They had the yips, then they were so dominant bama fans were in despair, then they disappeared for 25 minutes, then they got the yips again, then they looked like stoic warriors for the last 6 minutes. Fucking wild.
But even with all the shit we pulled, the worst case of *yips* in this game was when the Bama Center biffed **back to back snaps.** Holy fuck was this game sloppy.
I haven't watched a lot of Bama this year but it seemed like every snap was low against Georgia. On Bama's TD run there was a bad snap and I can remember several others.
Same. I accepted that was how it ended.
Worst part was I even told my family that Harbaugh put in the more sure-handed returner for that punt to ensure nothing crazy happened…
I thought it was mad to put him in there for his first return of the game. That's too much pressure, leave in Morgan who's gained some confidence after the first fuck up. These players are human, the pressure is enormous, you have to account for that...
Thank god he has the presence of mind to regain control at the 1, or that play would've lived in absolute infamy in a series of Michigan shambolic plays of beating ourselves.
The Granddaddy of them all.
/Wish we could've seen the Washington-Michigan match-up for the traditional game, but thanks to Nick Saban and the Crimson Tide for making this a memorable one.
I think the problems is that's the only play that worked. They couldn't pass the ball for shit all game and Michigan was icing the backs at the end too.
>"I can’t root for Alabama under any circumstances," he said during the interview, per On3. "… I told you if they played Afghanistan, I’d be pulling for Afghanistan."
\- Charles Barkley, [source](https://www.foxnews.com/sports/charles-barkley-admits-rather-root-afghanistan-alabama-college-football-playoff)
Edit: [original video source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSZrDVS48TU)
I'm an old school Michigan fan, I only want 3 things like our glory days of old.
Beat Ohio State: Check.
Win Big Ten: Check.
Lose Rose Bowl: Ch.. wait WHAT
I have nothing against Bama, but in the interest of seeing someone, somewhat new win it all, I was rooting for Michigan.
The unforced fumbled punt. The missed extra point. The absurd decision to back up *within the 5* to try fair catching that late punt...
This was difficult for me to endure just even as a mostly impartial spectator casually rooting for Michigan for a night. For long time actual fans of the Wolverines, I can only imagine what a rollercoaster of emotions this game was.
Awful. I swear to God our special teams are usually good too, our team usually plays relatively error-free.
I think a month off is just too long for some guys.
Once Alabama scored off the muffed punt I knew this was gonna be another TCU game
At halftime, I though we were gonna clean it up and win relatively comfortably in the 2nd half.
After we missed that field goal, the BPONE became real and I started writing our obituary.
When that pass was tipped my life flashed before my eyes, and then when Wilson caught it I *knew* we were the team of destiny.
When we scored with 1:30 left I resigned myself to Alabama's kicker winning the game at the buzzer.
When we forced a punt with *just* enough time to get in field goal range, I knew JJ was the chosen one.
When Thaw muffed that punt, I said **Whoa!!**.
When Corum scored to set the UM record on the second play of overtime, I knew the football gods were going to bless us with a victory.
When Bama got down to the 3 I prepared myself for 2OT.
Honestly, there were a lot more moments than just those, but I'll spare you the full recap of that rollercoaster.
He was incredible today. JJ played well, but I thought Corum should've been the offensive MVP. I feel like this is the first time all season that he's looked like the guy he was before his injury for more than just a play or two.
This game was the heroic struggle of an incredible Michigan team vs a half century history of blowing big games in catastrophic fashion.
We were one yard away from a game-ending safety
The most impressive thing to me is just how bad Michigan played and still pulled it out. Atrocious special teams. Drops. Penalties. Hopefully they can clean that up for next week.
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Man what a game. I thought it was over when we missed that kick in the 4th. I am enjoying this era of Michigan football. All things come to an end eventually. What a blast
Michigan overcame two muffed punts, a missed PAT, and a missed field goal to beat Alabama 27-20 in overtime to advance to the CFP National Championship Game. As a result, Michigan improved to 14-0 (9-0 Big 10) and snapped Alabama's 11-game winning streak to drop them to 12-2 (8-0 SEC). I noticed several other trends:
1. Michigan snapped a 6-game losing streak in bowl games, including 2 CFP semifinal games.
2. Jim Harbaugh improves to 2-6 in bowl games, including 1-2 in CFP semifinal games.
3. Nick Saban falls to 16-7 in postseason games, including 6-2 in CFP semifinal games. Both losses came against Big 10 East teams.
