Michigan Football Takes Down Alabama In Rose Bowl | Reactions, Analysis

Former Michigan defensive lineman Ryan Van Bergen and TheWolverine.com's Anthony Broome discuss the team's 27-20 win over Alabama in the Rose Bowl and a date with Washington for the national title next Monday night.
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[@charlesbearden5131]

Congratulations to Michigans players & coaches on a hard fought well earning victory over my beloved Crimson Tide and best of luck going forward.

[@sianefer-ptah1258]

Alabama and Michigan: Two Most Winningest Programs 🎉💛💙💪 Y'all gave us the toughest game we've had since Georgia, and we're sure Alabama will be right back next year 🎉🎉

[@kenwest4729]

Classy....a breath of fresh air u r with this post. Ty. Congrats to your SEC championship & good luck in 2024. U can b proud of ur team

[@rrpearsall]

As a Lions fan, we welcome BAMA fans and players to our NFL team.. But hope you get your own pro team to water down the Crim$on Tide$ but thankful you took out Georgia for us..

[@philliplamay5923]

Ty! I have to say, you tide fans have been very gracious in defeat. Classy. Much respect 🫡

[@philliplamay5923]

@@sianefer-ptah1258 you better be! After that game, I want this annually! We are now 3-3 vs each other! Two best programs of all time. No question. Now we have to finish what we started, so you all have something to tip your hat to. Your only 2 losses were to playoff teams.. it would be much better if the last wins the Natty. No one will be able to say anything. Period. Great game, great season! See you next year! (God willing 😎)

[@willowbrook2717]

Here's a great bit of info that Coach dropped: The last team to beat Alabama in OT was the Tom Brady led Michigan team. Of course that was in the Orange Bowl. Awesome memory and stat!

[@jamescorwin7432]

It’s great to be a Michigan Wolverine. 🎉 One more to go for the ‘season to remember’. Go Blue!

[@stephenwatson8981]

It'll be great until everything is vacated due to Cheating-gate!!!!

[@toddmarshall2726]

Congratulations to Michigan. The better team won yesterday. The national championship game against Washington should be a good one.

[@johnoconnor4984]

Congrats Blue, I didnt think you had that in you boys! Damn good game. We will see u dogs next year. Roll Damn Tide. #RESPECT

[@chrisvoss451]

Michigan & Penix know each other.

[@kenwest4729]

Dare I say this is a team of DESTINY?

[@philliplamay5923]

Ryan, you said Michigan didn’t get tested in the air. That’s not true. Bama 2 long balls in the first half when they were trying to seize on the momentum. The first, Rod Moore slapped down, the second will Johnson broke up. It wasn’t there and bama knew it. They needed to try something different. Michigans D, all the way around, had a phenomenal game. Georgia has an excellent D, and Bama found a way.. we did as old king leonitis said.. give them nothing.. take from them, everything!! Even GA fans were jumping up and down watching that game! Saw quite a few of them post comments praising our team and especially our D.. but Blake, Roman, and JJ stole the show in the end! What a game! Go Blue!!

[@weezy_99]

Who the F is asking NIL & recruiting questions after a MASSIVE win like this ? ?

[@jacksonj3082]

Great win for Michigan - it was a fantastic setting for 2 of the most storied college football teams. While Michael Penix was not the top rated QB in the country (surprises me), he'll be a challenge for Michigan - should be a great Championship game. About McCarthy - a real gamer who made key plays down the stretch, but to me he seems to telegraph his throws. Wondering what Blue fans think.

[@dirtymikesnow]

Penix will be a challenge, no doubt. It will take a combination of pressure and good coverage that slows down that high-powered offense, and I believe Michigan is up for the challenge. Michigan needs to control the game clock and keep Penix off the field, I believe they can do that, also. Penix will get his scores, but I see Michigan pushing Washington around and ultimately wearing them down. Michigan didnt crawl through a field of horse sh!t all year to go and lose this last game. Go Blue!!

[@jacksonj3082]

@@dirtymikesnow Can't wait for the Championship Game ... a welcomed change from SEC teams.

[@kenwest4729]

Washington resembles 2021/2022 Ohio teams..pass happy, tempo, strong QB play, average (?) defense. Penix played @ Indiana . UW coach was OC when Indiana beat UM a couple of years ago.

[@jasonanernathy5721]

Agreed. I think he needs 4:42 another year to get better. Go blue, great game

[@austin6446]

The play call by bama at the end was baffling to me. Love it bc of how it turned out for us, but was still wild to see that's what they went with

[@sammyweed4771]

GO BLUE !!

[@janetpartyka5968]

Thank you Charles.

[@adamshepherdson6738]

AB, I was disappointed in your staff pick. Choosing against this Michigan team? Team 144 has the opportunity to be remembered as the greatest football team ever. IMO, they're already on the Mt. Rushmore of greatest teams ever. But work to be done! Michigan 34-27 Washington for the 2024 National Championship. Go Blue, Beat Washington!

