James Franklin Tweet at 1:38AM
Michigan, Michigan, Michigan, Michigan, Michigan, Michigan, Michigan, Michigan, Michigan, Michigan, Michigan, Michigan, Michigan, Michigan, Michigan, Michigam, Michigan, Michigan, Michigan, Michigan, Michigan!
— James Franklin (@coachjfranklin) October 28, 2018
Posted at 1:38AM...
Beat Penn State. No idea what to make of this team. By the advanced stats, they are solidly a top 10 team but they haven't looked like a complete team for the last 3 weeks.
October 28th, 2018 at 9:03 AM ^
Very insightful tweet...I guess we're in trouble
October 28th, 2018 at 10:02 AM ^
I thought he'd finally become a fan. I'm sure his staff will pull him back.
October 28th, 2018 at 12:07 PM ^
Maybe he was trying to communicate something intelligible... like Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_buffalo_Buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_Buffalo_buffalo
October 28th, 2018 at 12:33 PM ^
Or Colorado Buffaloes Colorado Buffaloes buffalo buffalo Colorado Buffaloes.
Oh, wait. :(
Lousy ungrammatical team names....
October 28th, 2018 at 1:36 PM ^
Educational.
October 28th, 2018 at 11:33 AM ^
Yes, sheer profundity
October 28th, 2018 at 12:22 PM ^
21 Wolverine Salute!
October 28th, 2018 at 9:04 AM ^
All pass and no run makes James a dull boy. All pass and no run makes James a dull boy. All pass and no run makes James a dull boy. All pass and no run makes James a dull boy!
October 28th, 2018 at 9:07 AM ^
He should have called a time out.
October 28th, 2018 at 12:15 PM ^
And you win the Internet today, sir.
October 28th, 2018 at 9:09 AM ^
Fuck penn state, fuck penn state, fuck penn state, fuck penn state, fuck penn state, fuck penn state
October 28th, 2018 at 11:17 AM ^
And their Joepa apologists fans!
Can't wait to see Franklin ice his own kicker when he goes for another face saving fieldgoal.
October 28th, 2018 at 9:10 AM ^
drugs are bad?
seriously though, they sucked it up and played pretty well v. a tough iowa team after getting down 12-0. we had lots of momentum a week ago, and we're going to need that on saturday. won't be a walk-over.
October 28th, 2018 at 9:33 AM ^
"won't be a walk-over."
PSU has some talented players, but IMHO the major defining characteristic of championship teams is beating good teams on the road, and so far PSU's road games have been at Pitt, Illinois, and Indiana. All of their tough opponents so far have been at home, and they're 1-2 against OSU, MSU, and Iowa. They very easily could be either 3-0 or 0-3 in those games.
I'm with you—I'll be surprised if this isn't a pretty tight game, at least for three quarters. The bye week might have been good in terms of healing and planning, but in the previous three seasons our games after the bye week have been mixed—struggled at Minnesota in '15, won at MSU in '16, and lost at home last year against MSU.
October 28th, 2018 at 10:55 AM ^
I agree...could be a tight game, If, and its a big "if," Gary and Black are both back at full strength, we are in a better position on both O and D than we have been all year. I'm of the opinion that Michigan has better skill players than PSU. I also believe that Harbaugh has put a bit of a leash on Shea in that not making a mistake has become paramount over a much more aggressive passing offense. Maybe its time to loosen things up.
October 28th, 2018 at 11:10 AM ^
Exactly. There are two Penn States...
1. White-out Penn State will give anyone fits
2. Non-white out Penn State will give anyone fits of laughter.
October 28th, 2018 at 9:04 PM ^
Penn states offense is still good. They put up 30 with an injured McSorley on a good Iowa defense.
October 28th, 2018 at 12:07 PM ^
There were times Penn Sts defensive front was pushed easily by Iowa’s O line. The late Int. when Iowa was about to score is why Iowa lost. It was a clear mistake by the receiver. It was not by great play by Penn St. Penn St will probably get dominated next week. Michigan’s O line will have a great game.
October 28th, 2018 at 12:17 PM ^
Disagree. Iowa's QB tried to change the playcall with 5 seconds on the play clock. While players were adjusting, he realized the play clock was at 1 and snapped the ball. His receiver was still looking at the sidelines. Can't change a play with that little amount of time left on the play clock.
October 28th, 2018 at 12:45 PM ^
The primary point though was that it was a mistake by Iowa and not good defense by PSU that decided that game......
October 28th, 2018 at 10:30 AM ^
I was at that game and caught their formations and plays in wide view - Iowa was not that good - QB play and play calls were problematic. They could not or would not run when they should have. And they still had a chance to win.
October 28th, 2018 at 10:36 AM ^
I though Iowa looked like shit tbh. They turned it over how many times in the red zone? Stanley looked like he would have been more accurate if he used the other arm. I wouldn’t call that a penn state win as much I would call it an Iowa debacle. That whole game I was picturing our D just teeing off on Mcswirley.
October 28th, 2018 at 10:41 AM ^
"Stanley looked like he would have been more accurate if he used the other arm."
LOL. That game-clinching INT he threw was a clown show from the snap.
October 28th, 2018 at 10:41 AM ^
Iowa didn't score a TD involving their QB, RB, WR, or TE. Yes, you did read that correctly
October 28th, 2018 at 10:56 AM ^
Wow! I didn't even realize...they're amazing! Imagine if they'd gotten those positions scoring, that game would have been over by halftime. Ferentz clearly outcoached himself.
October 28th, 2018 at 10:58 AM ^
Well, to be fair, they only scored two touchdowns, and one of those was a pick-six.
