September 10th, 2007Chad Henne’s Big Mistake

No team in college football history has fallen faster then the Michigan Wolverines. They started the season ranked #5 on the AP Poll, and nothing short of winning out the rest of the season will let them even sniff the top 25. Michigan fans were on suicide watch last week after their stunning loss to App. State. Two days ago, they were handed another beating by Oregon State and the Statue of Liberty.
Two years ago, NFL experts criticized Matt Lineart for staying in college when he could have left earlier and been the #1 pick in the NFL Draft. He stayed, and ended up going #10 to Arizona, costing him some $10-20 million dollars. This year, Chad Henne did the same thing. He could have left college after his junior season and been one of the top QBs taken, assuring himself millions of dollars. Henne wanted to come back to bring a championship to Michigan. How’s that turning out for him?
Not a smart move by Henne. He won’t even play in the Wolverine’s first ‘meaningful’ game against Notre Dame this coming Saturday. Apparently Henne was knocked out of the game, but I’m not so sure Carr didn’t bench his ass. Freshman QB Ryan Mallett will get the start against the Fighting Irish.
Put that beach-side mansion and new Porsche on hold. If Henne doesn’t turn things around, he’ll slip faster in the NFL Draft then Brady Quinn.
