Perspective
After the Notre Dame game, most of the board was out with torches and pitchforks. Some of that was justified. I personally felt Michigan wasn't emotionally or mentally ready to play (including the coaching staff).
I'm seeing the opposite over-reactions now in all this glad handing. Suddenly the offensive line is a bulldozer.
Here's what I saw:
1. Nebraska 's defense line is undersized
2. Probably half of them have checked out already with the coaching change (Frost implied as much post game)
3. They failed to do the ONE thing that Michigan's O line has yet prove they can manage: the mayhem from twists, stunts and frequent linebacker blitzing. Instead they tried to play us straight up like Wisconsin / Iowa.
I'm happy to see we executed a relatively simple assignment. But by the end of the first quarter I was shaking my head and thinking, geez, Nebraska D coordinator, what are you thinking, your game plan just sucks and I'd hate to be a Nebraska fan right now
So, perspective is in order. We played our first complete game of the season. What matters is playing this type of complete game against the gauntlet we have to run in a few weeks ... we'll see ...
September 23rd, 2018 at 5:55 PM ^
We overreact. It's what we do.
Nebraska was a good win. But bad teams have a way of making merely good teams look like great teams.
We didn't beat Ohio State or Penn State or Michigan State. Nebraska is not a useful surrogate for them.
But we are improving. And the schedule gives us time to improve. Our two toughest games will be in November. Our next two toughest games after that are in the second half of October.
So we are going in the right direction, which is all you can ask at this point. It's too early to try to read any tea leaves at this point, good or bad.
September 23rd, 2018 at 9:04 PM ^
Exactly! Also, how sad is it that we will already be 5 games in this weekend? Is it me, or is this season flying?!?
We are getting better. This win was huge for our guys. Handle Northwestern this weekend, and get past Maryland without injuries and I like us against Wisconsin.
Just have to keep running that ball to open up Shea's arm.
Go blue all!
September 24th, 2018 at 8:34 AM ^
It's crazy to think that they'll play five games in September. That's almost half a season in one month!
September 23rd, 2018 at 5:57 PM ^
Oh look, it's snowing.
September 23rd, 2018 at 6:00 PM ^
I think you're just overreacting about overreactions. I haven't seen anyone say "WOW Michigan trucked Nebraska, that means we're gonna steamroll the rest of our opponents!" It's more along the lines of "this is what we should do against lesser teams, now let's see what happens against better competition"
September 23rd, 2018 at 6:17 PM ^
WOW Michigan trucked Nebraska, that means we're gonna steamroll the rest of our opponents!
I'll show myself out.
September 23rd, 2018 at 8:28 PM ^
[insert Mutley snicker.mp4]
Only thing missing from your post.
September 23rd, 2018 at 10:08 PM ^
Until proven otherwise, I choose to believe that we will in fact steamroll the rest of our opponents.
September 23rd, 2018 at 11:13 PM ^
Bring on Alabama, Georgia and Clemson!
September 23rd, 2018 at 6:44 PM ^
You haven't been looking, then. Lots of people on this board are now predicting we'll go into Columbus 10-1...which is vanishingly unlikely.
September 23rd, 2018 at 6:50 PM ^
Someone explain to me what vanishingly unlikely means.
September 23rd, 2018 at 7:23 PM ^
To vanish, in the most unlikely circumstances. So, we are going to go undefeated until Rutgers, and then lose that game 60-3.
September 23rd, 2018 at 7:32 PM ^
I think it has something to do with Jeremy Gallon playing IU.
September 23rd, 2018 at 8:35 PM ^
Or Jeremy Gallon playing Notre Dame?
September 23rd, 2018 at 9:08 PM ^
Ha.
He sounds like he's in the BPONE.
September 23rd, 2018 at 8:24 PM ^
Less & less unlikely. So... Likely.
September 24th, 2018 at 10:48 AM ^
It's kinda like a fart in the wind.
September 23rd, 2018 at 6:52 PM ^
You mean fans of a sports team expect their team to win games?
What insensitive jerks. Don’t they know the other team is trying to play too?
September 24th, 2018 at 9:14 AM ^
I found this on www.huskerboard.com. Worth sharing:
"Frost will get this ship righted, but it will take all of the following:
- Patience
- Time
- Roster attrition
- A couple of recruiting classes
- More patience
- More time
- No, really, more patience than that
- A metric s***ton of alcohol
- A new liver"
September 23rd, 2018 at 8:34 PM ^
Reminder that DeepBlueC is a troll
September 23rd, 2018 at 7:16 PM ^
Awarding Heismans in September is an M fanbase tradition unfortunately. We won't know how good this team is until they get into the teeth of the schedule
September 23rd, 2018 at 7:22 PM ^
yea but... bench mason is a lock for the heisman after yesterday, right?
