December 31st, 2010 at 11:23 PM ^
...will succeed RichRod next year. So there.
The fallback position might be Urban Meyer now that the Florida coach is showing signs of that burnout being B.S. Keep Rodriguez for another season and make him revamp the defensive staff while Meyer recharges his batteries doing color commentary. The year-long deep breath has been done before. Ask Tommy Tuberville.
It's all crap.
December 31st, 2010 at 11:39 PM ^
this is the same network that had les miles coming to michigan right?
i really like espn, but sometimes they do incredibly stupid stuff for a national network. wish they would fire millen and stick to reporting the news (versus manufacturing it).
January 1st, 2011 at 1:55 AM ^
To this day, I believe that story was true, Kirk heard about it, and Kirk announced it to screw Michigan and atone for the bad things he said about Tressel back in '03/04.
January 1st, 2011 at 7:46 AM ^
That article is lousy even by Dodd standards. Still, I found this interesting:
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Rodriguez's supporters say the blame should be on Carr because of his final two recruiting classes in 2006 and 2007. In Michigan's five losses this season, the winning team had an average of 11.95 more starting fourth-year seniors than the Wolverines, according to the stats. If Michigan doesn't have a player drafted in 2011, only five will have been drafted in Rodriguez's first three seasons. The previous Michigan low over a three-year period was nine from 1984-86. Again, this is being blamed on Carr.
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Now, RichRod's detractors would (justifiably) add Mallet, Mr. Plow, and *maybe* a couple other guys (Clemons?) to that list. They'd probably use "run off" in a sentence or two. Still, it does support the idea that Rodriguez was dealt a mediocre hand of cards. Whether he played it well or not is the important question.
January 1st, 2011 at 8:49 AM ^
crap. Didn't Dodd assert that Brandon was "drooling" over the prospect of Harbaugh's coming? Yuck, just yuck.
December 31st, 2010 at 11:26 PM ^
No, ESPN still does not have any credibility as a news source. Next question.
December 31st, 2010 at 11:26 PM ^
Tressell is retiring in about 15 years. So it makes total sense.
December 31st, 2010 at 11:40 PM ^
He can be the coach in waiting, they do it in WV. One year 15 years whats the difference in Columbus.
January 1st, 2011 at 1:05 AM ^
when he's 73?
January 1st, 2011 at 1:37 AM ^
Right, I guess that's too Paterno-early. So, probably in 30 years...
December 31st, 2010 at 11:27 PM ^
Michigan has proven they can beat Urban Meyer with the greatest, most wonderful, amazingest, best person/quarterback ever Tim Tebow. Seems like it'd be a lot easier beating him with the typical trash at OSU.
December 31st, 2010 at 11:36 PM ^
tebow? i think you mean superman...
December 31st, 2010 at 11:39 PM ^
Superman? I think you mean Jesus 2.0
January 1st, 2011 at 12:29 AM ^
Jesus 2.0? I think you mean God himself
January 1st, 2011 at 12:55 AM ^
God hopes when he grows up he can be like Tebow.
January 1st, 2011 at 1:13 AM ^
December 31st, 2010 at 11:40 PM ^
I really enjoyed seeing superman's helmet full of turf three years ago.
January 1st, 2011 at 12:56 AM ^
Kryptonite.
January 1st, 2011 at 8:28 AM ^
For some it's Kryptonite. For others it's Jamar Adams.
January 1st, 2011 at 4:30 AM ^
I have to chuckle every time I see people bash Tebow on here. It is hilarious that this one young man can make so many feel insecure about themselves. Ya lets bash the guy that does the right thing, how dare he not torture dogs and beat women. Those are the guys we need to hold up as role models!
For a fan base that never fails to point out their "classiness" to any and all who will listen. I am finding more and more on this forum the exact opposite when it comes to reality.
January 1st, 2011 at 7:32 AM ^
I don't think you understand.
I rarely, if ever, see Tebow *bashed* here. I'd bet that most posters, if asked, would concede that he's basically a good guy who has "walked the walk" (however quaintly old-school that walk is).
No, the problem is that the press has lifted him up to (as someone else here put it) Jesus v2.0. That's a bit much, isn't it? Of note, this has all taken place in the setting of the Family Values crap that Mike Boren started.
January 1st, 2011 at 9:02 AM ^
December 31st, 2010 at 11:28 PM ^
December 31st, 2010 at 11:30 PM ^
video it did'nt happen. therefore it's not true
December 31st, 2010 at 11:43 PM ^
I could give u points, I cant stop laffing looking at the pic. Thanx
January 1st, 2011 at 12:33 AM ^
to help you on your way.
January 1st, 2011 at 1:25 AM ^
And +1 more
December 31st, 2010 at 11:33 PM ^
The ESPN Insider column was answering a question on where they thought Meyer would coach next. The answer was stated as a "hunch" that he would end up at OSU. It was never stated as a fact or even a rumor, just idle speculation.
December 31st, 2010 at 11:31 PM ^
Headline in Ohio Mid January:
Woody Hayes to succeed Tressel: "Satan can't keep me out of Columbus"
SubHead: Professor Hayes vows to return to teaching mandatory vocabulary and English to his freshmen players.
December 31st, 2010 at 11:48 PM ^
SubSubHead: Hayes fired after his first game back from the dead for punching a Kent player in the face.
January 1st, 2011 at 12:39 AM ^
December 31st, 2010 at 11:40 PM ^
I'd have a boner if it were true.
December 31st, 2010 at 11:45 PM ^
I hope he can punch better the second time around.
December 31st, 2010 at 11:53 PM ^
Three yards and a cloud of grammar for Pryor.
January 1st, 2011 at 6:58 AM ^
December 31st, 2010 at 11:54 PM ^
I need more so I can finish.
January 1st, 2011 at 12:13 AM ^
Thats what she said?
January 1st, 2011 at 12:12 AM ^
Be careful what you wish for. Meyer isn't the same coach that won two titles at Florida. He's decided family and health are "priorities." Tressel is special, and don't forget it.
January 1st, 2011 at 12:57 AM ^
Ohh I know, Tressel can Paterno his way out of here if he wants. He earned it. That being said, he has specifically said he wasn't going to do that, and I would take Urban in a heartbeat, (or Gary Patterson).
January 1st, 2011 at 1:05 AM ^
Someone's ego seems a little fragile...
5...Game...Suspensions...WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!111!!1111!!1111!!!1!!!
January 1st, 2011 at 2:37 AM ^
7 STRAIGHT!!11111!!!!
/Shit.
//Sorry.
///I'll see you guys in Bolivia.
January 1st, 2011 at 7:10 AM ^
You have just unleashed the jinx.
January 1st, 2011 at 8:42 AM ^
Hell, at this point a loss wouldn't be the end of the world. A little variety spices things up from time to time.
January 1st, 2011 at 8:48 AM ^
......Damn it!