Bell makes the catch. It's tied. Does UM win?
October 20th, 2019 at 6:49 PM ^
Yes a TD there takes all the air out of that stadium... We had already started shutting them down on defense so I would expect a punt and a last second UM field goal to win
October 20th, 2019 at 8:48 PM ^
Shutting down?
I could just as easily see KJ Hamler motioning into the slot to be covered by a safety/OLB to burn the defense for a 50+ yard TD. Why? Because that actually happened...
October 21st, 2019 at 3:15 AM ^
You're assuming that Harbaugh would be that aggressive to go for the win. If we got the ball back, he's going for OT every single time
October 21st, 2019 at 6:46 PM ^
They literally went into frames janklin turtle mode...if you think we just them down you're actually either football stupid, or you are delusional...
October 20th, 2019 at 6:50 PM ^
I don't know OP, why don't you get in your time machine and go back in time and give Ronnie Bell a second chance.
Then you'll have your answer
October 20th, 2019 at 8:38 PM ^
Did that, he also caught the ensuing game winning 2 pt conversion!
October 20th, 2019 at 9:32 PM ^
Unless Captain Kirk intervenes with an interception.
October 20th, 2019 at 6:52 PM ^
Hell no. Team would of found another way to lose. Probably would of had hamler house another kickoff... this time without the flag
October 20th, 2019 at 6:55 PM ^
If only you would "of" paid attention in English class...
October 20th, 2019 at 7:09 PM ^
He's edgy, he writes like he talks.
October 20th, 2019 at 8:30 PM ^
Ad homonym attack.
October 20th, 2019 at 8:37 PM ^
Yak Attack
October 20th, 2019 at 8:37 PM ^
Yak Attack
October 20th, 2019 at 8:37 PM ^
Yak Attack
October 20th, 2019 at 8:37 PM ^
Yak Attack
October 20th, 2019 at 8:37 PM ^
Yak Attack
October 20th, 2019 at 8:37 PM ^
Yak Attack
October 20th, 2019 at 8:38 PM ^
Yikes
October 20th, 2019 at 9:09 PM ^
A yak attack is relentless!
October 21st, 2019 at 9:37 AM ^
He's attacking with an enthusiasm unknown to non-yaks!
October 21st, 2019 at 11:13 PM ^
Hey, I had a yak attack after dinner a week ago. Not fun.
October 22nd, 2019 at 1:42 PM ^
Oklahoma! Oklahoma! Oklahoma!
October 20th, 2019 at 10:58 PM ^
He really got down to brass tax, though.
October 20th, 2019 at 6:52 PM ^
Yes. UM had all the momentum.
October 20th, 2019 at 6:55 PM ^
maybe!
October 20th, 2019 at 6:55 PM ^
Obviously no one can say for sure, but we have all the momentum. Look at the yardage stats for the 2nd half, we doubled them.
October 20th, 2019 at 6:56 PM ^
Yes. Penn State could not move the ball consistently after their first few drives. . Half of their yards in the second half came in one play.
October 20th, 2019 at 7:59 PM ^
This is my opinion. Our offense was really wearing down their defense and our defense was getting them off the field quickly and their QB looked confused.
All the Don Brown critics on this board don't seem to realize that he's a gambit chess player. If we had played a super-sound defense such as the Mattison defenses (2-deep man alternating with cover-2/3 zones) then their QB would have been comfortable and our d-line wouldn't have gotten to him in time. While his confusing pressure gave up a single big play to Hammler in the second half, for everything else it kept that QB off-kilter.
October 20th, 2019 at 8:23 PM ^
Don’s confusing pressure gave up two Hamler TDs. There’s not a DC on the planet who would ask a safety to cover the best athlete on the opposing team.
October 20th, 2019 at 8:48 PM ^
Word is they didn't get the signal and were in the wrong formation.
October 21st, 2019 at 10:17 AM ^
Very obviously true. If you can, take a look at the game video of that particular play. Several of our defenders appear to be confused pre-snap and Penn State took advantage. We should have immediately burned a timeout. Wouldn't surprise me at all if their QB spotted the mismatch and audibled into throwing Hamler the long bomb.
