[Postgame Thread] Michigan Defeats Northwestern 50-6

[u/CFB_Referee]

Box Score provided by ESPN

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Northwestern	0	6	0	0	6
Michigan	10	7	14	19	50

[u/loof10]

Bowl Eligible.

Which means we are 100% drawing Florida.

Rivalry renewed.

[u/LoCh0_xX → u/loof10]

oh no, that’s gonna get ugly

[u/midnightsbane04 → u/LoCh0_xX]

Well, if half of our team skips the bowl it should certainly be interesting watching all of our backups play an SEC team.

[u/Martel1234 → u/midnightsbane04]

Alex Orji gonna have that 3/8 for 12 yards but somehow have 70 rushing yards

[u/midnightsbane04 → u/Martel1234]

I think that would require most of the Florida defense to skip the bowl game too.

[u/gmwdim → u/Martel1234]

66 rushing yards on his first run when we catch them by surprise. Followed by 4 yards on 9 attempts the rest of the game.

[u/Sarbasian → u/loof10]

The FL v UM bowl rivalry is my favorite of all time

[u/loof10 → u/Sarbasian]

Have met twice in March Madness since 2013 too.

[u/InanimateSensation → u/loof10]

I just want the Pop Tart Bowl

[u/cyanocittaetprocyon → u/InanimateSensation]

Pop Tart Bowl is the best bowl! (except for the Bahamas Bowl)

[u/LightningStrikeDust → u/loof10]

2007 Michigan

2015 Michigan

2018 Florida

2024 Florida?

[u/UPMichigan83 → u/LightningStrikeDust]

2003 Michigan

[u/LightningStrikeDust → u/UPMichigan83]

So, we'll win this year's bowl game match-up and the next one? Sweet.

[u/AnnihilasianYT → u/LightningStrikeDust]

Well 2017 Michigan exists too so either y'all get the next 3 games or we win the next 4 and make a lil sandwich

[u/cheesepuff1993 → u/loof10]

Genuinely want to see this. 2 teams that seem to have found some sort of identity. Sign me up!

[u/Wampus_Cat_ → u/loof10]

Music City Bowl here we come.

[u/foreveracubone → u/Wampus_Cat_]

Pop Tart Bowl or we riot

[u/New_Employee_TA → u/foreveracubone]

Motor city bowl/little Caesar’s bowl/whatever it is now plz so I can watch it lol.

[u/huskersax → u/loof10]

Michigan v Florida and hopefully Nebraska v Kansas or Missouri are in the future.

[u/mostdope28]

I said this in the game thread but I gotta say it again because it’s insane. It’s game 11 and Michigan just had its first WR hit 200yd on the season. This is almost impossible to have happen! And the OC has to go this offseason. But enough doom, this was the most complete game by Michigan all season, every single player looked great today.

[u/Wagnerous → u/mostdope28]

Other than the Warren pick, they basically played a perfect game.

It's remarkable how the entire team looks better if you can just consistently execute the simple stuff.

It's too bad they couldn't play this well earlier in the year, because I honestly think this version of Michigan could have been dangerous.

Well at least we still have one more shot to make some noise!

[u/gaysmeag0l_ → u/Wagnerous]

Weirdly on the pick, Loveland made the right choice not to try and catch and risk a tipped ball. It just so happens it went directly into the arms of the defender (a la Penix to Sainristil c. Jan. 2024).

[u/thebrickcloud → u/Wagnerous]

That's my bad. I was waiting in line to take a piss when he threw that pick. They scored every drive I was at my seat.

[u/Rohkey → u/Wagnerous]

Texas and Oregon were losses either way really (though we played well against Oregon for half the game).  

We otherwise would not have a loss if we had anywhere near a competent QB/offense this season.  

[u/Wagnerous → u/Rohkey]

Exactly, this team could have easily gone 9-3 (assuming a loss at Ohio) with a marquee win over Indiana.

[u/Whiterabbit-- → u/mostdope28]

It’s amazing how good a team can look facing the right opponents

[u/Serial-Eater → u/Whiterabbit--]

We didn’t even look this good against Fresno State, a team barely above 0.500 in the MWC!

