7-5
...isn't that what we all agreed to in the beginning of the year? That was going to be the bench mark for this team, knowing the youth and inexperience on the defense side of the ball. Now, will a little adversity, so many of you feel compelled to jump off the wagon publicly on this board.
You don't think the coaches are doing everything to get this team ready to play? Try coaching...seriously, there are youth teams everywhere that need coaches. Try it, come back and tell me you don’t have a new appreciation for what these guys do.
Damn, I am tired of the mindless morons calling for RichRod's job. At the first sign of adversity, your character shines through. I for one don't want you on my team. Find someone else to support.
October 16th, 2010 at 7:08 PM ^
I have heard from a soucre within the AD that he will be fired before the Ohio State game, if he has more than one loss. See ya RichRod
October 16th, 2010 at 7:08 PM ^
Another new member signs on to post, your a fuck dude. Someone ban this troll
October 16th, 2010 at 7:31 PM ^
Not a chance.
Enough, troll.
EDIT: apparently the troll's shit talking has been purged by a mod.
October 16th, 2010 at 7:10 PM ^
This has to be sarcasm, right?
October 16th, 2010 at 7:52 PM ^
Logged in just to say GTFO.
edit: this response and a few others were to a troll who has since been silenced.
October 16th, 2010 at 7:14 PM ^
Why not use one of the other threads to post this it doesn't exactly bring anything new to the table.
October 16th, 2010 at 8:09 PM ^
WTF...what did you just bring?
October 16th, 2010 at 8:16 PM ^
With all due respect I didn't just create a new thread saying the same thing as atleast five previous threads. There is even another thread that says 7-5 in the title. I have stopped expecting quality posts after a loss anyway though.
October 16th, 2010 at 9:19 PM ^
You brought so much more to it than the post 5 down saying the same nonsensical thing. Predictions may be a rational assessment of where we are, but not a rational assessment of where we should be.
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<br>And lots of people who picked 8-4, 7-5, probably also picked us to win today in the predictions thread. So apparently things change.
October 16th, 2010 at 7:31 PM ^
Yeah 7-5 is better, but it is still mediocre. I genuinely like RR (as both a coach and a person), and I like the explosive plays from the offense, but they are still so far away. I am a patient man, but this is starting to get tough to watch..
October 16th, 2010 at 7:36 PM ^
I want to like RR too, but I got really god damn frustrated when he wouldn't answer what his favorite restaurant in Ann Arbor was. That was bullshit. Anyone else notice that bad call? We can't have that kind of soft mentality in our program. Man up.
October 16th, 2010 at 8:38 PM ^
Can't fault the guy from not wanting to lose free dinners at his 2nd through 10th favorite places!!! That was pretty funny that he didn't answer the question, though.
October 16th, 2010 at 9:21 PM ^
Setting an example like that, how can we not be soft?!?!!!!!
October 16th, 2010 at 7:31 PM ^
October 16th, 2010 at 9:22 PM ^
If Rich was fired? I don't understand...
October 16th, 2010 at 7:35 PM ^
7-5, and I would be even more ecstatic with 8-4. The teams that beat us in the BIg Ten should but I feel that if we play a perfect game we maybe able to beat one of them.
October 16th, 2010 at 7:36 PM ^
PSU, Purdue, and Illinois who is looking decent or Wisconsin gets us to 8-4.
This team needs the bye week in a big way. A lot of these young kids haven't seen constant pressure like this...ever. I think that's a big part of DRob's recent problems. He's young and the weight of carrying the team is starting to wear on him.
The bye week will bring back a fresh and rested team that looks more like the one that went 5-0.
October 16th, 2010 at 8:42 PM ^
I was counting on my fingers what the next 5 games were, and potential wins. Agree totally that Illinois is looking better, but I am still counting them as a win. What is the biggest difference in the Illinois offense versus the Iowa and MSU offense? Upperclassmen at QB. On defense they don't measure up to either Iowa or MSU. I'd LOVE 8-4 with 9 wins including a bowl game.
October 16th, 2010 at 7:38 PM ^
7-5 is the new 10-2
October 16th, 2010 at 9:24 PM ^
Times have changed...7-5 used to give seasons horrific nicknames.
