Why we went for 2
Despite being down by 19 points heading into the locker room at halftime, a swarm of Rutgers players decided to use it as a reason to talk smack to Wolverines' players heading into the tunnel and it fired up not only the players, but head coach Jim Harbaugh as well.
"Coach was kind of mad because those guys were excited being down 19 at half and they were celebrating," cornerback Jourdan Lewis said. "He wanted to put points up on the board and make sure we established our dominance over them. They were celebrating and coach was pretty mad about that. I can't really repeat what he said at halftime (laughs), but it was a lot. He wanted to bring that fire back in the second half and finish them off."
http://michigan.247sports.com/Bolt/Rutgers-Smack-Talk-Sparks-Second-Half--40892763
November 7th, 2015 at 8:47 PM ^
Most RUTGERZ thing ever.
They out RUTGERZ'd their infamous spike on 4th down a couple weeks ago.
November 7th, 2015 at 11:19 PM ^
Needed style points /s
November 7th, 2015 at 8:45 PM ^
But Brady Hoke would have clapped after that touchdown to start the third quarter.
November 7th, 2015 at 9:06 PM ^
What touchdown?
November 7th, 2015 at 8:48 PM ^
Brady would have drafted an apology letter at halftime.
November 7th, 2015 at 9:07 PM ^
Yes. Brady Hoke clapped and shook hands with opposing coaches when he should've been firing up his team. WE GET IT! That was his "thing" and obviously it didn't do anything to motivate our team.
He also wasn't a great coach and when his results on the field showed this, he was promptly removed of his duties. Our team is 7-2 and looking primed for a big run late in November.
Post what you want, folks but maybe now is a good time to leave that era behind us?
November 7th, 2015 at 9:14 PM ^
Yeah, and besides, as The Harbaugh is demonstrating, Hoke brought some talent in. He had trouble developing it, but Hoke left the program in better shape than he found it.
Brady deserves some love.
November 7th, 2015 at 9:44 PM ^
Then does Rich Rod get credit for Hoke's 11-2 Sugar Bowl season? Hoke did not leave this program in better place than he found it. He inherited a 7-6 team and left them a 5-7 team with no quarterback and very limited at the skill positions.
November 8th, 2015 at 4:07 AM ^
I would say Hoke left this team in a better position at every spot on the roster with the exception of QB and maybe RB but that's debatable. Our WR's are fine, 2012 and 2014 were good classes and 2013 sucked but we knew that at the time. That year was Treadwell or bust and we busted big time. That 2011 team doesn't go 11-2 under RR because Brady Hoke and his defensive staff took the worst defense in school history and turned it into a top 20 unit. Yeah most of his offensive staff sucked and his QB recruiting was abysmal but let's not act like Tom Crean with the "you helped wreck our program" bit. I mean If you read "Endzone," then you know Football wasn't the only sport to decline under the reign of Brandon. People can lambast him all they want but he recruited his ass off and in his own way helped bring in Harbaugh, which Harbaugh. Harbaugh is probably the only coach we could have gotten to compete with Meyer at Ohio State and while he probably should have been hired in 2008 and in 2011, I'll take NFL experienced and jaded Harbaugh. So basically all is well that ends well.
November 7th, 2015 at 10:10 PM ^
Then YOU love on him then. I don't see why I need to.
Brandon, who brought in the clapper, and Hoke certainly left the program in a terrible mess, which is why they lost their jobs---late, IMO. Hoke was a decent recruiter, and well-liked, but was dreadfully overmatched by the job.
Like the others, I am so very grateful to watch an excellent coach, staff, fiery competitors, and a well-prepared team on Saturdays. It feels good to bring up the past because it feels so good to not BE the past.
November 8th, 2015 at 8:57 AM ^
Hoke was bad coach and definitely rightfully fired. However, I certainly wouldn't say he left the program in a terrible mess. He left quite a bit of talent, good kids overall (there are always some exceptions), no sanctions, and he never lost the locker room or his staff. He just severely underperformed.
November 7th, 2015 at 8:49 PM ^
Should you celebrate a moral victory *that* much?
November 7th, 2015 at 8:50 PM ^
Good to have the 1st win to begin a 20 game winning streak over them
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November 7th, 2015 at 8:53 PM ^
Just 20?
November 7th, 2015 at 8:56 PM ^
Man, 2035 is gonna be a crappy year.
November 8th, 2015 at 10:37 AM ^
Ok I just laughed really hard. I needed that on a miserable hungover Sunday.
Btw. I hate the NFL. I just wanna watch college football highlights all day.
November 7th, 2015 at 9:06 PM ^
Nah after 20 they'll be kicked out of the big ten so we won't play them ever again.
