Michigan athletics

Alexandre
Mon, 07 Jan 2013 02:46:41 +0000

This year went as expected so far. Our football team ended with a slightly disappointing 8-5 record, but given the quality of the 5 teams we lost to (they have a combined 57-7 record) and the injuries we sustained at DB, RB and QB, I don’t think anybody can fault the team. Our losses to Notre Dame, Ohio State and South Carolina were very unfortunate.

Now that the season is complete, the next question is, how will our recruiting class shape up. We have already secured 24 commitments and most recruitment analysts rank Michigan among the top 5 classes. With the likely commitment of Derrick Green (one of the top 3 RBs in the nation), we should end with one of the top 5 classes in the nation. Unfortunately, it would seem that Laquon Treadwell, one of the top 3 WRs in the country, is no longer interested. Had we secured him, I would say Michigan would have had the #1 class in the country, particularly on offense. I still think Michigan is two seasons away from contending for the Big 10.

The basketball team is off to a great start. Although Basketball is not as important as football, it is nice to see our team do well. Of course, the first half of the season was relatively easy. The really hard stretch comes in the second half of the season, 9 of our last 15 games will be against top 15 teams. That’s when we’ll see how good we really are. We should be 16-0 once we play Nebraska, but road games at OSU and Minnesota could provide Michigan with its first loss(es) of the season.

The Hockey team is not doing well so far this season. Berenson teams usually struggle at the beginning buyt finish strong, but I do not remember the last time we were 7-10 this late in the season. This could be our first non-NCAA tournament team in more than 20 years.