MSU Snowflakes - The Offense
October 20th, 2018 at 5:34 PM ^
And we would not have had to punt with 3 minutes left if it were not for a false start penalty. Higdon picked up 11 yards on three carries.
October 20th, 2018 at 5:05 PM ^
They were able to tire out the defense and then finally started winning, but this plan wont win against Alabama.
October 20th, 2018 at 5:06 PM ^
it just stopped raining....
October 20th, 2018 at 5:05 PM ^
What's the status of JBB?
October 21st, 2018 at 12:41 AM ^
Walked off the field on his own. I have zero insider information whatsoever, but my guess is with a bye week to rest up, he’ll be full go for Penn State.
October 20th, 2018 at 5:06 PM ^
Ed Warriner stock is up. Pep Hamilton's stock is down.
October 20th, 2018 at 5:23 PM ^
I thought it was an up and down day for the O-line. They mashed some guys, especially late in the game, but also let MSU's defense into the backfield a bunch of times if the first half.
October 20th, 2018 at 5:33 PM ^
Well, they were leading the nation in run defense coming into the game. You hope to see your OL wear down the D as the game goes on - and we did.
October 20th, 2018 at 5:44 PM ^
I thought Pep was fine. It was really pick your poison today in terms of play calling. Either pass in the rain or run into MSUs #1 ranked run defense. We didn't start running effectively until late in the game
October 21st, 2018 at 2:30 AM ^
If Shea doesn't throw the ball to open receivers, why is that on Pep?
October 20th, 2018 at 5:07 PM ^
They looked really shaky in the third quarter, but they really responded in the fourth in crunch time, when their backs were against the wall and they could’ve easily folded.
Shea had a beauty of a throw to DPJ to really crush MSU’s momentum, and then a few great looking zone reads on that third TD.
October 20th, 2018 at 5:09 PM ^
41 minutes of TOP. Holy shit!
October 20th, 2018 at 5:10 PM ^
Nico for Governor. DPJ for whatever he wants as the 79 yd touchdown strike (with a lot of running) was the biggest play of the game in more ways than one. Shea is very deceptive on the zone read handoffs and keepers.
October 20th, 2018 at 5:11 PM ^
DPJ with the Paul Bunyan trophy pose after the TD, lol. Should have been 24/31-0. Hopefully Nordin works out those yips, yipes, or whatever is going on.
October 20th, 2018 at 5:12 PM ^
DPJ has developed. He has become a consistent role that this team must have. I personally want this same hungry Michigan unit next year. Nico has the body of one of those sticky slappers and can catch much more than is delivered him. Shea, he is the Michigan's team answer. We dont "have" weapons without him. He needs a bit more vetting though, think of it as Tekken, he is angel and devil kazuya. Something gets in his ear and he becomes elite. He and his roommate are catastrophic to our opposition though.
October 20th, 2018 at 5:12 PM ^
We just destroyed them in their yard in the elements. I don't know how anyone would complain about the offense.
October 20th, 2018 at 5:14 PM ^
We have an offense comprised of some of the most talented players in the country, and we played down to our opponents level in every way possible. The kids did their job, and gave 100%, the coaches, besides warinner, gave 30% and relied on the defense to do the rest. Fuck that. Anybody remember the scene from Avatar when the girl has to save the dude and kill the dog/panther creature and tells him off? "This is your fault, you should know better!" That's how I feel about the offense. The defense is giving everything they have, the offensive players are giving 100%, and their coaches are scraping by giving the bare minimum to not lose. If I saw Harbaugh in the grocery store I'd knock his bags out of his hands and tell him off, because I love him and I love Michigan football, and the kids have earned 100% from their coaches, but they aren't getting it.
October 20th, 2018 at 5:22 PM ^
Yeah I totally bet you'd hit Harbaugh in a grocery store. Monstrously terrible post.
