The coach talked about…
• The Ohio State game: "It was a very difficult day for this old coach. I had a lot of mixed feelings about this game, and I certainly was disappointed with the loss. If you're a Michigan fan, how can you not be disappointed?
"I know this: we went into that game with high hopes. We thought we had a really good chance of ending some of the things that had been bothering us for the last few years.
"But let's face it. I've experienced, personally, having gone into that city of Columbus with very high hopes and have had them dashed in that horseshoe. It's not something where you walk in there and know it's going to happen. You still have to earn it on the field.
"I know how these kids feel. I've been there myself."
• A preview of the struggles: "We talked about it a little. When we played Indiana, I got some indication. Our tight coverage, that we play in that secondary, has been good all year. But it's only as good as you are with your pass rush.
"You've got to get to and pressure the quarterback. If you're able to do that, the two things together — the tight coverage and the pressure on the quarterback — makes it very hard for them to be able to throw the football. In the Indiana game, we got a little bit of an indication that if you don't get to that quarterback, and he gets hot, they can move the ball.
"They threw the ball well against us, and when you throw the ball well, that helps the running game. The two of those things came into play. Let's face it, we had a very hot quarterback at Ohio State, we didn't put the pressure on that we normally do, and with the talented wide receivers they had, they threw the ball all over the ball park.
"When you do that, they had almost 200 yards rushing. When those things come together, it's like a tsunami. The tidal wave gets bigger, and all of a sudden it washes over the top of you and it's really difficult to try to stop it."
• The notion that if it didn't happen this year, it might not for a long while: "Every year is a different year. I don't look back and say, because they beat us for the last five years, they automatically are going to beat us this year. That's a lot of malarky.
"When we came here in '69, we hadn't beaten Ohio State for a while, I think maybe one time in the last few years. All of a sudden, we beat them here. We thought we started a little something.
"It goes back and forth. It's a great rivalry. You have to go on the field and prove it. You're not going to sit in the stands and say that you're not going to win this game because of this or that. It is a game that has to be played on the field, and it's going to be who has the greatest effort on the field that day.
"Let's face it — a little luck here or there never hurts. But it's a game that's going to be decided on the field…
"I don't think you saw anybody quit on that field down there in Columbus. I don't think you saw anybody lay down. They all gave great effort. It just wasn't meant to be."
Here's the full podcast: https://michigan.rivals.com/news/mi...ball-podcast-jerry-hanlon-with-john-borton-10
• The Ohio State game: "It was a very difficult day for this old coach. I had a lot of mixed feelings about this game, and I certainly was disappointed with the loss. If you're a Michigan fan, how can you not be disappointed?
"I know this: we went into that game with high hopes. We thought we had a really good chance of ending some of the things that had been bothering us for the last few years.
"But let's face it. I've experienced, personally, having gone into that city of Columbus with very high hopes and have had them dashed in that horseshoe. It's not something where you walk in there and know it's going to happen. You still have to earn it on the field.
"I know how these kids feel. I've been there myself."
• A preview of the struggles: "We talked about it a little. When we played Indiana, I got some indication. Our tight coverage, that we play in that secondary, has been good all year. But it's only as good as you are with your pass rush.
"You've got to get to and pressure the quarterback. If you're able to do that, the two things together — the tight coverage and the pressure on the quarterback — makes it very hard for them to be able to throw the football. In the Indiana game, we got a little bit of an indication that if you don't get to that quarterback, and he gets hot, they can move the ball.
"They threw the ball well against us, and when you throw the ball well, that helps the running game. The two of those things came into play. Let's face it, we had a very hot quarterback at Ohio State, we didn't put the pressure on that we normally do, and with the talented wide receivers they had, they threw the ball all over the ball park.
"When you do that, they had almost 200 yards rushing. When those things come together, it's like a tsunami. The tidal wave gets bigger, and all of a sudden it washes over the top of you and it's really difficult to try to stop it."
• The notion that if it didn't happen this year, it might not for a long while: "Every year is a different year. I don't look back and say, because they beat us for the last five years, they automatically are going to beat us this year. That's a lot of malarky.
"When we came here in '69, we hadn't beaten Ohio State for a while, I think maybe one time in the last few years. All of a sudden, we beat them here. We thought we started a little something.
"It goes back and forth. It's a great rivalry. You have to go on the field and prove it. You're not going to sit in the stands and say that you're not going to win this game because of this or that. It is a game that has to be played on the field, and it's going to be who has the greatest effort on the field that day.
"Let's face it — a little luck here or there never hurts. But it's a game that's going to be decided on the field…
"I don't think you saw anybody quit on that field down there in Columbus. I don't think you saw anybody lay down. They all gave great effort. It just wasn't meant to be."
Here's the full podcast: https://michigan.rivals.com/news/mi...ball-podcast-jerry-hanlon-with-john-borton-10
