MichiganCardinal

Feels like we haven't seen Williams as much today. Not sure why.

Lions may not get the ball back if we are being honest with ourselves.

I'm expecting a fake here.

He's had a decent game. It's not his responsibility to ensure Fields doesn't run all over us, that's on the entire defense. Granted, it's not hard to look good when you're on the field with a bunch of players who would not be on any other NFL team, but still.

It's been really good to see Hutch flying around the field today. He's coming into his own.

Lol at Goff extending the ball fifteen yards short of the line to gain.

No secondary in the NFL can cover for that long.

I don't understand how their quarterback is tougher than our defenders. Ran him right over.

TJ Who needs him?

Swift needs to find a route to the end zone on that.

Lamar Jackson makes for a better QB anyway.

Has Goff been able to hit anyone in the chest yet today? Good on the receivers for getting to many of them, but sheesh.

What in the living hell was AO24 doing... He looked like a freaking kicker. Stop dancing and make the damn tackle

Fake it you bums. 😉

I'm younger than what I suppose the median age is here, but I was a weird kid growing up. I can distinctly remember being upset with my parents in elementary school for voting Bush over Kerry, and that I staunchly opposed the Iraq War... and did not accept the reasoning of its supposed relation to 9/11 that was explained by my teacher and parents... So there's that. FWIW, they turned around. My mom has voted for Dems since 2008 and my dad ever since Trump entered the picture. I still hate the Democrats as a party that is seriously out of touch with what is happening on the ground floor, and is far too deep within the pockets of its corporate daddies... but this was the first election I did not even bother voting for individuals, and just voted straight party ticket. Not that I was voting for Rs before, I can't remember ever voting away from a D, but I was an independent in principle (and I guess still am in a way).

I don't think the Bears are very good. I also don't think the Lions are very good. I think this game should be somewhat telling regarding whether the Lions are just really bad, or whether the "they've just played really good teams" card has some merit.

I have to tip my hat to TCU. I was definitely one who thought they wouldn't win yesterday. They don't have an easy road of it though, as 6-4 Baylor on the road after that win against Texas is an obvious let-down game, and the Big 12 Championship likely against Kansas State would be no joke either. I'm not sold on them, but credit where credit is due. They might do it. I think 11-1 Tennessee will in all likelihood be valued above 11-1 Michigan or Ohio State. I can't be mad about that either when you see their victories over LSU and Alabama. There aren't games of comparison on any B1G schedule... In order for the loser of Michigan/OSU to still make it, I think you're likely going to need Tennessee to lose to South Carolina or Vanderbilt (unlikely), OR for all of these to happen: 1. TCU to lose a game 2. USC to lose a game (I'm not sold on them either, but USC is USC, and they will make the playoff if the CFP committee can justify it) 3. Georgia to win the SEC If those three things happen, I think you'll see (1) Georgia, (2) UM/OSU Winner, (3) Tennessee, (4) UM/OSU Loser... Truly make it the Power 2 Conferences.

I was wondering how the PAC-12 would shoot itself in the foot this year. That opens the door. I'm sure one of Utah or Oregon will beat the USC/UCLA winner to give everyone in the conference two losses.

This Monday will be two years to the date that Wisconsin came into Ann Arbor and won 49-11. Pretty impressive two years later to be the defending B1G Champs, have won 21 of the last 23 games, and appear poised to go to 10-0.

Checkmate @buddha 😉

Thirty minutes later, Missouri no longer giving Tennessee anything at all. 25 point game in the 3rd.

Missouri is giving Tennessee all they can handle. Four point game in the 3rd.

Rs will be lucky to be able to appoint a damn speaker of the house with a 2-3 seat majority.

Last year, Michigan played Washington in what would normally be a good game between power five blue bloods. Washington was down and Michigan was up last year, so the game sucked anyway, but say that game is played in a normal year, the breaks don’t go Michigan’s way, and they lose a one-point game. Michigan goes on to do the same thing the rest of the year. Loses to MSU and beats Ohio State. Wins the B1G at 11-2. Do they still make the playoff? Personally I doubt it. The CFP has shown a strong aversion from two-loss teams. I think they land in the Rose Bowl and Notre Dame at 11-1 is the #4 seed. Why schedule it then? It’s possible not scheduling it can put you at the short end of the stick as an 11-1 team that only lost to Ohio State (as may happen this year)… in a 12-game B1G season though, it’s probably more likely that you drop a conference game along the way and need to win every other game to have a chance. A 12-team playoff will help. There will be many two-loss teams vying for the last wildcard spots. Close losses in good games and/or wins in good non-conference games will mean more in separating the pack than it does right now, where two losses is a virtual elimination.

Why schedule games against good football teams if it makes it less likely you win a championship? I’m not going to sit here and say that it’s good for the sport for Michigan to play no one good in non-conference play. But it’s on the sport to make playing that game worth the risk of losing that game. I can’t blame Harbaugh for scheduling the teams that put his program in a the best spot to win a championship.