Rich Rodriguez

[timmyboy34243]

guess if i were a michigan fan lloyd carr may have not been thaqt bad after all. that being said i don't think getting rid of rich rod at this time would be a smart move. they have already burnt 3 years and would take another 3 to undo what's been done so far. give him 2 more years then re-evaluate, until the 2 years pass stay out of the way.

note- i'm an ohio st fan and never thought rich rod was the right hire but at this point you need to ride it out.

[dfberger23]

guess if i were a michigan fan lloyd carr may have not been thaqt bad after all. that being said i don't think getting rid of rich rod at this time would be a smart move. they have already burnt 3 years and would take another 3 to undo what's been done so far. give him 2 more years then re-evaluate, until the 2 years pass stay out of the way.

note- i'm an ohio st fan and never thought rich rod was the right hire but at this point you need to ride it out.

I would bet any amount of money in the world that riding it out with Rich Rod would only further kill Michigan.

[your pixel army]

I would bet any amount of money in the world that riding it out with Rich Rod would only further kill Michigan.

As a Michigan fan, I agree.

You know they're going to give him one more year though. And it's going to set the program back... one more year.

[dfberger23]

As a Michigan fan, I agree.

You know they're going to give him one more year though. And it's going to set the program back... one more year.

Yea man, it's awful. I am a Michigan fan as well and I honestly have rooted for us to lose this year so he will get fired. I can't take it anymore, Michigan football is my #1 sports interest. This year is the best Rich Rod will ever do. It kills me when I remember us being in the hunt for the National Championship not so long ago.

[your pixel army]

Yea man, it's awful. I am a Michigan fan as well and I honestly have rooted for us to lose this year so he will get fired. I can't take it anymore, Michigan football is my #1 sports interest. This year is the best Rich Rod will ever do. It kills me when I remember us being in the hunt for the National Championship not so long ago.

I hated losing Lloyd Carr. It's tough living next to Camp Randall right now.

[BrigadierPudding]

Michigan has to go after Harbaugh now. If they wait a year, they could lose him to the 49ers.

Rich Rod is an inventive offensive mind but he doesn't have what it takes to run a big time program like Michigan. He had the perfect setup at West Virginia. He could have dominated the Big East for the next decade and been revered in the state. He should have stayed there.

[kmarinouofm]

Rich Rod will get at least another 2 years.. He has made some improvements.. it was going to take time to change this school over.. he has gotten his players.. he has gotten his system to start working.. The wolverines need to just grow up .. There are no real players on this squad other then Shaw and Robinson.

Also our D is awful.. i was very proud of the D line against Ohio St.. but our secondary has more holes then swiss cheese.. .. we need to steal a defensive cord , from the pro's

[dfberger23]

Rich Rod will get at least another 2 years.. He has made some improvements.. it was going to take time to change this school over.. he has gotten his players.. he has gotten his system to start working.. The wolverines need to just grow up .. There are no real players on this squad other then Shaw and Robinson.

Also our D is awful.. i was very proud of the D line against Ohio St.. but our secondary has more holes then swiss cheese.. .. we need to steal a defensive cord , from the pro's

DUDE IT IS NOT GOING TO WORK GIVE IT UP. The combination of Rich Rod and Greg Robinson produces the worst defense EVER.

[kmarinouofm]

I hated losing Lloyd Carr. It's tough living next to Camp Randall right now.

Carr was such a class act.. and a true michigan man.. i was lucky to go to college when he was there.. and happy to have gotten to shake his hand on several occasions..

[dfberger23]

Carr was such a class act.. and a true michigan man.. i was lucky to go to college when he was there.. and happy to have gotten to shake his hand on several occasions..

[Deuce]

Carr was such a class act.. and a true michigan man.. i was lucky to go to college when he was there.. and happy to have gotten to shake his hand on several occasions..

I was at a business luncheon and he spoke. I recorded some of it, maybe I will upload it on youtube. Just audio though.

He was speaking about his last game of his career. Capital One Bowl against the Gaytors.

[kmarinouofm]

good shit deuce.. thanks for sharing..

