The Truth About Saturday’s Loss

I like our players. They're young and still developing, and programs hire coaches in order to tap into their potential and aid them in their growth as players. Our staff has failed them time and time again. I'd like to see us stop putting talent through the woodchipper and hire someone that will put it to good use.

I get what you're saying and agree that such an attitude is a piss-poor one to have, but we've graduated and replaced loads of players only to continue getting the same results. Remember when everyone on here crapped on Shea and the new dude was supposed to be a monument improvement? laugh out loud. The one constant is this hilariously incompetent staff. 

If any players are worried about what the fans think right now, it is an indictment of the arrogant, entitled culture that has permeated the Michigan football program over the past 15 years.  

I'm not sure why he left, but he's suiting up for Rutgers and not Michigan. Maybe he had to absolutely be back in NJ for some reason. I gotta imagine it's easier to retain and utilize a player already in the system than to recruit and build up a younger player.

In my view, every kid (who wants to stay) should be encouraged to stay the full 4 years. The 5th year is optional, maybe they need it to wrap up a degree or maybe they just need an extra year to build a case for the NFL. Every kid that could have been retained but ends up leaving before 4 years is a missed opportunity. I get that sometimes things just don't work out, but that should not be the norm. I also get that it seems like a pipe dream in today's environment, but the coaches need to do a better job to get to this outcome. Based on what I see, my guess is that Harbaugh is indifferent when players talk about transferring.

Recruit players who will play hard and stay through the bad times. Build an environment where kids want to play for Michigan until they get an offer they can't refuse from the NFL.

Two proud accomplishments, indeed. 

And have to be near the bottom in YAC.

1. Rocky Lombardi is a first year starter. Jayden Reed and Ricky White were not even on campus until the summer. Michigan's corner situation is pathetic for a program who wants to be elite. 

2. Dude, this is year 6. Harbaugh cannot produce a QB who is good enough to win in college football. We are blaming Milton now for being too young. He cannot read defenses in his third year? So we need to wait for him to be a senior in order to read defenses? How about Shea Patterson? How about John O'Korn? How about Wilton Speight? How many more mediocre QB's does Michigan need to have for it to see that this is an ingrained problem in Michigan. Stop making excuses for Michigan's coaching staff not having this team prepared, and worse, having large roster gaps all over the roster

3. It will not get better, stop thinking it will with this team. The amount of rationale for Michigan losing to a team that almost lost by 3 scores to Rutgers is pathetic. 

Wasnt the recruiting line on Milton, great upside with a physical skill set...BUT a project nonetheless.  We need to stop drinking the kool-aid and camp hype that comes out of Schembechler Hall. The national media only compounds the problem because of the Michigan brand....hype when things are good but more so PILE on when it goes bad......

I want to see results in games that matter and on a consistent basis.  This staff has failed on this on so many levels.  Can't believe I bit on this again....

Milton wasn’t the problem yesterday and Ronnie Bell isn’t young. 
This is year 6 of Harbaugh’s tenure. I’ve always believed it takes a new coach four years to remake a bad program in his image. Even if you gave Harbaugh an extra year because the program was in a really bad spot, fine, that was last year. This is year six, what’s the excuse? It’s all his guys and all his coaches. If you want to count yesterday as the one oops loss for the year, which even Bo had on the regular, fine. However, if Harbaugh doesn’t win out including against OSU than it is time to go. Period. No excuses. Bo would not have accepted this for Michigan’s players. They deserve better. 
A sixth year coach with the resources at his disposal like Michigan offers shouldn’t need to justify 2-3 losses per year.

With that player development, how many marque Wins have michigan had? Where is the player development at the most important position, QB? Where is the player development to have playmakers on Offense? My point of player development is that they are better at 22 then they are at 18. My point of player develop is whether this coaching staff is able to get players to a point where they can get to Indy and eventually the playoff. If your definition of player development is so they are good enough to be a 3rd rounder, but not win jack shit, fine. That isn't mine.

They retained Ambry and Nico, and lost Myles Simms, St. Juste, Aubrey Solomon, and Tarik Black. They also lost Michael Dwumfour.

1000% disagree that the talent at MSU is equal to what UM has. Not even close. I don't care at what point in the season it is. MSU is not as talented. Theres no excuse for them to lose that game yesterday. They have a new coach with an almost nonexistent offseason to install what Tucker wants to do. I've been one of the biggest Harbaugh fans from day one, and I'm not saying show him the door yet. But something needs to change. I like/liked Don Brown, but he needs to go. Thats not just from yesterday game. He never adjusts in game..ever. The corners get torched and you don't do anything to help them. Crossing routes anyone. Jim needs to leave Gattis alone and let him do what he does. The play calling yesterday screamed of Harbaugh. The run game wasn't working so lets keep doing it. Why not throw some screens in. Get Corum in some space. That kid is a speedy little bastard and you run his  ass staight into the line. Same for Henning. In his limited time he's shown his a speedy sob as well and rarely gets put out there.