Michigan - Iowa Game Thread
I've never done one of these before but it's about 20 minutes to kick-off and none of the usual suspects have stepped forward so I guess it's time. I'm feeling good about this game and think Michigan wins 24-14. Meanwhile, over on ESPN Sparty takes on the Cats at noon so we've got plenty of Michigan (the state of) football to watch early.
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:18 PM ^
This one. Absolutely no question. I have never seen this level of incompetence on offense from any team ever.
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:14 PM ^
We will be 7-4 after this game. 7-5 after next week. If we had won all of the close games, we could be 10-2 (assuming OSU game is not close). If we had lost all the close games (ND, Akron, UConn, Northwestern), we could have been 3-9. So 7-5 is about right for this team. Which, by the way, is pathetic for a coach in his 3rd year in this bad conference.
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:15 PM ^
Great call
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:15 PM ^
The offensive staff can't be let go soon enough
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:15 PM ^
Fuck. Fire. Borges. Damn. Suck
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:15 PM ^
When we lose next week, we'll have lost four of our last five. We're an OT win over a terrible team away from a very Rodriguez like five straight losses to close out the season. We've utterly collapsed.
This is a team that has thrown in the towel completely. No defending coaches that allow this to happen.
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:15 PM ^
Giving up a 3rd and 12. That said, the defense played well enough to win (given Iowa's propensity to self-destruct) if the offense had done anything whatsoever.
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:15 PM ^
+ all the points to the first person to create the Fire Borges thread
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:15 PM ^
commence meltdown
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:16 PM ^
Game over
11-2, 8-5 and probably 7-6 this year. I can only imagine how our O will be when Borges gets all his guys in here.
Program is going in a bad direction. Wonder how many seats will be available at Michigan Stadium next year.
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:16 PM ^
My faith in this coaching staff, particularly the offensive staff, is waning by the week.
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:16 PM ^
Hey guys, remember when we used to make fun of MSU's offense?
Yikes....
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:16 PM ^
Blow this one
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:23 PM ^
Joking or drunk?
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:45 PM ^
Great records when you live in the past. Put up the records of the last 6 to 10 years. We are now one of the bottom teams in the Big Ten with no light at the end of the tunnel until we get the right coach. 9 years without a Big Ten title and we are years away from competing for one.
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:16 PM ^
Well not as bad as the 1 v 2 Chuck Long loss in '85 but very very bad nonetheless.
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:16 PM ^
Losing to Iowa sucks because Iowa is not very good. But neither is Michigan.
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:20 PM ^
This one does not mean anything.
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:16 PM ^
Entire staff needs to be fired after OSU, this team embarrassed themselves today and are very poorly prepared in all phases. We would be third tier MAC team.
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:16 PM ^
Time to accept it, stop with the apologies and rationalizations. We are ND. We are a middling program with a second rate head coach. Our shit conference has 1 real team willing to do what it takes to compete at the SEC level. We lose to teams with fat slow RB and TE that play like its still the 1970's.
The Hoke hire sealed the fact that we are happy with a 9-3 quintessential Lloyd Carr season. Cant win on the road, can't improve his players or the team. Hoke is not bringing us anywhere near elite.
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:17 PM ^
Time to accept it, stop with the apologies and rationalizations. We are ND. We are a middling program with a second rate head coach. Our shit conference has 1 real team willing to do what it takes to compete at the SEC level. We lose to teams with fat slow RB and TE that play like its still the 1970's.
The Hoke hire sealed the fact that we are happy with a 9-3 quintessential Lloyd Carr season. Cant win on the road, can't improve his players or the team. Hoke is not bringing us anywhere near elite.
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:22 PM ^
There is a lot of mutual respect between Ferentz and Hoke, both unimaginative mediocre Midwest Manball coaches. They enjoy watching their players smash heads and play not to lose. Game was a slow, boring, and physical contest between two B1G dinosaur after thought programs.
Their handshake at midfield was a hardy Bob Vila-esque tip of the hat, each acknowledging the other's unwillingness to try anything creative or shoot for any sort of greatness. Both believe if they could just execute better they would actually have good teams....schemes are not important.
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:39 PM ^
And ND just went to NCG
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:17 PM ^
Iowa celebrating as if they just beat a good team. Might as well go nuts after beating Iowa State.
What? They did that, too?
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:17 PM ^
If Borges isn't fired, I have lost faith in Hoke.
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:26 PM ^
Very true dude. Borges needs to go.
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:17 PM ^
This is all the fault of not having a separate second half thread.
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:18 PM ^
So we have an outsider (RRod) a shot at the coaching job and now a "Michigan Man" a shot as well. Don't know where Michigan goes from here.
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:19 PM ^
Like it or not RR had much better offenses, maybe they should have just hired Mattison.
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:19 PM ^
Blaming Hoke is stupid unless he keeps Borges. He recruits like never before and the defense has returned to near-Michigan levels even without his recruits. Just stop.
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:23 PM ^
I would have agreed up to today, this team shows nothing and is getting beat up, no emotion, poorly prepared. Out coached yet again in all phases. That's on Hoke.
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:25 PM ^
"returned to near Michigan levels" - Oh, you mean the defenses that won us all of 1/2 NT in 50 years. Need to coach both sides of the ball and stop trying to build the team in the mold of something that was meh successful for decades. Praying for 97 defense every year is what is wrong with this program.
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:33 PM ^
...billboards in the stadium.
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:18 PM ^
next week should be fun.
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:18 PM ^
Might as well bend over now and get ready for it. It's going to hurt reeeeeaaaaal bad.
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:18 PM ^
17 - 0 in the 2nd half. 4 Iowa tunovers did not hurt them. 1 Michigan turnover killed us.
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:20 PM ^
what killed us was getting outgained by 250 yards. Without those TOs Iowa wins 27-7 or so and the 4th quarter is garbage time.
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:18 PM ^
Ferentz tells Leman "You know football better than I do." That's the guy that just outcoached our guy.
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:24 PM ^
Mullets
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:25 PM ^
I chucked when he said that
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:19 PM ^
Lots of players on the field with their helmets off. /s
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:19 PM ^
I feel bad for the players
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:20 PM ^
They are not playing it is not all coaching, got to show something they are rolling over
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:21 PM ^
on D.
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:21 PM ^
This. They came to play for Michigan, and Borges is not Michigan material.
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:20 PM ^
I was going to get tickets to The Game, but I decided to save the money and save myself the punch in the nuts.
Good lord, I have no faith we'll even score a point next week.
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:21 PM ^
Never have I called for Hoke to be fired. But rationally thinking, how is he in any way outperforming Rich Rod? Sure, he had the 11-2 debut, but he has regressed to equal RR's output, where at least RR progressed to that point.
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:23 PM ^
Hoke: 26 wins
Rich: 15 wins
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:31 PM ^
11-2 season was with all RR players.