Michigan Football Tidbits: Post Michigan State Game "Ugly is now officially here":

Michigan Tidbits, Post Michigan State:

Ugly is now officially here.

Six things to look out for from this point forward:

1) Focus on recruiting … recruit, recruit, recruit. It is the only way out of this mess right now.

2) Fitzgerald, Patterson, Sagesse, Kates, and Chambers: Please play them, it’s time to find out if they are players, and it would help knowing what we have going into next spring. There is nothing, and I mean NOTHING to lose now!

3) Sometimes, spring practices tell you more than you think. For example, ErocWolverine, Coach Bt and MaizeMan tried to tell posters Minor is our best offensive player. I think we have found our leader (I guess that would be considered an improvement). We were roasted by a lot of posters for saying the same things those posters are now complaining about.

4) Coach Rod makes 2.5 million dollars a year with a six year contract (6.5 million this year with the buyout with West Virginia). Couple that with my post about the pressure Bill Martin is under and believe me there will be progress and, if necessary, changes made during the off-season. Some have speculated that this is mostly the defense’s fault and that Coach Shafer should be let go. I think bringing in another coach from West Virginia would be disastrous. I they bring in someone like a Mel Tucker to coach the defense I would be very happy. If not, how about hiring one of the Defensive coaches at Ohio State? At least they know how to play defense. I’m not saying Coach Shafer should be fired, nor am I saying that Coach Rod is looking to do something this year. Just an “if”.

5) It is hard to stay positive, but again, focus on recruiting. Keep in mind these young men and their parents read the boards. We have now officially bottomed out. Even if we lose rest of our games, getting beat by Michigan State has to be considered the low point. Send positive messages via the boards, stay upbeat, and you never know.

6) One other suggestion (for the product on the field): put Shaw in at slot receiver. Odoms must be hurt; he looks like he has lost about three steps since the season began.
Sunday is the beginning of new era of Michigan football. Try to view it that way, anyway; it might lessen the pain.

written by MaizeMan and ErocWolverine