Is Harbaugh stubborn or too Bo like
Question for the board. Now mind you, all the talk we heard was really media generated, but why didn't we see some of the young talent we have been hearing about. We did see Christian Turner a ton, but that was it. Not only that, I thought when Evan's got his opportunities he was fine. Nothing against Tru, but both of those guys are better. Where was Jeter? Where was Anthony and McGrone? Why was Jamarick Woods and Jordan Glasgow playing LB. I know we were really hurt on the line when Paye went out and then Gill went out, but I gotta believe our young LB's are better than a walk on viper at LB. Now I know we wanna blame Don Brown, but the guys playing played like shit. Busted coverages on crucial 3rd downs, and missed tackles on long runs. I believe due to a safety and viper playing LB. It's just me venting, but the offense needs a scheme change, and the defense just needs players, who are in position, to make plays. At least we have basketball season.
December 29th, 2018 at 5:54 PM ^
Shhhhhh
December 29th, 2018 at 5:55 PM ^
Evans is not good.
December 29th, 2018 at 6:45 PM ^
Evans, Wilson and Turner are not good (I'm sure they are fine human beings...just observing their play that's all). All three are average B10 backs with a ceiling of perhaps being a bit better than an average B10 back. None of those three guys are scaring any DC's.
December 29th, 2018 at 7:44 PM ^
On a few plays, it looked like Evans stopped running before he got hit. Like he was going to make a cut, but got tackled instead. He’s not the type to run through guys. Like you said, put him in space and dump a short pass to him.
December 29th, 2018 at 11:22 PM ^
And that is one more piece of evidence that Harbaugh is too stubborn. Evans is NOT a "tough" runner. He is only very good in space. Why doesn't Harbaugh put him in space??
December 29th, 2018 at 5:56 PM ^
Can't wait for next year! More body blows, Devin Gil, Shea short arming easy touchdowns, two tight end sets, fullback dives, etc. So much excitement!
December 29th, 2018 at 6:44 PM ^
Don’t forget down by 17, huddling up, and hiking the ball with 2 seconds left on the clock.
December 29th, 2018 at 8:35 PM ^
Or getting a delay of game penalty after a kick off return. The last two games have been worse than anything under Hoke or even RR. I never thought a Harbaugh coached team would look this bad, especially since he has way more talent here than he ever had at Stanford.
December 29th, 2018 at 11:24 PM ^
You guys are forgetting the multiple false start penalties.
December 30th, 2018 at 12:48 AM ^
Never thought that year 4 of a Harbaugh coaches team that the offense would look like at times a replica of the 2014 offense
December 29th, 2018 at 11:54 PM ^
Don't forget driving down the field with the three timeouts and two minutes to go and settling for a 52 yard fg attempt and pocketing one timeout going into the locker room.
December 29th, 2018 at 6:44 PM ^
I had a laugh at this, not many others today. Thanks
December 29th, 2018 at 5:56 PM ^
He’s Bo Pelini like for sure
December 29th, 2018 at 5:56 PM ^
Take me down to hot take city, where these OPs are bad and everyone’s bitchy......
December 29th, 2018 at 6:05 PM ^
#realfan alert
December 29th, 2018 at 6:07 PM ^
Substitute man for fan in this post and you have a pretty good representation of the nimrod ethos that has come to prevail on this board. It contributes to the general sense of deterioration of the blog.
December 29th, 2018 at 6:27 PM ^
Yeah, wolverineRX is gone now, as are a couple others. I mean, there's bitching and complaining, which is fine, then there is being an asshole to people who may not express their disappointment or disillusionment with the same level of over-the-top vitriol, up to and including calling them names and questioning their fandom. That level of toxic.....yeah, we'll skip that. To people like that, be better people.
December 30th, 2018 at 12:33 AM ^
I wasnt an asshole to anyone i didnt sear or use any vulgar language. I just voiced my opinion
December 29th, 2018 at 5:57 PM ^
Welcome to the party, pal! I've been saying this since season 2!
Jim is an old school football guy like he's an old school Catholic. Some things are sacred and will never change.
December 29th, 2018 at 7:22 PM ^
He's not an old school Catholic, I'm not aware of him attending the Tradtional Latin Mass. He's firmly novus ordo from everything I have seen.
December 29th, 2018 at 6:01 PM ^
The game has passed Harbaugh by, same as Bo, so they have that in common.
December 29th, 2018 at 6:40 PM ^
Do you need a hug, sally?
December 29th, 2018 at 6:05 PM ^
Harbaugh has been pantsed to games in a row. MANY coaches could look less shitty.
December 29th, 2018 at 6:18 PM ^
There are some schools who would dream of ten win seasons. Chill Winston.
December 29th, 2018 at 6:20 PM ^
19 other schools won 10 games this year. We are not special.
December 29th, 2018 at 6:22 PM ^
How many have done it three times in four years? Maybe ten?