October 20th, 2018 at 5:27 PM ^
Reading comprehension fail. When my friends have a giant booger hanging out of their nose I tell them, when my coworkers shit the bed and do a terrible job I hold them accountable, when the man who worships at the alter of Michigan football starts phoning in performances on any side of the ball you're damned right I'd give him the hair dryer treatment. He'd expect no less.
The guy that can sit for an hour in his car to appreciate a crossing guard crushing it at his job should be beside himself at the direction of our offensive play calling today.
October 20th, 2018 at 5:32 PM ^
Is there any fan more loathsome than an internet tough guy?
400 yards of offense, 41 minutes time of possession, and you bitch.
October 20th, 2018 at 5:38 PM ^
I bitch because we had the ball 5 times in their territory and walked away with zero points, with multimillionaire coaches, while other schools do way more with less. I'm sick of watching Henne wasted against Texas in the Rose Bowl. I'm tired of watching great players like Denard or Devin flame out with high paid, substandard coaches. Maybe today's performance sets your heart on fire and your can't wait to watch the replays, but I'm wishing we had better coaches to get the best out of our kids. I think some of them should be giving a portion of their salary back out of decency. Brown and Warinner have earned every cent and then some. Kali's and Gardner and Gallon and others should've had long NFL careers, but instead..
October 20th, 2018 at 8:46 PM ^
You must never be happy...
October 20th, 2018 at 5:48 PM ^
"If I saw Harbaugh in the grocery store I'd knock his bags out of his hands and tell him off" is about the weirdest scenario and just goes to show how you need to calm down.
Also, what if you saw him at the gas station?
Or, bumped into him at the barber's?
WHAT WOULD YOU DO THEN?
October 20th, 2018 at 6:10 PM ^
Probably just a nipple twist, but honestly I'd have no idea what to do if he liked it.. I'd be just winging it from there, much like our very very well paid OC.
October 20th, 2018 at 5:15 PM ^
A lot of points were left out there - it still seems like it should have been a 2 TD game at minimum at the half. Still, at least when the rain wasn't blinding, we were able to make some critical plays on our way to, oh, 395 yards of offense, was it? Just north of 5 yards per play on average against MSU? I will take it.
October 20th, 2018 at 5:15 PM ^
Lol if you guys would've seen a Shea Patterson stat line yesterday of 14/25 for 212 yds and 2TD, you would've taken it without hesitation.
Now you second guess every throw decision even when the players were obviously having grip problems on the ball.
I swear you guys would always complain unless Shea went 25/25 for 500 yds and 4TDs
October 20th, 2018 at 5:15 PM ^
Was it just me, or did Gus Johnson become a bit more silent as the game was in hand? Soaking it in? GO BLUE!
October 20th, 2018 at 5:16 PM ^
Go Blue
October 20th, 2018 at 5:16 PM ^
DPJ in “Bunyan” Pose was the highlight of the day.
October 20th, 2018 at 5:17 PM ^
Hows that #1 rush D MSU?
Ahahahahahahahahahahaha. HAHAHAHAHA
October 20th, 2018 at 5:18 PM ^
Patterson needs to improve on read option as he is leaving many yards on the field by not keeping. Though it has come through at key moments in the last 2 games.
October 21st, 2018 at 11:28 AM ^
meh. i’m fine with him continuing to give early if it keeps resulting in shea running in space for huge plays later when he does keep.
October 20th, 2018 at 5:23 PM ^
I dunno WTF is going on with Nordin but we’re leaving points on the field because we have a kicker with the yips. Disappointing we didn’t turn field position to points, but we shouldn’t have to expect a TD every time we go down the field. Especially against a defense like MSU.
Also Shea needs to throw the ball to people that are open. At least one wide open TD in the first half was missed.
other than that, I liked the way they took everything MSU threw at them in the chin, and then found a way to score two TDS with the game on the line late. That 4th and 2 zone read QB keeper was clutch. Credit to the OL for asserting themselves late after MSU roided all over them for the middle 2 quarters.
