Each week, we ask you to sum up your reactions to the outcome of the Michigan Football game on The Feed. This week, fans didn’t hold back their frustration with the coaching staff after losing to Michigan State 15-6.
We are not having fun
This is one of the worst games in memory. Not even recent memory. For anyone alive more than two decades, this has to be one of the worst games to sit through. We’re digging back into the memory banks of the Rich Rod era. A time we thought we’d actually be able to move past. Nope. And
that’s when you know it’s bad.
Yeah, it was bad
Of Michigan’s 11 drives, it only scored once. The Wolverines finished with 192 yards, but it really was worse than that. They picked up some chunk yards at the end of the game, but Michigan State had clearly changed up its strategy and allowed Michigan to gain some yards. The Wolverines averaged 20 yards gained and possessed the ball an average of 1:58 per possession. Their drives went as follows:
- INT
- Punt
- Missed field goal
- Punt
- Punt
- End of half
- Punt
- Fumble
- INT
- Fumble
- TD
The coaches get the blame
It’s not often you have a team that has such a strong defense and just can’t score any points. Michigan has had a few in the last three seasons, and that’s just been unfortunate. This year, fans expected more from Kyle Whittingham. He came over from Utah with a winning record and was supposed to get the Wolverines back on track. Same with Jason Beck — he had a few really good offenses over the last few seasons, but it’s just not working out at Michigan.
So, what’s next?
On the schedule, Michigan is getting ready to face Oregon. The Ducks haven’t looked good for most of the season, but they just managed to crush Ohio State at home, so that’s not very encouraging. To top it off, Whittingham is already talking about how they’re fixing the program by bringing in recruits next year and working the transfer portal. That doesn’t sound like a coaching staff ready to pull out all the stops to get a few more wins and make a bowl game.
We know you’ve all still got thoughts, so post your complaints and reflections in the comments below!
