Why Didn't WE Get a Cupcake, Martin?

Well, it’s official: The 2008 College Football Season is Underway! And, we seem to have started out about like I expected: Surprises, upsets, and head scratching performances…..

Overheard statements at the Utes game on Saturday from the MMQ:

1. “WOW! Did you see that?”
2. “What are you doing??? DON’T THROW THAT PASS!”
3. “Great Play – I never saw anything like that with Lloyd at the helm!”
4. “Are you kidding me? Who dreamed that sand lot play up?”
5. “This year is gonna’ BE GREAT!”
6. “This year is gonna’ SUCK….”
7. “It looks like we have a QB.”
8. “It looks like we don’t have a QB.”
9. “This offense will surprise some people.”
10. “ This offense SUCKS…..”

If you get the idea that the game in this fans eyes was a series of ups and downs, with more downs than ups, you are reading it correctly. Problem was, this was all said in the first series when Michigan, with the help of the Zebras, got some fortunate calls and scored the first touchdown of the game, after TAKING THE BALL when they won the coin toss. I think it had to be before 1969 that we EVER took the ball after winning the coin toss…But I digress.

I would like to say that based on this first game, Michigan has a LONG way to go towards looking like anything that can produce yards and points on a consistent basis. However, the Defense, once it gelled in the 2nd half, looks like they might live up to expectations….But I am not going to hold my breath.

As someone who has seen a lot of opening games in that stadium, I can tell you that I have seen ugly teams in there for the first game of the season…I mean UGLY….But I always saw something I liked. And that’s true of this team as well. I saw a lot of things that I liked – if we had only been able to execute. I am hoping that the offense is going to look at a lot of game film and understand what they did wrong and come out smoking against Miami of Ohio, or else it’s going to be a LONG season….

As for the rest of you Loyal Readers of the Monday Drivel:

SPARTY: Well, I was kind of pulling for you. Honest. I was. Really. I kind of have this low level hatred for the Pac 10 (Ranked below the hatred for the Domers, SEC, Big 12, and, of course, you). Based on the Rose Bowl connection and everything, and I really got fired up when I saw those wacky tree livers in Cal Berkeley living in the tree houses protesting whether or not the school can move forward with a new stadium…Classic California mentality. Anyway, you beat Cal everywhere on the data sheet with the exception of the score…Once you figure that out, maybe you can look forward to an opening game…

GATORLAND: Nice cream puff win….Does that shool you played have any more like that at home that will come to Ann Arbor and lay down for the Wolverines?

HOAKIES: Oops…..Wha’ happened? Losing that first one of the season sucks, doesn’t it…

LMU: Yes, another cream puff for last year’s National Champs hoping to repeat….

CORNSUCKERS: Well – looks like Pelini may have the Cornsuckers back to form sooner rather than later….Western was a formidable opponent and favored to with the MAC

CLEMSON: HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!! I love it when I don’t have to pay attention to them starting with the first game of the season…..

Pitt, Rutgers, Louisville: Ditto……

AGGIES: Fist home opening loss in 21 years…..New Head Coach Sherman may not get an invitation to the Bonfire if that keeps up….


BIG 12: Very impressive handling of the cupcakes – only two teams lost – A&M and Baylor….

SEC: Ditto – Cremesicles get knocked down by fired up UCLA Team

Big 10: State of Michigan did NOT hold up their end of the deal… I blame Kwame Kilpatrick…..


COACHES HOT SEAT:

Tommy Bowden – Get that seat right there next to your Dad’s…He’ll be there after his first loss

Wanstadt – Can’t be getting any better after losing to Bowling Green….

Charlie Weis – Somehow Domers didn’t play over the weekend…But Wuzzles didn’t get mentioned at all by some in the media. Domers can’t be happy about that….

Willingham – But who will Washington get to replace him?

Fullmer – Kickers have cost more head coaches their job than any other player. But Fullmer’s seat has been warm for a few years now….I don’t want to be a Tennessee fan trying to figure out how to get to 9 wins today….

IDLE THOUGHTS FROM SATURDAY:

1. If everyone is going to schedule a cream puff that can’t do anything for them, why not just call them scrimmages and they don’t count in the W-L column?
2. I thought the spread option was a RUSHING offense. The Wolverines looked like a team from the West Coast…
3. Will the Wolverines ever be able to rush the ball this season?
4. Rich Rod better beat Miami – Fans were ready to forgive him Utah. But if the same offense comes out onto the field on Saturday, well, Things could get “warm” in Ann Arbor…

With thoughts of a 2nd 2008 victory still only thoughts…(Remember the Citrus Bowl!)

MMQ