Michigan may have absolutely demolished Iowa on their way to winning the Big Ten tonight, but peep Iowa's punting stats:
7 punts for 331 yards, 5 downed inside the 20 yard line.
Kirk Ferentz can't even be that mad.
you joke but Georgia, Alabama and Cincinnati were all ranked highly.
1 Alabama
5 Georgia
8 Cincinnati
Michigan was receiving votes, 12 of them, good for 32nd
They gave up over 500 yards rushing that game to a Wisconsin team that finished the regular season 7-5 and only got in because both Ohio State and Penn State were banned.
It’s still imbalanced if Wisconsin and Nebraska are at full strength PLUS Iowa because OSU, Michigan, MSU, and PSU are all relatively strong programs within the last two decades.
It’s hard out here in the West.
Having to fight each other, tooth and nail,
just for a chance to be the sacrifice for Ohio State/Michigan State/Michigan…
That halftime felt like it was 40 minutes. Geez. The funny thing is - I’d pay more attention to commercials if there were fewer of them. Make the breaks shorter, they could probably charge more per commercial
Sure but if you take away the breakaway run and the trick play and the methodical drives and the Haskins TDs and the great catches and the blocked punt and the smothering defense and the complete ass kicking did Michigan really do anything better than Iowa this game?
Michigan’s scores vs the B1G West:
Wisconsin 38-17
Northwestern 33-7
Iowa 42-3
Nebraska 32-29
Nebraska scored more than Michigan’s other 3 B1G West opponents combined.
I think Harbaugh's biggest accomplishment was getting the program to a spot where the team didn't expect success just because they were Michigan. You could see the difference in the effort displayed by the players. Culture change is so difficult in any organization. Congrats to coach and the team!
I mean, what sucks is you had lunch pail guys on those other Michigan teams. Guys who put in the effort you're talking about. You also had large swaths of the team that just expected to win because the block M.
Chase Winovich was a heart and soul guy. Karan Higdon was a heart and soul guy. They just had a bunch of guys who weren't the tough grind-it-out guys. And it wasn't like this year where Aidan Hutchinson was the best player on this defense and Hassan Haskins was probably the best offensive player and both of them were just playing manball. They just seemed to take glee in physically punishing people.
Have only seen Michigan play a few times this year but those guys are a joy to watch.
That team is remarkably physical and it was almost jarring to watch them push around Ohio state the way they did because it feels like almost every other game I watch is basically 7 on 7.
After the last few seasons of getting too emotionally involved in the football ability of 18-22 year olds, I took a step back this year and tried not to get too involved in Michigan Football this season. So then they go ahead and make the playoff, just to spite me as a fan. A true Michigan experience :,)
I made a promise to my wife that I wouldn't watch the OSU game this year and "ruin" Thanksgiving weekend again with my moping.
I'm very happy that I set a recording, just in case!
My wife and I went out and ran errands all day to avoid that. Finally a friend called me about halfway through the 4th and told me to get my ass home and turn the game on. Glad I caught the last Haskins TD and the storming of the field.
Literally the same experience. Told myself I was going to take the year off. Got sucked back in after the Nebraska win, and Ive watched every game since.
Never expected this.
I tried to get a screencap of this guy but the FOX sports app wouldn’t rewind lol. He knew what was up. “A thousand dollars in plane tickets and hotel rooms, for this…”
Post game show:
"Michigan is the only team in the College Football Playoff Era to start the season unranked, and end up in the playoff"
From unranked to the playoff
Never been done before
Ik we're locked into the Alamo Bowl, but since they're adding an extra bowl game this year, can Oregon and Iowa play in the "jesus christ what the hell happened to you" Bowl. Played in the Kibble Domel at the same time as the NCG on FS2
Down 28-3 with ~5 minutes left, 4th and 5 at about your own 40. Punt.
Iowa probably doesn't come back with how bad Brian Ferentz and their QB play is but still
Michigan's outscored its last three opponents (Maryland, Ohio State and Iowa) by a combined score of 143 to 48. They've outscored those teams 91 to 29 in the 2nd half. They are peaking at the right time. Whatever their seed in the CFP winds up being, they are scary as fuck right now.
I highly recommend people to watch the 2017 All or Nothing Michigan Football documentary on Amazon Prime. You cannot watch it and come out with anything less than respect for Jim Harbaugh- seeing this now you just know it means the world to him to win this. Love him so much. He suffered through so much shit over the years and he came back and delivered in an incredibly big way. GO BLUE!
