One Frame At A Time: Maryland
WOOP.
[Hit THE JUMP for a casual punt block, a ball with eyes, the Don Brown Shruggie, and much more.]
THE FULL ALBUM
HONORABLE MENTION
Long PBU.
Impressive Walker run.
Harbaugh peeved.
Hurst TFL & half-hearted belly rub.
McKeon wide open waggle TD.
EXCESSIVE JUICE!
Screen murder.
Mega-TFL.
Poggi TD wsg MEAT.
10. Disputing Very Critical Call
Note the time. Greg Frey is fitting in quite well, it appears.
9. Ow
I don't think Ryan Brand was tall enough to get on that ride.
8. Chris Evans, Power Back
GERROFF ME.
7. Euro-Step Punt Block
Perfectly descriptive GIF title blatantly ripped from this guy.
6. Straightforward Interception Return/Not-So-Straightforward Interception Return
First of all, this is an absolutely gorgeous play from David Long to drop off his man directly into the throwing window. Then he shows off some wheels (with a bonus open-field pancake from Aubrey Solomon):
Khaleke Hudson, meanwhile, took a more "TOUCHDOWN OR DEATH" approach to his interception return:
He'd still be running if nobody had blown a whistle.
5. Holy Roller
Splitting the wickets twice in that situation is remarkably improbable.
4. Gruff Shruggie
Honestly, this should win.
3. Another Good Call, Pep
The pre-snap motion here is just evil (play is slightly sped up so the pre-snap stuff would fit):
Harbaugh, once again, approves of Pep Hamilton's work:
2. Something Out Of Nothing
Full play:
Replay with Higdon focus:
(Wipes away tear.) That's my quarterback:
FRAMES OF THE GAME: ELEVATOR UP
R2, triangle.
Just the triangle:
VOTE
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November 15th, 2017 at 12:40 PM ^
WHOOOOP!
GO BLUE!!
November 15th, 2017 at 12:42 PM ^
..for the Champions and BEST Helmets vs THE WORST Helmets Bowl!
November 15th, 2017 at 12:49 PM ^
Why do Michigan players, I mean seemingly ALL Michigan players (with the exception of Sir Charles) always, always, ALWAYS fall down immediately after getting a loose ball? Since I was a wee little lad I noticed that other teams would pick up fumbles, blocked kicks, what-have-you and run like hell with the ball. Michigan? Never- immediately dive to the turf.
Look at the punt block and explain to me why he goes down. Running fine - ball bounces straight up to him and because it's a block there's no danger of loss of possession if he doesnt field it cleanly but instead of running it into the endzone we go into the immediate fetal position on the ground.
Drives me nuts.
November 15th, 2017 at 1:04 PM ^
It bounced to his left and then it looked like he stumbled.
I wouldn't say "always". Peppers returned that fumble against MSU last year and Metellus returned the block against FSU in the bowl game.
November 15th, 2017 at 1:09 PM ^
There was a fairly good return on the IU FG block too was there not?
November 15th, 2017 at 1:11 PM ^
Always except for those three and the next 600 examples somebody's going to post where I'm wrong.
But man it sure seems like we hit the dirt faster than other teams when picking up a loose ball.
November 15th, 2017 at 1:59 PM ^
the same way my wife uses it. Unless she needs to pull out the "never" card.
November 15th, 2017 at 2:22 PM ^
Wives deal in extremes.
November 15th, 2017 at 2:32 PM ^
Always.
November 15th, 2017 at 2:58 PM ^
If I've told you once, I've told you a million times, don't exaggerate!
November 15th, 2017 at 4:00 PM ^
the internet for today (as long as your wife doesn't find out).
November 15th, 2017 at 1:42 PM ^
Falling on the ball is the quickest, surest way to get it. Trying to scoop and run has a greater reward but a greater risk as well, as you might miss or fumble the pickup and the other team might get it. I was always drilled, in middle and high school, to just fall on the ball.
You're right that in the particular case of a blocked punt, there's much less risk because even if the punting team recovers it you still get the ball. But it's hard to go against what you've been drilled to do.
November 15th, 2017 at 3:49 PM ^
I've been watching Michigan football almost as long as you . . . and you're not wrong.
I've noticed this with Michigan teams going back 50 yrs and have only 1 half-assed explanation.
First, just falling on the football is the safest, surest way to successfully recover a fumble. It's football fundamentals 101 and most Michigan teams have not only usually been well coached fundamentally, but have been coached conservatiely.
This Team philosophy doesn't reward showboating (as Bo would have seen it) and traditionally Michigan has never had many of the elite playmakers that could get away with trying to scoop & score without getting their asses chewed out on the sidelines.
November 15th, 2017 at 12:50 PM ^
Uche looks like another Deathbacker. Man with Bush, him, and Hudson on the field bodies gonna be flying. How big is Uche?
November 15th, 2017 at 3:04 PM ^
I think Long scores on that interception return if he follows Uche's block to the sideline. How fast is Uche that he was out in front on that play? He is going to be scary good.
November 15th, 2017 at 3:12 PM ^
Yeah, he's WAY f'in fast! I can't wait to see what Anthony, Singletary, and Ross look like when they hit the field next year.
