Black Sunday
If you are a Detroit sports fan you probably feel hung over and depressed today.
Welcome to black Sunday.
Saturday was a brutal day for area sports teams. The Michigan Wolverines were embarrassed for the second week in a row 38-13 to one of the worst teams in the Big Ten. Michigan State took the first quarter off, got jobbed on a touchdown call and lost 42-34 to Minnesota. And a few hundred miles from that debacle the Pistons blew an 11-point lead and were throttled by the Milwaukee Bucks 96-85.
The Red Wings won 3-1 at Calgary but their season so far has been nothing to crow about. They are closer to last place than first.
Football is what drives us this time of year and this has been one of the worst seasons in recent memory. You know you are in trouble when your best chance at salvation is rooting for the sad sack Lions (1-5) who are coming off a bye week to take on the even worst St. Louis Rams (0-7) who come into Ford Field today with a 17-game losing streak.
My son Little B actually wants to go to the game saying it might be the only time he gets to see the Lions win. I am debating that right now. Do I take him to his first NFL game? Or does dad sit back and enjoy meaningful games on television?
But back to Saturday. The Spartans remain mentally week and vulnerable. You know they were still thinking about that stunning loss to Iowa the week before. Minnesota took advantage and jumped them early and MSU could never take command even though it led late. You do not give bad teams a chance and that is exactly what MSU did.
Michigan is just am embarrassment. I have never seen it so bad in Ann Arbor. I suppose coach Rich Rodriguez will turn it around at some point. That is what we keep hearing. But his team is mentally week and are still confused about this system. It appears as if people have game tape on quarterback Tate Forcier and they are able to shut him down.
The bottom line is this has been a brutal season for football and there is no rainbow of hope in sight.
I can be reached at Terry.Foster@detnews.com or 313-222-1494.
