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We won't truly know how Michigan's offense will look under Hoke/Borges from a long term perspective until Shane Morris is under center.  Until then, the coaching staff will use the strenghts of Robinson and Gardner to dictate the play calling.  This won't be a complete disaster like 2008 all over again.  

I think Morris is a great college player for Michigan and I hope he is successful if leaves for the NBA this year.  However, it is clear (I'm not a NBA scout obviously) that his game has a lot of room for improvement and he probably could use another 2 seasons in college to get him ready. I just don't see how a PG that can't drive to his left or shoot with any consistency can compete on a nightly basis with other PG like Derrick Rose, Russell Westbrook, or Chris Paul.  

At the same time, it is a historically weak draft and I can't blame him if the money is waiting for him.

You are a true humanitarian.....good for you!

Beat Duke!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love Novak and everything he brings each night, but he is asked to do way too much down low.  Novak has huge testicles, but Michigan got killed on the boards and it was making me crazy watching Wisconsin get offensive rebound after offensive rebound.  This team will not take the next step until they get a true physical power forward down low that does not have a physical disadvantage to do all of the dirty work needed to win.

Morgan is developing into a really nice player and I think he still has a huge upside.  However, he seems to make an extra unecessary move at times when he gets the ball in a good position to score.  He did that a couple of times tonight.  

Even with a loss, Michigan is a fun team to watch and I think this has been Beilein's best coaching job at Michigan so far.

The lineup of pictures is hillarious!

I support the decision that he wants to transfer, but I found the press release to be very strange. Let's hope denard and devin will stay healthy, the QB position will be 1 injury away from a walk-on if either player gets hurt.

If Harbaugh falls through, I think the focus should shift to Lloyd Brady as the next head coach!

If the next coach is in place by the end of the week, he will have a month to save this class. Anyting can happen,I wouldn't count Michigan out just yet!

If the next coach is in place by the end of the week, he will have a month to save this class. Anyting can happen,I wouldn't count Michigan out just yet!

I was simply trying to point out that there are still a small minority of Michigan fans out there that still want to see Coach Rodriguez lead the team out of the tunnel in 2011.  I believe that small minority of fans are failing to look at the big picture and are in denial.  We all know fan is short for fanatic.  Therefore,  I think every fan in any sport for any team has an element of blind faith when it comes to who they root for.  Following the Wisconsin game, I finally reached my breaking point as a Michigan fan and was able to look at the current state of Michigan football objectively.  Those fans that have not reached their breaking point with this regime are looking at the situation with their beer goggles on.  That is all I was trying to point out and I just can't figure out how that is insane or unreasonable?

I don't think the words "Blind Faith" and "magic" are dramatic at all relative to the opinion that Michigan was going to suddenly play well in the bowl game after the dismal performances against Wisconsin and OSU.  I don't care how much time there was between games.  Besides Mike Martin, the 2010 defense lacked blue chip future NFL talent across the board.  To improve the defense, Michigan is gonna have to recruit high level talent once again on that side of the ball to establish quality depth.  That must be the number 1 priortiy of the next head coach.  Therefore, the words "blind faith" and "magic" were accurate descriptions of fans that believed they were gonna play better due to the awarded extra practices. 

Through blind faith, a lot of my fellow Michigan fans believed that this team was going to magically get better over the last 5 weeks. Well, this team somehow got worse! I hope all of the remaining Rich Rod supporters finally had their rude awakening yesterday and will use common sense to realize that this brand of football will never work at Michigan.  Horrible defense, horrible special teams, and a cute offense that turns the ball over and is only good between the 20's will never be a recipe to win football games.  The program hit rock bottom yesterday and I hope the right man will be hired to take Michigan Football back to the mountain top.  I firmly believe that Dave Brandon will get his man and will not be on a sailboat in the Florida keys during the most important week of his career like the previous AD!