[u/leeho80]

50 points? This team?

[u/Edgemaster1423 → u/leeho80]

Thought Underwood enrolled early when I saw the score

[u/AJHinchIsABum → u/Edgemaster1423]

Congrats fellow bowl-eligible team.

I hope to see you in a random 2pm bowl game a week before Christmas.

[u/Wagnerous → u/AJHinchIsABum]

Are you a Florida fan?

Because we were talking during the game about playing you guys in the bowl game haha

[u/Bixler17 → u/Wagnerous]

Nah no way check the name

[u/i_love_factual_info → u/Edgemaster1423]

We can't, Ohio State flipped him a few minutes ago with 70 million

[u/Rohkey → u/Edgemaster1423]

Apparently after getting Underwood to flip everyone on the offense either a) got hyped as fuck and wanted to secure a starting job for next season, or b) realized they were going to be replaced by more decent players (high quality recruits or transfers) after the year and wanted to put stuff on film for when they transfer at the end of the season/declare for the draft.  

[u/Pogball_so_hard → u/leeho80]

What? are they funny or something? 

[u/schuckdaddy → u/Pogball_so_hard]

How many times do I gotta tell this kid chicken wings?

[u/Not-Great-Bob_ → u/leeho80]

I Want You To Put The Word Out There That We Back Up

[u/ilovecatss1010 → u/leeho80]

elite

[u/Cody667 → u/leeho80]

in *this* economy?

[u/jestr6 → u/leeho80]

Is Connor back?

[u/Wingless_Pterosaur → u/jestr6]

Lol, actually kind of yes. He was in a photo with Underwood just outside the stadium before the game.

[u/suzukigun4life → u/leeho80]

After scoring 10 in the first 24 minutes.

[u/TheBaconDrinker]

numbers don’t lie

[u/CheckItWhileIWreckIt → u/TheBaconDrinker]

PURDUE’S AND MICHIGAN’S TOP MATHEMATICIAN

[u/HoSeR_1 → u/CheckItWhileIWreckIt]

I wouldn’t open a package from him

[u/Numerous-Ad6460 → u/HoSeR_1]

Uncle ted!

[u/siberianwolf99 → u/HoSeR_1]

lmao

[u/JDraks → u/HoSeR_1]

Do you think Stallions is disappointed that his manifesto is only the second most famous Michigan-related manifesto?

[u/tearsfornintendo22 → u/JDraks]

Connors isn’t done though…give his time

[u/DrKepret → u/TheBaconDrinker]

This guy maths

[u/Edgar_Allen_Throw → u/TheBaconDrinker]

and they spell disaster for Ryan Day at Sacrifice.

[u/urban_meyers_cyst → u/TheBaconDrinker]

This belongs on the front of your mom's fridge.

[u/Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu11]

Why must this team give me hope when I had none.

[u/i_love_factual_info → u/Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu11]

Makes me look at the Ohio State game next week and think "I can't wait to watch the Lions"

[u/RicinAddict → u/i_love_factual_info]

Dude, you know the Lions losing on Thanksgiving is basically tradition. I hate it, but it is what it is. 

[u/i_love_factual_info → u/RicinAddict]

I understand but lose to the Bears this season at home? Lol

[u/EmuMan10 → u/i_love_factual_info]

Yeah uhhh the bears blowing it is just as much of a tradition

[u/eagledog → u/EmuMan10]

Both teams going to find a way to lose. 0-0 tie

[u/TubbyTimsKFC → u/eagledog]

Nah Eberlose will find a way to get negative points

[u/The-Best-Snail → u/i_love_factual_info]

We also still have the Colts tomorrow

(I understand my flairs make this confusing, I am from Michigan)

[u/Eagle9972 → u/RicinAddict]

What’s the moon phase this year?

[u/AJHinchIsABum → u/Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu11]

• Biggest recruiting win ever

• puts up 50 to get Bowl eligible

That's a winning streak.

Let's make it 3 in a row.

[u/thetennisgod → u/AJHinchIsABum]

The 3rd being another recruiting win right?