[@chicagoPTer]

Washington offensively reminds me of the 2021 and 2022 OSU team that had Stroud and all those great receivers. I have a feeling Michigan’s game plan will be similar to those games. Yeah, they will give up yards to Washington but don’t give up big plays and make the Huskies earn everything. And I feel comfortable that Michigan has so many players on the team that played those OSU teams. Offensively, I think the game plan will similar as well: long sustained drives that limits Washington’s possessions and wear out their DLine by the 4th quarter. I like this matchup.

[@kenwest4729]

Good call & I agree. Penix may get his yardage etc. UM will need to exchange long drive TD's for UW field goals

[@philliplamay5923]

As far as the Washington game plan… 1 year ago in November we faced an elite QB in stroud and the most ridiculous receiving corps the league has seen in years.. solid big O-line and a defense that resembles pac-12/big-12.. we won that by 20. If we can keep them in front of us, and limit the explosives, we will win. If we execute on offense like we know we can, and control the game on the ground with Blake the Great… we will win big. We have to play sound defense. We do not want a shoot out with that dude.. control the came and let the boa constrictor EAT! We do that.. we win.

[@kenwest4729]

Nice call

[@Tony-Tiger1970]

As a Alabama fan, Saban made the worst calls in overtime. He Should have had the RB McClellan run all 4 downs at the goal line, he was unstoppable and had 87 yards and averaged 6 yards. Go Blue 🐺Yah earned it

[@user-tb3he5nj1b]

RV is an excellent analyst. He needs a national job.

[@brucekoole8076]

On defense Michigan used twisted & stunts all game long. Alabama said, "we hadn't seen these plays all year long." So, low passing yards for Alabama & masterful coaching job.

[@Braydenishim]

We can beat Washington as long as we don’t turn the ball over

[@jasonanernathy5721]

Harbaugh was right. This is a real ball club. Go blue. So proud

[@meak911]

Is there a reason why McCarthy doesn’t read the entire field. They were receivers running open down the field quite a bit and he either didn’t see them or just opted to check down instead.

[@Struggle_Streaming_With_BK]

Game plan was get the ball out early. First open read and throw

[@kenwest4729]

He's got literally aeconds to go thru his reads while under pressure. Field is divided into 1/3ds with progressive reads to primary & secondary receivers. His looks based on a variety of factors---down/distance, defense set up, play called & offensive for action, strengths/weaknesses working etc

[@WhyIsThisHappening83]

I don't care about reading or not reading the field, I just wish he would take some pace off the ball and lead the receiver with an easier ball to catch. Everything don't have to be 100 mph throws.

[@viekent]

Marvelous ms Marvin 😂

[@freeheeler00]

I really thought the walls were crashing in on our hopes after they muffed that snap on the field goal.

[@DrUdaiSSingh]

How bad is Mason Graham's injury? He was playing on one leg and still awesome in OT.

[@woodshed_moments]

The valiant emerged victorious... hail, hail to the Wolverines! Breaking yoke of defeat and vitriol by those who oppose the history and victory of a program that did it the right way... win. M Go Blue!!

[@codystepanian9558]

Milroe is a lot like Vince young from Texas but bigger imo

[@Struggle_Streaming_With_BK]

He nothing like Vince young....he's bigger that's it...... I told everyone for a month, Alabama QB is so overated

[@Marcus-id5ur]

VY was 10x the player Milroe is.

[@CrackTheNut]

LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOO #GoBlue #NatyLoading Crack The Nut 〽🏀🏈

[@jasonanernathy5721]

Im a little worried about Washington but they're gonna have to play like Ohio state did against Georgia last year to win. I don't see Blake JJ and the defense allowing them to win. WA qb is a BMF THOUGH

[@rashadwalker8218]

I guess balas waz wrong yet again...go head and pick Washington next week

[@janetpartyka5968]

SIGN HARBAUGH NOW WARD MANUEL!!!!

[@druiz012]

Wow... I mean great analysis but stop with the fake injury talk. That kid had his knee very hyperextemded. Hopefully he didn't tear an ACL...

[@danielthornton1633]

Be careful talking about Michigan being able to run on a playoff teams defense. They already lost to a team that wears purple before, I hope Michigan doesn’t play Washington like they played TCU

[@davidwright1728]

What... Michigan will play their game to hell with being careful time to get aggressive and Go.....

[@positroll7870]

They played TCU -without Corum, -with Edward's at 50% (broken hand in a cast, injured knee aggravated in the B1G CG needing surgery the week after TCU) -with Mullings as Rb3 playing Lb only until Corum got hurt in game 11 and still scored 45 points despite 2 pick sixes and 2 fumble turnovers. Yeah, they will be able to run on Washington, just like 2021. Real problem with TCU was Lb situation on defense, with young players getting abused by a 5th year senior of a running qb. Not happening this year.

[@nwedge4]

Unpopular opinions: Can the special teams remember to be special? Wtf To a man were bad. Donovan should never take a hand of at the hike. Full back was used in overtime. Better late then never. Mullings should be in all the time. Orji should play more, not instead of JJ. Keegan should have been the all American. Love ZZ but Keegan has always been the better player.

[@austin6446]

Nah stop this talking about Washington. They are lethal

[@michaellaughlin8457]

🤷‍♂️bama 12-2 Michigan 14-0 its that simple! 🤷‍♂️😊👍