October 17th, 2015 at 7:57 PM ^
except not
in only the most marginal challenge to the word literally
how
why
wtf
October 17th, 2015 at 8:00 PM ^
I've been following Michigan football since 1973.
I experienced the loss to Colorado on the last second hail-mary.
I experienced the loss to Appalachian State.
This is the worst way to lose. An unforced error. Entirely on Michigan.
Things that went wrong:
- Snap was low
- O'Neill bobbled it
- O'Neill didn't fall on it
- O'Neill flicked it into an MSU player's arms
- No tackle prior to the endzone
There's no sugar-coating this one. Harbaugh can't be pleased.
This was a total fuck up of epic proportions.
October 17th, 2015 at 8:15 PM ^
on the runback, but who gives a fuck.
We're going to be so good under Jim, but this is the worst thing ever.
October 17th, 2015 at 8:00 PM ^
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October 17th, 2015 at 8:01 PM ^
Really? Last year, we all went outside to rake leaves after the first quarter.
October 17th, 2015 at 8:03 PM ^
October 17th, 2015 at 8:48 PM ^
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October 17th, 2015 at 8:04 PM ^
we have less than an average QB and when we play better teams it shows. Give MSU credit, they played toe to toe with us. They dropped a number of important passes and yet found a way to win.
The important thing to take away from this is Michigan is no longer a door mat for MSU. They had to fight for their lives for this win. The programs are now in balance.
October 17th, 2015 at 8:05 PM ^
October 17th, 2015 at 8:05 PM ^
Can you imagine being a recruit on an official visit? How can the coaches and players put on a happy face for these high school guys?
October 17th, 2015 at 8:23 PM ^
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October 17th, 2015 at 8:05 PM ^
The defense played by far it's worst game. A ton of big plays given up through the air, and that play to their fucking fullback that went like 80 yards after we had just taken a 9 point lead was sickening. 2 fumbles on special teams sucked also. All around a very disappointing game.
October 17th, 2015 at 8:12 PM ^
Defense wasn't what we expected, but MSU is a better team than most of the others U-M's played and Cook is the best QB U-M will probably face all year. Having said that, there were any number of plays that could have gone better for U-M on either side of the ball, and then the scenario of this fumble wouldn't have been a factor.
October 17th, 2015 at 8:17 PM ^
Cook and the receivers played well, but I was very disappointed in the DL's inability to get consistent pressure against their banged up O-Line
October 18th, 2015 at 9:57 AM ^
This is a decent point, but DL started to handle them in the end. And defense made the winning stop.
October 17th, 2015 at 8:08 PM ^
Notwithstanding the end of game bs, Rudock essentially lost this game. Not counting the RR era fiasco of Threet/Sheridan, Rudock is the worst "legitimate" starter I have ssen with Michigan. He suffers from poor decision making, awkward instincts, and is just incapable of throwing the ball down field. Most MAC teams field QBs with better throwing ability.
I think when Harbaugh proclaims Rudock is #1 and its not even close he is doing it to protect the QB situation as well as just being old school about it. There is no way Wilton or Shane are behind Rudock in throwing ability.
To me, Rudock staying as the starter is the same as the 3 straight goal line calls today. It's like the decision was made, damn the results, and this is what we are going to do.
All in all, still an amazing start, but it seems it is despite Rudock, and despite some of the run calling, and nowhere near because of it. I love when the O gets a great play from a great scheme, but it would be nice to get some good plays just out of normal qb play.
October 17th, 2015 at 8:09 PM ^
Fuck.
October 17th, 2015 at 8:11 PM ^
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October 17th, 2015 at 8:23 PM ^
Rudock is a mediocre journeyman, it's true. However, when Harbaugh says he's the best we've got, I believe him. We knew QB was going to be a huge hole last spring. Getting Rudock turned that into a medium-sized hole. There isn't anybody one the bench that's going to make it any smaller this year.
It's one of the big reasons we were all expecting a so-so season going in. The great defensive play didn't change that the offense was going to be pretty mundane no matter what.
My gripe today was actually with the defense. After playing like rabid hyenas the last few games, they were thoroughly tamed today. Too many plays with no pass rush and busted coverage. I don't know if Durkin deliberately schemed it that way or if they were just off, but they weren't good in any event.
The thing about the last play was that it was so unlike Harbaugh. Last year we would have just rolled our eyes and chalked up another one to Hoke's bad coaching. Harbauh has always focused on attention to detail and getting all the little things right. To have that play go so horrendously wrong was like the exact opposite of everything we've seen all season. It's the last thing we would have expected to see.
October 17th, 2015 at 8:25 PM ^
October 17th, 2015 at 10:57 PM ^
"No way Wilton or Shane are behind Rudock"
Have you seen Speight play?
What, if anything, has Morris ever done on the field to prove he's good enough to start?
Hoke left us with no QBs other than Morris and Speight, which is why Harbaugh brought in 9 thousand QBs in the off season.
