College football Week 2 grades: Michigan the butt of jokes

Year 4 of the college football report card got off to a rousing start last week with promises of shenanigans and tomfoolery throughout the year.

The same goes for grading from last season: High marks will only be given to the spectacular, and failing grades have no chance of being reversed.

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Last week’s top marks went to the return of college football, and failing grades went to whoever was running Minnesota’s fireworks display, which went off at the end of the game against North Carolina after a missed field goal.

Here is the Week 2 analysis of how fans, teams, players, and coaches fared:

Trolling of the defending national champions

Michigan finally won a national championship last season, nearly three decades after their last title triumph. Fans who wear maize and blue remind people every chance they get by talking about it ad nauseam, like the new season hasn’t started, because it will soothe the sting of what’s likely to come. This isn’t Georgia, Alabama, or any other handful of programs that reload with talent like it’s no one’s business. That’s especially true at the quarterback position.

But it starts with Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore, who, for some reason, wanted to reassure people about his job status after nine months at the helm.

“I am committed to Michigan, they’re committed to me. I am getting paid, and I am on contract.” Moore said about reports he was working without a signed contract.

Glad to hear that the checks are clearing in Ann Arbor, considering fans are already calling for his job.

The internet, which remains undefeated, couldn’t wait to pounce on the Wolverines’ misfortune after they got run off their own field against Texas.

For most of the afternoon, a combination of hashtags were trending on social media which didn’t paint a flattering…


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Publish date : 2024-09-08 10:30:47

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