i shit you not
Shot in the eye
Try shooting yourself in the face. That helps a little. There are still voices eminating from the Internet, but at least you won't have to read anymore.
Disgruntled former moderator. I got a lot of problems with you people!
So Rodriguez wins?
Awesome. Take that, slow Harbaugh.
Christ in me arise and dispel all the darkness.
wow. awesome.
wow. awesome.
Agreed. Our focus should be
Agreed. Our focus should be on the enemy, tOSU.
If I focus hard enough, do
If I focus hard enough, do you think we win?
Hail.
Did Rocky overcome all odds
Did Rocky overcome all odds to beat Clubber Lang and Ivan Drago?
For today, goodbye. For tomorrow, good luck. And forever, Go Blue.
I never realized how much Harbaugh
looks like David Hasselhoff.
Possibly the best thing ever
Possibly the best thing ever :)
Yes, we can has fun
Yes, we can has fun and we are rather excellent at its.
"Don't stop your feet on contact!"
-Brady Hoke
Newsflash, if we don't win Rose Bowl '13 we will have little choice but to lay the blame on Kate Upton. That is all!
wow
just when my faith in mgobloggers was at an all-time low, you go and totally redeem yourself...Aspen it is Lloyd
*note - if a picture from when Harry met Lloyd appears below this, my faith will be lost again
Tai Streets is still open...
No need to lose faith
So, which one is Lloyd?
Which one is Lloyd?
Christ in me arise and dispel all the darkness.
Win RichRod! Win
Says Adriene
Brady Hoke - High quality recruits one or two at a time.
If you think about it, all
If you think about it, all these rumors about coach Rod were probably started by Ohio State. They would love to get us to kill each other all week and to stir the shit.
"Only fat people wear hawaiian shirts in Tennessee" -co worker
Didn't Oregons's spread
beat Harbaugh?
Go Blue !!!
Dave Brandon: Detailed and thorough investigation proves that Freep report was intentionally misleading.
Great!
lets hire Chip Kelly.
How can you kill that which has no life
Speed !!
Another reason to keep RR: SPEED KILLS!!! Go Coach
Go BLUE!!
Those who leave will be losers!!
Head to Head Coaching Record Eeerily Similar
Harbaugh
4-8
5-7
8-5
RichRod
3-9
5-7
7-5 or 8-4
Not worth it IMO to change.
Yeah, that argument is so
Yeah, that argument is so great. There are no differences between taking over a 9-4 team that just beat the Hiesman trophy winner on a powerhouse team and a taking over a 1-11 team that's the doormat of the Pac 10.
It's not where you've been
it's where you're at, and he was at or near the same place as RR during his third year. You have to be a fool to ignore that from 3 wins to 5 wins to 7 or more wins is improvement. Would a 9-3 record next year and 11-1 record the following year (denard senior), not be good enough for you?
On the subject of comparisons...
Did Harbaugh also field an FCS level defense in his third year at Stanford? How about his special teams? Were they just as inept as RR's are in this, the third year of his program?
Also, let's take a closer look at their records. Sure, on the surface they look similar, but how many of those wins came in conference, when it really counts? Harbaugh's conference record after three years was 13-14. RR has six wins.
How about signature wins? By his third year, Harbaugh owned not one, but two victories against USC. Did I mention they both came on the road? The first came as a 39.5 point underdog and then he did it again as an 11 point underdog. Oh, and that second victory was on the heels of an underdog victory against a Rose Bowl bound Oregon team. Good luck finding anything similar to that in RR's Michigan resume.
Let's face it. When it comes to comparisons, clearly there are no comparisons.
"[T]here were a lot of people predicting glorious heights for Rich; mostly the same people who are predicting doom and gloom [for Hoke]. Excuse me if I doubt their prognostication skills." -- M-Wolverine
Harbaugh fielded a team with
Harbaugh fielded a team with solid depth on offense and defense when he took over. Rich Rod did not. Injuries and player transfers added to the horrible defensive depth that we currently have. You can blame that part all on Rich Rod which would be completely wrong, it was not all of his fault but many seem to think he could have somehow begged and made certain players stay that wanted to transfer.
Harbaugh came into a better situation at Stanford, Michigan had lost way more players when RR took over. So yeah comparing the two situations is unfavorable to RR. Harbaugh had it much better, look at the depth chart of the team he took over and how many of those same players were young, talented players that allowed Harbaugh to field a more veteran team by his 3rd year. Look at the depth chart on Michigan's roster and see how many freshman and sophomores are now starting for Michigan in RR's 3rd year.
Comparing the two situations and saying Michigan should be better than Stanford is just showing how ignorant some of the Michigan fans are about the two situations. It's not like Harbaugh pulled off some miracle. RR had a tougher challenge and has a similar record to Harbaugh by his 3rd year.
Sir, you forget yourself
Sir, you forget yourself
Harvard: The MICHIGAN of the East
We're not arrogant, we're just better.
richrod vs harbaugh
Harbaugh has more potential in his socks than richrod. took a losing non scholarship USD to super record before leaving... really ... they surf at USD !!! he's pounded USC twice now. Michi has the worst D in school history by a landslide. bo is spinning in his grave when our porous d hits the field. LOL
buckeye turd.
buckeye turd.
