Doug Gillett profile of Coach Rod for Dr. Saturday
Fair, balanced, and honest, complete with quote from the Fearless Leader and Maize and Brew.
From the Hot Seat: Rich Rodriguez at the crossroads
I really just wanted to include this because Gillett gets in another money quote about Michigan football:
But "rocky transition" doesn't quite seem like an adequate description of the last two years. The transfer of power from Clinton to Bush in 2000 was a "rocky transition"; for the proud UM fan base, this has proven to be more like a waking nightmare. The Wolverines do not take coaching changes lightly – over the past century, there have been only two more Michigan coaches than popes(*) – but there's only so much a program can be expected to take.
* - In case you're wondering 11 coaches from 1910-2010, 9 popes 1910-2010, and if you're looking for a parallel, strictly from a time in office perspective, George Little (1924) is the John Paul I (1978) of this analogy.
just from 1901 it's 11 coaches, 10 popes.
Does anyone else think Dick Vermeil looks a lot like him in that picture?
I just can't wait until we start winning this year so articles talking about hot seats and job security will go away.
Michigan Football coaches should be Popes after they retire.
Pope Bo, Pope Mo, Pope Lloyd...
I like the sounds of that!
I hope RR wins so we don't have to talk about this crap in the offseason. Although I guess it's no worse than the one hundred record predictions.
I think Doug has always had a soft spot for us, and I've had a soft spot for Georgia largely because of him (and I feel for his appliances).
Hopefully he'll re-open HJS when football season comes around.
I think Doug "gets" Michigan fandom (as evidenced in my quote) and I think Orson/Spencer does as well. Just like we have some trouble "understanding" SEC fandom, but we respect the passion, I think they have respect for the rather unique Michigan take on fandom.
Michigan may have one of the most recognizable fight songs in all of college football, but "Hail To to Victors" seems to have been replaced lately with a remix of Talking Heads: "This is not my beautiful offense! This is not my all-time winningest college football program! My God! What have I done?"Mr. Gillett, if the fight song is so recognizable, why can't you get the name correct?
I'm sure you meant to mock him and not actually disagree with his claim that it is "one of the most recognizable fight songs" but I want to test my assumption because your phrasing is such that you seem to mock him and disagree with his original point.
...but i have no idea what the hell the words are.