Does RR remind you of Bo or what?

That's a good way to end a rant

I ate five meatballs with my pasta tonight because a sixth would make me fart a lot.

I'm with you man.  

Go ahead and eat that meatball!!!!

Totally... except for that whole "winning games" thing, but that's really overrated IMO

I remember Bo always got choked up at Banquets and things, and now RR does too. But when he does it he's "begging for his job". Shit pisses me off.

First of all, Bo didn't go 15-21 in his first three seasons and was never on the hot seat. Second of all, what do you think people are going to write when your tearful coach on the hot seat says, "I want to be a Michigan Man."  We, as a fanbase, have developed a persecution complex. We really need to get over it.

Shit pisses me off too.

I'm not old enough to remember too much about Bo. But when I was coaching high school kids, I got choked up saying goodbye to the Seniors... I'm all in for this team, and its coach.

Yeah... I remember how Bo got blown out by Ohio State his first three seasons too.

No offense, but dude, how do you remember when Bo got choked up at banquets when you're a junior in high school? Anyway, there are similarities between Rich and Bo but let's not pretend that Bo and Rich are the same guy or even in the same situation after their first few years at Michigan.

Besides the winning part, and the defense part, , and as I type this, Mesko just wrapped up a Jets player better than any defender from Michigan has all year.

No. Bo only spoke about The Team.

I +1'd ya just cause you sound like you're on to something.  Preach on brotha you're feelin it!  In the zone!  He's hot!  COWBELL!

Is it just me or is it really annoying when people try to bring Bo into this?  I certainly don't remember Bo crying at banquets.  Nobody knows what Bo would think about the current situation at Michigan (although I'm pretty sure that he wouldn't like 37-7 against OSU).

Please, just leave the man out of it when it comes to RR discussions.

The media in the Detroit area has been over the top obnoxious and childish about every thing RR says . They really are disgusting and mostly a bunch of losers.

he reminds me of Bo with less defensive talent and no support from too many people that THINK they know whats right for Michigan.

im all in for RR. just gotta bring in more defensive talent, and compete with OSU

Weis came in with the mindset that his scheme would just dominate his opponents that he underestimated.  Rich's devotion to the spread and especially his devotion to the 3-3-5 reminds me of Charlie.  Weis also very rarely took the blame when things went wrong and I'm sure you could find players who were devoted to him at the end of his tenure.

Another thing that is frighteningly similar to Weis and Rich is that when they were on the hot seat they both had some really bad losses and close wins, but made a bowl that their supporters pointed to as progress enough to keep him around one more year.

I still hope he can be as good as Bo. But does a man who plays Josh Groban in public remind me of Bo?

No. If that's your basis almost every college football coach not named Nick Saban remind me of Bo. And particularly Mike Gundy.

Thank you for this post.  Coach Rodriguez definitely reminds me of Bo.   He has a plan, he's implementing it, and we are showing progress.  I grew up with Bo.  I watched Mike Lantry miss field goals in 1973 and 74.  Bump Elliot left a lot more talent in the cupboard than Accidental-coach Carr.  . Coach Rodriguez knows what he's doing - he's proven that every where he's coached.  What I don't understand is why some Michigan fans do not support Coach Rodriguez.  He became coach AFTER Accidental-coach Carr lost to Appy State and was blown out at home 38-9 by Oregon.  Obviously, to me as a long time fan, our program was in a shambles because of Carr.   Thankfully, we have a coach now who knows what he's doing.

And people will get on here and hate, but I pay them no mind. Love that man, media is the devil. I speak from personal experience. It's tragic really that people try to talk shit about people to get money and the public buys it. Pathetic really.

RR does remind me of Bo..  If Bo cried like a girl and sang Josh Groban.

I can't hate RR because I LOVE this team. I pretty much plan out how much I need to drink in order to watch the defense, but its that one play they make out of 20 that makes me so proud of them. Its that couple offensive possesions in the game where I think if we stop killing ourselves we can beat anyone. Its Lewan hate riding donkeys. Its the Mike Martin Hulk smash. Its EVERYTIME Denard smiles. It just feels to me, if I'm against RR I'm against everything that is good right now. I feel like if I bail on RR, I'm bailing on this team that I love to death.