December 29th, 2018 at 6:25 PM ^
What this team did was special. What are you doing? Illustrating your bruised ego? Learn from disappointment, look forward to next year, love your family, and aim for a good life.
December 29th, 2018 at 6:58 PM ^
I would think that for most Michigan fans (not criticizing your standard, just what I would think the masses would believe) a "special Michigan team" is one that wins the B10, beats OSU and then goes on to play competitively or win a Bowl Game.
I don't know of many Michigan fans who would describe a team as "special" that gets blown out by ND (that game was not close as the score), gets historically beaten by OSU and then gets blown out in their Bowl Game.
Not questioning your fandom or calling you a crappy Michigan loyalist, but I do think your idea of a "special" Michigan is much different than most. But I could be wrong.
December 29th, 2018 at 8:49 PM ^
What the players did was special. They will be proud of their accomplishments for the remainder of their lives. Wouldn't it be great if we could be as lucky.
December 29th, 2018 at 6:42 PM ^
Yeah. Being top 20 isn't better than not. Have any other wise words?
December 29th, 2018 at 7:08 PM ^
But it's not special
December 29th, 2018 at 8:25 PM ^
No. It's not even minimum competency, given what Harbaugh has.
December 29th, 2018 at 7:06 PM ^
Sure there are, and all of those teams have far less talent than we do. I'm sure Indiana dreams of 10 win seasons, do we want to be them?
December 29th, 2018 at 6:39 PM ^
This isn’t the first time you’ve said things about Hatbaugh being pantsed. Do you dream about him with his pants down? Not judging just asking.
December 29th, 2018 at 11:12 PM ^
That’s funny because you’re trying to shame me with some homophonic bullshit.
Gays suck! Der her.
Fucking idiot.
December 30th, 2018 at 12:07 AM ^
Pun or no pun?
December 29th, 2018 at 6:15 PM ^
Bo is dead. It's a moot point.
What I'd like to see is Harbaugh get more Beilein-like.
Beilein was willing to go out of his comfort zone and make continuous, often radical, adjustments to keep getting better and better.
It was not easy for him, but he did it. And the results paid off.
He did not keep just chasing the same system year after year.
December 29th, 2018 at 6:31 PM ^
true about beilein. and many on this board wanted him fired no less than two years ago.
December 29th, 2018 at 8:06 PM ^
True but that was in part because his teams had a couple years of bad luck and injuries while also being insanely soft mentality wise and on defense. Of course he took some big risks with coaching hires and modifying his approach and fixed it all but at the time the trajectory didn't look good.
In short, if Harbaugh makes coaching changes again this off-season there is still hope. If not forget about it
December 29th, 2018 at 8:49 PM ^
You’re right. After that Saturday night home OSU lost where we got our muscles by a 6’4 PG out rebounding our bigs.
That team had leaders step up however. Walton and Irvin willed that team and Wilson and Wagner followed the lead. Then Beilein bored Yaklich and he’s had two teams with not as highly talented rosters look superior to teams of the past. Beilein wasn’t satisfied. He saw he didn’t have the team to shoot 30 3’s a game and make 10. He adjusted, and admitted where he needed help.
December 29th, 2018 at 6:16 PM ^
Looking forward to next year
December 29th, 2018 at 6:42 PM ^
You must be a masochist.
December 29th, 2018 at 6:59 PM ^
Well, look at his Avatar. LOL
December 29th, 2018 at 6:29 PM ^
He’s both stubborn and like Bo when it comes to winning games but never the big ones consistently. He desperately wants his offense to show up on a big stage so he can finally prove he was right BUT it never happens. I’ve been saying he is stubborn all year, but now I think the word would be “denial.” He refuses to see what’s actually happening over and over again hanging on “some day” it might work. Insanity at its most basic level.
December 29th, 2018 at 6:33 PM ^
until you can block effectively, no offense works. the OL was pretty bad the past two games. 4 starters return, so they need to get better as a group.
December 29th, 2018 at 6:44 PM ^
Awful take. There is plenty of talent on our offense. Harbaugh just uses it poorly. Urban Meyer at his best would have played in the CFP with this team. Harbaugh is either not as good as we all thought, or he's lost five steps.
December 29th, 2018 at 7:16 PM ^
Harbaugh is either not as good as we all thought, or he's lost five steps.
Kind of the same thing right? Sadly I think this is accurate. Unless he hires an actual, quality OC instead of his ol' buddies, UM is going to continue to underperform on offense.
December 29th, 2018 at 8:27 PM ^
Same outcome, I guess. However, there's a difference between "never as good as we thought", and "not currently as good as we thought". In any case, the output on the field sucks ass and there ARE other coaches who could do better.
December 29th, 2018 at 11:31 PM ^
That's just not true. When you have an average (or inferior) OL, you ADAPT. You adjust. You go with more quick passes. You SET UP screens that can devastate the defense. You SET UP long passes (with max protect, roll outs, trick plays) to punish the defense that is attacking the short pass.
In order words, you DO SOMETHING, instead of whining about OL play or complaining about lack of execution.