Game Thread: #8 Ohio State at #21 Michigan

Submitted by The Krusty Kra… on

This senior class has been important if not the most star-studded and impactful. Here's to the guys closing Crisler for the season on top by winning one for MAAR, Duncan, and perhaps most importantly, Austin Hatch. GO BLUE! BEAT OSU!

Ham

February 18th, 2018 at 3:14 PM ^

By far Michigan's best all-around game this season. Great performance by Beilein, the seniors, and the rest of the team! They deserved this one. What a great last game for the seniors in Crisler, especially for a player who has been such a major part of the team his entire four years here like MAAR. And all of this despite a poor 3-point shooting game. Just shows their potential. 

Honk if Ufer M…

February 18th, 2018 at 5:05 PM ^

The Mlive article said he would be but that it was unknown if he'd put him in. Other undergrad assistants or managers have been eligible to be activated and have been activated.

I wasn't thinking about the med scholarship when I first posted, just the story that said it was possible he could play. I'm sure you're probably right but not sure it's a good rule if it is.

On the surface it would seem that if you let people on med scholarship play as walk on's that's a way to skirt the scholarship limits, but if they are deemed that medically limited then those aren't players that would give anyone a competitive advantage as long as they ensure the med eval is legit.

Obviously in Hatch's case there was no thought of him being able to legitimately compete at this level anymore and if they ever brought him in it would only ever be when a game was decided one way or the other.

It seems like they could easily have a mechanism to allow for exceptions in special circumstances like this with permission from the opposing coach & some league official giving the go ahead that they agree the game is over at this point and a player can be rewarded with a token moment.

Indy Pete - Go Blue

February 18th, 2018 at 3:46 PM ^

If anyone can make the Mo muscle gif, please post it over and over again!  He played with so much heart.  He refused to lose!  He has that Burke and Stauskas edge to him - it means more to him than nearly anybody in the league.  Those type of players are champions!  We may not hang a banner this year (we may still, though?), but regardless, Mo and his merry men have had some unforgettable wins over rivals!  

garde

February 18th, 2018 at 7:04 PM ^

I can't remember the last Michigan Beilein team I liked this much. They play hard, play D, and play for each other...I suspect its a close locker room.