Posing Like Paul - Sights & Sounds (Michigan 21, Michigan State 7) — MVictors.com

Poser. This was pretty great. And I’m guilty – I didn’t get it at first either:

It took me way too long to realize that Donovan Peoples-Jones was doing a Paul Bunyan Trophy impersonation pic.twitter.com/aRvNU1e7SW
— Spooky Patrick Barron (@BlueBarronPhoto) October 21, 2018

IIRC former center Rob Renes used to do a Little Brown Jug pose #firehydrant:

Chase. This dude is killing me. First, he handles the Jug like a rag doll, then he seems to be the ring leader of keeping Paul on the field after Saturday’s game. Jeez Louise:

This is a locker room trophy!!

Pregame Kerfuffle. How about a take that everyone will hate for one reason or another? Here goes: if you feel strongly that [insert your team] is in the purely in the right in all this, congrats, you are jaded and wearing [insert your team color] glasses. I’m more on the side of people who just don’t care. This wasn’t exactly Tiananmen Square. But if you want a take here goes:

If Michigan players were told/warned/asked to leave the field before MSU did the Human Millipede, they should have just moved aside for the few seconds it would have required for MSU to pass.
Whether the U-M players were asked or not, MSU knew the U-M players were on the field when they started the Riot Police Prowl – at that point they hold some responsibility for the confrontation.
Bush and the Michigan players should have chilled out and not stared-down (and I assume jawed-at) the MSU players as the Dantonio Dawdle rolled toward them.
MSU should have spread out and avoided the few U-M players that were on the field, and still maintained the sanctity & integrity of the Skullcap Sashay.
Bush could have left well-enough alone after the incident and not scraped up the logo.
Postgame, Harbaugh could have defended his players without calling out Dantonio specifically, and just say it was over and settled on the field.
Dantonio could have defended his players and dismissed the whole thing as a misunderstanding without calling it “B.S.” and calling for video evidence when it wasn’t B.S., and there was video evidence.

There. Unhappy?
Good.

Historical Notes: Via #1000SSS

Higdon moved from 23rd to 19th on Michigan’s all-time rushing list. (And wow, he passed Rick Leach, Stan Edwards, De’Veon Smith, and Tony Boles).
U-M has held seven of eight opponents to their season low in yardage this year, including the Spartans.
With six consecutive 100-yard appearances, Higdon is now the sole owner of the second-longest such streak in Michigan history, trailing only Mike Hart’s eight-game run of 100-yard rushing performances in 2007.

Breaks: There’s no questioning how good the defense played and U-M was the better team. But before we crown your beloved Wolverines let’s acknowledge a few breaks out there:

U-M was on the good side of two (2) immaculate receptions in big moments.
Lewerke clearly wasn’t 100%. I get that Michigan had injuries, too – Gary being the poster-child – but we’re talking about the quarterback position.
MSU lost their best player (Davis) on what looked to be a freak injury.

Break-up: Give a defensive helmet sticker to Grant Perry for this one – I mean, it’s almost an interception and a fumble. This is one of those small moments of awareness and execution that coaches preach. You don’t know the situation but these are the little things that change games:

Big moment for me. 7-7, right after MSU scored, U-M pinned deep. Defender had the interception secured – @TheGrantPerry ripped it out while falling backward. Next play: punt & Hewlett fumble recovery #goblue pic.twitter.com/alrxW7ZAUY
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Ward/Ford. How about a relevant controversy? Saturday marked the 84th anniversary of the Michigan-Georgia Tech game in which the Jackets wouldn’t take the field if U-M’s African American back Willis Ward suited up. Campus erupted. A future President punched people. It was Saturday’s topic of This Week in Michigan Football History.

Mood. 92 and into the dark blue: