NOTRE DAME. YOU. ARE. NOT. SPECIAL. GET. OVER. IT.
For those of you who did not watch insane finish in the Michigan-Notre Dame game, you missed a doozy. Michigan entered the 4th quarter down 24-7 in a game marked by complete ineptitude from the Michigan defense and 18 penalties (9 each). They also entered the 4th quarter on 3rd and goal from the ND one yard line. Denard Robinson handed it off to his RB who had the ball knocked from his hands charging into the trenches. Mr. Robinson scooped up the loose ball and trotted into the end zone- I’ve never seen that happen. That touchdown sparked a 15 minute performance by Michigan that poured on 28 points (almost 35 had they maintained possession in the fumbled kickoff return in the last 2 seconds).
The Wolverines took their first lead 58 minutes and 58 seconds into the game (that means for 98.3% of the game Michigan was losing). Then the Michigan defense did what they do best and let ND go 61 yards in 42 seconds to retake the lead. Now down by 3 with 30 seconds left, not to be out done by ND’s 61 yard march, Michigan moved 80 yards in 28 seconds to score with 2 seconds remaining taking the lead for good. Wowzers. First game under the lights with an NCAA record of 114,000 people. I wish I was there and don’t even like either team!
You may have noticed that the title of this article has some grumbles in it but I seem to be summarizing the dramatic finish to the ND-Michigan game. No worries, things will now get grumpy.
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Top 25 (week 2)
- LSU
- Boise St
- Alabama
- Wisconsin
- Oklahoma
- Florida St
- Stanford
- Nebraska
- Oklahoma St
- South Carolina
- Arkansas
- Oregon
- Texas A&M
- Ohio State
- Mich State
- Virginia Tech
- Arizona St
- West Va
- Florida
- Baylor
- Auburn
- Maryland
- Northwestern
- Miss State
- Penn State
Not much changed from last week. Oregon is still the best 1 loss team in the country. Penn State and Miss State lost to quality opponents, but I still think they are top 25 teams. We’ll learn a lot more about Miss State this week though. Otherwise this is all just wild speculation as only a few teams have proven themselves (LSU, Boise, maybe OK St).
3 Winners:
Texas: They pulled one out and came back from a 13 point deficit against a good BYU team. To say they struggled at QB is to put it gently. The QB situation is probably causing Mack Brown night terrors but they may have found a solution in a familiar name, McCoy. That would be Case McCoy, Colt’s younger brother. He can toss it to Jaxon Shipley, Jordan’s younger brother. And yes, in a made for Gameday story,they are roommates, keeping the family tradition alive.
Oklahoma State: Remember on Thursday when Weeden to Blackmon looked like two buddies playing catch in the backyard? Remember they were playing a decent Arizona team that many people picked as a Pac-12 darkhorse? The Cowboys are good this year.
Auburn: Somehow they just keep winning. Are they are a good team? Who knows but the only thing that matters right now to the Auburn fans is that they keep winning and are now 1-0 in the SEC after defeating a hyped up Miss State squad. Gene Chizik is now 9-0 in games decided by 4 points or less. (via Bruce Feldman #freebruce )
Honorary Mentions: Tennessee, Michigan
3 Losers
Notre Dame: What can I say? The offense continued to turn the ball over and the defense decided not to show up in the last two minutes of the game. At least Brian Kelly didn’t blow a gasket on national television again. I can only imagine the hell he gave those players after the game.
Miss State: Thought you could steam roll Auburn and look forward to LSU? Didn’t realize Gene Chizik had sold his soul to keep winning games without Cam Newton? Or was it just poor coaching that turned an opportunity to tie the game into a loss? I know MSU is run first and runs a mean spread option but 8 seconds left on the goal line? I’d at least try one throw.
Georgia: Georgia was clearly focused and hyped for this one. They came out strong and generally outplayed South Carolina in every way possible except they lost. Stephen Garcia looked hungover at times but Steve Spurrier dialed in enough trickery and the South Carolina defense did just enough to deliver a win. The question now is not if they fire Richt but when. The fan base is frothing at the mouth. I almost feel bad for the guy… nah. THWG!
Honorary Mentions: Iowa, Oregon State, football in the state of Indiana
