Top Down- A Retrospect on a Decade of UM: pt 1

I'm not going to pretend that I know all about Michigan Football there is to know. I'm not even gonna act like I know all there is to know about Michigan football since birth. I wasn't born blue, I was adopted by BLUE. Blue helped me escape. BLUE has been there for me and i have been there for BLUE. For the next few days I'll give my personal look back at some of the names and faces of Michigan Football for me.

YOU'RE MY BOY BLUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Coaching-To train or tutor or to act as a trainer or tutor.


I want to say this first, I am fully behind Rich Rodriguez, I am a firm believer in he is the right man for the job. I am 99% confident in his decision making(Sheridan playing at all loses him 1%). However, up until this season I have only known one coach for the boys in blue. 12 years of Lloyd Carr. Don't remember much about the Moeller years, this might be a good thing. About 64% of my life has been devoted to this one man. A groomed "Michigan Man" heir to the throne that Moeller kept warm after the departure of Bo. Lloyd did so much for this program. He brought us back to prominence after decades of staying out of the national spotlight. He was a gun from the old west. He was a fiery and tenacious coach and his teams followed suit. Then something happened.....the team loss hunger, the team lost focus, the team became OVERRATED year in and year out. Why Lloyd, why? Why did you force us to do the unthinkable. It still pains me to think of 2000 w/ losses to UCLA, Purdue and NW; and 01' going down to the Huskies....Oregon in 03 and the Horror of last year. Lloyd these are games that derailed title seasons. We had the parts in place, we had the stars aligned, we just couldn't get the result. The game sort of left you behind. Not far enough behind, but where 8-4 would not cut it anymore. Some spoiled brats we are.....

You gave us 12 years of your life and we thank you. You gave us many memories or what we are. You made us earn back our respect, Michigan rose to the challenge and we will rise once again. Your steady hands molded us into something great again. I just wish we could've found another way to handle the end of the long road. We hold thy near Lloyd........help guide us. I miss seeing Lloyd on the sidelines. I miss his scowl and his one word half time interviews, I miss the only coach I've ever really known.