Here you go Michigangoblue9...

[Reality Man]

1) Knocking on Michigan's doorstep midway through the fourth quarter, trailing the Wolverines 21-13, Franklin decided to attempt a field goal rather than go for a touchdown. Asked why he chose the way he did at the Wolverine's 1-yard line - kicker Tyler Davis knocking home the 18-yarder - Franklin explained thusly:

"In that situation, we were going to have to score a touchdown and go for two. We were going to be in a situation where we were going to have to do that or kick the field goal and then score later in the game," he said. "That was the discussion on the headset with all the coaches, it was take the points now or go for the touchdown and then have to go for two.

"At that point, we'd had a hard time when we got the ball down there. We had a bunch of big plays that got us down to the low red zone and then we had a hard time punching it in, so at that point we felt like that was in the team's best interest."

 

[Reality Man]

Here you go again 999



The Wolverines' defenders have spoken repeatedly about their success in defending the end zone this year - U-M ranked fifth nationally after 10 games in allowing opponents to score touchdowns on just 36.4 percent of their 22 red-zone attempts - and on Saturday, their ability to force field goals was again key to victory.

Penn State was 3 for 3 in the red zone but settled for three field goals, denied at the Michigan six-yard line, six-yard line, and one-yard line.

"It's just a mindset, when you go out there and your back is up against the wall," redshirt junior defensive end Chris Wormley said. "That was our goal all along, especially in this game [to hold them out of the end zone]. We knew it was going to be a grind-out game. I think we accomplished that."

 

[wicker]

JF shoulda done the following: Take multiple delays of game, thereby saving time outs and getting out from the red zone, where he'd have a better chance of scoring.

FG was the wrong idea

 

[Reality Man]

Funny. That might have worked.


RM