Saving IVoyd

[Steve19]

The total meltdown taking place in the TSUN fanbase requires that we take immediate action to help save IVoyd from being fired. This loss to Nebraska is being received much worse than even losing to Ohio State, so we are really going to have to be creative.

I have been applying my mind to this development as most of you slept and I think I have an answer that TSUN supporters will buy.

Aliens.

Not the ones that get Californians so riled up but rather the Martian variety.

Why aliens? TSUN supporters aren't buying Carr's attempts to blame the officials or the circumstances of the game. He's blamed everything else and, after a little searching around, I couldn't think of anything on Earth he hasn't blamed for Michigan loss.

Then it hit me, aliens aren't on Earth. OK, you could say he probably has alluded to it before in a couple of press conferences, but he has never come out and said it.

So, it's aliens. But we need to be a lot more creative than that and then we need to find a way to sneak our strategy into the TSUN fan websites. Maybe we just find a very drunk TSUN supporter somewhere and take him out in a field where we flash some flashlights and make weird noises and tell him we're the aliens about to take him on our spaceship. You could let him get away then and well, I don't know, just get a reporter to take an interview just as he breaks out of the field. You get the idea.

I know it sounds far fetched, but TSUN supporters believed Michigan deserved a #3 rank earlier this year, so they will believe lots of stuff we wouldn't.

A special area we need to discuss is how the aliens got to the team. Alien referrees would be pretty consistent with Carr's thinking. Fans might be more likely to believe that Hermann is an alien. Anyway, we need to think about this and do something quick.

Carr's job depends on it and, when friends are in trouble, you gotta help 'em out.

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

uh...whatever.......#$%@ Michigan.

 

[ntd]

This is the least we could do...they did try to help us keep Coop afterall

 

[Steve19]

Saving IVoyd is in the spirit of Woody. I know, just let me explain.

Woody always told everyone to pay forward, because its so hard to pay back. Now, if you think about it, saving IVoyd does both. We pay them back for the Cooper years and we ensure that we keep reversing that horrible run in the future.

If Woody saw IVoyd drowning, he'd help out. OK, with a hose turned on full blast, but that's just a detail. He'd help.

Its paying back and paying forward. Think of the "alien explanation" as an opportunity to do something good for mankind. It's the right thing to do.

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

I found this article interesting.....

link

12/30/05

Officiating irks Carr
Friday, December 30, 2005

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SAN ANTONIO — Michigan coach Lloyd Carr was still seething yesterday morning about the Sun Belt Conference officiating crew that called the Wolverines’ 32-28 loss to Nebraska in the Alamo Bowl. The crew struggled with the replay system.

‘‘It was ludicrous," Carr said.

Asked if he could do anything about it, he said, ‘‘It’s too late. The commissioners, I’m sure, have a big voice in who officiates these games."
Carr’s discomfort stemmed from a number of plays, including the last one, when Michigan lateraled seven times and ended up at the Nebraska 13.

Cornhuskers players (and several photographers) poured onto the field when the ball was still alive, but Nebraska wasn’t penalized.

The bowl was the officiating crew’s first experience with instant replay, and there were a few early glitches in the system.

Carr was animated on the sideline in the first half when a possible Nebraska fumble wasn’t reviewed. The Cornhuskers eventually scored a touchdown.

Carr was upset again when he had to use a timeout in the third quarter to allow the officials enough time to consider a replay on a Nebraska touchdown, which was overruled after a review.

After the game, Carr vented a bit, saying college football could use a coaches’ challenge to correct obvious mistakes the officials might not consider. Carr said of a challenge: ‘‘It’s only fair."

— Detroit Free Press

 

[daddyphatsacs]

Carr is such a damn pussy. He always has an excuse for every loss. The OSU game was due to the Gonzalez play out of bounds.....Nebraska due to poor officiating. The fact of the matter is that you should never be in the position where one play can make or break a game. He's a shitty game day coach, and it's become quite evident over the past few seasons. I hope he sticks around, because when I see him waltzing the sidelines at Michigan, it reminds me of how much I hate that damn school.

 

[LightningRod]

The majority of the scUM fan base takes its cue from IVoyd. He is the ultimate Michigan Man. Nothing is ever the fault of the Michigan sideline. It's always somebody else's fault. Right on cue. And his athletic director is just like him, so don't expect anything to change soon in AA, which is good for the Buckeyes. Next season it will be Voyd. I had an interesting email from my good Michigan friend this morning. He came oh so close to apologizing for all the years of grief he gave me in the 1990s. He now knows what it was like to be living in the Cooper era - LOL!!! On live the Michigan Men.

There is one Michigan fan out there who does understand what it was all about. In his eyes, this is why the wolverines lost.

