Non-Conference Scheduling rumors

[smokymountainrain]

Texas was ranked when you guys played them last year?

Edit: I see that they were. BYU can take the credit for getting both their DC and Head Coach fired.

As the utes can and should take credit for getting Michigan's Head Coach fired.

[MarkGrace]

Soon Utah will be able to take credit for getting a coach fired too!

Quarterback Devin Gardner will be the first change for the Michigan Wolverines.

Coach Brady Hoke will be the second, and probably by December.

Athletic director Dave Brandon will be the next, and probably shortly after Hoke.

It’s time to start over at Michigan. There’s no “fixing it” in the middle of the season. Losing at home -- and being dominated at home -- by Utah signals the denouement, as I wrote earlier in the week. The end is near.

“Utah’s a good team -- tough, physical, well-coached,” a Pac-12 coach said Saturday afternoon, “but Michigan can’t lose at home to Utah. You’re Michigan.”

http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/travis-haney/post?id=3557

[Hot Lunch]

As the utes can and should take credit for getting Michigan's Head Coach fired.

It could be the straw that breoke the camels back. Only time will tell. We will see if it gets referenced similarly to the way all the national analysts have talked about Mack Brown's embarrassing loss to BYU. It seemed like every time the firing of Mack Brown was discussed, it was always started by talking about the embarrassing the loss in Provo was to that program. Well done. I was never a Mack Brown fan.

[Blueintheface]

It could be the straw that breoke the camels back. Only time will tell. We will see if it gets referenced similarly to the way all the national analysts have talked about Mack Brown's embarrassing loss to BYU. It seemed like every time the firing of Mack Brown was discussed, it was always started by talking about the embarrassing the loss in Provo was to that program. Well done. I was never a Mack Brown fan.

I was...when he was winning. (Texas is my distant 2nd team to BYU)

[Hot Lunch]

Soon Utah will be able to take credit for getting a coach fired too!


http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/trav...y/post?id=3557

I guess we can take credit for Rich Rod getting fired as well. He was done before he even began in Ann Arbor. Michigan can lose at home to Utah. It has happened twice now.

[Hot Lunch]

I was...when he was winning. (Texas is my distant 2nd team to BYU)

I enjoy watching Texas lose. I have something against teams and fan bases that think their S@*! don't stink.

[MarkGrace]

I guess we can take credit for Rich Rod getting fired as well. He was done before he even began in Ann Arbor. Michigan can lose at home to Utah. It has happened twice now.

And maybe Michigan's AD. That would be a clean trifecta!

[MartyFunkhouser]

How many PAC 12 stickers do you have on your car?

None.

[MartyFunkhouser]

And the Pac-12 is awful this year. So what?

You mean the 2nd best conference in the country, yep that is awful. They couldn't beat out the SEC, what a horrible conference.

[TripletDaddy]

BYU's wake of destruction isnt limited to coaches. BYU has also ended a few QBs careers, as well.

Sam Bradford
David Ash
Chuckie Keeton
Jake Heaps
etc.

[MarkGrace]

Michigan’s loss to Utah has started to create uncomfortable feelings in Ann Arbor. The season is not looking bright for the Wolverines, and the product on the field typically impacts recruiting directly.

Malzone mentioned that Jon Runyan Jr., Mike Weber and Brian Cole were all at the Utah game with him and they all got a chance to talk about their situation. Malzone seems confident that the group will stick together and most of the other commits feel the same.

But other schools will try to pry the commits from the Wolverines. Defensive back commit Garrett Taylor says he is fully committed but says schools have been using Michigan’s season against them in recruiting pitches.

“Other schools have been recruiting me lately. Some stuff about being a part of a winning program with the struggles Michigan has been going through, and that maybe Coach Hoke might not be there next year,” Taylor said.

http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/ncfrecruiting/on-the-trail/post/_/id/58958/recruits-react-to-michigans-woes

[Hot Lunch]

BYU's wake of destruction isnt limited to coaches. BYU has also ended a few QBs careers, as well.

Sam Bradford
David Ash
Chuckie Keeton
Jake Heaps
etc.

These guys have all played after their injuries vs. BYU. Injury smack is not good karma.

As for Jake Heaps, you hit the nail on the head with that one.

[TripletDaddy]

michigan invited important recruits to come to the Utah game? They were probably assuming it would be an easy/impressive win.

[MarkGrace]

There was a rock-bottom feeling about the 26-10 Utah loss, which ended at a mostly empty, waterlogged Michigan Stadium following a weather delay. Athletic director Dave Brandon repeatedly gave Hoke a vote of confidence before the season, but if the offense doesn't improve in Big Ten play, Hoke could be in serious trouble.

http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/107640/what-we-learned-in-the-big-ten-week-4-6

[The_Douger]

I'm glad to see B1G teams struggling. Many of those teams have gotten by on the rep from yesteryear too often.