October 29th, 2016 at 3:51 PM ^
I haven't been this disappointed in a UM team in a long time. Maybe they're just not as good as I thought.
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October 29th, 2016 at 4:00 PM ^
Meh. This really is Sparty's Super Bowl. They won't play anywhere near like this the rest of the year.
October 29th, 2016 at 4:14 PM ^
MSU guys always seem to want that game more than our players do. We beat them today because we just had more talent and it prevailed. MSU played very well compared to how bad they've looked this year.
MSU pretty much did the same thing last season. They were playing bad going into that game even then. It just shows how much they raise their level against us and we don't always match it.
If the talent had been anywhere near similar, their effort probably would've pulled this game out again.
They hate us more than we hate them, and it makes them put forth a more intense effort.
October 29th, 2016 at 4:21 PM ^
You have to give them credit for how they always play us. It's their identity, it's their very DNA.
And you know they spend all year working on us.
I would like to see us channel some of that kind of approach against Ohio State.
October 29th, 2016 at 5:40 PM ^
Seriously. I came to the board to celebrate a win over MSU, not to hear Michigan fans bitch and moan because we didnt manage to beat them by fifty points.
Things got a little uncomfortable in the 4th quarter, but if you had told me at the beginning of the season that Michigan would be 8-0 and would beat MSU by 9 in East Lansing despite playing their worst game of the year, I would have taken in a heartbeat.
There are certain some things that will need to get fixed going forward, but people crying and carrying on like we just lost really need to get a grip.
October 29th, 2016 at 7:49 PM ^
Thank you. Some here act like we were supposed to win by 40 or 50. It's a rivalry game on the road. All that matter is the win. The worst are the people who keep saying we will lose to Iowa and/or Ohio State now even though Ohio State just barely got by Northwestern. Come back to reality people.
October 29th, 2016 at 6:20 PM ^
Not last year but Hokes teams 2012-2014 played Ohio pretty tough.
October 30th, 2016 at 11:52 AM ^
He was getting interviewed on field as part of the gameday 15-second interview with the noon game coaches spiel and he said something like "We prepare for this game all year". In most seasons, that game IS their season. And in this year it was especially all they have to play for. Glad to know we ruined it for them.
October 29th, 2016 at 4:35 PM ^
Osu and MSU always seem to want it more and that's on the head coach.
October 29th, 2016 at 5:13 PM ^
And yet most here were confident in a massive blowout all week.
October 29th, 2016 at 4:17 PM ^
Brady Hoke's teams were the same way against OSU. We'd be a mediocre team and still manage to keep things close in those games. Doesn't mean OSU wasn't a good team.
October 29th, 2016 at 4:43 PM ^
See this was Michigan's plan all along. They knew they would win even though the refs would likely play to the home crowd and that Michigan State was essentially playing a bowl game/Super Bowl. So, why not get MSU fans hopes up, and then play a crappy, conservative game in order to make the terrible Michigan State offensive and defensive coordinators look like they called a good game, giving Dantonio a reason to keep them for next year essentially sabotaging next year. Harbaugh is a genius, Peppers for Heisman, Go Blue!
October 29th, 2016 at 4:43 PM ^
That's the problem...the selection committee will look at our schedule and see we struggled against a terrible team that lost 6 straight.
I guess we don't need to worry about it if we win out....so let's do that!!
October 29th, 2016 at 5:57 PM ^
Yeah. Because Clemson and the other contenders haven't played down to competition at all...
October 30th, 2016 at 1:17 AM ^
If so then Clemson shouldn't even be top 10
October 29th, 2016 at 4:01 PM ^
Eh. They didn't play well the last 3rd of the game and failed to put the game away at several key moments. Still, aside from maybe that one game where we beat bobby williams 49-3, MSU has pretty consistently overperformed in this game for the last 30 years so can't say I'm suprised.
October 29th, 2016 at 4:14 PM ^
I know. But that's exactly what I'm talking about. They had the opportunity to step on their throat so many times and make that statement. Show that killer instinct against a hyped rival that Harbaugh embodies. And instead they folded in the moment and it was MSU that made the statement. Next year's game against MSU looks pretty iffy now considering what they were able to do so easily late.
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October 29th, 2016 at 4:22 PM ^
I mean, I think we all agree that that happened today. I guess my thought is that the general pattern from Harbaugh is to destroy teams, go for 4th downs, be aggressive etc. So I don't worry about it on a recurring basis the way I did with some previous coaches who repeatedly lost games for that. There's more ruthlessness now, philosophically, so I'm a little disappointed...but not worried about how this played out being indicative of future problems.
In the end, after some time passes this will just be a win for us, and a turning point back to normalcy in the series.
October 29th, 2016 at 4:29 PM ^
Calm down, Dr. Entitlement. Michigan won. You just wanted a blowout so you could brag about it, which is bush league.
October 29th, 2016 at 4:36 PM ^
No. I wanted a blowout because beating up an instate rival who recruits the same players you do means something. I wanted a blowout because in the end, everything comes down to the OSU game. And everything before that tells me how the team is expected to perform in that game. So when I see the number 2 team in the nation have opportunity to get a kill shot against a highly motivated rival on the road, and repeatedly not take it, the fold late, yeah, I find that disappointing because of what it means for the OSU game.
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October 29th, 2016 at 4:46 PM ^
You can rationalize it all you want. I still here whining after a solid win, a win to stay undefeated.
