Michigan - Get Well Soon!

I implore the Michigan athletic administration to find a remedy for the Michigan football program ... quick.

THE Game has lost something in the 7-0 run Jim Tressel has put on the Wolverines in the past seven years. I've lost the nervousness in the pit of my stomach that comes just before kickoff. I no longer spend the week worrying about the outcome. The Vegas line has been ridiculous over the past several years, indicating that even the book-makers see no drama in the outcome.

I miss the drama.

And frankly, the mediocre football program that has become Michigan football does nothing to benefit the Big Ten or the Buckeyes in particular. Strength of schedule does matter in the current BCS math. Sure, Michigan is bowl eligible this season ... and while that is an improvement, 6 wins is nothing to brag about. Six wins does nothing to bolster the reputation of the Big Ten as "big, slow, and good-but-not-great" as conferences go.

Gordon Gee might even be including Michigan football in the "little sisters of the poor" soon if nothing is done.

I think the conclusion that should be made by the Michigan administration is that the Big East brand of football has no place in the Midwest (listening Notre Dame?) and that the spread can be defeated. Sure, Denard Robinson is a phenom, but he can't hold up against the 300+ pound linemen of Wisconsin, the hard-hitting secondary of the Buckeyes, or the chill in the air that is Big Ten football in October and November. I'll be surprised if Robinson can walk when he's 50 having taken this year of punishment alone. And as for his NFL future, he's not the quintessential NFL QB. He throws a nice ball, but he stands little chance of surviving the pounding in the NFL when he can barely finish a game in the Big Ten.

I miss the years of Bo followed by Lloyd Carr. The games were exciting, competitive, and meant something. The winner often won the Big Ten championship and went on to the Rose Bowl. I miss the feeling in the pitt of my stomach prior to kickoff. I miss the drama and the build-up to THE Game.

Michigan ... do something!

GO BUCKS from JennyBucks!