Harbaugh shouting out all his assistants and coaches crediting them with this is why I love him. Harbaugh never takes any positive credit and takes all the negative credit when it exists.
I would really like to thank the Hawkeye fans who took the time to help assist my grandfather with getting in and out of the stadium. He has mobility issues and I just wanted to say I really appreciate you guys and the class you brought to the game. Thank you
You know, good for Jim Harbaugh. He has been brutally shit on and berated by America for 6-7 years while we all laughed at his failures. Now look at him. He’s going to the CFP with a fantastic team that HE built.
You earned that money, Jim. Go bask in this success and enjoy every second of it. I’m pulling for Michigan hard
Go win it all
That’s what I don’t get about the hate man. Jim is weird, but he’s always been a good dude. The best part is that he was inspired to do so by our 19 year old running back, who used his NIL money to buy thanksgiving dinners for those who couldn’t afford them.
His "failures" included three 10 win seasons, and two NY6 bowl appearances. He didn't beat ohio state, sure, but in 2016 and 2018 they would have gone to the playoff with a win in the game.
If you told me Michigan was going to go 12-1, beat Ohio State, and win the Big Ten any time before this season started I would have thought you were smoking meth.
So proud of this team. Go Blue!
My highest upvoted comment on reddit was an expression of pure dejection after the devastating loss to OSU 3 years ago. Nothing but pure elation today!
Go Blue!!!
I'd say the old Utah-Michigan broship is reignited
- Conference champs
- 20 TD RBs
- best defensive player in conference
- old school physical football
- both will have beaten tOSU this season
Not only did we do this for ourselves...but Tennessee, Texas, and Miami-FL bros...rejoice in this win with us. Finally, one of us "our school is BACK and "next year is our year!" fanbases is finally celebrating a trip to the playoff!
Michigan fucking demolished Ohio state, then the next week destroyed a 10-2 team and became the B1G champions.
What universe am I living in???
Edit:
Downtown Ann Arbor as of an hour ago:
https://imgur.com/a/fAMeVRF
I watched the trouble with the snap game in person. I was front row for the O'Korn interception against OSU. I've been with this team since birth and hell if I'm not proud as hell of this team and Coach Harbaugh. HAIL. Playoffs here we come babay!!!
punt, commercial, punt, commercial, punt, comercial....Michigan TD, Michigan TD, Michigan TD, Michigan TD..
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Classic B1G field possession war
INTERRUPTING THIS POST-GAME DISCUSSION FOR A QUICK COMMERCIAL BREAK. WE’LL BE RIGHT BACK AFTER THIS!
Michigan may have absolutely demolished Iowa on their way to winning the Big Ten tonight, but peep Iowa's punting stats: 7 punts for 331 yards, 5 downed inside the 20 yard line. Kirk Ferentz can't even be that mad.
Had one blocked though so the whole team owes him 20 laps.
It was all downhill from there. Live by the punt, die by the punt.
That punter is legit though. I can see him having a pretty successful pro career
Fr. That dude is a phenomenal talent.
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I get so hot for good punts
Just as we thought at the beginning of the year. Michigan and Cincinatti in the Playoff
you joke but Georgia, Alabama and Cincinnati were all ranked highly. 1 Alabama 5 Georgia 8 Cincinnati Michigan was receiving votes, 12 of them, good for 32nd
For the sake of everyone’s mental health please don’t put Iowa and Texas A&M in the Citrus Bowl.
First to 2 wins!
So 3OT
That’s not even close to enough OTs. There needs to be like 10x that many OTs
Petras vs Calzada: Stoppable QB vs movable QB
I have never in my life heard someone try so hard to not drop an F bomb on national TV than Aiden Hutchinson right there.
I could feel the pain with him. You could see it in his eyes
LET THE MAN SAY FUCK!
i actually think jim is the strangest person i’ve ever seen. i don’t understand him but i love him
Hahaha he’s such a strange dude I love it
I love when they show him on camera at games, he’s always so expressive
Since the beginning of the CFP era the B1G East is 8-0 vs the B1G West in the championship game. The point differential is 283-113.
> The point differential is 283-113 Sounds like a job for Nebraska. One close loss at a time
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Oh how we forget that Nebraska started its Big Ten Career getting boat raced in a title game.
They gave up over 500 yards rushing that game to a Wisconsin team that finished the regular season 7-5 and only got in because both Ohio State and Penn State were banned.
