Snowflakes; right in the A.
Year after year Michigan pulls in top 10 talent and year after year they fail to develop them. What's problem? Lack of urgency? Lack of focus? Lack of intensity? Lack of execution? (a Hoke favorite). Weeeeell, he's right. I blame him and the coaches.
Where are you coach Mattison? You're a legend and you're failing. Your new "aggressive" scheme is failing. Your line gets no pressure. It hasn't since Mike Martin left. You've taken your best defensive player out of his natural position. Jake Ryan is nowhere to be seen. Your secondary... Jesus, your secondary... I'm not even going there. GARY FUCKING NOVA LOOKS LIKE PEYTON FUCKING MANNING!!!
Who's brilliant idea was it to promote Roy Manning to the cornerbacks coach? I'll leave this here..
Funk.. Coach, motherfucking Funk. Why you still have a job, I know not. Your incompetence is only matched by your track record. I look forward to seeing you fired and ending up at a MAC school. That is all.
Coach Heck, you're cool.
Fred Jackson. 2006/2007 called to say that even in 2006/2007 you were bailed out by a great running back. You've not proven anything in quite some time. You're also lacking in your recruiting of Detroit and the South. You've out lived your purpose here. Harsh words but we all are thinking it.
Dougie, I'm sorry. You've walked into a no win situation. Even though our offense might be the equivalent of Helen Keller, you are no miracle worker.
Brady fucking Hoke, you're a nice guy. Players like you but they damn sure won't play for you. You've lost whatever control you had. Would it kill you to take action on the game at hand? No offense, but you look like an absolute mouth breather on the sideline. You're public speaking is second to none. You come off as a brilliant mind but you're wasting our time. You're not as bad as our last ex girlfriend but that's not saying much. You still bring nothing to the table.
Dave Brandon. Your time is up. The students, alumni and president have turned on you. A word of advice, go beg for your pizza boy job back. People won't think any worse of you. It's impossible.
Add what you will. This is the end of this coaching staff and AD. Time to flush these broken turds down the toilet.
October 4th, 2014 at 10:55 PM ^
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October 4th, 2014 at 11:40 PM ^
I swear everyone has a source except me.
This sucks
October 4th, 2014 at 10:44 PM ^
What was the deal with our last scoring drive? We haven't run the ball that well all year and we don't do it until the 4th quarter?
Time to buy more Guinness and Jamison, this is just fucking dumb.
October 4th, 2014 at 10:44 PM ^
Do the University, the fans, the players all a favor. Fire everyone immediately.
Hire me to be your head coach, OC, DC, special teams coach, every position coach and act as all graduate assistants for the team. Pay me 250k for the remainder of the year. The University will save millions of dollars.
Why do this? At least when people learn of our program on ESPN and Sportscenter they will say "Oh, they have one schmuck that knows nothing about football coaching every position? Well, that makes sense, it's his fault. Those poor players."
Instead of having "elite" or "hyped" coaches constantly failing on a weekly basis.
Just do us all a favor, hell I'll do it for free.
October 4th, 2014 at 10:45 PM ^
Caught it, two steps, and didn't lose it till it hit the ground. THE GROUND. How do you confirm that?!
I know we sucked but we got boned hard.
Also, lol at Rutgers storming the field for beating a 2-3 team
October 4th, 2014 at 11:42 PM ^
2 and fucking 4
October 5th, 2014 at 12:22 AM ^
I coulda swore he got 3 down.
October 4th, 2014 at 10:45 PM ^
October 4th, 2014 at 10:45 PM ^
At least we didn't almost kill one of our players today.
October 4th, 2014 at 10:45 PM ^
IT.
IS.
NOT.
WORKING.
October 4th, 2014 at 10:45 PM ^
see on film that led to our poor strategy in the secondary?
October 4th, 2014 at 10:46 PM ^
Holy shit blaming that blown call is all the more proof of the nose dive this program has taken. What kind of outcry would there have been if Michigan beat rutgers by less than a score ten years ago? Now we're blaming the refs after this team made Gary Nova look like Peyton Manning.