October 17th, 2015 at 11:11 PM ^
He is the best QB on the team that can play! But the best QB, O'Korn will be able to play next season. I heard in practice he can hit those 60 yard bombs with great touch.
October 18th, 2015 at 10:01 AM ^
You, sir, are an idiot, or at least appear to be from the content of this post.
October 17th, 2015 at 8:06 PM ^
Fuck you, dude.
October 17th, 2015 at 8:08 PM ^
We have no QB, with a QB the game is not even close. I feel for the kid, crazty stuff happens. Life goes on
October 17th, 2015 at 8:08 PM ^
We have no QB, with a QB the game is not even close. I feel for the kid, crazty stuff happens. Life goes on
October 17th, 2015 at 8:08 PM ^
We have no QB, with a QB the game is not even close. I feel for the kid, crazty stuff happens. Life goes on
October 17th, 2015 at 8:08 PM ^
That's gotta be on the coaches at least a little bit.
Fuck. Fuck fuckity fuck.
October 17th, 2015 at 8:15 PM ^
I'm sure they told him exactly that. Harbaugh touched on it in his press conference when he said Blake told him he thought he could still get the kick off.
October 18th, 2015 at 12:02 AM ^
That's one disadvantage of an Aussie punter. They are used to the idea of kicking the ball on the run. An American punter would have just said "Fuck it, I'm dead meat. Time to just fall on it."
October 17th, 2015 at 8:41 PM ^
Run a safe play on 4th and 2. Use as many seconds running it as you can. And defend MSU for one or two plays.
October 18th, 2015 at 9:02 AM ^
didn't have our own timekeeper.
October 17th, 2015 at 8:09 PM ^
I hate all of the everything...
October 17th, 2015 at 8:11 PM ^
October 17th, 2015 at 8:12 PM ^
will I? Just when I was feeling comfortable that the game was finally in hand and I wouldn't have to hear from the Sparties at work...the only time I remember feeling this desolate and lost was the Bird steal in game 5. Not even the Stewart Hail Mary hurt this much. But.They.Aren't.Our.Rivals.
October 17th, 2015 at 8:12 PM ^
October 17th, 2015 at 8:15 PM ^
October 17th, 2015 at 8:20 PM ^
No, this loss is not on Rudock.
But you must admit that things would be far different with a quarterback that could make decisions under pressure in the pocket, look to more than one receiver, deliver a deep ball that was on point, or, hell, manage an offense that could get a first down when it needed one.
This offense is anemic because we have a really suspect quarterback that pretty much can't move the ball. There's no way around it--it would still be true if Blake O'Neill and the long snapper connected and he punted the ball to end the game.
October 17th, 2015 at 8:23 PM ^
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October 17th, 2015 at 8:31 PM ^
Replay official was the scoring leader in my book. 14 points by my count.
October 17th, 2015 at 8:47 PM ^
Don't forget the bad pass interference call in the first half that negated a Michigan interception. That changed the direction of the game as well.
October 17th, 2015 at 8:50 PM ^
It was those hidden yards that kept drives going for state, kept our D on the field and resulted in points for them more so than Rudock missing on throws. Yes Rudock is limited in some areas but for a few drives we were playing 11 vs 12 or 13
October 17th, 2015 at 8:37 PM ^
My thought before the game was get to 20 and we win. I was almost right.
October 21st, 2015 at 1:26 AM ^
October 17th, 2015 at 11:23 PM ^
with a QB like Cook. Don't worry we have a lot of good QB next season: O'Korn, Gentry, Malzone and may be a revamped Morris along with a more experienced Speight. I think one of these QB will be very good in '16 and my guess is that O'Korn will be the one!
October 17th, 2015 at 8:45 PM ^
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October 18th, 2015 at 12:11 AM ^
We have shown clearly that a team with a good D that is determined to stop us from running can do it by loading up the box and attacking the ball aggressively.
Until we have a QB that can back off those LBs and Safeties 3 yards from the LOS, we will not be able to run when we need to,
October 17th, 2015 at 11:24 PM ^
It's never fair to blame one player for a loss. That doesn't mean Rudock was any good. At this point our coaches and opposing coaches have realized that he cannot threaten down the field. This puts the offense is pretty damn tough spot since it's a pro-style system. The safeties are down in the box and there's only so much you can expect an OL and RB to do working against that. With even a modicum of down-field threat, this team would be 6-1 or even 7-0. The receivers are passable and the OL is much better in pass-pro than run-blocking, but the QB just can't do it. I don't hate the kid. I don't think he should tranfer or quit football or any other crazy shit. But he's just not very good. Announcers always talk about the rushing yardage stat in MSU/UM games but in the last decade plus the team with the better quarterback has won. Cook and Cousins were better than Denard (as he as used), Gardner, and Rudock.
October 17th, 2015 at 8:12 PM ^
There isn't enough whiskey in the world to help with this one.
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