Celebrating Michigan sports history one play at a time
November 22nd, 2013 at 12:35 PM ^
November 22nd, 2013 at 12:42 PM ^
bored?
November 22nd, 2013 at 12:49 PM ^
November 22nd, 2013 at 1:28 PM ^
Please just ban this troll already.
November 22nd, 2013 at 1:31 PM ^
I never said the post is dumb, rather I was just curious if the OP was bored. I figured my one-word question clearly stated that. Obviously I was wrong.
November 22nd, 2013 at 1:41 PM ^
I'm never bored on MGogBlog.
November 22nd, 2013 at 3:06 PM ^
Correct, you were wrong. Most accurate comment you've made to date.
November 22nd, 2013 at 1:41 PM ^
November 22nd, 2013 at 2:12 PM ^
has been banned before (maybe more than once under different avatars) for just that reason. Better to ignore.
November 22nd, 2013 at 12:45 PM ^
1997 - "The Hit" vs. PSU on "Judgement Day". Many experts picked Penn State in this one, but that physical hit set the tone and Michigan blew this game open. Only Ohio State stood in the way of the Rose Bowl after this.
1997 - Woodson's INT vs. Ohio State. Obviously the punt return is what everyone remembers, but Woodson's critical INT in the end zone was just as big. Pretty much that entire game for Woodson.
November 22nd, 2013 at 12:53 PM ^
I feel like "The Hit" isn't remembered in any kind of context; it's remembered as an absolutely horrible, brutal, almost tragic moment. The simultaneous ending of two players' careers doesn't really seem like something to celebrate.
November 22nd, 2013 at 1:11 PM ^
You are probably right. There are not many single plays in isolation that seemed to capture the magnitude and physicality of that game though. And upon re-watching it on Wolverine Historian's channel I forgot the hit came late in the game. I thought it was earlier. I retract the statement.
November 22nd, 2013 at 1:21 PM ^
I think we were already up a few scores when that hit happened. What I think set the tone was the very first PSU play, when we sacked McQueary for a monster loss.
November 22nd, 2013 at 12:46 PM ^
Jesus . . . you must be unemployed. Thanks, I guess.
November 22nd, 2013 at 12:48 PM ^
November 22nd, 2013 at 12:49 PM ^
Jesus....you must be a huge walking-around prick. Thanks not at all for being a jerk. I guess people should just stop contributing interesting content.
November 22nd, 2013 at 12:51 PM ^
Haha, I really like the phrase "walking-around prick." I don't understand it, but it's awesome and totally made my day.
November 22nd, 2013 at 12:52 PM ^
I'm totally joking. Get a grip, bitches.
November 22nd, 2013 at 12:59 PM ^
November 22nd, 2013 at 1:32 PM ^
Other recent pearls of wisdom from Ryno 2317. I just dont think he likes threads - period. Perhaps he and "I have Gnarly Face" (formally known as Wolverines' Dominate) should get together and spend a happy day torturing small animals or teasing children that look funny to them.
2 days 22 hoursago | I know. I hate when people |
I know. I hate when people pretend that they are "disappointed" in a thread or that it is somehow a waste of their valuable time. Get a clue. This entire board is a waste of time and exists only to provide a minor distraction during the day. Anyone who thinks it is anything more is probably currently a college student. |
2 days 23 hoursago | Special kind of stupid going |
Special kind of stupid going on in your comment. I obviously know who Woodson is. I don't think it is realistic to think that Black's upside is as high as Woodson's considering he is probably the best player ever to wear a Michigan uniform. That is why I compared him to Law -- who is a stud -- just not at Woodson's level. Get a clue, Spanky. |
November 22nd, 2013 at 1:44 PM ^
he thinks Jabrill Black, and Jabrill Peppers are the same person. Or both could be the next Ty Law. Which, I mean, Black is small for a DT, but moving him to DB is a stretch.
November 22nd, 2013 at 3:49 PM ^
I meant Peppers. Sorry. I stand by the previous comments that have been cited. Nothing at all objectionable about them.
November 22nd, 2013 at 3:11 PM ^
Guessing you wouldn't have the stones to call anyone "bitches" in person. Internet just brings out the tough guy in some folks
November 22nd, 2013 at 3:09 PM ^
Will you share with us the nature of your wonderful job?
November 22nd, 2013 at 3:43 PM ^
He just did. It's being a dick on the internet. Of course the pay isn't much but he gets a lot of satisfaction out of it.
November 22nd, 2013 at 3:51 PM ^
Actually, BluCheese is right. My job is to be a dick on the internet.
November 22nd, 2013 at 3:52 PM ^
Attorney. That probably explains my previous post and "dickish" nature. Again, sorry.
November 22nd, 2013 at 4:50 PM ^
Well we're all duly impressed I'm sure.
November 22nd, 2013 at 5:09 PM ^
Just answering the question . . . I don't expect you to be impressed.
November 22nd, 2013 at 6:11 PM ^
I don't know whether MGoBloggers are naturally prejudiced against us members of the Bar, but among the many things I've learned after suffering numerous insults here is that we have to be prepared to suffer those attacks. You can be sure that there are many here who -- unless they need our services -- would happily follow the advice of Shakespeare's Dick the Butcher in Henry VI, Part 2 (The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers.) . . . .Res Ipsa Loquitur.
