November 23rd, 2013 at 3:27 PM ^
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:35 PM ^
Who? Seriously. Who?
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:46 PM ^
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:28 PM ^
all the apologists basically keep saying, "but the players are just so bad..." It's the same sorry excuse we heard during the RR years. Good coaches and good coordinators have done a lot more with a lot less than what we have right now.
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:28 PM ^
I think back to when Hoke was hired. It was a bold call at the time that at first seemed to have paid off because even though Hoke himself wasn't necessarily a great football mind, he's a great guy, great recruiter, and could attract top coaches to handle the x's and o's.
But to be that kind of Les Miles-type coach, whose role is sort of caretaker and general face of the program, you have to make the tough calls with your coaches. I would never want to be LSU, ever, but you look at that approach, they cycled through coordinators constantly, trying to find something that worked, and they never had things as bad as this.
If Hoke cant do this right here and now, it speaks very poorly for him
November 23rd, 2013 at 4:10 PM ^
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:28 PM ^
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:28 PM ^
This entire staff needs to go. Can anyone give me a good reason not to sell my tickets to OSU fans and actually go watch us get destroyed anally next week?
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:42 PM ^
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:28 PM ^
...crickets. It was bad in all three phases. The defense didn't tackle well and got run over on the last scoring drive by Iowa. The offense is still horrible. Borges needs to go, but Touissaint really has no strength. He gets taken down by extended arms, not even tackles. Gardner has regressed every week since Indiana. He seems to play scared and I understand that, but then the coaching doesn't help him either. And Special teams gets nothing going, the punting is awful and the kick coverage today was the worst it's been all season.
In, pooprly executed game, and being the 11th game of the season, that's due to terrible coaching. This staff needs to only look in the mirror to see where the problems lie. If Hoke doesn't make major changes, hie job security will be very weak next year.
A REAL OC and a REAL quarterback coach and an OLine coach are a must.
And, byt the way...get rid the legends jerseys, these kids are just not earning them.
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:32 PM ^
The defense forced 4 turnovers and was on the field for the entire second half, essentially. Not to mention they were dealing with terrible field position in the third quarter. If the offense was able to get more than 2 first downs, then maybe the defense wouldn't have been so winded on the last drive.
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:55 PM ^
In reality it was 3 turnovers (the 4th was the botched FG), but your point still stands.
I didn't think the defense played great today, but they played well enough to win the game given anything from the offense.
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:29 PM ^
1) I cannot remember the last time a defense produced four turnovers and gift 14 points to the offense and that team still LOST the game.
2) Three second half first downs! THREE!!!!
3) No attempt to work in Shane Morris when clearly every week our offense is inept.
All of this points to problems with our coaching staff in general and Borges in particular.
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:37 PM ^
Seriously, what would putting Morris in at this point do besides get him injured? Borges' play calling are dead on arrival, we can't block, pick up blitzes and insist on deep patterns. Putting in a true frosh QB would make it even worse
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:46 PM ^
His confidence is shaky and sometimes he bails on a play way too early.
Nothing worked for Michigan's offense in the second half and there is no good reason to keep Morris on the sideline. I have no clue why anyone would excuse a person playing because of a potential "injury." If that is the case why even play football as any of our players can get injured at any point.
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:28 PM ^
I've been saying this for a while, but if Hoke doesn't win 15 games between this year and next he won't make it to year 5.
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:59 PM ^
We're likely to finish 7-6 this year... Hoke will probably be given a fourth year no matter what, but if he only gets 8 wins he's toast. And given our brutal schedule next year...
November 23rd, 2013 at 4:06 PM ^
I meant to say regular season games. I think it's 50-50 as to whether he'd be retained after an 8 win campaign next year, assuming we lose to OSU in a week.
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:31 PM ^
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:32 PM ^
There has to be a breaking point. If we get slaughtered next week I feel like Hoke and Brandon will have to see the writing on the wall. This collapse due to the offense's incompetence is going to kill ticket sales and donations going into next year unless changes are made.
The difference between us and Florida this year is two miraculous escapes against UConn and Akron. That coaching staff is going to get scorched, if not outright canned, for its failures. How can we not expect something similar?
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:29 PM ^
FireBorges+++++++
The last TO before halftime was just an awful decision or at least poorly timed in relation to the game clock. Iowa got a good return and almost made us pay for it.
Next week is going to suck...
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:29 PM ^
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:39 PM ^
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:54 PM ^
Did you see that Arizona interception? Fucking awesome. Sportscenter Top 10 for sure.
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:29 PM ^
They all suck. The offensive coaches especially.
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:31 PM ^
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November 23rd, 2013 at 3:35 PM ^
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:39 PM ^
If they are truly behind him, the engineer of one of the most pathetic offenses in the history of Michigan, then our program is trouble. 9 out of 11 games this season have been abysmal offensive performances, most of which occurred against terrible defenses too. How anyone can defend him is beyond me.
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:49 PM ^
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November 23rd, 2013 at 3:42 PM ^
May be DB does not want us to be a top football school anymore. Beside the fluke in 2011 we have not been and Hoke and his staff have continued to provide us with bad football. You can talk all about the youth you want. Other top programs seem to manage those years when they have a lot of young players. I'm just depressed because I do not see much improvement under this staff and next season will be very similar! Pathetic.
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:29 PM ^
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:46 PM ^
Forget the donors, with next year's schedule and the direction this team is heading, I wonder how many people are going to not buy tickets next year.
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:58 PM ^
Funny you say this because I just had a conversation with a suite holder who said he is waivering on his lease.
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:30 PM ^
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November 23rd, 2013 at 3:59 PM ^
Okay, fair enough. Please give me excuses for the other games this year.
November 23rd, 2013 at 4:04 PM ^
Good coaches make their players better and put them in a position to succeed.
November 23rd, 2013 at 5:07 PM ^
That was my point.
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:37 PM ^
Except for the part where making these mistakes in the 2nd to last regular season game points back to bad coaching.
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:31 PM ^
I don't care anymore. Maybe a historically bad loss to Ohio State at home (38 pts is the benchmark) is just what this team needs. Could force Hoke into making a change he'd rather not make at this time.
November 23rd, 2013 at 3:31 PM ^
Gardner has been blitzed so much this year, he's like a shell-shocked soldier. He's lost all confidence mentally. He's beat physically just as much.
The whole point of Gardner as your QB is the damage he can do with his feet as well as through the air. But he's lost his speed along with his confidence. He's an empty shell at QB.
The coaches need to consider next year that it's now time to get Morris in the system.