2024 Rose Bowl: #1 Michigan Wolverines (13-0) vs. #4 Alabama Crimson Tide (12-1)

[MichiganCardinal]

That 2020 Alabama team had Mac Jones, Najee Harris, Brian Robinson Jr., Jerry Jeudy, Devonta Smith, Henry Ruggs, and Jaylen Waddle. They might have hung with Matt Patricia's Lions that year. They came within a 5-point loss to (National Champion) LSU and a 3-point loss in the Iron Bowl from a National Championship.

This Alabama team is worse. I sure hope this Michigan team is better.

 

Edited January 1, 2024 by MichiganCardinal

[TP_Fan]

Might as well win. 

[lordstanley]

1 play, 1 interception. Holy. 

[TP_Fan]

How. Seriously.  I mean it looked like he was trying to throw it to that guy. 

[Tigerbomb13]

JJ throws one to the wrong team on the very first play 

[TP_Fan]

That won’t count. Wow is that lucky. 

[lordstanley]

Michigan catches a break. Don’t do that again!

[Tigerbomb13]

Thankfully he was out of bounds

[MichiganCardinal]

Welp

[TP_Fan]

That is a shaky start.  Even if the pass is complete it has no chance at a first down.  Michigan comes out similar to the last two years. 

[Hongbit]

3 plays and 3 passes.  🤔 

[TP_Fan]

Let’s see how the defense responds. 

[TP_Fan]

Just now, Hongbit said:

3 plays and 3 passes.  🤔 

I found it odd. Especially after that first play.  

[TP_Fan]

There you go defense!

[TP_Fan]

This is what you want. 3rd and long.  3rd and 12 and Michigan D does what it does. Gets off the field on a good defensive series.  Another sack!  Let’s freaking go. 

[MichiganCardinal]

Keep that up D

[Mr.TaterSalad]

Damn, we're gonna get waxed. McCarthy is shook already.

[MichiganCardinal]

LOL. Why make the trip

[Tigerbomb13]

Sloppy sloppy sloppy

[TP_Fan]

Jesus Christ.  Michigan doing all they can to make this hard to start.  Horrible.  

[MichiganCardinal]

They look like they’re playing TCU

[Hongbit]

That was not a 1st down 

[TP_Fan]

Near interception on the first play.  Then 3 and out.  Defense dominates and then muff the punt.  They need to settle down.  Completely out of sorts.  

[MichiganCardinal]

What a disaster. Harbaugh in bowl games.

[Tigerbomb13]

This looks to be a blowout. One team came prepared, one not so much