Not even close. Penny State, 2019. Shea Patterson threw for 276 yards and an interception in a 28-21 loss on the road. Nico Collins had 6 catches for 89 yards and Ronnie Bell had 5 catches for 82 yards.
Marsh elevating his game today brings me so much hope for the future. For this year, Marsh/McCulley is so much better than anything they had last year. Long term, Michigan is bringing in two more high end wide receiver talents as freshman next year, and if they can get one high end WR talent through the portal next year, the position group is no longer a weakness, and Underwood has every reason to stay and be a three year starter.
I wonder if McCulley has any chance to appeal for another year? Almost certainly not, but it's a shame. Last Year, he played only 2 games, and had 1 reception in each. In 2021, he was apparently a running back for Indiana, and had 64 carries over 7 games. If that was only 4-5 games, I think he'd have an argument. Such a shame, as he had 1 carry in one game, and 2 carries in another.
At this point I think that Browder needs to be WR 3. He can’t be much worse than anyone else on the roster and he’s a big bodied freshman I’d rather him get reps to replace Mcculley next year then keep watching Semaj fumble and drop balls.
Wisconsin’s rhythm all game was super bizarre. They had zero urgency most of the 2nd half, then randomly played high energy on one drive and got a FG, and then…just gave up after that? Truly baffling
He played for the cover…it’s not baffling at all. He did t bother to call timeouts when UM got into FG position because on 4th down we would have kicked it and went back up 17.
I wonder if he had money on Wisconsin and he thought a running clock would end the game and stalling would lead to another um score. I really don't see any other logical reasons to just give up like that
Yeah that was really bizarre. No hurry up on that last drive, then not using any timeouts? Heck why did they even try the onside kick then? Thought it was also weird we went hurry up on that second to last play. That ending was just weird.
He's 7 for 9. The two misses were both relative chip shots. I'm not a field goal kicker, but I always feel like those short kicks from either the left or right hash are harder than a longer field goal from the center, as the variance in degrees you can miss left/right is actually smaller.
lol - I'm leaving this answer up, but I asked ChatGPT, and it thought about it for like 2 minutes before replying that a 27 yard field from the left hash is equivalent to a kick from 28.63 yards from the center, based purely on math. On TV, it seems like a bigger issue to me, but I guess any kicker with significant experience knows how to ignore all that and aim for the center.
They were running plays to start the drive because they thought Wisconsin would take its timeouts, once the got near the red zone they started trying to score because W gave up and point differential could hypothetically matter in B1G tiebreakers and Playoff consideration. Also probably for fun
Hilarious to hear that about a team that just lost to Michigan twice in a row, and lost to Vanderbilt last year. Seems more likely to be poor talent evaluation on their part.
This ended up being a slow motion blowout. 445-252 in total yardage. They left points out on the field. Missed FG after a low snap, biff the 4th and 2 that may have led to more points. Lots of people were being way too harsh in the game thread. Yeah there's frustrating stuff going on like the drops which is a problem. Wisconsin came to play and their defense played into Michigan's strengths. I don't think Michigan believed they were going to make a QB change and prepared for the wrong QB. My only complaint is that they should have been pass first from the drop instead of waiting until the second half. A win is a win and I think lots of us lose sight of that and want the whole coaching staff fired because it's not playing out like you think it should.
Yeah we clearly dominated this game. The issues I saw were all so coach able. And we clearly have top WRs now in Donovan, Marsh, and Semaj. And Haynes is truly incredible. I’m excited for the season
Yeah the commentary said that Bama basically probed Wisconsin’s interior, couldn’t penetrate it and went all pass immediately. A different game plan there and it’s a proper blow out
I humbly ask you to offer Ryan Williams 5 million dollars to come here for his Junior Season. I also request that you offer an undisclosed yet fairly substantial amount to flip 5 star recruit Calvin Russell.
It took 4 quarters for our offensive oven to warm up but we eventually started cooking. A lot of work to do. Our defense though, they were seriously impressive.
If you told me Haynes would rush for over 100, we’d have a receiver over 100 with a TD, and Underwood threw for 270 with no INTs I would have thought that game would have looked different.
Hopefully Marsh continues to improve. Need to get solid receiver play for Underwood
A win is a win, but I think for good or bad, what you see is what you get with this team. I dont think they were looking ahead, they just lack talent, especially on the O line.
