It's amazing how a team can consistently beat itself. There was a sequence in the first half of the UM-OSU game that typified 2010 UM football:
Denard Robinson leads the UM offense down the field with little resistance against a top 10 defense in the country -- touchdown! OSU 10 - UM 7
Ensuing kickoff, OSU returns kick for TD through what I was hoping was a UM coverage team that only had 8 players on the field, b/c that's what it seemed like. Nope, apparently they had all 11 players on the field.
OSU 17 - UM 7
Next UM drive, Denard again leads the offense down the field with relative ease. However, the drive was haulted by two dropped passes. OSU then converts two long 3rd downs partially b/c of bad tackling, partially b/c of freshman mistakes - TD. OSU 24 - UM 7
That's it...the whole season rolled into a 5 minute stretch:
unstoppable offense, disastrous special teams, beating yourself, freshman mistakes. Bing Bang Bong.
UM is actually out-playing OSU, but Michigan is playing against the toughest opponent they can possibly dream up...themselves.
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