INTERESTING FACT
Not only Michigan beat Texas A&M tonight to advance in the NCAA Tournament but Ferris State beat West Texas A&M to advance to the Division 2 National Championship game.
It must be fate!
March 22nd, 2018 at 10:53 PM ^
Fate it is!
March 22nd, 2018 at 10:53 PM ^
PLEASE QUIET DOWN COACH BEILEIN IS TRYING TO EAT HIS TURKEY SANDWICH
March 22nd, 2018 at 10:57 PM ^
Which one?
March 22nd, 2018 at 10:58 PM ^
This is a Sub night.
March 22nd, 2018 at 11:05 PM ^
Is tonight just not crazy enough?
March 22nd, 2018 at 11:07 PM ^
He said he was getting a turkey sandwich after the game
March 22nd, 2018 at 11:11 PM ^
Must be trying to tone it down after the hedonistic sub-filled days of his youth.
March 22nd, 2018 at 10:59 PM ^
Wait. So because a school from Michigan beat a school from Texas to go to the elite 8 and another school from Michigan beat another school from Texas beat a team TO GO to the championship in D2, that means we are going to the championship? I’m ALL IN.
March 22nd, 2018 at 11:39 PM ^
Obvs!
March 22nd, 2018 at 11:02 PM ^
this team vs 2013 team who wins (or maybe 2014 or last years team).
Defensively this team just locks you up I might take this years edition despite the lack of head to head NBA talent
March 22nd, 2018 at 11:03 PM ^
where they were dominant defensive team but 2013 team had so much firepower. Trey vs. Z matchup would've been fun to watch.
March 22nd, 2018 at 11:10 PM ^
I don't think they were ever really dominant on the defensive end but they were solid, better than any pre-Yaklich Beilein defense. They were regularly dominant on the offensive end though.
March 22nd, 2018 at 11:34 PM ^
Was #1 for O and 20something for D
March 22nd, 2018 at 11:49 PM ^
37th on D
March 22nd, 2018 at 11:07 PM ^
I would still take 2013, 6 NBA players on that team. This team vs. 2014 would be a heck of a game to watch!
March 22nd, 2018 at 11:02 PM ^
Apparently a flock of crows is known as a murder
Even more can be found here
https://www.thefactsite.com/2011/07/top-100-random-funny-facts.html
March 22nd, 2018 at 11:03 PM ^
Also interesting:
ESPN predicted this:
Michigan won't solve its scoring issues against Texas A&M ...
John Beilein's offense has totally disappeared in the NCAA tournament, scoring less than one point per possession against both Montana and Houston last weekend. Facing Texas A&M isn't exactly the cure for the Wolverines. The Aggies have emerged as a top-10 defense late in the season, holding four of their past five opponents below one point per possession. They're big, they're physical, they block shots, and they contest shots. Michigan won't be able to get much going off the bounce against A&M.
... but Moritz Wagner will
With that said, Michigan's best bet to beat Texas A&M might be from the perimeter, which suits the Wolverines just fine. While this is one of Beilein's worst shooting teams since he arrived in Ann Arbor, the Wolverines generally play with five players who can shoot from the perimeter. Looking at some of Texas A&M's games against perimeter-oriented opponents, the Aggies can be beaten from 3. Florida made 17 3-pointers against A&M, while Kansas shot 12-for-26 from behind the arc. Of course, Michigan got plenty of open shots against Montana and Houston -- they just didn't fall. In this one, Wagner will snap out of his mini-slump.
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/22857188/2018-nc…
Keep doing you ESPN, keep doing you.
March 22nd, 2018 at 11:44 PM ^
I mean the second part of it was spot on. They just didn't think we'd hit our shots. They were wrong about the slump but right about the game
March 23rd, 2018 at 12:21 AM ^
this part was way wrong, though: "Michigan won't be able to get much going off the bounce against A&M." I'm still seeing Z zip through the paint for layups and Matthews dribbling in circles under the basket, completely turning their post defenders around. Rahk had a couple pretty plays, too. I think folks get caught up in our perimeter game and forget we have a couple decent slashers.
March 23rd, 2018 at 12:42 AM ^
I don’t think folks forget anything. They don’t know anything and make shit up.
ESPN Article guy: “What do I know about Michigan? They shoot a lot of threes and have that tall German guy. Oh, but they didn’t shoot well in the one game I saw highlites of last weekend, except for that miracle shot of course. And Texas A&M has some big guys and looked really good against UNC.” Article written.