Keep Calm

Submitted by Sleepy on
Despite the painful loss today, this coaching staff is still 12-4 in B1G play (8-0 at home) despite having zero-ish contributing players recruited to run their offense. Also, remember that they inherited a team that was 6-18 in the B1G previous to their arrival. I know we'd all like to be contending for National Championships immediately, but have some patience--these things take time. Does anyone here honestly think we aren't headed in the right direction? Can't wait for 2013. Go Blue.

zggolfer

November 24th, 2012 at 7:00 PM ^

Our best win of the year was over northwestern with a hail Mary saving our butts. I guess we did beat state but then again they have 6 losses. 4 losses on the road. I think people thought it would be easy, it's not. We are not physical and good enough to beat good teams, it's as simple as that.

michfan6060

November 24th, 2012 at 7:10 PM ^

You do realize this is the weakest big ten in a very long time right? You also realize that we finished with the same record as Penn State a team that lost a large part of their team to transfers? You also realize that we really only have one quality win? This year was not a success.

jmblue

November 24th, 2012 at 7:14 PM ^

I don't think this year was any great success, but we should acknowledge that playing three of the top four teams in the country (according to the AP), all on road or neutral sites, is a tough row to hoe.  I don't think any other team in the country had to do that.

 

 

MerryMarkley77

November 24th, 2012 at 7:16 PM ^

This loss had the same marks of the losses to ND and Neb.  On the road, turnover festival and calls for Borges' job. Unfortunately, these seem to define team 133's legacy.  This team missed difference makers on the lines.  No Mike Martin, no Rimington award winning David Molk.  I think a lot of the mistakes and breakdowns on the o line aided the skill players' underperformance in all those games.  Probably also in the 'Bama game.  The defense was good, but lacked a dominating player.   I hated this loss today, but I don't believe we are headed in the wrong direction.  It seems pretty bleak, especially with them winning so many in the last decade, but in the Brady Hoke era we are 1-1 and he is recruiting well.  After all the depression of the last twelve years, I do believe, even if I'm not feeling it right now, we will not be dominated by Ohio in the future.

WingsNWolverines

November 24th, 2012 at 7:22 PM ^

I can see this rivalry going back and forth a few times for a while in the home and home game. I definitely have no doubt that Michigan will win at home next year hell I think they'll win out with the schedule they have but we seriously need to beat them on the road again.

004

November 24th, 2012 at 7:21 PM ^

Being married to a buckeye, today just sucks.... But it seems like the GAME is again a competitive war with home field advantage playing a big role. We need to hold serve next year.

Howeva': watching DG run the west coast offense gives me great hope for next year. As long as a few of our highly touted young linemen develop, we should have a great season with next year's schedule.

I hope the staff takes the next few weeks to advance devin as a qb and denard as a multi-purpose (wr/rb) threat (where he will play on Sundays) so we can crush our bowl opponent.

Bobby Boucher

November 24th, 2012 at 7:36 PM ^

While I look forward to a new season every season, I don't think everyone should set the bar extremely high next year.  Unless Lewan comes back for his senior season, we'll only have one returner starter on the OL.  Our leading rusher (Denard) will be playing on sundays next year and WR depth will be even worse next year with only one starter returning along with The Threat.  Even if 3rd year Borges is electrifying, next year is a rebuilding year.

My point is that we are all upset because this team had all of the tools for this year to be our year to take the Big Ten.

snarling wolverine

November 24th, 2012 at 7:57 PM ^

We may have had all the tools if Denard and Fitz could have played all season.  Denard being unable to throw the last 4.5 games of the season and Fitz missing Bama and Ohio changed the situation quite a bit.  Gardner played really well given the circumstances, but I don't think we were expecting him to deliver a victory in the Shoe.