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Devin Gardner just before the pick 6 / Eric Upchurch


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Mo Better Blues

October 26th, 2014 at 9:10 PM ^

Brady Hoke, RichRod, Jim Harbaugh, Les Miles, Vince friggin' Lombardi--if your QB appears to be singlemindedly determined to turn the ball over and make terrible, freshman-type decisions, it doesn't really matter who coaches or what scheme is being run. But of course--how did Devin get to this place? How is a 5th year senior so unbelievably inept? Well, Hoke (and, ironically, a lot of people here on the blog who are his toughest critics) are big believers in the illusory benefit of not having a "QB controversy", when that might have been just the thing that kept us from this lamentably hopeless place. The job of the team (and the embodiment of the team--the coach) is to win the games, OK? Not to make players feel special. Not to safeguard, nor report, injury information from/to hungry journos. Not to install systems that make everybody remember better times or ones that challenge the status quo. Not to sound great or awful in press conferences. Not to run practices well or poorly. TO WIN THE G*DDAMN GAMES. How many times might Hoke have benched Gardner for a series here or there to explain to him--in the moment, when it's fresh--what he was doing wrong? And with Gardner's laughable mechanics and penchant for constant mental breakdowns, that would have been a great many times. On those numerous occasions, Morris could have checked in, gotten some playing time, completed some passes, *definitely* tossed some picks, but also worked on what *he* wasn't doing well. Both could have improved simultaneously. It will be Hoke's stubbornness that undoes him. But the irony, to my mind, is: the very thing that could have saved his job and quite possibly our season, was the one thing neither Hoke *nor* MGoBlog ever seriously considered: that 5th year senior Devin Gardner just wasn't good enough, needed serious work on everything, and certainly was not entitled to be the perpetual starter, much less wear Tom Harmon's jersey. A barely capable QB and Michigan is 5-3, not 3-5. (Edit: oh, and I'll hasten to add: Shane Morris is no good option today. True. You *had* to play Dev, and yeah, probably all day. Kid's got heart and his physitude (a made-up word I happen to love) gives us a chance to win games. But this didn't have to be the case. Morris wasn't recruited because he sucks--he probably would have been, at minimum, serviceable, had people not been so damn stubborn and essentially bailed on his in-game development in service of sacred cows. That, in turn, could have helped make Devin better, too. OK, neg away. I'm a man, I'm 32. I can take it.) 

Penguin with a…

October 26th, 2014 at 9:23 PM ^

I need to vent:

Richrod: Destroyed Michigan Football. While his offenses were not the winning bland Michigans of eras gone by, they could be anemic and frustratingly inconsistent. His greatest offense was his defense; they sucked. When you long for Richrod, think of Mississippi State or the OSU game in Columbus.

MSU: Dantonio has done a great job taking a middling program to a place Michigan no longer inhabits. Stupid and uncharacteristic comments(see Hart), gimmicks(see DB skywriting) and actions(see Bolden) have made Michigan look like the obnoxious wimp that shoots his mouth off only to have his ass-kicked or saved by an adult, has made his job so much easier.

Ohio: "that school up north" and "we don't give a damn about the whole state of Michigan", OH-IO, script Ohio, Carmen Ohio, Ohio stadium...referring to OSU as Ohio is a non-issue, get real Ohio state, you show absolutely no respect for MIchigan, even during the 90s. As for OU? Really?

Dantonio: Great coach. Still an asshole.

This coaching staff: Can they really be this incompetent? I'm afraid so, but I work with a guy whose sister knows one of the coaches grown daughter. This coach told his daughter that this team thinks they are good, but they really aren't. Obviously this statement was made prior to the season opener.

Which leads to this team: Stars in high school don't always translate into stars in college, just like college stars don't always make it in the pros. MJ needed to learn how to win by getting beat. Tom Brady knows his limitations, so works harder to be one of the greatest. Michigan players only have 4 years to be the best; are they smart enough or humble enough to know they suck and will win only after accepting that and working harder or at all to get better to compete with the big boys.

section17

October 27th, 2014 at 9:02 AM ^

You are such a clown. To bad you don't crap about hoe Rich Rod was screwed over by Loser Lloyd Carr and his little worthless minions. By the way clown since you're such a genius tell what Arizona's record is. You're just like all the other Wal-Mart Wolverines that fill that stadium.

