Oregon 38 - Michigan 17

[dsred]

LOL. Trucked.

No QB, no WR, DEI coach, and the vaunted Michigan D gives it up. Will Johnson is smart to make these "business decisions".

[Mike]

Yeah, we’ve definitely seen the last of Johnson in a Michigan uniform.

Florida up 10-3 on Georgia. That could be interesting.

[Mike]

I checked SeatGeek at 3:25 and you could get 30 yard line tickets for $20 including fees. The AD robbed the season ticket holders blind this year. I hope they don’t think that’s a never ending trough of money.

[dsred]

Mason Graham and Kenny Grant 1st round draft picks? LOLOLOLO0L.

First round draft picks make plays against top flight opponents. I've seen SFA.

[klondike]

Mason Graham and Kenny Grant 1st round draft picks? LOLOLOLO0L.

First round draft picks make plays against top flight opponents. I've seen SFA.

They've checked out. Just like Johnson, it's shell time until the draft.

[Jeff Buchanan]

Pretty much as expected. M's offense is a mess - worse than expected. The combination of Davis Warren and Kirk Campbell can't put together a sustained drive. I expect that to continue allowing the D to fade in the 2nd half. I won't be watching.

[klondike]

So the td works for Oregon but not UM. Same exact play.

[lineygoblue]

Hey Oregon:

You better hope that for now and forever, .. you have an upper hand over Michigan.

That classless move at the end was only an attempt to somehow lenghten your manhood, over a defeated opponent.

Worse than MSU. Even they know better.

Paybacks are a bee with an itch.

[JRB]

38-17 is your final, as Oregon, much like Texas in week 2, had done all they needed to do by halftime. Once Michigan failed to convert on a short-field opportunity and then allowed Oregon to mount a TD drive starting from its own six, this one was over. There are bright spots here and there, but not nearly enough of them, and while this was a tough defensive assignment made tougher without Will Johnson and Jyaire Hill today, I remain disappointed at how little production Wink Martindale has gotten from his front seven. All in all, an entirely unsurprising result, which makes it no less depressing. Michigan football ought to be able to be more competitive than that, even against the #1 team in the country.

[lineygoblue]

I didn't see the first half, I saw mostly the second half. I think the defense gave all they could give. Their two best corners were out, yet the next Tom Brady didn't exactly shred them. I don't think the defense deserves as much blame as the old bugaboo of no offense. Warren had a decent game, but once again the lack of offensive balance tore them up.

Indiana laid 46 straight points on MSU today. Get ready to be ripped again next week.

[JRB]

Well, I saw the whole game, and Michigan gave up four touchdowns on five possessions in the first half, and barely even slowed Oregon on a couple of them. The offense is obviously limited, though today the offensive line was chiefly responsible for Michigan's struggles moving the ball. The defense has to play well enough to keep Michigan in games, and today it didn't.

[Jeff Buchanan]

I checked out after M's 3 and out in the 2nd half after they got some momentum going - forcing an Oregon punt on their first possession of the 2nd half then putting a nice drive together to score a TD - and couldn't capitalize.

Oregon is the whole package clearly demonstrating they are the #1 team. They're going to win the Big Ten and will make the final four. I'm not sure Mason Graham, Johnson and Grant have made "business decisions" and checked out. The Oregon OL was just better than expected and Gabriel was as advertised in his ability to escape pressure, extend plays and find open receivers. He evaded pressure or stepped up fearlessly in the face of pressure that turned into over-pursuit.

What is it with Kirk Campbell???? He calls a pass play on 1st down, great but either incomplete or little to no gain. Follows that up with a run play that Warren apparently didn't have the option to check out of it when it was obvious that Oregon was going to run blitz. Result: Mullings or Edwards, didn't matter, were stuffed. RPS - and I predicted there would be a lot that. There was. Obvious passing situation on third and long ..... over and over with Warren looking at all his receivers covered. Had to be disheartening for the players and Warren who played a solid game throwing some nice balls to Loveland and Morgan.

There were signs of improvement on both sides of the ball but not enough of it to stay even with an elite football team like Oregon. Doman got his punting leg back and had some great punts pinning Oregon inside their 20 then the D would give up the field advantage. More frustration.

I don't think IU is going to rip M. OTH it could still be a loss albeit M isn't going to fold. I'll put that game up tomorrow after the early ods come out.

[THE_WIZARD_]

Close game. A few different bounces and M woulda rolled. Keep the faith!