Propose some solutions
I’m sure there is no easy answer but the only positive I can grasp onto is that this team is not completely devoid of talent.
We have a qb that is struggling mightily but he was still an effective passer last year. We have an OL that is veteran and played well last year. This year they can’t pick up stunts. We have receivers who are very talented. On defense we are thin up front but have a guy at DC who worked magic with lesser talent in the past.
I think something is definitely wrong as far as the culture in the locker room so I know there is no one thing that will magically change everything, but if we want any chance of turning this around to at least respectable, what do you think needs to happen for the rest of the season? Do we keep going with Gattis calling plays or do we go back to what we did well last year? What can we do on defense that we can do well? I think 8 wins will be our ceiling, I just want to hear some thoughts on what we can do to get there.
September 23rd, 2019 at 11:17 AM ^
a new coach. Problem solved
September 23rd, 2019 at 11:21 AM ^
Who is available to right the ship before Rutgers on Saturday?
September 23rd, 2019 at 11:24 AM ^
Charles Woodson
September 23rd, 2019 at 11:39 AM ^
You may have a point. A former player seems like just the thing to breathe life into this program.
September 23rd, 2019 at 11:48 AM ^
I would love it if Woodson were somehow involved with the program. He clearly has the love for Michigan, and I was impressed by his ability to simply and clearly articulate his football knowledge in the pregame segment with Urban Meyer (his warnings about the trail technique proved to be prescient on the Cephus reception, though in the DB's defense, that ball was perfectly thrown). But between a nice gig on Fox and his winemaking endeavors out here in northern California, I doubt a program role would appeal to him.
September 23rd, 2019 at 11:52 AM ^
Justin Feagin
September 23rd, 2019 at 12:00 PM ^
Nick Sheridan is the tight ends coach at IU, bring him in!
September 23rd, 2019 at 12:29 PM ^
Braylon?
September 23rd, 2019 at 12:08 PM ^
With technology today there has to be a way we can all coach from mgoblog. Magnus could probably do it.
September 23rd, 2019 at 6:41 PM ^
I’d rather have space coyote.
September 23rd, 2019 at 12:23 PM ^
That's MNU's point. The only thing that's gonna make us look better is Rutgers.
September 23rd, 2019 at 12:41 PM ^
With the unrealistic expectations of this fan base there are only two coaches that would legitimately take Michigan to where a lot of people think it should be. We would be looking at Bob Stoops, or Urban Meyer.
Any other coach would have an abomination of a recruiting class. Either of these two coaches would probably improve the class we have now. Neither will happen, but that seems like the only thing that will satisfy most of the fan base.
I’m fine with Harbaugh staying, I’m just hoping that there isn’t something more serious wrong with him than just “dialing down his temper”.
September 23rd, 2019 at 3:51 PM ^
Haha only a Meatchicken fan would think Urban would ever coach a team he took pride in practicing all year to beat. And won’t even say the M word. Some meatchicken fans are delusional.
Honestly outside of ❌ichigan, people don’t view your football program as elite or even good. You’re mediocre at best. You’ll find very few coaches out there would even go up there to coach. It’s not what it once was.
September 23rd, 2019 at 4:21 PM ^
There are 11 million reasons he would.
September 23rd, 2019 at 6:26 PM ^
You think it’s about money and so you guys throw it away on Mr Khaki now. Ohio State doesn’t lose to the pathetic team up north. We even take your coaches as a way to weaken you even more. You guys aren’t even in the same realm as Ohio State in the last 15 years you have won 1 game. But every year we hear about how great this year will be, the Revenge tour ?. Keep dreaming ladies.
September 23rd, 2019 at 4:46 PM ^
Obviously another guy who is still butt hurt over his rejection letter from Michigan...?. See you in November...?
September 23rd, 2019 at 6:41 PM ^
❌ichigan mans response as if everyone wants to go to a school that’s been irrelevant for 15 years. Yes you will walk out of the Big house happy that your season is over and start talking about your “Revenge Tour for 2020” LOL
❌ichigan’s record vs Ohio State the last 15 years 1-14. Not even close. You can go back to the 1920s and the cooper years, but that was the last time we worried about you.
