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| 1 year 19 weeks ago | Thank God it's not up to you, then. |
I'm curious why you seem to think that RichRod's "major" violations are equivalent to Miles' major violations. Also, if you don't care if the next coach likes to screw over 18 year olds and then lie about it*, then I'm very very glad you have absolutely no say in The Process.
*seriously, before you submit another comment go do some research on "oversigning." It is a deeply immoral practice. |
| 1 year 19 weeks ago | "Didn't have a spotless record." Please elaborate. |
What do you mean when you say RichRod "didn't have a spotless record"? To what are you referring? And if not having a spotless record harms the coach's media relationship, then Les Miles is a nonstarter. |
| 1 year 19 weeks ago | You can scroll up a few comments to see evidence |
You know, Boutros, you can scroll up and look at a guy who freely admits that he was only interested in firing RichRod because he thought Harbaugh would be the replacement. I'm not imagining this. The point of my bitching is not because I want to be lauded as some sort of genius who was "right," and I'm sad to hear you say that about me. The point of my bitching is that I don't want this to happen to the next guy. The next guy should get 5 years, no matter what, and should not be axed after 3 because his rebuilding job was taking too long. Firing a guy after 3 years is not a good idea, and is a bad precedent. And most relevant to the next guy's tenure, since part of the justification for doing this bad thing was illusory (as first choice replacements tend to be), maybe we should all agree to never do this again. That's my point. |
| 1 year 19 weeks ago | I never thought this, FTR. |
Speaking for myself, this was absolutely NOT the case and one of the reasons why I wanted to keep RichRod was because I was highly skeptical of Harbaugh's availability and did not want to go through another national coaching search given the performance of the last one. I think you may have laid out the groups pretty well, and I appreciate your honesty in confessing to belonging to that third group. Having said that, you're absolutely one of the guys I'm sarcastically applauding. I was never comfortable with the implied link between firing RichRod and hiring Harbaugh, and I didn't understand how anyone could think that would go exactly as planned. Programs rarely get their first choice, and if there wasn't a real second choice then "Harbaugh or Bust" was not a good plan.
Well, here we are. And again, I appreciate your honesty, but...you should have supported RichRod more. Oops. |
| 1 year 19 weeks ago | Oh, ok, it's just a coincidence then. |
Fine, if you don't think Harbaugh's asskicking this year provided even the tiniest push of you from "I still believe" to "FIRE RICHROD," well I stand corrected. You're not in that group. But again, if you think Harbaugh's perceived availability had nothing to do with spurring people on to fire RichRod after only 3 years, I think you're wrong. For just one example, I'd refer you to the "Attention to Detail" post over at Genuinely Sarcastic. That post was all about how bad RichRod is in comparison to Harbaugh. And while I'm too lazy to do the research, I'm assuming based on my vague recollection that there were tons of threads here that were all about replacing RichRod with Harbaugh, and how Harbaugh really really would come, etc. I don't recall a lot of threads discussing a pool of candidates to replace RichRod. It was always get Harbaugh or keep RichRod, in the minds of many people here (including Brain). At the end of the day, I will always sarcastically applaud a program for firing a guy after only 3 years because, barring some ethical problem, that's not enough time. That's not a good formula for long term success. I'm pretty sure in 2007 most M fans would agree that the head coach deserves more than 3 years, especially if the program is making progress on his watch. I'd like to think most M fans still believe that today, though now I'm not so sure. If we agree the head coach deserves more than 3 years, and progress was being made...then how did we get here? You may continue to protest my theory that the perceived availability played a part in how we got here, but I disagree. And watching MGo melt down while Harbaugh slips away makes me think I'm closer to the mark than people would rather admit. |
| 1 year 19 weeks ago | Three years in, obliterations would have been normally swallowed |
I disagree with you if you want to imply Harbaugh's availability had nothing to do with firing RichRod. Visualizing getting Harbaugh made people feel a little bit easier/more supportive about firing RichRod after only 3 years. I include you specifically in that group. Firing a guy after only 3 years who has steadily progressed the team into a winning season just doesn't happen in normal circumstances. Again- coaches normally get more than 3 years. The perceived availability of Harbaugh was what made these circumstances abnormal, and was thus a catalyst for firing the coach so quickly. |
| 1 year 19 weeks ago | Oh come on. Hire Harbaugh drove the Fire RichRod wagon. |
A lot of people desperately wanted to fire RichRod because they thought M could get Harbaugh. That was a patently stupid idea. |
| 1 year 19 weeks ago | Yes, clearly FIRE RICHROD was a perfect plan |
I am so happy that the fans who thought firing RichRod automatically meant hiring Harbaugh have been proven right. Clearly, firing RichRod was an excellent plan, because of course he'll be replaced by Harbaugh. WHAT COULD GO WRONG? NOTHING, THEREFORE FIRE RICHROD. Thanks, fellow M fans, for contributing to this turmoil and setting a new precedent for firing a guy after only 3 years on the job. Heckuva job, haters. |
| 1 year 20 weeks ago | I disagree, IME all plans are still intact. Brain's losing it. |
I'm not really sure how Harbaugh not coming to Michigan is some sort of screwup on Michigan's part. Here's my speculation on what Dave Brandon's plans were: Plan A: fire RichRod, hire Harbaugh, build new harem/pimp crib. Plan B: "secretly" woo Harbaugh, fail, retain RichRod, buy new riot gear for A2 police. Plan C (for Catastrophe): fire RichRod, woo Harbaugh and fail, hire someone else, cross fingers & start drinking. To me, it looks like all plans are still plausible. Even if Harbaugh says no (preferably soon), then Plan B is still in effect. The only problem that might occur is if Brandon officially fires RichRod before locking in Harbaugh (unlikely IME), in which case if Harbaugh says no then Plan C is put in place. I'm not sure I see any failed 2 inch putt here. Not one month ago we all accepted that it was either RichRod or Harbaugh (do I need to go find Brain's post on that?). That still looks to be the case. Calm down everyone (and especially you Brain). |
| 1 year 25 weeks ago | RichRod's not responsible for your real problem |
Aaaaaaand that's why you wrote this stupid post. I'm sorry that your coworkers and neighbors make fun of you for being a Michigan fan, but honestly dude just suck it up. Rich Rodriguez isn't responsible for your personal emotions. |
