I now believe this team has given up. I know as a fan, I kind of have, also. It’s never happened to me before, but there has definitely been a detachment from my team. A belief that no matter what I do, what rituals I keep, or what sacred tradition I follow – given this is Michigan – OSU week – it won’t matter. This team has left us nothing to hold on to….Nothing….
What really concerns me is that the team has not improved week to week..And than makes me REALLY nervous come Saturday. I don’t think they have a mercy rule in College Football…but they should have one.
And this has now become the WORST TEAM IN MICHIGAN HISTORY. That, in and of itself, is embarrassing. I hope, and pray, that this is temporary….what a dubious distinction….
Oh, I will rally come Wednesday or Thursday and remember back to better Michigan-OSU weeks where the build up was better than the game. But this year, this year is almost like a nightmare to the finish where the ending will be a sweet relief, and yet, I will know that this is more or less the same team coming back next year….
I have two season’s tickets available if anyone is interested. Maybe that will help.
The Rest of the Mess
DOMERS vs. NAVY: Anyone who watched this game realizes what a whacky game college football has become. Any given Saturday. I was obviously pulling for the come back, but, alas, the Mid Shippies couldn’t manage to pull off two in a row.
BAMA vs. Miss State: Yes, I was hoping that Satan would lose two in a row here, also, but that wasn’t meant to be, either. It’s shaping up to be a BAMA – Texas Tech Showdown in the BCS…
SUCKEYES vs. ILLINI: I thought Zook might pull this off and save his job…People have to be getting pretty upset in Illini land. This team had so much pre-season promise and then Zooky let it all go….Sounds like the same thing that happened to him in Florida right before he got canned there….
GATORLAND vs. GAMECOCKS: Boy oh boy…The Ole Ball Coach couldn’t even make this one close….He might be moving up on the ole Hot Seat.
BCS STANDINGS:
1. ALABAMA – SATAN – It’s all up to Auburn and Florida now. Otherwise, Saban goes back to the BCS championship with a different school.
2. TEXAS TECH – Oklahoma showdown is huge….playing for South Championship and a shot at Mizzou…What if Mizzou wins? Do they get the nod at that point? They aren’t even in the top 10 (with two losses)
3. TEXAS: This sucks…
4. GATORLAND - Best Team playing right now…SATAN KILLERS IN THE PLAY-OFF!
5. LATERS– Needs some help….and they need to BEAT Texas Tech
6. RUBBERS – NEEDS A LOT OF HELP…Still rooting for the OSU rematch to watch them get their ass kicked again! PAC 10 might consider getting a championship game – kind of like the Big 10 needs to think about it…
7. UTAH – This bugs me like you can’t believe….
8. PENN STATE: JOE PA’s Last Chance….
9. BOYS STATE – I hate this…I hate this….I hate this…..
10. Suckeyes – this ranking will make the Rose more interesting….
IDLE THOUGHTS FROM SATURDAY
1. Is it still too late to hire someone else?
2. If Michigan gets better, do you realize that 5-7 will be improvement? Nearly 100% improvement?
3. Michigan could: A. Lose more games next year. B. Actually look worse. C. Lose a lot of fans in the process….I found a lot of things to do on Saturdays this year.
4. You KNOW IT’S A BAD YEAR when four of the top 25 BCS teams are: Utah, Boise State, Ball State (Brady Hoak), Brigham Young and Cincinnatti….
5. If the Big 10 would get Iowa State – say, whatever happened to that discussion, anyway? – they could then have a championship game….Do we need that? Does the PAC 10 need it, too?
6. I got tired of looking for other teams to root for, but Becky Quick on MSNBC Squawk Box is HOT!!!! Smart, money and good looks, also…..
HOT SEAT
This week’s Hot Seat Mascot: Jessica Simpson! Singer and Actress…..But her attributes should be obvious….. The MMQ link: She won a Chrysler Crossfire at the MTV music awards and traded it in for a mini-van to donate to her local children’s orphanage. I know it’s reaching, but JS has a Detroit link and therefore a Michigan connection!
1. T. BOWDEN – GONE
2. Fullmer – GONE – Quit before he could get CANNED….
3. Wilingham – GONE ….Another one bites the dust..
4. AMSTUTZ (Toledo) – GONE After Beating Michigan, he gets CANNED.
5. Brent Guy – UTAH STATE – GONE
6. Robinson – Syracuse – GONE
7. Tommy Tutone – You better Beat Satan….
8. JOE GLENN – WYOMING…They are not only bad, but as you may recall he flipped off Utah’s coach…
9. Spurrier – Game Cocks fans have to be getting restless….
10. Zook – come on, you are telling me that barely making a bowl is progress?
11. RICH ROD – Worst record in Michigan History? Not even Lloyd achieved that honor.
GETTING WARM:
1. (tie) Bill Martin and Mary Sue…I will continue to call for their ouster until all is right with the world….
2. Every other coach that has been eliminated from the 32 bowls that currently exist….
RIVALRY WEEK
1. MICHIGAN AT OSU – The records don’t matter! Well, maybe in this case they do….
2. MSU AT PSU: For all the marbles – sort of…MSU wins and OSU wins the Big Ten….Maybe the Big 10 needs a championship….
3. TEXAS TECH AT LATERS: Big Game for the Big 12 south….Loser loses SOOO MUCH and winner plays for EVERYTHING…..
4. Cremesicles at Vanderbilt: Vandy is bowl eligible and looks to improve their record….Tennessee is Michigan….Looking to end the misery…
5. Syracuse at DOMERS: Can the Orange rally for their Just canned Coach and pull the upset?
SPECIAL RECOGNITON
Regular reader and young WOLVERINE Fan TC!
TC's Team (Lakeland) made it to the Division II REGIONAL FINALS but got a tough draw and lost to Warren De LaSalle on Saturday. But Congrats to the Lakeland Football Team on a GREAT SEASON!!!!
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