Illinois 21, Michigan 7

[Hannibal]

13-7 is the halftime score. It should be worse.

Running game is working and tight ends have been open. Give us a QB who is merely sucky instead of abysmal and we’d be leading this one easily.

[Mike]

Might as well try to steal this one now.

[edindetroit]

13-7 is the halftime score. It should be worse.

I texted this to my friend Mark after Illinois scored their TD.

"The scoreboard doesn't reflect how badly Michigan is getting embarrassed right now."

[Hannibal]

If I was Illinois’s DC I would put all 11 guys within 8 yards of the LOS and not even bother covering any receivers past 10 yards.

[klondike]

Typical half time adjustments

[klondike]

Fatboy exploits deer in headlights coaching staff

[Hannibal]

Prison raped again with halftime adjustments. This staff just sucks horribly.

[Mike]

I’ve seen better drives to start a 2nd half.

[maxreturn]

How is it possible to go from a championship to this in one year?

[Hannibal]

I can’t believe that end around to Loveland actually worked.

[Hannibal]

Kirk Campbell is at least creative and knows how to design constraint plays that take advantage of successful bread and butter plays.

[lineygoblue]

The product you see on the field in 2024 is the direct responsibility of Warde Manuel, and to a lesser extent, Santa Ono.

Jim Harbaugh asked them to stand with him in all the NCAA crap being shoveled at Michigan, and they refused. That started the ball rolling toward Harbaugh's exit, with the result being what we see today in this football team.

All they had to do is say, "Jim, right or wrong, we are going to stand with you". "You are our head coach, and we believe everything you have worked so hard to accomplish, was well intended" "If the NCAA comes to a conclusion that you were wrong, we will still stand with you"

Had they done that, Harbaugh would have stayed. He never wanted to leave. His post-employment statements regarding the Lombardi trophy are his way of actually protecting Warde Manuel. Had Harbaugh stayed, there's no doubt in my mind that Michigan would be a better team today, and that he would have gotten a decent QB via the portal or a transfer. No doubt at all.

So if any M fan wants to blame someone for what you see against Illinois today, and the crap fest that is heading our way in the remainder of the season, it all falls at the doorstep of Warde Manuel and Santa Ono. This is what they wanted, instead of defending the best coach they've had since Schembechler.

They'd also likely still have Minter. They'd still have Jay Harbaugh. They'd have Ben Herbert. They'd still have Mike Hart.

All are gone. Congrats, Warde. You kept your "integrity", but you also own what's on the field today.

How does it feel to have a football team with no quarterback? This is even worse than the Rich Rod years, and I thought that was something I'd never say.

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[Mike]

Honestly, of the 3 QBs we’ve seen this year, Warren is probably the best.

[Hannibal]

Who is the fat old plastic-surgeried white trash looking blond lady who is in so many commercials these days? Like — how did that lady get so many jobs?

[Hannibal]

Honestly, of the 3 QBs we’ve seen this year, Warren is probably the best.

I like the deck chairs on the Titanic arranged in a circle rather than in rows myself. YMMV