With every passing day, it becomes more clear that Kyle Whittingham doesn't understand what it means to be the Michigan football coach.
One thing you don't do is complain about other teams' resources like you are some sort of mid-major. Ahead of the game against Oregon on Saturday, a team trending in the right direction after a win over Ohio State last Saturday, Whittingham talked about the $50 million Dan Lanning has at his disposal to outbid other teams on the recruiting trail.
Here's the full quote from the Michigan football head coach.
"Outstanding football coach, defensive-minded coach. That's his background, but tireless recruiter. He really does a great job recruiting. It doesn't hurt that you have $50+ million at your disposal to, in essence, outbid everybody. Not everybody, but a lot of people. But that's not his fault. That's a credit. I mean, that's a credit to their program and their dedication and desire to win and the support they have."
Kyle Whittingham is so tone deaf it's actually painful
It forgets the fact that Michigan football has a roster this season that costs somewhere between $30 and $40 million. Bryce Underwood is one of the highest-paid quarterbacks in college football. The Wolverines also landed a number of elite players from the transfer portal.
It's almost as if Whittingham doesn't realize the resources he has at his disposal. Yes, Michigan might not have the money of Oregon or Ohio State, but Michigan has more than enough to be competing for the national championship.
Hell, if Jason Back wasn't the worst offensive coordinator in the history of the planet, Michigan would probably be undefeated and ranked No. 1. Literally, if the Wolverines had the same offense they had last season, they would be 9-0.
All Beck and Whittingham had to do was not screw up the offense. Jay Hill would have done the rest. Instead, Whitingham is still coaching and thinking like a coach from the Big 12.
Regardless of how it's going to bother the donors who fund his salary and will determine whether or not he's back next season, it's so tone deaf. It's also embarassing. Michigan is nobody's underdog.
However, that shouldn't be a suprise. When it comes to Whittingham, that might be the best way to describe his tenure, which hopefully ends in three weeks: tone deaf.
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