Happy Friday, the Week is Over Thread

I would rather be Wonder Woman's Jet.  I would be both invisible and could fly.

 

Go Blue!

about Michigan football.
As far as flying vs. invisibility, the answer for me is flying. But only if it's, like, really fast flying. Invisibility is awesome if you want to be deceptive, or could possibly gain a tangible advantage by hiding information (like your existence/presence). But if I could fly really fast, I'd save tons of money on transportation and do so legally. I would wear my briefs outside my pants, however.

Given the choice between invisibility and flying, I would bring upvotes/downvotes back. Because I miss them.

Even in 2008, I always found a way to be optimistic the morning of game day regardless of whatever crushing occurred the weekend before.

I'm also six months removed from relocation to a backwater town where I knew exactly no one within a 300-mile radius, and I think I've finally reached the turning point in the ensuing depression. I'm venturing into acceptance territory and life is starting to improve.

This is what I imagine Brian's face looks like after doing the offensive UFRs the past two weeks.

Numb.... Just numb man.

The only reason I'm even going to watch the NW game this weekend is because I have a small sliver of hope that something will change and I won't have to witness this team beat their collective heads against a brick wall for 3 hours.

However, I'm not expecting much.

 

Go Blue..... (simply because I have no idea of what else to do)

I'm more excited for the hockey series @UNO and the basketball game at iowa state Sunday than football.

If football doesn't win Saturday, man this place is going up in smoke. 

...a friend last night told me that Rivals is running a story that Jabrill may decommit and go to Alabama.  I just checked the website and see the story linked but I am not a premium subscriber so have not read it past the headline.  Anyone know anything more about this potentially unspeakable situation?

On the 12 hour drive back to Nebraska on Sunday my buddy (who is a Nebraska fan) asked me what it would take to salvage the season at this point.

After thinking about it I said I think we have to go at 1-1 against Iowa/NW and then beat Ohio.

Then I got gut punched by a Hand (see what I did there).

But I woke up this morning still feeling that a 1-1 against Iowa/NW and then a win against Ohio and things are looking up.

Not optomistic, doubt is happens but one can hope.

Thoughts?

Trying to remove the emotion and not let it put me into a depression in other parts of my life.  This week I have been able to compartmentalize pretty well.  Looking forward to the weekend.  Looking forward to the fact that my weekend is not centered around Michigan football.  Looking forward to a calm weekend at home to get things done.  Looking forward to watching the game, having a few beers, and yelling at the TV with unmatch... matched passion from friends and loved ones.  Looking forward to having a sit down dinner post game where I am frustrated but moving on or slightly happy we won and go to be early. 

That is what I am currently excited for this Friday.  Undefeated, taking on Detroit Catholic Central in Bedford.  7:00 kickoff.  Team still healing from Colton Durbin and Kelsey Koepfler dying this school year.  Now, another student at Bedford H.S. has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, one of the worst.

GO MULES!

GO BLUE!

Does anyone know of any recruits on Detroit Catholic Central that I should have my eye on?

I'm going to the game tomorrow.

Part of me wishes I wasn't.

I missed the second half of football game voluntarily to go watch the wings last Saturday and followed the game on my phone. After seeing the final score I said mother fucker a little too loud and the guy sitting next to me says, "I bet ya Borges laid another egg." It's getting very hard to follow the game with any emotion for me because I have lost faith in the OC. Also, invisable. And yes, I would use my power for evil.

I'm happy it's Friday.

Looking forward MBB vs. Iowa State on tv.

In my fanhood, I was optimistic about fb program. Not looking forward to sacrificing offensive production tomorrow and the remainder of the season in the name of a 2015 "manball" offense.

I am looking forward to going to a birthing class with my wife tomorrow.  Then I will wander through the quaint streets of Annapolis.  It's very hard for me to get excited for the game because I'm afraid of the emotional let down if we lose.  Last week, given the state of Nebraska's team with its injuries, I was beyond upset with the game's outcome.  Nevertheless, I'm hoping for a victory and will ride or die with the Wolverines.

Being a relatively new poster, I also appreciate the thread.

As far as invisibility or flying goes see my post above.

I believe there may be hope if we get some new offensive coaches. I am not sure the current offensive coaches can develop our talent on that side of the ball. Also I am not inherently opposed to Manball but for the foreseeable future we should run a modified version where short passes set up everything else until such time as our talent has physically matured to the point where they can actually block somebody. Literally anybody. That was a little too negative but that is kind of where I am right now. I will be at the game tomorrow supporting our team and wishing our coaches would adapt like they seemed to do in 2011. I am also planning to be at Moe's tonight so I am looking forward to that. Flying would be my choice.

I guess I am confused about this season.  After the Notre Dame game I thought we made a strong case as top Big Ten title contender and then I woke up this past Sunday morning wondering what the hell happened to this season.

Can we go back to September 7th please?  Do over?

That said, I will watch the game and the apathy is probably a good thing.  I fully expect Northwestern to win so if we do at least there's a pleasant surprise, if not, well, it's not like anything is lost.

I feel like one of these days I'm going to watch Michigan play and am going to see improvement. Even if they lose now that would still give me hope for the future. If not, more doom, gloom, and appreciation of everything.

