Are we WV or Glenville St. or Michigan?

Submitted by phild7686 on
We are Michigan, the winningest college football program in the country. We have the biggest stadium and we get top recruits and once Rich Rodriguez establishes his program we will be far better than WV or Glenville St. ever was.
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quakk

November 3rd, 2009 at 11:10 PM ^

but I would think he would have a better platform here than at any of the places he's been before on which to a) recruit his players and b) build his program. Of course, the apparent division in the fanbase and rumoured division within the athletic department take away from those somewhat, IMHE. And the messy divorce from WVU (which probably shouldn't have been that messy), the debacle with the buyout and the document shredding, the 'failed business venture' and the practice too much. Most of these are smoke and mirrors, if you ask me. I think the capability is there. I hope he gets a fair shake and has the opportunity to do what he does.

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Hoken's Heroes

November 3rd, 2009 at 11:20 PM ^

No disagreement with your comments but something is amiss with the programs. Something is just not right and it's not about young kids with out experience. We have always heard how the team is as one and pumped and all on the same page and practicing really well. Obviously that's not being shown on the field on Saturdays.

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VictorsValiant09

November 4th, 2009 at 5:00 AM ^

Yes, there seem to be intrinsic problems in motivation and all, but I think Coach just has to recruit and identify with his players a little more. In terms of rah-rah, the togetherness displayed at the beginning of the season would be a welcome sight now. Let's not forget the unity, everyone. God bless your cotton-pickin' Maize and Blue hearts!

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1ofBosBoys

November 4th, 2009 at 5:22 AM ^

I am New to this site snd blogging in general. So let me tell you a bit about myself. I am A Michigan Man and had the privledge of Playing for Bo. Not only am I Michigan Graduate so was my father (law school) as well as Undergraduate so are both my Grandparents as well as being UofM Profs.I will be honest that I was not enthused over RR's hiring however my biggest issue is his seemingly impervious view of Michigan Standards Traditions and back handed gripes about what was being done before he arrived, to me that smells of Excuses and possible lack of Character. But (8-13) there is no excuse for that. We are A LONG way off from getting back to our ALL TIME BEST Winning %. We will Need ALOT of Undefeated or 1 loss seasons to get back to it. I am pulling for it but based on what I have seen and heard particularlly with his Attitude to Lloyd. I have known coach Carr for 30+ years he is a man of Intergrity a True Michigan Man, for Coach Rod to get my respect and others I played with would like to see some reverance toward what has come before him which By The Way is Far Ahead of Anything that Coach Rod has done. Coach you mind moving the bus off Lloyd.

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Tater

November 4th, 2009 at 8:57 AM ^

.... I have a hard time believing that the comment to which you refer actually came from anyone who went to class at UM. However, I have a feeling that we may have a case of false identity here. The comment is so negative toward the current head football coach at the supposed alma mater of the person making the comment that it really isn't consistent with a Michigan Man. If he really were a Michigan Man, he would be behind "his" coach a hundred percent instead of trying to sabotage his tenure at UM. And if Bo were alive, he'd probably tell him just that.

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bronxblue

November 4th, 2009 at 2:09 PM ^

Kind of Wish Bo had Shown you how to Properly capitalize Words and Proper sentence Structure. Welcome to the blog and all, but please don't post loosely-structured diatribes while harping on topics such as "Character" and "Attitude" and failing to display integrity. Football is a game, and while it may embody some romanticized notions of how "true" men should act, it is governed and played by flawed men.

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