October 4th, 2014 at 10:47 PM ^
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I never imagined things could get this bad. We are the worst coached team in college, high school, or Pee Wee football.
October 4th, 2014 at 10:49 PM ^
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We were beat by a team that is superior to us in every phase of the game. The sad part is the same can be said for every remaining game on the schedule. 2-10 is a likely finish this season. We look a step slower even to Rutgers at every position on the field...how is that possible? I also think we had less than 10 plays in the game were at least one Rutgers player did not run into our backfield untouched. Im afraid the situation looks beyond repair.
October 4th, 2014 at 10:49 PM ^
We were beat by a team that is superior to us in every phase of the game. The sad part is the same can be said for every remaining game on the schedule. 2-10 is a likely finish this season. We look a step slower even to Rutgers at every position on the field...how is that possible? I also think we had less than 10 plays in the game were at least one Rutgers player did not run into our backfield untouched. Im afraid the situation looks beyond repair.
October 4th, 2014 at 10:54 PM ^
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October 4th, 2014 at 10:55 PM ^
The good news is if the refs hadn't blown the call and we'd scored a late TD; or, and this stretches the bounds of credulity, if Wile had actully made the FG, the defense still would have allowed a late score--a TD, a FG, whatever Rutgers would have needed to win--anyway. So wev've got that going for us...which is nice.
October 4th, 2014 at 10:57 PM ^
In the future can we just direct snap to Funchess and see what he can do?
October 4th, 2014 at 11:03 PM ^
October 4th, 2014 at 11:08 PM ^
Alabama lost to an inferior opponent? Oklahoma lost to an inferior opponent? Texas A&M lost to an inferior opponent? Oregon lose to an inferior opponent? Holy crap, this could be a good football weekend!
NOPE!! This is Michigan FerGodsakes. We will lose regardless if the powerhouses are winning or not. Well...Tremendous...Toughness...Lost.
October 4th, 2014 at 11:12 PM ^
How long before Brandon throws Carr under the bus for "advising" him that Hoke was the best guy for the job?
October 4th, 2014 at 11:19 PM ^
It wasn't a fucking catch per the rule. Be mad at the rule if you want, but the officials called it the way the rule is written. There isn't a fucking conspiracy to rob us of our 4 win season.
October 4th, 2014 at 11:30 PM ^
Please do explain the rule then. I'm not claiming the call matters at all in the big scheme of things, but that sure looked like a fucking catch to me, the announcers, and everyone else on this board. Remember that this is not the NFL.
October 4th, 2014 at 11:51 PM ^
If a player goes to the ground in the act of catching a pass (with or without contact by an opponent) he must maintain complete and continuous control of the ball throughout the process of contacting the ground, whether in the field of play or in the end zone. This is also required for a player attempting to make a catch at the sideline and going to the ground out of bounds. If he loses control of the ball which then touches the ground before he regains control, it is not a catch. If he regains control inbounds prior to the ball touching the ground it is a catch.
October 5th, 2014 at 12:27 AM ^
Not that it matters, but the catch was already made in bounds before any of the rulebook copied here applies. The replay guys just botched their review.
October 5th, 2014 at 12:27 AM ^
He had possession well before going to the ground.
October 4th, 2014 at 11:33 PM ^
The rules are not the same you know. Under college football rules, that is absolutely a catch when the receiver takes two steps and than loses the ball, while going to the ground.
October 4th, 2014 at 11:43 PM ^
They changed the rule prior to the 2013 season I believe. I mean if you want to believe the officials just blatantly ignored a rule to fuck us over, more power to you.
October 4th, 2014 at 11:51 PM ^
So what is the rule then? How many steps inbounds do you have to take with the ball for it to be a catch?
October 4th, 2014 at 11:52 PM ^
Well that is where the debate lies, was the act of going to the ground part of the catch or was it him diving for the first down marker?
