Return From The Spread: Will Michigan’s Stiff Upper Lip Shatter In 2011?

Say your school’s recently coaching staff had spent three seasons importing personnel to succeed in the spread, and the new staff was picking that apart to reinstall a pro scheme, leaving your highly successful show pony running quarterback’s future very much in the air. You’re mad, right? You’re railing day and night on message boards! You’re twisting the heads off stuffed animals in your kid brother’s room just to feel alive! You’re ... you’re a Michigan man, dammit, and a stiff upper lip shall rule the day (emphasis added):

I believe Denard was under center during portions of his high school career, so reports that he couldn’t handle it might be overexaggerated. On that note, I still think that it’s going to be...interesting...having him under center. It seems to me that he is such a threat out of shotgun that having him under center is a misappropriation of his skill set. It is something that we’re all going to get to see play out during the season though, and worrying about it now isn’t productive.Michigan fans, we mean this with sincere, albeit grudging respect: We don’t know how you do this. You will live ten years longer than we will and be stoically drinking scotch the entire time. That said, we give you to the end of the San Diego State game in Week 4 before you crack. If the quarterback situation doesn’t get you, your increasingly nonexistent secondary will. And as your friends, we will be standing ready with a Louisville Slugger for you to take to the hood of the nearest car, just as soon as you feel the need. This is a safe place.