I'm a Rich Rod supporter but
come on....the situation at Stanford was much worse. Nobody can deny Harbaugh's success at Stanford and he did it without those SEC academic standards.
I still want Rodriguez another year to prove his ability, but if Brandon delivers Harbaugh it is hard to argue based on the facts we can see. My issue with the "Let's Fire this Guy" rant in this case or in any other is there isn't necessarily a better option. However, Harbaugh looks like a perfect choice.
Stop the Pain!
no doubt
the situation was much worse at stanford. i can't argue with that. but wins are the bottom line and JH is one year ahead on the same trajectory as RR is now. my point is only numerical. and the numbers show improvement along the same lines for both coaches.
3....5.....7....(2011 ??)
we certainly aren't going to get worse next year with 19/22 returning.
Seriously?
In 2007 Stanford's offense had 7 returning starters. In 2008 Michigan's had 3.
In 2007 Stanford's defense had 8 returning starters. In 2008 Michigan's had 7.
And I'd say that the remaning talent on the roster at that point was about equal to what Stanford had at the time. I don't get your argument that Stanford was MUCH worse off...
Point
Wasn’t the point of this thread to not argue about this?
We are here because we're not all there.
We already tried...
a drunk at the helm.
"If this was an isocracy, you'd be in charge just like me." AIFM
Shouldn't Apollo be Dave
Shouldn't Apollo be Dave Brandon? Mickey could be Martin--get it?
BS
This is such BS. If you guys don't want us to be focusing on Rich Rod's job, because we should be instead focus on OSU, don't blame us. Blame Rich Rod. We don't have to be focusing on his job. But we are. It doesn't have to be a foregone conclusion that we're going to lose to OSU. But it is. And this is not because we want to talk about these things. It's because Rich Rod has been wildly unsuccessful. It's on him.
This is true whether or not you support keeping him another year.
Die
Shut up you quitting bitch. Mike Martin wants to punch your stupid face for saying we will lose to tUOSU. You suck as a fan.
Well good thing Mike Martin's
Well good thing Mike Martin's the one who wants to punch me. That actually scares me. If it was any of our other defensive players, on the other hand, I wouldn't be all that concerned. I'd just hold a football and, by pure virtue of habit, they'd never catch me.
Grow up, this isn't even a rivalry anymore.
You are pathetic
This is such an absurd statement. So this wasnt a rivalry when in the 90s Michigan dominated osu? Everyone seems to forget that this RIVALRY almost always goes in spurts. The tables are turning for the good of the men in maize n' blue. You are a pathetic excuse for a "fan". I dont consider you a fan. Do not ever watch another Michigan game. We dont need people that count out their team before the game happens. Did you pick Wisconsin to beat us in 2008 as well?
Man.....we've become Notre
Man.....we've become Notre Dame (sigh).
If you'll notice, by the way, in the games against OSU when we won a bunch, they were favored often, or at least weren't 20 point underdogs. On the other hand, we are a doormat for them. Not even competitive.
so... what's the weather like
so... what's the weather like in Bolivian?
Harvard: The MICHIGAN of the East
We're not arrogant, we're just better.
So we weren't competitive in
So we weren't competitive in 2006? We were competitive last year had we not had a freshman mistake filled game. Your argument is absurd. And if you think we are going to lose by 20, well i dont know if you're an idiot, but your sounding like one. This game is always competitive. It is why it is a rivalry, when game day comes around you throw out all the records and stats, its about who wants it more, who wants to get dirty. On Saturday we will find out who wins. Until then no one knows.
Look over the results, see
Look over the results, see the trends. UM is due for a win, if not this year, next year. By the way, osu went 15 games without beating us. Thats a lot more games before they can say that about us. Oh, and if you say, that was so long ago. Would not they say the same thing about us losing 6 yrs in a row in 50 years?
http://bentley.umich.edu/athd
http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/umosu/results.htm
Look over the results, see the trends. UM is due for a win, if not this year, next year. By the way, osu went 15 games without beating us. Thats a lot more games before they can say that about us. Oh, and if you say, that was so long ago. Would not they say the same thing about us losing 6 yrs in a row in 50 years?
STFU
Just become a Buckeye fan you negative piece of trash. Every major program has gone through a rebuilding stage. UM got lucky and avoided it for almost 50 years. It's our time now so why don't you focus on the positive things happening in our program? There's a bunch of them ya know!!
"Those who stay will be champions"
M16=TOOL
Rabble rabble go away
Harbaugh...
... tans well.
Do Something. If it works, do more of it. If it doesn't, do something else.
Must be that California sun.
Must be that California sun.
I'll wait until Monday to
I'll wait until Monday to make up my mind about things. Until then it's time to focus on ending tOSU's streak against us.
Omnia mutantur nos et mutamur in illis.
chunkums, you're great.
If
chunkums, you're great.
If I had a daughter I'd let her marry you.
We may be annoyed by each
We may be annoyed by each others' opinions, but we need each other like Rocky needed Apollo in Rocky III.
Or the way school needs teachers, or the way Kathy needed Regis.
Ann Arbor is a classy broad.
"Get off my plane!" - Ricky Stanzi, Air Force One 2
Kanye West....very nice.
Kanye West....very nice.
chunkums great work!
as always!
GBOD
i just ran headfirst into a wall to make the voices stop appearing on my screen
it did not work
pancake.