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Rich Rodriguez (official thread of last laughs)

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Rich Rodriguez languished through a program-worst 3-9 season in his first year at Michigan.

He was implementing a spread-option offense, while working mostly with players recruited for a pro-style scheme, and said he just needed time. That was understandable.

But at Arizona, he didn't need time. Rodriguez took over a program that won four games in 2011, and guided it to an eight-win regular season and beat Nevada in the New Mexico Bowl -- just the second postseason victory in 14 seasons for the Wildcats.

What was the difference?

Robinson now says some Michigan players weren't buying into his system, and some felt "entitled."

?We got total buy-in from the get-go here,? Rodriguez said in a Sporting News story published Tuesday. ?From the players to the support staff to everybody that was touching the program.

"We had some guys committed at Michigan, but we had others that weren?t. Some guys felt a sense of entitlement. The name on the chest, and 'I?ve already arrived.

?The Chad Hennes and the Jake Longs put the work in and succeeded before us, and guys behind them thought they were entitled to the same status but hadn?t proved anything.?

Rodriguez took over at Michigan when Lloyd Carr retired following the 2007 season. He was a hot commodity then, having nearly led West Virginia to the national title game.

But he went just 15-22 in thee seasons in Ann Arbor, and was fired following a blow out loss to Mississippi State in the Gator Bowl after the 2010 season -- the only bowl he ever made with Michigan.

?I obviously wasn?t in a good place,? Rodriguez told Sporting News.

Now, Rodriguez not only has a bowl game under his belt at Arizona, but a bowl win, and has his sights set on a Rose Bowl appearance. If that happens, of course, there's a chance he could face the Wolverines, which have rebounded since the hiring of Brady Hoke.

How good would it feel to beat Michigan in Pasadena?

"Let?s just get there first,? Rodriguez said.
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http://annarbor.com/mi/wolverines/2013/01/rich_rodriguez_some_michigan_p/
 
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JBaney45;2298176; said:
Man do I miss this magnificent S.O.B.
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Agreed. I'm hoping he wins many Pac-12 championships, and Michigan fires Hoke after winning 0 Big Ten championships. And Michigan tries to lure Rodriguez back. He goes back to Michigan (angering the Arizona fans, the same way he did at West Virginia), and wins even fewer than 15 games in 3 years before being fired, again. Ha!

Edit - after posting that, I've decided that, even with this situation, Michigan COULDN'T hire RichRod back. Yeah - they would be unable to hire a guy who could only win 15 games in 3 years for them. That makes me laugh.
 
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Zurp;2298183; said:
Agreed. I'm hoping he wins many Pac-12 championships, and Michigan fires Hoke after winning 0 Big Ten championships. And Michigan tries to lure Rodriguez back. He goes back to Michigan (angering the Arizona fans, the same way he did at West Virginia), and wins even fewer than 15 games in 3 years before being fired, again. Ha!

Edit - after posting that, I've decided that, even with this situation, Michigan COULDN'T hire RichRod back. Yeah - they would be unable to hire a guy who could only win 15 games in 3 years for them. That makes me laugh.
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My fantasy involves having him end up as the OC here and watching one of his offenses hang 70+ on the weasels. Which will be followed with him singing kumbaya with the Buckeye fans on the field at the end of the game.
 
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OSU_D/;2298225; said:
^^^^^^ Conveniently forgets that half of your athletic dept and the main boosters were against this guy and tried to undermine him from the day he was hired.
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He had an uphill battle from day 1, I completely agree with that. But he's the adult, don't throw the kids under the bus. Time to Focus on your own University by now
 
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WolverineMike;2298230; said:
He had an uphill battle from day 1, I completely agree with that. But he's the adult, don't throw the kids under the bus. Time to Focus on your own University by now
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C'mon dude. He's not throwing kids under the bus, he's probably telling the truth. Players do think they don't have to work hard, and they've earned something just because.
 
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