It is one thing to lose. It is another thing entirely to be an embarrassment. And that is what this team has become this year. An embarrassment. To the school, the fans and to itself. A complete and abject embarrassment. Offense, defense and special teams. The whole thing. A Tim Brewster-like embarrassment, where the only thing to talk about after the game is whether the other coach showed poor sportsmanship by using his time outs to make you look bad. Are you kidding me? And make no mistake--the fault does not rest with the players. There are more than enough good, experienced and skilled players on this team for it to be competitive. No, the fault rests completely and solely with the coaches. Men who are paid incredible amounts to do one thing—field a competitive, Big 10 level team. They did it last year, but this year they are failing miserably. And there is no excuse. None. Everyone, and I mean everyone, is dealing with a changed world. And almost everyone is adapting and coping. Except these guys. And it is unacceptable. There are 5 games left. These coaches need to block out every distraction, every non-essential thing, and prepare their players to be competitive for each game left on the schedule. And they need to begin immediately. Otherwise, do the honorable thing--hand in your resignation and stop robbing the University of your paycheck. Because right now, that is what you are doing.
