Brian Fowler Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 So far this is a lot of worst case scenario for Michigan. They're athletically overmatched, and the hope was obviously to have better effort/execution/gameplan/play calling/etc and so far Georgia looks motivated and they have an excellent offensive gameplan to neutralize Michigan's biggest strengths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Yeah, this is not happening for Michigan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Well I've seen enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Wilson Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Kevin wanted to be entertained by two close and exciting bowl games today. Kevin came away disappointed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 21 minutes ago, EVA said: Yeah, this is not happening for Michigan. Nope. Whatever chances they had died at about 17-0. Though I started getting worried when not one pass defender flinched on the flea flicker. Michigan has been hitting that for huge plays all year, but Georgia's secondary clearly had no fear of Haskins getting past the front seven and didn't even react. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Not surprised Michigan is struggling to  score on Georgia, because they’re really not built for it (gotta be able to throw it over their heads, and Michigan can’t). But I had hoped their defense could keep it close enough to make it interesting. But nope. Kind of turning into one of those classic overmatched B1G/ND vs. SEC post-season games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 17 minutes ago, EVA said: Not surprised Michigan is struggling to  score on Georgia, because they’re really not built for it (gotta be able to throw it over their heads, and Michigan can’t). But I had hoped their defense could keep it close enough to make it interesting. But nope. Kind of turning into one of those classic overmatched B1G/ND vs. SEC post-season games. Georgia is basically a better version of Michigan. Bigger, faster, stronger, quicker, but they both try mostly the same things. And Michigan throwing in some dumb mental errors isn't helping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Jesus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Should probably just leave McCarthy in and see how he does. He's at least able to escape pressure a bit better, and get him some snaps against a really talented defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Michigan now up against the clock to actually get in the end zone. If they can’t, both semifinals will have ended without the loser scoring a TD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Obviously I'm disappointed, but If you had told me in August Michigan was gonna go 12-2, win the B1G, and beat the brakes off the Buckeyes but get killed in the CFP, I would've taken it with delirious happiness based on what I expected. Would like to see a score or two down the stretch to make it look a little better though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Yeah, it was a great season for Michigan, and I hope this game doesn’t sour it too much. But it is an illustration of how far off they still are talent-wise, not just to compete in these types of games but also to even beat Ohio State more consistently. They really, really need McCarthy to figure it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 2 minutes ago, EVA said: Yeah, it was a great season for Michigan, and I hope this game doesn’t sour it too much. But it is an illustration of how far off they still are talent-wise, not just to compete in these types of games but also to even beat Ohio State more consistently. They really, really need McCarthy to figure it out. They've got a top ten class coming in, and hopefully can keep recruiting at that level. McCarthy and Edwards in theory should develop into a dangerous combo. I love McNamara but it'll be very good for Michigan if McCarthy is good enough to beat him out for the job next year, because the ceiling is obviously so much higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Well fuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Lol what was that playcall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Cincinnati was outclassed by Alabama but for 3 quarters they tried everything and was valiant on defense. Michigan felt out of it early and knew it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 It's a shame this is Jim Brandstatter's last game calling Michigan on the radio. He's been doing it for like 40 or 50 years. Would've been Dan Dierdorf's last game as well, but he was "unable to travel" to the game today, which I hope wasn't health related. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Holy fuck what a dumb time to get a targeting penalty and lose yourself for the first half of the national title game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Oh thank God. It's meaningless but I'm glad they got a touchdown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 (edited) What we saw from Michigan tonight was a repeat of years past from them - bad coaching and poor discipline. We saw guys quitting on plays - multiple times. We saw bad penalties. We saw guys way out of position constantly. We saw a coaching staff that looked like hadn't watched any film. And Georgia had better talent. So it got ugly. But I'll totally take 12-2 that, but for an incredibly bad officiating crew, should've been 13-1. Edited January 1, 2022 by Tabe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLowe Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Another year of me having no interest in the NCG. Don’t recall last time I watched one at this point. Maybe the first Clemson win? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 18 hours ago, Raziel said: We're in the BLUE PANTS BOYS! More like the brown pants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Apparently Notre Dame remembered they were supposed to lose New Years game and just blew a 3 TD lead 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Wilson Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 ND going for it on 4th down was A Choice, considering they had three time outs. Really showed a lack of faith in their defense to get them the ball back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 This Rose Bowl is incredible. Utah is running wild on the Buckeyes, but every time they score in dramatic fashion, Stroud just comes back and casually tosses another long TD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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