[pico]

embarrasing game. robinson didn't even put up 200 yards

[goblue12]

We can't get Harbaugh. Administration has no interest in him after he attacked the academic side of the student-athlete lifestyle at Michigan. I'm sure the feeling is mutual.

Rodriguez stays for 2011 baring a Glen Mason-esque performance in Tempe. Expectations for 2011 will be 9+ wins including victories over Ohio State and Michigan State (after all, he was brought in here because Carr's staff couldn't beat OSU). He won't match those, and we will start anew with with Bill Stewart (ha!).

[gimme2dollars]

Here is another argument for firing rich rod. Why is it that a proud, big ten program like Michigan can't find a kicker or top level defensive players? Rich Rod had to hold open tryouts on campus to find players. As the coach of Michigan, that should at least get you in the front door of most recruits. It is either that the players don't want to go play for him, or he just does not know how to recruit.

[beach nut]

He is not getting a long term extension but he will be back next year.

[MarlinsFan2212]

Keep him another 2-3 years. If hes still not producing, fire him.

[your pixel army]

The kicker situation is unbelievable. They even had a day for walk-ons for anyone on campus midseason.

How in the world can they not find someone who is good from < 40 yards?

[gimme2dollars]

The kicker situation is unbelievable. They even had a day for walk-ons for anyone on campus midseason.

How in the world can they not find someone who is good from < 40 yards?

Exactly my point. The guy isn't smart enough to reserve a scholarship for a decent kicker? How many times did they have to try and convert 4th downs or pooch punt this season?

[Deuce]

Quite a bit bailed on him. My girls brothers friend is Eddie Murray. Decent kicker that bailed after last year because RR is a cock sucker. My girls brother bailed too on the team. RR is ruining this program day by day.

[your pixel army]

It's a shame. Carr's last game, the Capital One Bowl against the Gators, was about my favorite Michigan game to ever watch. For the last 2 years my Dad and I have put the DVD of the game in during bowl season because we've been snuffed by this gimmicky jackass.

If Greg Robinson is still the defensive coordinator next year, we're going to have some serious problems.

[dfberger23]

Rich Rod ripped out my soul, why won't he just leave our program alone?

[shade3599]

I dont see him coming back next year. It doesnt matter if you go undefeated but you have to beat ohio st. He hasnt done that yet. If you dont beat ohio st you dont coach period.

[ronjon619]

The kicker situation is unbelievable. They even had a day for walk-ons for anyone on campus midseason.

How in the world can they not find someone who is good from < 40 yards?

because they don't want to use a scholarship for a kicker when they can use it for a position player.

[your pixel army]

because they don't want to use a scholarship for a kicker when they can use it for a position player.

Do you know how much Michigan had to change their game plan once it was clearly apparent that they could not hit a field goal over 30 yards?

The kicking game is the most overlooked weakness of this team. They went 4-13, most under 40 yards, and also missed 2 extra points.

That's just terrible.

[your pixel army]

FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk
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Gibbons, B. 1-4 25.0 0-0 1-1 0-1 0-2 0-0 24 0
Broekhuizen, S. 3-9 33.3 0-0 0-0 3-7 0-2 0-0 37 1

[dfberger23]

BIGGEST JOKE OF A TEAM EVER, HOW DO YOU NOT HAVE A KICKER?

I swear boys, if I saw Rich Rod in person, some one would have to hold me back.

[Deuce]

You know whats a joke?

There is a kid here in Plymouth, near Ann Arbor, that is kicking 80yd punts and 60yd FG's in highschool. Guess where he is going. Notre Dame...

Fukk him. Fukk RR.

http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=8&c=1&nid=4619577

[ronjon619]

Do you know how much Michigan had to change their game plan once it was clearly apparent that they could not hit a field goal over 30 yards?

The kicking game is the most overlooked weakness of this team. They went 4-13, most under 40 yards, and also missed 2 extra points.

That's just terrible.

I know the importance of a kicker, but when your tying to turn around a program in 3 years, hard choices are needed. Your not gonna release Foricer from his scholarship so you just bench him. This is a guess but I'll bet RR has ONE K and ONE P on scholarship there and everyone else at those two positions are walk ons.

