Former Michigan QB sounds off on state of program
Former Michigan quarterback Michael Taylor was among the last four-year players to play solely for Bo Schembechler in Ann Arbor, so his old school roots with the program are worth mentioning when discussing the state of the Wolverines. In a radio interview on Wednesday, Taylor pulled back no punches when asked for his opinions on today’s Michigan football program and its leadership.
“Michigan football is not going in the right direction,” Taylor said on the “Ryan and Rico” show on
WMGC-FM (105.1), according to USA Today. “The leadership is bad, there are many more issues on and off the field than I care to talk about. It’s just sad.”according to
USA Today. “The leadership is bad, there are many more issues on and off the field than I care to talk about. It’s just sad.”
He was just getting started. Taylor had some thoughts about Michigan hiring Brady Hoke as head coach, and they were not favorable.
“We didn’t get the coach who should have been our coach here (referring to San Francisco 49ers head coach
Jim Harbaugh) because we insulted him in the first place,” Taylor explained. “So then look who we get. It’s nothing personal; Brady’s a nice guy, I’m sure all you guys agree. I’ll agree to that. Really nice guy, very personable guy. However, his pedigree did not deserve to be a $4-million coach here at Michigan.”
Hoke’s performance since arriving at Michigan has been coming under fire as the Wolverines struggle to beat other power conference opponents and fail to be a viable threat in a Big Ten conference that has been down compared to other conferences. To make things worse, Michigan State now has the upper hand in the state of Michigan when it comes to on-field performance.
“What we’ve become is a propaganda football team, telling people how great we are when we’re mediocre,” Taylor explained. “When, in your last 12 games, you’ve only got victories over Northwestern, [Appalachian] State, Indiana and Miami of Ohio, that is not good. That is not good. We’re mediocre right now. Will it stay that way? I don’t know. I don’t work there. I don’t have the say-so. But I do know this: I know a few hundred players who are not happy with what is going on and definitely think changes need to be made.”
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