09-04-2015, 02:05 PM
(09-04-2015, 09:20 AM)bengal_fan_in_toronto Wrote: Can't say I'm not disappointed Hoof. I was cautiously optimistic the score would have been flipped the other way. I really didn't know what to expect though.
Ryuko go easy on me you big meanie!
He has his work cut out for him that's for sure. I am confident he can do it but its a marathon and not a sprint i guess.
Last night's issues are what you pointed out that plagued this team last year. ZERO run game and costly turnovers. you cannot throw 3 picks (one for 6) on the road, against a solid team, on prime-time and expect to win. Great teams can survive those mistakes and rally to win. Michigan as it stands right now, cannot.
next week I'll be at the game...that alone should push them to their first victory right? either way I'll be drunk.
I'm always nice!
But there is a long way to go. I count myself among those who believe that RichRod would have won you guys a national title, were he allowed a 4th and 5th year, but Hoke managed to bungle things up pretty thoroughly in Ann Arbor. Outside of Peppers and Butt, there aren't a lot of bright spots on the team. (Inside of peppers or a butt, there's no light at all! *Ba-dum, tss*) Once the talent is there, I expect things to turn around quickly, but that may take a couple years. I did expect better QB development (ie, not 3 INTs), but you're starting Iowa's scraps at QB and the only receiving threat is the tight end. Harbaugh's only had half an offseason of this, after all... It is what it is, and this is a 6-6 team in 2015.
Ride it out, though, I expect it will get better in '16/'17 once the talent pool is restocked.
