the mccarthy one handed catch into the back-foot dime was legendary

“ Inches from walking in “! Huh? Bro got stuffed. Wasn’t even close.

Can we be honest for a second... michigan outplayed bama from the jump..and had bonehead plays along the way... 2 muffed punts... 1 turnover...miss xp, missed fg

A lot of crickets this morning in Alabama!

Michigan’s special team tried their best to lose this game

From an OSU congrats Michigan. This is the only game in my life I ever rooted for Michigan sorry but won’t do it next week lol

Even if the right tackle doesn’t get pushed back into Milroe, Rod Moore (number 9) is right there to stop him and Saintistil (number 0) would have also assisted that tackle so idk what this guy is talking about “walking in”

Does ANYBODY IN THE COUNTRY agree with Hasselbeck that the Bama play was a good play? I'm a Michigan fan & I couldn't believe they ran that.

I love how espn still talks more about the SEC team that lost.

Why are we listening to a lifetime backup QB telling us it was a good play?

Hasselbeck could not be more WRONG! Even Saban admitted it was the wrong call for what Michigan was showing defensively, but Bama was out of time outs, and QB stayed with called play. In that defensive set, ALL 11 players were expecting the QB run and got what they wanted. QB should have audibled next play. So IT WAS DOOMED. Maybe QB gets a yard or so, but NEVER 3 yards!

Michigan got to Jalen Milroe all game 6 sacks 116 passing yards

Despite the fact that everyone knew he was going to run that play, it was the one play that I as a Michigan fan was most worried about.

Michigan played their 2nd worst game of the year vs Alabama (Maryland was #1) and still won. I only watched 4 Bama games before this, so I cant say it was their best game, but they did not make nearly as many self inflicted mistakes as Michigan did.

I don't see it being "inches away from being a walk-in touchdown" at all??? edit: it looks and sounds more like one bad block and one mis-read away LOL

Lol it’s wasn’t close. ESPN really trying to make Alabama look good at the end. He got stuff in the back field. Of it was Michigan that made that play. ESPN wouldn’t be defending them at all lol.

Yeah, I’m sitting there watching Tim Hasselbeck analyze this play and I’m confused where he said that this was a good play call. I don’t see how Milroe was going to get into the end zone, considering that the middle was still blocked up

I’ll disagree that this was a walk in touchdown. The Michigan defender he was talking about would have recovered easily to make the tackle or at least hit him well before the end zone. Michigan crashed their d-line to the middle and had two edge rushers to funnel everything inside. I hate how no one is giving that Michigan defense credit for winning their one on one matchups on that play and the majority of the time during that game.

It shows a hilarious amount of bias that espn is even spending time defending this. The bama o line had been getting worked all night. If michigan executed special teams this game would not have been close.

If you’re counting on an unblocked player to run too deep to tackle the QB it’s not a good play Matt

Tim Hasselbeck needs to get glasses. Inches would have been if the last play was 3 and 1/2 yards and Michigan barely stopped the play, not losing or gaining any yards. Also, ESPN should merge their football coverage with the SEC Network, this video was hot garage.

It would have been justified if it was at the 1 yard line, but they were too far from there, like they didnt have faith on Milroe to throw it.

QB had no intention to follow #77. He is going straight into the line of scrimmage.

That's a bad take. Its not a bad call but the guard never touched the Linebacker, the DE #8, had good leverage, on the inside, there's no guarantee he walks in. Tim drew it up where the guard blocks the LB, he didn't. The LB ducked underneath the block and was in position to make the tackle as well. On paper its a walk in - Alabama's front got blown up all over the place on that play call

ESPN look how close this was... So basically the SEC won. 😂

This is a hot take, but as a Michigan fan, he’s got a point. The qb design run had been working against us all game (Baring the fumble) including earlier in that drive. It was just that we were finally ready the one time it really mattered

CFP: This Alabama team is worth breaking all historical precedent to allow into the playoffs over a team that had a better record Alabama: *this play*

Did Nick Saban just accuse Michigan of knowing their plays

What is he talking about? He literally ran straightforward didn’t even attempt to make a move in any other direction. The guard pulling was misdirection.

Wrong on a walk in touchdown. Number 77 on Alabama missed his block on Michigans corner. There was no place to go for Milro.

Nobody seems to notice that the Alabama TE (81) held then tackled Michigan (8)

Jalen want to talk 😂😂😂 dude knew he was about to get trolled online

I think this is a bad take. Who cares how close it was to working. It failed and ended their season. It was a bad play call by Tommy Rees.

