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One Frame At A Time: Michigan State Comment Count

Ace

If I were simply hoping to sum up the game in GIF form, the above would suffice. But y'all had requests. So, so many requests. I appreciated each and every one of them.

Before I get to those, though, I have to acknowledge one reader who went above and beyond this week. The MGoStaff will all have physical copies of Monday's peak self-burn State News thanks to user TitaniumTim, who responded to my call yesterday and confirmed today that a shipment is headed our way. We cannot thank him enough.

And now, there are 70 more GIFs to post.

[Hit THE JUMP for a single-game record number of MGoGIFs.]

As always, click the links/stills to open each GIF in a lightbox, and don't forget to vote for your favorite at the end of the post.

People have asked how to save these: simply right-click on the link or still of the GIF you want to save, then click "save link as" and you're all set.

HONORABLE MENTION

This isn't included in the countdown since it's a decade old, but I'm forever indebted to ESPN for providing the caption and HD-quality clip of this:

One more note: before anyone asks, the Devin Bush hit on Chris Frey isn't in the countdown because it's a clear missed targeting that, despite him reentering the game one play later, almost certainly resulted in a concussion for Frey. There are enough big, legal hits from this game to satisfy your bloodlust. The Vine is in the game column, anyway.

The rest:

Butt catch, pylon cam.
Speight throw to Buttzone.
Speight eludes sack, bombs it to Darboh.
Speight first down signal.
Speight, uh, juke.
Speight dig to Darboh.
Speight finds Chesson.
Glasgow destroys jet sweep.
Damion Terry sandwich.
Did you catch it? Good.
Clap for points.
McDoom jet.
Smith romp.
Perplexed State student.
Geiger miss, Peppers celebration.
Harbaugh signals no good.
Harbaugh celebration 1.
Harbaugh celebration 2.
Harbaugh wants a hold.
Harbaugh, incredulous.
Delano Hill kills speed option.
Sit down, Dad.
Trombone "The Victors" loop.
Unsportsmanlike conduct, or MSU football in a GIF.

20. BUTTTRAIN

Nice to know the Train is also unstoppable outside the red zone.

19. Pressure, Pick

Not pictured: Mark Dantonio throwing Tyler O'Connor under the bus at halftime.

Replay angle of the pick.

18. Stretch

Pylon cam had itself a day. Chris Frey, getting planted here by Kyle Kalis, not so much.

Reverse angle.

17. Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive, and Tackle, Part I

If your plan involves blocking Jabrill Peppers with a third-string tight end, you should probably rethink that plan.

16. Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive, and Tackle, Part II

That said, "blocking" Peppers with a third-string tight end is a call of Belichickian brilliance compared to leaving him unblocked on a fourth-and-short run.

Peppers's ensuing celebration.

15. Closing Speed

That's less "deer in the headlights" than "deer gets thrown in the path of a bullet train."

Also, best wishes for a speedy recovery, Brian Lewerke.

14. Play Seven

Jourdan Lewis awards you no points.

13. Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive, and Dodge

Look at that still and marvel at the fact that the defender directly to Peppers's right barely even grazes him.

12. Citizen Dang Only Needs One Hand

Missed calls don't matter when you make them not matter.

Slow-mo replay.

11. Sideline Sprint

I'm not sure anyone at Michigan, Harbaugh included, is better at their job than Kordi the Cord Guy.

10. Surprise McDoom

As you can see in the still, this fooled everyone, and also featured some beautiful downfield blocking, most notably from Kekoa Crawford.

McDoom's tongue-wag celebration:

He's pretty fun.

9. First Down

While Malik McDowell got the better of Mason Cole on Saturday, Cole gave an ever-so-subtle reminder that the team result is what's most important.

8. Incoming

That pylon cam died a hero.

Broadcast angle.

7. No, Sparty

Getting bumped because you're too busy reacting to the play instead of getting the hell out of the way doesn't merit a penalty, you moron.

Also of note: the dog behind Sparty is way too cool for this game, and I have the utmost respect for that.

6. This Game In GIF Form

This is one of those instances when the still may be even better than the GIF.

5. Dudes

I'm not sure what makes me happier: Don Brown flying in for the bump or Jabrill Peppers looking overjoyed at the privilege.

Another tender Peppers/Brown moment.

