Here's to you Coach Rod....I hope you end up at Clemson. While I'm not really a fan of the team, they are close by and on TV all the time. Plus I think you can have success there within 2 years.....and a lot more respect from the media, fans, and alumni
You will see fans complain about him not mentioning or thanking the UM administration or AD.....the haters will definitely find a way to turn his comments around.
What happened with Fitz. I read earlier in the week that he was good to go and would see the field this weekend but how much depending on what the other RBs did. Now it says he is OUT. Did something happen over the past 2 days?
FSU HEAVILY recruited Noel Devine as well as several other major programs....and Devine's grades and past history were a major concern. I firmly believe that if a player is good enough, it really doesn't matter what his grades situation are, coaches will take a chance on them. Their history is a little different, but as long as there isn't anything major or recent, most schools will take a chance on them as well
Just a couple things I want to point out. First, RR ran the 3-3-5 at WVU and they were very successful against the run. In fact, they were in the top 20 rush defense and top 30 in overall defense.
Secondly, another defense/coverage I didn't see the OP show is a cloud or roll coverage defense. The defense can start out looking like a cover 3/1 and roll to one side of the field. This would assist with run support by having one of your corners play press while the opposite side corner roll back into a deep third. This also confuses the QB as far as which defensive scheme is being run
The other thing to think about is that "back in the day" offenses didn't run as many diversified formations as they do today. The B10 was known for its running offense, the so called 3yds in a cloud of dust. With offensive schemes changing so much, DC need to find defenses that with very little adjustments can match what all the offenses will be doing. The 3-3-5 defense can basically use the same defense week to week and only adjust their slants/stunts and blitzes
Magnus is right....Big Will would play NT and Martin and RVB would play DEs. Lolata and others you mentioned would fill in at DE and Ash probably at NT. Having a big body in the middle would help with the Iso plays and also help prevent the guards from getting to the second level
Just curious, but what was RR's record against Kelly and against UConn? Didn't he run the 3-3-5 defense when those two played? What makes Kelly a better HC?
When players drop back in zone, especially if its a matchup zone, the play man to man until someone else enters their area. When you have deep routes and your corners and FS are covering a person, the guys underneath will drop back (especially when they realize it's a pass) to make sure nobody is able to set up behind them and in front of the safey. That might leave a little more room for a delayed RB route underneath, but the LBs should be able to spot that and match up with him. If the LBs play their position correctly, you should 'almost' never get a RB or TE to go free up the middle...at least for no more than a few yards.
The SS should not let anyone outside of him. If a RB rolls out, he has that guy and must stay with him (even in zone cov). He can still help out on the run plays, but will be a little slower getting there but usually by the time the SS realizes its a run or pass, he would be able to make a break on the ball and still be in position to not allow much
I've hear rumors that DRob has played SR in the jet package where he has done a sweep and ended up throwing the ball. RR did is a couple times at WVU with White (playing slot) and Brown (playing QB). They didn't run it often, but the situation was different also. I don't really want both in the backfield at the same time, but would love to see both on the field at the same time.
I agree....we let Gardner travel with the team but we don't burn his RS unless absolutely necessary. From all reports I've read, Gardner is too raw to see significant playing time this year so why burn a RS in mop up duties. Now, if DRob shows he can run this offense (if Tate goes down) then sure, use DG, but only as a last resort.
I'm really interested in how well DRob develops over the Spring and into next season. I think if he proves that he can be an every down QB, Michigan will RS Gardner. But if DRob doesn't improve enough, then RR will have no other choice but to burn Gardners RS. That won't necessarily be a bad thing since it would mean that Gardner is even or slightly ahead of DRob at the QB positons and we will start seeing a lot more of DRob at slot. I said last year that by DRob's third season, he will be playing mostly receiver with Tate and Gardner as the two QBs
Well, we know there is definately ONE...Molk was a great center last year until he got hurt. I'm with RR, Michigan needs several just in case of injury. Especially since we've all seen what happens when your main man goes down
I don't understand why he can't be a student assistant? I know players from other teams that had career ending injuries but they were able to stay on with the team as a student assistant coach
I think Michigan will start out slow this year and won't make a big jump until near the end of the season. Several reasons for this. First, I think a lot of recruits are worried about RR's security. Players that may fit RR system may not fit another coach's so they don't want to make a committment until they know RR will be around for more than just one season. That leads me to reason #2. The NCAA investigation. This somewhat ties in with reason #1. If Michigan is given light punishment I don't they the violations will have much impact on RR's job. And that leads me to reason #3. Michigan's win/loss record. RR needs to win and show improvement.
