There is no single reason a power 5 sec champion should have snapping problem in WEEK 14. That is utterly inexcusable and the fact that Seth was the center after all these snapping problems the whole year is insane.
It's a jam packed Rose Bowl full of rabid Michigan fans and the poor Center had that nose bearing down on him every play...Y'all need to give this kid a break
@@MichaelSmith-xb5cpits not even this game, it all season, I get everybody makes mistakes, but if u can’t fix ur mistakes especially if ur at a D1 power 5 sec football school, u need to leave.
@@MichaelSmith-xb5cp bro he’s a power 5 football player that isn’t an excuse 😭 he’s not the only person that’s played in this scenario. High schoolers don’t even deal with this 😭
This Wolverines fan is forever grateful that John sent this program two of his young, defensive gurus, to us, to forever change the defense into what it has become. Ben Herbert has turned a team, chock full of 3 and 4 star young men, into a DOMINANTING force to be reckoned with. I will be completely honest, the "on-paper" talent of Georgia, Alabama, ohio, Texas (hell, even Oregon, and USC) beats us 10 out of 10 times. Where Michigan draws even with all of these programs, which is the limited transfers out in comparison to transfers in. The number of senior and grad student level players is astronomical by comparison. Much like a phoenix rising from the ashes, the resurgence of "The Michigan Man" ethos has paid off in spades. None of this is putting my Wolverines above any of the other great programs out there. Just how I see this current Michigan team and hopefully how they will progress into the future...
@@Wolverines77 football is about QB play-Tom Brady, line play, offense n defense,hell even Rich Rod had 4 NFL offensive linemen but 0 NFL defensive linemen, hence losing teams. Real simple formula for success. Michigan has those 3 areas covered. Throw in a 5 star here and there at other positions and a RB who would have been a 5 star if he wasn't 5'8".
It was a game of halfs .... Michigan coaches set up a great game plan exploiting Alabama's schemes... Saban did his half time magic and Bama owned the 2nd half ... they looked undtoppable. The tipped ball had everyone thinking it was over and then it was caught for a big gain ... that was the turning point.
Michgan fan here, our special team for some crazy reason play like trash. If it weren't for that, in my opinion the game would have already been out of reach for Alabama.
That #5 OLB that bull rushed Latham on that play is Josiah Stewart. A 6'1 245lb transfer from Coastal Carolina. When Michigan got him, the word was he was a speed rusher with elite bend. But that is not what Michigan got. That bull rush is something he did on day one and has done to every Tackle at least once a game he's played. Latham is a great tackle but this is that dude's special move. Good time for him and his teamates for him to bring out his special.
I was just saying this. So he says 65 didn't block well enough, but how about crediting the guy going up against him? Maybe he was just that good and he affected the play. They still earned that stop. There are several plays in a game that could have gone differently. I don't like how Saban said, "I don't mean to take anything away from Michigan, but here's all the things we did wrong." That goes both ways in a game. Michigan shut down the explosive passing plays. They earned the win.
@@cajunomics350 Take nothing from Michigan, but who really thought this Alabama team was no championship caliber team with how that Offensive Line played all season. Alabama is not what they used to be defensively and offensively. No team is able to beat them when they are their best and they have not been their best since 2015.
@dontdisturbthisgroove8848 Everyone did.. You did not hear a single person saying that Michigan would win. Everyone has Alabama winning the natty.. now that they've lost they're a bad team
One of the announcers after the game talked about that play , Michigans #5 blew a guy backwards that had 100 pounds on him , just a great play by the Michigan man
High key Michigan was just destined to win that game. Michigan avoided an int with 3 mins left, the tipped pass later in that drive was still caught by the Michigan wide receiver, they avoided a safety on the punt with 50 secs left..it was just meant to be. Also just have to give credit to the Michigan players because they ultimately made more of the winning plays when it mattered most.
Michigan's special team's performance was disastrous and gave Alabama many opportunities to win. The NO 1 reason why Alabama still lost is Michigan actually controlled the line of scrimmage through out the game. If it's not because of Milroe's freekish athletic ability, this game score will be lopsided.
Bama could’ve also easily won this game! Those bad snaps absolutely killed those drives. If Bama would’ve even gotten a damn field goal on that drive killer, that’s a rap. It would’ve been a two score game with literally 4 minutes left. Bama 100% pissed down their leg when they had a chance to seal it.
It was crazy to see the issues Michigan had on special teams. They have been basically flawless all year with special teams. Pressure does funny things.
as a Michigan fan, it's actually very encouraging that Michigan won despite playing like shit. I disagree about Milroe cutting left, he saw Sainristil coming which forced him to move forward.
No it was the play call. He was supposed to follow the linemen. Then the low snap happened and the lineman had already passed by. The last play would’ve worked it just was executed badly
I agree 100%, while at first blush it looked like Sainristil overshot, if you actually watch other frames (which the presenter cautiously did not show) you see that 1) Milroe appears to commit to straight ahead before the Defensive line throws someone on him and 2) even if he woulda coulda shoulda cut left microseconds before he was "tripped", then the film shows sainristil was on him.@@ryancuneaz6426
Funny how Alabama played like shit but still went to over time with Michigan. Imagine how lopsided the score would have been if Bama didn’t have those mistakes. Got to give it to Michigan for barely beating Saban’s worse team in 17 yrs 😂
That DL has been the "secret weapon" Michigan has been perfecting for the last three years. It had become so potent this year that no DL or Edge played more than 33 snaps in any game, including the PSU and ohio games. Those young men are honed to a razors edge AND fresh. The Michigan S&C program is easily as good as Georgia's and Alabama's. Considering none of those young men were 5 star recruits, it is a true testament to how good Ben Herbert is as the Wolverines S&C coach. Most of those sacks were taking place too damned fast for Milroe to progress through his reads and find a tenable way to extricate himself. Yes, Michigan played a middling schedule at best, but unlike 99% of all FBS teams, they never played down to their competition. Were they a little overly cautious against PSU, maybe, but it worked. And I think Maryland's dismemberment of Auburn limb-by-limb (sans Tagovailoa) shows they were not quite the weak a$$ opponent that every SEC fan claimed them to be... Thank you for the honest truth Matt, it is refreshing to hear a modicum of humility that Michigan "beat" a very good Alabama team. This game turned out exactly how I thought it would, minus the OT. A knockdown, drag out, 15-round, old school, heavyweight bout. GO BLUE!!!
they had plenty of opportunities to make up for their mistakes within that game. They didn't capitalize until the dying minutes in a 4 & 2 play and in OT.
The play was designed to go up the middle. Milroe had a wall of defenders sealing the right side. The lead blocker was sealing the left. Everything just collalsed.
It's humorous to watch the "Michigan be scared to play Bama when they found out" and the "Penix not a Heisman" narratives completely disappear from ESPN like they never existed in the first place...It must kill Finebaum to have to praise Harbaugh.
@@bigrackz9381whatever fool. I didn't see Jalen Milroe fall down 5 times in the 1st half i saw michigan sacking him. I didn't see guys moving out of Blake Corum's way in ot i saw Corum refusing to go down and run through their tackle attempts. Learn how to give your opponents some credit dummy, I guess Auburn a .500 team lost and Bama didnt win shit in the Iron Bowl as well.
