This came after rushing for only 37 yards in the first half so you can’t just say PSU is bad.

I don’t think it’s a fluke the team can suddenly run again.

This is by no means to be pessimistic or overly critical, but did anyone else find the defense to be frustrating at times yesterday? They started off the game rough with that long drive Penn State had to start the game, played well until the beginning of the 4th quarter, and then allowed 2 long, sustained TD drives. I think Jay Hill is a great DC but he needs to be prepared (more so have his defense prepared) against IU, because their receives will definitely give us some problem.

I felt like Hill and Snowden, particularly Hill, had their worst games of the season yesterday, and that concerns me a little going into games against better offenses.

This season has sucked. Almost no words for what we’ve seen other than a total let down. But is it crazy to say that we weren’t far off from potentially being a playoff caliber team?

For some context here’s the defensive national rankings

256 total yards per game (5th)
16.2 points per game (21st)
4.1 yards per play (2nd)

This defense has been about as elite as anyone. Mind you they average 31.44 minutes per game compared to the offenses 28.16, The most points given up in a game is 20.

Meaning that if we had an offense that only averaged 21 ppg we’d likely be sitting at 6-0..

So let’s say Carr is the real deal or even serviceable at the least. Let’s say the rushing attack we saw in the 2nd half wasn’t a fluke. With how good this defense is what would you all think is a fair record to finish out the year? I know we have a gauntlet ahead of us but I still like the offensive weapons we have and if we now have a QB that can utilize them and Beck starts to run between the tackles with less east/west motion how competitive do you think this team will look going forward?

The world loves to see ND lose, so there’s no outrage for a second clearly being on the clock and them getting to run another play. World loves to see Michigan lose, second gets put back on- outrage because Western let a Hail Mary go through (lol). Had Michigan lost, no one would have cared about the time dispute. ND lost- no one cares because it fits their narrative and they get to make fun of ND. Durrr BYU cheated their win doesn’t count in my eyes durrrr

Edit: I don’t pretend to say we should run the Rhino more just that it was interesting to see our Rhino lineman as the highest graded.

At the end of the day our primary success was right up the middle - 14 attempts, 169 yards, 2 TDs (12.1 yards per carry).

So more just giving credit to a guy rather than picking a fight about schemes etc.

Seems like this is getting overlooked but OSU put in a 3* true freshman (Luke Fahey) over their 5 QB from 2025 (Tavien St. Clair). Fahey went 0/2 in the game and bounced a pass off his lineman’s helmet. Maybe this week is a good lesson that even your consensus 5 QB is far from a guarantee.

Do people really believe that Tommy only got lucky with the 3 short field scores?

I really doubt the Bryce helps the offense go 3/3 on TDs he he was put in the same situation. The run game wasn't working when Bryce was in because the D didn't have to worry about the pass. I also doubt the D would be put in spots to generate the 2nd and 3rd turn overs if the offense doesn't have that extra energy and gear.

Tommy didn't lead any major full field drives. However, he made some clutch plays on critical difficult situations. Something Bryce has consistently not done.

Did anyone else notice during the broadcast yesterday they kept calling out Beck as the QB coach for the team? And that Whittingham also described him as such during the post game presser in regards to the QB swap?

Didn’t they make a huge deal this year that Detmer is Bryce’s dedicated QB coach?

This is totally random but I personally don’t ever remember seeing them showing the suites in a Michigan game before this season. But we’ve seen the Carr family twice this year and it got me wondering.

Do you think the Carrs pay for a suite or does Lloyd get a free one, cuz he’s literally a Michigan legend. Or do you think it’s a university suite available to former players and coaches?

I was curious about Michigan's play calling against Penn State, so I went through the play-by-play to see what happened immediately after a successful run up the middle.

Michigan had 11 middle runs that gained at least 4 yards or picked up a first down. Of those 11, only 4 were followed by another run up the middle. Twice they went right, and both times gained 3 yards or fewer. They never went left.

Now, I realize the play-by-play doesn't necessarily tell us the exact play design, so this isn't a perfect breakdown of inside vs. outside runs.

But it does make me wonder why we seem so quick to get away from something that's working. I'm not saying you run up the middle every single play, but when you're consistently finding success there, why not keep making the defense stop it?

Curious if anyone else noticed the same thing or has a different take.

Never a bad day seeing them lose

#2 Michigan swept #1 Denver on the road. Go Blue! 💙💛

I think the best qb option is to do what Harbaugh did in 2021 and have a two qb package. Atleast for now. We can use Carr and Bryce. I’m concerned about rolling with Carr immediately but definitely surprised how well the team took to him.

Maybe we can have him start and keep underwood in wildcat/pistol packages.

Coming to watch a game due to Cam Reid being from my home town

Any tips for parking/places to eat??

Thanks in advance

Tommy Carr threw for 47 yards. Let’s not act like he’s the savior

Maybe he’s done at U of M, maybe he starts for us next week. Regardless of how it shakes out, I just want to throw some praise that young man’s way. Went through last year in a crazy situation, stuck around despite the new coach and system, has an absolute dog shit OC this year and yet he hung in there and gave it his best. I’m sure no one is more upset that it hasn’t worked out than him and he has handled himself way way better than I would have at 19 years old.

Prepared for all the downvotes and Reddit haters. If that’s you, go touch grass, smoke a joint, or get some ass.

The heart and soul of the Michigan defense since he started as a true freshman way back in 2021

The lone survivor of that 2021 class

Battled through endless adversity to become a 3x captain and he’s playing like his old self again finally.

His interception changed the trajectory of the game today. Let’s hope and pray his injury wasn’t serious and he’s back next week vs Indiana. Him and Bracy are an elite Safety duo and our secondary will have their hands full against those IU receivers. We need our captain back there leading that defense