Wow! From #5 in the polls to being unranked, well done Big Blue, well done! I didn't think such a move was even possible, well then again I didn't think that it was possible for an Appalachian State to win in the Big House. Now, the question that is going to be raised, especially among Michigan fans, is should coach Lloyd Carr be fired for running a senior laden team with national championship aspirations into the ground?
Of course! It's sad it takes the biggest upset in college football history, maybe even in all of college athletics, to realize that you have an uninspiring coach for a program that expects to win a national championship on a regular basis. When was the last time that Michigan won a national title? Guesses anyone? 1997, and it was a shared national championship because the BCS system didn't start until the next year. It is difficult to win a national title in college ball, but to have 110,000 fans cheering you on, you should be able to blow out a 1-AA school from Boone, North Carolina. Come on Coach Carr! You're paid big money to at least beat the small, "we'll come get slaughtered for a fat check" schools. Hey, Kansas even beat Appalachian State!
Oh, and another reason Carr should be shown the door: THE Ohio State. Enough said.
For the people a) from Appalachian State b) who can't stand Michigan, congrats! Don't get too comfortable though, Michigan will be back. Football is life in Ann Arbor, and it will be back to fine form soon.
For the poor Michigan fans, students and alumni, I hope you're awake now. A couple of decent seasons look so distant now, huh? Carr has to go; it's like an old forest that needs to be burned to the ground to regenerate life. The lightning has struck and it's time to let the fire burn.
Next on the chopping block: Charlie Weis, NFL genius/college hack job. Maybe you need to start looking for a job in the NFL.