Golden Gophers (NCAA Football 2004) Game 7 - Minnesota vs Michigan

we're here in Minneapolis Minnesota nearby St Anthony Falls we're inside this dome stadium for today's match up between the Michigan Wolverines and the Golden Gophers of Minnesota and here come the golden goers hi and welcome everybody I'm Brad nestler with The Usual Suspects Lee Corso and Kirk herb Street and a great rivalry coming your way today they're playing for the little brown JN the Wolverines seem to have the better team they should win this game what do you thinkk well I think you're right about that and I'll tell you why Michigan comes into this one with a good passing attack and they have a Difference Maker lining up at wide receiver in fact think he's one of the best receivers in all the college football I agree with you and I'm going to tell you why Minnesota is going to have to play a Flawless game on offense if they expect to win this B game I don't think they got a chance KK I don't see them moving the ball much against this superi defense thanks guys let's head down to the field the two teams are lined up for the coin talks Minnesota lines up to kick one off and we're just about set to get underway not a real deep kick should be returned number 21 FS it at the three they'll get the ball here at the 21 yd line Michigan in a four wide set they'll throw on first down he's under some heat got it down the sideline and he's all the way down to the 28 guys here's another look at that nice pass okay this was a nice pass and a nice catch but the impressive thing about this play is how the receiver chest kept on going after he caught the football 10 ball in the 28 Michigan sets up with four receivers they'll throw on first down got it to his receiver he's all the waydown WoW once heau that one nobody was going to get it you know guys this is a he runs and he hits the pat less than two to go in our first quarter of play the score Michigan Seven Minnesota nothing number 39 is lined up to kick this number 21 and number three back deep to return number 21 FS it in the end zone thein the guys did a nice job of staying in their lanes and playing their assignments yeah I would have stayed in The End Zone on that one did you see how those kids were flying down there it's first and 10 ball on the 14 number 21 lines up as a single back and he's taken down almost out a yard on that one so it's second and 10 ball on the 14 yd line the Golden Gophers come out in the Ace formation looks under pressure oh boy almost intercepted he may have been seriously injured on that play oh I feel sorry for that poor kid you hate to see kids get hurt that way it's third down and 10 ball on their own 14 Minnesota comes to the line only one man in the back field looking up throws it to the outside couldn't haul it in well that was an impressive stand by the defense good defensive plays equals nice job guys you'd expect him to punt here but it looks like they're not thinking that way his and he's all the way down to the 41 are you kidding me that was on fourth down how you give up that kind of play on fourth down that's just a mental lapse by I think they must fly him he's all the way down to the 17 yd line first and 10 and this is the play of the drive number 21 is the single set he's gobbled up in the back field how about that defensive St a great effort by the defensive line there anytime you can get into the back field and disrupt the timing of a run like this you're going to come up with a big stop back to pass looks across the middle he goes up and gets it it's achd that was quite a play as he found his wide receiver for the touchdown what happened here guys well the quarter does a good job the BL and he TS on the extra point so down to just a few seconds left in the first quarter with a score Minnesota seven Michigan seven number 26 is lined up to kick this one off number three and number 21 to return number 21 takes it from the six now the offense is back on the field again their last Drive they moov the ball very well especially through the on their way to that touchdown The Wolverine come out in a two tight end set hand off to the right oh what a move and down he go that'll be a two yd gain second down B in their own and we're all tied up at the end of the first quarter about two minutes before half number 16 lines up in the shotgun he drops back acoss the middle he got it and he's taken down and a nice pick up through the air I'll tell you what fellas I love this kid ability he's got a quick release and he's very accurate number 23 lone back STS up in the pocket Hiser has it and down he go at the 41 yd line that one was nearly overthrown boy the receiver makes a great play by putting his hands up he had enough vertical leap to get his hands on it the Wolverine line up in an eye formation and he's going to throw to the quarterback [Applause] second and 10 this is the fifth play of this drive they line up in an eye they go with and he's going to lose yard on this one well they avoided the turnover right there yikes that was a close one a good thing that kid was paying attention and fell on the football the goer bring in the Niel pack STS up across the middle and he's taken down at the 29 nice play call to get him the conversion when a team converts on third down they can really frustrate a defense when they convert in third and long just makes them sick breaks one and down he go the Wolverines are going to take a and they'll have two remaining second and coming up here ball in the 25 Minnesota brings in their Niel drop back to pass STS up pressure coming got and he's taken down the Wolverine call for a timeout that was their second timeout The Wolverine come out with split back back to here comes a pressure STS up in the pocket and he's going to be Saed for a they'll throw again defense hasn't stopped yet off incomplete Dro by the tight it's third and goal and this is the 11th play of the current Drive nickel defense he drops back he's under pressure and he's got it for the touchdown he grab that one for hisown of the and that second touchdown pass was just as pretty as the first one this guy's good and he hits the pat down to just a few seconds left here before the half and our score Michigan 14 Minnesota seven number 39 ready to kick number 21 and number three back to return he kicks it number 21 it at the two now we see the off come out of the field you know's tring right now that defensive second secondary should be trembling after all the yards that they gave up that last time shot at the 28 single set back field Dr back to looking rolls to the right he breaks fre down the sideline to the and he's all the way in for thech and he makes his to the end Z with that catch that was a great catch by the receiver he ran a perfect route to get open for his second