[KingJIM]

RichRod should get 1 more year and make it a put up or shut up year. Winning big ten record, win versus Osu or Neb and no bad loses next year and Cap One Bowl or better. They fire him now and they are Notre Dame with constant rebuilding year after year.

On kicker he does have a true frosh scholarship kicker but he is a headcase under game conditions apparently. Punter who struggled early but got decent later had one of those Payton Manning "Drunk Kicker" moments and got suspend for OSU for some reason.

[smitch124]

RR to Miami and JH to Michigan and everybody is happy!

Well, everyone but Stanford. But, ya, Harbaugh is gone from there one way or another

[agharah1]

No, no, no, no, NO!!! You cannot say that dumping Rodriguez would just extend the rebuilding. I ask again: did you SEE that defense last year!? Did you SEE how poorly they moved the ball in the red zone vs. MSU and Ohio State, the two better defenses they played!? WE ARE GOING TO BE REBUILDING NEXT YEAR WHETHER RODRIGUEZ RETURNS OR NOT!!! The sooner you all accept that, the sooner you realize how foolish it would be to keep him.

Jim Harbaugh and Brady Hoke will not be out there very long. Harbaugh might make the move as soon as this year, he's already been complaining about lack of fan support at Stanford and that the BCS might not take them if they don't have to because Stanford doesn't travel well. Brady Hoke is being mentioned for the Indiana job, although it wouldn't be that hard to take him from Bloomington if we really wanted to.

Keep the following in mind: If Michigan fires Rodriguez after January 4, they can save $1.5 million on his buyout. They'll probably have to pay something since the NCAA cleared him of the Lack of Institutional Control charge. That's probably what Dave Brandon meant when he said he'd wait until after the bowl game to evaluate Rodriguez.

As far as rebuilding is concerned, all you need is the QB. The #1 reason Michigan went 3-9 in Rodriguez' first season despite it being their best defensive year under Rodriguez is because he whiffed on recruiting Tyrelle Pryor who chose OSU over Michigan because, once again, "he did not want to play in a spread offense." You have to believe Harbaugh would field a more competent defensive scheme, and would probably be the beneficiary of having JT Floyd and Troy Woolfolk healthy again. But as for the QB, he already has that in Devin Gardner. The kid is 6'5" with a big arm, Harbaugh can make him a serviceable QB.

[BigdaddyQH]

I think it is rather comical that all of you Michigan homers talk like they used to have a good team. They did not. Michigan has been crap for a lot of years now. All of those losses to Ohio State did NOT come under Rich Rod's watch. When was the last time Michigan won a BCS Bowl game? USC kicked the caca out of them in two Rose Bowls, and Texas defeated them in a 3rd Rose Bowl. The Pac 10 defeated Michigan on a regular basis (6-1 since 2000) when Carr was there. Now Michigan is too chicken s**t to schedule games against the Pac 10/12. So get off your high horses Michigan homers. Your team has been 2nd rate for a lot of years now.

As far as Rich Rod is concerned, he gets one more year. He must win 9 games and defeat Ohio State next season, or he is gone. End of discussion, other than to say that the days of Michigan being a football power every year are gone forever.

[WorkHorse]

When Michigan hired Rodriguez, it was like trying to put a square peg in a round hole. Terrible fit for the football program. Winning football is still about defense....Michigan's is no better than Sun Belt Conference teams.

GoBlue12 knows the Michigan program and can give some good insite for us.

[Deuce]

I think it is rather comical that all of you Michigan homers talk like they used to have a good team. They did not. Michigan has been crap for a lot of years now. All of those losses to Ohio State did NOT come under Rich Rod's watch. When was the last time Michigan won a BCS Bowl game? USC kicked the caca out of them in two Rose Bowls, and Texas defeated them in a 3rd Rose Bowl. The Pac 10 defeated Michigan on a regular basis (6-1 since 2000) when Carr was there. Now Michigan is too chicken s**t to schedule games against the Pac 10/12. So get off your high horses Michigan homers. Your team has been 2nd rate for a lot of years now. As far as Rich Rod is concerned, he gets one more year. He must win 9 games and defeat Ohio State next season, or he is gone. End of discussion, other than to say that the days of Michigan being a football power every year are gone forever.

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