November 20th, 2010 at 3:23 PM ^
This so-called prolific offense has been shut down in the first half of EVERY game against teams from the top half of the Big Ten.
November 20th, 2010 at 3:43 PM ^
We are scoring when the game is already out of hand. If we can get out to a fast start we might be able to force offensive mistakes from teams trying to play catch-up. The truth is the Iowa, Wisconsin, and Penn State were much bigger beatings than the final score would indicate
November 20th, 2010 at 5:59 PM ^
...choke jobs by the receivers in the first half. In both the MSU and today's game the receivers easily dropped 5-6 passes in the first half of both games. Hey Roundtree! You want to get the #1 jersey? Stop dropping easy passes in the numbers in the first half.
November 20th, 2010 at 3:17 PM ^
RR will be here another year. We'll see what happens next season. My guess is that he will have to beat 2 of the 3 big teams. In our division it would be MSU and NE, and then perhaps win against OSU at home. Next season could be tougher. Our defense should improve but it will be young and there may be a new defensive staff and scheme in place. I would give RR until 2011 to win or at least be very competitive and go to a New Years bowl game. If not it will be time to pull the plug after the 2011 season. But I'm hoping we will win the big 10 west in 2012!
November 20th, 2010 at 3:25 PM ^
Oh dude if he doesn't beat MSU and OSU next year he won't have a job. Again if he doesn't win or at least be in the hunt for the B10 (10 wins) then he is gone.
Personaly I am done with this guy. 6-17. Three years and this is the Defense you field at Michigan? You don't have a kicker that can make a 30 yard field goal, AT MICHIGAN?
Since when is 7-5 good enough at Michigan? Oh I know since 3-9 and 5-7.
I hope Michigan wins, I want Michigan to win. But I don't see this guy being the one to get those wins.
November 20th, 2010 at 6:01 PM ^
MSU is about to have a big fall to Earth next year. Their starting defense (or about 80% of it) and most of their key starters on offense are graduating. And their incoming recruits are not that special (literally, MSU's entire recruiting ranking rests on Lawrence Thomas among the current crop of incoming freshmen).
November 20th, 2010 at 3:31 PM ^
Sweater vest is gonna get his ass handed to him!
November 20th, 2010 at 3:35 PM ^
The worst thing to do right now is fire Rodriguez. Anyone condoning that is paranoid and delusional. He's running the fifth best offense in the country with one senior starter and people want him fired? Unbelievable. We certainly need better players on D, but the better players will come with a STEADY program, not one that fires its coaches after they improve their record every year they're there.
Seven wins is as good as this team was ever going to be. It's not like they aren't trying and there isn't much more the coaches can do. They just simply have to keep playing and get better, which is what will happen.
November 20th, 2010 at 4:09 PM ^
Not only does everyone bang their head as GERG drives us insane... But we are also NOT seeing Michigan making the moves on top defensive recruits...
We need a DC that can recruit and run a system that 5 stars will consider... Michigan could turn the defense around in a year with the right DC... With GERG I do not see it improving any more than what young talent can overcome with hard work... The system is not helping our young players...
Who doesn't think this defense would be better simply by going to a pressure 4-3... an putting some size in agains huge running teams... our little guys get there but bounce off 240lb RBs...
November 20th, 2010 at 4:25 PM ^
To be fair, his team's hot/cold play this year has led to me going on lots of long walks to blow off some steam. +1 for mild exercise!
One of those walks came after the Gallon fumble today. My girlfriend texted me that we got an interception or something. I didn't even really care. This game was never competitive and it was the offense's fault. The defense is what it is but the offense did nothing while the game was competitive and that's Rich's side of the ball. This was a very bad day for him. I STILL don't think Wisconsin's defense is that good.
Whatever, even the offense is young, and we have shown some flashes, and this thing could maybe still work. Today offered absolutely no encouragement though.
November 20th, 2010 at 5:22 PM ^
I just don't know how, as the head coach of one of the best college football programs in the country, let the d get this bad. It is unbelievable how bad they are. And then even with there lack of talent, they should be taking good angles, tackling, and playing there hearts out every play to make up for that. Instead there doing the complete opposite. So it just seems like they have no talent and then what they do have is being coached poorly. And I don't how people are just saying will get good d recruits over time. He has had time. Instead he fucked over are d and thats why they are playing so bad
November 20th, 2010 at 5:48 PM ^
Most people seem to assume that, in order to improve recruiting, we need to keep RR (in order to keep current commits in the fold, etc). That's a false assumption, IMO. How many blue-chip D recruits will commit to a coach that a) runs through d-coordinators and b) will certainly remain on the hot-seat next year?
If you were a blue-chip defensive player, with no past connection to Michigan, would you feel comfortable committing to RR? If RR goes, yes, we'd lose some current commits. But Harbaugh would be likelier to immediately draw top-flight talent. There would be no fall-off; there would be improvement.
November 20th, 2010 at 5:59 PM ^
I agree about blue chip recruits. Our ability to recruit top flight players improves by hiring Jim Harbaugh, not the other way around. No disrespect to Rich Rod, but Harbaugh makes this program better for the next two decades.
November 20th, 2010 at 6:04 PM ^
...about the Harbaugh connection. Stanford and Michigan are currently recruiting basically the same players (in many cases, literally the very same, I believe both Brennan Beyer and Kellen Jones received offers from both schools).
The D recruitment this year is going pretty okay and last year's was an improvement.
November 20th, 2010 at 6:52 PM ^
With that "play to win" video playing in my head. Quite entertaining.
November 20th, 2010 at 7:10 PM ^
November 21st, 2010 at 6:21 AM ^
I just really hate booing. I know we talk about this every year but...boo college kids? On the team you love? Doesn't make sense to me.