Illinois 21, Michigan 7

[Hannibal]

And just as I praise the OC he calls a terrible PA on third and goal. JFC you can’t call that every single play.

[lineygoblue]

Guys take my advice. Tune in to watch an actual good game. Watch Tennessee and Bama. M v Illinois isn't going to get better

[dsred]

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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All because of Political Correctness, Wokeness, or whatever you wanna call it.

[dsred]

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?

Stifler's Mom (look it up).

[Tom W]

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.

They were actually doing that..

[klondike]

So they took a whole quarter with nothing to show for it. They play like they're trying to milk the clock

[dsred]

They will not win another game this year. Unacceptable. Fire the entire staff and get a proper Elite Program coaching staff based on MERIT.

[Tom W]

Drunken Sparty fans mocking this clown show next Saturday night is going to be an absolutely “marvelous”thing to see.

[maxreturn]

All because of Political Correctness, Wokeness, or whatever you wanna call it.

100% correct!

[klondike]

Tuttle has NO pocket awareness. Just another sacks waiting to happen

[maxreturn]

Tuttle has NO pocket awareness. Just another sacks waiting to happen

If I am not mistaken he has only started 6 games in his career and he is 25 years old? This is the best they can do?!

[klondike]

If I am not mistaken he has only started 6 games in his career and he is 25 years old? This is the best they can do?!

Sad thing is there's probably half the MAC schools qb's that would be better. Hell Indiana's 3 qb's are better.

We are the WORSE passing team in div 1 outside the 3 service schools. Let that sink in..

[Mike]

Liney, your take is crap. Sorry buddy. Harbaugh had been trying to leave for at least 3 years. He was all in on 2023 and win or lose, that was his last year at Michigan. I’m not a big Warde fan but Ono was borderline over the top in his support of Harbaugh. Jim had a contract on the table for like $12MM per year. He wouldn’t sign it. He wants to win a Super Bowl.

And if he were on the sideline this season, he’d still have the same stable of QBs we have today. Minter. LOL. He was in a minor league assignment to burnish his credentials for the NFL.

With the current landscape of CFB, anyone who can get to the NFL will do so. No recruiting, no portal, no classes, no NCAA… JUST FOOTBALL. Jim Harbaugh just wants to coach football.

[Tom W]

I doubt if Harbaugh would have had this team fall apart like this. It’s way deeper than the talent on the roster.

[froot loops]

I go to a lot of MAC games, the QB talent there is poor.