Michigan football in midst of longest conference title drought since 64
December 4th, 2015 at 8:20 PM ^
1-7 vs both primary rivals in last 8 years while we are passing around great news. That's 2-14 for those who hate math.
We lost 1 less game this year then Urban Meyer has lost in 4 years at OSU.
Sigh.
December 4th, 2015 at 8:21 PM ^
December 4th, 2015 at 8:50 PM ^
Gotta put some steel in those sighs!
December 4th, 2015 at 9:25 PM ^
We came in 3rd . . in our division!
and didn't beat a rival in the 1st year of HARBAUGH!
There's actually plenty to sigh about. Not wrist-slashy signing mind you, but "we've absolutely sucked for most of a decade and we don't know quite how deep the hole we're crawling out of is" sort of sighing.
December 4th, 2015 at 8:24 PM ^
December 5th, 2015 at 1:22 PM ^
The irony is strong with this one.
December 4th, 2015 at 8:31 PM ^
42 points to OSU in 5 of the last 10 meetings... Vaunted Michigan defenses vs OSU Spread teams = sadness.
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December 4th, 2015 at 8:48 PM ^
*Michigan defenses vs OSU spread teams = sadness.
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December 4th, 2015 at 9:29 PM ^
Good Point. I was in Walmart the other day and everyone in there had MSU gear on. Their Walmart Wolverine mantra is no longer true from what I have been seeing there lately.
December 4th, 2015 at 8:37 PM ^
December 4th, 2015 at 8:37 PM ^
THANK YOU SIR! MAY I HAVE ANOTHER?!?
December 4th, 2015 at 8:37 PM ^
This post seems like it would be better-placed last year, Michigan's 2015 losses to MSU and OSU notwithstanding. A legitimate point if you're rallying for regime change. Now? Not so much.
Overall, it reminds me of when your girlfriend is bitching about her ex all the time, even though the current relationship is great and you're a year into the relationship.
Look forward my good man/woman/manbearpig. The ship is righted, and Michigan's getting better every day.
December 4th, 2015 at 8:43 PM ^
A single 9-win season does not right the ship. Being the 3rd best program in the division isn't where anybody on or around the team wants them to be.
December 4th, 2015 at 9:10 PM ^
Next thing you'll tell us is that nobody on the team wanted to have their collective ass handed to them by OSU. Really!? Who knew!?!?
You're technically right. A single 9 win (potentially 10) doesn't right the ship. And nobody on the team is satisfied with where they are. But think about where the team started from (i.e., the 2014 edition).
Overall Michigan's football team is a damned sight better than what we had last year, and - more importantly - the team is in the hands of one of the best coaches in sports, let alone CFB. If folks want to wallow in the past, well, 'Murica. But many of us feel really good about who is running the football team, and where it's headed. When the captain knows what he's doing, and is running the ship the right way, good results will continue to come.
It's happening, good sir/maam/manbearkurpit. It's happening.
December 4th, 2015 at 9:40 PM ^
All I said is that they aren't there yet and you acknowledge that. I'm not going to celebrate where they might be in years to come. I'll save that for when they do it.
December 4th, 2015 at 9:49 PM ^
That's fair. A single 9-3 season does not right the ship. But that doesn't mean we aren't in much better hands. Harbaugh has all the necessary tools to bring this program back to where it belongs and give us a championship.
That being said, I think we should seriously reconsider our expectations. 9-3 is amazing for how bad our team was last year, but Michigan is very much rebuilding. Don't expect a ridiculous turnaround like OSU had with Meyer (not even a fair comparison). It took Dantonio a while to make MSU a powerhouse. Same with Dabo Swinney with Clemson. This is much more like that. I think we can win a conference title faster than them, but with Meyer and Dantonio in the same division, our road is quite difficult.
December 4th, 2015 at 9:57 PM ^
December 5th, 2015 at 12:00 AM ^
Uh no. We didn't. If it's not tallied in the win column, then you didn't win.
Maybe you consider it a moral victory, but we didn't win.
December 4th, 2015 at 8:40 PM ^
How could you possibly predict that this will be the longest drought of the next 50 years? Nobody has any idea what programs are going to be like in the future. 10 years ago there's no chance you would have said that Texas, Miami, and Michigan would fall off, but here we are.
December 4th, 2015 at 8:41 PM ^
December 4th, 2015 at 8:47 PM ^
Is this the Friday night drinking thread? Stop crying, little babies. I'll call the waaaaaambulance and have them come get you all.
December 4th, 2015 at 8:44 PM ^
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December 4th, 2015 at 9:16 PM ^
I remember winning the Big Ten with a fresman Chad Henne and thinking it would only get better. Who would have thought back then, that we would be waiting this long for the next one.
December 4th, 2015 at 9:47 PM ^
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December 4th, 2015 at 10:32 PM ^
tressell was dirty as f*ck. Doesn't absolve Carr from the x's and o's but ...
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December 4th, 2015 at 9:55 PM ^
Don't worry mate, we finally have the right coach in place. Harbaugh had to teach these players how to win games they should win, especially on the road. We went undefeated in conference road games for the first time since 97. Next year they will finally get that elusive win at the snakepit.
December 4th, 2015 at 10:06 PM ^
With the even-numbered OSU and MSU away-game schedule*, it seems we have two snakepits to visit next year.
That technicality aside, it's a great point about the road games. Even with a relatively easy slate of road games this season (PSU and ... uh), it's impressive that a team that last year struggled so on the road ran the table this year. Excelsior!
*xoxo Dave Brandon!
December 5th, 2015 at 12:43 AM ^
We ran the table, but we made ti exciting. We came really close to falling of the table.
December 4th, 2015 at 9:18 PM ^
December 4th, 2015 at 11:04 PM ^
I second it. He's a troll that's managed to hide under his bridge by the time the banhammer came looking.
December 4th, 2015 at 9:19 PM ^
I was a fan in the early 60s. I remember 1964 (and 62 and 63) and all the rest of the 60s. I was a fan before 1969, during the ten year war much of which I saw first hand as a student, a fan through Bo and Mo and Lloyd, I was at the 1998 rose bowl, a fan all along. Time creates perspective. Despite its ending this was a turn around season. The program will likely have another rocky couple years, but Michigan is back and if Harbaugh stays (and barring a horrific AD hire I think thats certain) by 2018 the team will be contending not just for the Big Ten title but for it all.
So suck it up ladies. It could be as early as next year, (unlikely but after this season anything is possible) it could take three more years, but the die is cast and the team is on its way back, not just for an occasional season, but as a regular contender.
The past really is the future it you learn the right lessons, and the right lessons are ingrained in Harbaugh's soul.
Future is bright.
-Go Blue
December 4th, 2015 at 10:54 PM ^
there is an older guy on here other than me. I am thankful for that for sure....
December 4th, 2015 at 9:23 PM ^
December 4th, 2015 at 9:34 PM ^
This was not something I needed to be reminded of.
December 4th, 2015 at 9:42 PM ^
What's the point of this thread? I mean, we all know that it's been a while since Michigan won the big ten title. Why are you rubbing it in? Just enjoy a great 9-3 season and hopefully an even better one next year and on!
December 4th, 2015 at 9:46 PM ^