And, in true Iowa/PSU fashion, Iowa scored two safeties on bad PSU snaps to the punter.
I like this, because I see PSU punting quite a bit in Ann Arbor.
October 28th, 2018 at 11:38 AM ^
Honestly that could easily be the case for us next week as well and it wouldn't be a bad thing. We could easily put up 30 some points between defensive scoring, special teams and Bench Mason
October 28th, 2018 at 11:17 AM ^
Stanley was one of the big reasons they lost. If he had had even a solid game, they likely win. Also, Iowa's safeties are awful. No way McSoreknee scores on that long run against us.
October 28th, 2018 at 12:12 PM ^
The miscommunication bewteen Iowa WR and QB on the late int near the goal line shows vividly why Iowa is almost a great team every year. Little things not done right.
October 28th, 2018 at 11:43 AM ^
Iowa threw a pick on the 4 yard line on a 1st down, Stanley hurt his thumb on his throwing hand and proceeded to throw balls into the ground and Ferentz did his best Franklin impression with his play calling and it was in Happy Valley. I wasnt impressed
October 28th, 2018 at 10:39 AM ^
Did you watch the PSU v Iowa game? It was a shit show on both sides
October 28th, 2018 at 9:11 AM ^
I think he needed to end the tweet with "MY COLUMN TOMORROW", but otherwise, it seems like something he'd tweet in the wee hours....
October 28th, 2018 at 9:12 AM ^
Watching him trying to burn a time out to stop an already-stopped clock, and seeing his staffers grab him and pull him off the field was hysterical. Elementary rule, and this overrated tool didn’t know it or got so emotional during the game that he forgot it. Dantonio is a jerk, but his teams play above their talent level; Franklin’s play below theirs.
October 28th, 2018 at 9:15 AM ^
that was absolutely hilarious
October 28th, 2018 at 9:13 AM ^
Is going to win
Is going to win
Is going to win
Is going to win
Is going to win
October 28th, 2018 at 9:15 AM ^
Maybe he had a few after his win.
I’ve always thought they remained a very good team and the assumption here on the board in a lot of the threads is to look right past them to possible B10 championship. They make me uneasy. I’m confident we can beat them at home but they make me nervous. Right now I think I’d take playing OSU next week (they seem in disarray) vs playing Penn State.
October 28th, 2018 at 9:22 AM ^
I think you're drawing false parallels between the team and the fan base. Whether the fans are looking past PSU or not is completely irrelevant to the team and their mindset heading into the game. As long as the locker room is dialed in, I dont really care what the fans think of PSU.
October 28th, 2018 at 9:34 AM ^
I think his point is more of a "i get too worried that i think this a game which Michigan will win easily that im not expecting to get worked up watching it. The tension during the game may be more than im preparing myself for." Not really anything that the players would overlook psu.
October 28th, 2018 at 3:29 PM ^
In a way you’re right PaulWall. It was good having a bye week. When MSU tied the score last week at 7-7, I thought I was headed to Pine Rest. 8~)
i just want to beat Penn State this week. If we do, I’ll be MUCH more relaxed. Much more. 8~)
October 28th, 2018 at 9:35 AM ^
lol don't fall for it. OSU's defense is pretty bad this year but they are still loaded and can rise up and murder a team any week. PSU is also a tough matchup, mostly because Mcsorley. If we can run on them though, we will win easily.
October 28th, 2018 at 9:35 AM ^
I hope you’re right Sum. The past few games we seem ready to play at the onset - better prepared. I trust our coaching staff but I’m still a little uneasy.
October 28th, 2018 at 10:00 AM ^
Don Brown thinks about them when he wakes up. That would make me uneasy.
October 28th, 2018 at 11:07 AM ^
Don Brown is definitely dialed in. . . and I've never heard him be vocal about an opponent. I'll be interested to see how the defense performs on Saturday.
October 28th, 2018 at 10:04 AM ^
PSU is an exceptionally poorly coached team. There may not be a worse in-game coach in the Big Ten.
More to the point, the PSU game is only borderline relevant to the Big Ten title; beat Rutger, Indiana, and OSU, and Michigan goes to Indianapolis. The only scenarios in which this game matters for the Big Ten title involve losing to OSU; Michigan also goes to Indy if they beat PSU, Rutger, and Indiana, and OSU loses a game.
So, yeah, it’s easy to look past PSU.
October 28th, 2018 at 10:14 AM ^
Except another loss to anyone takes them out of playoff contention, so they won’t be overlooking anyone.
October 28th, 2018 at 11:01 AM ^
The team won’t be overlooking anyone, especially a team that spanked them last year in Happy Valley. The fans, on the other hand, can safely overlook teams. And PSU can be safely overlooked.
October 28th, 2018 at 1:53 PM ^
PSU cannot stop the run and not a great tackling team
UM is going to very motivated from last year
October 28th, 2018 at 11:49 AM ^
Have you seen the shirts Devon and the boys have been wearing, they are focused
October 28th, 2018 at 10:43 AM ^
Iowa is not very good. Their QB cannot throw. They scored most of their points off of turnovers and restricting on ST. PSU should have blown them out. Instead, they let them hang around. They would have lost if not for that INT at 3 yard line. I am much more confident about our game next Saturday against PSU. OSU still have skills on Offense. Their DBs are fast even if they are not very good. OSU has more talent to pull off a upset (Yes, M should be favored and love saying that). PSU and OSU are not at the Sam's level at players or at coaching
October 28th, 2018 at 11:28 AM ^
What was with Griese singing the QB's praises all game? Nothing he did ever suggested that he would be a top 3 QB. Weird