November 15th, 2017 at 12:53 PM ^
you sure browns shrug to the heavens isnt the tail end of a call - i thought ive seen him signal in similar stuff before. still hilarious, either way
November 15th, 2017 at 2:17 PM ^
Agreed. This was either the tail end of a call or portion of a combo that he was calling. I rewound this exact shot because I found his expression so comical.
November 15th, 2017 at 12:53 PM ^
Metelus needs a rearview mirror on his helmet. That should have been a 105 Int Return TD.
November 15th, 2017 at 1:45 PM ^
when would-be blockers run along with the ball carrier rather than looking around for the guy coming from behind.
November 15th, 2017 at 3:15 PM ^
Never worse than when Peppers didn't look behind him against OSU, when Lewis almost had it busted home. DAMMIT!!!
November 15th, 2017 at 2:05 PM ^
I think he would've had a shot if he'd kept the pedal down and hammered away down the sideline.
November 15th, 2017 at 2:39 PM ^
Also - why is Metellus running along the boundary side of Long? Is he planning on enforcing the "Harbaugh Rule".
November 15th, 2017 at 12:54 PM ^
Watching it live, during the replays, and now in gif, I still don't understand why Long cut back into the field during his interception return. He had a blocker with room between him and the sideline.
November 15th, 2017 at 12:59 PM ^
I heard him say this week that he should have stayed on the sideline. Too bad because that was going to break the all-time record by some old Michigan legend (I forget who).
November 15th, 2017 at 2:58 PM ^
Brandon Herron 2011 vs west Michigan 94 yards is longest
November 15th, 2017 at 1:01 PM ^
How can that not be a voting choice? The Michigan Fan is waving Maryland's sign with the score 27-0. That is a keeper for many years to come.
November 15th, 2017 at 1:08 PM ^
Chris Evans using the "Gruff Shruggie" gif to articulate his disbelief that the hurdle didn't get 100% of the votes...
November 15th, 2017 at 1:29 PM ^
I love the hurdle, but the Gruff Shurggie was the one thing I wanted to see GIFed while I was watching this game.
November 15th, 2017 at 4:19 PM ^
It's a really tough call between those two. Usually there is a clear winner but I'm torn here.
November 15th, 2017 at 1:11 PM ^
Ryan Brand is just a light snack.
November 15th, 2017 at 1:22 PM ^
I hope Winovich returns next season.
November 15th, 2017 at 1:23 PM ^
BTW, on the Hurst TFL and Half-Hearted Belly Rub, he breaks through a triple team. Yes. 3 players could slow down Hurst. Dang.
November 15th, 2017 at 1:31 PM ^
Was roughing the passer called on the dump off the Higdon? Looks pretty blatant.
November 15th, 2017 at 1:33 PM ^
15 yards were added onto the end of the run, as I recall
November 15th, 2017 at 1:35 PM ^
That is was.
November 15th, 2017 at 1:31 PM ^
I found myself doing the "gruff shruggie" multiple times on Saturday after I saw Don Brown do it. That is incredible.
November 15th, 2017 at 1:31 PM ^
Can we get a Don Brown cam so we can have all of his awesome signals ready to be GIFed?
November 15th, 2017 at 1:32 PM ^
Screen Murder looked painful...
but the layout of putting "[Hit THE JUMP" right under the Evans hurdle was a nice touch
November 15th, 2017 at 1:41 PM ^
I know you're supposed to let your guy go on a screen but you gotta at least bump Mo Hurst. Jesus..
November 15th, 2017 at 3:32 PM ^
Do you mean Josh Uche?
November 15th, 2017 at 2:18 PM ^
Wouldn't it be R3-Right to create the quick jumpcut right, with R2 being turbo for the Chris Evans run?
November 15th, 2017 at 2:22 PM ^
This scramble and check down to the RB is such a great play. It seems so easy and it is so hard to stop. In many cases, it is the difference between keeping a drive alive and getting points compared to punting or worse (INT on ill-advised throw). We've been waiting all year for these bail-out throws to RBs and Speight and (insert name of inept QB I already forgot name of) seemed to never find them even though you could see them there waiting for the ball on so many pressured dropbacks. Little things like this have made Peters seem better even if other things like downfield throws or working through progressions are not much better (yet).
November 15th, 2017 at 2:30 PM ^
Don! Don! Excuse me, Don! How do you feel about winning this weeks OFAAT?
November 15th, 2017 at 2:38 PM ^
Not to inject any Debbie Downerism into the proceedings, but did anyone else think we should have been called for an illegal shift in the evil pre-snap motion TD to Gentry? It looks to me like McKeon starts his motion before Poggi is set, and then McKeon never sets after that.
Any MGoRuleExperts wish to comment?
November 15th, 2017 at 2:44 PM ^
Could have been called for illegal shift, yes. McKeon initially began to motion, but then realized he had to wait until Bunting was set. He kind of waits while at an angle, then begins to motion. If he wasn't set for a full second before his motion, then yea could have been called. Looks worse sped up like this, too.
November 15th, 2017 at 3:01 PM ^
I think when he stops and acknowledges that he can't move yet that's probably enough for the spirit/intent of the rule to be satisfied and I could see a ref not throwing a flag for that reason.
November 15th, 2017 at 4:03 PM ^
would've been illegal receiver downfield.
Since he came from the backfield.
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