Michigan football blew a 10 point lead and lost to Wisconsin 23-20. So the 2005 Wolverines are now 2-2 and 0-1 in the Big Ten. This was yet another typical Lloyd Carr era loss, where a more talented Michigan team was hamstrung by coaches who are stuck in the past and unable to make in-game adjustments.

Among the many strategic blunders was the inexplicable choice to kick a field goal on third down late in the first half. And as is so often the case when Michigan had a lead, the offense got very conservative and vanilla in the second half and failed to do much save for a long touchdown pass on a flea flicker play. So, they did get creative that one time but that was about it.

And the defense, which has for the most part done somewhat better than expected, failed when the game was on the line late in the fourth quarter. They not only allowed Wisconsin's quarterback to walk in for the TD but also allowed the Badgers to milk most of the clock in the process. And then of course the offense was unable to even get into field goal range.

Lloyd Carr and his staff need to go at the end of this season. Michigan has as much player talent as any team including Southern California, but stodgy coaching keeps them from achieving what they could.

Who knows what will happen the rest of this season? Undefeated Michigan State is next, at East Lansing. This could get ugly for Michigan, or maybe they will get motivated and beat Michigan State or just end up winning now that the national championship is definitely out of reach and the Big Ten championship is less likely than it would have been with a win over Wisconsin.

I am thinking three or four regular season losses and a win in some rinky dink Weed Eater-type bowl. Do they even have the Weed Eater Bowl any more? They used to, but the naming rights have probably changed hands at least once since then.

We will see what we will see...