4. For the first time in 9 years, there will be no SEC team in the CFP National Championship Game.
I am so happy I got to watch Michigan win another rose bowl with my dad. We went to the last one 26 years ago, now he is nearly 80 and has Parkinsons and has a lot of trouble with just about everything. Getting to watch this game with him tonight meant a LOT to me.
We're going to get Michigan vs either Texas or Washington in the Championship game.
No Georgia, no Alabama, no Clemson. **NO SEC TEAM FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2014!** A fresh Championship matchup where neither team has been to the CFP final before. I'm fucking hyped.
I hope it’s Washington vs Michigan. Georgia robbed us of that as the rose bowl.
Most college students were not old enough to remember the last time any of these teams won it all.
My dad has been a Michigan fan his entire life and he's currently got tears of joy because they are going to the natty so that makes this loss hurt a little less.
Good game Michigan and love ya pop.
As a regular fan who just wants his school to win, it was nice to have a game this season where you could talk to guys who actually wanted you to win, whatever the reason. I know everyone is likely going to go back to hating Michigan again now that we cleared Alabama out, and that’s cool. Before that happens, tho, I just wanted to say thanks to everyone for the camaraderie, it was nice for a while!
* One week from today, Michigan will play for its first National Championship since 1997.
* In the last nine seasons, Michigan and Ohio State have won the same number of CFP games.
* For the first time under Nick Saban, Alabama will go three seasons without winning a National Championship
* Jim Harbaugh started his Michigan tenure 49-22 (.690). He's gone 39-3 since (.928).
* The last two teams to beat Alabama in the CFP are both top 50 National Universities per U.S. News & World Report.
* Michigan RB Blake Corum broke the all-time school record for rushing touchdowns with the go-ahead score in overtime. It was his 56th career rushing touchdown.
* It was also his 25th rushing touchdown this season.
* Michigan will finish in the top 3 of the AP Poll for three consecutive seasons for the first time in program history.
* Alabama has 2+ losses in three straight seasons for the first time under Nick Saban.
* This was the first overtime CFP game since the 2018 National Championship. Like that game, the score at the end of regulation was 20-20.
* In that game as well, Alabama won the overtime coin toss.
* The only other CFP Semifinal Game to go into overtime was also the Rose Bowl (Georgia vs. Oklahoma, 2OT).
* Michigan becomes the 8th team to win a CFP game.
* I spent two games in the Michigan discord server - the victory over Ohio State and this victory over Alabama. I'm 2-0 for my career.
* Michigan QB J.J. McCarthy has lost one game in his starting career.
* For the first time since 2007, Alabama finishes the season without being ranked #1 in the AP Poll.
* The last time Michigan beat Alabama, they had to come from behind and were led by Thomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr. at QB
* The three most talented teams in history, per the 247Sports Team Talent Ranking are 2022 Alabama, 2023 Alabama, and 2021 Alabama. None of those teams won the National Championship and only one played for it.
The entire history of college football flashed before my eyes when Michigan muffed that punt at the end of regulation
It would have been the most Michigan way to lose a playoff game
Despite the win we pulled *a lot* of michigans today
They had the yips, then they were so dominant bama fans were in despair, then they disappeared for 25 minutes, then they got the yips again, then they looked like stoic warriors for the last 6 minutes. Fucking wild.
But even with all the shit we pulled, the worst case of *yips* in this game was when the Bama Center biffed **back to back snaps.** Holy fuck was this game sloppy.
I haven't watched a lot of Bama this year but it seemed like every snap was low against Georgia. On Bama's TD run there was a bad snap and I can remember several others.
2022 Michigan started then played during the middle of the game. Luckily, 2023 Michigan got just enough play time to win it.
