You have to look hard to find Michigan's improvement; Mark Dantonio, MSU make case for the BCS and more

Posted on Tue, Nov 30, 2010 : 7:02 a.m.

You have to look hard to find Michigan's improvement; Mark Dantonio, MSU make case for the BCS and more

By Kaleb Roedel

Michigan defensive coordinator Greg Robinson does his best to keep his defense fired up after Ohio State put the ball inside the 10-yard-line during third quarter action of OSU's 37-7 win Saturday.

Lon Horwedel | AnnArbor.com

For the Detroit Free Press' Mark Snyder, the best sign of progress for the Michigan football team was "U-M was able to win the close games this year, a major problem the previous two years.

However, he adds: "But that can be framed again: against lesser competition, should they even be that close?

In the five losses, all to upper-division Big Ten teams, Michigan couldn't claim to be competitive, which at least occurred occasionally in 2009."

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Comments

coldtoes

Wed, Dec 1, 2010 : 5:17 a.m.

Spud,,,focus on the topic,,,,,,,your pc might have a virus that makes you jump from msu basketball blogs over to um football topics,,,,, might want to check your firewall settings.

3 And Out

Tue, Nov 30, 2010 : 6:06 p.m.

Would anyone like to take a shot at photoshopping the stuffed wolverine/beaver/whatever it was in GERG's hands in the pic above? Or better yet, how about RR's 335 defensive playbook and coaching roster than GERG has been forced to use? Or perhaps Scott Shafer's dismissal letter may fit in GERG's hands which he can use for reference to what a Fall Guy is.

58-44-6

Tue, Nov 30, 2010 : 2:29 p.m.

We need to hire Jeff Casteel, him and Rodriguez were dynamite at WVU...We need a new defensive scheme and coordinater, I think we can have an average defense next year (24 points a game) and the best offense in the history of mankind, and then... Michigan 77 Western Michigan 3- Way overmatched Michigan 45 Notre Dame 31- to slow on defense Michigan 87 Eastern Michigan 0- no comment Michigan 52 San Diego State 24- overmatched Michigan 66 Minnesota 14- overmatched Michigan 45 Northwestern 17- to small on defense Michigan 41 Michigan State 24- lose 11 starters Michigan 59 Purdue 6- overmatched Michigan 38 Iowa 17- lose to many starters Michigan 45 Illinois 24- could be tough Michigan 35 Nebraska 31- by late in the year we are a well oiled machine Michigan 38 Ohio State 31- lose to many starters Michigan 41 Ohio State 34 ( Big Ten Championship) Michigan 41 Alabama 27 - razzle dazzle em I have never seen a Offense with this many underclassmen and a first year Quarterback average 500 yards a game, next years offense will be incredible... Ohio State loses 7 starters on defense Be patient my babies...

NoBowl4Blue

Tue, Nov 30, 2010 : 12:17 p.m.

Theo's king is a loser and every loser has 1 or 2 supporters.

Forever27

Tue, Nov 30, 2010 : 8:28 a.m.

Wow, it's so surprising that Snyder put a negative spin on what could have been a productive article. Is there anything he writes that puts Michigan in a positive light?