4. The Fall

It came.

There's a lot more where those came from.

3. The Exclamation Point

Decent athlete, that guy.

2. Locked In The Woodshed

Throw away the key. Thanks to Mark the Nomad for the wonderful Crying MJ edit:

Please don't ask how many times I've watched this.

FRAMES OF THE GAME: MESSAGE SENT

Tyler O'Connor and Gerald Holmes knew a chase would only end one way, so they didn't even try.

The finish line:

Overrated, though.

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Comments

Go.Blue.Hail

November 1st, 2016 at 7:15 PM ^

Underrated part of First Down is Speight stepping between Cole and McDowell to resolve the situation. The QB stepped in front of the defense's most dominant player to protect his Olineman. Made me smile.

Joined: 11/19/2012

MGoPoints: 3623

Bocheezu

November 1st, 2016 at 7:53 PM ^

Seriously, this took way too long to be invented.  Should have been implemented the same time they started having video replay.  It should have taken one ref blocking the goalline cam or one off-angle bullshit camera shot for someone to say "oh, this is a poor system that introduces a lot of uncertainly with the video replay.  We should remove that uncertainty by adding a camera directly on the goalline where a ref won't get in the way" and start pumping out pylon cams the next week.

Joined: 02/22/2009

MGoPoints: 2154

Eskimoan

November 1st, 2016 at 8:13 PM ^

Honestly though, F that team, never have I seen such a whiny fan base as well as players. It's unbelievable how they live up to their reputation as little brother/Michigan obsession complex. The fan base and program is a joke, they are right now literally the laughing stock of college football and they don't even realize it

Joined: 12/11/2011

MGoPoints: 7610

HTV

November 1st, 2016 at 9:40 PM ^

In my opinion, the fact that the official called roughing the passer, he could have only thought that it might have been a targeting but wasn't sure.  Figured the booth would decide.

But if it wasn't targeting, I don't even see a roughing the passer out of that.  He took maybe two steps which I think you get, and then pulled up and didn't even knock the QB down. 

Does anyone think that called for a roughing the passer penalty?  Just curious on others thoughts.  Thought is was a bogus call myself.

Joined: 08/28/2009

MGoPoints: 487

Larry

November 1st, 2016 at 9:46 PM ^

The dog behind Sparty in #7 is "Zeke the Wonder Dog," a mainstay of Spartan Stadium halftime entertainment for nearly 30 years. Zeke and his human handler perform acrobatic Frisbee tricks to delight the crowd. Currently, they are on Zeke III, the first golden retriever to serve as Zeke. (The first two Zekes were Labradors.) I know all of this because Zeke III and his handler are neighbors of a Michigan season-ticket-holding friend of mine in Grand Haven, and Zeke and my friend's greyhound have bridged the rivalry with a couple of shared walks in the past.

Joined: 12/16/2009

MGoPoints: 114

victoriaed90

November 1st, 2016 at 10:06 PM ^

I cannot get over how fast Peppers was on that 2-pt fumble.

It's the end of the game, he's been playing both sides all day, and he's still the fastest man on either team. 

Joined: 05/23/2013

MGoPoints: 411

Mercury Hayes

November 1st, 2016 at 10:31 PM ^

The dog at the game near sparty is Zeke the Wonderdog. He catches frisbees at halftime and is pretty cool. I must say it is the one thing state does really well. Except for I met Zeke's owner at a tailgate years ago and he told me the university makes him pay for a ticket each week. Dude's dog is the halftime show but he has to pay for a ticket. Must be a little bit of Dave Brandon over there in EL.

Joined: 08/18/2010

MGoPoints: 9221

Everyone Murders

November 2nd, 2016 at 8:12 AM ^

You didn't see it last Saturday either - that dog caught nary a frisbee in Spartan Stadium.  The dog is pretty up in years, and the throws were uniformly too far for him. On the last couple of throws he did not even try.

A Spartan fan told me the dog ("Jake") is about 12 years old, so I blame the frisbee throwers.  But I could outsprint Jake, and I'm not that fast.

Joined: 12/14/2010

MGoPoints: 65552

You Only Live Twice

November 1st, 2016 at 10:49 PM ^

So many moments to choose from, my vote will have to go to Darboh's one-arm catch, because his other arm is being interfered with.  Damn near uncatchable?  He catches it.