DAVETGC
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(12/29/05 1:25:00 am )
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Observations on the Alamo Bowl loss to Nebraska, 28-32! <hr> Observations on the Alamo Bowl loss to Nebraska, 28-32!

1—My first point needs to be real clear: Nebraska won this game because they had more desire to win it.

2—We had 6 red zones for 28 points, but Nebraska held us scoreless on two red zones including our last drive. Nebraska had 3 red zones for 17 points, but the last red zone was created off a Michigan turnover for the winning touchdown. Our offense turned the ball over twice in the last two possessions, and Nebraska capitalized for the winning score. Michigan has 7 points off two turnovers compared to 7 points for Nebraska off 3 turnovers including two late in the 4th quarter. Our defense didn’t finish and our offense didn’t finish; consequently, our team didn’t finish.

3—Henne was 21 of 43 for 262 yards, 3 TDs, 1 interception, 1 fumble, 4 sacks, and 38 net yards on 14 carries for a TD. Avant ended up with 8 catches for 90 yards, but a costly late fumble after a catch. Manningham had 3 catches for 37 yards and a TD. Ecker and Massey also caught TDs. Offense had 23 first downs, 395 net yards on 85 plays, but only 133 yards in net rushing. Hart managed 74 yards in 19 carries. We were 6 of 19 in 3rd and 4th down conversions, and held a 3:00 time of possession advantage that resulted in a 17 play advantage; however, we didn’t capitalize because of late turnovers.

4—Special Teams really look bad! Rivas missed a short field goal and the interception took us out of a field goal chance. Ryan kicks one out of bounds, and punts 7 times for a 34.4 yard average with virtually no hang time. We take an offside on the opening kickoff. Steve Breaston had 7 punt returns for 68 yards, and 4 kickoffs for 145 yards setting us up with great field position early in the game when we needed it after falling behind. His 213 yards in returns really helped. We have done a nice job negating their punt return game by Nunn and Grigsby until the last one that went for 27 yards. Nebraska kicks a field goal and hits their 2 point conversion to gain the special teams advantage in this game.

5—Our defense said before the game they were challenging themselves to finish the game, and didn’t meet the challenge. On the bright side, we did get 5 sacks. We did hold Nebraska to 15 first downs, and forced them into 8 punts. On the dark side, Taylor still passed for 3 TDs and a 2 point conversion, and didn’t flinch from throwing 2 interceptions, being sacked 5 times or being hit hard several times. Taylor ended up 14 of 31 for 167 yards, 4 or 17 in 3rd and 4th down conversions and 318 yards in total offense with 67 plays. Cory Ross gained 161 yards on 28 carries, and the Huskers netted 151 total yards. Terrence Nunn came through with 4 catches for 93 yards and 2 TDs.

Brandon Harrison has really had a poor first half allowing the missed tackle on Nunn to result in the 52 yard score, and taking the stupid late hit on Ross on their last drive. Leon Hall had a great game with the two interceptions.

We are still not getting the linebacker play we need to have a solid defense. How many times did you hear Chris Graham’s name called? I don’t know why John Thompson didn’t play more at WILL. I think David Harris played an excellent game at MIKE.

Our safety play is atrocious. We really need some help at these positions and/or a higher level of play from our current players. I think Hall is a solid corner, but all the other positions are really not very solid; some may consider these positions even weak.

I think it was good we played Nebraska since it showed our team how team defense needs to be played in relentless fashion. Our defense does not play for 60 minutes, and definitely takes plays off. Our defense does not tackle well, and takes poor angles in the open field.

6—Nebraska’s defense won the game for them forcing two late turnovers. We were not able to establish any running game, and we took four sacks and they forced 3 turnovers. They stopped us cold in two red zones, and thwarted another scoring opportunity with an interception. I was very impressed with Bowman. Actually, in the second quarter, the interference call in the end zone on Avant ended up as a great play for Nebraska because it turned a sure touchdown into zero points after Rivas missed the field goal.

7—Yes, I’d agree that it was the worst NCAA Division I game I’ve ever seen officiated. The officials were pathetic, and the Sunbelt crew should never be allowed to officiate games out of their league. The final play of the game showed how out of control they were. The initial TD call on the pass to Nunn that was overturned showed the official had the perfect angle so the review should have never been necessary. We were forced to use our second half time outs to force reviews when the technology was there. They also didn’t review the first half fumble by Ross that we recovered.

8—On the player participation, it was too bad that Jerome Jackson and Tim Massquoi couldn’t play due to injuries so Hart, Grady and Bradley had to shoulder the load at running back and Ecker and Massey at tight end. It is also too bad that Arrington, Martin and Germany didn’t travel with the team because of unspecified violations.