If we want to fix Bama's mistakes, can we fix the Michigan Special Teams while we are at it? Hell of a game though, my heart was firing on all cylinders during that one.
Last year's semifinals were pretty good imo. The only reason people won't include it is because of the National Championship game blowout, but if you're just asking best semifinals of the playoff era you have to honestly consider last year as a top contender.
Yeah, but beyond just the plays, the brand power and the emotional stakes of this year’s playoffs is unmatched. Michigan, Texas, Alabama are top draw deep seated blue bloods and Washington is not too shabby either - all coming in as conference champs. All the Alabama selection drama and all the Michigan drama just made this into a more high stakes emotional event.
I agree with most of what you said, but however bad Alabama kept shooting themselves in the foot, Michigan did much worse! The Michign special teams blunders are what kept Alabama in the game. So yeah, mistakes on both sides, but it made for a good game in the end. Michigan must clean it up against Washington.
I completely agreed with you Matt and I literally heard the air blow out of Bama's momentum and like you said, Bama was running the ball pretty much at will for 9 or 10 yards every time and then what happens? Bam! Bama lost focus, that's what it was Matt, somebody had a let down somewhere somehow. I also agree that the Bama and Michigan game was the game of the two best teams in the country. ❤
I don’t know. I’ll admit I didn’t know much about Washington, but after watching that Texas game I have to think they’ve got a good shot at beating Michigan.
Matt you’re 100% correct that your lineman was bullrushed by Michigan’s left side end. Also you can see #81 basically wrapping his arm around the neck of Derrick Moore #8 for Michigan. Sanrastil number 0 was making Milroe have to cut back in as well:
Mason Graham is #55. He’s the the one who not only got the tackle for loss on second down but also bull rushed the RT. He is a sophomore and IMO might be the best defender in CFB next year. Dude needs to start getting noticed.
Not Graham, it was steward, and mason has gotten recognition all season, he was out because of his hand and the Dline is so deep he didn’t have to stay on the field
Josiah Stewart was the one that blew that up. Technique or leverage but once he got the big man vertical and underneath him just a matter of driving your legs jyst like the sleds..
The Michigan defender that was unblocked on the left (from offense vantage) may have also been why he didn’t initially go left. Not the one who penetrated untouched and became non-factor but the other who hadn’t engaged yet. 65 was also blocking two defenders which was probably more than he could handle in that situation
OSU/Bama in 2014 was epic. Third string QB started for the Bucks. Close game until Zeke ran 85 yards into the heart of the south. Also the first CFP. Epic.
Matt #65 is JC Latham. According to reports/insiders he was playing with a strained ligament which may explain why he was getting pulverized all night (especially the last play). He’s actually been one of the better OL the entire season.
I went back and watched it in slow mo. Perhaps if the snap was better, maybe he follows his blocker and scores, but once the football hit the turf, I think he just panicked. Understandable given it was the biggest play of his life. I think he saw a sliver of daylight and closed his eyes and hoped for the best. See ya next year, I hope. Let's run it back.
Factors on this last play: 1) The discussion of Bama #65 getting bull rushed, backwards THREE yards and tripping Milroe is true. Does the MI DE that caused that not deserve credit for that? Just because he didnt actually tackle Milroe, it is still a great defensive effort that caused the play to fail. 2) The small crease of daylight up the middle is strictly due to an blatant hold by Bama with the bama player having his arm completely around the MI lineman's neck. 3) The low snap definitely effected the play, and it did look like Milroe panicked. If he was supposed to cut left, i didnt see him even glance in that direction, plus MI #0 (Sanarstill, cant spell his name), would have made that tackle even if he over ran it a little. That might also have been why Milroe didnt go left.
Thank you Matthew for showing this and the analysis! When I saw Jalen "fall down" almost as soon as he started running, I thought something looked weird about it. I didn't notice it was another grounded snap. Everything happened so fast, even on replay. Well I hope many of our "kinks" get corrected in the off season, if so...next season is going to be GREAT!! ROLL TIDE!! 🐘🐘🐘🐘
Michigan muffed the punt 2-3 times, missed a fg, and missed a PAT. Sure bama had snapping issues but michigan's special teams was atrocious! Plus our punter couldn't kick longer than forty yards which isn't his norm. Alabama was winning the field position battle
I kind of agree with you here, Matt, i remember seeing him hit the back of 65 in the replay. BUT also I don't think Milroe is supposed to be or should be this far inside by the time he's hit by this lineman. This play already should have been moving left. Late bounce outside combined with 65 getting absolutely bullied, ended the game here.
And his timing was late because again, bad snap. He was already a half-second behind the play (and his blocker), so the hole that was there was already closing. He was supposed to pretend to squeeze through the gap and then cut left WITH his blocker. But Michigan had already collapsed the whole thing.
The officiating was still bad - the "unnecessary roughness" call on Michigan's Max Bredeson #44 when he made sure the defender stayed on the ground - while the defender was in the path, within 10 yards, of an active running play. That cost Michigan a 1st down. To most people it was unexplainable. Next, not long later, Michigan QB was obviously tackled hard on a run play well out of bounds - common sense dictated a penalty against Bama. NO CALL. Again, to most people that was unexplainable, especially after the strict excessive interpretation against Bredeson. From there we could go to ignoring Bama offensive line holding holding Michigan's defensive line but that happens so much to Michigan it almost doesn't caught. Bama still won the Officiating battle. I'm just glad the officiating didn't determine the game. Fingers crossed with the Championship game because there will be a lot more room for the officials to put a thumb on the scale given the UW passing attack.
@@jimrice4699 It's hard to tell what we are going to get here but I do think this game there will be a lot of scoring.. Providing UM does not fall behind WA, very hard to come back and beat them this way. I'd say, close first half than my gut and football mind seem to think WA wins this.
@@jimrice4699 Wow! Great analogy and your right, they still won the officiating battle. Yeah, it's always never wracking playing a good passing offense because of those inference calls and no calls. Should be a great game and may the better team win. But you guys imo are better than Bama. I thought Bama got calls all season and they do every season.
Wrong take on the last play. 20% of the blame goes on the low snap and 80% of of the blame should be on Milroe. The play is designed to follow the pulling guard. Jalen panicked and was impatient. If he follows Roberts and executed the timing, Latham’s poor block is irrelevant. Also the biggest play of the game was Milroe’s fumble and to be honest he fumbled on the majority of his runs, he just got the ball back luckily.
Sainristil (#0) did not over run the last play. From the angle show in this video it does look a little bit like he does but when you look at other angles Sainristil kept his leverage and is in position to make a play even if there was a good snap and the tackle didn’t get blown up.
Re: the last play, I respectfully disagree. If Milroe was actually going to follow his blocker (which, as you said, just might have worked), he would have (or should have) cut left before he got tripped up. It might have been the bad snap, it might have been Sanristil's presence on Milroe's left (even if Mikey DID run himself "out of the play"), it might have been anything; but Milroe taking it straight up the middle was a mistake, and doomed the play. That being said, you are absolutely right: this game determined who the champion was going to be.
