What Have Been Your FAVORITE Games of the Season (so far)?

Submitted by MaizeBlueA2 on December 4th, 2022 at 1:27 PM

#1 is obvious, but I'm curious...what have been your favorite games of the year (so far)?

Note: Not the "best" games...YOUR favorite. 

I've heard a few people say they enjoyed last year more due to the "organic" feeling of doing it for the first time. 

I'm going to take these next 4 weeks to rewatch ALL 13 games, but which were your favorite?

I won't answer my own question, but at this point last year I would've said, 1. OSU, 2. Nebraska, 3. Iowa, 4. Maryland, 5. Washington, 6. Wisconsin, 7. PSU, 8. Northern Illinois, 9. Western Michigan, 10. Northwestern, 11. Indiana, 12. Rutgers.

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Indy Pete - Go Blue

December 4th, 2022 at 1:31 PM ^

Besides the obvious demolition of osu on their home turf, it was definitely  Purdue - winning the B1G was just so much fun! 
Crushing penn state and msu was awesome as well. I loved them all, bob

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Blue@LSU

December 4th, 2022 at 1:42 PM ^

Obviously OSU. Then PSU.

Non-UM games: ND losing to Marshall, Bama losing to both Tennessee and LSU, Washington crushing MSU to be the first team to expose them as frauds.

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MaizeBlueA2

December 4th, 2022 at 1:48 PM ^

For me, without having a chance to go back and rewatch.

  1. OSU 😁〽️
  2. Penn St. 💪
  3. Iowa 👋
  4. Hawaii 🤙
  5. Purdue 🏆
  6. Rutgers 🚫🛩
  7. UConn 🧘‍♂️
  8. Nebraska 🏃‍♂️
  9. Colorado St. 🏈🗓
  10. Illinois 🦶
  11. Maryland 🐢🍵
  12. Michigan St. 🖕
  13. Indiana 😴

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MaizeBlueA2

December 4th, 2022 at 2:08 PM ^

I agree. It was well played and well-coached. At no point did they have control of that game. 

Like I said, felt very much like Washington or Wisconsin last year. The score was no indicator.

Michigan just leaned on them until they finally said, "enough."

That's what I like about this team (and what others hate about Michigan). People bitch and moan about passing, for fucksake some folks are INSUFFERABLE. 

But I think there is beauty in winning by decision. Sure knockouts are fun. They're sexy. I get it.

But just because you don't make the opponent quit doesn't mean you didn't thoroughly dominate.

If we win all 10 rounds, 10-9, who gives a shit that we don't have a 6th round knockout. I'm not a boxer but I'd argue it's harder to win 10-9 every round than to get the KO.

We're surgical. Body shots and never exposing ourselves. Grown person stuff.

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MaizeBlueA2

December 4th, 2022 at 2:02 PM ^

  1. No explanation needed.
  2. We are still running all over them, so fun!
  3. This was JJ's first road test...felt a lot like the Washington game last year..
  4. JJ's coming out party. 
  5. B1G Championship.
  6. No fly zone!
  7. JJ has a complete game and is the undisputed starting QB.
  8. Ran all over them fools.
  9. Football is back!!
  10. Moody!!!!!
  11. Our first test, some nerves, had yo go out and win it! #TurtleSoup
  12. Fuck Michigan St. now and forever. Fuck them with every fiber of my being. I respect OSU even though I fucking hate them...I don't respect MSU, send their asses to the MAC. Also, that game was boring as hell...I was at it and our playbook would Super Tecmo Bowl-esqe.
  13. Snooooooozefest, but the good kind, the kind where you win. But let's be honest, it was boring. I'm not going to love rewatching this one, but I'll do it and celebrate all the same.

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Newton Gimmick

December 4th, 2022 at 1:50 PM ^

Iowa was a good one.  Michigan was so well prepared for JJ's first road start and didn't do the dumb things that past Michigan teams did in a tricky road game.  Controlled the game from start to finish.  Iowa was the recipient of much mocking but that's still a good win.

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mrgate3

December 4th, 2022 at 1:58 PM ^

Considering this question made me realize that Michigan has been crazy consistent, all season (with the sole exception of Illinois), on both sides of the ball. The OSU atomic wedgie is the obvious #1, but for me there's a 12-way tie at 2-13.

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Kentucky.maize

December 4th, 2022 at 2:00 PM ^

Every game except for OSU and Illinois. I love the joy after those wins more than anything , but as far as watching the game I love just being able to sit back and soak in the game knowing it’s never in doubt.

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rdonahue87

December 4th, 2022 at 2:22 PM ^

I decided I want to see a Michigan win in every big 10 stadium. Never been to a road game before but picked the game in the toilet bowl this year since I figured that's gonna be the hardest one to get. The fact I never have to go back there to meet my goal makes me very happy.

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username03

December 4th, 2022 at 2:23 PM ^

The Game was extra this year. My daughter got engaged on Thanksgiving with his family in town. We all watched the game together and it was their introduction to what Michigan football is like around here. We all enjoyed that game together.
They’re also nominally TCU fans, let the rivalry begin.

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Sambojangles

December 4th, 2022 at 2:27 PM ^

I didn't think this thread was necessarily going to focus on Michigan games only. There were games outside of our schedule that were interesting. 

Specifically, OSU at Penn State was really good to watch. A couple of weeks after Michigan dominated PSU, that game proved that PSU was still actually talented and good, which ratified Michigan's win over them, in a sense. Also, it showed us the weaknesses of OSU, while reminding everyone that they still possess scary talent in JTT. Both teams played well and the game was in doubt until the end. 

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Vasav

December 4th, 2022 at 2:43 PM ^

Obvi OSU. PSU was when i was like "oh we are like real good." Iowa was when i realized JJ could game manage, so felt pretty good about that. Especially after he did not really manage the game well against Maryland.

I'm also kinda happy we had that Illinois game because it got us to know what it's like to have some gravel in your guts when playing from behind against another power rushing team.

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An Angelo's Addict

December 4th, 2022 at 3:01 PM ^

That OSU game might have been my favorite Michigan game that I’ve seen in my entire life (I don’t remember the 1997 season well), about equal to the fun I had watching the denard under the lights against Notre Dame game. But with so much more implications 

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