Rich Rodriguez Hired By CBS

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as a game and studio analyst, doing play  by play with Dave Ryan.  Broke on twitter via Wojo.

 

Raoul

June 14th, 2011 at 11:07 AM ^

Now called CBS Sports Network. From a CBSSports.com item:

CBS Sports Network President David Berson announced the hiring of Rodriguez on Tuesday.

Rodriguez and veteran play-by-play announcer Dave Ryan will call games, and Rodriguez also will be part of the network’s weekly New York City studio show.

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CBS Sports Network will broadcast more than 40 football games this season, featuring the Mountain West Conference, Conference USA and Army and Navy.

Dreisbach1817

June 14th, 2011 at 10:50 AM ^

I think CBS made a good hire.  RR recruited alot of the SEC kids so he'll probably have good insight on the players, themselves.  My guess is he's coaching in 2012.

 

GRBluefan

June 14th, 2011 at 11:25 AM ^

may be the extremely rare win / win / win / lose scenario.  To wit:

RR - WIN - gets to scout potential opponents and receives cash money $$$

CBS - WIN - publicity associated with a high-profile ex coach as a broadcaster

Team RR is coach of next year - WIN - benefit from the year of scouting, etc.

Other teams in conference where RR lands - LOSE - the insight gleaned from his year of broadcasting will mean frequent and brutal beat downs

 

 

theyellowdart

June 14th, 2011 at 11:47 AM ^

I think you guys are greatly over valuing what he really is going to get out of broadcasting games.   It's not going to give him any type of realistic advantage over the competition.

 

 What scenario do you think is better for the following year...  studying the film, actively producing a gameplan against the team, and then coaching your players on how to play against said team.

or... broadcasting the game in which those two teams play.

 

It really isn't even close.

jg2112

June 14th, 2011 at 12:34 PM ^

I find the assumption that he'll automatically be a head coach next year to be laughable.He was a good coach at West Virginia, good for him.

Will he have Casteel with him at his next job? If not, why would anyone think he's going to be successful again as a head coach?

Coaches aren't just handed another head coaching position after leading a team to a three-year pile of garbage like RR just produced at MICH unless you're Gene Chizik. With regard to winning rivalry games, bringing in sufficient recruits to stockpile a roster, in-game adjustments, consistency in coaching and player development on defense, following NCAA rules, and effecting a roster transition after a long-time Hall of Fame coach retired, Rich Rod was severely exposed the past three years.

You mention Weis. He went to 2 BCS bowl games, IIRC. His record was way, way, better than RR's when he was at Notre Dame wrt record, recruiting and draft picks. Yet, where is he now? He's where his genius and acumen is acknowledged, as an offensive coordinator. Everyone here thinks ADs are going to fall over themselves to hire RR, but they undoubtedly will have many moments of pause when they learn just what in the world happened in Ann Arbor that caused all the losses to rivals and the stinkbomb bowl game loss.  There's no reason RR, after his job performance in 2008-10, should be given a position any higher than OC as well in 2012.

coastal blue

June 14th, 2011 at 1:38 PM ^

Unless an AD much smarter than yourself decides "Hey, this guy obviously can coach, he proved it in the past. So I'm going to use the last three years as leverage to get a good deal while emphasizing the hiring of a top-notch defensive coordinator."

Rodriguez's next  CFB job will be a HC position. And I will derive great satisfaction from his success at your expense, frequently reminding you of your lunatic claims that he "can't coach". 

jg2112

June 14th, 2011 at 3:13 PM ^

If you see that Rich Rod leads Clemson to a 10-3 record in 2012, and the first thing you think of is a random message board poster, I feel sorry for you.

Also, I never said he can't coach. He can coach an offense. He can't coach a defense. And I severely question his ability to be a leader in a high-pressure coaching situation (he did great at his alma mater, but did poorly when he left to chase a paycheck in Michigan).

andrewG

June 15th, 2011 at 8:01 AM ^

you're insane if you think RR will be anything other than a heach coach next year. i'm not saying it will be an elite program (it most certainly won't be), but he will definitely be a bcs-conference head coach. god i wish i knew you in real life so i could bet an absurd amount of money on this.

Lampuki22

June 14th, 2011 at 1:01 PM ^

I appreciate folks who aren't afraid to say RR was a total disaster.  A TOTAL DISASTER, except for Denard which I suspect was blind luck.  I don't hink he's a buffon, I just think he rose to the level of his incompetence.  I think he's an OC  not a HC except perhaps in the BIG Easy, I mean Big East or ANOTHER minor conference. 

