Sunday, September 9, 2007

Across the Field!

We're two weeks into college football's 2007 season and already some very interesting happenings have... happened.
Notre Dame and Michigan are both 0-2. This is the first time this has ever happened in the 110 some odd years of football at these two schools. For Notre Dame this is understandable, they have no talent whatsoever. Their offense is one of the worst I have ever seen from a major college team. The Notre Dame defense is bad, to put it kindly.
But let's take a closer look at Michigan. Their defense was a big question mark coming into this season, and we've now found out why. Their defense from last year was less than stellar, and they appear to have lost not only all of that talent, but also the leadership that went with it. Still, their offense has considerable skill, and most of it has been working together for quite some time. They obviously should have beaten App. State, and should have at least made a respectable showing against Oregon. What happened? Well, it's hard to put it onto one thing. Firstly their defense is atrocious, and it's clear that D-coordinator Ron English is nothing special. Secondly, I would say that the team has lost confidence in head coach Llllloyd Carr (Ohio State fans put five "L's" in his name to demonstrate his 5 losses to Jim Tressel in 6 seasons). On some level or another Carr seems to be wholly out of touch with his players. It's not so much an age thing as it is a demeanor. Carr is the anti-players coach, not for disciplinary reasons... but because he's a dick. Sorry to put it so bluntly, but players can't identify with a man with such an ego and callousness in his soul. Obviously Carr has done some great things at Michigan, but it's time for him to go. This is a sad thing for Ohio State fans. Why?
What kind of car does Jim Tressel own?
A Llllloyd Carr.

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