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Rich Rodriguez (official thread of last laughs)

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Why not? We've been on the tee all year, so to speak. This week is just the backswing.
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Touche.
Although, if you guys were honest with yourselves and read the quote in context, you'd see that RR was sticking up for his players.
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Then talk about the players, not yourself and the staff. He's a man! He's > 40!

Please stop with the 'UM's problems are nothing in the grand scheme of things' comments. Those do nothing but harm what you are trying to say. I'm pretty sure he made a similar reference before.
 
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HailToMichigan;1330741; said:
Wait a minute, haven't you guys been telling us the same thing for a while now?
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not sure what exactly you are referring to here, but if you are saying that you have finally come around to the notion that dick rod is a worthless piece of shit who has no fucking clue how to lead a prestigious football program in a competitive conference (ie not the Big East) than welcome aboard

the first step to recovery is admitting you were wrong (and firing rodriguez's worthless ass asap)
 
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Pay no attention to the teams record, look at the economy, and theres a new president elect, and global warming, think about polution, and the fact that there may not be enough oil to go around... anything but our record!

Man, these people need to get a life.
 
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It's a fixer upper...and if y'all just guarantee a few small loans, we can have this program right back to its former glory...

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Sports: Michigan’s Rodriguez says he’s aware of tradition | aware, michigan, rodriguez : LimaOhio.com

This clown is looking more and more like their Cooper every day.

  • Clueless, if not outright dismissive, as to his own school's traditions.
  • Clueless, if not outright dismissive, as to the depth of passion and tradition surrounding the Ohio State-Michigan rivalry
  • Embarrassing first season
How soon before he and his kin are spotted in a hot tub? Any Michigan grocery stores selling "Rodriguez Howl Towels?" At least they won't have to cringe as he hawks toilet paper by telling about the "Lucky Wolverine" he keeps in his pocket.

The one intelligent thing this clown did was choose Michigan over Alabama. The Michigan alums will be much gentler with him than the mouth breathing Alabama Man would have been.
 
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HailToMichigan;1330760; said:
Why not? We've been on the tee all year, so to speak. This week is just the backswing.
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weeks far from over, though for obvious enough reasons i hope you are correct.

i did have a question for you. honestly i don't follow the happenings in scum land too closely. i noticed in a thread based on the nw game a lot of comments like this:

You obviously know nothing of Michigan football if you think that we had a QB... MALLETT WAS GONE no matter who the coach was... you don't know anything if you think otherwise he was Homesick, Mustain transferred and he was gone. He was a cancer in the locker room and a cocky prick and none of his teammates liked him.
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while i am admittedly uninformed, i find it pretty hard to believe that mallet would have transfered had carr stayed. i certainly don't see boren going anywhere. could just be me, but i was very impressed by mallet when he played in relief for henne last year to the point of thinking mallet might actually be better than henne was at that point in his career. imo scum would have atleast 2 if not 3 more wins had mallet stayed. what is your take on mallet and the rest who either opted out to the nfl early or transfered? do you think that mallet was gone period after last year? do you think the defections had 0 impact on the way this season has progressed?

further, what is your feeling on dickrod getting what equates to a free pass from some? sure this was expected to be a rough year. but did it have to be this bad? was the cupboard really that bare when carr was handed his walking papers? i certainly didn't see it that way but could be wrong. had dickrod courted the current players and created a offense around the skill set that existed, do you think many would have stayed or do you think the coaching change in and of itself was the death nell?

not asking you to throw your coach under a bus. but im of the opinion that this season could have been very different for scum had dickrod been a little more open minded about his offensive strategies. whats your take?

feel free to pm me should you not want to reply in this thread.
 
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What's up with Rich Rodriguez telling Michigan fans to get a life? The guy has done a terrible job coaching and I have no remorce for Michigan but has made Michigans program drop significantly. Shouldn't he be more worried about coaching his team for the upcoming Michigan Vs Ohio State game then telling fans of his team to get a life?

I'd be happy to send his butthome with a loss to the Buckeyes!
 
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Dispatch
Rodriguez's mark slow to appear
New coaching style testing fans' patience
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 3:04 AM
By Bill Rabinowitz


THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
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Rich Rodriguez




ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Michigan's football season will come to a merciful end Saturday. No bowl game awaits the Wolverines after this losingest of years.
But while the games for 2008 will cease, Rich Rodriguez's effort to change the culture at Michigan won't.
The reasons for the Wolverines' unprecedented eight losses heading into the annual showdown with Ohio State have been well-documented. The losses to graduation were steep. Rodriguez inherited a roster unsuited to his spread offense. Losses ensue.
But behind the scenes, Rodriguez's ongoing effort to implement his coaching philosophy in a program that has not always embraced change could be more compelling and significant than anything that has happened on Saturdays this fall.
All colleges have their proud traditions. Michigan's reverence for its past is stronger than most. A player isn't just an alumnus. He is a "Michigan Man."
Even after Bo Schembechler's 21-year run as coach ended almost two decades ago, his influence dominated the program. Successors Gary Moeller and Lloyd Carr weren't clones, but they were close enough.
Rodriguez is not. He is a West Virginian with no ties to Michigan. He was hired after a messy job search following Michigan's flirtation with Louisiana State coach Les Miles, a former Michigan player and assistant coach.
From the start, there was resistance to Rodriguez both outside and inside the program.
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HailToMichigan;1330760; said:
(Although, if you guys were honest with yourselves and read the quote in context, you'd see that RR was sticking up for his players. That's a lot to ask in this thread this week though. So fire away.)
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I watched the full video of his response on BTN. Although they didn't show what the question was, he started out by saying that he doesn't read message boards, and that he hopes his players don't. Then he went on to say that fans say things in person also; and it was after that he said that some fans need to "get a life".

I thought DiNardo's commentary on the situation was appropriate. He said (paraphrasing): "Telling fans to 'get a life' is not a way to endear himself to the fan base."

In the same presser, RR acted like he understood the importance of The Game because he has a 'Beat Ohio State" button on his desk, and that he's coached at Blacksburg at night and against Georgia in the Rose Bowl.

He just doesn't "get it", and I won't be bothered if he never does.
 
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I like this line from the Richie Rich article.

Rodriguez's sin isn't thinking that some of the Michigan fans need to get a life. His sin was being stupid enough to say it. That's the equivalent of doing the worst job performance anyone in the history of the company has ever done, and then flipping the boss the finger for being overly critical.
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