I have two fears
1. Rich Rod is fired and brings his team back to AA and waxes Michigans ass.
2. Michigans quest to hurry up and right it's ship ends up being a protracted version of the past two years.
not my wish or an opinion just I fear more than anything. sorry gotta run Notre Dame just called
January 2nd, 2011 at 11:39 PM ^
My fear is to find the MGoBoard littered with CC threads every other year for the next 10. I don't want to be Notre Dame, apologies to ND fans you are good people, but I want a coach that will be here for 20 years. Harbaugh will most certainly not be here that long. The NFL is in his DNA, he may resist short term, but eventually he is going to want to take a shot. Also I have a question for all the Pro Harbaugh people, and I mean no disrespect, but what are my expectations to be should you get your way? What can I reasonably expect from bringing in our 3rd HC in the past 37 months? Big Ten Championship? 9 wins? 7? will we beat OSU or MSU or PSU?
Finally, Major NCAA violations??? Really dude? DB is on record saying it was a hatchet job by the press. I will admit the deck is stacked against RichRod but the "major" NCAA violations are not part of that deck. So long as he is coach of the University of Michigan I will support him.
January 2nd, 2011 at 11:57 PM ^
HGis dad was a career college coach. Harbaugh lived in Ann Arbor and played at UM. You could say that college football is his DNA as easily as the NFL is.
You want a guy here for 20 years? Okay, but based on RR's track record at UM it won't be him.
My question to you is why the hell do you think RR will do any better than 7-5 at UM? What in his track record at UM suggests that he will succeed here? Look at the data. It does not suggest future success--unless you think mediocrity is success.
Eat shit Harbaugh? Seriously? The guy is a legend. He won games for UM. WTF did you do for UM? Nothing, but blindly support a guy who failed to field a decent defense in three years, led an offense that has scored 24 pts in THREE years vs OSU, and oversaw the worst season and bowl loss in Michigan history.
The sad thing is I like RR. He seems like a decent guy, but it is guys like you who make me take an extreme side.
January 3rd, 2011 at 10:32 AM ^
I think RR will continue to improve in the win/loss department as he has each year. Are the improvements large enough? no, but we are trending in the right direction. I believe the defense will get better with more experience and a better Coordinator/scheme. I am a RR supporter, but I cannot support the 3-3-5, frankly it sucks. I think the offense will continue to improve with more experience. It seems that the players on offense are comfortable in the scheme and are able to execute, however the red zone continues to be a problem, I am not sure if that is due to playcalling, personnel, or execution.
Harbaugh may be a legend, and have won games for UM but he PUBLICLY criticized the team and the University, and to me that is reason enough to tell him to eat shit.
I wasn't aware that there were qualifications for putting our opinions to the MGoBoard, so I thank you for pointing out my oversight.
My question Sally is what have you done to qualify your opinion?
January 2nd, 2011 at 11:59 PM ^
Dude: that DB discounted the Freep story doesn't mean he discounted the violations. Michigan plead guilty. As in: "We committed major violations." They weren't hideous recruiting or corruption violations. But they were violations. I'm glad you disregard them. But neither the school nor the NCAA did.
January 3rd, 2011 at 1:24 AM ^
And our next coach will have to pay the price - something like 150 hours of practice will be lost. That's a lot - remember, teams are limited to 20 hours per week as it is. That's going to be a real pain in the ass for us next season.
We also may suffer sanctions for our APR dropping too low, which appears likely to happen given the massive attrition we've suffered.
January 3rd, 2011 at 7:41 AM ^
1. Year 1, noticeable eye ball test improvement in the two aspects that are killing us. Better tackling, more aggressive schemes at times, stronger kicking game, and a return game that threatens teams.
2. Spring 2011 class: Recruiting of bigger faster defensive players, especially in the back 7. Like we used to get. There will be a guy or two that we gave up on or we never heard of, that Jim will land.
3. Very high expectations for wins from moment 1 from Harbaugh, with a publicly pronounced sense of urgency to be great again.
4. Quality wins in the conference in year 1. Meaning more than 1 against teams we haven't beat since Carr was coach. There are 4 arguably 5 shots to achieve this. A Michigan coach knows that you can only sell the main course of bigger things down the road with actual edible appetizers. Or he should know.
Then grow from there. The days of just caring only to be faster than other teams are probably over. AKA the Northwestern and CMU approach. He'll be aiming for bigger and faster in one fully balanced package team-wide package. We could always get those players so we should go and do it. Guys that are candidates to play at the next level. There won't be a coach in the conference that will have more credibility recruiting kids who have the potential to play pro ball.