score of the game and he on the extra point down to just a few seconds left here before the half and our score Minnesota 14 Michigan 14 here's the kick number three takes it at the their last possession really they had good success passing the ball ask me out some I agree they number 23 is a deep back as they line up in the eye back to P here they come incomplete a little too on that this quarter sometimes get a little too excited back there Andes to put too much on it got to relax make second and 10 ball on the 34 yd line will probably get one last heave to the end zone here before half time he drops back he's under some heat got it he has some room inside the to the he's all the way tell me about this one the quarterback does a nice job of get the B to the open then that kid shows you right there what he can do after he theball and he hits the p and we've reached half here Michigan will be kicking off to start the second half he kicks it number 21 pass it at the five there's a tackle so before the offense hits the field let take the to let you know that our game is brought to you by EA Sports they'll go to work at the 21 yd line two tight ends here they'll throw on first down he's looking across the middle got it he's all the way down to Midfield and he delivered a nice pass there coach now this is what I'm talking about I like what this coach is doing here by opening up his Playbook it's going to have the defense calling for Mercy soon single set back field drop back to pass looks steps up he's going to go for the Home Run oh he had the and he dropped it he just couldn't find the handle that poor kid looked like he was trying to catch a greas pig easy scooter at least he kept the receiver from making the play number 21 lines up as a single back back to pass looking down the middle got his running back inside the 30 and he's all the way down down to the 20 yd line first and 10 ball on the 20 Minnesota comes out with two tight end and down he go at the 18 couple of yards there it's second down an eight to go ball on the 18 number 21 alone in the back field he drops back he's looking go into the end zone it's dropped Minnesota hasn't been very successful this season with their Red Zone attempts no not at all when they get inside the they always seem to throw a the he steps up guns it across the middle almost intercepted nice job getting a hand on that one yeah really good heads up play there to get a hand on the football by the defense Michigan lines up in a DI defense here looks over the ofn they'll take at the seven Michigan comes to the line with three wide they'll throw first down he unloads it incomplete what happened there well as a quarterback you usually want to put the ball in front of the receiver so he can catch it in stride here he just put it a little bit too far in front second and 10 ball on the seven yd line number 23 lines up as a single back he's got an open and he's taken down at the 31 and a first down for the running back this a big first down for this off maybe it'll take some of the pressure off the quarterback Michigan sets up with four receivers down the middle finds his receiver and down he goes and a pretty smart call right there you're absolutely right the reason why this play worked is that the play action froze the defense just enough to allow the receiver to get open and that's the end of the third quarter our SC in this one Michigan 21 Minnesota 14 two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter number 23 lines up in the Deep back eye form drops back to pass steps up in the pocket and he dropped it interesting right there going with a pass play sometimes you take a chance and throw it with everybody think you run but if you don't complete it you play into the defense's hands and stop the the goord line up back little misdirection and he's taken down nothing gained on the play and the punt team will come out it's Fourth Down number 39 gets it off and this one's going to go out of Bounds at the 34 yd line I'm sure the defense will be trying to strip the ball once again if these hanging to theall they offies they might of defensive that really want to play throw to the middle coach you made a nice defensive play there he sure did he just stuck his hand out and hit the football so it's second and 10 34 the goer come out the shotgun looking he wants the long B and they do a good job at swatting that one away you're right Brad excellent awareness by the defender to know where the football is and is get his hand on it third and 10 ball on the 34 yd line the golden goer set up in the gun he drops back he's looking throw caught and he's all the way down to the 29 the quarterback broke down the coverage on that one first down drop back to pass and Zone it's a matter of you and the receiver get on the right page right window to the hey that's proba what you in the back right a lot of Windows and that was a good defensive play yeah guys this is because he's in great position to make the play so it's second and 10 and this is the fifth play of the current Drive the goer line up with four WI out looks Let It Go incomplete it looks like he overthrew him on that one I'll tell you I think the quarterback got rid of that one too quickly Kirk well coach you're right they need to work on their timing a little bit more going with a shotgun here back to looking has all day to throw and he will score what do you think of this quarterback Le he's got over 300 y passing now and what I like about him is quick relase two [Applause] three rather than tie it up it looks like they want to risk it and go for the lead pressure coming he's looking over the middle they don't two pretty aggressive decision coach yeah this team works a lot on these conversions and he told me before the game that he might take some chances it just didn't work out this time kicks it off number4 at it looks like they're giving up on this one yeah you know I just don't understand why they wouldn't try an onside kick here Minnesota calls a timeout and that was their first timeout first and 10 ball on the 36 they line up with split backs and straight ahead we go with the fullback and down he goes looks like off sides here's the official call off sides home defense that'll move forward and they're loving it anytime you can get free yards you'll take it first down and five to go ball on their own 41 they hand it off Mak the move he's the Back Field the line of scrimmage and that's it second down and five ball on the 41 yd line the Wolverines go with the eye form another hard fought game between these two Rivals was this what you expected to see Michigan comes away with bragging rights this year and I'm sure the fans stud enjoy it just as much as the players they were the team today and added another great chapter to this rival