Today we've got a hearty plate full of juicy red meat from the Great Lakes State.
Pretty much the entire Big Ten, if not the nation, was smirking at Michigan's 2008 football season. For years, the Wolverines were the arrogant, cocky sons-a-bitches who lived off the 1997 half-ional championship. But last season was our time to revel, as Michigan stumbled, if not nose-dived their way to a 3-9 finish.
Penn State fans know (unfortunately all too well) what it's like to suffer a losing season. You spend the entire offseason reasoning why the team was so bad, how bad it could get next season, and why it can't possibly be that bad again.
I give you the Michigan fanbase, 2009.
We'll start off with the appetizer from Maize 'n Blue Nation.
"Michigan football, I hate to say it, is stuck in reverse gear right now. And try as he may, the best Rodriguez is going to be able to do this year is try and get us into neutral. Six wins and six losses is where I see this season ending. Michigan will reluctantly turn down a courtesy bid to play in the Motor City bowl...because a second loss to a MAC school in one season is just not good for any BCS conference team.
Two straight losses to Penn State and Michigan State and Notre Dame...and an unthinkable 6th loss in a row to OSU is too much for this blogger to handle. My heart hurts just thinking about it. But that's the reality that we all need to start accepting for this season. It's going to suck."
It's pretty clear that MBN is preparing themselves for another down season. That's pretty smart, because there's nothing worse than creating a false sense of hope after a terrible season. Although, I think MBN is being a bit drastic with the "stuck in reverse" comment.
As much as I don't want to admit it, Rich Rod should have this program back in the top three soon enough. He won a lot of high-profile bowl games at West Virginia, which means he could certainly do it in Ann Arbor.
We move on to a little something to cleanse the palette from Varsity Blue. All the Big Ten recruiting action has prompted a redux of the class rankings. Penn State jumped to the top, for now; so what does VB have to say about it?
"The Nittany Lions grab Robert Bolden and pass Michigan (even though he’s overrated)."
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