Mailbag question: Expectations being lowered
Posted at 12:00pm — 12/16/2009
Mailbag question: Expectations being lowered
GBMW,
Does it seem like under Coach Rod now that the fan base have lowered their expectations so much that now they will be happy with just a winning season and a bowl appearance. I have been talking to a lot of my Michigan buddies and they all say the same thing that they hope we can win seven games next year and be bowl eligible.
I remember under Coach Carr these same buddies of mine use to complain when Coach Carr lost three games in a year and now they are hoping for 7-5. How quickly the expectations have fallen. Maybe we should take down the signs of leaders and best along with those who stay will be champions.
Seems to me Michigan fans act like this is 8 year old tee ball where everybody plays and everybody wins.
Tom T.
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Yes the standards / expectations have been lowered dramatically.
We believe being 3-9 (2-6 in Big Ten) in 2008 and 5-7 (1-6 in Big Ten) 2009 will do that to the fans.
We also remember those same type of people that were flaming Coach Carr and now after two of the worse years in a row for Michigan football believe things will turn around and Coach Rod will lead them to the promise land. We do not know if they want to get back to losing three games a year and call that success where they use to flame Coach Carr for battling Big Ten titles and being in BCS bowls?
We also think the fan base has come to the realization that Michigan lacks talent at some key areas, especially on defense (finally).
They see no replacement for Michigan’s three top defenders, Brandon Graham, Stevie Brown, and Donovan Warren if he does leave, and wonder if the defense can get the job done. Some expert think they will, but others want to see it on the field before labeling them better than the past two years defense.
We sometime thinks the terms “leaders and best” along with “those who stay will be champions” is overused especially by the fan base.
Right now, with not going to a bowl game the past two seasons the main goal next year should be getting back to the Michigan way of being in a bowl game from here on out. We are not suggesting 6-6 next year because that would be a huge disappointment and probably a change would happen like it or not.
No excuse for not being in a bowl game this past season in our opinion especially with the schedule Michigan had and how they started out being 4-0 with another win “in the bank” on the schedule with Delaware State along with how Michigan beat Notre Dame early where most people before the season was calling it a loss so that was a bonus when most people were predicting 6-6 or 7-5 this past season and most of those people were not expecting a win against Notre Dame.
There are 34 bowls with 68 teams out of 120 teams in division one football and Michigan should be one of those teams.
Time for results and no more excuses.
Written by GBMW Staff
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