Henson on ESPN Classic right now

[k19]

He hasn't. Nors just needs to be different so people will pay attention to him.

I doubt many will argue with that statement

 

[bsheeern]

I doubt many will argue with that statement

If they do it's because they sail the same "look at me" ship.

 

[Nors]

http://www.mgoblue.com/document_display.cfm?document_id=8692

As suspected Brady started that game. Henson only started 8 in his college football career before trying baseball for 3 seasons.

 

[Charles]

http://www.mgoblue.com/document_display.cfm?document_id=8692

As suspected Brady started that game. Henson only started 8 in his college football career before trying baseball for 3 seasons.

Here's the recap. I think Henson only played in the 2nd Qtr. Henson went 3 0f 8 for 40 yards and led the team for a go ahead (9-7) 37 yard field goal against the Irish. Brady lead the Wolverines on the final scoring drive that won the game.

September 4, 1999

Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Michigan Stadium)
Score: #7 Michigan 26, #16 Notre Dame 22
Records: U-M (1-0), Notre Dame (1-1)
Attendance: 111,523
Next U-M Event: Saturday, Sep. 11 -- vs. Rice (Michigan Stadium), 12:10 p.m.

Wolverines Nip Irish, 26-22


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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- University of Michigan junior tailback Anthony Thomas (Winnfield, La./Winnfield HS) rushed for 138 yards and two touchdowns to lead the seventh-ranked Wolverines to a 26-22 victory over No. 16 Notre Dame on Saturday (Sept. 4) before a record crowd in Michigan Stadium. Thomas scored the go-ahead touchdown on a one-yard plunge with 1:38 to play, and the Fighting Irish offense ran out of time after getting to the U-M 12-yard line on its final play.

The win, before an NCAA-record crowd of 111,523, was Michigan's second over Notre Dame in the last three years and avenged a 36-20 loss to the Irish last season in South Bend.

The lead changed hands six times, with both teams using key plays to put together scoring drives in the fourth quarter. Down 19-14, Notre Dame (1-1) took over on its own 35-yard line with just under eight minutes to play and got to the Michigan 20, where it faced a fourth-and-one situation. After deciding not to kick a field goal, Irish quarterback Jarious Jackson completed a 20-yard roll-out pass to a wide-open Jabari Holloway for a touchdown, giving Notre Dame a one-point lead. To widen the margin, Notre Dame completed a two-point conversion on a flicker pass over the defense to Bobby Brown, setting the score at 22-19 with 4:08 remaining.

Notre Dame was penalized 15 yards for excessive celebration following its conversion and was forced to kick off from its 20-yard line, and Thomas' 20-yard return gave U-M the ball at its 42-yard line with 4:08 on the clock.

Michigan's final drive of the game gained momentum when Tom Brady (San Mateo, Calif./Serra HS) completed a 15-yard pass to tight end Shawn Thompson (Saginaw, Mich./Nouvel HS) and then drew a 15-yard penalty after a late hit to Thompson after he was out of bounds. Brady moved the Wolverine offense into position to score at the five-yard line with a 20-yard pass to Dave Terrell (Richmond, Va./Huguenot HS), who finished with eight catches for 115 yards. Then, after two attempts, Thomas found the end zone with just 1:38 remaining in the game and Del Verne booted the extra point to give Michigan (1-0) a 26-22 lead.

The four-point lead looked to be in jeopardy as Notre Dame was driving down the field until Dhani Jones (Potomac, Md./Winston Churchill HS) sacked Jackson for a 10-yard loss with about 25 seconds remaining. The Irish completed their final pass to get to the 12-yard line, but without a timeout, and a yard shy of a first down, could not stop the clock.

The 29th meeting between the Irish and Wolverines began with Michigan winning the coin toss, deferring to the second half and then stopping Notre Dame on the game's opening drive. On Michigan's first drive, the Wolverines spent just under five minutes travelling 54 yards for Del Verne's 21-yard field goal to take the first lead of the game at 3-0. The drive was nearly thwarted before Brady threw a 25-yard pass to Terrell on a third-down conversion to set up first and goal at the nine-yard line.

On the ensuing drive, Michigan's Eric Wilson (Monroe, Mich./Monroe HS) recovered a Tony Driver fumble at the Michigan 44-yard line. Five plays later, Del Verne kicked a 35-yard field goal to give Michigan a 6-0 lead.