If Michigan can win this year and the NCAA hands down light punishment which means it wont' affect RRs job status, I think Michigan will get a HUGE jump in recruiting towards the latter part of this year. They won't have the slots available for a large class, but I think they will get some very highly touted recruits
I think it's too hard to determine which defensive player will stick out for UM in a couple of years. If you look at all the great players that UM has recruited the past two years and who knows what the future holds for new recruits, you are looking at a team full of potential stars. DBs usually get the highlite real and are glorified, LBs are on just about every play, run or pass, but very seldom get the spotlight, and the DL is almost never in the spotlight unless you have a true superstar (ie Graham).....so the true superstar for UM's defense will definately have to come from within the Michigan fan base.....and we would have to forget what ESPN and the other news media sources have to way
Is it set that UM will be running a 4-3 defense and not a 3-4 set? Even if UM plays a 3-4 style with the OLB more of a hybrid type, his speed and knowledge of the position will play huge favors for him....whether he is inside or outside
I actually don't see the reduction in scholarships really hurting Michigan. They will probably either lose one scholarship each of the next two years or lose two scholarships next year (bringing their total to 16). Obviously, anytime you lose a scholarship it hurts, but I don't think it will be huge for Michigan next year. More than likely, it will cause UM to be a little more selective in who they offer and will probably cause a walk-on to not get one
This may have already been stated, but could the lack of 4 or even 3 star athletes being drafted have anything to do with the lack of development players received under Carr? Maybe Carr did a good job with the top rated athletes he had but he wasn't able to develop the lower rated athletes?
Great job...and hopefully it will give others an insight as to what to expect from the NCAA. While the cases are very similar, Michigans is definately of a lesser degree. I can see UM losing a coach, losing a scholly or two, losing practice time, and being put on probation for maybe 2 years. All in all, that really isn't that bad.
You know what's really pathetic about this whole thing? Any sports new source, ESPN, Fox, ect, could report the same thing on any other program and the NCAA would find that they have violated just as many rules as Michigan did. I'm not saying Michigan can do it because everyone else is doing it also, but that pretty much is what's going on.
Michigan will probably lose a coach and may even lose a scholly or two, but I think that will be the end of it. If UM can show that they didn't gain an advantage by over practicing and misunderstanding of the rules caused the other violations, all while showing they are taking steps so that this doesn't happen again, the NCAA will go light on Michigan. And I bet that will tear the FP up inside. I can't wait to see what they write about RR, Michigan, and the NCAA after the results/penalties are handed down
You aren't the smartest individual out there are you??? The way it looks now, if UM is found guilty of any of this, as long as UM shows they have a handle on the situation and can show what they are doing so it won't happen again, UM will more than likely not face any restrictions from the NCAA.
While this may hurt UM's recruiting initially, when the whole thing is said and done and UM is found to have not violated any major infractions, opposing coaches won't be able to hold these allegations over UM's head. I think UM's upcoming season will have more of an impact on UM's recruiting than any of this stuff
This is not worse than what it appears...we are talking about QC officers telling players that skipped practice to run for it. It's not a way to gain an advantage of any kind. As far as going over the practice limit, you are talking about an average of 24 minutes a day and that includes coaches watching players warm-up/stretch and run on their own after practice.
These are minor violations and when the NCAA sees that UM has a handle on it so it doesn't happen again, we won't hear much more about it
Let's see...UM is guilty of practicing up to 2hrs a week more than allowed, that is 24 extra minutes a day. Some of that time was coaches watching athletes stretch before practice and some of it was watching them run extra (on their own) after practice. Next UM is guilty of wanting their players to attend class during the off-season and making those players run for not doing so. Yeah, that sounds like a major violation to me.
The FP has outdone themselves again. Why didn't they publish the actually numbers involved? Probably because those numbers are no where near the numbers they initially reported and they would look like fools if anyone actually knew what they initially stated. Here's the deal, UM will turn into the NCAA their plans so this doesn't happen again and this whole thing will be put behind us...WITH NO SANCTIONS or PROBABTION!!!
Sorry FP, maybe next time. I'm sure you guys will come up with something else to pin on RR and UM
Of course you are biased, you are a fan are you not? But everything you have posted so far has been the truth. So bias or not, you have legit claims in your article and any good newspaper should feel compelled to set the record straight...and do so with facts of their own.
Very well written article, unfortunately I seriously doubt you will get any type of legitimate response back from the FP. However, if you do, please let the rest of us know what they had to say.
RR also beat a top 5 ranked VT team in his second year and tied for the BE title with Miami in his second season....this before Miami, VT and BC left the conference. He's also beaten UGA in the Sugar Bowl.
