Last night Fru and Clark combined for 6 points, 2 rebounds and 6 fouls.  They, with Parham's help, got completely out-manned by MI's front line.  Fru looked disinterested and disengaged.
Nigel had the worst game of his MU career but has looked out of sink against the patsies too.

I think this year's team is much more talented versus last year. We also have more size and most of our starters have 1 more year of experience.

However, as I watch our games the past few years, it seems like we are soft. Is Shaka's focus on culture n RGV simply not allowing us to have that physical and mental edge. I think of Buzz, Izzo, Huggins, etc as coaches with teams that have an edge or physical presence. That is not us. Think we had it with Kolek, Kam, etc but not anymore. Thoughts?

Offense will come around, losing to a really good team this early is no big deal, Duke got hammered.  The disappointment in the game was the D. Way too many uncontested threes, plus lack of getting back from the bigs. Only person back was Porter and he is too small to defend anybody.  Porter was fun to watch. 

MU's defensive execution left a lot to be desired. MU was awful in transition D. The offense had no plan of attack. All that said, at what position was MU as good as Michigan? I didn't see one.

Quote from: mileskishnish72 on November 11, 2026, 08:36:04 PMHe didn't look like the Nigel we saw last year, that's for sure. Maybe he has a girlfriend.

yes, that could be it. Just like Justin Herbert.

Quote from: WhiteTrash on <strong>Today</strong> at 10:27:43 AMI guess that proves it is often, but proves not the majority of the time.

For what it is worth there were a couple other losses in first road games I didn't include as the score was more competitive.  There were also several big losses in second road games.

2024 second road game at Iowa State: L 70-81
2023 second road game at Wisconsin: L 64-75
2022 first road game at Purdue: L 70-75
2013 first road game at Wisconsin: L 64-70
2011 second road game at LSU: L 59-67
2008 second road game at West Virginia: L 64-79
2007 second road game at Providence: L 59-74

Quote from: JTJ3 on <strong>Today</strong> at 08:46:56 AMHave to put the ball in Stevens hands more going forward.  He's the best all around guard on the roster.

Nigel needs to just manage the game.  Be the leader.  We dont need him to score 30 for us to win.

No, but he does need to score and stop the stupid TOs. He has to be a leader, or sit him and let Porter take over. And No, we cannot play long periods with both on the floor.

Quote from: Hards Alumni on <strong>Today</strong> at 06:18:23 AMThe elephant in the room is Fru's play.  He was dreadful, and didn't seem to really care either.

I actually don't agree with this. There was a point where we were starting to get blown out and they went into the huddle with Shaka, and Fru looked to be the only one looking Shaka in the eye and nodding in agreement when Shaka said "we have a chance to plant a flag and show what we are about" (or something along those lines). I think Fru cares.

Quote from: TallTitan34 on <strong>Today</strong> at 10:12:15 AMNot only are they sometimes like that, they are often like that.

First Road Game:
2025 at Wisconsin: L 76-96
2021 at Wisconsin: L 76-89
2020 at UCLA: L 60-69
2019 at Wisconsin: L 61-77
2018 at Indiana: L 73-96
2014 at Ohio State: L 63-74
2012 at Florida: L 49-82
2009 at Wisconsin: L 63-72
2005 at Nebraska: L 74-84

I guess that proves it is often, but proves not the majority of the time.

Quote from: Scoop Snoop on <strong>Today</strong> at 08:59:14 AMDoctorV's post above says it all. The best post here, in my opinion.

It was Michigan's first home game after losing their opener to UCONN and no doubt they were really pumped. But that still is no excuse for Marquette completely crumbling. Doc's paragraph beginning with "Unfortunately..." was spot on.

Too bad we cannot switch the MSU and UM games. Yes, MSU was only an exhibition game, but we looked really good vs. a high-level opponent. Last night in a game that counted, we looked like crap. Or "crape" as Doc wrote. 

I'm not trying to blow off last night's fiasco at all, but some of the comments from scoopers are over the top. 

MSU was an exhibition, but the energy level was much higher for that practice. Last night, there just seemed to be a lesser level of that on defense. Some of that may have been frustration with dealing with Michigan's height and length which really affected MU. No excuses, just an observation.