Also lots of problems with communication and switching on D. Way too many wide open looks for SH. Lock down D one possession, followed by losing track the next.
MSU's offense has been up tempo, no substitutions all year. Should have been no surprise to the coaching staff. 3 illegal substitution penalties and not being ready for the snap how many times? Bad coaching, we win the game without being Keystone Cops. Stop whining about the officiating. We win this game with competent coaching.
The poor coaching in the 2nd half had little to do with the play calling and much to do with the failure to recognize Cade was not right after the targeting. Sure, he passed the concussion protocol, but it was obvious he wasn’t all there.
At this point, I'll be happy if we don't have 5 illegal procedures, burn 4 timeouts trying to get plays/personnel in or blow a coverage allowing an easy 80 yd TD. BPONE has been replaced with indifference. Last year sucked the last breath of enthusiasm away.
I respectfully disagree with all of this blather, blaming StubHub and digital tickets. There will be vast patches of empty seats this year because of neither. The product is so devalued that it is what it is. Can't wait till the attendance for a 2/3 full NIU game is announced at 101,541.
Great to see Austin back and contributing right away, we're going to need him against the monsters on some of the upcoming opponents.
It's hard to make absolute statements, but I've been watching Michigan basketball for 45 years now. This may not be the best team we have had, but damn if I haven't seen a Michigan team play better ball than this team has played the last 3 games. Dominating, suffocating D, efficient O with great passing and cutting, the ability to be unfazed if the opponent makes a run. We will lose some games because basketball (or not?) but this is fun.
Remember when we almost lost to Oakland and the media was trying to make a big deal out of Livers having a discussion with Juwan? Was that this team, this year?
No NFL team gave him an offer so we're stuck with a weird, quirky, catatonic failure, because we can't afford to fire him.
I managed to completely tune out from the 1st 5 minutes of the IU game onwards, what's another year? No interest in attending or watching until there is a regime change.
Wouldn't have watched the final act of the dumpster fire anyway. Now I don't even have to check the score and say it's even worse than my low expectations. OSU deserves to be in the title game, conference should revise the rule, they did beat Indiana.
Warde, do not extend the dead man walking. He's broken and there's no fixing him. Weird and quirky was tolerable when he was energetic, motivated and innovative. Now there's just weird and quirky. Time to move on.
When that story came out I thought this was something very important that required careful consideration. Then a different story came out a week later saying Myocarditis is also seen from the flu or common cold...not so concerning anymore.
Either hold players out after colds and flu out concern for their health or find something else to be hysterical about.
Enough of the 'obstacles at Michigan' excuse. If those 'obstacles' existed, which they don't, they would have the same or greater impact on basketball.
Rodriguez - torpedoed by Brandon
Hoke - hired by Brandon with no search
Harbaugh - lost his mojo in Columbus in 2016 for whatever reason
Seems the only obstacles have been Brandon and the mysterious Harbaugh decline. There are plenty of coaches that could right the ship and at least grab some wins against Ahia.
The players continually interrupting Allen's post game interview to yell how much they love playing for him tells you all you need to know about Harbaugh. Bye Jim.
Stop recycling the same list of potential Harbaugh replacements with 'resumes'. Zero imagination.
Tony Elliott? Clark Lea? There's 20 more of these out there. There was always a viable replacement available. Harbaugh's contract made him impossible to jettison sooner. It is now feasible, but probably still won't happen until after next year. Who's going to hire him and cough up the buyout? Who's going to hire the docile Harbaugh, period?
Old habits die hard. I swore I wouldn't watch, but somehow I found myself in front of the TV. After a run up the middle for no gain (seen that), a 3 and out and an easy IU completion for a 1st down, I managed to reach for the remote. Got a lot of yard work done on a nice 75 degree day. I won't be tempted to even waste 10 minutes again.
To the moronic homers that permeate this board, who downvoted me into oblivion (stupidest forum system ever) after I pointed out our 'great' recruiting class a couple of years ago had no OL after Ruiz and that Harbaugh should go....GO FUCK YOURSELVES.
The extent to which the homers on this board are incurably delusional is staggering. Harbaugh has failed. Time to move on. We have to suffer through the rest of the season. He will not get renewed, hopefully he moves on rather than stick around as a lame duck. We'll find another coach, it's still a top job with the potential to compete for top recruits.
He will not get fired. The Athletic Department is broke and cannot afford to hire a new staff and payout the departing one.
