Michigan will NOT make a bowl game
With two games to play against ranked teams it doesn't look like we will get our 6th win to become bowl eligible.
We have won one road game in the time RR has coached here. Madison is an extremly difficult place to play, probably the hardest place this team will go all year, and they are ranked.
Ohio State is on a completely different level than Michigan is. It will probably be that way for some time. We showed how ineffective we are against mobile quarterbacks when we played Illinois. Nothing would make me happier to see a Michigan win but seeing how dominant their D is we probably won't score 2 tds. This game will be ugly to watch.
The thing that makes this season so frustrating is seeing how close we were to starting off 7-0. If just a couple bounces could've gone our way in the Michigan State and Iowa game we wouldn't be worrying about making a bowl.
For everyone who thinks RR should be fired you should look at it this way: no incoming coach would want to take over a team that doesn't give him the 4-5 years they need to implement their system. Also, if we do this our team will be set back and stay in college football purgatory even longer. The recruits we are supposed to have for next year may change their mind with a coaching change and depth could get worse.
November 7th, 2009 at 5:23 PM ^
I dont think he should be fired... but that simply is not true about setting the program back 5 years. Saban/Alabama; Tressel/Ohio State; Meyer/Florida etc. Teams make drastic leaps in 2-3 years. Again I dont want RR fired, but you are simply wrong when you say that firing RR would set M back 5 years. Simply not true.
November 7th, 2009 at 5:31 PM ^
I guess the more accurate guess would be 3-4 years. The state this team is in is sad, regardless.
November 7th, 2009 at 6:33 PM ^
when they lost by 8 to the same Purdue team? As for Wisconsin, at least they won't spread our defense out. I like our D's chances better against their style of offense which isn't saying a whole lot.
November 7th, 2009 at 6:48 PM ^
FWIW, I think each of the three cases you brought up involved teams with talent that grossly underachieved. We were built for 2007 to be the year. Between graduation and other losses, the cupboard was very bare relative to what Saban, Tressel and particularly Meyer inherited.
November 7th, 2009 at 5:30 PM ^
...whether the next coach was a spread coach or traditional offense. There are teams that can turn around with a new coach in a few years but it is more rare than regular. Give it some time, if it doesnt make a huge leap by next year, then start worrying but until then - Go Blue - better luck next week.
November 7th, 2009 at 5:30 PM ^
We have an extremely low chance at winning. Wisconsin beat Purdue 37-0 I think. OSU is beating Penn State.
November 7th, 2009 at 5:32 PM ^
When we beat Wisconsin, I hope you bump this post back up to the top.
November 7th, 2009 at 5:42 PM ^
I am so sure that Michigan will lose I am willing to make this bet with you. If Michigan wins I will not post under this tag again. If they lose then you can't post under Magnus anymore. What say you?
November 7th, 2009 at 5:47 PM ^
That's a stupid bet, because I've obviously earned 50,000,000 more points than you, despite being negbanged at various times.
You...well...you're MichMike86.
November 7th, 2009 at 5:54 PM ^
arbitrary. Delusional: thinking that your MGoPoints/MGoTag make you important. Nut up or shut up.
November 7th, 2009 at 5:56 PM ^
You're right. You're clearly a better fan than me by guaranteeing that we'll lose to Wisconsin.
November 7th, 2009 at 6:05 PM ^
What are things kids say on the playground? Give it a rest. Although I am not saying I am a better fan I will say that I am more logical because I don't think a reputation established on a blog is important.
November 7th, 2009 at 6:11 PM ^
If a reputation on a blog isn't important, then what's the point of betting on it in the first place? If I'm going to bet, I'd rather bet something consequential than a silly thing like an internet moniker.
November 7th, 2009 at 6:17 PM ^
a chance you have short term memory loss because you posted that you had so many more points than me and how my tag was unimportant to yours. It's something you value or you wouldn't have stated that. Maybe I should argue with the wall next to me. It may make more sense than you.
November 7th, 2009 at 6:20 PM ^
"Obviously there is a chance you have short term memory loss..."
You, MichMike86, suggested betting our respective MGoBlog monikers.
Frankly, I don't give a rat's ass if you post under MichMike86 for the rest of your life. That's inconsequential to me.
Like I suggested in another thread, I'm going to go out to a nice dinner. I suggest you do the same and take a break from posting.
November 7th, 2009 at 6:27 PM ^
There is always next week/year. Have a nice dinner.
November 7th, 2009 at 5:35 PM ^
Sometimes in the morning I am petrified and can't move
Awake but cannot open my eyes
And the weight is crushing down on my lungs
I know I can't breathe
And hope someone will save me this time
And your mother's still callin you insane and high
Swearin it's different this time
And you tell her to give in to the demons that possess her
That god never blessed her insides
Then you hang up the phone and feel badly for upsetting things
Crawl back into bed to dream of a time
When your heart was open wide and you love things just because
Like the sick and dying
And sometimes when you're on
You're really fuckin on
And your friends they sing along
And they love you
But the lows are so extreme
That the good seems fuckin cheap
And it teases you for weeks in its absence
But you'll fight and you'll make it through
You'll fake it if you have to
And you'll show up for work with a smile
You'll be better
And You'll be smarter
And More grown up and a better daughter or son
And a real good friend
And you'll be awake
You'll be alert
You'll be positive though it hurts
And you'll laugh and embrace all your friends
And you'll be a real good listener
You'll be honest
You'll be brave
You'll be handsome and you'll be beautiful
You'll be happy
Your ship may be comin in
You're weak but not givin in
To the cries and the wails of the valley below
And your ship may be comin in
You're weak but not givin in
And you'll fight it you'll go out fightin all of em
Watch the hype video again (made me feel a little better).
In the mean time, just get hammered.
Go Blue, beat the badgers.
November 7th, 2009 at 5:49 PM ^
Unbelievable how all these idiots come out after a loss. This is another stupid, meaningless thread. I want my mgoblog back.
November 7th, 2009 at 5:55 PM ^
Really, how will we win the next two games? We are awful on the road and then it's OSU.
November 7th, 2009 at 5:56 PM ^
Yeah, that's pretty rational.
Clarification: Rational to predict that. Sure, we could pull out some near miracle, but it's still a rational prediction.
November 7th, 2009 at 6:09 PM ^
I just can't see this team winning against its last two opponents. It would be wonderful if we win one but I can't invision any scenario were we do.
November 7th, 2009 at 6:51 PM ^
We can beat them ANY year...That made it official.
November 7th, 2009 at 6:59 PM ^
quiet, steady perseverance; even-tempered care; diligence:
Rebuilding:
transitive verb 1 a : to make extensive repairs to : reconstruct
b : to restore to a previous state
2 : to make extensive changes in : remodel