The new normal
After 5 seasons these seem to be the reoccurring issues every year:
Poor play as underdog
Poor play on the road against teams with a pulse
Weak o-lines against decent defenses- QB in danger
QB regresses- gets injured
Defense blows it in big games- especially against the pass
Lack of player energy or excitement- no sense of ownership in program
Inability to come from behind
Inability to upset favored opponent
Rolling up big scores on weak teams
Losing to OSU
Losing in the bowl game (file under road game loss)
Players sit out bowl games- lack of buy in
Predictable play calling- nothing clever or designed for a particular opponent
No star running back (?????)
No hurry up offense
Lots of injuries- people getting clocked in the open field
Lots of players leaving for other schools
High hopes for the next year by staff
September 22nd, 2019 at 10:58 AM ^
Nothing "new" about this at all. It's been this way for years.
But hey, at least you got to start a thread, right?
September 22nd, 2019 at 11:21 AM ^
I think it was Drew Sharp who said at the time that Doug Nussmeier was desperation hire, and he it turned out to be right. I'm afraid the same thing is true of this new Offensive Coordinator of ours. He is awful, a mistake, and he should be demoted right now to cut the losses. How can a major program bring in such a lightweight? Desperation.
September 22nd, 2019 at 11:59 AM ^
I long for the days when Michigan could pull off an upset or play well in a big game on the road. Lloyd Carr used to pull upsets all the time. He apparently knew how to motivate his players. I don't think Harbaugh has any idea how to motivate his players... at least, he doesn't seem to know how to do it these days. Maybe in previous years he was better at this. Now, whenever we are an underdog, it's basically an automatic loss. I would think that the players would be extra motivated to beat their opponent who is favored to win... but Harbaugh's Michigan teams don't seem to get pumped up to beat a favored team.
September 22nd, 2019 at 12:22 PM ^
The problem now is this has happened at a consistent basis for so long that this is now our culture.
THIS IS OUR CULTURE!