We're also going to get the top running back and quarterback prospect in the state if we want him in any given year. Defensively, there is no telling how many playmakers from Detroit and Ohio we have missed out on just from the perception that we don't value defense and from the very poor results defensively.
Basically the approach will be a lot like Stanford except he'll be aware that he'll need to adapt to the Big Ten having played here. He'll have the luxury of both great contacts in California, a midwest recruiting background from his Western Kentucky days, and a more lenient admissions standard. He'll be able to cast with a wider net.
People have to realize that to clean this up and rebuild depth with impact defensive players from what has gone on, will be a half decade process. But winning at an accustomed level won't take nearly that long. The key will be to satisfy the fans enough with tangible progress on the field immediately.
We'll have to see, but I think that is roughly what people should expect in my amateur opinion.
January 3rd, 2011 at 10:04 PM ^
January 2nd, 2011 at 11:40 PM ^
1. A dead baby.
2. A barrel full of dead babies.
3. The one at the bottom is alive.
4. It's eating its way out.
January 2nd, 2011 at 11:47 PM ^
But...
What’s the difference between a truck full of bowling balls and a truck full of dead babies?
You can’t unload a truck full of bowling balls with a pitchfork!
Dead baby jokes... so tasteless, but so funny.
January 3rd, 2011 at 12:40 AM ^
Q: How do you make a dead babby float?
A: Two scoops of Ice Cream one scoop of dead babby.
January 2nd, 2011 at 11:45 PM ^
Hey. Mike Leach is still available
*ducks and hides under sturdy furniture*
January 2nd, 2011 at 11:51 PM ^
Hail to the Victaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrs.
January 2nd, 2011 at 11:52 PM ^
GET HIM!
January 3rd, 2011 at 12:01 AM ^
we wouldn't have to worry about Craig James working any of our games.
January 2nd, 2011 at 11:50 PM ^
January 2nd, 2011 at 11:51 PM ^
January 3rd, 2011 at 12:15 AM ^
Not gonna lie, that's definitely lost decade scenario material.
January 2nd, 2011 at 11:58 PM ^
but... after watching the MSU (ntMSU) game... it is hard to not support the idea of Harbaugh coming to town. Really, he couldn't do any worse, especially on the defensive side of the ball. He will have the luxury of a bunch of sophomores and juniors being around... but still, that MSU game was pathetic football.
January 3rd, 2011 at 12:07 AM ^
Is fear itself
January 3rd, 2011 at 12:08 AM ^
I'd like RR to stay for 1 more year with a different defensive staff, however I also would understand and be okay with JH coming in. I just really hope we're not the next Notre Dame with all this CC.
January 3rd, 2011 at 12:16 AM ^
We believe in tough love at MGoBlog. That's why we argue everything out ad nauseum and attack people who disagree with our opinions.
January 3rd, 2011 at 12:16 AM ^
I also have two fears.
1. the day my daughter brings her first guy to my house.
2. small spaces.
January 3rd, 2011 at 12:20 AM ^
Fortunately Michigan Stadium is not a small space.
OTOH - your seating assignment will be incredibly small...
January 3rd, 2011 at 12:24 AM ^
There is nothing in this world
No life left in emptiness
Those you fear are afraid of no one
You are alone and you don't know where
The night leaves you believing in nothing
Your body shivers from the cold
And you won't find your way back
When your eyes get used to the dark
January 3rd, 2011 at 12:29 AM ^
1. My daughter bringing home an Ohio State dropout and introduce him as "the father of my baby".
2. The OSU dropout turns out to be Terrelle Pryor circa 2030.
3. The 2030 version of Pryor has nothing left to sell on eBay...
January 3rd, 2011 at 12:36 AM ^
Graduating from OSU or dropping out from OSU
January 3rd, 2011 at 12:41 AM ^
TP will be 41 in 2030.
January 3rd, 2011 at 7:22 AM ^
Monkey fightin' snakes on this Monday to Friday plane. Beautiful
January 3rd, 2011 at 7:40 AM ^
1. Zombie Apocalypse
2. Zombie Apocalypse making this the last year of UM football and fighting with the survivors on how Michigan would have been elite again.
3. (Extra) All the suvivors I'm around are Spatans and Buckeyes...Well I should be armed.
January 3rd, 2011 at 8:16 AM ^
like ND and not Nebraska? With new coach Bo Pelini, they are back.
January 3rd, 2011 at 8:17 AM ^
I fear the reaper but I traded by tears for fears. So I'm good.
January 3rd, 2011 at 8:53 AM ^
I fear that JHackney will run out of nukes if JH doesn't come to A2.
January 3rd, 2011 at 9:21 AM ^
i fear spiders....2 too many legs for me
January 3rd, 2011 at 9:51 AM ^
Easy, both...I want people to be afraid of how much they love me.