October 29th, 2016 at 4:58 PM ^
I guess we'll just disagree. But I hear you saying past performance isn't predictive of future performance, which, at least when it comes to football, is not usually true. But whatever. If UM wins the B1G, I can look back at this and shrug and chalk it up to rivalry stuff. If they struggle down the stretch and/or don't win the B1G, then it looks like all that early season flash, was in fact just that, flash.
October 29th, 2016 at 5:04 PM ^
Dude, OSU is struggling at home against NW. These things happen.
October 29th, 2016 at 4:35 PM ^
Geez man, give their guys some credit. MSU gave it their best shot. I prefer a grind out win like this over a blowout, gives the team a sharper mental edge.
October 29th, 2016 at 4:47 PM ^
You are a strange fan. I prefer blow outs vs close games. Blow outs are indicative of having a sharp mental edge all game every game.
October 29th, 2016 at 6:23 PM ^
Blow........outs!
October 29th, 2016 at 4:50 PM ^
I thought the previous 8 years or so could be a little more disappointing than this current 8-0 team, but only my opinion i guess...
October 29th, 2016 at 3:52 PM ^
LET US NEVER SPEAK OF THIS AGAIN.
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October 29th, 2016 at 4:51 PM ^
I never expected to think that after Michigan beat a rival on the road, but that was my feeling as well.
October 29th, 2016 at 3:53 PM ^
I dunno man, everything about the 4th quarter was bad. We were 30-10 in the 4th and gave MSU a serious chance to win. Sphincterball was in full effect
October 29th, 2016 at 4:14 PM ^
Wilton played great and MSUs o-line played really well. Our d-line seemed to just be running around aimlessly. We'll be fine.
October 29th, 2016 at 4:45 PM ^
Caveats about Sparty Superbowl and all, but Sparty's O should never have been able to operate like that.
Jabrill was pumped all game, from his rushing touchdown through backflips at the final whistle; the rest of the D should follow his example.
October 29th, 2016 at 10:25 PM ^
stribling and Charlton..
Without very substandard by them, the D would have steamrolled Msu
October 29th, 2016 at 5:28 PM ^
Horrible coaching and defense in the fourth. Our team gave up, luckily we were up enough.
However, that game was no where near as close as the score and we still won by 9 points on the road in a rivalry game. 8-0, and I'm very happy with where we stand.
October 29th, 2016 at 6:10 PM ^
At what point did they have a serious chance to win? When sparty was down by 20, 13, or 7 points?
I'll agree they outplayed us in the 4th quarter, while our team seemed content with the lead but at no point was sparty even in a position to tie the game in the 4th.
October 29th, 2016 at 3:53 PM ^
gutted it out. glad that dantonio's 2pt conv turned into 2 for us.
October 29th, 2016 at 5:00 PM ^
That 2pt was so petty on Dantonio's part. Zero reason to go for that other than trying to make it look close.
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October 29th, 2016 at 8:55 PM ^
missing the 2-pt conv kept them down by 7 (poor pitch and subsequent 2-pt return not withstanding). If they make it then a TD wins without an extra point attempt. I do not care for MD but petty? Really? My point is we do not have to trump up stuff to prove that MD is a deusch bag.
Go Blue!
October 29th, 2016 at 9:48 PM ^
There was one second left. There was no possible play for a win/tie. the best they could've done is to recover the onsides kick as the clock ran out. A weak mans vanity play so the game looks closer than it was.
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October 29th, 2016 at 10:49 PM ^
but it's all good, we won anyway.
October 29th, 2016 at 3:54 PM ^
This team played like fucking garbage the second half. I don't care if they are our rivals or not, MSU is a garbage team and the score should have been 42-17. Also don't like seniors like Hill falling for the bait and committing personal fouls.
October 29th, 2016 at 3:54 PM ^
Offense was great in the first half, poor in the second. Defense was bad at times and solid at times.
Michigan did not look like the 2nd best team in the country. How you stop playing in the 2nd half of a rivalry game I have no clue.
Really disappointed with the defense and the team's effort in the second half.
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October 29th, 2016 at 3:57 PM ^
Pretty well said. 2nd half after INT was not good
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October 29th, 2016 at 5:17 PM ^
I mean, immediately after the INT we stopped them for no points after 1st and goal from the 2, and then drove from the 2 for points - and that was the whole 3rd quarter. I was fine with that part.
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October 29th, 2016 at 7:20 PM ^
We didn't really start to go bad until after our FG. From that point we had 1 first down and 3 punts. MSU had 4 long drives, 2 for TDs, 1 for a missed FG, and 1 where they turned it over on downs. Over that period, they outgained us 227-41.
October 29th, 2016 at 9:53 PM ^
I'm sorry. This was the moment I turned on the game.
October 29th, 2016 at 4:01 PM ^
OSU is ranked 6th and they lost to PSU. S*** happens. MSU is not as bad as we thought they were. Give them credit. Didn't Alabama have a bad game against Ole Miss? Does not mean Alabama is not the #1 team. Sometimes teams play up to the other team.
October 29th, 2016 at 4:14 PM ^
Exactly. Occasionally weird shit happens on the road. And weird shit happens in rivalry games. The hallmark of a good team is to survive the weird shit and win.
I mean Jesus....a bad 7-5 Michigan team that squeaked out wins over UConn and Akron was a failed 2-or conversion away from beating #3 Ohio State a few years ago.
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