Yeah that guy got blown back and the snap was low, but along with that the pulling lineman didnt touch either the olb or middle to create a larger hole

The no call on the late hit on McCarthy out of bounds was complete bs. Refs showing some bias

The center for Alabama had the worst case of yipps I ever saw. He will be in the portal 😢 Go Blue!!!!

I’m not convinced Milroe would have gotten past Saintistil on the last play.

I think he actually tripped over the falling No.65. Michigan simply overpowered the Alabama line.

The difference with that QB running that play compared to the other successful times in the game was that the defense blew up the entire line this time. They had a defender on either side that had him if he bounced out, the WRs were covered tight, and the RB in motion which was probably his only option was covered. The real problem was that the QB is one sided, at least in that game anyway, and it was predictable to even the average fan let alone a defense coordinator. So let's stop blaming one play on an Alabama loss and also realize that Michigan's top defense kept them in the game. Alabama was gifted field position on the first TD and so many mistakes were made on individual plays for Mich throughought the game. These are just young men playing a game, time to move on.

Someone gave Stewart some love on that play! Finally!

That soundtrack music gets you hyped up. Anyone know the song?

Sad day for ESPNSEC huh???

If Michigan doesn’t make the special team mistakes they made this game never goes to overtime. Michigan looked like the much better team and Milroe and the Alabama team clearly were overrated.

And everybody was trying to say the only way Michigan wins is if they play their best game.... Anybody fan or not knows that wasn't the case and still was able to control pretty much the whole game Go Blue 💙 now let's bring home the hardware we came for

Shotgun, basically 10 yds out on a 4th and goal. At least with pass you have options or chance of flag. But respect to UM, they took game after Alabama had it in hand.

Him defending that horrible play call by Alabama is just hilarious

It was the greatest play ever. Go Blue.

He is correct if Milroe adjusts his run an inch or two wider to the left, he stays straight behind not on the hip coz #9 has an angle of getting him, it was a good call but the QB was too rigid on his run even with a bad snap & blown tackle imo.

Love this conversation very great analysis

The last play, there wasn't inches for a walk-in TD. The middle of the hash marks was too congested. The 300 lb linemen (2) & even if Milroe is right behind them, Milroe & more importantly, the ball never breaks the plane of the goal line. That's the thing about humans, they tale up space and if both Bama linemen aren't in the endzone, Milroe has wait for those 2 players to clear the area. And with that time, Michigan's defense collapsed behind them and Milroe was at least 2 yards short of scoring on the play. It wasn't even close really. From the 3 at best he gets to the 2 yard line trying to push that congestion into a score. The Bama linemen walked into the endzone, Michigan's defense collapsed the middle behind those Bama OL. They can go anywhere on the field, they don't have the ball. It was like holiday traffic backed up on an interstate, gridlock for Milroe, he couldn't even push his own players into the end zone. Michigan had already collapsed & wrapped up the QB. It was a poor play call. Now had it been the Philly "Tush-Push" or "Brotherly Shove", that call stands a chance, not in shot gun formation. Bama would've had to create space in the center of the line as more of a pass play & QB keeper.

He tripped clean over his own tackle on top of it being a low snap

Issue wasn't the playcall at all. All the credit goes to Michigan's d-line. Milroe had burned Michigan more than once running the ball, whether on a qb draw or busted pass play. Michigan had largely shut down both the passing and run game from Alabama. Milroe running the ball was one of the few reliable parts of Alabama's offense during the game. Even with the low snap, had Alabama's o-line done what they needed to do, we would have seen a second OT. Michigan's defensive line came through and clutched up when they needed to.

This is great

Didn't look "close" to me. That was a wall of Michigan D. Horrible play call.

After the low snap, Milroe could have cut back to his right or he could have thrown the ball to # 5 Roydell Williams, who could have gotten to the edge and scored.

I don’t see it at all on the last play. He was just running straight into a pile of guys and that was supposed to work?

I’ve rewatched this 10 times at no times do I see him walking in

Michigan spanked Bama from the jump, special teams tryta save em but they can’t even snap the ball in Tuscaloosa

You don’t “finish” (Saban’s favorite word) and put a game away by scoring 0 points in the Fourth Qtr. OT should have never been a factor. Plus I disagree with deferring in OT - setting yourself up to have to play from behind only increases the pressure and risks the whole game coming down to executing 1 play, which is exactly what happened. Tommy Reece called a lousy game overall.

