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Sugar Bowl: #13 Michigan def. #11 Virginia Tech, 23-20 (OT)

  • dave
    WebFire;1037988 wrote:DL is a concern, but they also have a lot coming back.
    I'm not too worried about DL since that is where the depth is. More worried about center, WR, TE, and safety unless Gordon makes some progress.
  • bigkahuna
    wildcats20;1038004 wrote:I don't disagree with you, but it was played on Jan 4 last year. A Tuesday and the attendance was 73,879.
    With local Arkansas in the game. An SEC team would ~10,000 extra tickets sold.
  • Mulva
    Dennis Dodd tweeted that it was the 1st Sugar Bowl since 1945 without a top 10 ranked team, so maybe the lack of hype played into the ticket sales as well.
  • WebFire
    dave;1038007 wrote:I'm not too worried about DL since that is where the depth is. More worried about center, WR, TE, and safety unless Gordon makes some progress.
    DL is without a doubt the #1 concern next year.
  • WebFire
    bigkahuna;1038006 wrote:What are they saying? I'm checking some other scores on SC.
    Not much. Just wondered why it wasn't a false start.
  • wes_mantooth
    Didn't watch the game, but saw a replay of the overturned catch. Looked like a catch to me, just because the ball didn't look like it moved. I don't know though...too close to call.
  • vball10set
    wes_mantooth;1038094 wrote:Didn't watch the game, but saw a replay of the overturned catch. Looked like a catch to me, just because the ball didn't look like it moved. I don't know though...too close to call.
    Wasn't this the same replay official from the Syracuse/Toledo game that ruled the Orange extra point good? :o
  • ytownfootball
    UM was..."fortunate" to win this one 377-184 total yards, Denard 9/21, 13 carries 13 yards, questionable calls regarding the TD, fortunate indeed.
  • vball10set
    Hb31187;1037953 wrote:I agree that was def a penalty on the kicker.

    The "catch" however by the VA tech player was pretty obvious the ground helped

    No, it didn't.
    WebFire;1037955 wrote:If he wouldn't have bobbled, it's a catch. I honestly don't think he had control when he hit the white.
    No, he didn't.

    It was a catch, and you both know it. It wasn't pretty, but a win is a win, so congrats to the skunkbears. I'm already looking forward to 11/24/12.
  • bases_loaded
    wes_mantooth;1038094 wrote:Didn't watch the game, but saw a replay of the overturned catch. Looked like a catch to me, just because the ball didn't look like it moved. I don't know though...too close to call.

    That was my assessment, the ball didn't move... Plus they called it a catch on the field. Vegas must've made the call
  • killer_ewok
    It looked to me like he caught it cleanly and his elbow came down in the end zone prior to any part of him touching out of bounds. It didn't appear to me that the ground assisted him in catching or maintaining control of the ball.

    But I'm not the replay official....so it doesn't matter.
  • GOONx19
    I thought the ball moved, but I didn't think anything was indisputable. I didn't think they'd overturn it, and if they had ruled in incomplete on the field I also didn't think they'd overturn it.
  • WebFire
    vball10set;1038115 wrote:No, it didn't.



    No, he didn't.

    It was a catch, and you both know it. It wasn't pretty, but a win is a win, so congrats to the skunkbears. I'm already looking forward to 11/24/12.
    Uh yeah he did. You honestly didn't think the ball was moving around? LOL. Must look different on a scarlet colored TV.
  • WebFire
    killer_ewok;1038120 wrote:It looked to me like he caught it cleanly and his elbow came down in the end zone prior to any part of him touching out of bounds. It didn't appear to me that the ground assisted him in catching or maintaining control of the ball.

    But I'm not the replay official....so it doesn't matter.
    I thought he caught it, but when he actually had control he had already hit the white stuff.
  • DeyDurkie5
    didn't watch the game...should vtech have won? did they have a chance to win and blow it?
  • WebFire
    ytownfootball;1038113 wrote:UM was..."fortunate" to win this one 377-184 total yards, Denard 9/21, 13 carries 13 yards, questionable calls regarding the TD, fortunate indeed.
    One ESPN guy had a good point last night, of the difference between 2011 Michigan and 2010 Michigan. 2010, if you held Michigan to under 200 yards, they had no chance to win. 2011, hold them under 200 in a bowl game and they found a way to win.
  • Tiernan
    This game hurt more than watching the Bucks go down. scUM has found a way to win tight games again and that worries me.
  • WebFire
  • WebFire
    FYI - the field goal attempt that looked like it could have been a fake or muffed FG was indeed a called fake FG, but not everyone heard the call.
  • vball10set
    WebFire;1038165 wrote:Uh yeah he did. You honestly didn't think the ball was moving around? LOL. Must look different on a scarlet colored TV.
    Cute, and uh, no he didn't--stop trying to justify the bad call and just appreciate the fact that the football gods were smiling on you this season. 11/24/12.
  • WebFire
    vball10set;1038262 wrote:Cute, and uh, no he didn't--stop trying to justify the bad call and just appreciate the fact that the football gods were smiling on you this season. 11/24/12.
  • ksig489
    The point of the ball hit the ground and you could see the ball move...no catch. I would think that the officials who know the rules and got an extra few looks at it would know that they made the right call.
  • vball10set
    ksig489;1038305 wrote:The point of the ball hit the ground and you could see the ball move...no catch. I would think that the officials who know the rules and got an extra few looks at it would know that they made the right call.
    Just like the replay official at the Syracuse/Toledo game did, right? :rolleyes:
  • Tiger2003
    WebFire;1038231 wrote:FYI - the field goal attempt that looked like it could have been a fake or muffed FG was indeed a called fake FG, but not everyone heard the call.

    Still doesn't clear up why linemen were down field.
  • Scarlet_Buckeye
    WebFire;1037984 wrote:Probably not long since they start with Alabama. They may start high, fall, and have to win their way back. Not an easy schedule next year.
    Should make up for the soft schedule they had this season then ;-)