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1 year 11 weeks ago	Scoreboardz	A webcam of "Michigan taking down their new scoreboards"?  Wait a minute.  Shouldn't we be taking down our OLD scoreboards?  Anyway, the video after dark is awesome.  In a zen-go-blue kind of way.
1 year 19 weeks ago	You must be Hoking	Let me get this this straight.  Brandon fired Rodriguez because he didn't complete the overhaul of our program in only three years.  Now, we're considering a guy who went 22-37 in his first five years at Ball State before finally turning the corner?  Not to mention a mediocre 13-12 record at San Diego State. There is no way Hoke should be considered for our head coaching job. Who cares whether or not he has a secret handshake and two degrees of separation from Bo? We need a guy that can take us to a national championship. The Schembechler coaching tree only claimed one NC in its 39 year reign.  Aim higher, Brandon.
1 year 20 weeks ago	Another Interesting article about Rodriguez	This thought-provoking article should be a must-read for Dave Brandon.  Especially Reason Number 10. 10 More Reasons Why Rodriguez Should Continue to Be Michigan's Man
1 year 21 weeks ago	Stop me if you've heard this before. . .	"And here's the kick, it's up, it's long enough, it's Goudis!" Sorry.  Couldn't resist.  Welcome to the Wolverines, Matt.
1 year 22 weeks ago	The Coaching Situation In Ann Arbor	I know, I know.  It's only from Bleacher Report.  Still, an interesting article and comment section. 10 Reasons Why Michigan Would Be Crazy To Fire Rich Rodriguez
1 year 39 weeks ago	No reason to panic -	The sky is not falling.  Remember the fall of 1997?  Michigan was coming off of four straight seasons of four losses each.  The media and our rivals were suggesting that the "M" in Michigan had come to stand for "mediocre".  There were plenty of "Fire Lloyd" t-shirts in the stands on Saturdays.  Starting senior defensive tackle Ben Huff had trashed his knee in the summer.  Senior linebacker and co-captain Eric Mayes blew out his knee in the Indiana game.  Junior safety Daydrion Taylor was lost for the season after a big hit against Penn State. At quarterback, we had a kid named Griese who was a former walk-on.  Yeah, things really looked bleak.  Until we ran the table at 12-0 and won a National Championship in the Rose Bowl.  Forget the gloom and doom.  Players will step up.  Rodriguez and the Wolverines will meet the challenge, win at least 7 this year and bring the Big Ten title home to Ann Arbor in 2011.  Call me crazy, but I believe the future is bright for Wolverine Nation.
2 years 38 weeks ago	Yellow Journalism by a Dying Paper	Look, I still love newspapers and it's really sad to see them shutting down. Unfortunately, some of them resort to desperate, yellow journalism in their death throes. Consider the pathetic hit piece by the doomed Ann Arbor News against Michigan athletics. Now, the Detroit Free Press launches sensationalistic attacks against Rich Rodriguez for doing the same thing that Bo Schembechler was sanctified for. Like all great football coaches, excellence is expected from their players. As Bo said when 65 of 140 players couldn't handle the new culture he brought to the Wolverines, "Those who stay will be champions." The players' extra time spent on football and conditioning is not mandatory but excellence is expected. Most of the players love the family atmosphere at Michigan and the way they are growing as athletes and students. Rodriguez like Yost and Schembechler, has become a true Michigan man. The Detroit Free Press should be ashamed for twisting the facts just to sell papers.
2 years 38 weeks ago	Shoelace & Tate	Imagine two dual-threat guys in the backfield at the same time. The Mad Magicians of Michigan with their quadruple-threat QB spread option. Ya gotta love it unless you're the opposing DC.
2 years 44 weeks ago	In case you missed it -	Excerpts from an NCAA.com article by AP sportswriter Larry Lage: (August 25, 2008 - 5 days before Rich Rodriguez's first game as Michigan head football coach) A two-plus hour practice that is as intense as one can be without full pads is over, but Kurt Wermers can't leave yet. He's being disciplined. The offensive lineman starts his extra work with a bear crawl for 100 yards and 100-yard sprint. "If you don't like being punished, don't be late!" assistant coach Greg Frye shouts. "C'mon Wermers!" The 6-foot-5, 260-pound freshman is so exhausted on his next bear crawl that knees are dragging and hands are sliding on the artificial turf. After more crawling and sprinting, Wermers tries to outrace Frye from the far corner of the field to the indoor practice facility. "I was supposed to be at a team meal at 10:30 and I got there at 10:31," the exhausted Wermers - flat on his back - says to trainer Paul Schmidt. "Just remember," Schmidt says. "Early is on time and on time is late." (August 26, 2008 - 4 days before Rich Rodriguez's first game as Michigan head football coach) At practice, Carlos Brown's option pitch with his left hand comes up short, sending the football bouncing off the turf. "Run it again!" Magee demands with a few not-fit-to-print words mixed in. Brown does, perfectly flicking the ball to Brandon Minor. Rodriguez's wife, Rita, and their two kids - along with other coaches' wives and children - are around again today. Sometimes they watch practice, sometimes they just hang out on the indoor practice field. "Bo (Schembechler) never had wives and kids around like this,'' former Wolverine Vada Murray said while watching his first Rodriguez-led practice. "But I love the pace of this practice, and Bo would've, too." Link to the full article: http://www.ncaa.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/083008aas.html Those who stay will be champions. Go Blue!