OSU Snowflakes - The Defense
November 24th, 2018 at 4:38 PM ^
Urban Meyer is a superior coach in every way shape or form. That was an A+ coaching job. Harbaugh shit his pants
November 24th, 2018 at 4:43 PM ^
Understated. Don’t like him but he’s now 9-0 as underdog in big games.
He and his staff got whatever they wanted against the one trick pony D
And for a team that has sucked defensively, they shut down Michigan when they needed.
November 24th, 2018 at 5:34 PM ^
I hate to admit this but yes. Fuck everything.
November 24th, 2018 at 4:38 PM ^
I credit Winovich and Gary for playing hurt. Quality players; just bad luck that they couldn't be their best in a game of this magnitude for the program.
November 24th, 2018 at 5:35 PM ^
bullshit
November 24th, 2018 at 4:40 PM ^
Michigan needed to pressure Haskins and got nothing...
totally out coached and out played on defense.
its been a good year, but this kind of loss makes it feel shitty.
I predicted 10-3 as being a solid year, but Michigan just can't beat Urban Meyer it seems like
November 24th, 2018 at 4:40 PM ^
So, Don Brown D is averaging around giving up ~40 pts to teams with any pulse.
LB’s covering backs 2 yds from the sideline, DB’s lost in space vs athletes.
No more hype vs crappy teams. This D was exposed the last three weeks and this was the glass of Merlot
November 24th, 2018 at 4:42 PM ^
I guess the entirety of my take here is this - if we get the Rose Bowl, let's not do that again in the Rose Bowl, whatever that was. Also, hopefully Bush and Long are doing well right now.
November 24th, 2018 at 5:38 PM ^
and lets not play like shit
November 24th, 2018 at 7:25 PM ^
Whatever bowl we get to, you can probably bank on the likes of Bush, Long, Gary, Winovich, et. al. not playing in it.
November 24th, 2018 at 4:45 PM ^
You saw a defense out there today?
November 24th, 2018 at 4:45 PM ^
We always talk about halftime adjustments. But we should have know we didn't have that luxury this game. Ugh. I am so angry it hurts. And I'm over feeling like this.
November 24th, 2018 at 4:46 PM ^
OSU must have the best O-line in college football history.
November 24th, 2018 at 4:57 PM ^
D line was pathetic. Did Hudson play? I didn’t hear his name once. He blitzed every play last week.
November 24th, 2018 at 4:57 PM ^
D line was pathetic. Did Hudson play? I didn’t hear his name once. He blitzed every play last week.
November 24th, 2018 at 4:46 PM ^
What defense? The most embarrassing part of all of this is that this performance was part of the #revengetour. LMAO.
November 24th, 2018 at 4:51 PM ^
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November 24th, 2018 at 4:55 PM ^
How is it that Michigans rush was top notch all year and then today against a line that was toasted all year long they couldn't get to the QB a single time. it was like the d line was a bunch of high schoolers who were playing against a pro bowl o line all of a sudden
November 24th, 2018 at 5:14 PM ^
As much as it pains me to say this.... it is hype. We are so hyped and it is all on the basis of beating some really bad opponents.
November 24th, 2018 at 4:58 PM ^
Maybe Don Brown needs to have some nightmares about Ohio State for a change.
Harbaugh is 0-4 vs. the Buckeyes. Brown is 0-3.
And all we are going to hear for the next 12 months is excuse after excuse.
The saddest part is that yet another Michigan senior class is going out the door 0-4 versus Ohio State.
November 24th, 2018 at 5:01 PM ^
I honestly think “win with defense” is a thing that can’t/won’t happen anymore. Just recruit offense and survive on offense.
It works for everyone else.
November 24th, 2018 at 5:03 PM ^
I'm a lot less in love with Don Brown than I was at this time yesterday. Also, I guess talent does matter. Not sure. Maybe?
#trustthecoaches
By the way, anyone know if Zach Harrison watched the game today?
November 24th, 2018 at 5:09 PM ^
Hopefully Harrison had a migraine, or went dogsledding, or water skiing, or anything.
November 24th, 2018 at 5:10 PM ^
Amen.
November 24th, 2018 at 5:11 PM ^
- No pressure on Haskins. Zero sacks. Very few hurries. Didn't hit him or even make him uncomfortable all day.
- That fact made the coverage look even worse (it was already bad)
- Dang, tough day for Watson. Announcers (rightly) calling him out also
- A lot of snaps for Kemp and Mone, wondering whether having Aubrey available would have made any difference
- Bush was looking solid before he left with injury, but had still been beat in a foot race a few times
- On that note, I was cringing every time Gil was covering anyone man to man. He's just too slow sideline to sideline. Felt like Josh Ross made some nice hits when he came in.
- No memorable impact plays by Rashan, Chase, Uche, or anyone else really.
- A few decent goal line stands (lol)
- Granted they were using tempo, but we looked LOST a bunch of times today
- This game sucked.
