What Michigan Football Can't Do

So I was in attendance for that monstrosity on Saturday. In my preview, I was worried about this game being like the Purdue game last year.

I was right except for the fact Michigan laid down after the double touchdown video reversals. (I haven't seen the video but being at the game and seeing both on the big screen, I thought both calls were horse crap).

Michigan will be lucky to be 6-6 this year, and after going 4-0, that will be a nice 2-6 finish. Talk about a "hot" team, huh?

Even if Michigan does beat Purdue and gets to six wins, I'm not sure the Wolverines deserve an invite to a bowl game.

After walking out of the stadium, a Michigan fan who was walking in front of us was asked by a guy smoking where he was going? He said, "both teams suck and mine sucks worse".

So I have been going back and forth on what to write and that statement starting me thinking about all the things these Wolverines lack to do. So here is my list of what the current 2009 Wolverines can't do.

Michigan Football Can't ...

• Win on the road
• Play in the rain
• Play in the cold
• Game plan on either side of the ball
• Keep a lead
• Catch a break from the video referee
• Beat teams worse then them in the Big Ten (mostly on the road)
• Play consistent offense after the 1st drive
• Stop giving up big plays on defense
• Tackle from the safety position
• Stop fumbling from the QB position
• Pass protect
• Catch the ball to keep a drive going
• Find anyone on scholarship to play safety

How is any football team able to win with all those "cant's"?

It's not possible.

I blame Lloyd Carr for his past recruiting classes and I blame Rich Rodriguez and Greg Robinson. Michigan needs to win these type of games. Nobody is expecting an 11-win year, but we do expect to beat a team that would have trouble scoring 38 points by themselves in practice.

The state of the Wolverines is not very good and Brandon Graham, Carlos Brown, Brandon Minor, and Zoltan Mesko deserve better.

Michigan has three games to save this season and really only one is winnable. This story hasn't ended, but the fat lady is moving towards the microphone.