The number of people who turned into the "storming the field" police last night was hilarious.
You’re vastly overthinking the decision-making of very young adults with underdeveloped frontal lobes who’ve been day-drinking at frat parties for 12+ straight hours.
Celebrate all wins. Never apologize for a win. But have to get better. What I am seeing is both a positive and a negative. Many of the shortcomings were self inflicted. The mistakes were often times mental errors. The positive to that is knowing they can be changed. Generally, you can anticipate week 1 being the sloppiest from that standpoint and it was. The negative is Oklahoma will make you pay significantly for the errors I’m seeing in tape.
The OL had a number of significant lapses. Hard to say if it’s communication, identification, or what. But the best OL operate as one singular unit through IDing the front and communicating assignments pre snap. That’s how you get a hat on a hat and from there power and technique take over. Definitely was far from a clean game from that standpoint. Oklahoma is an extremely aggressive minded defense and will test this once again.
Seemed at times that routes were not hitting the proper landmarks but this is harder to say without knowing the play call and specific rules of this offense.
Defense was not the issue. I’m sure they were gassed from the time they spend on the field. But tackling, pursuit angles, and zone cov drops can certainly improve.
Penalties were a major storyline that proved to be very costly. Michigan was fighting an uphill battle from their own penalty mistakes. Again, this is something they can clean up.
Special teams is often overlooked but is a major factor in deciding close games. Was not to a championship standard.
Some of this is expected week 1. Some of this is because western is a really good football team. But none of that excuses the performance. “You are what you put on tape” is football 101.
You have to watch the tape without ego or emotion. Make it as clean and simple as possible. What went wrong, why’d it go wrong, how can it be fixed, and then fix it asap.
I’m of the belief we will see a different football team next week. I don’t think 1 game should vastly change your opinion of the team. But it clearly and obviously needs to look different next week when Oklahoma comes to town.
Woke up and remembered, 2026 Men’s National Champs reside in Ann Arbor, Michigan! Ahhhh💙〽️ !!!!!! S/O Dusty May staff and the guys! Overly deserving 🙏🏾
If you’re gonna lose, I take solace in losing one of the best postseason games ever played.
This series came down to splitting hairs.
Skubal did his thing. Bullpen did their thing. Lineup did not. Simple as that.
The “hammer” has come down on Michigan
- Michigan is receiving a fine that totals over $20 million US Dollars, stemming from postseason football revenue loss over the next two seasons
- Sherrone Moore will be suspended for a game in 2026
Thoughts?
Huge Opinion:
Michigan held their ground and in the end the NCAA caved on level 1 sanctions. Loss of revenue easy to make up and only 3 game suspension for Moore validates this was nothing more than a PR show by the toothless NCAA to appear like they know what they’re doing.
Beating Alabama, in the Rose Bowl, with the entire country picking Michigan to lose… Might just be the greatest Michigan win ever. It was truly that special. #GoBlue