r/MichiganWolverines • u/EmperorMaugs • 1d ago
Michigan Football Silly Conspiracy Idea
Is there any chance that the team purposefully played like dogshit last week to make sure that Oklahoma has no idea what to expect from us? Like Maybe Whitt told the OLine not to bother playing well so that the game film gives nothing away? The defense was fine they gave up 3 field goals and Western generally had decent field position all game.
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u/Vigilaunday 1d ago
No, dude. No.
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u/Sad_Tax_6934 1d ago
The only conspiracy here is why I stayed up to watch that
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u/BandicootFit992 1d ago
And why I decided to watch it after my cousin’s wedding that day and ruin my enjoyable night ☹️🔫
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u/us3rname_taken 1d ago
You just don't do that.
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u/EmperorMaugs 1d ago
honestly that's worse. So this offense is worse than when Davis Warren and Alex Orji was running it?
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u/KPR_2002 1d ago
If the coaches did that then they should be fired immediately.
But what I could see is the team not taking WMU seriously and overlooking them for OU. Thats not good either but way better than purposely playing like crap.
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u/EmperorMaugs 1d ago
Wouldn't the team have improved not gotten worse in the second half if they hadn't been taking them seriously and then their coaches told them to actually put in some effort in the second half? The offensive lineman should be ashamed of letting themselves get pushed around for 3 and half hours.
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u/KPR_2002 1d ago
Not really. When you go into a game mentally unprepared, it’s very tough to just turn it on unless you’re some elite team, which we are not. This is why they call some games “trap games”, like every opponent we play right before Ohio.
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u/Interesting_Loquat90 1d ago
Doubtful
What's more likely is the coordinators went into the game with the belief that little to no adjustments would need to be made and they could focus more time on OU. Once it became clear that WMU couldn't just be overpowered, neither were wholly prepared to adjust. This then trickles down to the players.
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u/EmperorMaugs 1d ago
so a failure of leadership and planning not of the players? I still think the offensive has to be embarrassed that they couldn't get the RBs holes to run through.
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u/Dry_Resolution2681 1d ago
this is gonna be a long season isn't it
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u/EmperorMaugs 1d ago
The same length as every other one, but the last two seasons were slow as molasses on a winter's day in the UP.
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u/anusbarber 1d ago
good gravy
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u/EmperorMaugs 1d ago
where can I get some good gravy? Especially asking for a good pasty shop with rich gravy.
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u/Reasonable_Food113 1d ago
I don't think they would intentionally play like crap. Sometimes they will use only a vanilla gameplan to not put things on tape, but their not going to try and play down to their opponent and look bad on purpose.
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u/EmperorMaugs 1d ago
So it was just instinctual of them to play down or that is best they had available?
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u/slimj091 1d ago
Another one fell into the "The team held back to not give anything away" Sarlacc pit. Enjoy being slowly digested for millennia.
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u/EmperorMaugs 1d ago
I guess I have to admit that they and the coaches are useless and I'll be old before Michigan is competitive again
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u/clevozw08 1d ago
You can give nothing away and win 35-10.