What if we win on Sat?
Has anybody thought about the consequences aftermath of us winning on Saturday? I know it seems like a distant possibility, but at the end of the day...it's still Rutgers. If this game was based solely on talent, we win the first half by 2 TDs. Plus road games are preferred as opposed to playing in what has become a toxic environment.
I believe Hoke is officially done if we are no longer bowl eligible, like "Press Conference at 11AM Monday Done". And I think getting to 6 or 7 wins just delays that press conference until December or January.
But I would at least like to hear what people's reactions/feelings may be after a positive outcome especially under such negative circumstances. Will it be "let bygones be bygones" in relations to Hoke? I think we may be 3-3 come 10PM Saturday night. Am I crazy? I mean...it's still Rutgers.
October 1st, 2014 at 11:14 PM ^
muppets
October 1st, 2014 at 11:15 PM ^
Hoke should declare this in a Public Way, before the game--
-- I hereby, Un-Shackle The Nuss-O . . .
This would get it all, On The Record . . .
October 1st, 2014 at 11:15 PM ^
Might be time to seriously consider the possibility that our "talent" ain't quite as "talented" as we've been thinking it is.
October 1st, 2014 at 11:35 PM ^
Rutgers has a RS FR DE who already has 5 sacks this season. Their dline has 21 sacks thru 5 games.
You can trust that at some point around 9 PM Saturday people will be asking in the game thread "why can't we get talent like Rutgers?" Sigh.
October 2nd, 2014 at 11:00 AM ^
I would guess that anyone they've played so far has to have a better O-line than what they'll see Saturday.
Hell.
October 2nd, 2014 at 11:13 AM ^
Before our season started I was giving Funk the benefit of the doubt since Lewan and Schofield were drafted, my rationale being that he couldn't be completely bad at coaching if these guys who played under him for three years made it to the NFL.
Based on what's happened so far this year—that our OL is only marginally better than last year's complete tire fire—I've concluded that there's no reason to think we'll ever have a good OL with the current staff in place.
October 1st, 2014 at 11:42 PM ^
the comparative is something like-- What-How, would a REAL MICHIGAN-OC have done this year and LY for eg. Whether its Debord, or back earlier to Malone, and even futher back.
Now, they might actually say-- well, we always had Good O-linemen. One way or another . . .
Borges LY had Lewan-Schofield at OT, and the RB-RunGame was still Very Poor. It might very well be, that the current OL-arrangement simply is Poor.
In any event-- for me Any REAL MICHIGAN-OC, should be able to work thru this and NOT get caught-up in @-MSU and @-NDm game-Disasters, and certainly NOT be The Absolute Catastrophe that The Nuss-O has been.
October 2nd, 2014 at 6:58 AM ^
You know what they say,
A 5(star) at Michigan is a 3(star) at MSU
October 1st, 2014 at 11:16 PM ^
If we are that awful that beating a team like Rutgers saves some jobs, those jobs srent worth saving.
October 1st, 2014 at 11:17 PM ^
No they srent
October 1st, 2014 at 11:57 PM ^
SRENT
October 1st, 2014 at 11:19 PM ^
If you are a fan you will want Michigan to win. Now this Rutgers team will be one of our easiest games left so Hoke will be on the Hot seat regardless. I realisticly hope to go 6-6 and see Hoke fired somtime mid season (ASAP). He obviously does not have what it takes to coach a Big 10 school.
October 2nd, 2014 at 12:54 AM ^
4 more wins? Over which teams?
October 2nd, 2014 at 10:07 AM ^
I wouldn't be too surprised if we went 4-1 against Rutgers, Maryland, Penn State, Indiana and Northwestern.
Its not like the rest of the Big Ten isn't bad. None of those teams are particularly impressive.
October 2nd, 2014 at 11:18 AM ^
I know, it's a home UTL game and they just lost to Northwestern, but...they won last year with an empty cupboard, a true freshman quarterback, and absolutely nothing to play for.
This time their QB is a year older and he's actually pretty good. Suddenly they're eligible to compete for postseason play and their new coach seems to have a little more going on between the ears than Hoke. Plus ever since Lloyd retired (who owned that school) they've just seemed to have our number in the weirdest way.
October 2nd, 2014 at 11:14 AM ^
That's odd, because that's exactly what I thought of the Utah and Minnesota games after ND.
October 1st, 2014 at 11:21 PM ^
I'd be thrilled with a competitive game and a chance to win in the 4th. Is that too much to ask?
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October 1st, 2014 at 11:33 PM ^
Of course it is.
October 2nd, 2014 at 11:16 AM ^
That's "the soft bigotry of low expectations" in a nutshell.
October 1st, 2014 at 11:21 PM ^
Meh. I'd prefer that Hoke got suspended for 1-2 games to show that we don't screw around with concussions. I think that I would demand that of a rival's coach that did the same thing, unintentional or not. i don't feel like rooting for Michigan this game, and I stuck through '08, '09, '10, '13, and various other seasons.
There should at least be fierce competition at the game about whose athletic director sucks more. We should win that easily, because This Is Michigan.
October 1st, 2014 at 11:30 PM ^
Kind of an academic discussion, isn't it?
Would you rather be a pencil or a Q-tip?
October 1st, 2014 at 11:32 PM ^
Happy for the kids and happy for the coaches. And I'd get fired up for Penn State.
October 1st, 2014 at 11:35 PM ^
We should all wave tiny flags.