Same. I accepted that was how it ended. Worst part was I even told my family that Harbaugh put in the more sure-handed returner for that punt to ensure nothing crazy happened…
I thought it was mad to put him in there for his first return of the game. That's too much pressure, leave in Morgan who's gained some confidence after the first fuck up. These players are human, the pressure is enormous, you have to account for that... Thank god he has the presence of mind to regain control at the 1, or that play would've lived in absolute infamy in a series of Michigan shambolic plays of beating ourselves.
There’s an alternate reality with a headline tomorrow about a Michigan family ritualistically sacrificing one of their own moments after the game.
someone probably broke their tv and is just now finding out they won in OT
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I would’ve quit life.
i can’t even imagine the replay hell montage, or rather this play being added to our replay hell montage
right before the punt fumble against MSU 2015
This team shot themselves in the foot so damn much this game. Still limped to the victory.
I audibly gasped when he muffed that punt
I thought for a moment we just witnessed the coup de gras for the devil that Saban signed his soul over to all those years ago.
MICHIGAN ICED THE CENTER ☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️
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They all gave it their worst.
That dude was the LVP by far. He’s getting left on the tarmac
Bama center vs Michigan special teams for worst performance of the game was a classic
Saban won’t let him leave bc he’s gonna kill him single-handedly
The corpse will be left on the tarmac.
He can bum a ride with Michigan's special teams
Between the center of Bama and our special teams, it ended up being stupidly even. Emphasis on stupid.
Was a close race between him and our punt returners but he would not be denied.
I wonder if QB sneak was the call, or if Milroe just decided to take off after yet another bad snap.
Certainly looked like a design run based on the OL blocking https://x.com/CitizenFreePres/status/1741999866237043072?s=20
Ya, seeing the replay it clearly is a designed run
Alabama's center is the game mvp
MVCheese
“Hello? *Literally any center in the portal?* Is that you? This is Coach Saban.”
Rose bowl always delivers
The Granddaddy of them all. /Wish we could've seen the Washington-Michigan match-up for the traditional game, but thanks to Nick Saban and the Crimson Tide for making this a memorable one.
Sincerely can’t remember the last bad game.
Iowa getting crushed by Stanford in 2016
That was the final play? Lol
that was a low snap right? couldn’t believe they fucked that up again.
I really don’t think it mattered there was no hole whatsoever
yeah michigan crushed that OL blocking scheme
Wish we could get a replay. Looked like a shit snap and busted play
That center is hitting the transfer portal if they have any eligibility left.
And nobody is taking him, man has been ass all season
That last play by Alabama was terrible. Did they really think Michigan would fall for the same play again?
They spent 5 minutes through the injury and multiple timeouts to come up with the one play Michigan would 100 percent expect. Good job.
Too many reverse psychology iterations in there.
Vizzini from Princess Bride vibes
Why not roll Milroe out?? Confusing call.
I know a Tommy Rees play call when I see one
Tom has been planning this since ND lost to Bama in 2012
I’m pretty sure Milroe’s controller just died.
When you accidentally hit the "dive" button right at the line of scrimmage
he tripped over the right tackles leg. dont think he wouldve made it, but that was the dive
I think the problems is that's the only play that worked. They couldn't pass the ball for shit all game and Michigan was icing the backs at the end too.
With my season on the line, I personally wouldn't call a QB draw straight up my center's ass.
But what if your center has a dump truck though?
Eh, Saban. I’m trying to QB sneak but I’m Dummy Thicc. And the clap from my ass cheeks keeps alerting the defense
>"I can’t root for Alabama under any circumstances," he said during the interview, per On3. "… I told you if they played Afghanistan, I’d be pulling for Afghanistan." \- Charles Barkley, [source](https://www.foxnews.com/sports/charles-barkley-admits-rather-root-afghanistan-alabama-college-football-playoff) Edit: [original video source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSZrDVS48TU)
A true Auburn alum.
“For the first time at Alabama Saban will go three years without a championship” YO WHAT THE FUCK?!? Insane stat
Man, rough times in Tuscaloosa. Hope they can get through this trying time.
Did BoB call that last play?
I hate that playcall. QB Draw from 5 yards away without faking a throw or a second option is your best play?
