Mailbag question: What happened?
Hi,
Great site!!!! I check it every day.
In your opinion how did the Michigan team fall into such a mess last year and more than likely this year. Coach Carr's recruit classes were always ranked very high. You have said that S&C were not what they should have been. But his teams always won every year. RR had talent last year. So what happened to Michigan and will it happen again this year.
Regmac
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Thanks for the question and the comments.
In our opinion the change over from pro-style offense to Coach Rod's quarterback read option offense was more difficult than the staff thought it would be.
Also, good players like Mallet, Boren, and a slew of offensive linemen leaving had a negative effect not only in the media, but with the depth charts. Competition is a good thing and when you do not have quality depth it hurts not only on Saturday's, but everyday at practice. If you have to battle for your spot on a daily basis with another player that is just is good you will practice harder, bring your best everyday and not slack off since your not sure if you will keep your spot.
Lack of cohesion in the staff also hurt progress last year. Never underestimate the importance of getting off to good start. Losing early games to Notre Dame, Utah, and Toledo in our opinion caused a huge drop in team confidence and had many of the players questioning what is going on. We are sure the coaches were feeling the same way as well.
One thing is for sure, we need the season to get here and play some games, because not only are the players wanting to change what happened last year, but so do the fans and frankly, we are tired of talking about last season and want to see what this team can do this year and want to put last season where it belongs -- in the past. Time to move on and get ready for 2009 Michigan football season.
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Written by CoachBt and ErocWolverine
1 comment:
Thank you for cleaning up your language.
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