Matt, Love your channel. As someone who went to this game I can say I have nothing but praise for Michigan and there fans exept for the pregamers💀 Cant wait to watch that boy justice and jalen hale next year, LANK 4L
The reason Alabama loss was because Michigan our played them. Jalen Milroe wouldn’t have scored on the final play because the outside guy on defense forced him to go inside. If you look at the gap that appeared to be on the outside and the space the defender had in between him and Milroe, it was very similar. Had Milroe tried to bounce outside, that guy wouldn’t have met him in that gap and tackled him before he got through it.
@@joelbrooks3198 Throw to number 5 out in the flat and its a TD. 2 Recivers to block 2 CBs and the LB is late coming over to cover the RB out in the flat. Milroe made the wrong call, I believe due to the snap being low, he rushed the play instead of pick it up and look for the throw. GO Blue. Michigan Fan here. It was a great game.
@@trl2828 IMO, Michigan's LB was running to the RB and more importantly, had the angle. Plus no way those WRs both successfully block Will Johnson and Wallace. Those two were elite at blowing up plays like that all year.
Bama could of went to 9 overtime’s and lost the game Michigan blew them apart like bruh We missed a kick missed extra point and 2 bad fumbles from punts bama is lucky they lost by 7 liek let’s be real
This did not come down to one thing. Michigan is the better team this year. Their players played better than ours their coaches coached a better game simple as that.
Your wrong about the last play the player on the left (Sanrastil) played it exactly the way he wanted. If you look in real time Milroe looks at Sanrastil and decides he would make the play (and he would of) and then decides to go straight. Sanrastil absolutely came back far but I see no way Milroe could beat him because he had 2x the distance to go both left of line or wide so he went straight. Great play and execution by Mike Sanrastil even though he didnt make the tackle, he redirected it. The snap is a different story but I dont think it affected the play as much as people think. I think it was a run all the way.
You could view this as the Alabama RT blowing the play. But, the other side of this is the Michigan DE played with much better leverage, blew him up and put him on roller skates. Also interesting is that the DE was Josiah Stewart, a transfer to Michigan this year from Coastal Carolina. The scouting on him is that he's a good speed or speed-to-power rush end, but is undersized and Michigan fans were concerned he wouldn't hold up as an edge-setter on the LOS at 6'1 245. During camp Michigan's tackles had commented on how powerful he was given the lack of size. Clearly, that proved true.
Still photos don’t do justice to the last position: Michigan player Mike Sainristil with number 0 has not taken himself out of the game. In still photos he appears to be just standing there but he is rushing towards the quarterback and forcing him to run towards the middle of the scrimmage. QB had to do a sharp left turn and lose speed even if the didn’t trip on his own defense.
Absolutely. It's obvious. But the game here is to generate clicks and comments like we are doing so the fluffy review generates more revenue. I guess we should stop helping him. LOL☺
Those aren't just middle school mistakes. Those are mistakes that happen when you are fully grown men that have been mentally beaten down by Michigan's defense absolutely steamrolling your O-line and lighting up your QB.
Great analysis. i have RUclips TV and i replayed the last play over and over to see Milroe tripping on #65's calf. You can actually see #65 writhing in pain after the play ended. Interesting note: I looked at the stats of Michigan #5 who bowled over Alabama #65. #5 is 6'1 and 245. #65 is 6'6" 360! The adage that it's the fight in the dog, not the dog in the fight clearly applies here. Fantastic game nonetheless and spot on analysis.
I think the only part of the analysis that was "spot on" was that Milroe was tripped up by Michigan's defense. Beyond that, it certainly appears that Milro had already committed to running straight ahead, and had he in fact intended to cut left at some point after Michigan through the Bama player into him, then Michigan's Sainistril was there to wrap him up. The analysis appears questionable at best but did a good job of generating revenue for this RUclips channel. LOL.
It's a 3 year drought, Nick Saban ain't getting any younger. And we're all catching up to you. It wont be long and you will know what the 1990s Alabama fans felt.
Like probation years late 90's and again in the early 2000's. We remember those fear the thumb shirts Auburn had. I don't think we're headed that far down yet!
That was a great break down of that play, but give credit where it’s due that Michigan lineman blew that play up. Now due a breakdown of the unforced Georgia fumble in their red zone that lead to Bama field goal.
Couldn’t figure out why Milroe fell - no Michigan guy submarining - or why he stepped on his own tackle - but on rewatch #5 Josaiah Stewart Coastal Carolina transfer trucks ROT back 3 yards and no jump cut left for Milroe - instead Down Goes Frazier. Every one score game - a dozen plays could have altered it - probably more - only difference is this was the FINAL altering play.
Matt Michigan Muffed two punts and misplayed a few more. And the defender stuffed th lineman into Milrow so Yes Michigan stuffed them. Michigan had rhe failed flea flicker kill a drive. Michigan had bad punts. The ony Bama touchdowns tey both started in plus territory. Michigan BEAT them. plain and simple. Next week will be a fun one to watch.
Another huge factor in the loss is that we went back to man to man with the LBs after using zone the entire third quarter. We already showed in the first half that man to man was killing us. Might as well have said, Hey we'll make it easy for you to tie the game up by not covering the flats at all. All we needed was a stop and couldn't get it.
Michigan gave u so many opportunities to win the game!!!! They totally dominated Alabama!!!! Special teams kept Alabama in it and was Michigan special teams. Lol
On that last play even a good snap doesn’t guarantee that he gets it. Bama's right OT got driven back into the play from the weak side and they had two guys in position on the strong side. But I like the play call. It has a chance if the snap is better and it's blocked better.
It looked to me like Michigan studied the Texas game alot. With all the short flat passes and receivers crossing short, it was Texas game plan. We have not been able to defend this type pass all year. our coverage mistakes were awful. As a life long Bama fan and Alumnus, We overachieved this year. I knew when Michigan tied the score and we were going to overtime, we did not have the offense for this type situation. However, I hope we are better next year.
Seth has to be getting paid. He did this against ole miss, Texas, auburn. Michigan balled I just hate losing when it’s us that’s beating us along with the other team playing good
One of the best coaching jobs by Saben, this team truly had no great receivers as normal, they were down yet he still almost made it. Great job coaching but not as deep as a team this year.