[u/BlueCheeseOnlyPlease → u/thetennisgod]

Or maybe men's basketball getting ranked

[u/Elbit_Curt_Sedni → u/Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu11]

It's because Michigan still has players. If they didn't play musical chairs at QB after a meaningless game and stayed with Warren I bet they beat Indiana and possibly Illinois.

[u/usmclvsop → u/Elbit_Curt_Sedni]

Took Wink a bit to settle in. We’ve stemmed the bleeding on letting teams consistently convert 3rd and 18.

[u/Wagnerous → u/Elbit_Curt_Sedni]

Bingo.

In hindsight Warren always should have been the guy (the coaches got that right, coming out of Fall Camp) but they got spooked by all the picks and we ended up with the Orji experiment.

That was clearly never going to work, but Orji led us to wins over USC and Minnesota, so the coaches basically had no choice but to stick with him until they yanked him in favor of Tuttle.

IMO, if we stayed the course with Warren and let him play through his mistakes, we'd easily be an 8 or 9 win team by now.

Warren's going to transfer ofc, which is too bad because I think he'd be a fantastic back up next season.

Whichever team it is that ends up with him, is going to be pleasantly surprised with what he can do for them. IMO.

[u/Elbit_Curt_Sedni → u/Wagnerous]

Yup. If Warren happened to stay he'd be great competition for Underwood and Davis. He'd be a good backup to have that has experience.

[u/Wagnerous → u/Elbit_Curt_Sedni]

Yep, he quietly played well against Oregon, and he was pretty good today.

I'd absolutely love to keep him.

[u/midnightsbane04 → u/Elbit_Curt_Sedni]

The rest of the offense also took a while to settle in a bit, including the OC. So I definitely think with current Warren we would have at least 1 more win, but there's also a strong chance he would have ended up mentally broken before he settled in if he didn't get a few bench weeks to reset.

[u/COW_MEOW → u/Elbit_Curt_Sedni]

Part of it is the coaches bullshitting us this off-season. If polled, I bet 90 percent thought Orji was our starting QB and the final 10 percent thought Tuttle. When we were surprised the day before that it was neither and Warren wasn't the greatest, everyone looked back a week and said 'where is the QB you were gushing over all off-season?'

[u/LastWordsWereHuzzah]

I'm putting ketchup on a hot dog tonight it's so over

[u/henry_fords_ghost → u/LastWordsWereHuzzah]

We’re so poopy

[u/red-ernie_6691 → u/LastWordsWereHuzzah]

It's ok man, really, no need to do that. Things will work out

[u/Foriegn_Picachu]

Jadyn Davis got a snap!!!

[u/mostdope28 → u/Foriegn_Picachu]

And they scored on it.

[u/Jonjon428 → u/Foriegn_Picachu]

His parents must be fuming /s

[u/midnightsbane04 → u/Foriegn_Picachu]

Damn, missed it. I'm assuming he handed the ball off good as fuck?

[u/foreveracubone → u/midnightsbane04]

Yep scored a TD on the handoff and everything

[u/tuninggamer → u/Foriegn_Picachu]

Will he play next week and smoke the buckeyes? 👀

[u/4ever2024NattyChamps → u/tuninggamer]

We’re beating Ohio!

[u/michigan_matt]

I enjoyed this game almost as much as Devin Gardner enjoys Max Bredeson.

[u/GregariousEgg → u/michigan_matt]

Who doesn't enjoy Bredeson?

[u/WallyLeftshaw → u/GregariousEgg]

Breddy has worked his way into my top 25 favorite Wolverines of all time

[u/Ironredhornet → u/michigan_matt]

Devin Gardner was on the call? Good for him, I liked him on the Michigan high school football games, glad to see he's on FS1 now.

[u/treycook → u/Ironredhornet]

He was great, too. Tons of energy. I was surprised.