It makes more sense when you see it that way. Of course, the low snap didn't help. And give UM's "no-name" dl credit. In retrospect, it was good that Michigan struggled so much in this game. I think it was a wake-up call because of the self-inflicted wounds. If they had cruised to an easy victory, they might not have done so well against Washington.

Hasselbeck is wrong about the position of #0 Sainristil on Bama's last play -- his looping angle left him enough leverage if Milroe had cut left to follow the pulling guard, and he is Michigan's best open-field tackler.

lol, "he would have walked in" yeah, had everything went exactly like its drawn up and Michigan wasn't living in the backfield.

If Michigan doesn’t miss that extra point they win the game in regulation. The way better team won Michigan, Michigan 38, Washington 27 go blue.

They really wasn't bias, All this talk about what Alabama didn't do! Instead of Complimenting Michigan for what they did, we know who you guys wanted to really win! #Detroit

Washington's defense isn't ready for Michigan's running game. Those 9 min drives are the reason Michigan wins!

No if was not…he should have been in an RPO play to have options

Alabama offensive line. Reminds me of the Colorado buffalos 🦬 weak as water 💦. Melroe was running for his life. Just like sheduer.Saban better tap the transfer portal just like prime. Good win Corum/ McCarthy/ Michigan defense. Good luck 🍀 in the championship game. Because you’re playing a much better Quarterback/Penix/ and offense.

Anywhere else on the field it was a decent play for the first down. Near the goal line the play is a disaster.

The Michigan radio announcers were calling the last play as a quarterback sneak. If they knen, then who didn't?

''Run into the pile on 1" Brilliant.

Had the right tackle not been blown up sideways into the QB he would most likely would have scored, there was only one tackler on the left side and Milroe outweighed him by 30 lbs.

Michigan has always prided itself on defense. Against any other team bama prolly woulda scored that last play.Great effort by both teams coulda gone either way. Michigan had some slip ups and still got it. ROse bowl and national champs go blue...

Good play. Low snap. Need a better center bama

Good play call. Just didn’t work out

Go Blue!!

9:02 he had no chance of getting in😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Yes snap loses half a step, but Milroe also closed his eyes. Would have been much closer if he followed the puller to the left

Wait. What? Milroe never even looked to his left much less made any attempt to go left. He was always going to straight up the middle, and he was always going to get stuffed.

Its last play was terrible. They could have called a pass play and left Milroe with the option to be Vince Young or Matt Leinart. Bama's oline was stagnated all game, no real push at all.

“The fact that it didn’t work, made it a bad call…” - Modern coaching legend folks

I wouldn't have called that play either, but it was the total lack of execution more than the play call..

I like Hasselbeck, but I believe my eyes more than what he's saying. There was NO WAY Milroe was going to get to the goaline.

I don't know about inches away but he's not totally wrong. The RT is what makes this play wierd. He got blown up and the QB was dead in the water

Greatest game ive ever seen. These highlights dont do it justice. HIGH LEVEL FOOTBALL. Coaches playing master chess, adjusting to each other. Players leaving it all out on the field without the corruption of the nfl.

Dude had low snaps all game 😂 yikes

I get what you’re saying but that isn’t what Milroe actually did. He went to far to the center when he was supposed to go further left.

Michigan is simply a far more talented team.

I agree....it was a perfect play....ended just the way I like it... Alabama suckin it!! Fantastic play call!!

It's why you play the game and not just analyse plays.

It wasn’t that close Hasselbeck. How much money did you lose on this game?😂😂😂

Just don’t see why it wasn’t a RPO the motion man is open 🤦🏾‍♂️

He was two yards short of the goal line tim, there's no other way to explain it.

Just wasn’t Good enough P.S. Grand Rapids,MI

I want Michigan to win it all jus because of how they tried to play coach

Legacy drive in OT!!! #ConqueringHeroes

#9 wasn’t blocked he could have gotten to him also. Oh well Michigan executed better

Michigan was beating Bama in the trenches majority of the game. Not sure why they thought they were gonna win the trench battle on that final play whan they struggled all night to contain penetration?

In the end McCarthy outplayed Milroe. McCarthy had 220 yds 3 Tds 0 ints. Milroe had 120 yds and 0 tds. End of story

I'm not sure the pulling lineman, #77, gets his hands on the Michigan defender #9. And #0 is back tracking fast. It would have been close but Milroe may have had to dive from like the 2 or 3. Michigan still gets the stop. And you have to account for #8 for Michigan who looks to be in control of his block. #8 could have stepped up if Milroe tried to cut it out.

Michigan needs to bench all they're kick returners and put starting recivers in there