October 20th, 2018 at 5:23 PM ^
A MSU defensive lineman said that a UofM Olineman said "we may have won the game, but you guys kicked our butt."
MSU was outgained in yards 4 to 1.
October 20th, 2018 at 5:31 PM ^
Ah yes, Defeated with Dignity pt 2. I guess they deserve credit for not losing by a billion points when their biggest offensive play was “roughing the passer, 15 yard penalty and a 1st down”. Their best drive of the game was almost entirely penalties.
October 20th, 2018 at 9:06 PM ^
Yeah, it irritated me more than it should have when the announcer was going on as if MSU's backup QB had somehow ignited that drive! 4 straight penalties. I was like, "Put that idiot on his back and end this thing!" And what do you know? They were listening! They can hear us!
October 20th, 2018 at 5:32 PM ^
Ah,. Little Brother.
October 20th, 2018 at 5:41 PM ^
Where did you see that?
October 20th, 2018 at 5:45 PM ^
I am sorry, I should have labeled the post as a joke about 2016 where an MSU player said that after 32-23.
October 20th, 2018 at 9:00 PM ^
OK little brother, whatever you say.
October 20th, 2018 at 5:28 PM ^
I don't know where this goes but ToP was 42 minutes for UM.
What a performance.
October 20th, 2018 at 5:29 PM ^
I would love to see McCaffery in the game. There is something special about him. Patterson holds onto the ball too long sometimes. He doesn’t trust his receivers sometimes when they are man to man.
October 20th, 2018 at 5:32 PM ^
Good overall offensive game, a few hiccups for sure, but definitely a good performance on the road in that weather.
Hope JBB is okay too.
Stueber was moving some people when he came in to replace him, which was good to see(pass pro obviously an unknown for him)
If JBB is hurt and we have to replace him, atleast it happened right before the bye week. Give us a chance to coach up/practice with a new RT(Stueber)
October 20th, 2018 at 5:35 PM ^
Holy shit TOP Advantage was 41:30 to 18:57. That's insane! I don't think I have seen that before
October 20th, 2018 at 5:37 PM ^
Pretty good overall. Rain made it weird especially with MSU having such a good run defense, so it was really pick your poison. That one sequence where Evans fumbled was pretty rough though
October 20th, 2018 at 5:38 PM ^
We spend a lot of every game baiting the other team, and then bam hit them with "the play".
October 20th, 2018 at 5:39 PM ^
This felt like the Wisconsin game, except not as good. With the exception of a brief period where the wheels completely came off, we moved the ball reliably but were atrocious at finishing drives. I feel like a big part of that was the offensive playcalling, along with some huge miscues by Shea (had a TD if he pulls in the first drive, also didnt see a wide open DPJ for another TD).
That was another great performance by Higdon btw. He took advantage of that worn out line and ground them into dust.
October 20th, 2018 at 5:39 PM ^
Why do we insist on running plays into the strength of the opponent? Why? This game should have been a MUCH bigger blow out....alas, it was a nail biter until late. I'm not impressed with Pep and wish he would move on once and for all......
October 21st, 2018 at 10:09 PM ^
If you're not impressed with a 41 to 19 TOP differential, including over 12 minutes of the 4th quarter, in a game like this then you know nothing about the game and are beyond help.
If you want to complain, complain about the continued regression of Evans. Not only did he fumble and make this game much closer than it should have been but the young man cannot bounce to daylight and pick up tough, important yardage to save his soul. He's a great kid but in a true meritocracy he is at least #4 on the RB depth chart...and hopefully that is where this performance finally lands him. Play the kids who get the job done...because it is not fair to those other kids.
The offensive line is progressing very well...if Doug Skene is happy-I'm happy.
October 20th, 2018 at 5:42 PM ^
This game turned on the Shea-DPJ 80 yard TD. Before that we didn't do jack for 6 drives. Props for making a play.