I don't really care if RR and Bo are anything alike. I don't care if RR and Lloyd are anything alike. I do know RR has put most of this team together, and yes they drop easy passes, and they make stupid personal fouls, and they turn the ball over way too much, and they cant tackle, and they cant cover receivers, and they cant kick field goals, and probably a million other things. I love this team. 

I can already hear "How far we have fallen" so be it, I couldn't care less, I love this team. Whatever keeps this team together fighting for each other, I'm all for.

I know its year 3 and we got OMG ran over by osu, and our defense seems to be getting worse, and our offense isnt scoring on nearly every drive even though we put up a buzzilion yards. I still do not care.

I also dont care about grammer obviously (don't) I wasnt a smart enof for UM, so I gots to go to Iraq for two years instead. lol. Again, sorry had to vent.

I'm reminded of the 1976 World Series (OK...I'm dating myself now) when someone tried to compare Thurman Munson (1976 AL MVP), a mighty fine player himself, to the greatest catcher in my lifetime, Johnny Bench.

The late, great Captain Hook (Sparky Anderson, love ya for the 1984 World Championship) said,

"Don't you ever compare ANYONE to Johnny Bench!"

It's not fair to RichRod, Jim Harbaugh, or anyone to be compared to Bo.

Bo is BO --- no one can be BO but BO.

But, I will say, no matter who is our Michigan Coach is a MICHIGAN MAN to me!

There are a lot of similarities between RR and many aspects of the history of Michigan football from Yost to Crisler to many others.  However, he is not any of them.  It seems like people keep trying to link RR with the history of Michigan football because so many of us keep trying to seperate him and make him an outcast.  Support the Program, support the coaching staff, support the administration.  Being loyal is one of the virtues of being a Michigan man.  And remember that right now until something changes JH is a Stanford man not a Michigan man.

I won't diss Lloyd one bit. Yes, I think he "tired" in his later years, whether due to stress or a personal health condiiton, but being at the 1995 and 1997 wins over OSU means a lot to me. Plus, who could not have loved the Florida win???

My only "criticism" of Lloyd is that I think his assts assumed that they had a job for life and didn't prepare the team properly for games. How else does Gary Russell run for 50+ yds on 3rd and 9 when Glen Mason is running out the clock????? Plus, the HORROR.

The talent dropped off, certainly (look at our draft picks), but assts have to make sales pitches for UM as well.

Think Rod Smith doesn't have some sway on guys like Dee Hart???

He doesn't remind me of Bo. Seems like a good guy to have a beer with, though.

Do burritos remind you of tacos, or what? I mean, I get upset when people hate tacos because they're crunchy, and say burritos were never crunchy ever. But look at tacos: they can be crunchy at times, but they can also be made with tortillas, which make them soft, like burritos!

Also, I don't like it when people say that the onions in tacos make my eyes sting when I eat them, but burritos can burn people's mouths if the heat inside pressurizes the beans within and it blows up in your face. What's up with that?!

Also, I remember when burritos were made with beef more, but now people put more beans in them, and tacos seem to have more beef than ever, which I'm fine with. It just goes to show you that tacos and burritos are more similar than you think. Shit pisses me off!

not really

He doesn't remind me of Lloyd. He doesn't remind me of Weiss. He doesn't remind me of John L. He doesn't remind me of Harbaugh. He doesn't even remind me of Rich at W. Virginia. He's his own unique animal, the likes of which I've never seen around here before. And we're still seeing if that's a good thing or not.

If Rich is not retained, can we just state that he is a Michigan Man?  He can come back eventually, and stand on the sidelines as a former coach, and not in shame.  I admit that he is not my favorite coach, but he is one of us now.

I'll go with "what."

Yeah. Final answer.

Strange, Don Nehlen thought Rodriguez was pretty similar to Bo.