We didn’t miss Arrington because Bass did a nice job, and Martin wouldn’t have played anyways because of his fumble issues. Germany was redshirting anyways and a non-factor for playing time.

We sure took some dumb penalties: two facemasks by Watson and Mason, a hold by Lentz, not being on the line of scrimmage by Long, Harrison’s late hit. Nebraska also took some dumb penalties, 9 for 76 yards.

Another note, Gabe Watson didn’t start his final game as a Wolverine; Branch started at Nose Tackle and Woods started at Defensive End. Tim Jamison and Rondell Biggs did a nice job off the bench. Morgan Trent didn’t play in the backfield in the game. I wonder why as he played in all 11 previous games.

9—Lloyd Carr and staff were outcoached by Bill Callahan and staff, and Nebraska deserved and earned the win; it is better to finish 8-4 than 7-5. Carr is now 0-2 in the Alamo, and Nebraska is 5-0. We are now 7-7 in our last 14 games, and virtually every loss has been an inability to finish games.

The play call early to isolate Nunn on Harrison worked to give them the lead, and the 4th quarter showed poise and confidence on the Cornhuskers part to finish with swagger. The Michigan players started their swagger with 11 minutes to go, and didn’t finish with swagger.

 

[ShakerBuck]

shouldn't that title be changed to (L)Voyd or something to signify 5 "L"s as opposed to 4 (IV)....after all he has earned it

 

[SanAntonioBuck]

The bowl was the officiating crew’s first experience with instant replay, and there were a few early glitches in the system. The Sun Belt officials should been practicing different scenarios, prior to the game. So, they could feel comfortable with the instant replay system. Those guys were partying on the Riverwalk! But, with this said, scUM & LLLLLoyd still suck!

 

[Zurp]

shouldn't that title be changed to (L)Voyd or something to signify 5 "L"s as opposed to 4 (IV)....after all he has earned it

Do the number of L's in his name reflect the number of losses to tOSU in the Tressel era, or the number of L's he gets in the season? I'd always been led to believe he was Llloyd because he was sure to get three losses every year.

 

[rocketman]

Ok, I got it. Alien bodysnatchers abducted Carr's assistant coaches and replaces them with clones....EVIL clones. Their sole purpose is to undermine Carr's gameplan by secrectly sending in the wrong play on critical downs. Ever wonder why they use 3 dummy signal callers? That 3rd guy isn't supposed to be there, and Malone...or I should say the EVIL Malone put him there and told the offense to look at him. Why else would they want Henne to air it out when they had an 11 point lead and 5 minutes left in the game. EVIL Hermann is just plain incompetant...moreso than the good Hermann.

 

[JXC]

Do the number of L's in his name reflect the number of losses to tOSU in the Tressel era, or the number of L's he gets in the season? I'd always been led to believe he was Llloyd because he was sure to get three losses every year.

LLLoyd was 3 loss LLoyd.

I think that's how it started. I think it really blew up last year, because they were 9-1 going into The Game...and I, along with a lot of other people, were saying "3 loss Lloyd" HAD to lose to the Buckeyes and the Bowl game, because they always lose 3 games...and they did. They still lost 3 this year...the other 2 are just a bonus.

 

[Steve19]

shouldn't that title be changed to (L)Voyd or something to signify 5 "L"s as opposed to 4 (IV)....after all he has earned it

Jonathan is right. He was three loss LLLoyd, which signified his normal three losses and his three losses to Tressel.

I have proposed that we call him IVoid, which celebrates his four memorable losses to Tressel and the void that is beginning to fill the space where his career once stood.

Next year, he can become VLoyd, because once we beat him his career will enter the virtual world, just waiting for someone to pull the plug!

 

[Steve19]

Now, let's focus our mind on helping IVoid.

Rock3t, there's some real advantages to your suggestion. For instance, IVoid is then blameless about hiring incompetent assistance coaches. He hired good ones, it's the aliens that took them away.

Bad news is that, if the Wolverweenies buy into the concept, they may do away with the coaching staff because they are aliens, which is not necessarily good for us because there may be some Moeller-style turncoat out there who might try to clear up the train wreck after IVoid and the team depart.

What about alien mind control? They're ok but aliens are controlling their minds? We could get all of the Wolverweenies to wear aluminum foil on their heads when they attend games, coaches, players and fans alike. They might buy into that.




Like you say, Rock3t, what human with even five year old intelligence would be airing the ball with five minutes left and an 11 point lead? But will they buy that IVoid ever had a five-year old's intelligence?

The complexity just overwhelms me. IVoid may just have to be in deep doo-doo unless we can help him. :tongue2:

 

[Deety]

Uh, oh, Steve. You seem to be losing your mind.

Can I help?