Michigan's rushing attack carved up the blackshirt defense on Saturday in front of the 406th sellout in a row. They ran for more plays over 50 yards than they did all of last year. Justice Haynes is emerging as a dark horse for some postseason awards with his consistent weekly performances. The defense wouldn't let Dylan Raiola improvise in the pocket because they were seeing the Patrick Mahomes doppelganger on the ground for most of the afternoon. Here are some of the most amusing overreactions from Saturday's essential victory.
1. Michigan podcast demanded the firing of everybody after the hail mary by Nebraska
This is one of the most absurd and asinine tweets I have ever seen, but it occurs every single week that Michigan plays when he tweets. The miracle turned out to be a fluke, and it didn't cost Michigan the win, which makes this an overreaction that belongs in the internet hall of fame for one of the stupidest things ever tweeted.
This is an admission that you have no faith that Michigan can win and you don't know the game of football very well. It's an embarrassment that this guy is a fan of Michigan and astounding why he hasn't been sent to the dumpster yet by the Michigan sports department like James Yoder was.
Fire everybody
— MichiganPodcast (@MichiganPodcast) September 20, 2025
Michigan's defense should have guarded the goal line with about eight defenders and rushed three. Instead there were four Nebraska players and only five defenders in the area. Position yourself in front of every receiver and you should easily be able to outnumber the wideouts by a two-to-one ratio.
2. Brandyn Hillman's taunting was harmless
Hillman had a tough day at the office. He was caught on camera making a catch motion towards the Nebraska sidelines that cost his defense a first down for the offense, instead of a Cornhusker punt. The drive landed Nebraska three points.
Later in the contest he was called for targeting, but since the pass catcher established himself as a runner, the foul was overturned and Hillman remained eligible for the game. He was not on the field for the hail mary touchdown and was steps behind Jacory Barney on his first score of the ballgame.
Hillman's violent recklessness will cause him to miss some time eventually, but this is an overreaction because it was going to be fourth and long. Nebraska got bailed out by Hillman, who should have learned his lesson when he was doing it earlier in the game, along with Jyaire Hill.
His teammate Rod Moore made his long-awaited debut on Saturday, that was over 600 days in the making. On Moore's first snap, Michigan's defense created a turnover with the Cole Sullivan interception. That's a sign from above for all the hard work that Moore put in to get back on the field.
3. Alex Orji is a better quarterback then Bryce Underwood
This one makes me laugh hysterically, but it is from a Michigan State account who tweets non-stop about Michigan. Alex Orji cannot hold a candle to Bryce Underwood and I pray that this person knows that. Otherwise they are hopeless as well. This is another overreaction that is worthy of attention for comedy purposes only.
Underwood played like a game manager on Saturday, but as long as they win, it means nothing. The gameplan was to run the rock and that's exactly what Michigan did. Nebraska had no answer for it and was exposed defensively.
This is a clickbait tweet for engagement to boost the account's profits, which is basically like every post that comes from this profile. As for Sparty, Michigan State is in a world of trouble with more losses on the horizon looming for them.
I think Alex Orji might’ve been better than Underwood
— Daily MSU (@daily_msu) September 20, 2025
Regarding the Orji part of the statement, his Rebels squad are soaring in the right direction under Dan Mullen. Unfortunately he's out for the season, but maybe UNLV can sneak into the college football playoff with an unblemished record without the services of the polarizing Michigan transfer.

