Nope, still stupid whether it works or not. A bad decision is a bad decision.
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So if Michigan isn’t done scoring that means we have to keep scoring, so it’s really a non-factor at this point.
If you think Michigan is going to score more, then it's irrelevant what we did there, right?
Franklin gets tight shorts in almost every big game. Allar is struggling with pressure but the staff does nothing to help him. Run, run, tough passing situation on 3rd and 6. Where's the quick release pass for 6 yds on 1st down?
Also why go for 2 so early? Now a UM FG puts us down 8.
Also why go for 2 so early? Now a UM FG puts us down 8.
Really did not understand the 2-point decision at all.
Now you're stuck chasing points. You have to go for two on your next TD now. If you do not convert it, then you have to on the following one as well. No need to chase points that early.
Now you're stuck chasing points. You have to go for two on your next TD now. If you do not convert it, then you have to on the following one as well. No need to chase points that early.
Come on man, I’m a huge coach Franklin proponent, but that was a stupid, stupid call. You have to acknowledge that. I was screaming it before they went.
The big runs have all come on the edge - PSU has to fix that, Defense gave up edge-containment too often.
Reminds me of the time the refs put 2 seconds back on the clock in Ann Arbor. My wife is like WTF, and I'm like it won't matter. Henne to Manningham for the win with 1 second left.................
It wasn’t that simple. He had just broken a tackle and was kind of stumbling out of it. That’s the reason the DT caught him. Watch it again.
Geeze it’s 14-9 and team is in the game and all people care about is a failed two pint conversation. It was a good half of football and they have a shot.
He was stumbling from broken tackles.
Thought the same, but 78 had a head of steam while Allen just finished getting untangled.
Allen was fighting through traffic. Kudos to Grant for a hustle play. Otherwise, Allen might have scored.
(Though I think somebody else eventually runs him down)
I didn’t like the call either, but I would have liked it if we made it. I just don’t think it’s as big a deal as many are making out of it. If we can’t stop their offense from rolling all over us, one point isn’t going to make a difference. I see why he did it and unfortunately it didn’t work. I’m not a big fan of many of the analytics, but coaches that use them follow them pretty religiously.
Team is showing a lot of fight. I guess I'm just a little embarrassed that after 10 years of solid recruiting and Franklin at the helm, we still have to resort to flea flickers and HB passes against Michigan and Ohio State. Its a tepid admission that we can't play with them from a talent or coaching perspective. Probably a discussion for another time....just not what I would have envisioned year 10 under Franklin.
also looked like that was a horse collar to bring down Allen. You could see where his shirt was grabbed when he got up.
Absolutely massive drive to start the second half. IMO, it might be the biggest of the season thus far. If you can go get 7 and then the defense turns around to follow that up with a stop, you'll have the momentum and a chance to take control of the game.
I saw that, but I think guys like Singleton or Barkley would have still outrun him. Allen just isn’t the type of back that’s going to burst really long gains.
Please, he wasn't "run down" he escaped a tackle just past the LOS which caused him to stumble for several steps as he went into the open field where the DT grabbed his Jersey and rode him for about 10 yards.
The analytics don't know that we got stopped on 4th and 1 and failed to convert on 3 tries from the 3 yd line.
Not throwing a single pass on first down and we have entered the third quarter is a pretty embarrassing stat
The more I think about it the more that 2-point try confirms what I've believed about Franklin. He is no tactician. He plays on momentum and emotion. That sets the identity for the team.
Maybe that 2-point try works and maybe it doesn't. What it actually does is define you.
This has been the difference between OSU/Michigan and PSU during the Franklin era. They are more disciplined and business-like. We are more "let's go have fun" as a family. This can produce wins, like the Grant Haley block/runback win against OSU, but it's not the stuff of dynasties that regularly go to the playoffs. It's a concession that you don't have the personnel.
Maybe that 2-point try works and maybe it doesn't. What it actually does is define you.
This has been the difference between OSU/Michigan and PSU during the Franklin era. They are more disciplined and business-like. We are more "let's go have fun" as a family. This can produce wins, like the Grant Haley block/runback win against OSU, but it's not the stuff of dynasties that regularly go to the playoffs. It's a concession that you don't have the personnel.
So you are expecting a loss anyway? Do crazy stuff because we have nothing to lose?
That's why Allar needed to be running all year if we're going to do it now--so he's used to taking hits.