Joined: 09/14/2013

MGoPoints: 9615

1VaBlue1

November 1st, 2016 at 11:28 PM ^

Locked in the Woodshed...

When I listened to that play on Sirius radio, the Sparty crew was calling it.  They said that Smith got the endzone, but not before Bullough gave him the business and just drilled him.  According to them, Smith was lucky to get in inbounds because of the big hit that Bullough delivered...  

Then I saw the replay.  

God, those Spartan radio announcers are the worst I've ever heard...

Joined: 01/31/2016

MGoPoints: 127087

emozilla

November 2nd, 2016 at 1:58 AM ^

There's a great Brown-Peppers moment somewhere in the first half; I believe Jabrill just came off the field after a play on offense and in the background you can see he and Don are having a one-on-one doing a schematic overview on a whiteboard in the other arm. Nothing crazy at first sight until you realize this guy was just running a pretty perfect zone-read game and then came off and went right into some defensive schematic talk.

Joined: 11/20/2011

MGoPoints: 1336

ScruffyTheJanitor

November 2nd, 2016 at 8:39 AM ^

The Peppers play was the exclaimation point on a Devine joke, to be sure, but MSU has always been able to hang their hat on being the tougher team. Now that Michigan has players like Hill, Asiasi, Wheatley, and a Murderers-row defensive line, all MSU has is bitterness. 

Also: Man, Confused State Student should have made the list. What a glorious GIF. 

Joined: 02/03/2011

MGoPoints: 12197

Everyone Murders

November 2nd, 2016 at 8:15 AM ^

The Harbaugh reacts .gif (in the "Others" section) was for the ages.  At first it appears that he throws his play chart in the excitement of the moment.  On further review, he switches hands with the play chart.  It's David Copperfield stuff right there.

A lesser athlete would have dropped that play chart.

Would love to know the circumstances of "Sit Down, Dad".

Joined: 12/14/2010

MGoPoints: 65552

UM Fan from Sydney

November 2nd, 2016 at 10:12 AM ^

The first time ever for my voting for something non-Michigan. I had to vote for one of the pissed off Dantonio gifs, simply because I hate that smug asshole. So many awesome Jabrill gifs, but I had to go with sad Sparty coach.

Joined: 09/17/2015

MGoPoints: 58076

defcow

November 2nd, 2016 at 10:14 AM ^

Man, on the Peppers spin play if he cuts out to his right Kekoa and Jehuu had a lane for him and he would be gone! Hindsight is 20/20 though. Love the effort from every player, every play.

Joined: 01/20/2014

MGoPoints: 243

Har Bro

November 2nd, 2016 at 12:01 PM ^

The athleticism of these plays didn't come through in the stadium, wow!  No one else on the field makes those dodge duck dip dive tackles or the fourth down sack. 

Joined: 10/24/2016

MGoPoints: -999761

NYWolverine

November 2nd, 2016 at 12:08 PM ^

Peppers sprint is the statement of the game. Can someone 'back-to-the-future' it at the end-zone, and have Peppers appear on the Heisman stage (or into the end-zone on a Bama still)?

Joined: 08/16/2008

MGoPoints: 1018

The Legion

November 2nd, 2016 at 12:14 PM ^

One moment I liked in this game as well was when JB caught a short pass and should have been tackeled well short of the line to gain (forgot what down it was, but not first down) and fought hard to try and make that first down. He did not get it because he stepped out of bounds, but to me that was a big moment because it showed his determination to make that first down while dragging a MSU defender on his back. It, along with a ton of other moments in this game, showed what toughness this team now has and has been missing for the better part of a decade.

Joined: 01/15/2015

MGoPoints: 517

matthewmurphy

November 2nd, 2016 at 12:54 PM ^

Time to post the GIF. Ace's reasoning lost:

 

The Big Ten responded to an MLive.com inquiry with this statement:

"In regards to the play from Saturday's Michigan-Michigan State game, the play was in fact reviewed, and in the judgment of the replay official, the standard of clear and obvious indicators of targeting required for the replay booth to create a targeting call were not met and no penalty was called on the play."

"It's football. It happens," Frey said Tuesday. "Good for him. It's a big hit, but I'm still standing here, I'm perfectly fine, I have no concussion."

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