Now you are are no longer the winningest program, what will you tell your sub par recruits now?
September 23rd, 2019 at 7:39 PM ^
You missed some M's asshole.
September 23rd, 2019 at 5:32 PM ^
You think Urban wouldn’t take the job? He’d love to beat the Buckeyes who in his eyes didn’t back him up or appreciate what he did for the football program.
September 23rd, 2019 at 6:50 PM ^
Lol you guys all sit in a circle and come up with these ideas? Just last weekend on Fox he won’t say the M word but he will be your savior? You’re grasping at straws and only pathetic attempt to relevance is your pipe dream that the coach of The Ohio State would come back in to coaching to resurrect MeatChicken back? After he dismantled them every year in recruiting, coaching and most importantly on the field.
Yeah that makes sense. ?♂️ It’s not just the Coaches and players that have lost their minds but their fans have as well.
September 23rd, 2019 at 6:50 PM ^
Lol you guys all sit in a circle and come up with these ideas? Just last weekend on Fox he won’t say the M word but he will be your savior? You’re grasping at straws and only pathetic attempt to relevance is your pipe dream that the coach of The Ohio State would come back in to coaching to resurrect MeatChicken back? After he dismantled them every year in recruiting, coaching and most importantly on the field.
Yeah that makes sense. ?♂️ It’s not just the Coaches and players that have lost their minds but their fans have as well.
September 23rd, 2019 at 6:50 PM ^
Lol you guys all sit in a circle and come up with these ideas? Just last weekend on Fox he won’t say the M word but he will be your savior? You’re grasping at straws and only pathetic attempt to relevance is your pipe dream that the coach of The Ohio State would come back in to coaching to resurrect MeatChicken back? After he dismantled them every year in recruiting, coaching and most importantly on the field.
Yeah that makes sense. ?♂️ It’s not just the Coaches and players that have lost their minds but their fans have as well.
September 23rd, 2019 at 6:50 PM ^
Lol you guys all sit in a circle and come up with these ideas? Just last weekend on Fox he won’t say the M word but he will be your savior? You’re grasping at straws and only pathetic attempt to relevance is your pipe dream that the coach of The Ohio State would come back in to coaching to resurrect MeatChicken back? After he dismantled them every year in recruiting, coaching and most importantly on the field.
Yeah that makes sense. ?♂️ It’s not just the Coaches and players that have lost their minds but their fans have as well.
September 23rd, 2019 at 10:23 PM ^
Better get back to your trailer park and your 1984 dodge truck with the yosemite Sam BACK OFF mudflaps you stinking sleazy crud. I'm sure your SSI disability check pays for your pizza hut and your satellite dish to watch your fuckeyes on...mouthbreather.
September 28th, 2019 at 12:58 PM ^
Keep drinking that ❌ichigan water. I don’t think it’s just bad in Flint.
October 3rd, 2019 at 10:11 PM ^
I live in the Burgh, bitch.
September 23rd, 2019 at 12:56 PM ^
Don't worry, when we go 6-6 it will happen. People, we need to admit we were wrong about our coach and move on.
If we get blown out of enough games this year with having an experienced and talented offense their will be no more excuses. Its year 5.
September 23rd, 2019 at 11:18 AM ^
Start the apocalypse. That's the solution.
September 23rd, 2019 at 11:31 AM ^
Just cancel the sport. Can't lose if nobody plays. Boom. Problem solved.
Or the world can go full Mad Max, that works too.
September 23rd, 2019 at 11:18 AM ^
I propose trying to put speed in space.
September 23rd, 2019 at 11:20 AM ^
Saturday it looked like we were lost in space.
September 23rd, 2019 at 12:26 PM ^
Danger, Jim Harbaugh! Danger!
September 23rd, 2019 at 9:19 PM ^
Danger, Michigan Fan! Danger!
