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Comcast refusing to air the BTN
Comcast refusing to air the BTN
Dalton said:God I hope this means I won't have to be watching a Lloyd Carr 'coached' football team much longer!
speedracer said:
Granted an inflatable doll could recruit and coach its way to 9-10 wins a season at Michigan just like Carr does (and that could still happen this year since the Big Ten is awful), but I really don't think Carr's ever going to get fired. The athletic department at Michigan is way too conservative. Carr's a "Michigan man" through and through, and his players get into a little less trouble and graduate at a slightly higher rate than players at most other schools, and that seems to be good enough for Michigan right now.
Dalton said:I dare someone to find a game in which Lloyd Carr has 'out schemed' the opposing coach.
speedracer said:
1998 Rose Bowl, Michigan vs. Washington State.
All the Ohio State games when John Cooper was still coaching.
Possibly last year's Notre Dame game.
That's about it.
Blue Room said:
1. Not really, Michigan almost blew that game and they were the much better team.
2. Lloyd didnt outcoach Cooper. Cooper was just worse at a game plan than Lloyd. He would always tighten up against Michigan also. Like Lloyd does to Tressel now.
3. Maybe, defense was the reason they won that game. Alot of pressure on Quinn. I guess we can give some credit for that to coaching. But they had an outstanding defensive line and outside linebacker core last year. So it was more raw talent that just won out over Lloyds game plan IMO.
What is very telling to me is what the USC players said last year after the Rose Bowl. Basically that they knew exactly what Michigan was going to throw at them. When you are playing someone that has as much and probably more talent than you. Overpowering them isnt going to work. You have to come up with a sound strategy. Something Lloyd and his assistants (in particular Deboerd the offensive coordinator) are incapable of . There is a ton of talent at Michigan. It always makes me wonder what a great x and o's coach would do with them. Hopefully us Michigan fans will find out someday.
They deserve to be the object ridicule this week/season. It stinks being a Michigan fan but they have been up for so long I guess we are due. I'm not a fairweather fan though and I'm not jumping ship and never will. I will still be at every home game this year. Could be grueling! The bad part is if they beat some of the teams on their schedule, how bad does that make those teams look? I wouldnt be shocked, there is enough talent there to overcome the coaching defeciancies against some opponents at least.
Rant over.
Blue Room said:
It stinks being a Michigan fan but they have been up for so long I guess we are due.
Blue Room said:
1. Not really, Michigan almost blew that game and they were the much better team.
2. Lloyd didnt outcoach Cooper. Cooper was just worse at a game plan than Lloyd. He would always tighten up against Michigan also. Like Lloyd does to Tressel now.
3. Maybe, defense was the reason they won that game. Alot of pressure on Quinn. I guess we can give some credit for that to coaching. But they had an outstanding defensive line and outside linebacker core last year. So it was more raw talent that just won out over Lloyds game plan IMO.
What is very telling to me is what the USC players said last year after the Rose Bowl. Basically that they knew exactly what Michigan was going to throw at them. When you are playing someone that has as much and probably more talent than you. Overpowering them isnt going to work. You have to come up with a sound strategy. Something Lloyd and his assistants (in particular Deboerd the offensive coordinator) are incapable of . There is a ton of talent at Michigan. It always makes me wonder what a great x and o's coach would do with them. Hopefully us Michigan fans will find out someday.
LemonMacPhisto said:
At least FSU made it close at the end of this game, too bad the first half was terrible.
kellyahern said:
I went to bed at half-time. I couldn't take it anymore. We looked like the Bucs, the creamsicle Bucs.
Dalton said:IMP - what do you think of Colt?