He will not get renewed, even for 1 year. He is a failure and without the budget crisis and ridiculous initial contract, would have been fired.
The homers have defended his failure constantly with 'who else?'. We don't have to hire Saban or Dabo. Dabo was nothing when Clemson hired him. There's a hungry, younger great coach out there that would jump at the opportunity.
"Still, Michigan is the more talented team". People keep making this inane statement after the dumpster fire. Based on what? MSU looked like the more talented team. More talented QB, OL, WR, DL, LB, and CB. The homers that populate this board are perpetually delusional.
Simpson only stepped out of bounds after Wesson fouled him. An obvious blocking foul. Wesson also shoved Davis out of bounds in the exact same spot with no call.
It's a sad comment on the state of Michigan football that post another blasting by Ahia and turning in another bumbling bowl performance the narrative is now 'thing are looking up!'
UM must have had a discussion with the Big 10 after the State game that bicep flexing is NOT unsportsmanlike conduct, based on the amount of bicep flexing in this game.
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Recruiting is worse because the University refuses to pay NIL to recruits.
Also lots of problems with communication and switching on D. Way too many wide open looks for SH. Lock down D one possession, followed by losing track the next.
MSU's offense has been up tempo, no substitutions all year. Should have been no surprise to the coaching staff. 3 illegal substitution penalties and not being ready for the snap how many times? Bad coaching, we win the game without being Keystone Cops. Stop whining about the officiating. We win this game with competent coaching.
The poor coaching in the 2nd half had little to do with the play calling and much to do with the failure to recognize Cade was not right after the targeting. Sure, he passed the concussion protocol, but it was obvious he wasn’t all there.
At this point, I'll be happy if we don't have 5 illegal procedures, burn 4 timeouts trying to get plays/personnel in or blow a coverage allowing an easy 80 yd TD. BPONE has been replaced with indifference. Last year sucked the last breath of enthusiasm away.
Nothing gets me fired up for the season like "might be plausible". This is what we've become.
I respectfully disagree with all of this blather, blaming StubHub and digital tickets. There will be vast patches of empty seats this year because of neither. The product is so devalued that it is what it is. Can't wait till the attendance for a 2/3 full NIU game is announced at 101,541.
Mike, sincerest wishes for great success in whatever the future brings you. GO BLUE
LIver's offensive was clearly a block.
Smith's foul was clearly an offensive.
Washington textbook initiated contact with the arm and extended it. Offensive.
Dickinson's offensive was all the way in the semi-circle.
Atrocious calls, but we won so who cares.
Again, where are you getting your misinformation from?
Where did you get that masks are ineffective against the variant?
Great to see Austin back and contributing right away, we're going to need him against the monsters on some of the upcoming opponents.
It's hard to make absolute statements, but I've been watching Michigan basketball for 45 years now. This may not be the best team we have had, but damn if I haven't seen a Michigan team play better ball than this team has played the last 3 games. Dominating, suffocating D, efficient O with great passing and cutting, the ability to be unfazed if the opponent makes a run. We will lose some games because basketball (or not?) but this is fun.
Remember when we almost lost to Oakland and the media was trying to make a big deal out of Livers having a discussion with Juwan? Was that this team, this year?
Eli morphed into a total badass during the offseason. Between the thunder dunks and shrugging off the tooth removing elbow he's now the man.
Look! There's still downvoting Harbaugh homers left! LOL
No NFL team gave him an offer so we're stuck with a weird, quirky, catatonic failure, because we can't afford to fire him.
I managed to completely tune out from the 1st 5 minutes of the IU game onwards, what's another year? No interest in attending or watching until there is a regime change.
He has support left?
Falcons, Texans, Jets, Lions, Chargers, Jaguars
Plenty of opportunities for Jimmy. See Ya.
More Chaundee please. +24 in 20 minutes.
To keep it in perspective, cocaine was everywhere in the early 80's.
Wouldn't have watched the final act of the dumpster fire anyway. Now I don't even have to check the score and say it's even worse than my low expectations. OSU deserves to be in the title game, conference should revise the rule, they did beat Indiana.
Warde, do not extend the dead man walking. He's broken and there's no fixing him. Weird and quirky was tolerable when he was energetic, motivated and innovative. Now there's just weird and quirky. Time to move on.
When that story came out I thought this was something very important that required careful consideration. Then a different story came out a week later saying Myocarditis is also seen from the flu or common cold...not so concerning anymore.
