This One Hurt.......

[John Galt]

I'm not in the camp that says all is well despite losing to Michigan. I had no expectation of beating them before the year started, but they were ripe for picking yesterday. At some point, you need to be able to win a home game against a good team.

We're up 7-0, all the momentum in the world and we have them in 3rd and 17, and we give up a 45 yard touchdown pass where no defender is within 10 yards of the guy. It wouldn't have bothered me if he threw the ball into traffic and a Michigan receiver went up and made a play. What bothered me was that it was a total mental breakdown. Take away that one play and the terrible pass interference call on Shabazz in the end zone on 3rd down, and we lead 7-3 at the half instead of being down 14-7. Those two plays were an 11 point swing, and probably the difference in the entire game from a momentum standpoint.

It's been said already, but the fake field goal call was one of the worst I've ever seen. Our defense has a nice 3 and out to start the 2nd half, then our offense moves the ball down to their 15 yard line, and for some reason the staff gets desperate? Before the fake field goal, I hated the decision to go for it on 4th and 2 with a Nelson run even before we converted. Kick the field goal and your down 14-10. Without the terrible pass interference call on Michael Carter the following possession, the Gophers are down 4 with the ball midway through the 3rd quarter, and a chance to be in the game to the end.

 

[spackler]

The fake field goal was bad. Very bad.

And what's worse is the design of the play. Maybe it works if you need 2 or 3 yards, but 17?

At the snap, send the wideout at a full sprint to the end zone. Throw it out there, and you have better than a 0% chance, which is what that play gave you.

No brains used on that play, maybe it worked against the scout team.

 

[calminnfan]

Though there were a few bad decisions and the missing out on the early field position came back to hurt as well, even with the rational behind the decisions, at the same time things simply went Michigans way yesterday much like things went MN way against Purdue. Michigan ended up with a few video game plays and got some calls to go their way..gotta dust it off and get back up again.

 

[icepirate13]

I thought there were many bad decisions made. The playing calling was atrocious. Besides the previously discussed fake field goal and electing to kick a field goal too late in the game, I thought on 3rd and short Nelly should have gone under center. Time and Time again our efforts were thwarted as we lost yardage or were limited to no game. Why would we not go under center and do a sneak, a blast, or a fullback lead run? It was the most frustrating game of the year for me!

 

[bleedsmaroonandgold]

Though there were a few bad decisions and the missing out on the early field position came back to hurt as well, even with the rational behind the decisions, at the same time things simply went Michigans way yesterday much like things went MN way against Purdue. Michigan ended up with a few video game plays and got some calls to go their way..gotta dust it off and get back up again.

I don't think Michigan "ended up" with them, we gave them to Michigan. That was a total breakdown on their first touchdown, and Stoudermire even stopped running.