MI vs. Syracuse Open Thread
So the 3-0 Wolverines face their first test tonight as they take on the highly rated Orangemen of Syracuse. Syracuse has struggled their last two games, and the young Wolverines hope to catch some luck against a good Big East team.
The game is on HDNet also, so if you have an online stream, that would be helpful.
November 26th, 2010 at 9:01 PM ^
how deep you are willing to reach to complain about something.
November 26th, 2010 at 9:01 PM ^
I think most people agree with you. I am not a huge fan of these either. They could be worse though - they could be Oregon football jerseys.
November 26th, 2010 at 9:01 PM ^
Kris Joseph is playing a great game. I remember when Amaker was recruiting him as an underclassmen and up through his junior year I believe. He's a good one, and Canadian at that.
November 26th, 2010 at 9:01 PM ^
Nice 5-0 run off the time out by Blue! Cuse responds with a bucket, but turns it over on their next possession.
40-38 Cuse with 14:29 to go.
November 26th, 2010 at 9:01 PM ^
I'd be pretty dissatisfied at how Michigan is outhustling them to rebounds.
And if I were a Syracuse fan who was also aware of how atrocious Michigan is at rebounding, I'd be flat-out disgusted.
November 26th, 2010 at 9:38 PM ^
Oh don't worry, I am.
We played awful.
November 26th, 2010 at 9:04 PM ^
and I'm a biased UM fan, but I feel as though the refs are being a little tick-tack on their calls.
November 26th, 2010 at 9:05 PM ^
What a terrible shot from Darius. He's really not on his game tonight...
November 26th, 2010 at 9:06 PM ^
And then he slinks his way through the D for a nice little floater
November 26th, 2010 at 9:09 PM ^
Yup. Mea culpa. He's had a weird game though. Several weird decisions, only 4 points*, but some sneaky passes as well.
* I love how the PBP guy said of Morris' last bucket "It's been a long dry spell in between buckets for Morris...". Hasn't he scored the last two buckets for Michigan? Or two of the last three maybe.
November 26th, 2010 at 9:07 PM ^
I'm pretty happy with how we're playing tonight. First time seeing them this year, but we seem pretty composed. I also like what seems to be some nice depth off the bench.
November 26th, 2010 at 9:09 PM ^
Can folks throw some score updates on here? The mgoblue.com gametracker isn't working for me, and I don't have HDNet.
November 26th, 2010 at 9:11 PM ^
Morris not looking good right now.
November 26th, 2010 at 9:11 PM ^
Morris, Douglass, Novak, McLimans and Vogrich is quite possibly the worst lineup I have ever heard of.
November 26th, 2010 at 9:11 PM ^
44syr-40mich 9:26 to play
November 26th, 2010 at 9:11 PM ^
44-40 Cuse with 9:57 to go.
Morris with two TOs in a span of 20 seconds :/
November 26th, 2010 at 9:12 PM ^
Michigan getting hosed on some foul calls
November 26th, 2010 at 9:17 PM ^
Are you serious? The Michigan slap, slap, slap defense has gotten away with a lot tonight.
November 26th, 2010 at 9:20 PM ^
Yeah. I am serious
November 26th, 2010 at 9:47 PM ^
how about the fact that in the second half, the fouls were Michigan 12 Syracuse 4? I'm not blaming the refs, but you have to admit they were pretty one-sided. Every single call that was even somewhat questionable went Syracuse's way.
November 26th, 2010 at 9:12 PM ^
Michigan cannot get a bucket now.
November 26th, 2010 at 9:13 PM ^
44-40 Cuse, 8:39 to go.
Cuse ball, Morgan picks up 3rd foul...
November 26th, 2010 at 9:15 PM ^
Hardaway with a fastbreak dunk from Douglass.
44-42 Cuse with 8:00 to go.
TO Syracuse.
November 26th, 2010 at 9:16 PM ^
Or are these announcers pretty terrible? And some of these calls seem fairly ridiculous as well. Granted, I'm fairly biased.
November 26th, 2010 at 9:18 PM ^
Meh, I think they've (refs, announcer's views of calls) have been pretty spot on.
The Smotrycz block wasn't a ton of contact and maybe could have been let go, but you can't argue it as a foul either.