September 23rd, 2018 at 7:57 PM ^
Unless Will Hart wins it first.
September 23rd, 2018 at 10:02 PM ^
Honestly, that Ben Mason battleship package they were running looked pretty fucking difficult to stop. It completely broke NU's defense, without even getting fancy. Can't wait to see the counters Harbaugh has off it. 3 TDs in a half ain't bad... we'll see if NW has an answer next week. I don't think they will. Harbaugh knows what he's doing.
September 24th, 2018 at 9:16 AM ^
Ben Mason, with his helmet off, looks like someone I would not want to meet in a dark alley. He plays that way, too.
September 24th, 2018 at 4:40 PM ^
But when he opens his mouth he comes across as a really nice, humble 19 year old kid.
September 23rd, 2018 at 9:44 PM ^
UMDWolve you are spot on! We have beaten two teams handily that we should have. Now lets see how we do against Wisconsin, PSU, MSU and OSU.
September 23rd, 2018 at 6:02 PM ^
Decent comments for any one of the 20 previous threads.
September 23rd, 2018 at 6:03 PM ^
I’m not sure where you’re seeing that. What I see is a lot of people calling Nebraska a cupcake and basically saying the game didn’t mean much.
September 23rd, 2018 at 9:30 PM ^
Agree. Just because you typed a lot and used paragraphs doesn’t mean your post is too good for the snowflake threads.
September 23rd, 2018 at 6:04 PM ^
Navel gazing, thy name is MGoBlog.
September 23rd, 2018 at 7:29 PM ^
The word for that is omphaloskepsis.
September 23rd, 2018 at 6:05 PM ^
You present a rational and logical case.
But Nebraska's defense is not supposed to be that bad. We made them look bad.
So shut up and dont rain on our fucking parade. Drinking Maize n Blue Kool Aid this morning after our beatdown of those Cornholes and Frosty the overrated blowhard.
Go Blue!
September 23rd, 2018 at 8:59 PM ^
Right now we are likely to be favored in every game right up until we travel to OSU. Wisconsin and MSU all look to be not quite as good as was first expected. PSU is at home.
It’s not unreasonable to be optimistic for 10-1 going into OSU. It’s just satisfying to see the team play so soundly in all facets of the game. I see a team that has a high ceiling and is likely to keep getting better.
September 23rd, 2018 at 6:05 PM ^
I was very upset watching the ND game live in a noisy bar but after watching the recorded version I felt much better and confident this was an aberration not a trend. My perspective then was that Shea was the QB we have been lacking and that he would be a gamechanger. That has been confirmed in the 3 games since and is why I think we can win any game on our schedule now.
September 23rd, 2018 at 8:13 PM ^
You could certainly make the case that had we had Shea last year . . . we would have won the Michigan State, Wisconsin, and Ohio State games.
Wow. That's an impact.
So let's do it this year. And throw in Penn State as well.
September 23rd, 2018 at 10:47 PM ^
If only they were still running the JT barret offense. I miss that kid already
September 23rd, 2018 at 6:07 PM ^
This is something that should be in the snowflakes-offense thread.
September 23rd, 2018 at 6:12 PM ^
I disagree. I posted this in part (right or wrong) because of Kornacki's article getting reposted here. Granted, as the PR guy I expect him to write fluff but I just want perspective for once here
September 23rd, 2018 at 6:19 PM ^
“For once.” Thanks for saving us all. You are truly the hero we need with your unique and mature insights. I missed the thread that 100% of the rest of us agreed we were basically the new Alabama.
September 23rd, 2018 at 6:21 PM ^
Go straight to Hell with your "perspective"
Go Blue!
September 23rd, 2018 at 6:27 PM ^
Why not post this in the Kornacki thread?
September 23rd, 2018 at 6:27 PM ^
Yes, if there’s one thing Michigan fans need, it’s to stop being so optimistic. Why are we so darned happy all the time?
September 23rd, 2018 at 6:37 PM ^
From Kornacki's article:
"The level of competition has something to do with the increases..."
Does that sound like "the offensive line is a bulldozer"?
September 23rd, 2018 at 6:53 PM ^
Then this should have been a comment in that thread. Perspective for once? This place was ready to burn Schembechler Hall after ND. Give me a break.
September 23rd, 2018 at 10:46 PM ^
then respond in that thread where it belongs
September 24th, 2018 at 8:55 AM ^
Because your opinion is clearly the perspective that we all need to have.
Just a bit narcissistic, wouldn't you say?
September 23rd, 2018 at 6:41 PM ^
I propose a Nancy snowflake thread, pinned right up at the top. The "this isn't so good, stop being so cheery"! contingent with the cranky old man finger-wagging just is amazingly boring to me. Maybe they should have their own space to sit and whine about how people are way too happy after every win.