See You in 2020

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It's not easy to accept, but losing to Penn State every 12 years is something I'm willing to deal with.  In addition, now that the game is over I have no problem putting my money behind the Nittany Lion horse as they attempt to get Grandpa Joe one last championship.  This is especially true since we have a stake in Penn State football as WE STILL OWN THEM.  One win is not going to change all of that.

Once again, flashes of the team we all hope that Michigan will become made a brief appearence in the first half, just as they did against Illinois...and Miami of Ohio....and the second half against Utah.  We've played some half-games this season, just no full ones.  We're gonna need a full one this Saturday against little brother.

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The Hammer: I'll Keep It Simple

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I'm glad to see our website and message board maintain some of the dignity in which this institution was founded on. (Even if we've lost a little bit of it on the field). The most unflattering trait in a person is dishonesty. And what permeates from many in our fan base is the John Kerryish flip flopping of their loyalty. And if your booing and calls for Rich Rodriguez's job are defended by your definition of loyalty you need to check out Webster's online dictionary. I hear one side of the argument yell "with the talent Michigan gets how can we be 2-4" and the other side of the argument yell back in an echo "where's all the talent we used to have." You're ping ponging your impatience and your petulance across the internet and my inbox. Does your pride lack inflation? Do you not like the taste of humble pie? Is your instant gratification quotient not filled by the general saturation of sports and their television broadcasters? Are you embarrassed? Or simply losing bets? What is it that makes you stand up and boo? The fact that Lloyd Carr and Mike DeBord would have done better with this team?!

This is the first pancake in the batch my friends. No one eats the first pancake. And if you keep this up you're not getting any.

Weekend Roundup, Yea or Nay Edition: October 13, 2008

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Kinda funny, I think I've made my peace with it...it being the program's perceived circling of the drain in the dirty dish filled sink that is my college football supporting life.  Gotta move on.  Gotta be forward thinking.  Gotta believe.  Yes, the sting of Saturday still lingers a bit, as the media, especially locally, won't let me forget how bad we are, and how good Michigan State is.  More firsts and freshly broken streaks of positivity seem to appear each day.  They say we've swapped roles.  Michigan a bottom feeder...Michigan State on the road to greatness.  I think I've seen this before. 

Unfortunately for reeling (and unranked) Michigan, it will not be able to turn to Braylon Edwards on Saturday when it visits 11th-ranked and surging Michigan State in a Big Ten Conference clash. (ESPN, October 1, 2005)

Penn State?  A BCS championship contender at #3.  Then the line...my god the line.  Penn State -24.  Penn State, who hasn't mustered a victory in the series since 1996, is -24.  A team that has a coach that can't even pace the sidelines anymore...is -24.  The way they manhandled Wisconsin...it reminds me of, well, the way WE manhandled Wisconsin in the second half.

Alright, that's enough confidence building material for a team that has seemingly regressed with every snap.

Here's the reactions you missed while drawing a warm bath and preparing to share it with a plugged in toaster...

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Rich Rod's Monday presser in it's edited glory is right here courtesy of Mlive.  Rich Rod picked a Rod Marinelli catch phrase that made me throw up a bit in my mouth.

We've got to stay the course.

I think he meant "we've got to stay on the course," referring to the tailgate.

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Ahhhhh yes.  A fresh new website probably created by some google money hungry asshat in silicon valley posing as a disgruntled Michigan fan.  Welcome to firerrod.com.

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The downward spiral summarized simply by Athlon Sports.

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Buckeyes rub it in.

Yes, that Toledo…the same team that lost to Florida International by 19 points.

So let's laugh!

This afternoon, a very sternly-worded letter was sent to Toledo's University President on behalf of the student body from Appalachian State.  They want their notoriety back.


I can't wait for Pryor to be ruled inelligible.

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The Big Ten power rankings...or in our case, lack thereof.

Rich Rodriguez came into this season as a realist, but even he couldn't envision how bad this thing would get.

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More from Buckeye country, where they are "dancing on our grave."

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The Wall Street Journal tells us the spread is offense sucks.  The Wall Street Journal should probably stick to fixing my 401k, being that they agree with Gary Danielson. MGoBlog tells it like it is.

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Maize and Brew celebrates Zoltan's need to warm up on third down.

After six games, Michigan's third down conversion rate (22/81=27.2%) puts the Wolverines at 116th out of 119 Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams.

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The Conquering Heroes say they are ready to return our defective coach.

The kid gloves are off. Our trust has ended.

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Genuinely Sarcastic takes some shots at the fanbase.

Wake up, people. This program was decaying. At the risk of sounding like a certain political candidate, CHANGE WAS NECESSARY. You can bitch and moan all you want about Les Miles being robbed of a chance to coach here, but get over it. The Michigan Internet is ablaze tonight, and I'm close to a psychotic break.

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