Denard haters, believe it or not.

Unreal.  Michigan was moving the ball with Denard in the game.  He averaged 5.8 yards per carry.  Sorry he didn't break one loose for an 80 yard touchdown.  Talk about "What have you done for me lately."

God, worse than Yankees fans sometimes.

...Denard critics are not all racist.  I have a good friend who bleeds Michigan Blue and his feeling is that the last 2 games proved that Denard is too one dimensional to continue starting (or playing 1st team if the team is behind) against the top teams.  He likes the idea of starting Forcier right now and likes the idea of starting Devin Gardner in the future.

Yankees fan. And I like Denard

George isn't at home please leave a message at the beep.

I must be out or I'd pick up the phone, where could I be?

Believe it or not I'm not home.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ria37d9mInY

Good thing I wasn't there. I would probably started a fight (and gotten a black eye) if I heard that chimp comment. Bullshit racism like that is... well, bullshit.

Their actually ARE Michigan fans who are Denard "haters?"  

Someone please immediately revoke their season tickets, little Michigan car flags, their M hats and anything else maize n blue they might've invested in over the years.  They clearly are too stupid to be allowed in any longer.

Can we get a fan IQ test of something?  I was thinking about  having a short version of the Wonderlic for all prospective Michigan fans.  Anything under a 22 and you have to root for MSU.

I'm glad you're offended by such behavior which is exactly what I expect from a Michigan Man. That guy 's an idiot , but infortunately he's not alone in his moronic thought process. Man I can't begin to tell you how much I appreciate the fact that the guys on this board joke, love ,and fight one another. We're like one big MGOBLOG family .We may be different races but we're all the same color....Maize and Blue. Go Blue!

Starting Denard is as big a cultural shift for us as the Fab Five were.  There was a segment of the fanbase that was highly "uncomfortable" with their style and demeanor.  That segment were silenced as we won and reached the two Final Fours, but news of the Ed Martin scandal gave them an "out" to resume trashing them.  (Note that a lot of fans - even on this board - routinely associate all five with Martin, even though only one actually was.)  

Every game I go to, I hear people make snide remarks about players' dreadlocks, and on a few occasions I've heard people mutter things like "That's what you get with a black quarterback."  It's something RR has to deal with.  (The ridiculous NCAA "scandal" does not help perception, unfortunately.)  But if he wins, it'll mostly go away.    

Basically, I just think that Denard has lost confidence in his arm. He makes a mistake, which causes him to hesitate the next time around. The next time around the hesitation causes a mistake that normally would have been fine. I think that's something that young QBs generally need to work through.

I think when we start to get behind, he is always looking for the big play. What he needs to learn is that sometimes the big play is just getting a first down to get 3 more shots at big plays.

I'm glad you brought this up because I had to deal with this in the stadium. It was after the game had ended. This white trash fool (I usually don't say that but if you saw and heard the guy you'd agree) behind me starting telling his gf, or whatever she was, how Denard wasn't a good QB because he was a stupid black. It took everything I had not to take the guys head and shove it into the concrete steps. However, I did tell him that he was a racist piece of shit and to not come back. He just looked at me and left. I guess he didn't notice all the other black players on the field. I seriously hate people sometimes.

It amazes me how dumb people can be. Yes, the past 2 games, have been less than stellar but to resort to racist remarks is unacceptable. Kudos for you to speak up

Sounds like you where at a Bleacher Report inspired bar. A majority of fans are not hardcore like what we have on Mgoblog so most don't understand how the offense is suppose to run. People who are fair weather get confused and mad because they don't understand the option style offense. Look past their stupidity and ra-tardiness.

...but I would like to see anyone who is so ignorant as to hurl a racist epithet at any player have his season ticket revoked. 

Then, just for giggles, he should be fed ample doses of hallucinogens, thrown in an interrogation room, and forced to listen to "If You Seek Amy" piped in at ear-splitting decibel levels for 24 hours.   

It wouldn't cure his ignorance, but the punishment would come close to fitting the crime. 

But not sure why you posted this.  Instead of his obnoxious racist comments being heard by a few, you're posting them on the internet.  Not sure I see the point.

I don't want to see both QB's play. This offense is so much more explosive with Denard running the show it's not even close. Denard is the reason we opened 5-0 (had we started Tate to open out the year we'd be having a very different type of season). I sat next to an idiot at the bar yesterday who kept bashing Denard and calling for Tate. He tried to rub it in about how the offense had stagnated while Denard was on the field only to be jump-started by Tate. This guy was a UM grad (as am I) and I really had to contain myself in order to not tell him to shut the hell up. I'll say this, there is a portion of our alumni base who is probably pulling for Tate to hold the job for all the wrong reasons. Unfortunately for some out there such sentiment is based on skin color as opposed to actual performance on the field. It saddens me to say it but that's what I experienced yesterday. And oh by the way I'm white...

Unfortunately college football is not immune from ignorance and bigotry that infiltrates society.  There are some fans who have a hard time accepting social changes and will put forth an effort to "keep things as they are", if only by denagrating people perceived to be a threat to the "old order" .   As Michigan fans we are not white, black, brown, or yellow, nor democrat or republican - we are all blue.  I love Fielding Yost not because he of his politics or social views - I love Fielding Yost because he established a winning tradition at Michigan.  We must understand our social views are  largely shaped by our environment and tempered by the time period we live in.  I want the coaches to put the best players on the field to give our team the best chance of winning.  It doesn't matter if that player is white or black, has dreads or a buzz cut, is bearded or clean shaven.   What does matter is if the player is capable of winning on a consistent basis, or has the ability to out perform opponents.  RR played Tate last year because he was our best option at quarterback.  As we are all aware he is playing Denard for the same reason this year.  RR and his staff have demonstrated they will play the best and/or most competitive players, period.

This is not post worthy.