It will be hard to make chicken salad out of chicken__ in just 3 weeks. Especially if chef Robinson doesn't even belong in the kitchen at the local Mcdonalds. I hope you are right, but it won't be that simple.

I was drunk and emotional that day after a tough loss. Since then, I've learned from the inspirational lyrics of Josh Groban to make myslef a better person.

Coaches that have turned national programs around in less than 3 years:

1.  Nick Saban. Alabama:  2009 BCS National Champions (3rd season)

2.  Urban Meyer.  Florida:  2006 BCS National Champions (2nd Season)

3.  Jim Tressel.  Ohio State:  2002 BCS National Champions (2nd season)

4. Bob Stoops.  Oklahoma:  2000 BCS National Champions (2nd season)

Those are just a few examples of coaches that have turned national programs around in 3 seasons or less.  Obviously, these coaches are not coming to Michigan next season, but it proves that 3 seasons can be pleanty of time to at least show that a big time program is heading in the right direction.  Michigan's performance against quality competition this season shows no signs of improvement at all.  I agree,  hiring a new coach does not gurantee anything, but Michigan cannot sit back and hope that Coach Rodriguez is gonna turn it around.  The defense is young, but there is also a lack of blue chip talent. Mike Martin is only player on the defense that is a lock to have a future in the NFL.  I don't know how we are watching the same team every saturday?  Maybe all of that corn is clouding your judgement.

I fully understand why Brandon is waiting until Jan. 1st to fire Coach Rodriguez. He will be saving a lot of money for the University and he is handling the coaching search with patience.  However, he is driving a sword in the heart (no pun intended) of the 2011 recruiting class. Ultimately, I believe Brandon is doing the right thing for the big picture of Michigan football, but it comes at a price.

I hate Fox Sports with a passion!  Their NFL coverage sucks, their National baseball coverage sucks, and their college football coverage is the worst.  Watching those BCS games on Fox was awful!  ESPN/ABC should carry the Big Ten Title game

I have been a supporter of this regime since Day 1.  However, 4-16 in the Big Ten is impossible to imagine and even harder to take. My personal emotions during the last 24 hours started as rage, moved to depression, and have finally have reached accepetance. 

The acceptance phase of my emotional rollercoaster is something I have fought against since December of 2007. Before the disaster last night,  I fully believed in our Head Coach and his philosophy.  I fully believed that Michigan would find a way to play solid defensively.  I fully believed that this offensive phsilosphy was the way to win big time college football games on the national stage.   However, everything I believed in the last 34 months has been wrong and there are no more excuses.  This philosophy of football at Michigan has not worked, the defense is light years away from being average, and the offense is cute, but not cute enough to win against real teams. Don't even get me started on the pathetic special teams.

I sincerely hope that I am wrong, but there isn't gonna be enough time time to proove that Coach Rodriguez is right.  This era of Michigan football is on lifesupport and it's gonna take four defensive miracles to save it.  It is just about time for all of us to say goodnight...

It looks like the game is on ESPNU, which really sucks.  I have not been able to find it in HD on comcast. Does anyone know if ESPNU is carried in HD on comcast?  The Big Ten network his horrible and cuts out plays with low budget commercials, but at least it is in HD.

I have a feeling that Michigan is gonna destroy Indiana..Book It!

Jeff Genyk is a solid coach and a great guy.  He got a raw deal at EMU,  they haven't won a game since he has left. 

English talks a big game.

I hear the Angry Michigan Secondary-Hating God wears a sweatervest.

 When the "experts" say the game will be a "shootout" and Vegas sets the over/under at 50 or above, bet the under. Great win for Michigan and fuck Notre Dame!

Mike Singletary sums up that possibility in this clip: 

I like that kinda party too!

Let's just beat every team's ass on the schedule!

Did he stay at Michigan? No! A player does not stay at Michigan if he is kicked off the team.  Therefore, he we will not be a champion.  Very simple.

