Their 0-2 to start the College Football Season, what gives?
2007-09-14 03:54:28 · 18 answers · asked by Tony R 5 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
Lloyd Carr's inability to get the most out of his players. He has enough talent EVERY year to win a National Championship, yet they continually underachieve.
Their offense is LOADED, yet the only player to show up the past two weeks has been Mike Hart. He is amazing, and I feel bad that the rest of his teammates are playing like crap.
There are other reasons, such as the fact that Ron English still cannot figure out how to stop a running quarterback, even though he has let about 15 of them shred through his pathetic defense. Also the fact that there has been NO tackling in the secondary AT ALL.
I still think the main problem is Carr. His voice is just not working anymore. He needs to announce that he will step down, and then do it at the end of the year.
2007-09-14 04:19:26 · answer #1 · answered by wildcatjacks13 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, Michigan came apart in the second half against USC and it looks like they have never recovered. I don't know if anyone can explain why Michigan all of a sudden cannot execute, block, tackle, etc. I cannot remember a Michigan team looking this bad and I have watched college football for decades. It seems their critical weakness is lack of team speed and leadership. I mean where is the discipline on defense (i.e., staying with your assignments). The players are out in space most of the time. You usually look for your offensive center to adjust the line play, a linebacker to adjust the play for the front seven and a safety to handle the secondary plays. I wonder if these guys have a clue as to what to do.
2007-09-14 04:08:53 · answer #2 · answered by Zinger 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The general consensus is a lack of adaptability on the point of Coach Lloyd Carr.
Carr has one vision of what makes a good team and is unable to evolve that vision to meet the changing dynamic of the NCAA.
He prefers big, plodding, sure-tackling defenses which don't match up well with fast, pass happy, spread offenses.
His teams would match up well with top teams from the past, but not so well with the innovations that have created such parity in college ball. (And the reason this innovation has occurred is to beat "old school" coaches like Carr.)
Michigan is the winningest school in NCAA history. This "downfall" will only last a season or two. They'll get better, I guarantee it.
2007-09-14 04:04:43 · answer #3 · answered by Sparxmith 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A combination of factors.
1. Performance not meeting expectations. Look many "sports talking heads" picked Michigan in the top ten in the pre-season based on their offense. Their "Warmup" game against Appalachian State was supposed to be a cake walk, but UM's defense wasn't up to the task. Remember, AS was leading at the half after scoring 21 unanswered points. The offense made it close, but the defense couldn't hold it.
2. Games are won on the defensive side of the ball. Look at UM's second game. Oregon pushed around the smallish UM defense line, and bombed the UM secondary.
3. You have to win the ground game to win the air game. If your defensive line is getting pushed around, the opposing rushers can punch holes and eat up ground and the clock. Your secondary tries to compensate allowing holes in the backfield for opposing passers to throw too. In football, like life it's all connected.
4. Great offensive teams can play catch up. Good one's, Not so much. UM has a really nice offense, but it's not a GREAT offense. When their starting quarterback got replaced due to injury, his back up was a freshman who threw for 49 yards and a interception. So with the loss Henne, you lost someone with 4 years in the system to a guy who just got there. Not a good thing...
2007-09-14 04:14:27 · answer #4 · answered by sirttanaka 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They just don't have the team they once did, and good players like Henne, Hart, and Mannigham who are "good" aren't playing well either.
They have a good shot witha struggling ND team, who doesn't play that type of spread offense that hurt Michigan in the first two games.
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2007-09-14 04:03:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Poor planning
Slow players
Ineffective coaching
bad recruiting
Just the way it goes in college football sometimes. Remember #6 Auburn in 2003. Lost to USC at home then lost to GATech in Atlanta.
2007-09-14 04:01:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
As with many teams, they lost players that were the leaders and the backbone of the team.
2007-09-14 04:04:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They sure seem to have no speed in the secondary. No proof on my end but they just seem slow back there.
2007-09-14 05:04:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the spread offense> they can't cover a Qb that keen run and bad coaching
2007-09-14 04:47:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think losing prescott burgess, leon hall, lamarr woodly, and alan branch might have something to do with it. wait no it has everything to do with it. last years team was all about the defense and killing the run this year they can't stop anything.
2007-09-14 03:59:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