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Filed Under: Big Ten Football, CFB Preview Tagged With: b.j. cunningham, big ten game of the week, brady hoke, Denard Robinson, Kirk Cousins, Mark Dantonio, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines
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  • Joe

    " but part of the reason it took a big comeback in both of those games is that the Wolverines turned the ball over so much to begin with"

    Ummm…..seriously? Did you watch the Michigan – ND game?

    it would be more accurate to say "the reason they were able to make such a big comeback in that game is because ND turned the ball over too many times, and had one of the worst fourth quarter defensive breakdowns ever to be seen in college football, since the days of Charlie Weis."

  • keithmullett

    I did watch the game, as I have watched every down of every Michigan game this season. Denard tossing it to ND allowed them to open a big lead in the first place. Obviously ND had issues with turnovers as well and allowed Michigan to come back and win, but without Michigan's own mistakes there would have been no double-digit lead to dramatically overcome. Michigan went punt-punt-int-punt to open the game and go down 14-0, and then had Denard's goal line pick with 4 minutes left or so that nearly cost them the chance at a comeback.

    As for the defensive breakdown, I absolutely agree. I think even Charlie would have been dumbfounded by that game. Michigan also couldn't stop anything that night. Had there been 30 more seconds left on the clock ND would have had a legitimate shot at winning, considering how poorly Michigan defended

  • Joe

    "Michigan went punt-punt-int-punt to open the game and go down 14-0, and then had Denard's goal line pick with 4 minutes left or so that nearly cost them the chance at a comeback"

    ND scored off the first two punts, and not the interception. I think Michigan having a sub-par defense is what allowed ND to open a 14-0 lead. If it weren't for the ND pick into triple coverage with a wide open receiver, it would have most likely been 21-0.

    I dont think turnovers are to blame for being behind, when the other team has 3 redzone turnovers, and 5 total.

    Granted, Denard's propensity for throwing picks has us all scratching our heads…but fortunately his legs have other defenses scatching their heads.