2. THINK OF ALL the bounces, literal and otherwise, that had to go Michigan State's way on the last play of Michigan game. With :09 to play, and the Wolverines leading 23-21, Jim Harbaugh had to decide to punt from the Spartan 47. Michigan punter Blake O'Neill had to mishandle the snap and then not have the presence of mind to fall on the ball and minimize the damage. O'Neill had to try to kick it, and the ball had to bounce easily to Jalen Watts-Jackson, who had to have a convoy of Spartans in front of him, including a block by Jermaine Edmondson to take out Michigan corner Wayne Lyons inside the Michigan 10. Without all of that, all Michigan State's amazing victory over Ohio State does is slow down the Buckeyes on their way to the Big Ten Championship Game.