October 20th, 2019 at 9:01 PM ^
And yet we have a 4.3 safety on the bench all night. That’s the shit that pisses me off about brown. He loves his veterans even when they get torched repeatedly.
October 20th, 2019 at 11:53 PM ^
Whatever ... I was at the game and YES, Dax played. In fact he manned up on Hamler a couple of times. I do agree that he should have been on field more ... as a deep safety.
Go Blue!
October 20th, 2019 at 10:01 PM ^
Do you really believe that every best athlete on every team in every game is only ever covered by the best corner on the other team?
October 21st, 2019 at 8:13 AM ^
That's why it blows my mind that Dax wasn't in at safety. There isn't a human that could outrun him by that margin. UGH
October 20th, 2019 at 6:56 PM ^
Would have loved to find out!
Yes, I do. At that point in the game Michigan had the PSU offense completely figured out and the PSU defense was gassed.
October 20th, 2019 at 6:56 PM ^
No. The officials were totally against Michigan so the chance of winning any tight game was virtually zero unless PSU just crapped the bed.
Edit ... in the NFL everyone of those shit PI calls would have been challenged and likely overturned. In the NFL, the game result matters more than protecting the stupid officials. The B1G and NCAA are cowards.
October 20th, 2019 at 9:14 PM ^
This is the question I had - would correcting the PI no-call on PSU have made a difference in the outcome when Michigan was driving earlier in the game? Aside from some of the other poor PI-related calls, this was the one I felt was most critical.
October 20th, 2019 at 6:57 PM ^
I think it would have been a 50/50 chance.
Maybe the snap, hold, or kick is bad. Then one of those players are blamed for not being perfect.
October 20th, 2019 at 6:57 PM ^
Did UM stop PSU when they needed to stop them from running out the clock?
Football is a hugely emotional game, especially defense. It's a lot easier to go out there and play balls to the wall when your offense has just scored the tying TD than when your offense has just let a golden chance slip through its fingers and the game is nearly lost.
October 20th, 2019 at 7:28 PM ^
There's also a difference between giving up a first down and giving up a score.
October 20th, 2019 at 6:58 PM ^
Yes. Take that shit to overtime. Granted time was there for Penn St. but other than that big hitter to Hamler we shut their asses down. Let's assume no gaffes for 1:45 and hell, maybe a punt is forced and WE get the ball one last time to win it. Anyway, if that goes to OT we win. We moved the ball. They didn't, and especially with less field for them to get Hamler behind our secondary
We would've scored in OT and we would've stopped them. Ugh.
October 20th, 2019 at 6:59 PM ^
Sure do. From 21-0 on, PSU's offense consisted of:
First Down: run for little to no gain
Second Down: chuck it deep and hope for Hamler
Third Down: QB roll out, sack or chuck it to the sidelines
Fourth Down: punt
October 20th, 2019 at 7:00 PM ^
No. We didn't stop them running out the clock after the turnover on downs. So they probably would have gotten in field goal position if they had to. But if the game had gone to OT then I think the stats favor the home team, dont they?
October 20th, 2019 at 7:53 PM ^
We're talking about two completely different ball games at that point though. These are still just 18-22 yr olds, and momentum was already crushing PSU. It almost seemed as though PSU was losing, not up by 7. A TD on that drive completely deflates that team. Re: overtime, the home team usually does have the advantage, unless that home team's D is completely gassed after being on the field for 63% of the game. It looked like PSU's D had no gas left. Every pass play was an (uncalled) PI for them. I truly believe Michigan was the better team on the field last night, and most of the stats (except that pesky final score) agree with me. Not Bell's fault though. That guy is a dude.
October 20th, 2019 at 8:16 PM ^
So they gained 10 yards on three plays and that gives you the confidence to say that they would have force 40-50 yards?
October 20th, 2019 at 7:08 PM ^
Probably, yes
October 20th, 2019 at 7:10 PM ^
If the officials stayed out of it yes. I do believe it would be in the second overtime though. Their defense was gassed at 37+ minutes already. They would've had adrenaline for the first ot session but would've wore out after that imo.