Here's the SI article on the 1986 Michigan game

by Bill, Murrieta, CA, Wednesday, May 16, 2012, 14:15 (5137 days ago) @ CK08

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1065232/index.htm

Indeed, it was that team. Michigan sneaked past Notre Dame 24-23 in South Bend last Saturday and then blew out of town before anybody could change the score. Luck of the Irish? Hah. Notre Dame suffered two lost fumbles, an interception in the end zone, a kickoff it could not field, a dropped touchdown pass, a missed extra point, an apparent go-ahead touchdown reception in the fourth quarter that was ruled incomplete and a last-second field goal attempt that was tipped and barely missed winning the game. If any one of those misfortunes had gone the other way, new coach Lou Holtz would probably have a Notre Dame winning percentage 119 points higher than Knute Rockne's.

All the hallmarks of a very well-coached football team, huh?

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Short term gains versus long term goals - Bill, 2012-05-16, 11:22
- what would Kelly have done with Denard Robinson? - Jay, 2012-05-16, 13:46
  - Robinson actually had a very good QB rating in 2010 - Bill, 2012-05-16, 14:11
  - Beat FSU, USC, and a bunch of other teams - Geoff, 2012-05-16, 14:05
  - Spread 'n' shred, baby - BPH, 2012-05-16, 13:53
  - Made him a slot receiver? - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2012-05-16, 13:52
    - The evidence is right there in our game - CK08, 2012-05-16, 13:58
  - Something very similar to what Rodriguez did - CK08, 2012-05-16, 13:46
- the two scenarios are so different as to be laughable - HumanRobot, 2012-05-16, 12:22
  - Hoke inherited nearly every key player... - BPH, 2012-05-16, 13:20
  - There was a Mack Brown/Vince Young-like quality to watching - hobbs, 2012-05-16, 12:46
- The problem is it's not a binary choice - CK08, 2012-05-16, 11:57
  - I can't really blame Kelly - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2012-05-16, 12:10
- I suspect the data would show that adapting is best - Jeff (BGS), 2012-05-16, 11:40
  - Coach Rodriguez at WVU disagrees - Geoff, 2012-05-16, 13:59
    - Not sure what you are saying, that actually supports my post - Jeff (BGS), 2012-05-16, 16:48
      - You suggested data supports coaches adapting - Geoff, 2012-05-17, 07:05
  - In other scenarios, I agree - ndbk32, 2012-05-16, 12:11
    - was Charlie really that scattershot? - HumanRobot, 2012-05-16, 12:15
      - I think it's a bit of - ndbk32, 2012-05-16, 15:37
      - It seemed to me that Charlie would throw plays - Bill, 2012-05-16, 12:18
        
        that's not fair - HumanRobot, 2012-05-16, 12:23
        
        In the air, or on the ground; jump in the band... - Greg, 2012-05-16, 12:23
  - I've been trying to recall what approach Holtz used - Bill, 2012-05-16, 11:57
    - We were 5-6 because - CK08, 2012-05-16, 13:33
      - I think they lost five games by a total of 14 points - Jeff (BGS), 2012-05-16, 16:51
        
        Oh, I agree - they were probably better than 5-6 - CK08, 2012-05-17, 06:25
      - Here's the SI article on the 1986 Michigan game - Bill, 2012-05-16, 14:15
    - Holtz adapted - Jeff (BGS), 2012-05-16, 12:25

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Here's the SI article on the 1986 Michigan game