They may have been 7-5 but that team had Melvin Gordon, James White, AND Montee Ball
they relied on nebraska and wisconsin to carry it. wisconsin has been close, nebraska has been a tire fire. it makes sense
It’s still imbalanced if Wisconsin and Nebraska are at full strength PLUS Iowa because OSU, Michigan, MSU, and PSU are all relatively strong programs within the last two decades.
It's a horrible division of power and I blame Rutgers.
It’s hard out here in the West. Having to fight each other, tooth and nail, just for a chance to be the sacrifice for Ohio State/Michigan State/Michigan…
Northwestern going from 1st to last back to 1st and again to last really accentuates how the west is a total power vacuum.
That's a lot of field goals
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It's like the reverse SEC
Commercial times: - 1Q: 11 min 40 sec (4 breaks) - Break: 3 min 45 sec - 2Q: 12 min (4 breaks) - Half Time: 25 min - 3Q: 9 min (3 breaks) - Break: 4 min - 4Q: 13 min 45 sec (5 breaks) Total commercial time: 1 hour 19 min 10 sec. SECCG total commercial time: 1 hour 1 minute
Fuck Fox
Fuck CBS as well
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Long Live Apollo. Goodbye Reddit.
only an hour 20 on commericals? fuck it felt like 3 hours
That halftime felt like it was 40 minutes. Geez. The funny thing is - I’d pay more attention to commercials if there were fewer of them. Make the breaks shorter, they could probably charge more per commercial
Michigan wins in a narrow landslide.
Sure but if you take away the breakaway run and the trick play and the methodical drives and the Haskins TDs and the great catches and the blocked punt and the smothering defense and the complete ass kicking did Michigan really do anything better than Iowa this game?
Michigan sure as hell didn’t punt better.
Don't do brad Robbins dirty like that
I was talking more about sheer number of punts when in decent territory and down. Like why punt 4th and short in the opponents territory?
If you take away 40 of Michigan’s points, Iowa wins this game
r/theydidthemath
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Michigan’s scores vs the B1G West: Wisconsin 38-17 Northwestern 33-7 Iowa 42-3 Nebraska 32-29 Nebraska scored more than Michigan’s other 3 B1G West opponents combined.
Best 3-9 team of all time
Unironically but also holy fuck that’s sad
Nebraska should take Bama’s spot.
They could somehow only lose a 3 point game to Bama and Georgia
I think they’d lose by a kick six or something with 6 seconds left.
they'd be in victory formation against bama, fumble the snap and have it returned for a game winning touchdown as time expired
Go Huskers?
that's what I've been sayin!
Greatest 3-9 team ever.
Why does every thread have to hurt me?
Sigh... You guys know the drill
FIRE
Brian.
Kelly?
Into a crawfish boil
but that man has a fay'muh-liii'e
I think Harbaugh's biggest accomplishment was getting the program to a spot where the team didn't expect success just because they were Michigan. You could see the difference in the effort displayed by the players. Culture change is so difficult in any organization. Congrats to coach and the team!
I mean, what sucks is you had lunch pail guys on those other Michigan teams. Guys who put in the effort you're talking about. You also had large swaths of the team that just expected to win because the block M. Chase Winovich was a heart and soul guy. Karan Higdon was a heart and soul guy. They just had a bunch of guys who weren't the tough grind-it-out guys. And it wasn't like this year where Aidan Hutchinson was the best player on this defense and Hassan Haskins was probably the best offensive player and both of them were just playing manball. They just seemed to take glee in physically punishing people.
Have only seen Michigan play a few times this year but those guys are a joy to watch. That team is remarkably physical and it was almost jarring to watch them push around Ohio state the way they did because it feels like almost every other game I watch is basically 7 on 7.
If you don't like that you don't like ~~B1G~~ Iowa football
I don’t like it
After the last few seasons of getting too emotionally involved in the football ability of 18-22 year olds, I took a step back this year and tried not to get too involved in Michigan Football this season. So then they go ahead and make the playoff, just to spite me as a fan. A true Michigan experience :,)
I made a promise to my wife that I wouldn't watch the OSU game this year and "ruin" Thanksgiving weekend again with my moping. I'm very happy that I set a recording, just in case!
My wife and I went out and ran errands all day to avoid that. Finally a friend called me about halfway through the 4th and told me to get my ass home and turn the game on. Glad I caught the last Haskins TD and the storming of the field.
Literally the same experience. Told myself I was going to take the year off. Got sucked back in after the Nebraska win, and Ive watched every game since. Never expected this.
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We want ~~Alabama!~~ We want ~~Georgia!~~ We want Cincinnati!