Best of luck to you Rich Rod! You're not a fraud or a phony or a cheater.   I like you. You are a good man and good coach   I'll watch your broadcast for sure.    I'm glad we got to know you. I just regret HOW we met.

 

By the way he is laughing all the way to the bank. Do you think he gets this gig if he just finished his run a WVU?   No way.  Michigan HC credit got him this gig.  

 

 

El Jeffe

June 14th, 2011 at 1:12 PM ^

Wow, has that been a problem? Finding people who are willing to say that RR was a TOTAL DISASTER?

And if you think RR's cultivating of Denard was blind luck, then you are both a buffon and a moran.

EDIT: You guys are blowing all my best bits by graying out the annoying comments.

/ fist shaking at new-ish commenting system

BigBlue02

June 14th, 2011 at 2:18 PM ^

I just love it when people say RichRod was a TOTAL DISASTER and he didn't do anything right at Michigan. I hope they are correct too, considering the entire team minus Mike Martin consists of guys that were recruited by Rich.

andrewG

June 15th, 2011 at 8:04 AM ^

"You mention Weis. He went to 2 BCS bowl games, IIRC."

ummm... how many BCS games did RR take WVU to?? you seem to be forgetting that RR has more on his coaching resume than just the last 3 years at michigan. clearly no big 10 program is going to be hiring RR, but he will find a home in the big east or acc.

GRBluefan

June 14th, 2011 at 12:52 PM ^

that there is really no benefit to broadcasting games, from a coaching standpoint.  I just thought it was a good opportunity to lay out the win / win / win / lose scenario.  You don't get that opportunity very often.

MAgoBLUE

June 14th, 2011 at 11:06 AM ^

I could listen to Rich Rod talk about football all day in that country twang of his.  He did a great job on CBS College Sports during Signing Day coverage.  He belongs back in coaching but this is a nice one year gig for him.

Louie C

June 14th, 2011 at 7:15 PM ^

It's called sarcasm. In case you've forgotten or just don't know, his twang and the use of that word were one of the many things people held against him. I personally think he is an intelligent, classy guy, and while I will enjoy seeing him on tv, I really want to see him where he truly belongs; on the sidelines.

Tater

June 14th, 2011 at 11:17 AM ^

RR is too good to not get hired. He knows the game, communicates well, and has a lot of charisma.  If he wasn't in the prime age for coaches, I could see him doing this for a long time.  The bottom line, though, is that he is essentially still a coach, has at least ten good years left, and has a serious need to prove what he can do with a job where he actually has the full cooperation and resources of an elite program to utilize.

You can bet he will do his homework before he chooses his next job, though.  I would guess he has learned three valuable lessons:

1.  Don't try to replace an inbred coaching tree without totally cleaning house, including the compliance department and disgruntled ex-coaches.  Put the power to do this in your contract before you take the job.

2.  Hire a competent DC and delegate the defense to him with no interference.

3.  DTA.  The person who shakes your hand today may stab you in the back tomorrow.

superstringer

June 14th, 2011 at 11:21 AM ^

have gone thru my p-corn stash from just the tSIO ruckus.  now need moar.  VERY happy RR has a low-stress gig after the CRAP he went thru for US for 3 years (and esp. in that final month).*

AND, will especially be bonus listening to him break down Clemson games -- "gee I wouldn't do that, next year we'll..."

* (not to be interpreted he should have stayed, I was on record months earlier we hand to change.)

jackw8542

June 14th, 2011 at 11:23 AM ^

He is a class act and great communicator, and it will be great to listen to him.  I wish him nothing but the best.  When he does get back into coaching, I am sure many of us will be rooting for him whenever he isn't playing against us.

JeepinBen

June 14th, 2011 at 11:42 AM ^

Rich was pretty good at breaking down defenses, theirs and ours.

/ZING!

/In all honesty I wish him the best, I met him and he's a great man, I think this will be a great job for him to have, it'll probably add years back to his life after his last 3 years. 

 

blue_n_VA

June 14th, 2011 at 11:39 AM ^

Good for him. May he enjoy this year and spend some valuable time with his family and land a good coaching gig after that, assuming he still wants to.

BrickTop

June 14th, 2011 at 11:40 AM ^

I would hope that his name i Urban Meyer and that they lock him down for a few years at least. 

All joking aside, Urban's analysis is more compelling than the average so it would be a good thing.