As an older Buckeye fan I have to say this thread of RR reminding people of Bo is pretty sick....and by that I mean not good.

And the recent posts about Carr are crazy...UM clown stomped FLA with almighty Tebow...something SEC'ers quickly sweep under the rug.  The score was closer than it should have been.

Do us all favor and beat Miss St. 

players really like RICH ROD that's very telling as you people always say.

To answer the question, no, RR does NOT remind me of Bo.  Not at all.

RR is no Bo.

a comparison to Gerry Faust?  Terrifically successful where he was before arriving at Notre Dame, incredibly enthusiastic about having arrived at Notre Dame, and perhaps the most gentlemanly major college football coach ever to live.  Take a look at Under the Tarnished Dome.  Once, after someone, I don't recall who, unmercifully ran up the score on an outmanned Notre Dame team, he headed across the field to shake hands with that other coach.  When asked why he would do that, his reply was something like, "that's the time you most need to do it."  Gerry is quoted as having said, "I had only 26 miserable days at Notre Dame; that's when we lost. Other than that, I was the happiest guy in the world. I loved walking on the campus, loved being there, loved being a part of Notre Dame."  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerry_Faust  .  He was replaced by Lou Holtz, a very different sort.

My point is that however wonderful Coach Rodriguez is as far as wanting to be a "Michigan Man" or  visiting the sick and comforting the afflicted, it is separate from his technical ability to help football players succeed during games.  And I have yet to see any negative comment, even from the likes of Sharp and Valenti, about his support of the Mealer family or visting hospitalized children.

As far as Bo insisting on being supportive of the program when troubles happened, his actions showed he wasn't stubbornly insistent on a single style of play or staying the same no matter what. The man won with QBs as disparate as Tom Slade, Denny Franklin, John Wangler, and Michael Taylor.  When he arrived at Michigan he said there would be changes made, true.  Many of those were to facilities like nails instead of lockers for the coaches.  And in his first three years, his overall record was 28-5, 20-2 in the conference, and a defense which gave up 321 points in three years.

So, does RR remind me of Bo, or what?  What.

I felt so compelled to respond to this thread that I registered an account.

Fair comparisons to Bo or Carr are impossible to make.  Both those coaches coached in different eras.  Bo coached at a time when most other teams were horrible and there was nothing close to the parity among teams that we have now.  Now, every team can compete for a BCS berth. 

Carr was a competent coach but, in my opinion, was losing a step to his competitors (Tressell, Saban, Meyer, etc.).  He, too, coached mainly in an era where only the big-time teams were a threat.

Michigan was spoiled by years of dominance during times when most other teams were not good.  Those days are over.  Now teams go from losing numerous games one season to winning a BCS game the next. 

If we are talking about character, and not performance, I agree with the original poster.  I think, given time, RR would cement his status as a Michigan Man, just like Bo.

I read a book where Bo was talking about going to a conference to listen to some coach teaching his new fangled offense. Someone asked this coach why his team allowed so many points against them the previous year and he replied by saying basically "We didnt tackle well" Bo's head nearly blows off at this point as he says to his assistant attending the meeting with him "God Damnit!! how can you do all this fancy stuff and then not TACKLE!!"

This is my observation of RRod, he's got all kinds of fancy stuff in his holster but forgets that football is all about execution of the simple things.

Remember  you go to war with the army you have, not the army you wish you had. Rich sewed the seeds of his own demise by scrapping the army he had before he had built the army he dreamed of. This is an important lesson for him going forward and I'm sure being a smart guy he has learned it well. Problem is it might be too late for him to survive here to see his grand vision through.

Not even "mini-Bo" Les Miles is like Bo.

Bo was more about perfect execution than employing unique X's and O's to outsmart the other coach.  "This is what we're going to do, try and stop it."

But both coaches are high character, eat, sleep, breathe football guys that I would proudly let my boys play for.

Sometimes on the sidelines, though, Rodriguez does seem possessed by the spirit of Bo.  Not great for his health, but it fires me up seeing it.