October 16th, 2010 at 7:43 PM ^
I thought we would go 10-2. I still think we can got to 9-3. I still like this team. we knew the O would have slow down a bit. And we knew the D would give up points. I had no idea that special teams would matter so much. I am still optomistic. The loss was tough, but I think we are getting better except for special teams.
October 16th, 2010 at 7:59 PM ^
but I would love to be proven wrong. I must say that I liked that we didn't give up on the game until the last interception, much more lively than last week's game. Let's use this bye to get ready for Happy Valley so we can go in there and reestablish our dominance over PSU. Go Blue!
October 16th, 2010 at 8:08 PM ^
I still have hope. I won't panic until we lose a couple more games. I just see the D getting better. Cam won't get faster, but the CB's seem better and Demens looked good. Special teams though, AHHH.
October 16th, 2010 at 8:10 PM ^
An Achilles heel on an Adonis body does nobody any good.
October 16th, 2010 at 8:16 PM ^
I just want to go to a bowl game
October 16th, 2010 at 8:17 PM ^
I could not leave when we were down in the fourth. Even though i knew I should have gotten a head start for the door. I just can't give up on this team. Not now, not never!
<br>Go Blue!
October 16th, 2010 at 8:38 PM ^
Good for you man. I get tired of these fans who want to cheer when its good and boo when its bad. 5-0 everything is awesome. 5-2 after losing to arguably 2 of the 3 best teams in the conf and its fire RR! I mean seriously. The team is improving albeit slower than we'd like.
October 16th, 2010 at 9:25 PM ^
That we actually pulled off the comeback, so all those that left would have missed it. Oh, well.
October 16th, 2010 at 8:34 PM ^
I agree. I am sick of people blaming the coaches. What did the coaches ahve to do with Kovacs' dropped pick 6? Or the 3 interceptions? Or the fumble? Or the missed assignments? Give the coaches some time to get some players and give the players some time to learn and mature.
October 16th, 2010 at 9:08 PM ^
Well, the missed assignments could be a coaching thing but I get what you're saying.
October 16th, 2010 at 8:45 PM ^
Yes 7-5 is what I was sort of expecting. I am still hoping for 7-5 but I wonder where the wins will come. PSU, Purdue, Illinois are possible. Won't beat Wiscy or OSU, IMO.
What is upsetting is that the defense is much worse than I expected. I wasn't expecting 1997 again, I understood the secondary was inexperienced, but geez louise, we can't hold anyone under 30.
October 16th, 2010 at 9:48 PM ^
but how is 7-5 without beating a single good team considered progress? 7-5 isnt our main objective. 13-0 is. eventually you have to start beating the better teams. we are on year 3 now, and we still have a hard time achieving 4 wins in the big ten. iowa is a good team. but its not a world beater. think about it. we barely beat umass, indiana, nd. one is a division 1aa school. the other 2 might not go 500 this year. indiana might finish last in the big ten. our other 2 wins were against a 1 - 5 bowling green team, and a 500 big east squad. we have wisco and osu left on our schedule. we have to beat atleast one of them (and i hope its osu) for us to say we have progress. not losing to a bad team (toledo, purdue, illinois) is not progress. that is expected when you're michigan. even when you are rebuilding.
so lets beat someone descent before we say that there is progress. a lot of yards on offense do not translate into wins. we have to play as a complete team in order to play with the big boys. and we have yet to do that.
October 16th, 2010 at 10:13 PM ^
3 - 9
5 - 7
7 - 5
The win total increases and that is how progress works.
October 16th, 2010 at 10:27 PM ^
oh i see. we no longer have to beat the best teams. its now OK to lose to top tier teams in the big ten. excellent!!
October 17th, 2010 at 11:28 AM ^
1 or 2 plays the last two weeks and who knows how things would shape up. Just off the top for yesterday's games:
1. Lewan penalty on 2nd drive completely kills offensive momentum. Could have gone up 2 scores there.
2. Kovac dropping the pick...don't think he would have scored but we would have gotten the ball back in very good field position
3. 2 kicks going OOB
4. V. Smit just flat out dropping the ball after being barely touched
5. Denard with yet another shitty pick deep when he had an open outlet man short
These are the signs of youth....another year under their belt and we could be incredibly strong Offensively. Defense.....we're fucked there for at least another 2 years unfortunately.