It's official: Lloyd Carr named to Playoff Committee
January 21st, 2016 at 11:38 AM ^
I know a lot of folks around here view Lloyd with a bit of resentment (for various reasons), but I think he was a very good coach and is a great representative for UM athletics. So, congrats Lloyd!
January 21st, 2016 at 12:08 PM ^
those people are fucking idiots.
Congrats Coach! (because I'm sure you're reading this)
January 21st, 2016 at 1:01 PM ^
In my opinion "resentment" isn't what it is - I think people criticize Carr for some of his moves/handling of issues. It's not black and white. I'm sure plenty of the people who are crticial about certain things of Carr still respect him and want to see him have success like this.
Overall, he was a good coach and a good representative of Michigan football, even if in my opinion I wanted something to happen differently at some point in time (e.g., late career recruiting).
In my own experience, the one time I met him (very short) he was very nice to me, so that's good.
January 21st, 2016 at 11:38 AM ^
January 21st, 2016 at 11:38 AM ^
January 21st, 2016 at 3:42 PM ^
Herb was Head Coach at CMU and beat Sparty 2 years in a row in the early 90s
January 21st, 2016 at 11:38 AM ^
Congratulations to a great guy.
He'd better put us in the playoff, even if we're 8-4.
January 21st, 2016 at 11:38 AM ^
Congrats Lloyd!
January 21st, 2016 at 11:39 AM ^
Well deserved. Carr has remained in tune with college athletics and the current landscape. He's not just some old former coach who knew the game "how it was way back when." He's an awesome addition to that committee. Congrats to Coach Carr!
January 21st, 2016 at 11:42 AM ^
Just curious, what makes you say he's stayed in tune with athletics?
January 21st, 2016 at 11:48 AM ^
For a good bit after retiring (and not just the Assoc AD stint Bando references below).
He's been involved with a number of committees with Michigan athletics or B1G athletics. He's worked with various Michigan coaches from an advisory standpoint (not supervisor, but advice...)
He still has plenty of working relationships in college football. Speeches and apperances. He's shown attendance and Michigan basketball pretty regularly. Softball. Field Hockey.
A culmination of all of those things. Some weight more than others.
My point was that he didn't go away in 2008 to some vacation home and sit there for 8 years until now. He knows what's going on in college athletics and in particular college football. I think having someone like that versus "a name" who basically left the sport 8 years ago and decided now he wanted to be involved is a plus.
January 21st, 2016 at 12:06 PM ^
You're calling going to basketball, softball, and field hockey games staying involved in football? Giving speeches and doing appearances, too? All of those things you mentioned have nothing to do with football.
In short, he did basically leave the sport 8 years ago and decide he wanted to be involved again.
I'm not saying he shouldn't be on the committee, but I'm really not following your point here. This is the College Football Playoff Committee, not the "has attended other sporting events" Committee.
January 21st, 2016 at 11:42 AM ^
I mean, I love Coach Carr as much as the next guy, but where are you coming up with this? He's essentially been completely out of the game, no broadcasting, really not much of anything aside from that short stint as an Associate AD, for seven years...
January 21st, 2016 at 11:39 AM ^
Arizona is screwed...
January 21st, 2016 at 11:42 AM ^
(sarcasm)
January 21st, 2016 at 12:10 PM ^
they'll ever get close enough to the top 4 for him to screw them.
January 21st, 2016 at 12:11 PM ^
Nah, as soon as Rich gets Casteel to AZ (without Carr coming in and screwing everything up), he's going to win the NC!
/s
January 21st, 2016 at 12:52 PM ^
You must be a blast at parties.
January 21st, 2016 at 11:40 AM ^
January 21st, 2016 at 11:41 AM ^
January 21st, 2016 at 11:41 AM ^
Tremendous!
January 21st, 2016 at 11:41 AM ^
welcome back to football. you deserve this and well earned.
January 21st, 2016 at 11:42 AM ^
Yep, love to see that two of the four new playoff committee members have ties to UofM. Harbaugh magic?
January 21st, 2016 at 11:47 AM ^
January 21st, 2016 at 11:48 AM ^
Committee members must recuse themselves when discussing schools they have connections to.
January 21st, 2016 at 12:13 PM ^
Soooooo that doesn't make any sense (nothing against the three people that responded or the original poster on the board who said this. It's more of a bash on the NCAA...add it to the list, I guess). How the hell is the "solution" to avoid COI for someone to just leave the room when discussing that specific team, when the whole point of being there is to RANK all of the teams. By definition, ranking means each school is compared to the others. So, for this solution to actually be valid, Lloyd (in this example) should not only dismiss himself when Michigan comes up, but any other team that could be viewed as potentially having a similar ranking. The conflict of interest for Lloyd doesn't stop when addressing only Michigan--it includes all other teams in a similar grouping. At that point, where do you draw the line? The entire committee would be up and down the whole meeting and the actual rankings would be completely disjointed.
Everyone should just put their big boy (or girl) pants on and be mature about their input. If anything, I can see this working against the team in question as the committee member would probably overcompensate for fear of appearing biased.
/end rant
January 21st, 2016 at 12:26 PM ^
See: our shared NC in 1997, the "vote" in 1973, etc.
January 21st, 2016 at 3:08 PM ^
That's what i'm thinking as well.
January 21st, 2016 at 11:49 AM ^
Those members are supposed to excuse themselves when their affiliated team are discussed by the committee, but can answer factual questions about the institution.
January 21st, 2016 at 11:50 AM ^
Some one posted the other day that it works like the ncaa selection commitee. The reps leave the room when a school they are affiliated with is talked about.
January 21st, 2016 at 11:42 AM ^
January 21st, 2016 at 11:44 AM ^
This is a great news and makes me feel better after THIS happened. Clearly a private matter and should not be put on video.
January 21st, 2016 at 11:47 AM ^
creeping me out man.
January 21st, 2016 at 11:48 AM ^
As random as that was it did make me laugh.
January 21st, 2016 at 11:53 AM ^
He will do a very good job.
January 21st, 2016 at 11:55 AM ^
I see Pat Haden finally realised he needed to just do one job poorly
January 21st, 2016 at 11:57 AM ^
1. Always nice to have someone on the inside
2. What does this mean for Jeff Long? Are we still considering him as a top candidate for permanent AD?
#GoLloyd
#GoBlue
January 21st, 2016 at 12:06 PM ^
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January 21st, 2016 at 12:39 PM ^
Congrat's to Carr and good for Michigan...but I'm confused...will only spread teams make the playoff now or no spread teams will ever make the playoff now?
January 21st, 2016 at 1:21 PM ^
Jokes aside, I do think Carr is a pretty good addition to the committee and someone who can provide some very good input as well, in my opinion. Quite correctly, this comes on the heels of Tom Osborne leaving the committee, so it is less likely that I'll sit there still wondering how Nebraska was at the top of a particular Coaches' Poll.
January 21st, 2016 at 3:06 PM ^
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January 21st, 2016 at 3:39 PM ^
Former CMU HC and Michigan assistant (remember he was a volunteer coach under LC) Herb D. made the committee too.
Fire up Chips!