Sunday, September 9, 2007

Whats wrong with Michigan football??

For all the skeptics, the easist answer is "they suck." In reality thats not that case. USC, Florida, Texas, or LSU couldnt have won those games if they made the flawed mistakes that Michigan made. You cant stop people from scoring if you are out of position, try to arm tackle, or try to strip the ball from a strong ball carrier. The runner just ran for 4 yards by the time you got there, dont give them 5-10 more because they are still going forward and all you want to do is make them fumble. Linebackers and defensive backs have been out of position in both games. Either there is a player you are supposed to guard or there is a zone that you are supposed to defend. If you go after the wrong player or allow someone into your zone and get out of position then the defense is no longer in control and the offense can do whatever they want. Thats halfway how you lose 2 home games you are supposed to not only win but dominate. At the end of the day Michigan had to replace a lot of veteran players on defense with new unproven players. what can you expect? Last time i checked no player in recent history has played 3 years of division 1 football without losing a game. you win some, you lose some. The main goal is to beat the other team and if that doesnt happen, you want to be in a situation where the other team beats you as opposed to you beating yourself. Sometimes the other team is just better but that doesnt happen often when you lead the nation in all time wins and winning percentage and are top 10 every single year in recruiting.