Either hold players out after colds and flu out concern for their health or find something else to be hysterical about.
Enough of the 'obstacles at Michigan' excuse. If those 'obstacles' existed, which they don't, they would have the same or greater impact on basketball.
Rodriguez - torpedoed by Brandon
Hoke - hired by Brandon with no search
Harbaugh - lost his mojo in Columbus in 2016 for whatever reason
Seems the only obstacles have been Brandon and the mysterious Harbaugh decline. There are plenty of coaches that could right the ship and at least grab some wins against Ahia.
Very biased and whiny segment.
Go Blue!
The players continually interrupting Allen's post game interview to yell how much they love playing for him tells you all you need to know about Harbaugh. Bye Jim.
I hope his indignation over Herbstreit's comments isn't distracting him from the task of finding a new coach.
Hopefully the coaching search is well under way.
Go Blue!
No shortage of them on this pathetic board!
"Who could we hire better than Harbaugh"?
This latest edition of the ongoing dumpster fire will surely bring the Harbaugh sycophant, downvoting, homer assholes back out of the woodwork.
Another lengthy introduction using Covid to excuse Harbaugh's incompetence. Just stop.
And, no, we don't have to watch.
Stop with the COVID excuses. Just stop.
Stop recycling the same list of potential Harbaugh replacements with 'resumes'. Zero imagination.
Tony Elliott? Clark Lea? There's 20 more of these out there. There was always a viable replacement available. Harbaugh's contract made him impossible to jettison sooner. It is now feasible, but probably still won't happen until after next year. Who's going to hire him and cough up the buyout? Who's going to hire the docile Harbaugh, period?
Not extended and not going to be.
Old habits die hard. I swore I wouldn't watch, but somehow I found myself in front of the TV. After a run up the middle for no gain (seen that), a 3 and out and an easy IU completion for a 1st down, I managed to reach for the remote. Got a lot of yard work done on a nice 75 degree day. I won't be tempted to even waste 10 minutes again.
To the moronic homers that permeate this board, who downvoted me into oblivion (stupidest forum system ever) after I pointed out our 'great' recruiting class a couple of years ago had no OL after Ruiz and that Harbaugh should go....GO FUCK YOURSELVES.
Stop blaming the pandemic or the election for Harbaughs incompetence.
Do not care. Not watching another Harbaugh dumpster fire this year. Season tickets likely to be either halved or eliminated altogether.
Looks like he's just going through the motions.
The extent to which the homers on this board are incurably delusional is staggering. Harbaugh has failed. Time to move on. We have to suffer through the rest of the season. He will not get renewed, hopefully he moves on rather than stick around as a lame duck. We'll find another coach, it's still a top job with the potential to compete for top recruits.
So you think Harbaugh will quit or leave for another job if not renewed? Problem solved!
He will not get fired. The Athletic Department is broke and cannot afford to hire a new staff and payout the departing one.
He will not get renewed, even for 1 year. He is a failure and without the budget crisis and ridiculous initial contract, would have been fired.
The homers have defended his failure constantly with 'who else?'. We don't have to hire Saban or Dabo. Dabo was nothing when Clemson hired him. There's a hungry, younger great coach out there that would jump at the opportunity.
There it is again. We are NOT 'far and away better' than MSU. We got spanked. We are worse.
"Still, Michigan is the more talented team". People keep making this inane statement after the dumpster fire. Based on what? MSU looked like the more talented team. More talented QB, OL, WR, DL, LB, and CB. The homers that populate this board are perpetually delusional.
I'm done. It'll be nice to have fall Saturdays free from now on.
Teske was off, way off from the opening tip. I don't know if he is sick or what, but that was by far his worst game at Michigan.
Simpson only stepped out of bounds after Wesson fouled him. An obvious blocking foul. Wesson also shoved Davis out of bounds in the exact same spot with no call.
It's a sad comment on the state of Michigan football that post another blasting by Ahia and turning in another bumbling bowl performance the narrative is now 'thing are looking up!'
"We can't fire Harbaugh because there is no one better we could hire"
UM must have had a discussion with the Big 10 after the State game that bicep flexing is NOT unsportsmanlike conduct, based on the amount of bicep flexing in this game.
How is BVS significantly different than Garrett Groshek, who gashed us 4/40 on the ground and 2/38 receiving?
"We've got our best people on it"