issues lost that one. And OSU....Borges, man, I don't know what the hell. Despite those losses all sucking, Michigan was right there in each one. I have faith that this coaching staff can turn more of these close games into wins rather than losses.
Bottom line: Michigan was 2-4 in close games this year. It's disappointing because just one more win was all it could have taken. But, sometimes it just doesn't go your way. I don't think M is too far off of where they should be right now.
November 27th, 2012 at 8:25 AM ^
I want a bowl victory and our bowl record to be pulled to .500.
That is what would mean most to me this season. I want another bowl victory. A great program like Michigan should not have a losing bowl record.
November 27th, 2012 at 8:26 AM ^
If we put this to vote MSU would win in a landslide.
November 27th, 2012 at 8:48 AM ^
November 27th, 2012 at 8:58 AM ^
STAEE
November 27th, 2012 at 9:29 AM ^
There isn't much else among the wins that compares to the feeling I had when Gibbons put that FG through with 5 seconds left on the clock. Further, the roar that erupted in Michigan Stadium when Dileo caught the pass that put us withing FG range was quite memorable. For me, between the drama of the last Michigan drive and the ending of a dismal stretch in the Michigan-Michigan State rivalry, that was the most emotionally charged (and by extension, most meaningful) win for me.
November 27th, 2012 at 9:48 AM ^
November 27th, 2012 at 9:52 AM ^
Growing up in Lansing, I would not have been able to stomach another year of listening to the belligerent musing of ol slappy. I barely survived the previous four years; that was by far the biggest game of the year for me. Go Blue!