Hate to blame one guy but I’d put it more on the center than anyone else. That half a second to bend a grab the ball cost milroe all the timing and momentum to read that run effectively l. Regardless, lots of shit went wrong lmao
Killed me to watch a powerhouse like BAMA make cupcake mistakes like this. Honestly as soon as I saw this Matt I thought…OHHHHH well that’s one way to lose…
This is my favorite time of year to watch Matt When/If Alabama loses you can hear it in his voice, always good to hear Alabama fans be Humbled by a Big Ten team 😂
Notice that where you say he should have gone, that offensive lineman was holding big time, you have it in one of the freeze frames, should have been called regardless
Saying they are special because they got there? Come on Matt, they didn’t deserve #8 to #4 and leap frog conference champs who beat 2 SEC teams. It’s called bias and corruption. Let’s say Deion was FSU coach and this happened…. Alabama never would have got the 4th spot. Talking foolish now
I don’t even want to remember that game. Fucking Lincoln Railey, from the squid kick before halftime (WTF) to only throwing one or 2 passes in the 3rd quarter with Baker and all the play calling in the end. Plus no defense whatsoever lol, glade LR left for USC. I was glade to see Georgia go on a good run and win some titles though, good people in Georgia
Top four teams my asss. Bama was number 8th ranked all season for a reason. Suddenly a few weeks ago, due to influence peddling by your rich boosters and ESPN’s love of all things Grandpa Saban, you guys jumped from 8th to 4th but quickly showed why you should have remained in 8th place. Top 4 my ass. I’m sure FSU could have snapped a ball to their 9th string QB and done it successfully.
I get it dude. It's heartbreaking. The facts are the game was sloppy for Alabama and Michigan. Why Bama lost to Michigan is because they got outplayed and outcoached. You can pick it apart all you want. I can say if Michigan didn't blow that 2nd extra point the game would have ended at regulation 21-20. I appreciate you taking the L, but it's just facts. Both teams played sloppy, Michigan just played less sloppy. The Natty comes back to Michigan with us the 8th! GO BLUE 〽️
I know you like breaking down the film, but lets be honest, as a Bama fan too, the goal line play wasnt the only issue during that game. The outcome would have probably been the same and Michigan more than deserved to win that game. The ONLY issue I have with Michigan winning that game, is uber creep lord Harbaugh thinks he outplayed Saban....but then again, dude permanently lives in a fantasy world. Looking at your breakdown, I think if that lineman wouldnt have been bullied, Jalen would have been fine taking it up the middle, right of the back of those blocks and had enough momentum to push number 8 back, enough to get into the endzone. And yes, this was probably the most balanced semi final games the playoffs have had to this point.
We saw that last night, the bull rush pushed that big man back into his QB's way, and that slowed and tripped JM up, the low snap he took his eyes off the defense for a split second, picked the ball up and probably felt he had to go. He ran straight. GO BLUE.
Michigan!!! Wow Matt, I can't believe it almost, it's so cool! I cannot help it, but being a Wolverine at heart, this is a great feeling! I should like Bama more, but you know how it is. Thanks for all your shows, you're the best that's for sure, love ya!
That backside tackle getting blown up didn’t destroy the play. Milroe had the option to run A B or C gap. Bad snap yes. But he didn’t event think about bouncing. He went straight for the A gap excepting the same hits that he had earlier in the game. This actually would’ve been the perfect time to have patience and look for the B or C gap.
You sound like an ohio state fan. Michigan made tons of special teams errors. Michigan's worst perfornance of year on special teams. Maybe Alabama just couldnt handle the #1 defense in the nation, giving up less than 10 ppg.
I actually think last year's semifinals were just as good. People like to forget about those semifinals because the championship game was so bad, but those semifinal games were awesome.
The last play bama had worked all day and lowkey it was a great play but even if they go to overtime you win another coin toss were the better team There’s a reason we scored in 2 plays were better
The two best teams by far are in the Championship game. ‘Bama got lucky more than once this season. They may have beat UGA. But they’re not a better team than the Dogs.
I watched the play back, 74 blocked no one, he just ran into endzone.the double team didn't work, the Mich8gan DL fought thru both of them and blocked the hole. I also see bad blocking assignments. If you use the running back to get rid of the LB side wedge on DT and center and guard sidewedge the other tackle and the middle is open except this OL is rerrible.
There is no single reason a power 5 sec champion should have snapping problem in WEEK 14. That is utterly inexcusable and the fact that Seth was the center after all these snapping problems the whole year is insane.
Michigan fan and facts
It's a jam packed Rose Bowl full of rabid Michigan fans and the poor Center had that nose bearing down on him every play...Y'all need to give this kid a break
@@MichaelSmith-xb5cpits not even this game, it all season, I get everybody makes mistakes, but if u can’t fix ur mistakes especially if ur at a D1 power 5 sec football school, u need to leave.
@@mjmillions You are right. Go Blue.
@@MichaelSmith-xb5cp bro he’s a power 5 football player that isn’t an excuse 😭 he’s not the only person that’s played in this scenario. High schoolers don’t even deal with this 😭
Gotta admit Michigan played a heck of a game vs Alabama. Michigan’s Defense definitely was legit.
This Wolverines fan is forever grateful that John sent this program two of his young, defensive gurus, to us, to forever change the defense into what it has become. Ben Herbert has turned a team, chock full of 3 and 4 star young men, into a DOMINANTING force to be reckoned with. I will be completely honest, the "on-paper" talent of Georgia, Alabama, ohio, Texas (hell, even Oregon, and USC) beats us 10 out of 10 times. Where Michigan draws even with all of these programs, which is the limited transfers out in comparison to transfers in. The number of senior and grad student level players is astronomical by comparison. Much like a phoenix rising from the ashes, the resurgence of "The Michigan Man" ethos has paid off in spades.
None of this is putting my Wolverines above any of the other great programs out there. Just how I see this current Michigan team and hopefully how they will progress into the future...
@@Wolverines77 football is about QB play-Tom Brady, line play, offense n defense,hell even Rich Rod
had 4 NFL offensive linemen but 0 NFL defensive linemen, hence losing teams. Real simple formula for success. Michigan has those 3 areas covered. Throw in a 5 star here and there at other positions and a RB who would have been a 5 star if he wasn't 5'8".
Special shoutout to Michigan and Washington for an undefeated season mad respect ✊🏽
It was a game of halfs .... Michigan coaches set up a great game plan exploiting Alabama's schemes... Saban did his half time magic and Bama owned the 2nd half ... they looked undtoppable. The tipped ball had everyone thinking it was over and then it was caught for a big gain ... that was the turning point.
Nah thanks captain obvious
I think ppl also forget the game shouldn’t have even been in overtime. Michigan special teams allowed this game to stay close.
Michigan was the better team
Michgan fan here, our special team for some crazy reason play like trash. If it weren't for that, in my opinion the game would have already been out of reach for Alabama.
Agreed 👍🏾
That #5 OLB that bull rushed Latham on that play is Josiah Stewart. A 6'1 245lb transfer from Coastal Carolina. When Michigan got him, the word was he was a speed rusher with elite bend. But that is not what Michigan got. That bull rush is something he did on day one and has done to every Tackle at least once a game he's played. Latham is a great tackle but this is that dude's special move. Good time for him and his teamates for him to bring out his special.
Wow - he bull rushed a man that weighs over 100 pounds more than him.
I was just saying this. So he says 65 didn't block well enough, but how about crediting the guy going up against him? Maybe he was just that good and he affected the play. They still earned that stop. There are several plays in a game that could have gone differently. I don't like how Saban said, "I don't mean to take anything away from Michigan, but here's all the things we did wrong." That goes both ways in a game. Michigan shut down the explosive passing plays. They earned the win.
@@cajunomics350 Take nothing from Michigan, but who really thought this Alabama team was no championship caliber team with how that Offensive Line played all season. Alabama is not what they used to be defensively and offensively. No team is able to beat them when they are their best and they have not been their best since 2015.
