If I was betting person, which I am not, I would stake at least twenty dollars on the fact that the Michigan football season could not end any worse than the end of last season.
This off-season has provided a brief resolve from all the controversy that surrounded the Wolverines after the dismissal of Sherrone Moore. Kyle Whittingham has already brought off-seasonsome of the stability that the Michigan alumni would hope he would provide. Even still, there have been plenty of criticizing remarks from outward voices saying that Bryce Underwood is not the guy to lead this team to a successful season.
Is it warranted? Is it easier to criticize a quarterback when he has only one college football season under his belt? In simpler words, yes. There, of course, is a lot to prove.
Not to prove to the national college football media. But to the legion of Wolverine fans that still sit on the edge of their seat with anticipation for a good Michigan team, a legion of fans still reveling from a national championship in basketball, but still desperate for success in the football world.
It’s not realistic to think that the Wolverines will vie for a national title, no matter what people say. In any realistic way, can the Wolverines sit comfortably with any team that made it to the college football playoffs last season? No. Stop it before you’re even ahead of that conversation.
What are realistic expectations for Michigan football this season?
Can the Wolverines be credible in the Big Ten? Maybe. They once dominated the conference and adorned themselves with plenty of brass to prove it. So, it could be realistic that they can compete in the conference once again. While there has been upheaval on this team and a new head coach is at the helm, it is okay to have at least that expectation.
The criticism from far away and close to Underwood can be taken with a grain of salt. There is no guarantee that he is not good enough and there is no guarantee that he is. There is also no guarantee that the Wolverines will beat Western Michigan or beat Oklahoma in their first two games. Nothing about this upcoming season will be a guarantee. Even if Michigan fans, in their heart of hearts, want it to be.
It’s only June. The season doesn’t start until September. That gives plenty more opportunities for people to continue to pick apart what Michigan should be and not be. Or what Bryce Underwood will be or not be. But again, it’s only June.
A sure bet is that the criticism will only continue throughout the summer but as we all know, life goes on.
There is nothing to prove yet.
IT’S ONLY JUNE.
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