Fiu FTW!? Wait... What?!?!?

Submitted by bigmc6000 on

This by no means exonerates Fiu from, well, being Fiu but I've gotta give him some love for actually writing something intelligent about Michigan Football...

 

Shhhh. If you listen quietly, you can hear the Michigan coaching staff not seeing that Illinois is going to run Mikel Leshoure in the wheel route AGAIN … For those of you who think that football can’t be interesting without a physical style of play and hard-hitting tackling, you didn’t see Michigan’s 67-65 triple overtime thriller over Illinois. This is the game that’ll be used as an example of how much fun it can be when the official switch to Flag Football is made in 2016, once studies are complete on the effects of tackle football on cognitive function.

(I think that part is funny but probably only because we won...) And more importantly here's the intelligent part:

“D! D! D! You dumb mother****er. Learn how to speak English first. D!” … If I’m a Michigan fan, I’m jacked up right now. First of all, the Rich Rodriguez hot seat talk has to stop now, no matter what happens in the final three games against Purdue, Wisconsin, and Ohio State. The goal isn’t just to be decent, it’s to be a national powerhouse, and the rest of this season has nothing to do with that. Michigan will go to a bowl, and that’s the step that had to be taken; everything else is just gravy. If you want to fire him and get a new head coach, then you’re basically putting off being BCS Championship relevant again until 2014 at the earliest.

Taking the approach that the program is half full, the offense works. Kids, this is what you were buying when you brought the man in from West Virginia, and now you know that when you combine his attack with Michigan-level offensive players, very, very good things will happen. If the defense can do something, anything, then the makings are there for something potentially special. And it should be an easy sell.

Any good defensive recruit can look at Michigan and know there’s a chance at instant playing time. Of course, defensive coordinator Greg Robinson might not be there next year, but all that’ll matter to a freshman is a chance to step on the field from Day One and be a factor. If Michigan had a halfway decent D, and not the worst one in the Big Ten, the Rose Bowl would’ve been in the picture going into the last three weeks this year.

 

So, yeah, doesn't forgive all the rampant stupidity but I'll give him a +1 (yeah, every site  now makes me look for an up-vote button) for this work.

 

http://cfn.scout.com/2/1020007.html

Jeff

November 9th, 2010 at 11:13 AM ^

The main point I want to discuss is that I also look for up arrows on every website.  Mgoblog has totally influenced my browsing habits.

As for the rest, I don't disagree.

MaizeAndBlueWahoo

November 9th, 2010 at 11:13 AM ^

I liked Rece Davis in the studio on Saturday:

"Now we'll go to Rece for a studio update."  "Thanks guys, we'll catch you up on the games where they're playing tackle football."  Harsh but hilarious.

Anyway, Fiutak.  Correctest line: "If you want to fire him and get a new head coach, then you’re basically putting off being BCS Championship relevant again until 2014 at the earliest."  That's miracle-land earliest, basically.

Roy D Hibble

November 9th, 2010 at 5:57 PM ^

It's chicken-little CRAP. Unless, of course, Rodriguez's recruits really do suck and no one can come in here and coach them.

As for the scaredy-pants "We're a spread team now and BOO HOO" Holy shit--the team is not relevant at all as of this writing. How much worse can it get?

With Forcier and Gardner, a bunch of big, tall, sure handed receivers, a running back coming in, a big, athletic offensive line, and some tight ends who are prototypical NFL tight end size and skillz, why would UM guarantee to suck if another coach cam ein?

Expecially one who knew a thing or two about defense.

And, of course, why would another coach come in and not coach a team to it's strengths?

Chicken little. The sky is falling.

Another ruse by the blind-faithed Rodriguez All or Nothing crew.