November 23rd, 2013 at 8:17 AM ^
I dont think that's true. BiSB is an attorney and he is probably the most well liked poster/mod on the board. Posters like Ryno get "attacked", not because of your profession, but because they're generally being jerks to other posters. Go back and read the thread - myself and others called him out for being unpleasant long before HE played the "I'm an attorney" card to somehow justify his being unpleasant.
If anyone brought negative feedback upon attornies in this thread it was Ryno himself.
November 22nd, 2013 at 12:47 PM ^
November 22nd, 2013 at 1:20 PM ^
November 22nd, 2013 at 12:52 PM ^
Re: 1989, we actually were considered a strong national title contender going into the season, and we started out 11-0. What made us a Cinderella was just the crazy coaching change on the eve of the tournament.
November 22nd, 2013 at 12:56 PM ^
And beating Illinois after losing to them twice that season.
November 22nd, 2013 at 12:54 PM ^
Tai Streets's catch-and-run TD in 1996 would have to be on here. That was the deciding play in the 13-9 win. I think that game more than anything is what cemented Cooper's reputation as a coach whose teams boasted a lot and never delivered against Michigan.
November 22nd, 2013 at 1:07 PM ^
Moreso than Biakabutuka's 313 yards the year before?
God, those years were great!
November 22nd, 2013 at 1:33 PM ^
Those two games were awesome.
In 1995 they lost because they did not take us seriously enough. David Boston: "Michigan's just another team." They were shocked when we came out and punched them in the mouth and they never really recovered.
In 1996 they lost because they took us too seriously. Even though we were a 17 point underdog, they played incredibly tight. We did not play well early on, but they still could not get any separation. When Springs fell down and Griese hit Streets, you could just feel them collapsing mentally. Even though we only had a 4 point lead, you knew the game was over.
November 22nd, 2013 at 1:45 PM ^
after Springs was undone by his home-field turf was a beautiful thing to behold.
Also, it should be an counter to our occasional distate for a bend-but-don't-break style. Putting a superstar on an island works out very well most of the time. . . but slips happen.
November 22nd, 2013 at 10:56 PM ^
November 22nd, 2013 at 12:55 PM ^
2000 - Michigan beats Ohio, John Cooper fired. Seems rather small, but it led to hiring of Tressel and drastically changed the trajectory of the two programs.
November 22nd, 2013 at 1:02 PM ^
I can't think of anything that defined the program. We havent won a national title since '97, and it seems any major changes in the programs trajectory have been negative since. I don't remember much before 1997 anyways.
Landing Jabrill Peppers?
As for basketball, the Trey may have put the exclaimation point on the basketball turn-around, and may be national view of Michigans return to glory, but Novaks freakout started the whole thing.
And I know the Fab Five thing didn't work out in the end, but those guys changed more than just basketball. I still wear black nike mid length socks. Before the sanctions came down, they could have had our program up with the likes of Dukes, UCLA, UNC, Kansas, etc. by now. MSU may have never risen up from where ever they were since Magic was there. The last 20 years could have been vastly different. And at the time, I am sure the fans felt it.
November 22nd, 2013 at 1:06 PM ^
Good call about Novak's freakout.
I think upsets of UCLA and Duke during Beileins first few seasons showed things were turning around. Those were big wins.
First NCAA tourney invite in 15+ years was another big milestone, though you can't really single it to one play.
November 22nd, 2013 at 1:25 PM ^
Yes. UCLA in particular. Though UCLA turned out not to be as good as projected, that was the game made me hopeful for the future.
I vividly remember the play that sealed it: Deshawn Sims set a pick at the top of the key, immediately cut to the basket, and Manny threw it into him for an emphatic dunk. It was at that point that I knew the Amaker years were over.
November 22nd, 2013 at 1:21 PM ^
Oops, meant to include .gif
November 22nd, 2013 at 1:11 PM ^
The Rumeal Robinson free throw is the biggest positive Michigan play in my lifetime. I mean, how many of us imagined being in that situation to win a championship as a kid in our backyards, and Rumeal got to live it out (and for our own team, no less). Additionally, how many of the fab five were inspired to play for Michigan by that moment? No doubt U of M basketball would be a completely different program had that not happened (for better or for worse).
Also, for the pure excitement factor as a lone bright spot in an otherwise dreadful season, the Super Mario catch against PSU deserves mentioning. Who knows if Lloyd sticks around past that year if we don't have that superb win under our belts that season...
November 22nd, 2013 at 1:35 PM ^
Total agreement on the free throw. I still remember being barely able to breathe as he lined up for the shot.....
November 22nd, 2013 at 1:32 PM ^
It's maybe not as big as the ones above, but the end of the 2011 MSU basketball game at Crisler - featuring Darius Morris dribbling through the entire D and splitting it for a clinching layup (followed by the "GTFO my court") - was a kind of confirmation that the rivalry had changed, that we were done being MSU's doormat. We had, of course, upset them in Breslin, but most considered that a fluke. For the game in Crisler, MSU was going to take us seriously, if they hadn't before- there was no mistaking that this time. But we won, and also also sealed up an NCAA tourney bid in the process. Since then, the two programs have effectively been on equal footing.
November 22nd, 2013 at 7:42 PM ^
November 22nd, 2013 at 1:31 PM ^
One of CFB's best-ever defensive players arguably at his best:
Folks, you can watch football a long, long time before you see another play like that.