Given today's bed crap, last year's regular season is starting to look more likely. The horrendous defense of last year has become this year's average defense. However, the offense of last year has become inept & confused and failed to score as many points against Iowa as UL-Monroe or Minnesota had earlier. At the end of the year, 7-5 would look like same old, same old 2nd half collapse.
Of course it's not acceptable.
Would 10-2 cause you to shut
Would 10-2 cause you to shut up?
Idiotic post of the month.
Idiotic post of the month. Illinois is terrible and home field seems to matter more than talent in this years big ten. You sir, are delusional. 10-2 is maybe not likely, but definately not impossible.
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Maybe before the season.
Maybe before the season. After starting 6-0... uhhhh not even close. 8-4 minimum.
Founder of the Devin to replace Denard movement
No, it isn't acceptable. This
No, it isn't acceptable. This team should end the regular season with at least 8 wins.
i only respect other superfans
This is Michigan.
This is Michigan.
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Take it easy. Still think 8-4 is in the cards and that is a good start. Of course we will be upset with any loss though.
nah we'll win two of the next
nah we'll win two of the next three.
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You're asking the wrong
You're asking the wrong question.
The correct question:
Is 7-5 UNACCEPTABLE?!?
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Formerly, TheLastProphet
Really?
Three winnable games left and you want to give up the ghost now? Shame on you, sir.
"Funny isn't it, how naughty dentists always make that one fatal mistake."
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I'm gonna answer your
I'm gonna answer your question with another question:
If it's not acceptable, what are you gonna do about it? Stand up and yell "UNACCEPTABLE" at the top of your lungs?
Of course 7-5 isn't as good as we're capable of this season, but we're in a transition and shit happens.
The Problem Then...
....is that some folks want to smear themselves with the shit and run down South Main with "OCCUPY MGOBLOG" and "FIRE BORGES" signs.
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Haha, yep.
Gosh, I hate people sometimes...
People
They're the worst
I'm in flavor country.
Agreed....
...8-4 is what I was looking at all year. Had we pulled this one out I would have bumped up to 10-2 or 9-3. We take one next week and split the last two to pull out 9-3 and the Outback bowl (I have my fingers crossed as I live in Tampa).
No, 10-2 isn't acceptable either.
14-0 is the only acceptable outcome. Every year.
Yep, that's Simba made out of a pineapple.
Yep
Being within 9 yards and 3 yards of potentially being 9-0, and we're resigning ourselves to Epic Collapse Redux?
I love people.
I agree with Lancer we are
I agree with Lancer we are solid at home.
Have you stopped beating your wife?
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you're right
It's a trick question because what is the alternative if it's not acceptable? Turn in your fandom? Picket Schembechler hall? Nast email to Dave Brandon?
She Gave Up
I kept beating her in Scrabble so now I am not allowed to play it. Same thing for Trivial Pursuit. She won't let me beat her anymore.
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After the first nine games,
After the first nine games, 7-5 would be like getting socks for Christmas. I hope that the team can rebound from this and win at least one and hopefully two more games in the regular season. Given the choice I would rather win out at home, but all teams in the B1G are vulnerable this year and anything is possible in the next three weeks.
Abort, Retry, Fail?
9-3
would be like getting awesome self-warming socks for Christmas!
Say you love her with super
Say you love her with super self-warming socks!
Abort, Retry, Fail?
Not so bad
if they were Twin City socks...
It's not acceptable. But,
It's not acceptable. But, it's better than 3-9 or 5-7.
Yep
It's called rebuilding. And there's some sense we're doing that, which gives some solace anyway
In before....
These r Michigans!!!! We no rebwild!!! We rewroad!!!
HOKEAMANIA RUNNIN' WILD
Formerly, TheLastProphet
7-5 last year
with 10 starters back on O and basically 8 back on D. Plus an easier schedule makes 7-5 unacceptable. RR's first year we were rebuilding we are not rebuilding. We may have changed schemes, one for the better and one for the worst, but we are not rebuilding.
You sir...
GET IT! With the improvement we have seen on D, 7-5 would be like someone shitting on your doorstep
Not to Brady Hoke
Brady Hoke will not be happy with the season.
Michigan will not win a big ten championship.
At this point in the season, there are many things that could happen off the field, and a few that could happen on the field that would be unacceptable to David Brandon. I doubt seriously that any of those things have anything to do with wins and losses.
What is acceptable to you and me? Nobody cares what we think. Taking a quick glance at this posting board...thank God for that. Thank God for that.
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Well I am not sure if it is acceptable but it is where this team will finish. This is not a pessimistic view, I am just being a realistic.