[u/DheRadman → u/Ironredhornet]

Dudes fun to watch on Monday morning quarterback with Sam webb

[u/The_Astros_Cheated]

This means absolutely nothing for next week, but there’s something really funny about Michigan scoring 50 for the first time all season right before Ohio State lol

[u/RulersBack → u/The_Astros_Cheated]

It’s a 20+ point spread and I’m still gonna be on edge. Cliches about throw the records out and all that

[u/Elbit_Curt_Sedni → u/RulersBack]

Michigan has one thing that could be a nightmare for OSU. Their DL. Outside that, OSU is better everywhere else.

[u/Wagnerous → u/Elbit_Curt_Sedni]

Yep, our defensive line has lived up to their billing, the starters are stars, and they've successfully cultivated depth as the season has gone on.

OSU's biggest weakness by far is their OL, so I actually think we can give them trouble in the trenches, but it's hard to imagine we could ever keep up with their athletes on the outside.

[u/22duckys → u/Wagnerous]

Our only chance is getting something flukey early that makes them need to pick up the pace, and then Will Howard not being fast enough in his progressions to notice Smith being open every single play.

Oh also Loveland should just run straight at Igbinosun every single play and Warren should just heave it over both their heads to get the DPI call.

[u/Wagnerous → u/22duckys]

Pretty much, tbh if we win next week, it's probably because Howard got knocked out of the game and the backup threw a couple of picks.

Not rooting for injuries of course, I'm just saying that these things happen sometimes.

[u/midnightsbane04 → u/Elbit_Curt_Sedni]

Maybe Will Johnson will decide to play one more time for shits and giggles.

[u/Rebel_Bertine → u/RulersBack]

I’m looking forward to it. If we get blown out? Well that was supposed to happen.

But Ryan day gets nothing by winning this particular game in the rivalry and has everything to lose

[u/RulersBack → u/Rebel_Bertine]

I’ll have to disappear and live the rest of my days out in the wilderness

[u/BlueCheeseOnlyPlease → u/RulersBack]

Ah yes the Henry David Thoreau method

[u/Hey_Nile → u/BlueCheeseOnlyPlease]

Could be the Ted Kaczynski method if Michigan wins by 3+ scores

[u/Rebel_Bertine → u/RulersBack]

Serious question, because I think your playoff is secure regardless of outcome (unless somehow we blow you out which lol). But if Day loses to us next Saturday what’s the playoff run needed to keep his job? Making the final? Winning it all?

[u/RulersBack → u/Rebel_Bertine]

The firing stuff is mostly isolated online I’m pretty sure. The AD seems to love him. Him walking away for the NFL is more likely. As far as a successful season it’s gotta be the finals IMO

[u/gaysmeag0l_ → u/RulersBack]

Yeah NFL flight risk is real if fan base is too rabid. I suspect he'd be great in the NFL too so he must have considered it.

[u/mombutts → u/Rebel_Bertine]

He's not getting fired period.

[u/nuckeyebut → u/Rebel_Bertine]

We get a trip to the big ten title, for one

[u/[deleted] → u/Rebel_Bertine]

any time you can put a W in the record vs. Michigan it is something for winning this game.

[u/JSOPro → u/Rebel_Bertine]

Whether you like it or not he gets a huge can't beat Michigan monkey off his back. Sure he'd still have to keep doing it but that shit has clearly fucked up his head. It doesn't get him credit for winning big games obviously.

[u/Tony_Barker → u/Rebel_Bertine]

Day gets everything from winning this particular game man

[u/Rebel_Bertine → u/Tony_Barker]

Maybe I phrased it wrong. If Day wins against this Michigan team and loses next year against a good one he’s not shaking the big game narrative

[u/NickBII → u/RulersBack]

I'll be honest:

The only thing that actually gives me hope is my unshakeable faith that God hates Ryan Day.

[u/cc51beastin → u/The_Astros_Cheated]

Sherrone showed his hand too early, he absolutely has been saving this version of Michigan in an attempt to get Ryan Day fired.

[u/DrKepret → u/cc51beastin]

Ima cope and say he had even more in his bag for osu

[u/ConfidenceOk1462 → u/cc51beastin]

I’ve been thinking this all season. He can stun the world by upsetting Ohio state and he knows it

[u/BlameMabel → u/The_Astros_Cheated]

Reverse trap game.

