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capped off a ridiculous 17 point comeback with a nail biting
triple overtime win against the underrated Spartans.
This
group from Michigan suddenly is a team that is characterized
by furious comebacks. The stunning comeback over the
Spartans is the third this year, with the Wolverines also
making fourth quarter comebacks against Minnesota and
Purdue. Forget where this 'ranks' in Michigan history.
Bottom line - it is one of the greatest ever in the 125
wonderful years of M football.
Notes and Takes:
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those concerned about the cold, good news is coming next
year. The big game will move back to the early part of
the Big Ten schedule, to October 1, 2005. Those who
don't think 3-4 weeks makes a difference must be from out of
town.
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Hats off to Michigan State. Losing this game must
really sting but the Spartans were a couple bad breaks away
from blowing Michigan away.
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Many fans left after the Spartans scored in the fourth
quarter to go up 17. A few came back into the stadium
after Michigan started to mount a comeback.
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spotted super-lawyer David Boies walking up the aisle in
Section 22. Boies was wearing an 'M' hat and had a
Kerry-Edwards sticker on.
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Drew Stanton put together an incredible half. Had he
remained in the game MSU would have won. No doubt
about that. But that's not to say Spartan back-up QB
Damon Dowdell did not play well. Under brutal
circumstances Dowdell came in and played well enough to win.
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Freshman Mike Hart did it again. During the beginning
of the fourth quarter, it looked like Hart's remarkable game
would be the only highlight in an overall dismal effort.
It is funny because the opposite resulted. Hart's
performance was actually forgotten - replaced by the heroics
of the huge passing plays and touchdowns during the 4th
quarter and overtime. And the leg of Pork Chop-donning
kicker Garrett Rivas.
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Spartan DeAndra Cobb was amazing. Three times Cobb got
a few steps in the Michigan defensive back field and twice
he was gone. Once you got a sense for his speed
relative to that of the defense, you knew he was taking the
ball to the endzone. For Michigan fans, this was tough
to watch.
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What's next? Michigan is off next week. The
Spartans must suck it up and go home to face Ohio State.
It looks like Stanton may be out a couple more weeks so
we'll see how the Spartans respond.
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Museum: Ticket Stubs
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Ties
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Michigan Steals
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History: Games 1-11
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