Michigan-Toledo: Grading the Worst Loss in Wolverines' History

This is where the linebackers should be able to step up and shut down opposing offenses, but the Wolverines linebackers are terrible.

Obi Ezeh is never going to make it in the NFL, and John Thompson hasn't continued to redeem himself in the Prescott Burgess mold the way I had hoped he would after the Wisconsin game.

Sure, the defense gave up just six points, which should've been nine if it wasn't for a missed chip shot by the Toledo kicker, but Aaron Opelt was 33-for-50 and 257 yards and wide receivers were open all day.

After five games you would think Michigan could figure out how to stop a Toledo offense that is one of the worst in the country.

Grade: D-

Special Teams

K.C. Lopata can rot in hell for all I care from this point forward. He not only missed the game-tying field goal from 26 yards, but he missed it really badly.

My friends are used to me ripping on Michigan kickers, but Lopata takes the cake.

He's worse than Phillip Brabbs, and I know how most Michigan fans feel about hearing that name. So yeah Lopata, you're worse than Brabbs.

For once our returners didn't fumble the ball, which was a pleasant surprise.

Zoltan Mesko seems to be getting better and better ever since I called him out a couple weeks ago. He's the only person that brings me joy when watching games, which is really sad because he's just a punter.

But still, four out of five punts were inside the 20, and he had two over 60 yards long. He can be credited for Toledo only scoring six points seeing how the Rockets were faced with long fields all day.

Grade: C (only because of Mesko)

Coaching

I'm still not going to be one of those fans calling for Rich Rodriguez's head, but come on RichRod. You're not making it easy to defend you anymore and hold out hope for the future.

No matter how much I hated Lloyd Carr, he never lost to a MAC team.

Michigan better have one of the quickest turnarounds in history if RichRod doesn't want to be run out of town.

I bet there are already for sale signs on his front yard.

I know he's embarrassed, and he should be. I certainly am. I was walking around Chicago after the game with my hat still on, and I got all the trash talk from opposing fans and laughed at for being a Michigan fan.

He called his team soft after losing to Illinois. What are they now? Pillsbury Dough Boys?

It's even more embarrassing that he called them soft and that's how they responded—by laying an egg against Toledo. Bowl streak: gone.

Grade: F

Final Thoughts

If I wanted to take a high-powered drill to my temple after last week, can you imagine what I want to do now?

It involves myself, duct tape, and a nuclear warhead. Yeah, I want to go suicide bomber on everyone.

Overall Grade: F

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