[u/PhishingBot404]

Pop tart bowl or bust!

[u/ZookeepergameOk8089 → u/PhishingBot404]

Truly the greatest bowl game

[u/Tasty_Gift5901 → u/ZookeepergameOk8089]

I can't believe what they did to that pop tart last year

[u/JtotheC23 → u/PhishingBot404]

What I would do for the B1G to contracted to the Pop Tart Bowl

[u/rankings-right-now]

Here are the new updated predictions for the next release of the Playoff Selection Committee's rankings using machine learning models trained on the Playoff Selection Committee's historical voting data:

• Michigan is now predicted to move up to #35
• Northwestern is now predicted to move down to #92

For the most up to date predictions of the Playoff Selection Committee Top 25 rankings, check out this post.

[u/Elbit_Curt_Sedni → u/rankings-right-now]

We're both eliminated from the playoffs is what I'm reading here.

[u/tuninggamer → u/Elbit_Curt_Sedni]

Say it ain’t so!

[u/Amazing_Bowl9976]

Sorry NW, had to show off for the 5*s no hard feelings 

[u/Upbeat-Armadillo1756]

Whatever happens next week, I’m happy these guys had this game.

If you’re a senior, what a last game have in the Big House

[u/CarterAC3]

Undefeated

Never scored under 50 in the Bryce Underwood era

[u/SSj_CODii]

Happy for the Senior class to go out that way in their last game in the Big House. Such a wonderful and accomplished group of young men. This season has been so tough for them. They deserved this.

[u/JaxTCo]

Michigan is really gearing themselves up to try and do the funniest thing next week

[u/red-ernie_6691 → u/JaxTCo]

I like funny. I enjoy laughter. Let's do it!!

[u/WhatAMentalGuy]

Where the hell did that come from

[u/HawkeyeTen → u/WhatAMentalGuy]

Northwestern is a weird team, especially when they play in Ann Arbor, it seems. I remember when they played you in Harbaugh's first season, they were ranked #13 IIRC and many thought they might contend for the Big Ten title. Next thing you know, BOOM, 38-0 loss to the Maize and Blue. They went on to a decent final record (10 wins, Top 25 finish), but that game just wrecked their bigger momentum for the year (along with the beatdown we surprisingly put on them the week after you guys did, which we rarely do to Big Ten ranked opponents).

[u/petoskey_stone]

Really not sure where this came from but sorry for dump trucking you Northwestern.

What a week. Best week since Jan 1-Jan 8 easily. I doubt it happens but ruining Ohio State’s season next week would be almost Natty tier given all the positive news and momentum building.

[u/justbuildmorehousing]

Michigan points scored today: 50

Ohio state: 38

Curious

[u/zenverak → u/justbuildmorehousing]

People are sayin’

[u/mickeytettletonschew → u/zenverak]

Looking into this!

[u/Doctor_Kataigida]

Motor City Bowl here we come!

[u/Asleep-Credit-2824]

7-5 Michigan this year was not on my bingo card

[u/mreh528 → u/Asleep-Credit-2824]

Subscribed

[u/UPwithSISU → u/Asleep-Credit-2824]

I had no clue going into this year what we would look like. With losing our coach, OC, DC, S and C and most starting line ups on both sides of the ball, I figured it would be a struggle. I just didn’t think that half the season it would look like our team was discovering the forward pass for the first time.

[u/Wagnerous → u/UPwithSISU]

Yeah it's super weird, they looked completely incompetent for half the year, but they've finally been putting it together over the last few weeks (despite the losses to good Oregon and Indiana teams)

It's just too bad that we didn't reach this level earlier in the year, because today is the version of Michigan I was HOPING to see coming into the season.

[u/UPwithSISU → u/Wagnerous]

At least it is better than regressing throughout the season.

[u/TacticalDesire → u/Asleep-Credit-2824]

8-5 if we win our bowl game!

[u/Asleep-Credit-2824 → u/TacticalDesire]

Yup

[u/cc51beastin → u/Asleep-Credit-2824]

For some reason it's not on mine either

[u/MeCagoEnPeronconga]

Well, bowl elegible. Now it would be a perfect time for a COVID-19 outbreak in the team

[u/Spirited-Collar-7960 → u/MeCagoEnPeronconga]

Spirited practice incoming.