@dontdisturbthisgroove8848 Everyone did.. You did not hear a single person saying that Michigan would win. Everyone has Alabama winning the natty.. now that they've lost they're a bad team
Seems Bamas OL needs to get in the weight room and less on the Twinkies with their fat asses.
One of the announcers after the game talked about that play , Michigans #5 blew a guy backwards that had 100 pounds on him , just a great play by the Michigan man
Josiah Stewart our transfer from coastal Carolina, he will be an NFL DE.
Exactly what I said outside line backer blew that play up saved the game. Great play by the young man
Oh susanna,don't you cry for me....for I'm going to Alabama with a box of tissues on my knee.......alabama has always got a poor excuse for losing!!!
High key Michigan was just destined to win that game. Michigan avoided an int with 3 mins left, the tipped pass later in that drive was still caught by the Michigan wide receiver, they avoided a safety on the punt with 50 secs left..it was just meant to be. Also just have to give credit to the Michigan players because they ultimately made more of the winning plays when it mattered most.
Michigan's special team's performance was disastrous and gave Alabama many opportunities to win. The NO 1 reason why Alabama still lost is Michigan actually controlled the line of scrimmage through out the game. If it's not because of Milroe's freekish athletic ability, this game score will be lopsided.
5 sacks in First half, O line can't pass protect, And RB at QB
You guys aren't really giving that michigan D credit. They dominated Bama and the oline 💀 that defense was TOUGH
Should have been 38-13, to be honest.
@@spdcrzyDefinitely not, but Michigan easily could’ve won this game by 14 points and this is coming from a Bama fan.
Bama could’ve also easily won this game! Those bad snaps absolutely killed those drives. If Bama would’ve even gotten a damn field goal on that drive killer, that’s a rap. It would’ve been a two score game with literally 4 minutes left. Bama 100% pissed down their leg when they had a chance to seal it.
Wait you forgot that the only reason Bama was in the game was because of Michigan's special teams blunders.
It was crazy to see the issues Michigan had on special teams. They have been basically flawless all year with special teams. Pressure does funny things.
as a Michigan fan, it's actually very encouraging that Michigan won despite playing like shit. I disagree about Milroe cutting left, he saw Sainristil coming which forced him to move forward.
No it was the play call. He was supposed to follow the linemen. Then the low snap happened and the lineman had already passed by. The last play would’ve worked it just was executed badly
@@AlexTeter Sainristil is not missing that tackle, the play had no chance
How do you know? @@ryancuneaz6426
I agree 100%, while at first blush it looked like Sainristil overshot, if you actually watch other frames (which the presenter cautiously did not show) you see that 1) Milroe appears to commit to straight ahead before the Defensive line throws someone on him and 2) even if he woulda coulda shoulda cut left microseconds before he was "tripped", then the film shows sainristil was on him.@@ryancuneaz6426
Funny how Alabama played like shit but still went to over time with Michigan. Imagine how lopsided the score would have been if Bama didn’t have those mistakes. Got to give it to Michigan for barely beating Saban’s worse team in 17 yrs 😂
That DL has been the "secret weapon" Michigan has been perfecting for the last three years. It had become so potent this year that no DL or Edge played more than 33 snaps in any game, including the PSU and ohio games. Those young men are honed to a razors edge AND fresh. The Michigan S&C program is easily as good as Georgia's and Alabama's. Considering none of those young men were 5 star recruits, it is a true testament to how good Ben Herbert is as the Wolverines S&C coach. Most of those sacks were taking place too damned fast for Milroe to progress through his reads and find a tenable way to extricate himself.
Yes, Michigan played a middling schedule at best, but unlike 99% of all FBS teams, they never played down to their competition. Were they a little overly cautious against PSU, maybe, but it worked. And I think Maryland's dismemberment of Auburn limb-by-limb (sans Tagovailoa) shows they were not quite the weak a$$ opponent that every SEC fan claimed them to be...
Thank you for the honest truth Matt, it is refreshing to hear a modicum of humility that Michigan "beat" a very good Alabama team. This game turned out exactly how I thought it would, minus the OT. A knockdown, drag out, 15-round, old school, heavyweight bout.
GO BLUE!!!
Remember if Michigan didn't have special teams problems this game wouldn't have been close
they had plenty of opportunities to make up for their mistakes within that game. They didn't capitalize until the dying minutes in a 4 & 2 play and in OT.
The play was designed to go up the middle. Milroe had a wall of defenders sealing the right side. The lead blocker was sealing the left. Everything just collalsed.
My man was thinking about how he has to deal with #55 Mason Graham every play; that’s why his snaps were terrible LOL
The people who watched the snapper all season know he was terrible all season. 4th and 31 Auburn. Thanks snapper…
It's humorous to watch the "Michigan be scared to play Bama when they found out" and the "Penix not a Heisman" narratives completely disappear from ESPN like they never existed in the first place...It must kill Finebaum to have to praise Harbaugh.
😂agreed😂
If michigan played FSU they would’ve blown them out. Against bama it was a close game and honestly Michigan didn’t win… Bama Lost.
@@bigrackz9381whatever fool. I didn't see Jalen Milroe fall down 5 times in the 1st half i saw michigan sacking him.
I didn't see guys moving out of Blake Corum's way in ot i saw Corum refusing to go down and run through their tackle attempts.
Learn how to give your opponents some credit dummy, I guess Auburn a .500 team lost and Bama didnt win shit in the Iron Bowl as well.
LSU would be 5-7 If Daniels wasn’t our Qb
@@bigrackz9381michigan got the W so they did in fact win
If we want to fix Bama's mistakes, can we fix the Michigan Special Teams while we are at it? Hell of a game though, my heart was firing on all cylinders during that one.
Michigan played good defense as well let's not act like bama let them win with mistakes michigan took it from them
Last year's semifinals were pretty good imo. The only reason people won't include it is because of the National Championship game blowout, but if you're just asking best semifinals of the playoff era you have to honestly consider last year as a top contender.
Yeah, but beyond just the plays, the brand power and the emotional stakes of this year’s playoffs is unmatched.
Michigan, Texas, Alabama are top draw deep seated blue bloods and Washington is not too shabby either - all coming in as conference champs.
All the Alabama selection drama and all the Michigan drama just made this into a more high stakes emotional event.
100% agree
truth
Yes, Ga and Ohio state was super as well. It’s an opinion take
It was good no doubt, Ohio State almost beat Georgia, but this year was even better.
I agree with most of what you said, but however bad Alabama kept shooting themselves in the foot, Michigan did much worse! The Michign special teams blunders are what kept Alabama in the game. So yeah, mistakes on both sides, but it made for a good game in the end. Michigan must clean it up against Washington.
I completely agreed with you Matt and I literally heard the air blow out of Bama's momentum and like you said, Bama was running the ball pretty much at will for 9 or 10 yards every time and then what happens? Bam! Bama lost focus, that's what it was Matt, somebody had a let down somewhere somehow. I also agree that the Bama and Michigan game was the game of the two best teams in the country. ❤
Stfu kid you don’t know football😂
You literally heard air? Literally, eh?
