5 things we learned from Michigan Football win over Ohio State
Michigan football dismantled Ohio State for the second year in a row and here are five things we learned from the Wolverines’ win.
We are a day removed from Michigan football’s stomping of Ohio State in the Shoe and man, it feels good.
The victory last season was truly something special. It ended the reign of terror and showed that Jim Harbaugh can beat Ohio State, which was his one big hurdle.
You wondered if it was going to be a one-time thing or if it was just the start. Harbaugh seemed to know all along. He said after last year’s win and even after the playoff loss to Georgia, “This is just the beginning.”
He was right. It was just the beginning.
Michigan football hasn’t lost a game since that Orange Bowl defeat and on Saturday, they silenced their critics for good with a 45-23 beat down of the Buckeyes, including a 28-3 second half.
Michigan opened the first half with 10 rushing yards. 10. Urban Meyer was gloating before the game and at halftime about how Michigan couldn’t run the ball.
Well in the second half, that’s exactly what the Wolverines did. J.J. McCarthy was spectacular and just like in Ann Arbor, the Wolverines had the Buckeyes ready to quit in the fourth quarter.
C.J. Stroud threw two interceptions. Ryan Day refused to go for it on fourth-and-short and selling out to stop the run burned Ohio State as Michigan was simply better, tougher, and more disciplined.
Oh, and all the speed Ohio State is supposed to have? Well, Michigan football has plenty of that too as Donovan Edwards can attest.
Truly, Michigan football is making me feel things I haven’t since 1997 and it’s going to be exciting to see what happens. Next on the agenda is winning a second Big Ten championship next week.
But first, let’s look back at five things we learned in Michigan football’s win over Ohio State.
Jim Harbaugh is the best head coach in the Big Ten
The comment made by Jim Harbaugh had to really stick in the craw of Ryan Day for the past year, “Some people were born on third base and thought they hit a triple.”
That was Day, who once said Ohio State was going “Hang 100” on Michigan the next time they played. Well, it took two games for the Buckeyes to score 50 against the Wolverines and the problem is that they allowed 87.
Ryan Day said last season was a failure after losing to Michigan and then spent the entire offseason revamping the defense and preparing for this game.
Well, Ohio State’s season ended in failure again. After getting demolished at home, Ohio State doesn’t deserve a playoff berth and frankly, Day may not have his job much longer.
That hot seat talk has shifted from Harbaugh to Day and I love it. Jim Harbaugh is the best coach in the Big Ten and maybe in the country.
Harbaugh certainly owns Ryan Day and you have to give the man credit, he went back to his roots and rose from the lowest possible moment to achieve things no one thought he could.
Michigan has incredible staff (built by Harbaugh), a tremendous culture, and a ton of talent. The future is bright and as Harbaugh said, this is just the beginning.
But also, “It’s our time” as he said earlier this month and after watching Michigan just blow by Ohio State 28-3 in the second half in Columbus, I tend to believe him.