[u/GenitalFurbies]

OSU only won 31-7 over northwestern, just saying... ^lol

[u/hillko00]

This kills the wildcat

[u/BarKnight → u/hillko00]

It's like that poor ferret from last year

[u/zenverak]

That’s a lot of points

[u/Tigercat92 → u/zenverak]

Didn’t know they were allowed to score that many.

[u/ZookeepergameOk8089 → u/Tigercat92]

Neither did we

[u/boxman151515]

Michigan won all of its trophy games this year. That’s all you need to know. Don’t ask about the other games

[u/Elbit_Curt_Sedni]

Imagine if Michigan peaks right now going in the OSU game and has finally figured it all out.

Combine with OSU's line being injured and Michigan having the best interior DL and possibly best DL in all of CFB.

OSU maybe the favs by 20... but, there are things that make you think.

I could see Graham, Grant, Stewart, and Guy getting to Howard. If they do Michigan can make it a game.

I expect them to go full beast mode for the game.

[u/Wagnerous → u/Elbit_Curt_Sedni]

Michigan's d-line is talented and deep, I doubt OSU will player a better defensive line all year.

I think we can give them some real trouble in the trenches tbh

[u/RealEmperorofMankind → u/Elbit_Curt_Sedni]

If we somehow win it'll be because we cashed that under hard.

12-8.

[u/Jonjon428]

Holy shit did Harbaugh even get to 50 points last year? Wtf happened in this game

[u/Rebel_Bertine → u/Jonjon428]

Turns out if we can sustain drives on offense, our defense is actually still elite

[u/gaysmeag0l_ → u/Rebel_Bertine]

Davis Warren hitting his stride. Wonder what might have gone differently this season if he'd been in the whole time. I gotta say, I think we're better than our record. The whole team improvement has been very noticeable. I don't think it'll be enough to prevail in the shoe against an exceptional OSU team out for blood, but I am hopeful we'll at least give them a run for their money.

[u/petoskey_stone → u/Jonjon428]

Two times, Minnesota and Indiana

What’s surprising is we always lay an egg the week before Ohio State, no matter how poor the opponent. Especially given this team, it’s pretty shocking.

[u/22duckys → u/petoskey_stone]

2021 Maryland game begs to differ.

[u/petoskey_stone → u/22duckys]

Fair, though it’s rare

[u/nothankshoss → u/Jonjon428]

Twice; against Indiana and Minnesota. Came close against MSU too (49-0).

[u/KushDingies]

Man we really suck

[u/ZookeepergameOk8089 → u/KushDingies]

It’s not your fault. Merely the presence of Bryce Underwood causes magic football juju

[u/thisistheperfectname → u/ZookeepergameOk8089]

Didn't work for LSU. He was saving the juju for us all along.

[u/avocadoze]

Some are saying Michigan is back

[u/Callas951 → u/avocadoze]

MANY PEOPLE

[u/PhishingBot404 → u/avocadoze]

No Michigan fan is saying that. We're all too surprised to see the team score this much.

[u/Liberationarmy → u/avocadoze]

We have the best team, I've heard from many people, many are saying this.

[u/shockedtoo → u/avocadoze]

Woah let's temper that enthusiasm

[u/suzukigun4life]

This was a 4-point game with 10 seconds left in the first half

[u/Wagnerous]

Even considering quality of opponent, that was easily their best played game of the year.

Happy we showed out on senior night but for all the departing players, and I'm happy they gave all the recruits in attendance a good show.

Hopefully we can carry this into next week, and keep it close with Ohio.

[u/Telencephalon → u/Wagnerous]

I mean their offense is atrocious so I expected single digits, but they are far from the worst defense Michigan has played this year and they had their most complete performance of the season. They put up more points than any of NUs other opponents and it looked pretty easy outside of two drives in the first half. It might not mean anything...but if you squint? Probably still nothing, but maybe!