Penguin with a…

October 27th, 2014 at 6:17 PM ^

I'm a Michigan alumnus with more ties to the university than your sorry ass. Rich Rod called his players c*nts in practice. Sorry, no class. Glad he's gone.

MonkeyMan

October 26th, 2014 at 10:52 PM ^

Hate to say it- but those photos show Marky D. looked like a coach while Hoke looked so much like a small boy with a Christmas shirt on.

buckeyekiller1

October 27th, 2014 at 1:21 AM ^

God damnit. I'm so tired of this feeling. I didn't even look forward to this game. I knew we were going to lose. I knew we were going to lose bad. What the hell has happened to Michigan football?

Growing up (I'm 30) I used to know we could beat anyone, any time, anywhere. No matter their ranking, ND #1, OSU #1, PSU, FSU, I knew we had at least a 50% chance to win. Now I just hope we don't embarrass ourselves. We are Michigan damnit! We deserve better than this! Open up the checkbook, get Jim Harbaugh here. We (fans, alumni, students, players, admins, coaches) deserve better than this. We are all behind you!

My dad and I have been season ticket holders since '92. We are going no where. I've driven 4 hours to home games in 3-8 seasons. I've been through more losing seasons than I ever thought I'd see from UM football. Dave Brandon, either leave or get us Jim Harbaugh! The payments for season tickets will be happily given if you get us JH!

Monkey House

October 27th, 2014 at 3:09 AM ^

I find it odd that a percent of this fan base yelled that you couldn't blame Carr for Rich Rods first few years, but those same fans are still blaming RR for the program now. lol

section17

October 27th, 2014 at 9:10 AM ^

I can't believe it, someone on here actually has a clue. Fantastic. None of these bozos on here want to admit that Loser Lloyd was the reason RR failed. By the way you fools that think I'm wrong answer me this. Who was the coach that lost to App. State and then was crushed the next week? He also had how many future NFL players on his team? Oh yeah Loser Lloyd Carr.

 

dg62

October 27th, 2014 at 10:20 AM ^

If you are trying to persuade anyone that what you say is correct, you might want to refrain from calling them fools and bozos.  No one is likely to come to your position who is not already there when you use such rhetoric to describe them, no matter how logical your position. 

SECcashnassadvantage

October 27th, 2014 at 10:39 AM ^

He was in charge, had more talent than at least 100 other schools, and couldn't win. State had lesser players and whipped our asses. He wouldn't fire Gerg. He fucking failed!

sleeper

October 27th, 2014 at 9:57 AM ^

The difference between Rich Rod and Hoke is that RIch Rod has proven that he can coach, by looking at what he did at WV and now at Arizona. For whatever reason or reasons he just did not work at Michigan. As for Hoke if he is fired, does anyone really think that he will go to another Power 5 conference school and be successful? Or for that matter, do you ever expect any Power 5 school to give him a chance? 

west2

October 27th, 2014 at 11:21 AM ^

its not as bad as it seems.  RR was and is a great coach but not a good fit for M at the time he was hired.  Tried to change too much such as installing 3-3-5 defense and the M talent on D was depleted at the time, plus 3 defensive coordinators in 3 years, etc.  So many things here conspiring against Michigan right now.  Some positives however looking ahead, they have talent on the roster unlike when RR came to Michigan.  The talent is still younger so that a new coach with a system and some disipline could conceivably turn the team around in 1 season.  If you look at Dantonio he had middling seasons his first 3 then had a breakout year his 4th with an 11-2 record.  He lost the first 4 bowl games he coached at MSU and in 2012 he had a 7-6 season.  The only reason there hasn't been more pressure on him during those down seasons was the continuing woes at Michigan overshadowed all of that.  There will be a better day for Michigan fans and it will be coming sooner rather than later but the Michigan administration needs to get their act together and hire a new AD and then appoint an interim coach while they search for a permanent HC much like OSU did with Luke Fickell in 2011 before they hired Meyer.  The pressure is on the Michigan administration to act like the leaders and the best and get it done now!