A quick way to fix a struggling football team is to head to Ann Arbor, Michigan.
The Wolverines are now 0-3 this year while playing in the empty Big House and Michigan falls to 2-4 on the year after losing 27-17 to the, now 1-5, Penn State Nittany Lions. Saturday marked the first game that PSU was ahead at the half all year.
Game-in and game-out, the maize and blue continue to hinder themselves with careless turnovers, dropped passes, bad play calling, and anything else you can think of. This is not a good football team, nor do they attempt to play winning football.
We do know that Michigan has talent — you can go back thru the years of recruiting research to see that. But, they aren’t performing, and that’s what matters. It sounds like the Wolverines do a great job in practice, according to coaches, but the bottom line is what happens on Saturdays.
The performance this year is not acceptable at the University of Michigan. The coaches, alumni, fans, and players all expect bigger and better. It’s not acceptable to go to 3 OT against Rutgers, and then follow up losing to winless Penn State at home.
We can all hope that things will change with a flip up a switch, but that’s just wishful thinking. It all comes down to the coaches and players turning this football team around, and it starts Monday at practice.
Here are the three things that we learned after Saturday’s game.