Well, I guess we won't be calling for the special teams coach to be fired this week! Snark aside, that was pretty amazing.

 

Atleast we won. NW is terrible though. Next week we have a little better test. Then obviously the week after.

I'm thankful that Northwestern is Northwestern. 

All season long, I've complained that our opponents never seem to have bounces and bad luck go against them.  For the most part, it never happens.  And then tonight happened.  6 sure interceptions dropped, 3 of which would have been pick sixes, the last one would have wrapped the game up.  A Funches fumble that would have ended the game that he somehow recovered.  Two converted 4th downs in the final minute when we hadn't converted a 3rd down all evening.  And a bizarre 1st down for NU that got reviewed and ended up being a yard short. 

Again.  Thank you, Northwestern.  I'm happy and relieved for a win but I'm sure I'll be pulling my hair out again next week. 

Green and Smith...shades of Justin Fargas. Man!

Who almost beat Ohio, so you are saying we now have a chance? I dont see any correlation either.

I want to see more of Deveon Smith. He looked good. Green did too, obviously. I want to see more of those guys, less of Fitz, which is hard for me to accept because I feel for the guy. 

I'm so numb, I didn't feel anything. I'd hoped the win would bring back that loving feeling. Nope. Nothing.

...it's a win, I suppose, so that's good. As Hoke would say, "it's good to win a football game."

It feels sort of akin to coming in second in a race, but they give you the winner's medal anyway.

Weird. That's what Michigan football has been all year.

I think the entire offense has mirrored Devin's slowly eroding self-confidence as the year has progressed (or, perhaps more appropriately, digressed).  Perhaps the OT win will help him get a litte hitch in his giddyup.

 

 

 

Like the PSU game, a few plays (4 vs. PSU), if they had gone the other way, would have ensured a loss today. The 59 pick sixes only avoided because obviously Pat Fitz sold his soul, the 4th down conversions, etc., the SLIDE OF GOD field goal...well, luck went our way today.

Doesn't mean we're any good, but let's at least enjoy the moment.

Some of you need a lesson in happiness. It seems so many just don't want to be let down so much that they refuse to enjoy the fun parts of being a fan! Fear or whatever it is that fills you with so much bitterness is pathetic!

the only difference was a made field goal.   Congrats to the kids for pulling it out, but jesus we suck.

of these boys. They fought a fight and never gave up. they fought themselves they fought their coaches and they fought all of you Jack wagons that hate them so much Take it for what it is :A great victory when you think about the circumstances surrounding the game. when you think about who we played and how poorly we have played against Akron, Connecticut, et al, this is a bellwether game. And an away game at thst. That field goal at the end of regulation was a thing of beauty. you have to respect the coordination that took and the players were ready to do it and they did it. enough of the losers. Enough of you people always picking out the negative. Look for the gems in the dust pile and you might find a shred of happiness. GO BLUE!! My ass sits in seat 6 section 19 Row 51 since 1969. No one quit. Respect that.

When Gallon caught that pass and was tackled inbounds, I was absolutely certain that Michigan had lost that game.

 

I could feel ennui settling over me.

 

I watched, bemused, as players scrambled into position.

 

"What is Dileo doing sliding around like that?"

 

"Are they going to attempt a field goal?"

 

"Holy crap, they got the snap off."

 

"You mean to tell me that was good?"

 

"Well I'll be damned -- Overtime!"

 

This team has some serious flaws but tonight they all deserve credit for not quitting and for coming through under incredible pressure.

 

In twelve seconds, I went from numb despair to caring about this team again.

If you looked carefully in the top left of the screen when Gibbons kicked the tying field goal you could see the ghostly outlines of several beautiful brunette angels, looking down over him to keep him safe.

Quick game summary from my view:

Wile + Gibbons + Butt = MVPs

Dileo and Butt get runner up MVPs

Gardner is a Michigan man for sticking it out all day despite all the hits...again

Kudos to the young RBs for showing some stuff...feel bad for Fitz but...

Kudos to the O Line for doing a bit better

But frankly I saw nothing to save Borges' ass.

Go Blue

I noticed the AP/BTN Box Score for the game has some errors in the play-by-play statistics.  In the 1st OT after Michigan scores its first TD, the next 3 plays they list Terry Richardson as the QB for 3 passes with -26 yards and one rush for -2 yards advancing from the Michigan 35 to the Michigan 7.  Terry Richardson jersey # is 13, and i think that is same jersey # for Trevor Simian for NW.  I think they forgot to start the next drive for Northwestern until the middle of the drive.  NW still scored a touchdown and there was no turnover to explain this mess.  Nonetheless, the summary statistics show Terry Richardson with 3/3 passes for -26 yards and DeVeon Smith with 2 less yards as a results.  I know our offense is a mess, but we don't need any help from the game statistician.  Can someone forward this to NCAA/Big10 powers that be to correct these errors.

Was great to see a lot of the kids getting a lot of time today. Green and Smith especially.

And winning, fancy that. Winning feels great. Had major reservations about this game, especially when we can't run, they run the option and the weather.

On to Iowa!

Great to see that GIF of Butt...not that there's anything wrong with that.

Lost (won?) by Northwestern. Methinks the devil is collecting the bill from Fitzgerald's days as a player in 1995.