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Freshman Orientation: Tate Forcier and Matt Barkley take different roads but on similar path
Two freshman quarterbacks happen to be starting at the two colleges I have attended. Tate Forcier at Michigan–the school with the better academic curriculum, in a far nicer city, with exponentially better fans–and Matt Barkley at USC–the school with the nicer weather, better football team for the past 20 years, and much hotter females. In [...]
Michigan Football Construction Delayed Due To Ineptitude
Bill Cosby used to tell the story about how with his mother “sick” was always followed by “and tired.” He comedically explained about the one time how he came home and his mother said, “I’m just sick,” to which he naively replied “and tired.” “Worst beating I ever got in my life,” said Cosby. Well [...]
Highlights Show Wolverine Football is Back . . . Maybe
I am not at the point of saying that “Michigan is BACK!” but they are sure on the right road and heading in the right direction. The plan was always to give Rich-Rod three years to get his guys and his system in place in Ann Arbor, and we are starting to see what that will look like even now. No more 350 pound slow offensive linemen. No large lumbering quarterback. No more 3 runs and a cloud of dust. This is, or at least will be, a new brand of Michigan football and the diehard Michigan fans will come on board . . . soon. Here are some “highlights” of the first half of year 2 in the Michigan transformation.
Growing Pains: Sharing the Laughter and Loss
Tate giveth, and Tate taketh away. Michigan’s freshman quarterback Tate Forcier had a rough night in Iowa City during Saturday’s 30-28 loss. His stat line might leave you cringing: 8-19, 94 yards, INT; 8 carries, 24 yards and a fumble. On some of his eight completions he merely tossed the ball up and his receivers [...]