Syracuse is being agressive w/ the ball, and as a result they've drew more fouls.
November 26th, 2010 at 9:17 PM ^
Damn, Horford hustling his ass off, almost comes up with a big play. He'll really need to beef up, gotta be able to muscle those boards.
November 26th, 2010 at 9:17 PM ^
but I'm PUMPED for Jon Anderson and the Contemporary Youth Orchestra.
November 26th, 2010 at 9:18 PM ^
Sounds like we're hanging right with them. Just need to take better care of the ball!
November 26th, 2010 at 9:18 PM ^
We look awful, this team needs to come together bigtime before January.
November 26th, 2010 at 9:24 PM ^
Find a Syracuse board.
November 26th, 2010 at 9:27 PM ^
It's my one-stop shop for the game and The Game.
November 26th, 2010 at 9:30 PM ^
Stop cheering on your team, especially when playing Michigan. No one but you gives a shit about Syracuse.
November 26th, 2010 at 9:47 PM ^
Choosing to air your complaints on a Michigan opponent on a Michigan board -- and yet pull out the win, still -- is just like pouring salt on the wound. You could have kept your comments to yourself.
I'm not mad. I'm just....disappointed.
November 26th, 2010 at 9:53 PM ^
I apologize, I'm a fan of both teams, enjoyed seeing them play each other again. Hoping I get to see it on a regular basis as in-conference in the future (at which I'll relegate myself only to an SU board, I promise).
November 26th, 2010 at 9:56 PM ^
i've got plenty of friends that have dual loyalty with their undergrad and grad alma mater, so i completely understand.
now get your bottle of wild turkey and prep for tomorrow. see you on the boards.
November 26th, 2010 at 9:58 PM ^
Already have the orange off and the maize and blue on, drink in-hand and ready to go.
Ohowihateohiostate.
November 26th, 2010 at 9:21 PM ^
44-42 Cuse. Cristian w/ off ball foul. 7th team foul. Cuse goes to the line and misses first.
Rebounding foul on Cristian, Cuse again misses front end of 1 and 1. Mich can't find a bucket again.
Still down 2 w/ 6:20 to go.
November 26th, 2010 at 9:20 PM ^
is really bad. He's a very smart guy and his commentary on the halftime shows is good, but he's been terrible at color commentary tonight.
Plus he seems to love all the terrible calls going against Michigan
November 26th, 2010 at 9:21 PM ^
STUUUU!
November 26th, 2010 at 9:21 PM ^
BIG 3 by douglas.....!
November 26th, 2010 at 9:22 PM ^
STU for 3!!!!
45-44 Mich w/ 5:40 to go.
November 26th, 2010 at 9:23 PM ^
Jump ball off a rebound, Mich ball.
45-44 Mich w/ 5:18 to go.
Shot clock violation :/
Cuse ball, 4:47 left.
November 26th, 2010 at 9:23 PM ^
syr 47- mich 45 4:21 to play....
November 26th, 2010 at 9:24 PM ^
Morgan needs to shoot that ball. Syracuse wnt 5 minutes without a basket, but Michigan couldn't get any points either.
November 26th, 2010 at 9:26 PM ^
49-45 Cuse w/ 3:09 to go.
Mich ball w/ less than 10 sec on shot clock.
November 26th, 2010 at 9:30 PM ^
Cuse splits at the line.
50-45 cuse w/ 2:27 to go.
Mich ball, Morgan draws shooting foul. Misses first, makes second.
4pt game.
TO Syracuse, up 4 with 1:59 to go.
November 26th, 2010 at 9:30 PM ^
Morgan needs to be going up strong like that all the time. I don't care that they've got a couple 7 footers or they've blocked a couple shots. Not going to get to the line if you don't attempt to put it in the basket.
November 26th, 2010 at 9:33 PM ^
One of the commentators is a HUGE homer. What an annoyance.
November 26th, 2010 at 9:33 PM ^
Ugh terrible possession.
Morris needs to stop acting like a Freshman. This is his second year running point. Trust your teammates.
51-46 Cuse w/ 28.5 sec to go.
November 26th, 2010 at 9:34 PM ^
Hardaway puts in a prayer.
Mich down 3. Syracuse ball w/ 21.8 seconds to go...