This is another example of a few suits that think they are smarter than the masses and refuse to give the people what they want!  Don't mess with the greatest rivalry in sports!
It will never be the same!  Sure, a big ten championship game with Michigan/Ohio State would be exciting, highly rated, and hyped by ESPN. Can you imagine the excitment of the bands marching out in Indiana at a cooperate Dome?  I'm all in for Big Ten exapanion, divisions, and a championship game.  However, I never thought the Big Ten would be stupid enough to put Michigan & Ohio State in opposing divisions and to move the game in the schedule.  Furthermore, I would have bet a house and car payment  that a Michigan AD who played for Bo Schembechler would never allow the greatest rivalry in sports to be bent over!  I can't believe Brandon supports this!

Given the misery of the Tressel era, the only postive aspect of this news is that Michigan will probably play in more Big Ten title games as a result.

I think professional hottie should stick to being a swimsuit model, she is obviously very good at it.  However, she does not belong on the Big Ten Network or any other TV station pretending like she is an acutual journalist. 

She needs to keep her mouth shut, wear bikinis, and continue to look spectacular.

The new point system proves that defense will always win championships.

I'm sure Jon Falk has already cleaned out Turner's locker!  It just shows that recruiting rankings mean nothing until a player produces on the field.

I don't want a player playing in the Michigan secondary with a body like this:

Name that Wolverine:  This former Michigan great and current NFL superstar has won 3 Super Bowls, 2 Super Bowl MVP's, and had the greatest single season in NFL history.  He is a pop culture icon and bangs the biggest supermodel in the world.  Plus, he was a fluke catch away from a 4th super bowl title, 3rd MVP, and being the quarterback for a perfect team.

I think this guy is the most prominent Wolverine in the NFL and it is not up for debate.

Physical Eduaction is very important for all of the fat asses walking around.  Don't poo poo PE, it is a real major.  A little movement wouldn't hurt all of the little fat kids that spend all of their time on facebook and playing Xbox.

However, Danny Hope is still a little bitch and is a disgrace to the mustache.

Another Michigan Football player told a friend of mine the exact same thing 2-3 weeks ago about Tate missing voluntary workouts.  I brushed it off as a rumor, but the comments from Woolfolk legitimizes that information. The same Michigan football player also said that Denard has assumed the leadership role and Gardner is the real deal. 

Nevertheless, I am confident that Tate will bring it in fall camp and create an awesome quarterback competition between all three quarterbacks.

This guy is the best soccer player of all time!  I can't wait to watch him during the rest of the world cup!!!!!!!!  I just wanna play this music every time I watch him compete so hard!!! The world cup so EXCITING!!!!!!  In fact, this tournament reminds me of the Notre Dame, Illinois, and Ohio State games during the 1992 Michigan Rose Bowl Championship Football Season.

I guess I can agree with you based on the fan reactions & expectations to the successors, but I believe that that those coaches were successful based on wins and losses. 

Tubby got a raw deal at Kentucky.

Notre dame was put on probation in 99  for acedemic fraud.  Lou Holtz was the coach when the cheating took place, I call that shame. 

Nebraska probably regrets letting Solich go...Callahan ruined their program.  Guthridge simply retired and Tubby Smith is not laughable. 

I never said MSU was immune to fall off. My point was to simply say that Izzo (like it or not) has created a powerhouse and a brand name. I hope Michigan State is horrible for the rest of time, but chances are they will still be in the top 3 of the big ten year after year and compete for Final Fours.  Bo's legacy has lasted for 40 years and he only coached 21 of those seasons.

I would love to see Michigan State basketball fall apart if Izzo leaves.  However, when you look at the situation obejectively, he has built such a successful program over the last 15 years that the foundation for MSU basketball will most likely be strong enough to continue it's success after he departs for the mistake on the lake.

Bo Schembechler always said that when he left Michigan, he wanted to leave the next coach a highly talented team to make the transition much easier and to insure that the program would continue to succeed after he was gone.  That is exactly what Bo did and the success of Michigan football kept rolling after he was gone.  If Izzo takes the Cavs job, the new coach next season will take over a team with a high level of  talent and experiance that should contend for a National Championship.

