Top10 Greatest Plays In Michigan Stadium
Just wanted a change of pace here and talk about the positives about Michigan Football and not the negatives. Little throwback video. Link below: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQsFsK3neoU
November 13th, 2014 at 8:54 AM ^
Slippery slope. You do that, then you have to include a certain blocked field goal...
Sure, the play itself wasn't that remarkable, but will always be among the most momentous in college football history, painful as it may be for us.
November 13th, 2014 at 9:44 AM ^
Sorry but you're responding in the wrong thread. I think you're looking for the WORST plays in Michigan history. You'll find it a few threads down.
Easy mistake to make I know.
November 13th, 2014 at 9:58 AM ^
No, I'm responding to a poster who made a suggestion that wasn't in the spirit of the thread. Except I made it like a normal person makes conversation and didn't go out of my way to be a dick about it. The "slippery slope" part should make clear I didn't agree with his premise.
November 13th, 2014 at 1:39 PM ^
I bet growold really DOES own affliction shirts, pimpin out your wife in your avatar is very tacky too. Lots of us on here have hot wives and feel no need to ever mention them, or do a video with them in it, or link her website. Just knowing how many creeps are out there I deff wouldnt post a picture of my beautiful wife in her bikini, to each their own...
Prolly owns a big truck too...wink, wink...
November 13th, 2014 at 9:22 AM ^
November 13th, 2014 at 9:42 AM ^
No.
Fucking.
Shit.
I cannot believe this thread got this deep without THE play being mentioned.
Sir Charles punt return against OSU in 97 should be up there as well.
November 13th, 2014 at 11:11 AM ^
November 13th, 2014 at 1:31 PM ^
Did you watch the video?
November 13th, 2014 at 9:11 AM ^
November 13th, 2014 at 9:12 AM ^
November 13th, 2014 at 9:17 AM ^
fumble snap, run for touchdown
November 13th, 2014 at 1:27 PM ^
NOT!
While it was an impressive play it had no real significance and ummm he did fumble so how ggood could the play really be? Yes, i know it resulted in a touchdown.
On a side not, did anyone else like Denard got slower every year. That first year he had a burst like no on I had seen. The next 3 he was just incredibly superhuman fast, but I feel like he lost a couple steps...added weight and all...
November 13th, 2014 at 9:47 AM ^
games when kids were born or someone passed. AC against Indiana comes to mind since I was running on the field while watching Bob Ufer honk his touchdown horn.
November 13th, 2014 at 10:04 AM ^
Anyone else present in the Big House for all 10? My favorite has to be the AC touchdown in 1979 because it happened right in front of us in section 4.
November 13th, 2014 at 10:26 AM ^
Thats pretty cool that you got to see them all. I only saw 9,5,3, and 1, wasn't even alive for most of them.
Two plays I vividly remember are Chris Perry's OT TD vs. PSU in the first ever overtime game in Michigan stadium.
Also, the game winning field goal vs Washington when Marlin Jackson shut down Reggie Williams.
Seems like the Henson, Brady,Terrell, Walker, A-Train, Perry, Breaston, Avant crew should have a few in there, they just kicked everyone's ass though...
And personally, any play where Dhani Jones made a TFL was an all time favorite play of mine!!! HE and Gold were badasses..
November 13th, 2014 at 10:51 AM ^
seemed like AC was goint to high step from the endzone all the way up the stands.
November 13th, 2014 at 12:16 PM ^
The greatest play that game was the play right before it: Lawrence Reid to Lee Corso, killing the clock.
November 13th, 2014 at 10:12 AM ^
I watch that play every once in a while and always get a little misty-eyed
November 13th, 2014 at 10:11 AM ^
That game was a shit show, the beginning of the end if you ask me, I was there...
I know that was a big play for THAT game, but all time? Not a chance, what was our record that year, I don't think it had much bearing on the result of our season like a lot of these did.
John Thompson was a quality backup though, glad he got a shot and made the most of it. HE played his tail off a couple games that season!
November 13th, 2014 at 11:34 AM ^
My Dad and I were in section 22 for #1. One of the great days of my life.
November 13th, 2014 at 11:49 AM ^
I'll nominate his 50-yd TD run in the 4th Q.
His 5th TD of the game - the 3rd of 50 yds or more, 4th of 35 yds of more.
347 yds rushing on 31 carries.
November 13th, 2014 at 11:53 AM ^
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November 13th, 2014 at 12:35 PM ^
and he says "YES!"
November 13th, 2014 at 12:58 PM ^
happy to say I was there for all of those except for #2 - was only 4 years old then, and hadn't been to my first game yet.
the top three for me (order debatable) would be the Desmond and Charles punt TDs + AC's last second TD against Indiana. My old man and I stuck it out to the end while a lot of people filed out of the stadium thinking it was over. Listening to Ufer, as always, and thought he would have a grabber right there.
Go Blue....it will happen again....
November 13th, 2014 at 1:17 PM ^
Nothing will ever match 1969. Woody brought the "greatest college football team of all time" to Michigan stadium. Michigan was about an 18 point underdog. Ohio State was unanimous number 1 in all the polls. Undefeated over two years. The previous year Woody had tried to run for two points after their last touchdown (and failed) (Woody was quoted after the game as saying: "...there wasn't any way we could go for 3.") - Mr. Sportsmanship - (final score 50-14), and I was at that game too. At a party after the game in Columbus all I heard was that Rex Kern and Jim Otis and Jack Tatum and company were going to run us out of our own stadium. Went back to Columbus after the 1969 game and painted a big block M right in the middle of High street!
After the game, no one wanted to leave the stadium! It was sooo sweet.
November 13th, 2014 at 1:29 PM ^
buck the fuckeyes, that was an awesome move. Well played sir!!!
November 13th, 2014 at 1:31 PM ^
Anyone?
November 13th, 2014 at 3:29 PM ^
has to be the most unexpected of the bunch, because how do you let Anthony Carter beat you deep on the last play of the game? Everyone in the stadium knows Michigan is going deep to him, and yet he still beats every Indiana DB on the field for the score.
November 13th, 2014 at 3:58 PM ^
But he didn't go deep--that was the best thrill of the play. It wasn't a Hail Mary into the end zone, it was pass it half the way and let AC do the rest. It worked because Indiana was guarding against him going deep.
November 13th, 2014 at 6:22 PM ^
that IS probably why it worked. However you want to describe it, I put this one up top simply because no matter how many times I watch it, it seems so competely improbable that it amazes me. All of the other plays are great, but none of them stunned me the way that one did except for the Desmond catch. And I can't rank that one #1 since it wasn't a last play of the game-game winning play.
November 13th, 2014 at 3:49 PM ^
November 13th, 2014 at 4:37 PM ^
I would have replaced the John Thompson interception with Roy Roundtree but I think that play might have been the loudest I've ever heard the stadium.
November 13th, 2014 at 5:24 PM ^