"But in the tire fire that was last year's secondary he showed a little spark." - Brian Cook
Really?
You are just being realistic? We have three games left against teams with the same or more losses than Michigan does. Two of the games are at home. You just know we will lose them all however. Are you just this miserable or do you just root against your team so you can sit back like some prick and tell the two people who tolerate you that you were right, Michigan will suck. Take your negativity and go fuck yourself.
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Fair enough. I am a pretty miserable person. No need for the insults though.
"But in the tire fire that was last year's secondary he showed a little spark." - Brian Cook
Sorry about the insult
I am just frustrated with our fan base jumping to the "we will lose every game line" as soon as things go badly. Today was a bad game but we are a long way from 7 and 5. Cheer the hell up and and root for the team to win a few more games to make it a decent season.
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Hey I understand. I could use a more positive outlook on life. I am still looking forward to attending the last two games with my Dad no matter what happens.
"But in the tire fire that was last year's secondary he showed a little spark." - Brian Cook
Pretty hard to, when every
Pretty hard to, when every team we have played with a defensive pulse the last 3 years has beat us without much issue.. We find a way to be turnover machines in the games that count, and we always go away from what works for us in every loss..
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7-5 will never be an acceptable record at Michigan.
RR would have won 9.
-The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on.
Not without Mattison
Not a chance without
Not a chance without Mattison. And we still have 3 games left to reach 9.
"Michigan Defense" is dominating everything, in every aspect of life. That's a rough definition.
-Craig Roh 10/29/2011
It's possible he might have
It's possible he might have won 8 or 9 games this year but I think we are better in the long-term with Hoke and Mattison. He wouldn't have been able to pull in the recruits like we have been since Hoke has been here and defense would still be a huge issue.
"They will meet a dastardly fate here for that! There isn't a Michigan Man who wouldn't like go out and scalp those Buckeyes right now."
Hoke and Mattison maybe
Borges NO!
The offense may be scoring more
But the defense would be giving up a lot more points. RR was not the complete coach since he could never find a DC who could coach, or get along with is defensive coach buddies.
No, RR would have been 7-5 or 8-4. I think Hoke will finish up at 8-4 or 9-3. We will win 2 out of the next 3!!!!!
expect the best
Guess it depends person to
Guess it depends person to person.
For me, I consider 2007 to be a perfectly acceptable/good season. Nobody gave us a chance against the vaunted SEC and Tebow but we dominated them. On the other hand losing like we did in the bowl game last year was not acceptable.
I think we've been competitive/could have won our two losses this year. I dare any of the next three opponents to think they will just walk all over this team. Plus if we beat OSU this year I'd be happy with almost any win total.
Here's hoping for a bright future. This team does try hard and I will continue to support them.
....
So an acceptable season is:
Losing to an FCS team. The most embarassing loss of all-time.
Getting beat 39-7 at home by a team that quit at halftime. Quite frankly, this is worse than any of the RR blowouts considering the team we put out there.
Gaining 90 yards of offense and scoring 3 points against OSU.
But its all okay because we beat Florida in a down year?
A down year is fine when there is promise for better things in the future, but 2007 was a "Next Year is This Year" type of season. 2007 wasnt a total disaster, if only because Mike Hart (Penn State) and Chad Henne (MSU) put the team on their backs, but given our aspirations that year, it was a total disappointment.
This year, I fully expected us to go 9-3. 8-4 is as bad or worse than 7-5 last year because of all the players we have back and the soft schedule.
'07
That '08 Florida win in Lloyd's last game (which was, of course, lots of fun and a great way for him to go out) is to the '07 season as that famous SI cover in '97 is to Marcus Ray's career. That is, it's all the simple-minded people remember. (To be fair, there are some Lloyd haters that remember only Appy State.)
But, no, '07 was *not* acceptable IMO. I agree with coastal blue that the 39-7 loss to Oregon was worse than any of RichRod's losses.
"500 channels and nothing but cats."
I disagree. We were totally
I disagree. We were totally uncompetitive against OSU and Miss. St. at the end of last year and losing against Toledo in 2008 was almost as bad as App. State to me.
"They will meet a dastardly fate here for that! There isn't a Michigan Man who wouldn't like go out and scalp those Buckeyes right now."
Seriously
A preseason Top 5 team loaded with seniors losing to an FCS school is as bad as a team with one returning starter on O losing to Toledo because a QB threw the ball a split second late resulting in a 100 yard pick 6 and then we missed a chip shot FG to tie the game. STFU.
Being resigned to it with 3 games left is absurdly pessimistic, though.
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