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Rich Rodriguez (official thread of last laughs)

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Dryden;1336926; said:
6? I'd say probably 8 ... if Lloyd stays, so do guys like Boren and Mallett.
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You can put Boren on RR, but I'm not sure you can say the same thing about Mallett. Even last spring, there was talk about him transferring. RR just seemed to precipitate it. I'll bet that Mallett was gone even if Lloyd stayed.
 
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It's all about "CONTEXT"!

Found this and thought it was interesting:

And this "his way" theme takes us to the controversy surrounding Rodriguez this week, when he said this:
"The biggest thing that is disappointing is when somebody, not necessarily the media, but when a fan or somebody would make it personal to your coach or to your players, especially to the players, because those guys are amateurs. When they would make a personal comment or say something that's not related to coaching or not related to playing.
"I don't get on message boards. I don't think anybody, any of our players or family should, but it's amazing some of the things that people would say or amazing things people will yell at you of a personal nature. You almost want to tell them, 'Get a life.' "
Rodriguez's defenders say the comment was taken out of context. They are correct. It was taken out of two contexts.
First, of course, Rodriguez was definitely not telling all fans to "get a life." He was speaking to a small group of fans who go way over the line. Most of us agree that some fans are indeed rude, vulgar and hurtful.
But the second context is the question that Rodriguez was asked. I don't think many people have any idea what it was:
Q: What have you learned about yourself this year?
How do you go from that question to telling some fans to get a life?
He had no answer for what he has learned about himself. So he said fans think he is dumber than he was, but he thinks he's smarter, tossed out the "get a life" comment and told people there are more important things in the world, such as the economy.
Rodriguez has to be smarter than that. There were 20 perfectly reasonable ways to answer the question, and that was not one of them.
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*emphasis mine.

The following is how the article ends. He just keeps on giving. :biggrin:

In the same news conference, Rodriguez was asked if he wonders what it would be like to enter this game with a veteran team. The answer to that is simple: "I'm not worried about that. We've been together all year, and we're excited."
Instead, he said this: "Oh, sure. I'd like to go in there and have four or five veteran receivers running 4.4 (40-yard dashes), two to three tailbacks, experienced quarterbacks and a bunch of defensive guys to be first-round picks and all of that ..."
He quickly added: "We've got guys that can compete with."
But why, in the week of the biggest game of the season, would Michigan's coach even hint that he wants other guys on his team, let alone come out and say it?
This afternoon, Ohio State will try to educate Rodriguez about the best rivalry in college football. Afterward, somebody will probably ask Rodriguez what he learned about the rivalry. I just hope nobody asks him what he learned about himself.
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Rodriguez hopes year was aberration | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

One thing Rodriguez has learned in his first season in Ann Arbor is that people listen to what he says and remember.
When a reporter mentioned that he had recently said the second year of the process also can be hard, Rodriguez said: "I've gotta be careful what I say, because every time I say something it seems like it's overblown or taken out of context.
"You want to ask one thing I learned -- it's that probably being quieter is being better."
Rodriguez said he talked to Ohio State coach Jim Tressel about that before Saturday's game. Rodriguez then went on to say that the first year is the toughest and the second year "is not as easy as the third year."
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Only took him a little less than a year to learn that lesson. :slappy:
 
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Rich Rodriguez thinks those who stay could become champions | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

The question now: Whom will the Michigan football coach say good-bye to before next season?
Rodriguez told players Sunday at Schembechler Hall that if they're not interested in being at U-M, he doesn't want them to stay. Already gone are receiver Zion Babb, kicked off the team, and defensive lineman Jason Kates and safety Artis Chambers, both of whom left in the past week.
"I don't know how much we'll have," Rodriguez said, referring to attrition. "Naturally, there's going to be some, but I don't think it's exclusive to us. It's probably a lot of programs in America where guys get a chance to play more or think the system's better for them on another team or decide to make a move. We'll have some, maybe not a whole lot. More than anything, I want to make sure everybody that's with us is 100% committed to Michigan first."
Rodriguez said he wants players who are more concerned with team success than individual goals. "Most of our guys are," he said. "But I won't be completely satisfied until it's 100% that are. That's our goal."
Rodriguez said he expects defensive end Brandon Graham, probably the only non-senior who could leave for the NFL, to return.
Freshman tailback Sam McGuffie, meanwhile, might want to play closer to his home in Texas, where he's trying to look after his 16-year-old brother.
Among the other issues Rodriguez discussed:
? Seven or eight recruits from the 2009 class could enroll in January and be eligible for spring practice. Because of attrition, U-M can sign 20-23 players for the 2009 class despite losing only 15 senior scholarships. Including Friday's verbal commitment from four-star safety Vladimir Emilien from Florida, U-M has 20 commitments.
? Offensive lineman Cory Zirbel won't play anymore and could become a student assistant.
? Asked how wide the gap is between U-M and conference powers Penn State and Ohio State, Rodriguez said that when he went to West Virginia and was blitzed by an elite Miami (Fla.) team, he thought the Mountaineers were four years from reaching that level. But it took two. He said, "I don't think we have as much of a gap (now) as we had then."
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1) Did not know about McGuffie's situation. That's got to be hard.
2) Not quite sure how to take RR's understanding of the "gap". I could just be a homer, but that gap looked pretty freaking huge on Saturday. When you win two games at home all year, I would say that the "gap" is tremendous. But that's just me.
 
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We're going to have a lot of new faces next year, and I'm fairly certain that it's still going to be more experienced and more talented than Michigan's squad next year. The gap is large. Maybe larger next year than it is this year..
 
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U-M's Rodriguez hoping to find calm after the storm | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

Last November, Rich Rodriguez was the head football coach at West Virginia, preparing for a game that had national title hopes attached to it.

What a difference a year makes.

At this point a year ago, Rodriguez could not have imagined what was in store for him. From a messy departure from his alma mater, to a strung-out lawsuit over a buyout clause, to the constant public scrutiny from fans, to the worst season in the history of Michigan football.

So as difficult as it may be for a college football coach to predict the future a few days before Thanksgiving, Rodriguez was as forthcoming as possible Monday during his weekly press conference.

He said he?s looking forward to the off-season calm after a year of near-constant turmoil, both professionally and personally.

?ESPN ticker, no statements on he said, she said,? Rodriguez explained. ?No drama on lawsuits, you know, accusations. I mean, it was absolutely ridiculous. And y'all know it. Y'all have been there for the last 10 months. I never seen nothing like it. You can have consultants talk to you, all that, but what prepares you for something when somebody throws something out there that's completely untrue, not even close to being factual. You got to respond to it, you can't. You all are in the profession, you understand you can't. For me to respond to everything, it's just crazy. ...
?But as coaches we're in the public life so we have to realize that. It's a big boy world. So I understand that. I mean, I've been there for a little bit. It does make you, I guess, want to be a little more reserved. That's not my personality. I mean, I want to be open and honest ? transparent I guess is the proper word. I'll continue to be that. Doesn't mean I don't get ticked off when somebody writes something that isn't true. That's what happens.?

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Some people can handle the fishbowl, some even thrive in it because it concentrates their focus.

Then there are those who drown in it. Some coaches were just born to coach at mid majors -- at programs that are just on the outside/looking in.

God. Watching Rich Rodriguez's tenure at U-M is going to be a lot of fun!
 
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3074326;1338245; said:
We're going to have a lot of new faces next year, and I'm fairly certain that it's still going to be more experienced and more talented than Michigan's squad next year. The gap is large. Maybe larger next year than it is this year..
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They may be even younger next year at many of the worst possible positions: QB, OL & DL.
 
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