U of M thread (in the Lions Forum) :)

[Timmy]

Another sandbag...err under performance. Ho hum.

[Rocky Bleier]

Another sandbag...err under performance. Ho hum.

Once Threet went out the offense was finished, but the defense just fell apart. They take terrible angles and whiff on tackles. Any running play has the potential to go for a TD with these guys.

[mason reese]

How did the defense get so bad? I wouldn't have guessed the coaching change would make that much of a difference to the D, or was it a bad defense last year too?

[King Cole]

I just can't imagine PS not taking it in the 2nd half. We couldn't even beat Toledo much less #3.

Sometimes it sucks to be right! Wish I would of been wrong.

[Mainevent]

What happened to RR's "amazing" halftime adjustments?

[froot loops]

Another sandbag...err under performance. Ho hum.

I was wrong, I thought they were going to be much better.

[dsred]

I was wrong, I thought they were going to be much better.

You sure ain't no Gonz. And that's a good thing!

[froot loops]

I think they've done a pretty terrible job this year on the coaching staff. Its going to be interesting to see how Rich Rodriguez handles the scrutiny, he's been bad so far with it. He had a reputation at WVU as a coach with a tin ear for criticism.

Lloyd Carr handled the media pretty well with his curmudgeon personality. Michigan fans can get pretty irrational about the coach and their expectations. He took on all the criticsm and shoved back at the media, shielding his players. People kind of resented that, but that approach served its purpose. I think you are kind of seeing what a good coach Lloyd was, he was excellent at circling the wagons to tun around a season after a slow start. In contrast Rodriguez has already said his team plays soft.

[Mainevent]

Sheridan is brutally bad. Threet's not good, but there's no reason for Sheridan to be on the field unless there's an injury. Ride Threet and hope his accuracy improves.

[gv laker]

tough loss for U-M, but not unexpected. PSU is solid this year.

Rich Rod's true judgement should come after NEXT year.

[Rocky Bleier]

I like a coach who will get in a guy's grill, but Rodriguez looks stupid sometimes with his screaming and facial expressions after a bad play. Granted, all the turnovers are enough to drive a coach crazy, but he needs to have more composure. This season is over. Have some fun, work hard and encourage the players. He didn't look as bad at Penn State. Reality seems to be sinking in on him.

[gjdodger]

Who is this third QB they said was warming up? Is he the quarterback of the future, or just another cog?

[Rocky Bleier]

Justin Feagin. He's a future slot receiver. QBs of the future are not on the current roster.

[Timmy]

I was wrong, I thought they were going to be much better.

I think they've done a pretty terrible job this year on the coaching staff. Its going to be interesting to see how Rich Rodriguez handles the scrutiny, he's been bad so far with it. He had a reputation at WVU as a coach with a tin ear for criticism.

Lloyd Carr handled the media pretty well with his curmudgeon personality. Michigan fans can get pretty irrational about the coach and their expectations. He took on all the criticsm and shoved back at the media, shielding his players. People kind of resented that, but that approach served its purpose. I think you are kind of seeing what a good coach Lloyd was, he was excellent at circling the wagons to tun around a season after a slow start. In contrast Rodriguez has already said his team plays soft.

You are a good man sir!

Lloyd's strength was also his weakness in that he didn't seem to understand that the criticism was well founded and that it warranted action. He is definitely a good person and ran a clean program which I respect and admire, but with all the talent he had we should have done much, much better under his tenure especially toward the end.

As far as RichRod goes I think he'll weather the storm from the media, alumni and fans. His cupboard wasn't good enough to compete this year but in the next 2 years I think his team will be competing for a Big10 title.

[Fraquar]

I expected a lack of talent to match a new system to cause some problems - but I didn't expect the breakdown in simple fundamentals they have displayed this year.

Sloppy football.