Met Jay Riemersma today with some thoughts on the team.

In my usual wandering around at work today a guest came in with a Michigan hat and asked me for assistance. Along with him was his two little tikes who were also decked out in M gear.  As I was walking through the store I felt the need to ask him about Michigan football and how big of a fan he was.  He said, well ya I am, I played there.  I figured that he might of been a former player because of his size, and how familiar he looked, but I couldn't put a finger on it.  Then he told me and I should of known since he was one of the few people from our area to play at Michigan, but I was only 12-14 when he played there so I wasn't sure.

I then asked him what he thought about RR and the team.  He like everyone else thinks he needs to produce this season, because with all the baggage from the violations etc..  He doesn't know if they would keep him around after another disappointing season.  But he does believe that RR is a great coach and proven by what he did with WVU in the years he was there and really likes the speed and skilled players we have.  He was pretty bummed about the Woolfolk injury, but still thinks they are a talented enough team to pull through.  He really thinks if they allow enough time for RR they are gonna be a very dangerous team in the future with everything that they bring to the table.  He can't wait for opening day and thinks it will be an interesting opening game against UCONN.

It is nice to hear some support from former players especially from that era of Michigan football.