tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35971090.post3853380260562193499..comments2023-12-21T10:20:43.344-05:00Comments on The Hoover Street Rag: Crystal BallerGeoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09461267960136260783noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35971090.post-3210066903658638042019-10-20T16:00:55.348-04:002019-10-20T16:00:55.348-04:00I don't really get the "big picture"...I don't really get the "big picture" criticisms at all. Harbaugh already basically has Michigan playing at the average level they were from 1980-2005. The only real difference is that in his tenure, OSU has pretty consistently been a top 5 football team, and with that obstacle in the way wining the Big Ten is HARD. That sucks, and I'm hoping it's a puzzle he can solve soon, but it's not some sign of absolute failure, it's a sign we're not there yet.<br /><br />As for last night's game: look, back in the Lloyd Carr days, my dad and I used to complain that it was more fun watching our local high school team lose football games -- because no matter what, they always threw all their heart into the game -- than watching Michigan win some games -- because all too often, they looked like they were just half-assedly going through the motions. Last night's game was everything a fan should ask for, a vastly better game than any of our losses from the last year and quite a few of our victories, too.<br /><br />And if Michigan can play like they did that second half, they can win any game left on the schedule except maybe OSU. Like you said, this needs to be a turning point.<br /><br />PS If you watched the replays of the last play last night, the defender is clearly tugging on Ronnie Bell's shirt. I don't think we ever saw a camera shot where you can be sure he was doing it before the ball got there... but who the hell defends a pass by pulling a player back after the ball gets there? If that gets called pass interference, I think we're favorites to win the game at that point.<br /><br /><br /><br />SFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02815984722071185197noreply@blogger.com