Bizzaro World

What a strange year this has been. Things seem to be just the opposite of what we expected this time last year, not unlike George Costanza's Bizzaro World on Seinfeld. Here are just a few examples of why this was such a strange year for Michigan fans.

• The Michigan Football Program hired a new coach with out any ties to the program for the first time in nearly 40 years.
• Michigan had a losing season
• Michigan didn't make a bowl game
• Michigan State is in a News Years Day Bowl
• Penn State had a good year
• Ohio State is not in the national championship game and lost two games this year
• Michigan lost to a MAC team and a Mountain West team
• Northwestern and Iowa are in bowl games
• Cincinnati Bearcats are in a BCS game
• Notre Dame won a bowl game. The first time in 15 years
• The Michigan Basketball program is on the rise and even ranked in the AP (the first time since 2006).
• Michigan State is actually putting together a decent recruiting class
• Jake Long was the #1 draft pick in the entire NFL Draft
• Michigan could have up to 6 recruits enrolling early. They had 1 last year
• Ron English is the head coach for Eastern Michigan (congrats Ron!)
• Brady Hoke is the head coach at San Diego State (congrats Brady!)
• Stan Parrish is the head coach at Ball State (congrats Stan! - There are former Michigan coaches everywhere!)
• The Lions are about to make NFL History
• Gas was $4.00 a gallon and now around $1.70
• Our beloved Big House wasn't the largest stadium in the nation. (due to construction - Penn State was the biggest this year)
• Michigan played their spring game at a high school
• The Michigan basketball team beat Duke in front of a sold out Crisler Arena
• JoPa who was thought to be in his last year, just signed a new 3 year contract. He now will coach to his mid - late 80's!
• Bill Martin hasn't hired a coach from West Virgina in over a year

(did I miss any?)