I don’t know. I’ll admit I didn’t know much about Washington, but after watching that Texas game I have to think they’ve got a good shot at beating Michigan.
Nah FSU D Line would destroy Bamas O line! You had 5 sacks in the first half that's a Joke lol
@@brutalasbucs9719 come on back to reality. If the defense had done their job Bama wins. FSU isn’t that good. UGA exposed you as extremely overrated
Matt you’re 100% correct that your lineman was bullrushed by Michigan’s left side end. Also you can see #81 basically wrapping his arm around the neck of Derrick Moore #8 for Michigan. Sanrastil number 0 was making Milroe have to cut back in as well:
Am I the only one who thinks that final play all was a great playcall but was just terribly executed?
Agreed
Yep
Technically you can say that about almost every failed play.
Mason Graham is #55. He’s the the one who not only got the tackle for loss on second down but also bull rushed the RT. He is a sophomore and IMO might be the best defender in CFB next year. Dude needs to start getting noticed.
Not Graham, it was steward, and mason has gotten recognition all season, he was out because of his hand and the Dline is so deep he didn’t have to stay on the field
Wasn’t Graham named an All American?!
Josiah Stewart was the one that blew that up.
Technique or leverage but once he got the big man vertical and underneath him just a matter of driving your legs jyst like the sleds..
The Michigan defender that was unblocked on the left (from offense vantage) may have also been why he didn’t initially go left. Not the one who penetrated untouched and became non-factor but the other who hadn’t engaged yet. 65 was also blocking two defenders which was probably more than he could handle in that situation
OSU/Bama in 2014 was epic. Third string QB started for the Bucks. Close game until Zeke ran 85 yards into the heart of the south. Also the first CFP. Epic.
Hell of a good game. I’m just glad Bama got its get back in 2020 natty. Devonta smith was cooking
@@AlexTeter yep. Y'all crushed us. 🙂
Living in the past much?
He was too?@@ToddBlackmar
Bama lost in the trenches and became one dimensional with milroe
Matt #65 is JC Latham. According to reports/insiders he was playing with a strained ligament which may explain why he was getting pulverized all night (especially the last play). He’s actually been one of the better OL the entire season.
Maybe that explains how a 245 lb DE put him on his rear on the last play, but still hard to comprehend since Latham weighs 360
🧢!!!! IF YOU ARE PLAYING YOU ARE NOT INJURED… EVERYBODY IS PLAYING HURT AT THIS TIME OF YEAR….I’M PRETTY SURE THEY HAD A BLUE CHIP PLAYER AS A BACKUP…
Rumor has it that's the same reason Goliath lost to David... Everyone's got excuses. Some people just want it more.
I went back and watched it in slow mo. Perhaps if the snap was better, maybe he follows his blocker and scores, but once the football hit the turf, I think he just panicked. Understandable given it was the biggest play of his life. I think he saw a sliver of daylight and closed his eyes and hoped for the best. See ya next year, I hope. Let's run it back.
Factors on this last play:
1) The discussion of Bama #65 getting bull rushed, backwards THREE yards and tripping Milroe is true. Does the MI DE that caused that not deserve credit for that? Just because he didnt actually tackle Milroe, it is still a great defensive effort that caused the play to fail.
2) The small crease of daylight up the middle is strictly due to an blatant hold by Bama with the bama player having his arm completely around the MI lineman's neck.
3) The low snap definitely effected the play, and it did look like Milroe panicked. If he was supposed to cut left, i didnt see him even glance in that direction, plus MI #0 (Sanarstill, cant spell his name), would have made that tackle even if he over ran it a little. That might also have been why Milroe didnt go left.
Thank you Matthew for showing this and the analysis! When I saw Jalen "fall down" almost as soon as he started running, I thought something looked weird about it. I didn't notice it was another grounded snap. Everything happened so fast, even on replay. Well I hope many of our "kinks" get corrected in the off season, if so...next season is going to be GREAT!!
ROLL TIDE!!
🐘🐘🐘🐘
Alabama was holding on that final play
Bruh don’t blame one player 😂😂😂😂
Michigan muffed the punt 2-3 times, missed a fg, and missed a PAT. Sure bama had snapping issues but michigan's special teams was atrocious! Plus our punter couldn't kick longer than forty yards which isn't his norm. Alabama was winning the field position battle
Our kickers both played sub-par
@@harrycojones4273 your kicker drilled 2 50 yard field goals what are you talking about?
and the punter was bombing 60 yard punts and that’s after he got “injured” on the “roughing the kicker”
@@bud-hq2oj lol… that ‘injury’ should have been a ‘fake foul flag’ lol
I kind of agree with you here, Matt, i remember seeing him hit the back of 65 in the replay. BUT also I don't think Milroe is supposed to be or should be this far inside by the time he's hit by this lineman. This play already should have been moving left. Late bounce outside combined with 65 getting absolutely bullied, ended the game here.
And his timing was late because again, bad snap. He was already a half-second behind the play (and his blocker), so the hole that was there was already closing. He was supposed to pretend to squeeze through the gap and then cut left WITH his blocker. But Michigan had already collapsed the whole thing.
Just for an FYI. The two games Bama lost, there wasn't an SEC officiating crew officiating the game lol.
The officiating was still bad - the "unnecessary roughness" call on Michigan's Max Bredeson #44 when he made sure the defender stayed on the ground - while the defender was in the path, within 10 yards, of an active running play. That cost Michigan a 1st down. To most people it was unexplainable.
Next, not long later, Michigan QB was obviously tackled hard on a run play well out of bounds - common sense dictated a penalty against Bama. NO CALL. Again, to most people that was unexplainable, especially after the strict excessive interpretation against Bredeson.
From there we could go to ignoring Bama offensive line holding holding Michigan's defensive line but that happens so much to Michigan it almost doesn't caught.
Bama still won the Officiating battle.
I'm just glad the officiating didn't determine the game.
Fingers crossed with the Championship game because there will be a lot more room for the officials to put a thumb on the scale given the UW passing attack.
@@jimrice4699 It's hard to tell what we are going to get here but I do think this game there will be a lot of scoring.. Providing UM does not fall behind WA, very hard to come back and beat them this way.
I'd say, close first half than my gut and football mind seem to think WA wins this.
@@jimrice4699 Wow! Great analogy and your right, they still won the officiating battle. Yeah, it's always never wracking playing a good passing offense because of those inference calls and no calls. Should be a great game and may the better team win. But you guys imo are better than Bama. I thought Bama got calls all season and they do every season.
Wrong take on the last play. 20% of the blame goes on the low snap and 80% of of the blame should be on Milroe. The play is designed to follow the pulling guard. Jalen panicked and was impatient. If he follows Roberts and executed the timing, Latham’s poor block is irrelevant. Also the biggest play of the game was Milroe’s fumble and to be honest he fumbled on the majority of his runs, he just got the ball back luckily.
Thank you for the breakdown. The last play happened so fast.
