Sayonara Lloyd Carr: I-AA Champs shock Michigan

Good bye Lloyd Carr. It was nice knowing you. You may not be fired during the season, but Saturday's loss to Appalachian State guarantees that this will be your last season in Ann Arbor.

The Mountaineers, the champions of the Subdivision non-Bowl Championship Conference (or whatever the former I-AA wants to be called), pulled off the college football upset of the century Saturday.

Its one thing for Central, Eastern, or Western Michigan to lose to a I-AA school. But The Michigan Wolverines, ranked #5 in both the AP and Coaches' preseason polls, losing AT HOME to a I-AA school is unheard of and unacceptable.

The Wolverines have allowed 108 points in their last three games, all loses. While Wolverine RB Mike Hart ran for 188 yards and three touchdowns, Michigan's defense was torched by Appalachian St WR Dexter Jackson for two touchdowns. The Mountaineers owned the Wolverines in the first half, and showed some grit and determination in blocking Michigan's game winning field goal attempt to end the game.

Lloyd Carr will be gone from Michigan after this season. He has been Michigan's answer to Ohio State's former coach John Cooper. Now Michigan needs to find their own Jim Tressel.