October 1st, 2014 at 11:36 PM ^
I will be less likely to throw something, and then get back to studying.
October 1st, 2014 at 11:40 PM ^
Nothing this season has stayed "on script" except the App State game. Therefore I expect that we will beat Rutgers convincingly, hitting on all cylinders. Probably we'll even block a punt for a safety. No one will know what to do or say afterwards.
October 2nd, 2014 at 12:53 AM ^
Win big or lose big. I'd love a decisive win that garners a "huh?" A terrible loss means Hoke and Brandon get left in Jersey.
October 1st, 2014 at 11:41 PM ^
And on the opposite side what if we get beat by about 17ish points?
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October 1st, 2014 at 11:47 PM ^
but I don't see is getting to bowl eligibility. I don't see us winning at Rutgers. I don't. This team is in shambles and every single thing I hear indicates that the team hasn't "rallied" or taken on an "ok, let's stop fucking around" mentality. We're bad. We're individuals in the charade of a team. We're poor at planning, adjusting and coaching. The fire on the field is out. The fire on campus is roaring. NOTHING but winning out changes anything and that's not happening. This team is who we thought they were & know they are. We're just as insane for thinking they're going to "snap out of out" or change this year. We should beat Rutgers. We likely won't.
October 1st, 2014 at 11:58 PM ^
Good one man. I needed a laugh. Thank you.
October 2nd, 2014 at 12:01 AM ^
If if was a fifth we'd all be drunk.
October 2nd, 2014 at 12:10 AM ^
I will be happy for the Team if we win on Saturday. No matter who the coach or ad is or should be, I will always be happy for the players when they get a win.
October 2nd, 2014 at 6:20 AM ^
The amount of negativity on this forum reminds me of year 3 w/RRod.
October 2nd, 2014 at 12:18 AM ^
Whhhhhale, I thought we came out today with tremendous energy and passion to win the game.. We practiced so well this week, all week we've really stressed ball security from our receivers to our backs.. To pull off an overtime victory against a team like Rutgers, it says a lot about this football team and the toughness of this team. I told them after the game that the ultimate goal is still there, the goal of.. uhh
.. Big ten championship.
October 2nd, 2014 at 12:39 AM ^
support the team and its players!
October 2nd, 2014 at 1:15 AM ^
Then I hope we lose EVERY. FUCKING. GAME.
Sometimes you have to kill Caesar to save Rome.
October 2nd, 2014 at 6:19 AM ^
I don't see it happening, but what if we do?
October 2nd, 2014 at 12:18 PM ^
"We had to destroy the village in order to save it." Stupid then and stupid now.
October 2nd, 2014 at 1:44 AM ^
If we win, that is great for the players and a positive end to an otherwise forgettable week. If we lose, eh...indifference. It's the theme this season. I've accepted it
October 2nd, 2014 at 2:29 AM ^
I think Rutgers is going to win on Saturday. If the program had a theme song right now, it would be from the late Warren Zevon: "My Shit's Fucked Up."
October 2nd, 2014 at 3:03 AM ^
They we've beaten freakin RUTGERS.
BFD. Why would that change anything? I'm mean sure, it's better than losing, but if the bar for the program is beating RUTGERS then let's just pack up and leave right now.
October 2nd, 2014 at 5:44 AM ^
We're not winning... After a week like this? Lol
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October 2nd, 2014 at 6:06 AM ^
Are we really debating how we'd feel about a Michigan win?
I'd be damned happy for the team and staff. After this week (season?) from hell it would be a bit of well deserved gratification.
We've got a bunch of kids, and a coach for that matter, who are here because they love Michigan. They work harder at this than most of us will ever work at anything.
GO BLUE!
October 2nd, 2014 at 6:37 AM ^
I don't expect us to win, but if we did I'd feel the same way you will.
October 2nd, 2014 at 6:35 AM ^
Fulfilled the expctations, im banking on a W...
October 2nd, 2014 at 6:42 AM ^
Nothing changes, we still have an AD and head coach that need to exit the building. The damage to the Dave and Brady show is beyond repair.
October 2nd, 2014 at 7:04 AM ^
If we win, that's good. We win. To me, the only way Brady Hoke is HC next year is if Michigan wins out and the bowl game. Beat MSU and OSU on the road and probably some SEC team in the bowl game and my faith in Hoke will be restored. Don't do that, eh. It'd be nice to see a win. Michigan can still go bowling if they get their shit together.
October 2nd, 2014 at 7:25 AM ^
I think M will win.
October 2nd, 2014 at 8:02 AM ^
I believe Hoke is officially done if we are no longer bowl eligible, like "Press Conference at 11AM Monday Done". And I think getting to 6 or 7 wins just delays that press conference until December or January.
I think that press conference is delayed until December or January regardless of the number of wins Michigan has if only because the President and the Regents have to deal with getting rid of Brandon first. I can't imagine, after the absolute clownshow these past couple of weeks, that the University would allow David Brandon to stand up at the podium and proudly introduce the next head football coach at the University of Michigan. That would be unfathomable.
October 2nd, 2014 at 8:44 AM ^
There's still a very good chance that nightmare will happen. Brandon didn't get where he is in life by laying down. He has considerable political clout and powerful backers.
October 2nd, 2014 at 8:07 AM ^
The next two games, then with the bye week vegas might have us +17 or less going to msu. Then I can put the paycheck on the Spartans. GO BLUE