November 24th, 2018 at 5:11 PM ^
Just not good enough. Brown needs to consider more “concede and tackle” mindset just as a change up to his fastball.
Regardless, UM needs more DL explosiveness. This 2019 recruiting class is the solution compared to the 2018 mediocre class. LB is in good shape. Safety is fine. Need a little more CB depth, but close.
At the end of the day, Brown has to do a much better job in the big games. Beat up the 2nd and 3rd tier, but he needs a big game by the D on the road in s big game.
November 24th, 2018 at 5:12 PM ^
I see a few posts blaming Winovich and Gary. From what I saw, right church, but wrong pew.
I'm starting with the interior of the defensive line. The DT's got absolutely ZERO push. The times where Dwumfour, Paye, Mone, etc found themselves in the backfield were few and far between. They gave absolutely no pressure up the middle on Haskins, and made the job of our DE's damn near impossible.
I hope Harbaugh and Co pour some serious effort into retooling the interior of the line, because I do not see another Hurst/Mike Martin type on this roster now.
November 24th, 2018 at 5:19 PM ^
Ass. Complete shit performance.
November 24th, 2018 at 5:19 PM ^
How cruel is it that we win the last two years with today's offense, but we lose today because we didn't have the past two years' coaching and defense?
November 24th, 2018 at 5:20 PM ^
pretty fucking historic today. Most points ever given up to OSU...2nd most points given up in the 140 years of Michigan football...yeah, I’d say today was a incomprehensible disaster. I still can’t believe what my eyes saw
November 24th, 2018 at 5:23 PM ^
Looked like SHIT, good year tho...
November 24th, 2018 at 5:31 PM ^
Complete and utter failure by the DL and linebackers to generate any pressure on Haskins. Honestly wondering what the fuck happened...I know injuries were a nagging problem, but I expected at least some havoc in the backfield today on most downs and what we saw was just NOTHING. I expected some OSU success today, I didn't expect them to make us look like Oklahoma on defense. It was breathtakingly bad...and it's insane that it was even worse than a Durkin-with-one-foot-out-the-door defense.
November 24th, 2018 at 5:34 PM ^
November 24th, 2018 at 5:56 PM ^
There also wasn't a cavalry.
November 24th, 2018 at 5:34 PM ^
Edit: I am full of shame
November 24th, 2018 at 6:30 PM ^
Uh, I think we should just stay friends
November 24th, 2018 at 5:37 PM ^
All day, all day
Then it fell apart, it fell apart
All day, all day
Then it fell apart, it fell apart
All day, all day
Then it fell apart, it fell apart
All day, all day
Like it always does, always does
Moby - "Extreme Ways"
November 24th, 2018 at 5:40 PM ^
This seems like an all-or-nothing defense: you get the pressure, you win. You don't, and you lose. Can't buy the hype anymore.
November 24th, 2018 at 5:44 PM ^
They forgot to go to Columbus. Absolutely, the worst performance by UM defense, ever, in my lifetime.
November 24th, 2018 at 5:48 PM ^
I have no idea what I saw today.
November 24th, 2018 at 5:51 PM ^
If we have a "genius" as our DC then I'd hate to see an idiot DC.
November 24th, 2018 at 6:02 PM ^
Who invited D-Coordinator Gerg Robinson back to coach this game?
November 24th, 2018 at 6:02 PM ^
Michigan's whole defensive "philosophy" is predicated on pressure and Ohio state's QB felt absolutely no pressure today. Even a 3rd rate QB will look like a world-beater if they have all day in the pocket... so, a probable 1st round draft pick will look like a future Hall of Famer like Haskins did today. Still can't believe that happened but Michigan's problem started there today and the Dominoes fell accordingly.
November 24th, 2018 at 6:27 PM ^
Exactly zero pass rush today that was the difference. Michigan had a bully defense. Beat up on mediocre competition but when faced with real athletes across the field forget it. Disgusted by today and Harbaugh and Brown need to answer for it.
November 24th, 2018 at 6:39 PM ^
Exactly. An actual good defense consistently prevents opposing teams from running up the score as they please. It's well and good having a "#1 defense" that utterly dominates most teams, but when they totally collapse against actually elite teams... it's not worth it.
November 24th, 2018 at 6:25 PM ^
I like Don Brown. But got his ASS HANDED TO HIM!!!!!
November 24th, 2018 at 7:20 PM ^
And it's not just that he got his ass handed to him, but that Don Brown could be so completely, 100%, no-doubt-about-it wrong in his assessment of what defense(s) would work against Ohio State's offense and athletes. His resume speaks for itself which is why what happened today is so baffling.
November 24th, 2018 at 6:29 PM ^
Don Brown needed to circle OSU the day he arrived here and gameplan for them everyday like Urban and his staff do for us. That's why they were stumbling all year because they were looking at us all year getting ready to do whatever they wanted to us.