CC - Why the delay by Dave Brandon?

That would be a direct renege on the timetable he set at the start of the season.

Does he need to sacrifice part of a recruiting class to satisfy some fans?  I hope not, but you never know.

I'd be very, very shocked if Harbaugh came here even if he was offered the moon.

Well, he is on the short list for the Miami job, per the Miami Hurricane twitter feed. He may or may not be interested, but there is a lot of smoke indicating Harbaugh is looking at his options.

This is scary—I actually agree with Shuttlesworth. He makes a very valid and relevant point.

I think he's the best thing since the beejer. Why? It's the pimp hand.

This will harm recruiting to some degree.  I cannot believe 15 days of practice and a bowl game will be enough to decide RR fate.  DB knows what he's going to do but doesn't want to spill the beans.  Personally, I would give RR through his original contract. In 2012 the defense will be serviceable, may be 3rd best in the conference.  But I'm no expert and DB is the AD who has to decide what is best for the football program!

I'll always be 100 percent behind the team, coach and AD no matter what transpires!

Ha Ha... just kidding.  That sounds fucking crazy.

The OP correctly used CC. I am nuking dxcookie for flaming opinions that do not contribute. You have crossed the demilitarized zone.....

Tango...Charlie...Zulu...Bravo....

YEAH! He doesn't have any family values and kills a baby every morning!

I do not like your pointof view and general demeanor. Please refrain from posting on this topic again. Thanks.

First of all, I don't understand why there isn't more support of dxcookie.  All she is stating is well.... FACT! You here all the talk from Rich Rod and the media about the defense being true freshmen and redshirt freshmen (lacking experience) and getting criticized and injuries to Troy Woolfolk and JT Floyd is a big reason for playing the freshmen.  Fact is after 3 season Rich Rod STILL doesn't get it.  Defense wins championships in the Big Ten.   My question is why doesn't Rich Rod learn how to recruit defense, defense, and more defense? OH THAT'S RIGHT THE BIG EAST (when he was head of West Virginia), ACC (when he was Off. coordinator at clemson), AND CONFERENCE USA (when he was head coach of Tulane) don't play any defense at all. 

When my 19 year old sister knows more about football than our head coach @ MICHIGAN there is a problem.  Mary Sue(Michigan President) and DB cuts the ties with Rich Rod and bring in a REAL head football coach!

Thanks Goblueknight for adding more facts and intelligence to my post.  I find it HILARIOUS that people actually get on here and type stupid meaningless comments that have NO factual basis, no real context and contain no intelligent thought.  My only conclusion is that they must not be actual Michigan fans, but OSU or MSU fans that like seeing us lose over and over, and like seeing our top recruits leave to play for a team that actually trains them in pro-style play (versus our spread that prepares them for nothing and doesn't work anyway!).  Personally, I want to see the return of teams like those under Bo, Mo and Carr.   And I am SO SICK of hearing how RR needs some time rebuild!!!!  Rebuild what?  What he tore down?  Look at these statistics:

1968 record  was 8-2.  Bo took over for 1969.  His first 3 years at UM went as follows: 8-3 with Conf title, 9-1, and 11-1 with Conf title.

1989 record was 10-2.  Moeller took over in 1990.  His first 3 years at UM went as follows:  9-3 with Conf title, 10-2 with Conf title, and 9-0-3 with Conf title.

1994 record was 8-4.  Carr took over for 1995.  His first 3 years at UM went as follows:  9-3, 8-4 and 12-0 with National Title.

2007 record was 9-4.  Rodriguez took over in 2008.  His first 3 years at UM went as follows:  3-9, 5-7, 7-5.

So again I ask....REBUILD WHAT?  There was nothing wrong when he took it, but there is now!  Not since Bump Elliot have we been dominated on the field so embarrassingly.  And yet I could still find some reason to support him if he had some sort of leadership skills and moral foundations.

If you want to disagree, fine.  But be sure as to do so intelligently and with the support of facts, not ignorant comments and videos.

First off, I want the guy to stay.  I hate seeing people fail, and I have a lot of respect for a coach that will keep his only punter at home for breaking the team rule right before the biggest game of the year, and one where your personal livelihood as a coach possibly lies in the balance.  Hell, MSU will let guys play that break state laws, while RR sets a team policy and sticks to it despite the situation.  With that being said, here's why I think he is gone based on the possible scenarios for the delay to announce either we're keeping him or firing him:

1) DB wants to see how the bowl goes: Highly unlikely that someone will base a decision like this based on one meaningless bowl game.  Result: Up in the air but this is pretty unlikely.

2) $1.5m decrease in buyout: definitely possible. Result: RR gone.

3) DB wants to think about it some more: I dont see how this is possible.  All of the facts are laid out there.  The guy has been thinking about this from day one and has been critically stewing over this after the MSU game. Result: Up in the air.

4) Harbaugh wants to coach the BCS game: possible.  Let's face it, the guy was coaching at San Diego 5 years ago. The opportunity to coach the game which is the pinnacle of a product the guy has poured his life into over the last 4 years is probably worth more to him than a couple of extra recruits he could get if he came to Michigan right now. Result: RR gone.

In all, if the decision was made up that he'd stay, the announcement would OBVIOUSLY have happened by now. There's no reason to make everyone sweat and hurt recruiting if he knows RR is staying.  

In addition, I have a hard time believing that Brandon needs these extra couple of weeks to figure it out.  There is no pending information of any kind.

As a result, there must be some reason to wait to fire the guy.  Whether it's money or a time table set by the other coach, either way, RR is unfortunately gone.  Someone please convince me that there's another scenario where there is a reason to wait and then keep him.