MGOTRIVIA: Last (failed) Game Winning Drive
The UTL game got me thinking; when were the last 3 opportunities (in Michigan Stadium) when Michigan had the last drive of the game, trailing by 7 or less, and failed to score?
Seems like the ghosts of Yost, Canham, and Schembechler like to make their presence felt when Michigan finds itself in this scenario...
September 14th, 2011 at 1:04 PM ^
Damn. I was going to say Iowa 2009. The Horror has to be one of them, IIRC.
September 14th, 2011 at 1:07 PM ^
My brain blocked that one out.
September 14th, 2011 at 1:07 PM ^
Toledo 2008
The Horror
OSU 2005
September 14th, 2011 at 1:19 PM ^
{Kills self}
September 14th, 2011 at 2:32 PM ^
/takes sip. /dies
September 14th, 2011 at 1:08 PM ^
seems like the last few years we've either been winning ugly or losing comfortably. I am remembering several, but they're all been away games I think.
September 14th, 2011 at 1:08 PM ^
I was expecting to see a Moe's gift card on the line for this.
September 14th, 2011 at 1:09 PM ^
Purdue '09, Toledo '08, and Utah '08?
September 14th, 2011 at 1:09 PM ^
MSU 2009
September 14th, 2011 at 1:12 PM ^
Away game
September 14th, 2011 at 1:13 PM ^
Iowa was the same way. I'll never forget that look on Denard's face.
September 14th, 2011 at 2:39 PM ^
Missed that part...
September 14th, 2011 at 1:28 PM ^
enough today without this subject being posted.
Let's focus on the 56-6 EMU win and getting to watch Gardner play the whole 2nd half.
September 14th, 2011 at 4:45 PM ^
56-6 you're being that generous?
September 14th, 2011 at 1:32 PM ^
My brain had officially blocked out the horror and Toledo. Damn field goals.
How much time did we have against tOSU in 2005? I remember Troy Smith driving the field for the last second score.
Anyways, fun to think about. I'd imagine if you ignore the RR years then 3 would go back pretty far.
September 14th, 2011 at 1:52 PM ^
Enough time for Ecker to not get out of bounds.
September 14th, 2011 at 2:33 PM ^
PITCH IT TO BREASTON!
September 14th, 2011 at 3:12 PM ^
Wrong game
September 14th, 2011 at 3:40 PM ^
to pitch the ball to breaston. Bad memories.
September 14th, 2011 at 1:41 PM ^
This thread hurts.
September 14th, 2011 at 1:45 PM ^
I guess some people don't like to be happy.
September 14th, 2011 at 1:47 PM ^
UMich1 - thanks for the horrible mental images
Here you go -
Think of your grandparents having sex.....
Think of a pit-bull fighting a kitten....
Think of Oprah's vagina
There, how did you like it?
And you know what - we're not even yet. You still put worse images in my head
September 14th, 2011 at 2:03 PM ^
Adding doggy-style to each of those makes them worse.
September 14th, 2011 at 2:41 PM ^
I'm making that a rule in King's tonight.
/I love college.
September 14th, 2011 at 3:49 PM ^
Oprah's vagina
September 14th, 2011 at 2:49 PM ^
Now I have an ulcer
September 14th, 2011 at 3:02 PM ^
The point of the thread was actually more of a positive - it seems to me when given the opportunity in Michigan stadium, Michigan will score on the final game-winning drive more often then not. Of course, we all remember all of the iconic victories; but somehow I self-treated and all of the miserable failures were forgotten.
Just wanted to accurately portray in my head the ration of winning GWD/possible GWD.
September 14th, 2011 at 3:44 PM ^
Technically, NW and Toledo were not the last drive as M turned it over on downs against NW with 1:18 to go and missed a FG against Toledo with :04 to go. But UTL was also not technically the last drive as ND had :02 to come back. Against Purdue the clock expired with us on our own 32.
If you truly want M driving as time expires, replace NW and Toledo with Utah 25-23 2008 and THE HORROR.
September 14th, 2011 at 4:51 PM ^
......the most morose thread in a while. Glad I was drinking while reading.