 Remember,  Kentucky won the national championship with Tubby Smith the season after Petino left for the Celtics. 

Cullen Christian (football) & Colton Christian (basketball)...mereley a coincidence or an omen for great things to come?

Maybe I'm naive, but I highly doubt that Rich Rodriguez would say any of those negative comments to NFL scouts about Trent.  The author is obviously trying to sell books.  As for Morgan Trent, his play during his senior season spoke for itself, but I'm sure it made him feel better to make Coach Rodriguez the scapegoat.

Keep fighting Coach Rodriguez! A lot of people are gonna owe you apologies!

I would love to see Michigan go back to the Pre-1997 road jerseys.  They are beautiful!  There is no possibility of anyone messing with the home jerseys.

I have a strong  feeling that Taylor Lewan is gonna follow in the footsteps of Runyan, Long, Jansen, Jumbo, and many others.  I am very encouraged that two offensive tackles from spread offenses were drafted in the top 10 this year.  That should be a positive sign for Michigan's recruiting in the future.

I might sound like an old fart (I'm under 30), but I hope the Big Ten will stay at 11 or expand to only 12. I'm fearfull of compromising the natural rivalries throughout the conference and don't wanna see a school like Rutgers in the Big 10. Notre Dame, West Virginia, Missouri, or Pitt would be an acceptable twelfth team. I wouldn't mind seeing Cincinatti as the twelfth team as well, due to the fact that it would probably piss Ohio State off.

Brandon Graham is a class act and a great football player, I'm glad to see him go to a quality team. Maybe he will be able to teach the degenerate philly sports fans how to act like respectable human beings. A lot of philly fans resemble the choir boys in columbus, that's why there is a jail located within lincoln financial stadium.

I never said he was bad at making the reads, just not better than all of the other qb's the last two seasons.

Threet would still be at Michigan if he could run the zone read worth a damn. Threet had the nice run against Wisconsin, but Sheridan ran the zone read better than Threet during that season. Threet was a better passer than Sheridan.

Amani needs to shut the hell up! I don't understand why former players feel the need to speak up against the program?

It seems like the scrimmage involved a lot of situational football, which would inflate the score quite a bit. It's like the difference between a internet poll (scrimmage) and a scientific poll (real game), the score doesn't reflect the overall play on both sides of the ball. Observing good tackling technique means a whole lot more than a random score.

Next season is gonna be a struggle if they don't land Zeigler, but they could easily make the NCAA tourney if there is a 96 team field.

That is a great point. The in-state recruiting needs to pick up and an assistant coach with local connections could help Beilein. Michigan's ultimate success will depend on recruiting the PSL and the other hot spots within the state. The knock on Beilein when he was hired was his recruiting ability. Unfortunately, that knock has yet to be proven wrong. The momentum could swing if he lands Trey Zeigler. Recruiting "talent" will alway trump recruiting "system" players. Rich Rod is recruiting superior talent to fit his system, Beilein needs to do the same.

it is only four game outcomes away from a perfect regular season! The glass is half full.

Thank you for walking me off the ledge.

Do you think Manny will be playing in the NBA next season?

Hey Manny, I wonder which foreign language you are gonna have to learn?

I hope that picture of Horford is a junior high picture.

I don't think that type of confrontation with a reporter is good for Urban's "condition". Urban loves himself some Urban. I think I hate him more than Tebow, which is saying a lot!

Michigan: 1-0 vs. the lord & savior

This has been a dream of mine,I never thought it would happen within the next 5 years. I would have to be locked up in jail to not go!

I can't believe how big Gardner looks without pads! Can you say Vince Young?

Unless it is an injury situation, a redshirt freshman in basketball means that they suck and will probably never see the floor. You drop an F bomb every other sentence Mr. Classy!

