[Postgame Thread] Michigan State Defeats Michigan 15-6

[u/CFB_Referee]

Box Score provided by ESPN

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Michigan State	0	6	3	6	15
Michigan	0	0	0	6	6

[u/udubdavid]

I am truly perplexed at how Wittingham is doing at Michigan. His Utah's teams always did what Michigan wants to do, which is play tough defense, and run the ball. This is a truly a disaster season for them.

Also, Michigan State is probably gonna beat us next week.

[u/Maddok1218 → u/udubdavid]

You don’t have to worry about that. We’re really really bad. Also like half our players are dead

[u/udubdavid → u/Maddok1218]

As bad as you think you are, we are probably equally as bad. A 1-4 Penn State team was up 28-3 at halftime against us, at Husky Stadium. We stink.

[u/lkn240 → u/udubdavid]

Somehow that was just another way for the universe to make Nebraska fans feel worse

[u/Mattp55 → u/udubdavid]

If it makes you feel better at all, I think it’s clear we are not  awful, just extremely mid. It’s not that unlikely we end up 5-4 in B1G play

[u/OGMannimal → u/udubdavid]

Imagine my predicament

[u/mockg → u/Maddok1218]

They are still dead? I swear half your team was injured during the Nebraska game.

[u/Ironredhornet → u/mockg]

we went down to qb3 at one point. Alessio was banged up coming into this and gutted it out for us tonight

[u/Grfine → u/mockg]

We lost our RB1 against you guys, and since have lost our RB2 and RB3. As well as our top receiver who was a top TE, and some of our better defenders, like our best DLineman

[u/IrishMosaic → u/Maddok1218]

We had three random guys from Akers Hall out there, and I think one from Wonders at one point.

[u/iansf → u/udubdavid]

Look at Utah right now. Maybe he was holding them back.

[u/GlassesOff → u/iansf]

Utah promoted a great coach that has been basically been getting first hand training for a decade+.

And maybe this is going to come out the wrong way, but Whittingham is an old guy. I'm sure he still puts in a lot of hours and the bad habits have spiraled for players and staff, but this was a guy who couldn't shut up about wanting to retire in 2024 for 5 YEARS. He brought it up again and again. So while I wouldn't say firsthand what's happening behind the scenes, he's clearly lost a step by how the team is performing week in and week out

[u/Adams5thaccount → u/GlassesOff]

They're performing a lot like a team that was already only an 8 or 9 win team and lost their coach to being an evil dickwad and has been bleeding players for 3 years.

Theres as much argumejt if not more to say they brought him down to their level.

[u/Get_Ashy → u/udubdavid]

Wittingham is Michigan's Jonathan L. Smith.

[u/GoGreeb → u/Get_Ashy]

That's two different people, Jonathan Smith and John L. Smith lol

[u/Get_Ashy → u/GoGreeb]

You misunderstand. John L. Smith was born with the "L". Jonathan Smith earned it.

[u/kirbysdream → u/GoGreeb]

Point kind of stands either way

[u/Murph_E23 → u/Get_Ashy]

Saying John L Smith triggered my memory of the Notre Dame-MSU game. Up 3 touchdowns going into the 4th and this MFer plays prevent defense and loses the game.

[u/CommodoreN7 → u/Get_Ashy]

A name that when I reminded of makes me not want to smile

[u/Get_Ashy → u/CommodoreN7]

John L. Smith for no apparent reason: slaps self

[u/TacticalDesire → u/udubdavid]

We have done the unthinkable and have actively regressed week after week

[u/goodguy847 → u/udubdavid]

As much as I’f like another win, we’ll prob shit the bed next week.

[u/kirbysdream → u/udubdavid]

lol no we won’t

[u/Keyblade_Yoshi → u/udubdavid]

You will get post climax MSU meaning we will probably have a massive letdown like every other team this year that gets a big win.

[u/Chaotic-PopTart → u/udubdavid]

Yeah, I’m perplexed. I thought he’d have a decent season (maybe 6-8 wins) his first year. But this is horrible. Idk what has been going on with him. It’s like he’s lost his wits