We have more Frozen Fours than anybody. But our time there has not been very productive, to say the least. This year was an outlier, but most of our failures in Frozen Fours have been in incredibly close games, often in overtime. You would have expected us to do better just by random luck alone.
Imagine if the NFL and NBA and MLB and NHL were run in a way where they still make all of the money they do . . . but fans and doners were expected to pay the players' salaries.
That would be a batshit crazy unsustainable system.
Yet, that exactly describes college sports right now. Insane.
We needed some lucky bounces and bad calls to go our way to win. Instead, BC - who didn't need them - got the lucky bounces and bad calls. It's over when that happens.
That was an intense game. BC hit the iron twice in sudden death OT. Meanwhile, the Michigan winner slipped in through a gap with not even an inch of clearance. Made up for the previous year.
People who don't know shit about football will say that we were run-heavy to avoid JJ's passing.
No. JJ's passing allowed us to be run-heavy. We could control the ball, run clock, and wear down the other team, knowing that when we inevitably hit 3rd and long, JJ would bail us out.
And he did it time and time again. He kept all of those Boa Constrictor drives alive. He was money in 4th quarters especially, in the biggest games.
We will miss that greatly. You don't just plug in a QB from the bench and replace that.
As long as transfers are not going to be policed or limited, the smart play is to bank most of your $$$ and use it on the transfer portal.
At that point, you are getting players that are much more of a known entity, both on the field and off the field. They have an observable track record as college athletes, and how they fit in your program. It is not just a wild gamble anymore.
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Well that settles it then . . . it's time for announcers to learn how to pronounce his name.
We have more Frozen Fours than anybody. But our time there has not been very productive, to say the least. This year was an outlier, but most of our failures in Frozen Fours have been in incredibly close games, often in overtime. You would have expected us to do better just by random luck alone.
I was rooting against Denver, but I had to appreciate their ability to do to BC what BC did to us, and then some. They deserved the win.
Imagine if the NFL and NBA and MLB and NHL were run in a way where they still make all of the money they do . . . but fans and doners were expected to pay the players' salaries.
That would be a batshit crazy unsustainable system.
Yet, that exactly describes college sports right now. Insane.
Honest question . . . where is Ohio State getting all this money?
We needed some puck luck and bad calls to go in our favor to win.
Instead, BC - who definitely did not need it - got the puck luck and bad calls to go in their favor. And it happened early in the game.
Forget it. It was all over when that went down.
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That's insane. That place is tiny. Even Northwestern will have too many people for it.
Meh. Harbaugh was always just on loan to us. He was always going to go back to the NFL. I'm grateful for what he did for us when he was here.
We needed some lucky bounces and bad calls to go our way to win. Instead, BC - who didn't need them - got the lucky bounces and bad calls. It's over when that happens.
The clock has struck midnight on the team. Still a great season.
And hasn't been correspondingly called on BC.
Time for a third period for the ages.
Thank you forever, coach.
It will be epic when they lose.
Not our night.
WTF???
Per the recruiting rankings, that Alabama team was the most talented team in history.
I still don't know where UConn is. I have never even met anybody from UConn, and I live in the Northeast.
According to the official record, nobody won more games in the 2013 NCAA tournament than Michigan. So that makes us the National Champions in my book.
I LOVE UConn's offense. I want me somma that.
That was an intense game. BC hit the iron twice in sudden death OT. Meanwhile, the Michigan winner slipped in through a gap with not even an inch of clearance. Made up for the previous year.
Yay!
I saw that when it happened. Nobody was sure what they just saw.
I don't miss them at all.
Doing it when it counts is what separates being merely talented from being champions.
That was dirty.
Back to back to back Big Ten Football Championships.
Back to back to back wins over Ohio state.
And . . .
Back to back to back goals against Sparty.
I WANT MUPPETS!
Good things come in threes.
It's what we do.
We beat Sparty when it counted most.
Frozen Four > Big Ten Tournament.
Third Period: We own it.
SNIPE!!
Heroic late third period under fire with the one goal lead.
Sweeet pass.
Pour it on Boys!
Keep firing shots and good things will happen.
Mr. Brightside on the organ. Nice.
Indeed, Michigan did not win the National Championship without talent. They won it with vastly mis-identified talent.
If you re-ranked all of the CFB rosters on Jan 9th 2024, Michigan would be at the top of the list. Just look at the NFL draft proceedings so far.
A Michigan National Championship indeed should have been anticipated by the start of the season.
Holding the Spring Game when we are this year makes a huge difference weather-wise in Michigan.
The nasty weather when we typically hold the game is a big deterrent for attendance.
Well then, I'll have just to do my part and watch. And I will try to get my daughter - a newly minted Wolverine - to watch too.
We're gonna light up the joint that day.
Klatt and Gus are our living, breathing good luck charms. When they are on, we are on.
95% of the comments on this post - which also has football content - are about basketball. Good.
Don't ever say that Michigan does not care about basketball. And we care about Hockey too. And Softball. And more.
We can do more than one thing at a time, and mean it.
The dude on the baseline that stopped the chair has quite a story to tell years later.
He was ready for the moment.
Yep. Logged in just to upvote this.
People who don't know shit about football will say that we were run-heavy to avoid JJ's passing.
No. JJ's passing allowed us to be run-heavy. We could control the ball, run clock, and wear down the other team, knowing that when we inevitably hit 3rd and long, JJ would bail us out.
And he did it time and time again. He kept all of those Boa Constrictor drives alive. He was money in 4th quarters especially, in the biggest games.
We will miss that greatly. You don't just plug in a QB from the bench and replace that.
Awesome finish. Thanks for the link.
As long as transfers are not going to be policed or limited, the smart play is to bank most of your $$$ and use it on the transfer portal.
At that point, you are getting players that are much more of a known entity, both on the field and off the field. They have an observable track record as college athletes, and how they fit in your program. It is not just a wild gamble anymore.