Honeslty, the sun and the heat probably played a factor in the first half. Or maybe it's coincidence that the offense started clicking when a cloud came overhead haha
Someone needs to have a come to Jesus with Semaj. I want him to be successful so badly and he’s clearly frustrated that he isn’t making plays. Bro needs to focus
I'm too emotionally invested in Michigan football when I don't even have money riding on the game. Adding money into that equation just seems like a horrible fuckin idea to me.
The offense looked 100% better once they got out of those stupid tight sets. I get it, Michigan wants to be manball U, but this isn't a late JH team with weapons for lineman. They have to let Underwood do his thing.
There was a ton of room to take off running on a few plays (where I felt it was smarter to just run). Decision making is getting there for Bryce! Just gotta keep getting better together, and we’ll be okay.
Looks close but we left what would have been most likely 10 points on the table with ending the game at the 5 and missing that field goal. That’s at least 34-10. I feel pretty good about that. Nice to see Marsh finally put some things together.
Just got home from the game and I felt it was a ho-hum effort offensively. We wore them down and that was the difference. The defense was incredible all day. Gotta get the snapping cleaned up, but we will be in every game
Love Bryce Underwood don't get me wrong, he's elusive and has great instincts but damn every ball out of his hand is like a supersonic missile. Yeah we had some drops but it's like trying to catch a cannonball at short range sometimes. Could have had 3 or 4 more completions with a little more touch. I trust this is well known and he'll clean all that up. Rather have this problem though than a noodle arm with no deep threat.
I'd like to know if they're struggling with drops in practice too. I don't know. It keeps getting brought up. He's throwing too fast he's throwing too fast but it feels like they would have gotten used to it by now.
I feel like this might just an adjusting to the speed of college thing. Once he gets a better adjustment to the speed of the defensive backs he’ll have a better feel for when he can take some velocity off the ball. I hope at least.
I added above that I just thought Sheronne was trying to reward Marshall with a TD. Marshall was limping after the long run but stayed in AND took the handoff.
Go Blue! I need a good recap and takeaways. Was able to watch most of the 1st at the airport, jump on a flight, land and watch most of the 2nd half. Seems like a wet noodle fight while I was in the air so not sure if I missed much.
Offense woke up in the second half and the defense clamped down. Glad to see the Bryce / Donaven connection finally spark and other dudes on the d line getting some life too
It all makes sense now. Semaj’s drops and issues on punt return. He is afraid of contact. The evidence has been piling up. He is focused on not getting hit.
The defense looked great. People hit the panic button WAYYYY to fast after the first drive as always. That offense in the second half needs to start showing up in the first half lol.
Yeah i hope they just stick with Marsch and let him develop with time. Goodwin at least projects a way more interesting profile than the other jitterbugs they keep trotting out there.
No need to watch the first 3 quarters. Just watch the 4th if you missed the game and want to save yourself some aggravation lol.
What saved the game for me was finally seeing a few WRs emerge. Love seeing McCulley essentially taking over the game and Marsh showing what he can do given the chance.
Why does our offense always look so bad after a bye week? They woke up in the last quarter... Moore needs to figure this out because we have looked better when he wasn't on the sideline
Are there any QB coaches or former QBs that can lend insight as to why a lot of Bryce’s throws were high? The internet says usually poor footwork or the ball tip pointing up at the release.
Still think our OL is nowhere near ear good enough to win meaningful games. And our receivers outside McCulley (and Marsh?) can’t seem to catch or create separation, both of which make it hard on a freshman QB regardless of his talent, and make running down to down a slog. Improve the OL though and I think a lot starts to look better.
Sprague was absolutely atrocious. His missed blocks caused 3 negative plays and that’s just what I recall. Overall, Wisconsin had the #1 rush D before this game for a reason. I think we need a new right tackle.
Okay, I'll be that guy. What the hell was up with the clock management and play calling on that last drive. There's no excuse not to tack on another three or seven points.
3 points don't matter so they aren't going to kick a fg, they aren't going to prolong the game any more than necessary so they're not going to call TO's, they're going to just keep pushing ahead towards the goal line and if they score great, if they run out of time before they get in it doesn't matter they still win.
I'm so confused about why Wisconsin didn't call timeout, then I'm more confused that we didn't just kneel the ball out since Wisconsin chose not to call timeout. Marshall looks like he got banged up for no real reason
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u/SimplyTheBlackGuy Oct 04 '25
Marsh better be the starter the whole year.