Fans, media respond to Michigan's abysmal 1st half vs. Georgia in Orange Bowl
Michigan fans were excited to see their team and make their first-ever trip to the College Football Playoff. The Orange Bowl semi-final matchup between No. 2 Michigan and No. 3 Georgia was supposed to be the game of the day, but instead, Michigan is being embarrassed on both sides of the ball.
On the offensive side of the ball, Michigan has only accounted for 101 total yards with 72 of them coming from the passing game. The offense thought they had a blueprint to get through the first-ranked scoring defense of Georgia after they were dominated by Alabama in the 2021 SEC Championship.
The defense of Michigan was supposed to have their big moment on the biggest stage of the College Football world by taking down an offense led by a former walk-on in quarterback Stetson Bennett. Instead, Bennett is having a lights-out performance against the fourth-ranked scoring defense of Michigan.
Michigan has allowed 330 total yards of offense from Georgia with 252 of them coming from the passing game. Bennett has passed for 16-of-21 completions for 234 yards and two touchdowns.
Michigan had a chance to drag themselves out of a 27-3 deficit after allowing a 57-yard touchdown, but an interception from Michigan quarterback Cade McNamara ruined that chance.
The only good news for Michigan is that they get the ball first in the second half.
Teams from Michigan have been outscored 65-3 in their two CFP games. Michigan State lost 38-0 to Alabama six years ago.
— Bill Rabinowitz 🗞 (@brdispatch) January 1, 2022
Same energy pic.twitter.com/PguKdWRuVD
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) January 1, 2022
Everyone who spent a month talking themselves into Michigan and Cincinnati. pic.twitter.com/0aT7VkQL67
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) January 1, 2022
— Eleven Warriors (@11W) January 1, 2022
G’nite. Michigan apparently thought it had Haynes and Revis on the outside this evening. They do not.
— Sam McKewon (@swmckewonOWH) January 1, 2022
Hey look, you can make it to your New Year's Eve parties after all.
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) January 1, 2022
And we're officially done.
— Adam Rittenberg (@ESPNRittenberg) January 1, 2022
Game over.
— Bill Rabinowitz 🗞 (@brdispatch) January 1, 2022
https://twitter.com/B1GOPE/status/1477097608946532352?s=20
At least we’ll always have the 2021 Music City Bowl
— Matt Brown (@MattBrownCFB) January 1, 2022
Don't worry guys… Michigan is gonna jump around a bunch at the end of the 3rd quarter.
That's gonna flip this. 👍
— Johnny GBR (@gbrhomer) January 1, 2022
— 👒 (@chargerscd) January 1, 2022
Our entire secondary pic.twitter.com/rmi6E6laP5
— Brown Wolverine🏆 (@BrownsWolverine) January 1, 2022
https://twitter.com/ishaanb11/status/1477098633812193293?s=20
https://twitter.com/skins1492/status/1477098824481095685?s=20
If JJ doesn’t start the second half, we riot
— Ryan (@RyannnnStevens) January 1, 2022
It’s been a fun year, tough to end it like this. Georgia’s just been better at everything. 😔
— ❄️⛄️Savannah Miller⛄️❄️ (@Savannahfied) January 1, 2022
Yikes
— SM (@JonasJerebGOAT) January 1, 2022