Ann Arbor, MI: When the college football season kicks off this upcoming September a suddenly all too familiar groan will be absent from The Big House in Ann Arbor, Michigan. In a bold move, athletic director Bill Martin announced today that the University of Michigan will be abandoning their customary week 1 scheduling protocol of playing Non-BCS/FCS teams in favor of sitting at home and watching everyone else play on TV. The decision comes on the heels of two consecutive season opening losses where the heavily favored Wolverine football program found themselves upended by opponents scheduled "for entertainment purposes only."
Said Martin, "We needed a tourniquet. There was a time when we were accustomed to seeing our national championship hopes dashed on that last Saturday in November. Lately that hasn't been the case. To lose in the Big House during week one of the season is not only inexcusable; it's embarrassing. And in this economy I just don't see the logic in paying someone $775,000 to come into our house and kick our ass." Head coach Rich Rodriguez apparently has also indicated his support for the move but was unavailable when reached for comment.
When asked his thoughts on the decision incumbent quarterback Steven Threet added, "I think it makes sense. It's like slow playing a hand in poker. The more teams that lose before we do, the better chance we have of making it into the Top 25."
Whether or not the decision will pay dividends for the program remains to be seen. However there is one thing that is for certain. When the clocks tick down to zero on that first football saturday in September there will still be room for optimism in Ann Arbor.
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