Did anyone here get the ps4 today?

I do not get the BTN. Early in the season this upset me. Now I'm kind of glad.

My six year old son wakes up every Saturday and puts on his Michigan shirt and wakes me up with a "Go Blue!".  Each week we watch the game together and I explain the rules to him with an ever increasing complexity. (I wonder how one really appreciates how complex the game is until they explain it to a six year old.)

Michigan inevitiably runs into a 9-man box and gets stuffed; the boy gets breifly excited and then realizes it's not a good play. When the opponent gets a first down on 4th and 2, he say's it's a bad play and they should give Michigan the ball back... His level of homerism is strong. When it's all said and done, he is happy to have spent three hours with dad and his dad is happy to have spent three hours with his son. (And also thankful that he did not teach him any offensive language. At least this time.)

I'll be watching this weekend to root for Michigan and spend time with the little Wolverine. 

I have reached the point where I am beyond caring, and have lost faith in our offensive coaches.  I got through the RichRod years just fine and thought last year was a fluke. I have come to realize that the program is now average at best and is anything but elite, with nothing in the short term to suggest it is going to change.

For the first time in a decade, I think I won't be going to games next year, and I have missed but two home games out of about the last 70 or so.

if the rumors about 2 starters being kicked off the team are true.

 

I'm going to a romance novel book signing instead of watching the game.

Yes, it's come to this.

Invisible  so Uncle Tony can be a creep

You know there is still a game tomorrow right?

I have no expectations for how this season will finish. From my perspective we are as likely as not to win the next two. While we'll be horrific underdogs against Ohio, rivalry games exist in their own dimension, so I'll enter that with no expectations as well. 

I find it amusing that after weeks of screaming about how Funk can't develop anyone, Schofield's development this year is praised and credited with improving his his draft stock. Other than a very few occasional comments, only crickets are heard here about this demonstration of player development. In any event with or without Oline coaching changes I expect that next year's line will improve over this one, and have confidence that Hoke will do what is required with regard to his staff.

I am unconcerned about decommits from our 2014 class, or rumors of transfers for playing time from our current players. If we've learned nothing else from this season, it is that the team and the coaches must be able to deal with adversity. While I fully understand the importance of talent, the team is better off it folks who don't want to be here are where they want to be. Those who stay... 

I remain confident that Hoke is the man to fix the team's short term issues, and build a program that, in time, will compete head to head in "The Game", win Big Ten titles, and compete for a slot in the playoffs on a regular basis. I'm not worried about the team that will be fielded in 2015 or 2016, while the foundations of those teams are playing now, there are to many real world variables to look that far into the future. I do expect 2014 to be another tough year, but expect the team to improve, even if the record does not. 

It may sound like I am a pollyanna, but the real reason is longevity. I've been watching/following Michigan football since the early sixities. This is either my 50th or 51st year as an active fan. As heart breakingly hard as it is to watch this season, the team actually has performed worse than this in my lifetime, and those seasons were tough to watch too. 

The university is deeply resilient, but it tends NOT to be proactive about various things. The list includes its various sports programs. Once the university determines it has a problem, it moves to fix it and remains focused on getting it fixed until success is achieved. I am certain that if my confidence in this staff proves misplaced, Michigan will find a coach who will accomplish all those goals. 

It's not that I'm happily content to wait, I hate this at least as much as any of you. It's simply that my experience had taught me that most improvements take time, and that the path to success is rarely straight or even. 

Did you recently listen to the This American Life about flying vs. invisibility?  Or is that argumentative writing prof at U-M still making his students listen to that episode?  (Can't remember his name, I just remember he was featured once on TAL or some other NPR show on some sad panda piece about how he sent audio tapes to his dad in the Navy and his dad ignored them).

As for me, Happy Friday has become Sad Friday, because it means its just one more day until our clusterf!@# of a football team shows up on the field and decides to collectively embarass the largest alumni base in the country.

and hate to see that kind of sentiment expressed on this board (not you, OP).  A true Michigan Man (or Michigan Woman) will support the team 100 percent even if they're 0-9 on the season.  My best realistic expectaction for the remainder of 2013 is to see improvement from the OL, which, if it occurs, should be enough to defeat Northwestern and Iowa, and to remain respectable against Ohio (I don't think winning that game is realistic).  In that scenario, we finish 8-4, show that we can beat at least medicore teams on the road, and stop the negative vibes that threaten to derail our recruting success.  Go Blue! 

But I'm not excited about the season any more. I can't believe I'm more interested in the Lions, that rarely ever happens, especially over Michigan football.

I'm still wondering if it would be better to lose the remaining games and get a bowl opponent we could possibly beat. I fear if we win a game or two we will be playing a number 4 SEC team that will blow us out!

My grade is incomplete on Hoke until after the 2015 season but he and his offensive staff are failing on the progress reports. I guess, I can't really tell if our future will be bright or blah! I have this feeling Hoke offensive coaches may not  be very good at developing players. If this turn out to be the case our ceiling will be an 8-4 team and finishing in the middle of the pack in the B1G east division.

Must go home and play some more Battlefield 4