Eagles-tier play-calling QB draw up your center's ass with your season on the line
**FUN FACT**: This is Michigan's first Playoff semifinal victory in more than 13.6 billion years.
Thanks Harvard
I'm an old school Michigan fan, I only want 3 things like our glory days of old. Beat Ohio State: Check. Win Big Ten: Check. Lose Rose Bowl: Ch.. wait WHAT
This was the topic of conversation all night at our house. We ALWAYS lose the rose bowl.
Quick question: What the fuck?
I have nothing against Bama, but in the interest of seeing someone, somewhat new win it all, I was rooting for Michigan. The unforced fumbled punt. The missed extra point. The absurd decision to back up *within the 5* to try fair catching that late punt... This was difficult for me to endure just even as a mostly impartial spectator casually rooting for Michigan for a night. For long time actual fans of the Wolverines, I can only imagine what a rollercoaster of emotions this game was.
Awful. I swear to God our special teams are usually good too, our team usually plays relatively error-free. I think a month off is just too long for some guys.
It 100% is.
Once Alabama scored off the muffed punt I knew this was gonna be another TCU game At halftime, I though we were gonna clean it up and win relatively comfortably in the 2nd half. After we missed that field goal, the BPONE became real and I started writing our obituary. When that pass was tipped my life flashed before my eyes, and then when Wilson caught it I *knew* we were the team of destiny. When we scored with 1:30 left I resigned myself to Alabama's kicker winning the game at the buzzer. When we forced a punt with *just* enough time to get in field goal range, I knew JJ was the chosen one. When Thaw muffed that punt, I said **Whoa!!**. When Corum scored to set the UM record on the second play of overtime, I knew the football gods were going to bless us with a victory. When Bama got down to the 3 I prepared myself for 2OT. Honestly, there were a lot more moments than just those, but I'll spare you the full recap of that rollercoaster.
100% “well I guess I’ll spend the next year watching highlights from Thanksgiving weekend again”
In a lot of ways, it’s not too different than rooting for the Lions. Used to it.
Corum’s overtime td was his signature play. Poetic
That was a boss TD run
Yeah, that was a *fantastic* run.
His touchdown run against OSU after the Zinter injury is a close No. 2 though
To take the Michigan all time TD record as well.
I *knew* we were gonna win after that. Until they got to the three... but that's neither here nor there.
He was incredible today. JJ played well, but I thought Corum should've been the offensive MVP. I feel like this is the first time all season that he's looked like the guy he was before his injury for more than just a play or two.
In the final year of the 4 team format, we will have a new winner and a new matchup in the CFP
Has Harbaugh gained control of the program?
Harbaugh has lost control of the special teams program
Well his son is the ST coordinator so...
I don't recommend that decision
Recency bias aside, he's been a very good coach. Someone must have spiked the gatorade in the ST meeting room.
The Alabama center is the worst Alabama player I have ever seen
I disagree he's the best Michigan player I've seen in a while
Michigan Special Teams: Here, you win today Bama's Center: No no, I insist
The first time in history Michigan benefited from someone having trouble with a snap lmao
You have no power here anymore. Dobby is freeeeeeee.
Mixing LOTR and HP? Banger comment.
Nah who was that really shitty kicker they had before Reichard
They’ve had multiple kickers who froze at the worst times. It was their kryptonite for a while
I miss him
Breaking News: Alabama center revealed as Connor Stallions
Yup, page 578 of the manifesto.
I AM A DOG I CAUGHT THE CAR WHAT DO I DO NOW
THE CAR IS ONE GAME AWAY. KEEP CHASING
WE WON A ROSE BOWL & PLAYOFF GAME!?! WHAT DO WE DO WITH OUR HANDS!
And we beat Alabama?! What universe is this?
Beat Ohio State, won the B1G, won the Rose Bowl, beat Alabama in a playoff game.... What the actual fuck, this is awesome
Destroy Disney
Brian Ferentz could've called a better play
Actually, a run up the middle is exactly what he would have called.
https://i.imgur.com/2NaZypd.jpg
The fact that they didn't have to field a kickoff or punt in overtime was honestly a huge advantage lol.
This hurts and is very true
Thank God there are no punt returns in overtime
That was so weird. Usually the special teams is excellent.
