No Gopher fan (or anyone associated with the program) deserved this. I can't believe that we have to go through something like this again. For 3 1/2 quarters the Gophers got every break which almost never happens. A couple poor throws resulted in huge gains, a screen that should have been a pick 6 was dropped by Michigan's best player, a couple key penalties on the Wolverines in big spots...and then: they pick up the flag on the hit on Mitch, the defense allows a backup QB to complete a 3rd and 10 for a touchdown and then can't stop the same backup QB on the 2 point conversion. That last drive was baffling from a clock management standpoint the entire way down the field, but the last 19 seconds was truly a clown show of the highest degree. How do you not know the clock is going to run when the ball is marked for play? I was indifferent to going for it/kicking it, but if the sneak isn't there, there has to be a plan B. It is interesting that a team that was so conservative with it's play calling at times during that game decided to go for it with the game on the line.
A sincere hats off to the players for the effort they gave tonight, this hurts them a lot worse than it hurts us.
