Great article on RRod
from his first qb back at Glenville state. I enjoyed it and it certainly gives us a little more hope. Something most of us are desperately looking for at this point.
http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/11/29/the-spreads-first-quarterba…
Enjoy!
January 29th, 2009 at 10:53 AM ^
thats a good read, but would be interesting if were written now after media trashings of RR and Michigan. *cough* Gary Danielson.
January 29th, 2009 at 11:06 AM ^
are hilarious. The very same hillibillies want to tar and feather RR now :- )
January 29th, 2009 at 11:23 AM ^
We should all use this as an opportunity to take a deep breath and realize that, despite this season and all the surrounding (mostly-fabricated) negativity, we still have one of the best coaches in the NCAA.
I've thought this from the onset, and still have no reason to doubt RR. In Rod we trust!
January 29th, 2009 at 11:23 AM ^
be verrrry interesting to see how Stewart does without Pat White. Seemed like they definitely underachieved this year and if he has a similiar performance as a coach they might be started off into a downward spiraling tailspin.
January 29th, 2009 at 12:54 PM ^
that article doesn't say anything that any fan of college football didn't know before we hired RR. I was hoping for more insight from a former player into his coaching methods, personality, or approach, but he simply endorsed him as a coach and endorsed the offensive scheme, which any outsider could do.
January 29th, 2009 at 1:00 PM ^
it gave groundbreaking information. But it's always nice to hear good things about our coach especially when it comes from a former player. With everybody who's outside of his situation bad-mouthing him at least we get positive feedback from previous players.
January 29th, 2009 at 2:11 PM ^
As this article says, RR has been successful with both passing and running QB's.
Remember that the Tulane team referenced in the article was led by Shaun King, who will never be mistaken for a "running QB" for any reason other than the miscauculations of those who look at the color of his skin and stereotype him.
Pat White was what, a two-star when recruited by RR?
For all we know, Denard Robinson could be the next Pat White. Or Tate Forcier could be the next Shaun King.
Laugh all you want, but Shaun King had a year under RR that we would be drooling over if a QB had it for UM. And that is RR's true strength: turning QB's who are somewhat overlooked in high school into monsters in college.
Here is King's wiki for college:
"King played college football at Tulane University from 1995 to 1998,[1] leading Tulane to an undefeated season and a win over Brigham Young University in the Liberty Bowl, in the process setting the single-season NCAA Division I-A record for passing efficiency in 1998 of 183.3. In the same year he became the first player in NCAA history to both pass for 300 yards and rush for 100 yards in the same game against Army on November 14. His quarterback coach was Rich Rodriguez and his head coach was Tommy Bowden. He finished 10th in voting for the 1998 Heisman Trophy. King is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. King co-captained the 1998 12-0 Green Wave along with right tackle Dennis O'Sullivan. The style of offense that King ran at Tulane under Bowden is the Spread offense which is now a very popular style in NCAA football.
College Football Statistics
1997: 199/363 (54.8%) for 2577 yards and 24 TD vs. 14 INT. 124 carries for 511 yards and 5 TD.
1998: 244/364 (67.0%) for 3495 yards and 38 TD vs. 6 INT. 156 carries for 633 yards and 11 TD."
If RR can make a QB do this for UM, it will result in a NC game. I still belive that it will happen by 2010 or 2011. Last season sucked, but I am not worried. We may even have to put up with another mediocre year, but it will get better and the upside is much better than we had with Carr.