I prefer the term getting his ass kicked vs. getting bullied. Like what happened most of the game. Michigans defense dominated
That offensive lineman btw, is 1st round draft grade JC Latham. I'd say this game hurts his draft stock, but also don't blame it on one player Matt😂
Latham was injured on that play, and Milroe (and most of the other Bama players) just left him lying on the ground as he walked past him.
Sainristil (#0) did not over run the last play. From the angle show in this video it does look a little bit like he does but when you look at other angles Sainristil kept his leverage and is in position to make a play even if there was a good snap and the tackle didn’t get blown up.
Re: the last play, I respectfully disagree. If Milroe was actually going to follow his blocker (which, as you said, just might have worked), he would have (or should have) cut left before he got tripped up. It might have been the bad snap, it might have been Sanristil's presence on Milroe's left (even if Mikey DID run himself "out of the play"), it might have been anything; but Milroe taking it straight up the middle was a mistake, and doomed the play.
That being said, you are absolutely right: this game determined who the champion was going to be.
Matt, Love your channel. As someone who went to this game I can say I have nothing but praise for Michigan and there fans exept for the pregamers💀 Cant wait to watch that boy justice and jalen hale next year, LANK 4L
The reason Alabama loss was because Michigan our played them.
Jalen Milroe wouldn’t have scored on the final play because the outside guy on defense forced him to go inside. If you look at the gap that appeared to be on the outside and the space the defender had in between him and Milroe, it was very similar. Had Milroe tried to bounce outside, that guy wouldn’t have met him in that gap and tackled him before he got through it.
Alabama had to throw the ball there.
@@joelbrooks3198 Throw to number 5 out in the flat and its a TD. 2 Recivers to block 2 CBs and the LB is late coming over to cover the RB out in the flat. Milroe made the wrong call, I believe due to the snap being low, he rushed the play instead of pick it up and look for the throw. GO Blue. Michigan Fan here. It was a great game.
@@trl2828 Yes. Then we would have had a 2nd overtime.
@@trl2828 IMO, Michigan's LB was running to the RB and more importantly, had the angle. Plus no way those WRs both successfully block Will Johnson and Wallace. Those two were elite at blowing up plays like that all year.
Bama could of went to 9 overtime’s and lost the game Michigan blew them apart like bruh We missed a kick missed extra point and 2 bad fumbles from punts bama is lucky they lost by 7 liek let’s be real
This did not come down to one thing. Michigan is the better team this year. Their players played better than ours their coaches coached a better game simple as that.
Your wrong about the last play the player on the left (Sanrastil) played it exactly the way he wanted. If you look in real time Milroe looks at Sanrastil and decides he would make the play (and he would of) and then decides to go straight. Sanrastil absolutely came back far but I see no way Milroe could beat him because he had 2x the distance to go both left of line or wide so he went straight. Great play and execution by Mike Sanrastil even though he didnt make the tackle, he redirected it. The snap is a different story but I dont think it affected the play as much as people think. I think it was a run all the way.
You could view this as the Alabama RT blowing the play. But, the other side of this is the Michigan DE played with much better leverage, blew him up and put him on roller skates. Also interesting is that the DE was Josiah Stewart, a transfer to Michigan this year from Coastal Carolina. The scouting on him is that he's a good speed or speed-to-power rush end, but is undersized and Michigan fans were concerned he wouldn't hold up as an edge-setter on the LOS at 6'1 245. During camp Michigan's tackles had commented on how powerful he was given the lack of size. Clearly, that proved true.
Still photos don’t do justice to the last position: Michigan player Mike Sainristil with number 0 has not taken himself out of the game. In still photos he appears to be just standing there but he is rushing towards the quarterback and forcing him to run towards the middle of the scrimmage. QB had to do a sharp left turn and lose speed even if the didn’t trip on his own defense.
Absolutely. It's obvious. But the game here is to generate clicks and comments like we are doing so the fluffy review generates more revenue. I guess we should stop helping him. LOL☺
Those aren't just middle school mistakes. Those are mistakes that happen when you are fully grown men that have been mentally beaten down by Michigan's defense absolutely steamrolling your O-line and lighting up your QB.
This game STILL hurts especially after seeing this breakdown, great job Matt. I’m so happy I came across your channel
I love it man! You keep it real! Eating cheesy puffs on the couch telling Milroe to run left.
Great analysis. i have RUclips TV and i replayed the last play over and over to see Milroe tripping on #65's calf. You can actually see #65 writhing in pain after the play ended. Interesting note: I looked at the stats of Michigan #5 who bowled over Alabama #65. #5 is 6'1 and 245. #65 is 6'6" 360! The adage that it's the fight in the dog, not the dog in the fight clearly applies here.
Fantastic game nonetheless and spot on analysis.
I think the only part of the analysis that was "spot on" was that Milroe was tripped up by Michigan's defense. Beyond that, it certainly appears that Milro had already committed to running straight ahead, and had he in fact intended to cut left at some point after Michigan through the Bama player into him, then Michigan's Sainistril was there to wrap him up. The analysis appears questionable at best but did a good job of generating revenue for this RUclips channel. LOL.
Thanks for your insightful analysis of that final play.
It's a 3 year drought, Nick Saban ain't getting any younger. And we're all catching up to you. It wont be long and you will know what the 1990s Alabama fans felt.
Like probation years late 90's and again in the early 2000's. We remember those fear the thumb shirts Auburn had. I don't think we're headed that far down yet!
That was a great break down of that play, but give credit where it’s due that Michigan lineman blew that play up.
Now due a breakdown of the unforced Georgia fumble in their red zone that lead to Bama field goal.
It's funny seeing all the mental gymnastics from Bama fans.
It is silly to even consider that one person can lose a game.
Alabama pooped in their pants and embarrassed the SEC. This was not a great game
Couldn’t figure out why Milroe fell - no Michigan guy submarining - or why he stepped on his own tackle - but on rewatch #5 Josaiah Stewart Coastal Carolina transfer trucks ROT back 3 yards and no jump cut left for Milroe - instead Down Goes Frazier.
Every one score game - a dozen plays could have altered it - probably more - only difference is this was the FINAL altering play.
You’re right, they shouldn’t have been there. They were put in over a deserving undefeated team. It’s a shame SEC bias ruined this years playoff.
Nope wrong illiterate words of u
Michigans D communicated like a NFL defense this game.
Matt Michigan Muffed two punts and misplayed a few more. And the defender stuffed th lineman into Milrow so Yes Michigan stuffed them. Michigan had rhe failed flea flicker kill a drive. Michigan had bad punts. The ony Bama touchdowns tey both started in plus territory. Michigan BEAT them. plain and simple. Next week will be a fun one to watch.
Michigan dominated Bama and even tried to give them the win.😂
If they dominated, Michigan should've won by 55+
@@dbz24 you can still dominate a team without blowing them out in points
@@OSU2010 no, then that means it was pretty even. The other team, just made the crucial plays in the dying minutes.
Bro Michigan was just the better team
Another huge factor in the loss is that we went back to man to man with the LBs after using zone the entire third quarter. We already showed in the first half that man to man was killing us.
Might as well have said, Hey we'll make it easy for you to tie the game up by not covering the flats at all.
