It's Over and It's Over...... (November 19, 2007)

Well, I can't really say much about what I saw on Saturday, except that I'm glad it's over...This season, starting out so dismally, ended the same way with two losses from an uninspired team and even worse effort from the coaching staff...That's not to say that I didn't like what I saw in the first possession. Hurry-Hurry offense, taking OSU's defense out of the mix was an indication to this fan that the Wolverines had finally figured it out...Take it to them, put them on the defensive, make the young QB throw. But after the first series, I never saw that imaginative offense again. It was like we decided just to give up, the OSU defense was too good.

Thoughts that ran through my mind sitting there in the rain: The 2007 season was eerily similar to 2005. The Heart Attack kids were banged up and lost 5 regular season games, and then lost to an over rated Nebraska team. But that team played OSU much better and actually led the game before folding in the 4th quarter....

Lloyd will be missed, and has announced his inevitable retirement. While I can't say right now, I will miss him, I can say that there will be times with the new guy, whoever he is, when we are asking, "Why can't this guy win late in the game like Lloyd did?" Some numbers, before and after the 2000 season, to show what Lloyd was and what he is now.

He is 6-7 against Ohio State (Thanks Super Cooper), and 75-16 against everyone else in the Big Ten. He went 1-6 against Jim Tressel, but 9-2 against Joe Paterno. Through the 2000 season, he was 11-1 against opponents ranked in the top 10. Since then, he is 6-8.

He has lost six of seven to Ohio State, but he started 3-0, when the Buckeyes' national rankings were 2, 2 and 4.

With his long tenure, Michigan has had seven head football coaches in 79 seasons. Notre Dame has had seven in 33.

So, if nothing else, I guess you can say that Lloyd came in with a bang and went out with a whimper, save for the 2006 Season that could have been. I still think about that OSU game and wonder what would have happened had we won. I do believe the 2006 Wolverines were a better team than last year's OSU team and they could have played with anyone in the country in November of last year.

On to the rest of the mess:

LATERS: Ooooooops Stooooooops! How many teams ranked in the top 5 are going to lose to non-ranked opponents in decisive fashion? The Laters showed that were human and knocked themselves out of title contention with the loss to Texas Tech...

Crimson Satan: Hey, don't look now, but my guess is all those people that met Satan at the airport and welcomed him with open arms are probably ready to tie his butt to a rail and run him out of town. You can't lose to Louisiana-Monroe after nearly upsetting the number 1 team in the country. Yep, watch for the "Fire Satan" signs a the next home game...

SPARTY: Congrats. You finally figured out that the season DOESN'T end after losing to Michigan. Maybe next year you can somehow figure out how to play the middle games after the opening 5 games and last 2.....Oh, by the way, Ford Field is nice at Christmas....

DOMERS (Jeez I hate these guys): I have never ever in my life seen a team celebrate like that after beating Duke. Now I have seen teams celebrate after beating Duke in Basketball, but not Football. Well, so much for the 1 win season. I guess that Duke victory will be something you can really build on, though....And I hear the Weasel is going back to his New England buddies to figure out what went wrong this season and how he can be better next year. Hey Coach Wuzzles: First thing you need is a Michigan QB - kind of like Brady - to take your program out of the dumps...

Cornsuckers: By weeks are nice because at least you're not in the news....

HOKIES: Way to crush the Gangstas when they're down...This game went on with so little hype that I kind of forgot it was this weekend. But the Showdown with Virginia Looms and then the re-match that everyone is waiting for....Can you guys make history?

KANSAS: The little Engine That Could keeps chugging away...If Kansas wins a Nationa Title, I am really going to start wondering about the state of College Football in General.....

GATORLAND: Still beating up on little guys, looking for someone to help them out in the SEC East....May The Rambling Wreck can pull off the upset....

HOT SEAT:

Morris (Baylor): GONE!
Oscar Mayer Whiner: Going...Maybe
SATAN: Watch this close...
Callahan: Even a week off can't stop this one...

Games of the Week
Kansas vs. Missouri - for all the Big 12 Marbles....
Colorado vs. Nebraska - It's still a good match-up....
Texas vs. Texas A&M - See Colorado Nebraska
Auburn vs. Alabama (If Satan doesn't show up for this game....)
Gatorland at FSU - Hmmm....Can Bobby's Boys pull the upset?

MMQ