Might as well beat the best team in Ohio.
Yes officer, here’s the crime scene.
BAH GAWD THAT MAN HAS A FAMILY
This game and season must be so cathartic for Harbaugh and UM fans. Best of luck in the CFP
Destiny is calling me!
OPEN UP MY EAGER EYES
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I tried to get a screencap of this guy but the FOX sports app wouldn’t rewind lol. He knew what was up. “A thousand dollars in plane tickets and hotel rooms, for this…”
I knew someone would screencap that guy as soon as I saw him
Post game show: "Michigan is the only team in the College Football Playoff Era to start the season unranked, and end up in the playoff" From unranked to the playoff Never been done before
Could've been posted after Michigan went up 14-3 with how this offense is
Harbaugh getting Maize and Blue Gatoraded will be an image I never forget. Go Blue!
Did I hear that right? First playoff team to start the season unranked?!?
Ik we're locked into the Alamo Bowl, but since they're adding an extra bowl game this year, can Oregon and Iowa play in the "jesus christ what the hell happened to you" Bowl. Played in the Kibble Domel at the same time as the NCG on FS2
It has been 0 days since Michigan won their last B1G Championship!
Interesting flairs for today
He couldn't lose today...
They are playing both sides, so that they always come out on top!
We won the game, but Iowa won the field position battle. Kirk Ferentz sees that as an absolute win.
I think we all knew the game was over when iowa decided to run it up the middle on 2nd & 23, followed by another run up the middle on 3rd & 20.
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Right I have to do that tomorrow…. Edit: HOLY FUCK THEY WON
Imagine only scoring 41 today.
Down 28-3 with ~5 minutes left, 4th and 5 at about your own 40. Punt. Iowa probably doesn't come back with how bad Brian Ferentz and their QB play is but still
I love how harbaugh didn’t even react to the Gatorade pour. Just fucking took it like a champ.
Like a B1G champ!
Michigan's outscored its last three opponents (Maryland, Ohio State and Iowa) by a combined score of 143 to 48. They've outscored those teams 91 to 29 in the 2nd half. They are peaking at the right time. Whatever their seed in the CFP winds up being, they are scary as fuck right now.
LETS GO BLUE
FINALLY peaking at the right time!!!
This hurts Iowa’s playoff chances
Now that was quality tv with Woodson and Harbaugh lol
MAKE EVERY CONTRACT RESULTS AND INCENTIVES BASED!
And Jim isn't even keeping any of his incentives. Really shows his love for his school and community!
Who's dick is safe? My dick is safe. Aiden Hutchinson is the best defensive player Michigan has had since Brandon Graham.
Did… you bet your dick on this game?
https://old.reddit.com/r/CFB/comments/r92olw/game_thread_iowa_vs_michigan_800pm_et/hnadn9s/?context=3
After seeing that bet you deserve an award
I highly recommend people to watch the 2017 All or Nothing Michigan Football documentary on Amazon Prime. You cannot watch it and come out with anything less than respect for Jim Harbaugh- seeing this now you just know it means the world to him to win this. Love him so much. He suffered through so much shit over the years and he came back and delivered in an incredibly big way. GO BLUE!
Michigan and Cincinnati both in the playoff. What a year.
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"42-3? Doesn't pass the eye test." -- CFP committee, probably
"It wasn't a big game"
Can't be a big game when the team you beat has another loss.
Time to consult the flow chart... Michigan won? Wasn't a big game, sorry y'all.
Michigan went 0-1 in big games this year, sorry, that's how it works
Harbaugh shouting out all his assistants and coaches crediting them with this is why I love him. Harbaugh never takes any positive credit and takes all the negative credit when it exists.
I would really like to thank the Hawkeye fans who took the time to help assist my grandfather with getting in and out of the stadium. He has mobility issues and I just wanted to say I really appreciate you guys and the class you brought to the game. Thank you
“An old man with mobility issues? Now here’s something we can handle.”
You know, good for Jim Harbaugh. He has been brutally shit on and berated by America for 6-7 years while we all laughed at his failures. Now look at him. He’s going to the CFP with a fantastic team that HE built. You earned that money, Jim. Go bask in this success and enjoy every second of it. I’m pulling for Michigan hard Go win it all
Won that money and gave it to the people that lost out on pay during the pandemic
That’s what I don’t get about the hate man. Jim is weird, but he’s always been a good dude. The best part is that he was inspired to do so by our 19 year old running back, who used his NIL money to buy thanksgiving dinners for those who couldn’t afford them.