I don't think Beilein wanted him to leave, but he needs to recruit players that are similar to Udoh and Big 10 worthy.

Epke Udoh had the season of his life at Baylor. He is now the all-time leading shot blocker in Big 12 history for a single season. It is too bad that his style of play could not "fit" in the "Beilein system". I think Michigan could have used a player this past season that just does the dirty work in the paint, but I guess he can't shoot the 3-pointer. Udoh only attempted 25 3-point field goals this season while averaging 35 minutes a game. That is less than Anthony Wright's 35 3PA (Wright only averaged 8.6 min).

Michigan basketball will never seriously contend for a Big 10 championship unless the progam values a player that does the dirty work similar to Udoh. Good luck in the tourney Udoh! I would have loved to see you stay at Michigan, but it looks like you made the right decision and you actually have a legitimate chance to make the Final Four. Baylor got a lucky draw...Duke sucks!

I think that the Michigan Mafia are the old people in Michigan Stadium that tell everyone to "sit down" on 3rd down. They are also the old people that yelled out "God dammit Carr!". Now, they are the old people that cannot differentiate between a spread option and the Wing T. Basically, they are the old people that are preventing my dream of a night game at Michigan Stadium. Can you imagaine a night game at Michigan Statdium? It would be so electric! Nevertheless, they are the old people that contribute the essential money to a successful athletic program.

I listen to Valenti/Foster every day. Foster knows that Sims is a senior, they talk about it all of the time. The editor is to blame, Foster made a dumb mistake and you would figure that somebody at the Detroit News would have noticed.

If Michigan makes a run at it, it wouldn't be the first time that an upstart team won a conference tourney. They will probably have to average 50% from the three point line over the four days to have any kind of chance. It could happen (no way in hell).

THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPLY! YOU ARE PROBABLY A BEILEIN APOLOGIST WHO THINKS THAT IT IS OK THAT THE TEAM WILL NOT EVEN MAKE THE N.I.T.! THIS SEASON HAS BEEN A TOTAL DISASTER! EXPECTATIONS WERE HIGH AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SEASON FOR EVERY MICHIGAN BASEKTBALL FAN! IT HAS BEEN EXTREMELY DISAPPOINING!

DOES THIS COMMENT HAVE ENOUGH CAPITAL LETTERS AND EXCLAMATION POINTS FOR YOU LFJ75! I KNOW YOU ARE THE CHIEF OF THE GRAMMAR POLICE!

Future All American for sure!

Assuming Michigan's defense will improve to an average D, I think 8 wins is a a realistic possibility. They should go 4-0 in the nonconference once again, Michigan will probably be a small favorite in South Bend.

They have a shot to start 3-0 in the big ten: at IU, home for MSU and Iowa ( will at least split MSU & IOWA).

Therefore, they will enter Happy Valley at 6-1 or 7-0. They will most likely lose at PSU, get revenge on Purdue, kill Illnois, and have a strong possiblity to beat Wisconsin in the Big House. It is my dream that they will win in Columbus, but it I will not hold my breath.

8-4 or 9-3!

You really hurt my feelings with those words. It is amazing how easy it is to get reactions out of people.

Soccer sucks! We all know it is is impossible to watch. Although, there is a sport that is worse than soccer. It is called Lacrosse. I would rather watch the Ohio State football team progress through spring drills than think about lacrosse...that is how much lacrosse sucks!

Am I the only person that was extremely annoyed with the stupid look on Mary Sue's face throughout the press conference? I thought her body language was very smug to say the least.

Rosenberg's leg will be swept. No Mercy!

I'm going through total football withdrawl and need spring practice to start soon!

Manny has been a true Michigan man throughout his career thus far. Everyone makes mistakes and he will be just fine. At the same time, I respect Belein for his decision. Building the foundation to a successful program requires this type of discipline. Hang in there Manny, you will become a better man and player as a result. Beat Sparty on tuesday!