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per Blount:
The phrase perfectly expressed the mind-set of Michigan football fans in 2011, encapsulating all their pent-up frustration and wounded pride in six succinct words. “This is Michigan, for God’s sake,” coach Brady Hoke thundered at his introductory news conference, incredulous that someone would ask whether the job he had just taken should still be considered an elite one.
Hoke’s impromptu motto became a battle cry for those yearning to reclaim the glory days of the winningest program in college football. But change the punctuation a bit, and those words now summarize the discontent with a team still mired in a decade-long downturn. As the Wolverines stumble into Saturday’s Big Ten opener against the Gophers, a 2-2 start — including a 31-0 drubbing by Notre Dame and a lackluster home loss to Utah last week — has prompted fans to wail: “This is Michigan? For God’s sake!”
Empty seats have begun to show at Michigan Stadium, where the Wolverines have slashed ticket prices to keep alive a 39-year streak of 100,000 or more fans at every game. In a short-lived promotion last week, two tickets for Saturday’s game were free with the purchase of two Cokes at campus stores. Michigan has risen to the No. 1 spot in USA Today’s “Misery Index,” which measures the angst level of fans, and Hoke’s Wikipedia page was altered last week to say he had been fired.
http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/277164261.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
Go Gophers!!
The phrase perfectly expressed the mind-set of Michigan football fans in 2011, encapsulating all their pent-up frustration and wounded pride in six succinct words. “This is Michigan, for God’s sake,” coach Brady Hoke thundered at his introductory news conference, incredulous that someone would ask whether the job he had just taken should still be considered an elite one.
Hoke’s impromptu motto became a battle cry for those yearning to reclaim the glory days of the winningest program in college football. But change the punctuation a bit, and those words now summarize the discontent with a team still mired in a decade-long downturn. As the Wolverines stumble into Saturday’s Big Ten opener against the Gophers, a 2-2 start — including a 31-0 drubbing by Notre Dame and a lackluster home loss to Utah last week — has prompted fans to wail: “This is Michigan? For God’s sake!”
Empty seats have begun to show at Michigan Stadium, where the Wolverines have slashed ticket prices to keep alive a 39-year streak of 100,000 or more fans at every game. In a short-lived promotion last week, two tickets for Saturday’s game were free with the purchase of two Cokes at campus stores. Michigan has risen to the No. 1 spot in USA Today’s “Misery Index,” which measures the angst level of fans, and Hoke’s Wikipedia page was altered last week to say he had been fired.
http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/277164261.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
Go Gophers!!