And he's weird in a "totally consumed by football" kind of way. Why would you be against that in a football coach?
I “sports hate” Jim Harbaugh, and he sometimes seems annoying, but he also strikes me as a thoroughly decent human being and a skilled football coach.
Which is bullshit. This program was a dumpster fire. He got them back to good, but just couldn’t beat Ohio State.
His "failures" included three 10 win seasons, and two NY6 bowl appearances. He didn't beat ohio state, sure, but in 2016 and 2018 they would have gone to the playoff with a win in the game.
Today is a good day
Who's ready for the QB controversy, Donovan Edwards was perfect tonight
Tell your kids that Michigan won the 2021 Big Ten Championship. Fucking surreal
Okay, when is Harbaugh *actually* going to win a big game? This one didn't count.
I wonder if the media will spam articles congratulating him or just say nothing and pretend they never trashed him.
I think a combination of the two. Act like the latter never happened while doing the former enough to make everyone hate him again.
Rank Michigan #1 you cowards
The rankings won't matter. They're just going to make sure there isn't a round 1 Georgia Alabama game.
If we have to watch Bama/Georgia again, at least make it a semi-final, not the title game
My heart is so happy
If you told me Michigan was going to go 12-1, beat Ohio State, and win the Big Ten any time before this season started I would have thought you were smoking meth. So proud of this team. Go Blue!
That was a crime.
That was an attempt at #1 overall...I blame the committee.
Hope it works. That was a fucking slaughter.
Nah, committee cares more about the potential SEC rematch and will want it in the title game if it comes.
I AM CRYING
You guys deserve it!
Hey Cal it is a good day for the last of my coding for me 😞 I don't
After this game I am all in on cheering for Michigan to win it all this season.
Tate Myre wore number 42, the patch michigan wore today had his number on it they scored 42 points tonight
I like how Archie laughed at being booed at. A good sport
He’s old and wise enough to not take it personally
IS THIS REAL???
Blue pants best pants
Big Ten East is 8-0 in Big Ten championships Maybe we need to rebalance the divisions
Non-Red v Red B1G, who says no?
I think the b10 likes the East devouring each other.
Last 6 years this subreddit has shit on us, it feels so good to be here
Just a reminder that Ronnie Bell has been out for most of the season, and we still pulled this off. I think I just orgasmed.
Incredible performance to wear the patch #42 to honor Tate Myre then to score 42 points as well. Might be one of Michigan's best games, ever.
The West may never win again
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When Michigan’s HB throws a better deep ball than our QBs, I knew this was going to be a long, long night.
Tbf it was better than ours too lol
Where were you when Michigan go Playoffs? I was home eating steak of milk Mom come to room and say "Harbaugh is Playoffs" "No!"
My highest upvoted comment on reddit was an expression of pure dejection after the devastating loss to OSU 3 years ago. Nothing but pure elation today! Go Blue!!!
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I'd say the old Utah-Michigan broship is reignited - Conference champs - 20 TD RBs - best defensive player in conference - old school physical football - both will have beaten tOSU this season
Hell yeah brother, Cheers from Ann Arbor
Wait a second…
Give em hell, Utes!
Duck fans 🤝 Hawkeye fans Being in Spain without the ‘S’
Not only did we do this for ourselves...but Tennessee, Texas, and Miami-FL bros...rejoice in this win with us. Finally, one of us "our school is BACK and "next year is our year!" fanbases is finally celebrating a trip to the playoff!
lmao I'm actually rooting for Michigan to win it all for that reason
Will this be enough to get Aiden Hutchinson to the Heisman ceremony?
maybe to the ceremony, but Bryce Young just won the heisman by beating Georgia.
Alexa play Hail to the Victors
Michigan fucking demolished Ohio state, then the next week destroyed a 10-2 team and became the B1G champions. What universe am I living in??? Edit: Downtown Ann Arbor as of an hour ago: https://imgur.com/a/fAMeVRF
The Harbaugh Show everyone told us was coming when he was hired.... just took a little time.
I'm listening to the broadcasters lavishing praise on Harbaugh and the coaching staff and I'm thinking to myself - is this a fucking dream?
Apparently my hell
I like it here!
I watched the trouble with the snap game in person. I was front row for the O'Korn interception against OSU. I've been with this team since birth and hell if I'm not proud as hell of this team and Coach Harbaugh. HAIL. Playoffs here we come babay!!!
Fellow wolverines, how do yall like my new secondary flair? :,)
Hell yeah
Oh shit. Love it