TIMMMAAY

April 22nd, 2014 at 4:05 PM ^

I'm not happy about the state of Michigan Football these days, and my optimism is waning a bit as well. I just hate reading 5000 comments that are all essentially parroting the doom and gloom that seems to permeate this place the last couple years. Not your fault, obviously, I was just saying... 

Space Coyote

April 22nd, 2014 at 4:09 PM ^

Michigan just finished two straight seasons of not going to a bowl game, was finally getting all systems up and running and: went 7-6 with all 6 loses by double digets, won three games by double digits (U-Mass, a middle of the pack FCS team, and probably the worst team in FBS the next year, by only 5). Beat ND by 4, lost to MSU by 17 (at home), lost to OSU by 30, then lost by 38 in the bowl game.

Even by 2013 standards, which were low, none of Rich Rod's teams were the good old days compared to Hoke's tenure. That's not to say Hoke has brought Michigan back to the good old days (no one will be Michigan standards), but your post reeks of doom and gloom.

Franz Schubert

April 22nd, 2014 at 3:34 PM ^

Hoke is in over his head. How anyone can still be in denial about it is baffling. Our rivals have Urban Meyer and Mark Dantonio, Michigan has a roughly .500 MAC level coach who has no specific expertise and struggles to speak in sentences. It's inevitable. I should clarify that I'm referring to the general feeling of hopelessness mgrowold mentioned rather than Lindsay signing with OSU.

Shakey Jake

April 22nd, 2014 at 3:13 PM ^

no one knows what his academics were like and if he'd even have a chance of getting into a graduate program at michigan. Since we pretty much know how difficult it is and that Michigan doesn't typically take transfers and knowing how easy it is at OSU, why should this be a surprise? too many of you thought this was a given that he'd come to Michigan. Shame on you!

BeatOSU52

April 22nd, 2014 at 3:30 PM ^

It's definitely sketchy that's for sure.  My friend's uncle is a big booster for OSU and I guess they offered Linsay some BS job at Dave and Busters that pays him $2000 a week to come to OSU.  

JHendo

April 22nd, 2014 at 4:26 PM ^

Seeing as all Dave and Buster's are corporate owned (and not franschised, which would've made it easier to hide some shady business like your scenario), I highly doubt it would be possible for someone to create a BS overpaid job for a student athlete there.

LordGrantham

April 22nd, 2014 at 3:33 PM ^

Meh this is not a big deal.  One-year stopgap vs. developing experience and cohesiveness among our young OL.  It's a wash.

SECcashnassadvantage

April 22nd, 2014 at 4:11 PM ^

We need to win games. We are already bleeding recruits. Your center can cost you big games as much as a QB. They need to develop when we are way ahead in games, which is no longer a luxury like it used to be.

scottva1

April 22nd, 2014 at 3:38 PM ^

Beside jabrill ofcourse are picking other programs. We are always in on them but nobody want to play for a loser. Kids are too scared of cold weather and unproven programs.
Ok brady the seat is getting hot. If we can t make it to a 11 win season and beat most of our rivals this trend will continue

Space Coyote

April 22nd, 2014 at 3:44 PM ^

Try to be the best, but you're only a man and you just can't learn to take it,

Try to believe, now the going gets rough that you just can't hang tough to make it,

History repeats itself: fail and you concede,

Always doubt that you're the one, and forget all of your dreams!

 

You're the worst! AROUND! Everything's gonna keep you down!

You're the worst! AROUND! Everything's gonna keep you down! 

You're the worst! AROUND! Everything's gonna keep you down!