I am afraid (and secretly happy) that the Xichigan program may have been irrevocably damaged to the point they will never get back to any kind of a winning tradition.
We will see. There are less than a handful of coaches that can and will be able to make enough of an impact to bring them back to any kind of national relevance. I don't see Harbaugh taking it, Saban isn't going anywhere, Urban is ours, and there aren't many others out there that will make an impact.
The next hire is a big one. Someone mention it elsewhere, kids don't remember Michigan being good in football. If that continue a few more years.......
I dunno. I still see punks all over the country wearing scUM gear. They still have this idea in their heads that Xichigan is "cool" or something. I don't think the wolvereenies have had too many problems recruiting, it's just that they haven't been able to buy a decent coach that works there.
Then again, if Hoke goes off somewhere and does what RR did at Arizona, you might be able to declare ScUM a dead program. Especially if they can't attract a top coach in this next hire.
I think I'd enjoy beating scUM every year for the rest of my life, but I'd hate for that legacy of the rivalry to die with my generation. Then again, there are more reasons than just football that Ohioans hate the bums up north.