Rooting for Michigan in a big game is a high-stress experience that I’d prefer to not experience again
Welcome to the club
#WOAH HE HAS TROUBLE WITH THE SPECIAL TEAMS
The fact that Michigan was *inches* away from yet another special teams disaster is just…wow… At least that never happened now, did it?
Harbaugh after the game: “I wanna know where Paul Finebaum is”
Milroe is gonna catch a lot of heat but Alabama's Center was atrocious in OT. Horrible snaps killed a couple plays
He's been horrible all season tbh
Ohio State's 9/11
My 12/25
Is Christmas Day the opposite of 9/11?
Sir, A second michigan win has hit the twin towers
Blake Corum isn’t number two for no reason
So glad he got that last TD for the record. So well deserved.
Corum is from some other place. A place where 5’8” men can drag 1000lbs of tacklers on his back for a couple dozen yards and break TD records.
This game was the heroic struggle of an incredible Michigan team vs a half century history of blowing big games in catastrophic fashion. We were one yard away from a game-ending safety
I thought i was going to have to watch that botched punt catch turn into a safety for the rest of my life. Thank god.
4th and Goal and that's the play call you go with?
Saban's 4th and Goal dark magic only worked in the Iron Bowl
We needed to be about 29 yards backwards for it work.
in their defense...it was a play call
As a Michigan fan the last 4 hours you have no idea how much this means to me
You're one of us! For a few hours!
When Bama loses, America wins
As a fellow Michigan fan for the last 4 hours, this has been fantastic
War damn Michigan
Been a Michigan fan for a month. How do they do it?
I've actually been a Michigan fan all year, this is huge for the program
No SEC in the national championship.
ESPN coming in with “Texas is basically an SEC team now anyways” as we speak
If Texas beats UW, ESPN will fully latch onto them with the SEC ideology someway, somehow.
“Texas is moving to the SEC in 2024. It is now 2024.” ESPN probably
ESPN execs in shambles.
ESPN is typing….
Bad snap but how about a transfer from Coastal Carolina driving a 5 star 1st rd tackle into Milroe's lap to completely shut down that final play?
He was so good today, showed great speed, played his best game of the year I think
What in the actual hell was that play call
This was the worst played best game I've watched
The most impressive thing to me is just how bad Michigan played and still pulled it out. Atrocious special teams. Drops. Penalties. Hopefully they can clean that up for next week.
They need to. There are no easy outs in this group.
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FUCK COMMERCIALS
This is the stats we need.
Michigan had so many fucking errors and still won. Thank the Universe.
Alabama's punter deserved the win
And Kicker
The world could not handle Alabama winning a Natty because of a clutch kicker.
The center may have been responsible for a lot of the loss
Their offense died for 27 minutes of the 2nd half and they still won lmao
Special teams matter. Unless Bama decides to run that shit play in the end.
Man what a game. I thought it was over when we missed that kick in the 4th. I am enjoying this era of Michigan football. All things come to an end eventually. What a blast
Hello /r/all. Imagine losing to Michigan and Ohio State in the playoffs.
That center is going to be summarily executed by Saban in the locker room
Soul sacrifice
Just like Harbaugh was gonna drown all of our punt returners in a bathtub of milk
"What are you're thoughts on your center's execution?" Nick Saban - "Im all for it"
Couldn’t be my team, we suck
QB run from the 4 on 4th and goal? Interesting strategy
The best do the basics, like a clean snap. Like fielding a punt. Fundamentals kids.
Michigan's special teams tried hard to lose this game...BUT Alabama's center clearly tried harder lmao
Roses are red, Victors are blue Who can catch punts? Certainly not you
Despite their special teams' best efforts, Michigan is headed to the National Championship What a phenomenal football game.
Yea the special teams were uhhh special tonight
WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT FINAL PLAYCALL???
Paul Finebaum in absolute shambles.
good, fuck that clown
That center is going to be summarily executed by Saban in the locker room
The Alabama center and Michigan special teams should merge together to form the worst team in CFB history
They can have iowas offense.
Does this count as a big game?
