Wolves vs 'Dawgs Thread

[Mdot21]

You told us their secondary had no speed, they lacked good playmakers and the game should be close to a pick’em. Also that Stetson sucked.

Parts of that are true, but not to the degree you described.

when did I say their secondary had no speed? I said I thought their secondary is not that good. And I still think that after watching this game. 

I did question their playmakers outside of the TE's. And I still kind of sort of do. One of their long passing TD's they had, CB Vincent Gray was step for step with the WR and then inexplicably literally just stopped running and let the WR get behind him and it was all she wrote. One of their long pass TD's was a RB on a LB in man coverage and the RB got behind the LB on a wheel route. Another of their TD's was set-up off a similar play where the RB got matched up in man on a LB outside on a go-route. That's bad coaching- shouldn't be having your LB's in man vs RB. That is just asking to get burned. Just some poor execution/coaching that Michigan hadn't shown most of the year.

Never said Stetson sucked either. Said he was a huge question mark. Which he was. And the kid just played the game of his life- so kudos to him.

[Mdot21]

Did Hutchinson play?

Georgia neutralized the Michigan pass rush by getting the ball out quickly. They also kept getting into favorable down and distances. Michigan had very few opportunities to actually pin their ears back and go rush the passer. They had a few pass rush moments where they flashed, but that's it.

[Mdot21]

this is the throw I went off about on here...this throw by McCarthy gave me goosebumps. That's an NFL throw right there, fitting that ball into that window....just wow. 


https://twitter.com/dnpcdshow/status/1477118245232685060?s=20

[OrangeAfroMan]

Georgia neutralized the Michigan pass rush by getting the ball out quickly. They also kept getting into favorable down and distances. Michigan had very few opportunities to actually pin their ears back and go rush the passer. They had a few pass rush moments where they flashed, but that's it.

No shit, sherlock.  

What grade are you in?

[Cincydawg]

Turnovers 3-0

[Honestbuckeye]

It was a fun event.  Great scene and tailgating with both fan bases mixed together and enjoying each other.

It seemed like 60/40 UM as far as attendance. 

The game did surprise me. I truly thought, after watching Michigan push my buckeyes around, that they could hang with Georgia on the interior lines. It was pretty obvious right from the get-go that Georgia overwhelmed them on both lines of scrimmage. 

Hutchinson and Ojabo were non factors.  And it wasn’t always because Georgia got the ball out quick. Georgia did chip and help out on Hutchinson a few times that I watched, but on some of those long passes they handled him one on one with relative ease and in fact I saw him get pancakes at least two times that I can recall.

JJ McCarthy does have a bright future. He threw some nice balls but he also missed a few pretty open receivers that would’ve kept Michigan drives alive.  That will come with experience. His escapability is something special though.

Bennett from Georgia is a way better athlete than he is given credit for. 

Georgia fans were extremely classy both during the tailgating and throughout the game. 

It seems like I say this every year but it seems pretty obvious that the two best teams will play for the championship.

[medinabuckeye1]

On a Michigan Board one guy said "maybe Ohio State really was sick"

Felt like an excuse, maybe not

It did/does feel like an excuse but you don't need a team to be sick to explain an unexpected result. Teams DO have good and bad games. 

I think, to Michigan's credit, that they simply played a REALLY good game on November 27th. 

They hadn't beaten their rival in a decade and only once in 20 years and they played an impressive game. 

[847badgerfan]

It was a fun event.  Great scene and tailgating with both fan bases mixed together and enjoying each other.

It seemed like 60/40 UM as far as attendance. 

The game did surprise me. I truly thought, after watching Michigan push my buckeyes around, that they could hang with Georgia on the interior lines. It was pretty obvious right from the get-go that Georgia overwhelmed them on both lines of scrimmage. 

Hutchinson and Ojabo were non factors.  And it wasn’t always because Georgia got the ball out quick. Georgia did chip and help out on Hutchinson a few times that I watched, but on some of those long passes they handled him one on one with relative ease and in fact I saw him get pancakes at least two times that I can recall.

JJ McCarthy does have a bright future. He threw some nice balls but he also missed a few pretty open receivers that would’ve kept Michigan drives alive.  That will come with experience. His escapability is something special though.

Bennett from Georgia is a way better athlete than he is given credit for. 

Georgia fans were extremely classy both during the tailgating and throughout the game. 

It seems like I say this every year but it seems pretty obvious that the two best teams will play for the championship.

Where?

[Mdot21]

Where?

that is the $64,000 question.

Harbaugh CANNOT f***k around and lose JJ McCarthy to the transfer portal. He is so much more talented than Cade McNamara and just superior in every single way except for....experience. Cade's a 3rd year guy, JJ was just a 18 year old true frosh young pup in the game. I get why they didn't want to start him right way. But....he's not going to sit on the bench another year.

They basically need to tell JJ, yeah it's your job in 2022, or they'll probably lose him to the portal.

[Mdot21]

this is one of the best plays I've ever seen a college LB make. Dean follows the motion, immediately diagnoses the play and recognized where the ball is going, takes an INCREDIBLE angle to cut off the ball-carrier and hauls his ass to the spot at almost exactly the same time the ball carrier gets to where he's going.

That is some high level high football IQ shit right there and the angle he takes is just....that whole play was wow.


https://twitter.com/syedschemes/status/1477087777439330308?s=20

[MrNubbz]

No shit, sherlock. 

What grade are you in?

Hopefully not in any of your classes,if you want to call that class

[betarhoalphadelta]

To be fair, just as missing out on your goals the game before tends to alter your focus, so too can accomplishing your big goal the game before.

Beating OSU was UM's Super Bowl, was it not?  The crowd, the players, even JH....their reaction to that win. 
Iowa just wasn't that good.

It's hard to "get it up" one more time once you've already climbed the biggest mountain in your purview.  It's not from lack of wanting it or lack of effort, it's just difficult.

That's why I was stunned when the Red Sox won the WS after slaying the Yankee beast. 

Exactly. Wait for result, then assign narrative.

If the turnover margin had been 3-0 the other way, and Michigan had an early lead and was able to play according to their preferred gameplan, and won, what would the narrative be?

Probably that Georgia was a paper tiger that hadn't played anyone and got beat badly the first time they faced anyone of note (Bama) and it happened again when facing another real opponent (Michigan).

[MrNubbz]

Exactly. Wait for result, then assign narrative.

Well at least wait for a conrete,one sided narrative unlike the other game yesterday

[OrangeAfroMan]

Exactly. Wait for result, then assign narrative.

Wait, you're criticizing watching a game that guarantees a result and then talking about it?  That's an entire industry, boss.

Yes, with a different outcome, the narrative/discussion about it would be different.  No shit.  I guess no talking heads should have jobs.  I guess this board shouldn't exist.

After a game is played, SHHHH!  Don't discuss it. 

Georgia's win was an unexpected blowout.  The "narrative" as you deride it tries to explain the unexpected outcome.  What's wrong with that?