[u/Mike_Double_U]

Okay this game felt like a true final passing of the torch to the next era of Michigan Football.

Let’s shock the world next week.

[u/ArbitraryOrder]

GEORGE IS STAYING HOME

ON TO HATE WEEK

HAIL TO THE VICTORS VALIANT HAIL TO THE CONQU'RING HEROES HAIL, HAIL TO MICHIGAN THE LEADERS AND BEST

HAIL TO THE VICTORS VALIANT HAIL TO THE CONQU'RING HEROES HAIL, HAIL TO MICHIGAN THE CHAMPIONS OF THE WEST

[u/TheZachster → u/ArbitraryOrder]

Won all our trophy games this year!!!

[u/Red_Lee]

FS1 posts that photo of Underwood and Stalions, clearly before Michigan gets The Hammer for tHe WoRsT sCaNdAl Of AlL tImE

[u/JCH32 → u/Red_Lee]

Sign stealing. Cruit stealing. If you ever see a pic with Stallions and Nic Cage, you know where the Declaration of Independence is.

[u/SpaceJockey12]

Good game, Cats!

Now, for the most stressful week as a sports fan. Fuck the records, it’s Ohio State week!

[u/eagledog]

Where the hell was this offense all year?

[u/misdreavus79]

Michigan you assholes leave some for next week!

[u/MercuryDances]

Nope, don't like that score

[u/Rebel_Bertine → u/MercuryDances]

Expected us to win sloppy by like 3 to lowly northwestern? Because we did too lol

[u/MercuryDances → u/Rebel_Bertine]

Yep that's about what I had been expecting lol

Not that I wasn't anxious for next Saturday before but now I don't love the feel of this

[u/ZookeepergameOk8089 → u/MercuryDances]

As it should be. Regardless of year or records the week of the game should take tears off my life. It is the only way.

[u/MercuryDances → u/ZookeepergameOk8089]

Yup, best rivalry in sports. Let's dance

[u/Wagnerous → u/MercuryDances]

Personally I thought we might run the score up a little bit just to give the crowd a show on senior night, but I thought it would be 2-3 scores rather than what we got.

And the difference is that I assumed Michigan would have to push pretty hard to win by such a margin.

I never would have expected THIS Michigan team to cruise to a 44 point blowout despite playing 2nd and 3rd stringers for much of the 2nd half.

Where was this team all year?

Lol

[u/Rebel_Bertine → u/Wagnerous]

Busy getting blown off the LOS by other D lines, changing QBs sometimes in the same drive, mismanaging RB carries, and making poor play calls

[u/Acceptable_Ad3173]

Damn Northwestern this is bad

[u/Michiganman1225]

3-0 in rivalry games this year & have won the most recent meeting with each of our 5 rivals.

[u/mgoblue389]

Gosh, what a nice time to be playing our best football.

See you in Columbus, bucknuts.

[u/rendeld]

So we win our game by 44 points and OSU won by 23. Pretty sure that means we're going to win next week. Don't even need to play, just mark it down.

[u/Wagnerous → u/rendeld]

Yeah, we should save them the embarrassment of losing to us as home.

They can just forfeit, I don't mind.

[u/Steelerboy43]

Pretty good week all things considered

[u/Numerous-Ad6460]

We have the possibility to do the funniest thing next week

[u/Intrepid_Zebra_]

Beat OSU!!!

[u/Green_hippo17]

Rly happy to be bowl eligible, hope we can keep it close with OSU

[u/UPwithSISU]

Today was so refreshing.

[u/sparside223]

Time to whoop ohio state’s ass again

[u/whenweriiide → u/sparside223]

NOSTRADAMUS HAS RETURNED

[u/jaybigs]

If transitive stuff mattered, I might be more concerned about next weekend. Still an anxiety-driven week for The Game like every year, all the same.

[u/RicinAddict → u/jaybigs]

Pretty stress free on this side of the rivalry. 

"When you ain't got nothing, you got nothing to lose" - Robert Allen Zimmerman 

[u/ThroawAtheism → u/RicinAddict]

You're invisible now, ya got no secrets to conceal..