The Fighting Irish opened their next drive with a 46-yard pass from Jackson to Tony Fisher, which was extended five yards due to a Michigan facemask penalty. Notre Dame found the scoreboard and took a 7-6 lead when Jackson tossed a reverse pitch-out to Joey Getherall at the start of the second quarter.

Michigan then switched quarterbacks as sophomore Drew Henson (Brighton, Mich./Brighton HS) entered the game and completed his first pass to Marcus Knight (Sylacauga, Ala./Comer HS) for 10 yards and a first down. Henson rifled a 25-yard pass to Knight through the defense on third-and-13 after a false start penalty set the Wolverines back on the previous play. Michigan concluded the 14-play drive with Del Verne's third field goal of the half, a 37-yard boot.

After the Wolverine defense shut down the Irish, Michigan took over the ball at its own 12-yard line. Four plays later, after two tackles for losses, Michigan was forced to kick from its own end zone, allowing the Irish to start their final drive of the half on Michigan's 41-yard line. The Irish capitalized on the field position when Jackson carried the ball into the end zone on a busted play from the 10-yard line, giving them a 14-9 lead at halftime.

The Wolverines made the most of their first drive in the second half, covering 80 yards in just nine plays, including a 28-yard pass to Terrell to open the third quarter. The drive was capped by Thomas' two-yard touchdown run to give Michigan the lead back at 16-14.

On Notre Dame's opening drive of the second half, Michigan's Josh Williams (Houston, Texas/Cypress Creek HS) recovered the second Irish fumble of the day after an Ian Gold (Belleville, Mich./Belleville HS) hit jarred the ball loose. The Wolverines marched down the field but were unable to convert, as Del Verne missed a 26-yard field goal attempt.

On Notre Dame's following drive, the Michigan defense forced the Irish to punt after driving them back to their own four-yard line. A short punt gave Michigan the ball on the Irish 40-yard line to start the Wolverines' next drive, which ended with Del Verne's fourth field goal of the day, a 27-yard kick, to extend the Michigan lead to 19-14.

The teams traded series before Tommy Hendricks (Houston, Texas/Eisenhower HS) intercepted a pass from Jackson and returned it 12 yards with just over 12 minutes left in the game. After a short Wolverine series, Hayden Epstein (Cardiff, Calif./Torrey Pines HS) attempted a 51-yard field goal, but the kick hit the left upright and bounced wide.

Contact: David Ablauf, Jim Schneider (734) 763-4423

 

[JDSmith]

He hasn't. Nors just needs to be different so people will pay attention to him.

 

[CowboyManDan]

FYI, for this game in 99, Brady was a senior and Henson was a sophmore. Henson was pushing Brady for playing time at this early point.

 

[BlueWave]

I missed this telecast, but I have caught other games Classic had on. Henson always has oozed athleticism, but his mechanics were terrible. It is completely understandable that we would have to correct it, especially after he had baseball on top of that.

I always found it interesting that NFL people are so quick to try and change a QB's mechanics regardless of their success or not, while every pitcher in MLB has a different delivery in one way or another. Always found that interesting.

 

[dbair1967]

FYI, for this game in 99, Brady was a senior and Henson was a sophmore. Henson was pushing Brady for playing time at this early point.

A point Nors and some other fools dont seem to get...Henson logged playing time as a FR and SO despite Michigan having an upper classman starter...the dumbarses spin it as "well Henson couldnt beat out Brady"...when the real eye opener is Brady (who's been outstanding in the pros) wasnt good enough as a JR & SR to keep Henson completely on the pine

but hey its Nors we're talking about, so it isnt surprising

David

 

[dbair1967]

Wrong - again
Just like your offseason predictions - 100% wrong hombre!

hmm, the difference is you make 1000's of predictions and go ape when one is finally right...the rest of us make a couple and say virtually nothing if one of them pans out...

David

 

[AdamJT13]

Here's the recap. I think Henson only played in the 2nd Qtr.

That was typical of Henson's freshman and sophomore seasons. In most games, Brady would play the first quarter, Henson the second quarter, and Brady would play the second half unless he got yanked (such as the Syracuse games in 1998 and 1999). Much like Brian Brohm at Louisville last season, Henson wasn't used in mop-up duty, he was used early in games.

 

[Juke99]

http://www.mgoblue.com/document_display.cfm?document_id=8692

As suspected Brady started that game. Henson only started 8 in his college football career before trying baseball for 3 seasons.

I have it from a reliable source that AFTER those three baseball seasons, Henson wanted to become a dessert/pastry chef but settled for football after it was discovered that he wasn't able to make a decent creme brulet.

And we're stuck with this guy on our team.