/FIFY
September 23rd, 2019 at 11:18 AM ^
We? You can't address one damn issue. "We" don't even really know what the real issue is watching from the outside. Who is calling the plays? Who has a final decision on personnel decisions? Who does Ben Mason practice with during a game week? Answer those and you might find what you are looking for.
September 23rd, 2019 at 12:45 PM ^
Yup. We do not have anywhere near enough information to diagnose this problem. The onus to do so is on Warde Manuel. He should be spending 80% of his time with the football team figuring this out.
September 23rd, 2019 at 11:19 AM ^
I think we can beat PSU so I think 9 wins is our ceiling. ND and OSU are losses IMO
September 23rd, 2019 at 11:29 AM ^
Why do you think Michigan can go on the road and beat PSU? Just curious. I was at the game last season when the team and the fans were hooting and hollering the whole 2nd half, basically mocking PSU. It was fun, but PSU is coming for Michigan blood this year
September 23rd, 2019 at 11:38 AM ^
Its a reverse revenge tour 2.1
September 23rd, 2019 at 11:58 AM ^
No kidding. And this time, they won't take their foot off the gas pedal like Chryst did on Saturday.
September 23rd, 2019 at 1:32 PM ^
At this point, I'm not willing to overlook any games. I thought that MTSU and Army would be blowouts. Now I'm even nervous about Rutgers! There is blood water...
September 23rd, 2019 at 11:58 AM ^
You're an optimist. Iowa, MSU, and PSU look like very losable games to me, assuming that Harbaugh doesn't figure out what's wrong with this team.
September 23rd, 2019 at 12:54 PM ^
I love it. MSU looks like complete trash 2 weeks ago, at home, against a non-ranked team, and there is no way we lose to them. Now they go to Northwestern and play well and we struggle against a top 10 team on the road, so that game us now a possible loss. I knew there would be overreactions on the board, but I didn’t think everyone would become a whiny pussy
September 23rd, 2019 at 2:56 PM ^
look man I don't think you get it, this is well beyond X's and O's. Yeah sure if we play the game on paper we are looking fine but with what the players are saying and if that is the case then right now we have a SERIOUS culture problem and a team with zero leadership. you think we will all of a sudden just get motivated and pull it together? Every single guy sounds depressed like they are just throwin in the towel...FFS we had TWO weeks to prepare for Wisky and we see what happened there. now we have one week to prepare for teams and at this state we don't have the luxury of planning farther ahead than the actual game we have next
September 23rd, 2019 at 12:17 PM ^
6 or 7 wins man, might as well just prepare yourself now.
September 23rd, 2019 at 11:19 AM ^
Prepare! Come up with strategies to stop the other team and find ways to exploit their weaknesses.
And don't lose a fumble on the opening drive.
September 23rd, 2019 at 2:12 PM ^
Well said. Put that on a clip board and mail it to Harbaugh's house.
September 23rd, 2019 at 11:20 AM ^
Here's my advice: Go for a hike, get laid, and celebrate your life; I beat melanoma cancer for the second time this year.
I realized that I have been out of college for a while. I also realized that after these tough losses, 90 percent of these players are probably going back to their college homes, pounding a few drinks and chasing coeds.
So why should I get so worked up?
September 23rd, 2019 at 11:25 AM ^
Gave this post a thumbs up simply for the first two sentences. Congrats on kicking cancer's ass!
September 23rd, 2019 at 11:26 AM ^
1. Congratulations on kicking cancer in the face. Best of luck to you.
2. I'm trying very hard to have a similar outlook. I wasn't terribly successful at it on Saturday, but I do know that I for one need some perspective.
3. I love the 'Go for a hike' suggestion. Do you hike anywhere that's good? I hiked the Manistee River Trail this summer and it was fantastic.
September 23rd, 2019 at 12:00 PM ^
So many good trails back in MI, especially up in that MR trail area. We are trying to take down the Pacific Crest Trail, (mile by mile, segment by segment) over the next decade. We did about 80 miles of it this summer; I will probably take a Saturday or two to do a some dayhike sections in southern Washington...