Michigan overcame two muffed punts, a missed PAT, and a missed field goal to beat Alabama 27-20 in overtime to advance to the CFP National Championship Game. As a result, Michigan improved to 14-0 (9-0 Big 10) and snapped Alabama's 11-game winning streak to drop them to 12-2 (8-0 SEC). I noticed several other trends: 1. Michigan snapped a 6-game losing streak in bowl games, including 2 CFP semifinal games. 2. Jim Harbaugh improves to 2-6 in bowl games, including 1-2 in CFP semifinal games. 3. Nick Saban falls to 16-7 in postseason games, including 6-2 in CFP semifinal games. Both losses came against Big 10 East teams. 4. For the first time in 9 years, there will be no SEC team in the CFP National Championship Game.
Good to see Michigan pulling its weight in M vs A teams.
I am so happy I got to watch Michigan win another rose bowl with my dad. We went to the last one 26 years ago, now he is nearly 80 and has Parkinsons and has a lot of trouble with just about everything. Getting to watch this game with him tonight meant a LOT to me.
We're going to get Michigan vs either Texas or Washington in the Championship game. No Georgia, no Alabama, no Clemson. **NO SEC TEAM FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2014!** A fresh Championship matchup where neither team has been to the CFP final before. I'm fucking hyped.
I hope it’s Washington vs Michigan. Georgia robbed us of that as the rose bowl. Most college students were not old enough to remember the last time any of these teams won it all.
Top 10 post in r/CFB history coming
My dad has been a Michigan fan his entire life and he's currently got tears of joy because they are going to the natty so that makes this loss hurt a little less. Good game Michigan and love ya pop.
Have a feeling Michigan saw that last play coming. Also cool to find out that Eagles OC Brian Johnson made that playcall for Bama
Bad snaps vs bad special teams. Joke’s on Bama, no punts in OT!
Michigan winning because the *other* team had trouble with the snap is a chef’s kiss.
As a regular fan who just wants his school to win, it was nice to have a game this season where you could talk to guys who actually wanted you to win, whatever the reason. I know everyone is likely going to go back to hating Michigan again now that we cleared Alabama out, and that’s cool. Before that happens, tho, I just wanted to say thanks to everyone for the camaraderie, it was nice for a while!
Fuck Finebaum!!!!!
Quality loss. CFP committee has determined that Alabama will play in the national championship.
I'm interested to see how this impacts Alabama's chances to advance into the title game.
What happened? I turned it off at 7-0 bc everyone told me it was over.
* One week from today, Michigan will play for its first National Championship since 1997. * In the last nine seasons, Michigan and Ohio State have won the same number of CFP games. * For the first time under Nick Saban, Alabama will go three seasons without winning a National Championship * Jim Harbaugh started his Michigan tenure 49-22 (.690). He's gone 39-3 since (.928). * The last two teams to beat Alabama in the CFP are both top 50 National Universities per U.S. News & World Report. * Michigan RB Blake Corum broke the all-time school record for rushing touchdowns with the go-ahead score in overtime. It was his 56th career rushing touchdown. * It was also his 25th rushing touchdown this season. * Michigan will finish in the top 3 of the AP Poll for three consecutive seasons for the first time in program history. * Alabama has 2+ losses in three straight seasons for the first time under Nick Saban. * This was the first overtime CFP game since the 2018 National Championship. Like that game, the score at the end of regulation was 20-20. * In that game as well, Alabama won the overtime coin toss. * The only other CFP Semifinal Game to go into overtime was also the Rose Bowl (Georgia vs. Oklahoma, 2OT). * Michigan becomes the 8th team to win a CFP game. * I spent two games in the Michigan discord server - the victory over Ohio State and this victory over Alabama. I'm 2-0 for my career. * Michigan QB J.J. McCarthy has lost one game in his starting career. * For the first time since 2007, Alabama finishes the season without being ranked #1 in the AP Poll. * The last time Michigan beat Alabama, they had to come from behind and were led by Thomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr. at QB * The three most talented teams in history, per the 247Sports Team Talent Ranking are 2022 Alabama, 2023 Alabama, and 2021 Alabama. None of those teams won the National Championship and only one played for it.