Season Slipping Away

Who are we fooling? This team struggles in a lot of areas.  An offense that is one dimensional and a defense that can be picked apart by any competent OC.   When you add an injury report with 15 players on it, you spot the team your playing a 14 point lead, have two 4th quarter turnovers, penalties, and multiple players slipping all over the field, your not going to beat a MAC team.  Even a bad defense can stop a one dimensional offense. 

Washington is an average team at best.  They lost to Rutgers and Washington State in the PAC 2.  Michigan did show some heart scoring 17 unanswered points to take a lead, but we all expected it was fools gold and it was.   Tuttle can throw and make the right reads but he has always turned the ball over.  He throws picks and fumbles and did that tonight.  

As you know, I hated the Wink hire from the start.  This defense which could be elite but is average at best.  It has 3 first rounders and struggles to get stops unless they sack the QB.  The injuries for sure doesn't help but Wink gets schooled on the regular in both the NFL and now in college

Michigan last year over matched everyone with talent, scheme, and coaching.  They don't have any of those advantages this year.   The teams Michigan has been whipping for the past 3 years are back to get theirs this season.   Michigan will struggle to be bowl eligible. 

Cheers:

• Showing heart in making a comeback 
• Edwards with a nice game 
• Mason and Kenny do what they can 
• Tuttle gave the offense a spark for a quarter or two 

Jeers:

• Was it the field or cleats?  Michigan kept slipping away TD's and first downs 
• Big Ten officials are really a joke, what the hell was going on during that game?
• What was the game plan on both sides of the ball?
• Are these guys getting hurt in practice or the games?
• Michigan had a 2 deep injury report 
• Sherrone is struggling and this team is a reelection of that
• Michigan has zero viable options at QB the rest of the year.  Time to consider playing the freshman. 

Michigan has to pass to run, but when they pass they turn the ball over.  Its the ultimate conundrum. 

This is 100% on Sherrone for not finding a QB in the portal.  Sure, none of those guys were perfect fits but we just needed a serviceable one that could hit a 7 yard out.  This team is not well coached and it shows up on the field every Saturday.  I will trade this loss for a win last January.  But seeing the ultimate year to what were are witnessing this season, is tough to take.  

In day where Bama, Mizzu, USC, and Tennessee loses.  Michigan takes one on the chin as well and a loss they will need to live with for 2 weeks until they travel to Illinois.   Michigan has to get better in every area or they are not going to stay on the field with the Oregon's, OSU's, and even Indiana's of the Big Ten.