2009?

Ok, so we sort of suck this year. We all knew it was coming but had hoped for the best. For you golfers out there, it's like playing your first round of the season being a 15 handicap and hoping you will shoot 74 but knowing it will be more like 104.

Well folks, we are through the first 5 holes and are scores are: bogey (Utah), par (Miami),double bogey (ND), a birdie (Wisconsin), and another double (Juice). We are +4 through 5 and we still have a lot of tough holes to play.

There is some general thinking that 2009 will be much better for the Michigan Program. I agree the team will be more experienced at all most every position on Offense. Many believe that Michigan just needs a mobile QB that sing and dance in just one show! As luck would have it, Michigan has two high profile recruits coming in (Forcier and Beaver) that are capable of doing just that.

Let's think about that for a minute and bullet points out some reasons why we could be better in 2009 and some reason why we might not be:

2009 the Good:

• The Offensive Line can't get any worse and will have one year experience running the spread.
• We have two dual threat QB's coming in
• Threet could get better and they could do a Leak/Tebow thing
• Everyone on the current roster will have a year in RR's program
• RR and staff will have a full year to recruit for the spread

2009 the Bad:

• Won't a new QB (no mater how good he is) struggle in a new system? I watched TP in Saturday's game and he does make some Freshman mistakes but he seems to be making decent decisions with the ball for the most part. (of course it helps to have Beanie back there as well)
• We most likely will lose our best defensive players to the NFL: Trent, Taylor, Jamison, and Graham. (that is scary!)
• Young players as we know make a lot of mistakes. That will continue next year as well.

So the 2009 equation of : 1 year of experience vs loss of defensive stars and a new QB = a lot of the same type of football in my opinion.

Maybe we should be focusing on 2010 and beyond...................

Hang in there! The payoff is down the road a ways. You might need your binoculars.

BTW: Does anyone think Greg Schiano wishes he was in Ann Arbor right about now?

Brady Hoke is doing well. His team ranked for the first time in the history of the program and just beat Toledo 31-0.