The Michigan Wolverines being 5-5, 2-5 in the Big Ten, seem to be the least of this season’s actual troubles. Sometimes used but not always relegated to a team’s lackluster season, the word uninspired seems relevant.
The Wolverines may be playing some of the most uninspired football in the country. And what makes matters worse, is that there seems to be no quick remedy for the current situation. For a moment in the season, Tommy Carr seemed to be a bright spot for the team, but perhaps it is youth, or perhaps it is the lack of offensive innovation that hampered his efforts. Firing the offensive coordinator wasn’t much of a remedy, but now more reeks of desperation to inject life into a lost season.
Kyle Whittingham was supposed to bring stability to a program that had lost its way over the past few seasons, but now it seems even Whittingham is not the right guy for Michigan either. So that raises the question: is there a deeper issue at play here? Is there something that is embedded in the DNA of this program that desperately needs to be destroyed?
The Wolverines are in the midst of an uninspired season
At its core, Michigan has a storied history that rivals any program’s history. Something about when the leaves begin to turn and the air gets crisper; the Wolverines have always been interconnected with that turn. But now it appears that Michigan football wants to run from its own humble beginnings. Maybe it’s the current state of college football or the anticipation of things that never fully come to fruition, but the Wolverines have clearly lost their way.
Only two weeks away from one of the most anticipated games of the season, a game against Ohio State, the Michigan Wolverines don’t seem like a team ready to meet the game’s historic allure. While the Ohio State Buckeyes have had their own troubles this year, theirs don't even rival those of Michigan’s. The Wolverines are reeling, and a game against their bitter rivals may do nothing to ease the turbulence of the fan base.
Often, that game after Thanksgiving feels like the culmination of the Wolverines’ year. What it was. What it wasn’t. This year, it may be a cold, hard, stomach-churning reality.
The quarterback position is still beckoning more questions than answers. The offense continues to leave much to be desired. The defense is wearing down from carrying the team for most of the year. The head coach looks like he’s seeking an exit plan, and the AD’s tenure couldn’t be over fast enough.
Michigan football desperately needs to find out who it wants to be.
What the Wolverines currently are, is perhaps the worst footnote in the programs’ long history.
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