The Victors

Michigan 27-19 Northwestern (3 O.T.)
7-3, Big Ten 3-3

I've had enough. Earlier this evening, I posted the following to the FaceSpace:

Brady Hoke must be fired with immediate effect. Fourth & two inside the opponents' five yard line, an ideal situation in which to kick a field goal to tie a low-scoring the game, & Hoke orders (or allows to be ordered) an ill-conceived running play that fails to achieve the necessary yardage. Yes, through a combination of ineptitude on the part of the plucky Wildcats (a club in the midst of a six-game losing streak) & excellent special-teams execution by the valiant Wolverines those same valiant Wolverines were eventually able to tie the game, & prevail in three overtime times, but that does not change the fact that Michigan should have tied the game earlier & that the literally last-second field goal should have been game-winning. Michigan will never win the Big Ten championship as long as Brady Hoke remains our head football coach. Brady Hoke must be fired.

I followed this up with a ranting trio of "tweets" on the Twitter:

@DaveBrandonAD @umichfootball Brady Hoke must be fired with immediate effect. Going for it on 4th & 2 in an all-field goal game? #FireHoke

@DaveBrandonAD @umichfootball Firing Al Borges is no longer enough. Brady Hoke must be fired immediately. G Blue! #FireHoke #FireBorges

Cato the Elder said, exceedingly often, "Carthage must be destroyed." I will similarly persist. Brady Hoke must be fired. Go Blue! #FireHoke

Nine points & zero third-down conversions in regulation time is not Michigan football. How much more obvious could it be that Coach Borges's offense has failed? Coach Hoke will not fire Borges, so Hoke himself must go. So long as Hoke stays, we will never again be champions.

Next: Iowa, our second consecutive road game. Fun fact: Brady Hoke has a losing record in Big Ten road games.

Go Blue!