Dad - we can talk now

It's been 5 days since the Michigan loss to Apple State, and I'm finally over it. I literally haven't spoken to my Dad since about the time Michigan scored to take the lead late in that game on Saturday. Dad - we can talk now.

Some truths: 1. Michigan Football matters - otherwise this would just be another college upset in a game where upsets happen weekly - not the BIGGEST UPSET EVER, as some "journalists" are claiming. 2. Michigan's defense is really bad. I started naming off their top playmakers from last year - they're all gone. This is not a surprise, but we like to pretend a flashy offense will always carry the day. 3. Chad Henne is only as good as his line and receivers - who were not very good. He is not a "get on my back I'll take us to the promised land" type of QB. 4. Mike Hart is a freak - he almost brought them back double-leggedly (get it?).

On Sunday, I forced myself to wear a Michigan t-shirt, to somehow prove I'm not a fair-weather fan. Granted, out here in Utah it's easier to avoid ridicule because not that many people care. Here, a big college football matchup is BYU-Wyoming. So...

Michigan dropped from #5 in the polls to OUT of the polls. Who does this reflect more on: A) The team; or B) The idiot, reactionary pollsters who ranked them too high in the first place, then dropped them out to try and somehow prove a point? (B).

Reflecting on all of this, I'm glad to be a Michigan fan because they matter, and they're generally better than average. They don't have losing seasons (Sparty) and they don't have barbarians for fans (Bucknuts). Although, that losing season part may be in Jeopardy!

"Obvious Sports Takes for $500, Alex."
"Michigan may risk a losing season if they don't patch up their THIS..."
"What is their slow-to-react defense against spread offenses, which is the same thing they've struggled with for, oh, 8 years or so?"
"That is correct."

Update

Fiddler's Elbow: great place to watch football.

Michigan's football team: embarrassed by a j.v. squad. This one takes the wind out of the entire season's sails.

The Prediction

Michigan 49 Appalachian State 17

Thanks to my lack of DirecTV, I'm off to an establishment called "The Fiddler's Elbow" to watch the game. Mountain Time Zone + Utah bars open at 11am = not good for college football watching. Alas...