Noon Games (open thread) + Viewing Schedule
Not a great week for college football, but it's college football nonetheless!
Saturday, October 7
October 7th, 2017 at 12:30 PM ^
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October 7th, 2017 at 12:39 PM ^
Heir apparent at Alabama?
October 7th, 2017 at 12:30 PM ^
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October 7th, 2017 at 12:32 PM ^
be able to watch the game with a pretty clear stream on my desktop? That is my preferred position--a submarine sandwich beside me in honor of our other big male sport--with mgoblog commentary open in a tab.
October 7th, 2017 at 12:32 PM ^
If NW could hold onto the fucking ball, that'd help a bit.
October 7th, 2017 at 12:32 PM ^
PSU DE should have been called for hands to the face there. Shame.
October 7th, 2017 at 12:33 PM ^
Is that not pretty blatant hands to the face?
October 7th, 2017 at 12:35 PM ^
Get yourself mentally prepared for a lot of those non-calls in our game tonight.
October 7th, 2017 at 12:38 PM ^
For better or worse I work from 2-12 this afternoon, so I will only have to prepare to watch those terrible calls if we win. Otherwise I am not putting myself through it.
October 7th, 2017 at 12:34 PM ^
October 7th, 2017 at 12:36 PM ^
See, you say that...
October 7th, 2017 at 12:37 PM ^
The refs with two big iffy calls for PSU already
October 7th, 2017 at 12:37 PM ^
For everyone saying PSU looks like shit, we're going to beat them.
Yes, they do look like shit today...on the road, against an unranked team, at 11am local time.
Yes we're going to beat them because I'm a biased Michigan fan.
BUT...all teams have this game. Clemson looked like this versus NC State AND Pitt last year and won the national championship over Alabama.
That's why they call it "playing down to the competition." This game is not indicative of us playing in Happy Valley, at night, in a primetime game, white out, with Gameday, etc. - it's just completely different. If we think because PSU looks like this versus Northwestern, they're going to look like this versus us...we're going to get stomped.
We're going to beat PSU because we'll be the better football team. Not because of what we're watching today (unless it's an injury that affects our game).
Let's just root for N'Western because they're easy to like and PSU is deservedly hated. And because it would be funny to see them lose. But let's not act like we're going to be facing this PSU team anymore than they're facing the sleepy Michigan team we saw in the 1st half of the Air Force.
October 7th, 2017 at 12:40 PM ^
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October 7th, 2017 at 2:30 PM ^
While I agree that we shouldn't base our assumptions about Michigan beating Penn State solely on this game, I do feel that they've struggled with some average teams like Iowa and Northwestern. Both of those games were on the road, one a hostile night game, the other a early game in another time zone. There were definitely reasons for Penn State not being at their best.
I do think that there are some takeaways that are positives for us. Northwestern has been able to bottle up Saquon. Seeing it actually done is nice. McSorely has been good, but not great. Penn State hasn't been able to run away with it. Our defense is
Nevermind, Saquon just scored, benefiting from a pick from the referee.
October 7th, 2017 at 12:40 PM ^
Bullshit...he slipped!!
;-)
October 7th, 2017 at 12:38 PM ^
Did that guy just say Barkley is the best player on the planet? Tom Brady might beg to differ.
October 7th, 2017 at 1:09 PM ^
A lot of guys would beg to differ. He isn't even the best running back on the planet. He is getting some serious hype this year. I get that. He is damn good. But from this point forward when they actually have to play decent teams let's see how he does. I would take an in-game-shape Zeke Elliott any day over Saquon and I can't stand OSU and their former players.
October 7th, 2017 at 12:39 PM ^
October 7th, 2017 at 12:39 PM ^
Blow outs across the board and if UGA/Vandy or PSU/Northwestern turn out to be "good" they are going to be sludgefarts.
October 7th, 2017 at 12:39 PM ^
I don't like PSU, but that just may have been interference there.
October 7th, 2017 at 12:40 PM ^
Fine that's a PI...
But watch MSU's CBs tonight. Holding all game.
October 7th, 2017 at 12:41 PM ^
they didn't call late hit on NW
October 7th, 2017 at 12:41 PM ^
October 7th, 2017 at 12:42 PM ^
Patty Fitz is getting thiccy.
October 7th, 2017 at 12:44 PM ^
4 carries for 1 yard. Yes best player.
October 7th, 2017 at 12:47 PM ^
October 7th, 2017 at 12:49 PM ^
Barkley: 4 carries 1 yard
J Jackson: 4 caries 31 yards
Ladies and Gentlemen, the new heisman front runner, clearly.
October 7th, 2017 at 12:50 PM ^
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October 7th, 2017 at 12:53 PM ^
That is one hefty punter. And he looks like he's in his mid-30s.
October 7th, 2017 at 12:51 PM ^
Why can teams never take advantage of OSU/MSU/PSU playing like shit? It's annoying
October 7th, 2017 at 12:55 PM ^
October 7th, 2017 at 1:01 PM ^
To be fair, I was referring to when a better team just plays slow and can't get it together rather than when a bad team is just hot trash. I wouldn't call last year so much taking advantage of MSU not playing up to what they should be doing so much as them being bad, and feeling bad. This is more along the lines of Ferentz not having a killer instinct against anyone else.
October 7th, 2017 at 1:00 PM ^
Well, Oklahoma and ND kind of did do that for the first two...
October 7th, 2017 at 12:52 PM ^
October 7th, 2017 at 12:52 PM ^
Niswander.
October 7th, 2017 at 12:53 PM ^
All of these PSU runs are so slow developing.
October 7th, 2017 at 12:54 PM ^
What PSU should keep doing is running delayed handoffs to Brakley. It's working so well.
October 7th, 2017 at 12:55 PM ^
How do you fall for that? They obviously didn't put their backup QB in to lead block.
October 7th, 2017 at 12:55 PM ^
Why in the world did Penn State waste that play in the 1st quarter of a 3-0 Northwestern game?
October 7th, 2017 at 1:00 PM ^
Franklin is an idiot.