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November 7th, 2015 at 9:59 PM ^
Can't wait to not play them anymore. What an annoying addition to Big10 football.
November 7th, 2015 at 11:46 PM ^
cuz we sure as hell needed that.
November 7th, 2015 at 8:50 PM ^
I thought it was because we couldn't go for three!
November 7th, 2015 at 9:07 PM ^
Nah, this was clearly a "because fuck you, that's why."
November 7th, 2015 at 10:20 PM ^
And while you should not do this to respectful competitors, between their clown show last year during their victory, and their trash talk right after the refs gave them 10 pts just before halftime, they had it coming. We'll still be fired up next year, with an improved team I am betting.
November 7th, 2015 at 10:26 PM ^
whoever down voted you doesn't know the history of that quote.
If I could give you more than 1 upvote, I would.
November 8th, 2015 at 1:58 AM ^
Who down voted him, but I'm guessing someone did because Woody Hayes was the one to make that statement.
November 7th, 2015 at 8:51 PM ^
Maybe that was the reason they went for 2.
More likely: Being up/down 25 is no different than being up/down 26. Therefore you go for two to get up 27.
25 < 8 + 8 + 8 + 3
26 < 8 + 8 + 8 + 3
27 = 8 + 8 + 8 + 3
Just following the chart.
November 7th, 2015 at 8:54 PM ^
If we had anyone other than Harbaugh as our coach I would agree with you. HARBAUGH!!!!
November 7th, 2015 at 8:54 PM ^
Good point. HARBAUGH!
November 7th, 2015 at 8:54 PM ^
Yeah, but that early in the third quarter? Weird time to use the chart.
The shut Rutgers up thing seems more likely.
November 7th, 2015 at 8:58 PM ^
Is it really a weird time? Honest question.
I think that's exactly the time you'd be figuring out how to use the chart to your advantage. If you have a 20+ lead in the 4th Q, it doesn't matter what you do. However, with almost a full half left in the game, you can go for 2 to ensure that it would take 4 TDs (and no scores of your own) to beat you.
Seems like that's exactly the time to take the risk to get up 27 instead of 26.
November 7th, 2015 at 10:24 PM ^
Yeah but I have a hard time arguing you do anything but take the points until the 4th quarter. The follow the math explanation sounds like something calculated to keep the blue hairs from getting the vapors.
November 7th, 2015 at 8:56 PM ^
Harbaugh was worried about protecting a four score lead including three 2-pt conversions? The spite explanation makes way more sense.
November 7th, 2015 at 8:57 PM ^
I don't think he was worried. I suspect he was just following the chart.
November 7th, 2015 at 9:42 PM ^
probably the same chart that said keep their butts off the ^%$$#!!!%#!!! scoreboard in the second half...
November 7th, 2015 at 8:51 PM ^
This is why I love Harbaugh. Hail hail hail!!! I hope we go for 2 against Ohio too and continue to establish our dominance.
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November 7th, 2015 at 8:52 PM ^
Never mess with the Harbaugh. He will fuck you up good.
November 7th, 2015 at 8:52 PM ^
bwahahahaha I love my coach, and the fact that he would use that as fuel for his fire.
November 7th, 2015 at 8:53 PM ^
foot on the throat.
November 7th, 2015 at 8:53 PM ^
TO MAKE SURE WE ESTABLISHED OUR DOMINANCE OVER THEM
In case you haven't noticed, we have begun an effing awesome era of ball.
November 7th, 2015 at 11:52 PM ^
A return to shut-down form in the second half. We're back.
November 7th, 2015 at 8:53 PM ^
me some Jim!!
November 7th, 2015 at 11:55 PM ^
Glad he's ours. If it was any other team that did that, we would be discussing their lack of class.
November 7th, 2015 at 8:54 PM ^
That's great. Harbaugh would thrust his hand in the opponent's chest and pull out the beating heart, then discard on the field.
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November 7th, 2015 at 9:09 PM ^
Hoke would have done it differently.
November 7th, 2015 at 8:54 PM ^
I love this! If a team wants to talk s*it when they're down 19 then run it up on them! This is a mentality we haven't seen since Bo!
November 7th, 2015 at 9:18 PM ^
I thought maybe it had something to do with them going for the onside kick. I realize that is part of the game but after they did it I would've been ok, no mercy for you guys
November 7th, 2015 at 8:56 PM ^
It is on next year against MSU. If he is this much fired up about Rutgers, he is going to be even more fired up against MSU next year. We saw what Harbaugh can do with Rudock. I am expecting a great QB play next year and beat them down.
Rutgers is going to be killed year after year.
November 7th, 2015 at 8:56 PM ^
Reason #3,071 why I love Jim Harbaugh.