All we needed was a stop and couldn't get it.
Michigan gave u so many opportunities to win the game!!!! They totally dominated Alabama!!!! Special teams kept Alabama in it and was Michigan special teams. Lol
On that last play even a good snap doesn’t guarantee that he gets it. Bama's right OT got driven back into the play from the weak side and they had two guys in position on the strong side. But I like the play call. It has a chance if the snap is better and it's blocked better.
We need Milroe to work on his passing and reading defense coverages this off-season along with the offensive line putting in work.
Frfr. Hopefully that gets fixed next season.
big 10 better than the SEC confirmed
It looked to me like Michigan studied the Texas game alot. With all the short flat passes and receivers crossing short, it was Texas game plan. We have not been able to defend this type pass all year. our coverage mistakes were awful. As a life long Bama fan and Alumnus, We overachieved this year. I knew when Michigan tied the score and we were going to overtime, we did not have the offense for this type situation. However, I hope we are better next year.
Seth has to be getting paid. He did this against ole miss, Texas, auburn. Michigan balled I just hate losing when it’s us that’s beating us along with the other team playing good
Agree I don’t know this until I watched Sportscenter and Tim Hasselbeck showed the play and what you showed I was shocked to see that!
One of the best coaching jobs by Saben, this team truly had no great receivers as normal, they were down yet he still almost made it. Great job coaching but not as deep as a team this year.
Michigan had Milroe,s number. They knew if they could keep pressure on him they could win and it worked. RTR anyway! 🐘🐘🐘
So…. is mattbegreat sold on Washington yet or nah? 😂
Hate to blame one guy but I’d put it more on the center than anyone else. That half a second to bend a grab the ball cost milroe all the timing and momentum to read that run effectively l. Regardless, lots of shit went wrong lmao
On3 covered that yesterday, but it looked like the OL itself was subpar. Happens when you lose so many to the NFL and you have to start Fr.
Killed me to watch a powerhouse like BAMA make cupcake mistakes like this. Honestly as soon as I saw this Matt I thought…OHHHHH well that’s one way to lose…
Let’s be honest. That one play is not the only reason Alabama lost.
This is my favorite time of year to watch Matt When/If Alabama loses you can hear it in his voice, always good to hear Alabama fans be Humbled by a Big Ten team 😂
i thought you said michigan was in trouble 😂
Notice that where you say he should have gone, that offensive lineman was holding big time, you have it in one of the freeze frames, should have been called regardless
All I can figure is the center has connections to some big money...
Saying they are special because they got there? Come on Matt, they didn’t deserve #8 to #4 and leap frog conference champs who beat 2 SEC teams. It’s called bias and corruption.
Let’s say Deion was FSU coach and this happened…. Alabama never would have got the 4th spot.
Talking foolish now
Both games were amazing great semis rose ball 2 of the biggest programs 1 with the most wins vs 1 with most championships great atmosphere
As a Georgia fan, our game vs Oklahoma in 2018 was INSANE
They trippin saying this was better than UGA vs Oklahoma or Ohio state…
I don’t even want to remember that game. Fucking Lincoln Railey, from the squid kick before halftime (WTF) to only throwing one or 2 passes in the 3rd quarter with Baker and all the play calling in the end. Plus no defense whatsoever lol, glade LR left for USC.
I was glade to see Georgia go on a good run and win some titles though, good people in Georgia
TCU vs Michigan last year was also wild
Top four teams my asss. Bama was number 8th ranked all season for a reason. Suddenly a few weeks ago, due to influence peddling by your rich boosters and ESPN’s love of all things Grandpa Saban, you guys jumped from 8th to 4th but quickly showed why you should have remained in 8th place.
Top 4 my ass. I’m sure FSU could have snapped a ball to their 9th string QB and done it successfully.
Great season. Loved the close games. Can't wait til next season.
I get it dude. It's heartbreaking. The facts are the game was sloppy for Alabama and Michigan. Why Bama lost to Michigan is because they got outplayed and outcoached. You can pick it apart all you want. I can say if Michigan didn't blow that 2nd extra point the game would have ended at regulation 21-20. I appreciate you taking the L, but it's just facts. Both teams played sloppy, Michigan just played less sloppy. The Natty comes back to Michigan with us the 8th! GO BLUE 〽️
I know you like breaking down the film, but lets be honest, as a Bama fan too, the goal line play wasnt the only issue during that game. The outcome would have probably been the same and Michigan more than deserved to win that game. The ONLY issue I have with Michigan winning that game, is uber creep lord Harbaugh thinks he outplayed Saban....but then again, dude permanently lives in a fantasy world.
Looking at your breakdown, I think if that lineman wouldnt have been bullied, Jalen would have been fine taking it up the middle, right of the back of those blocks and had enough momentum to push number 8 back, enough to get into the endzone.
And yes, this was probably the most balanced semi final games the playoffs have had to this point.
They lost because from the first snap. They were outmatched. Unprepared.
We saw that last night, the bull rush pushed that big man back into his QB's way, and that slowed and tripped JM up, the low snap he took his eyes off the defense for a split second, picked the ball up and probably felt he had to go. He ran straight. GO BLUE.
That player that bullied number 65 is a 6’0 240 DE playing in his first year at the power 5 level, he transferred from coastal Carolina.
Dude we lost because of the way they played the entire game not just one play. ROLL TIDE ROLL FOREVER!!!
Great video Matt!!
Personal I think Mikey, the blitzing Michigan db on the edge would have made that tackle if he cut back left.
Michigan!!! Wow Matt, I can't believe it almost, it's so cool! I cannot help it, but being a Wolverine at heart, this is a great feeling! I should like Bama more, but you know how it is. Thanks for all your shows, you're the best that's for sure, love ya!
Thought it might be time to change the name to Mattbewhining but you manned up. Good for you little brother.
That backside tackle getting blown up didn’t destroy the play. Milroe had the option to run A B or C gap. Bad snap yes. But he didn’t event think about bouncing. He went straight for the A gap excepting the same hits that he had earlier in the game. This actually would’ve been the perfect time to have patience and look for the B or C gap.
You sound like an ohio state fan. Michigan made tons of special teams errors. Michigan's worst perfornance of year on special teams. Maybe Alabama just couldnt handle the #1 defense in the nation, giving up less than 10 ppg.
I actually think last year's semifinals were just as good. People like to forget about those semifinals because the championship game was so bad, but those semifinal games were awesome.
The last play bama had worked all day and lowkey it was a great play but even if they go to overtime you win another coin toss were the better team There’s a reason we scored in 2 plays were better
The two best teams by far are in the Championship game. ‘Bama got lucky more than once this season. They may have beat UGA. But they’re not a better team than the Dogs.
Bama BARELY beat a UGA who had many injured players.Mot making an excuse but the Dawgs would have beaten UM
I watched the play back, 74 blocked no one, he just ran into endzone.the double team didn't work, the Mich8gan DL fought thru both of them and blocked the hole.
I also see bad blocking assignments. If you use the running back to get rid of the LB side wedge on DT and center and guard sidewedge the other tackle and the middle is open except this OL is rerrible.