Catch, Interception, Recovery
Article 3.
a. To catch a ball means that a player:
1. secures control of a live ball in flight with his hands or arms before the ball
touches the ground.
He clearly completes this act.
2. touches the ground in bounds with any part of his body, and then
He clearly was in bounds
3. maintains control of the ball long enough to enable him to perform an act
common to the game, i.e., long enough to pitch or hand the ball, advance it,
avoid or ward off an opponent, etc.
He clearly completes this act.
4. satisfies paragraphs b, c, and d below.
b. If a player goes to the ground in the act of catching a pass (with or without
contact by an opponent) he must maintain complete and continuous control of
the ball throughout the process of contacting the ground, whether in the field
of play or in the end zone. This is also required for a player attempting to
make a catch at the sideline and going to the ground out of bounds. If he loses
control of the ball which then touches the ground before he regains control, it
is not a catch. If he regains control inbounds prior to the ball touching the
ground it is a catch.
There was no damn way that him going to the ground was part of the catch, he caught the ball took two steps and dove for the first down marker.
c. If the player loses control of the ball while simultaneously touching the
ground with any part of his body, or if there is doubt that the acts were
simultaneous, it is not a catch. If a player has control of the ball, a slight
movement of the ball will not be considered loss of possession; he must lose
control of the ball in order for there to be a loss of possession.
He never loss control of the ball while simultaneously touching the ground with any part of his body, the ball came out after the catch.
d. If the ball touches the ground after the player secures control and continues to maintain control, and the elements above are satisfied, it is a catch.
THIS IS WHAT HAPPEN, the rule clearly states this is a catch!
October 4th, 2014 at 11:57 PM ^
To me it was part of the catch. I mean if you watch it live it looks like part of the catch. If you watch it in super slow motion maybe you could say it was after the catch was completed, but I guess for some reason in your mind the officials just completely tried to screw us. They called it right get the fuck over it.
October 5th, 2014 at 12:05 AM ^
How bout you just admit you were wrong and get the fuck over your self.
October 5th, 2014 at 12:09 AM ^
How about you shut the fuck up...It obviously wasn't a fucking catch and that's why it wasn't fucking reviewed in the first place you fucking nitwit and that's why when it was reviewed it was confirmed as an incompletion you fucking moron. But keep believing there is some conspiracy theory to screw us from going 4-8. Better keep the tin foil hat on fucktard.
October 5th, 2014 at 12:15 AM ^
Thats a whole lot of anger in one post.
October 5th, 2014 at 12:18 AM ^
Gary Nova just went fucking Joe Montana on us. If you aren't pissed there is something wrong with you. This is big boy business.
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October 4th, 2014 at 11:49 PM ^
I noticed the entire class of 1817 upvoted this thread. Where's that petition link? I feel like signing something. Again.
October 4th, 2014 at 11:53 PM ^
From Rule 2 Section 4 Article 3:
If a player goes to the ground in the act of catching a pass (with or without contact by an opponent) he must maintain complete and continuous control of the ball throughout the process of contacting the ground, whether in the field of play or in the end zone. This is also required for a player attempting to make a catch at the sideline and going to the ground out of bounds. If he loses control of the ball which then touches the ground before he regains control it is not a catch. If he regains control inbounds prior to the ball touching the ground it is a catch
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October 5th, 2014 at 12:08 AM ^
Suppose for a moment the the Big House looks like Penn St. West next Sat night due to a near complete takeover by rabid Penn St. fans stil upset by what we did to them (repeatedly) during Carr's tenure.
Will it even matter?
I mean, revenue is revenue, right? And who cares who is buying the refreshments as long as they are being sold? Bottom line is that it's the bottom line, right?
Is it embarrassing that the stadiums is filled with visitors instead of the home team fans? Yes. Bad for business? No.
Dave Brandon = Jerry Jones.
Sorry to be so cynical, but I really think this is how Brandon's brain operates.