As far as Resume goes, look at what his offense has done at his other schools. True he wasn't the HC, but we are talking about his resume which includes HIS offenses at schools prior to becoming the HC. His QB at Tulane and Clemson set many NCAA records, some of which still stand today. His offense at Tulane and Clemson were also ranked near the top in the country. You can even look back at his time at Glenville State inwhich his team/offense was near the top of every offensive category in the country. He had a WR (Chris George) who broke a couple of Jerry Rice's receiving records (another small time college player).
As far as his last game against Pitt, I guess you want to blame RR for the 5 turnovers, loss of starting QB for a whole half, two missed FGs, and a certain penalty that gave Pitt a FG? yeah, let's blame the RR for his players having one of their worst outtings of the year!!!
So, RR is not a Michigan Man. Was Carr a Michigan man? How about your beloved Bo? Didn't Bo come from OHIO? As far as questionable recruits, besides Feagin and now Dorsey, what questionable recruits has RR brought in? Was Feagin a questionable recruit when he arrived? You can't say yes since he didn't have a past criminal record and his HS coach didn't know about his drug problem.
The only factual thing you stated is about his record, and while it's a small surprise to some, most didn't expect a whole lot more, especially in his first year
As a WVU fan, I know first hand when it comes to WVU and RR. I just wanted to make sure you know that neither Chris Henry nor Pacman Jones were ever in trouble while attending WVU. What a person does after leaving college is not a reflection on the college coach. As far as Feagin goes, nobody, including his HS coach knew about his drug problems. And for the record, he was never charged with any type of trafficing while at UM.
Maybe you should get your facts straight before you come on a board and look like a total tool.
All you have to do is look back at every article that has been written since RR took over. I can't remember a single positive article coming from this group of non-journalists
For me, the OL will definately be where most of the exciting competition lies. The right side of the OL, especially the RT killed drives all too often last year. I expect the OL to get a lot better this year as guys mature and get another year under their belt. If the OL can improve like I think they can, I expect big things from this offense.
Another spot that will be interesting will be QB. Well, maybe not so much the QB position, but the QB players. I have no doubts the coaches want to redshirt Gardner so I will leave him out of this discussion. My interest is in DRob. He is too good to sit on the sidelines. I like the way RR used him against OSU and I expect to see a lot more of it this year. I'm thinking two years from now, Tate and Devin will fight it out for starting QB and DRob will move to another position.
RB will be interesting simply because the two starting RBs last year were injured every game. I think it will come down to two main RBs and whichever is having the better day will get the most carries
That would be great if BTN covers the Spring Game. I'm on the coast in NC and have no chance of making it up for the game. BTN is a lot better than trying to watch it on the internet
Have you even read what the two Frosh players had to say about the article. Both volunteered their name and stated they were misquoted and had their words twisted. One of the Frosh stated he FELT like he was there all day. He said he would go in around 10 and wouldn't leave until 6pm. The Free Press took that has he was required to be their all day and workout. What they didn't include was that part of that time included lunch, rehab, and treatment....all of which does not count towards the alloted time. Both also stated they have never had to work as hard in their life. Well duy, they are in college now. But the Free Press twisted those words around and said the coaches are overworking the players.
These are facts coming from the mouths of the students who were interviewed. What do you have to say now?
I have sent them several emails with valid concerns regarding their article and they have yet to respond to me. I was neither threatening nor distasteful in my emails. Sending them an email with hopes of getting a reply is a waste...but it made me feel better at the time
And while the NCAA does have regulations for how much time an athlete can spend on required events, it's very obvious that the writers of the Free Press didn't take the time to look up those rules
The fact that he stated CURRENT players are running to the media has discredited anything he has said. We all know now that not one single current player went to the media to complain. And every time I hear someone talk about this and in their arguement they state current players, I laugh and get pissed at the same time because they are saying things on national TV that just aren't true
I'm sure he will come up with more BS about the program and try again and again to take down Michigan and RR. Bad thing for him is that every time he comes up with BS like this and is proven wrong, his credability coninues to weaken after every article
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Personally, I hope he ends up at Clemson.....would be right around the corner from me and they are on TV all the time here
Here's to you Coach Rod....I hope you end up at Clemson. While I'm not really a fan of the team, they are close by and on TV all the time. Plus I think you can have success there within 2 years.....and a lot more respect from the media, fans, and alumni
You will see fans complain about him not mentioning or thanking the UM administration or AD.....the haters will definitely find a way to turn his comments around.
What happened with Fitz. I read earlier in the week that he was good to go and would see the field this weekend but how much depending on what the other RBs did. Now it says he is OUT. Did something happen over the past 2 days?
This would be a HUGE pickup
I think a better scenario would have been what if WVU's AD retired a couple years earlier and RR never left WVU. What would be of WVU and the BE now
With Michigan having fewer schollies available next year it looks like they are doing a great job of getting quality players at positions of need