I don't understand why the presidents are deciding if they play. The coach makes the big money because he is the CEO of the football program. Jim Harbaugh is better qualified to make the decision vs the snowflake president. Besides the players want to play.
What makes you qualified to determine if these jerseys are cool or not? Nike is the best in the business. Mods please delete because this cat is just a Nike and Texas hater.
Once again Sam Webb will be proven wrong. The NBA draft is going to be weak at PG and my guess is that Trey Burke will be a first round pick. He's gone and I don't blame him for that kind of money. Sam Webb is wrong more than he's correct. Only pay attention to ESPN. They hire the best. If Michigan don't at least make it to the sweet 16 in 2013 then Bielien will be fired. He's been at Michigan for over half a decade and still hasn't made a run in the tourney. The guy can't build a good team. He needs to recruit some size and muscle. Way to many shooting gaurds and small forward types.
There are rumors that coach B doesn't handle the team very well. Just because he finally has a good recruiting class coming in doesn't make up for all the other horrible classes. Time to get a good coach.
Don't hate the player hate the game. I guarantee everyone of you posting on this thread would have skipped college if you were offered millions of dollars straight out of high school or would have have dropped out of college for a million dollar salary. I think college basketball would become much more popular if they required athletes to stay for three years. Back in the 80's one team might have three future NBA all stars and not win a NCAA championship. The quality of players is dwindling. Instead of being upset with Burke you should send the. President at UofM a letter. Remember the NCAA is nothing but a puppet for the university presidents. The NCAA presidents could have a football playoff tomorrow or even Make a deal with Stern in regards to NBA draft eligibility. I know everyone loves Mary Sue Coleman, but she and all of her colleagues are what's wrong with college athletics.
Don't hate the player hate the game. I guarantee everyone of you posting on this thread would have skipped college if you were offered millions of dollars straight out of high school or would have have dropped out of college for a million dollar salary. I think college basketball would become much more popular if they required athletes to stay for three years. Back in the 80's one team might have three future NBA all stars and not win a NCAA championship. The quality of players is dwindling. Instead of being upset with Burke you should send the. President at UofM a letter. Remember the NCAA is nothing but a puppet for the university presidents. The NCAA presidents could have a football playoff tomorrow or even Make a deal with Stern in regards to NBA draft eligibility. I know everyone loves Mary Sue Coleman, but she and all of her colleagues are what's wrong with college athletics.
Just because he hasn't been a member on this site as long as you have doesn't make him less knowledgable Magnus. My guess is that RDT is a spy for Saban. I know that there are some former Michigan football players and high school coaches that comment on here that have inside info to Michigan football. Saban will not be out worked and will use all resources available to get a advantage. RDT works for the Alabama football team and was assigned to follow all the popular Michigan football blogs to gather up as much info going into the 2012 season as possible. Think about it, they have learned position changes, the possibility of DG playing WR, and many other bits of info. I'm not even joking. The state of Alabama lives and dies for football. Heck, Alabama is a poor state and the grads of Alabama are lucky to get a job at WHATABURGER, but Saban still makes 6 million a year. Don't fall for RDT's tricks.
Michigan better beat MSU this year. I'm getting sick of Spartan fans talking shit. They laugh when I mention recruiting and say it doesn't matter. They think that Dantonio is a superior coach over Rodriguez and even Hoke. Five loses in a row would be significant.
Sounds like some of you are still butt hurt that he fired RR. Who besides the students has time to go to every home game anyway? If you only attend one or two games a year it's no big deal.
I just wish everyone that posts on here would show respect to one another. I was taught as a little child that all humans are related and that we're all one huge family. I love everyone of you and just wish that you would love me. Let's all be friends going forward and love each other.
Im starting to wonder coach B is the right coach. Michigan has the resources and facilities to be a top 10 program annually. Coach B has proved that he can take over programs that were outside the top 64 and build them into a little better than average programs. That's wonderful for schools like Richmond. Is he capable of taking a team to elite status? Michigan can't rebound or play defense . Is coach B going to address this or think his offense will overcome every weakness.. Michigan needs big, strong, and physical players if their going win a championship. Michigan didnt improve as the season progressed and that's alarming. A WVU friend of mine said that they were upset when coach B left, but they now realize he took WVU as far as he could and that they never would have went to a final 4 with him at the helm. He also said he doesn't like how coach B teams don't crash the boards. Izzo and Huggins send all five guys to the boards and their defenses still find a way to get back. Michigan only sends two guys to the glass and they still get burnt.
I don't see Michigan being a tourney threat for at least two more years. Essentially Michigan only has three good players and a couple decent role players. They need more quality depth.
I think Brady Hoke deserves all the credit for this season. Unlike RR he was willing to adjust his system to fit the players on the team. He also hired great coaches. Having good assistant coaches is huge in college football. Time of possession and turnover margin also improved greatly under Hoke's leadership. Brian is also wrong about turnovers having nothing to do with coaching or scheme. Funny how teams that win allot of games doesn’t turn the ball over. This team was probably going to be 6-6 or 7-5 at best if RR would have had another year. RR also didn't know what he was doing on the recruiting trail. He inherited a team from Lloyd Carr that didn't have depth at OL or DL and after three years he still did nothing about this. Brian isn't god. He's 50/50 on his predictions just like everyone else. He thought RR was a great hire and he was wrong. He thought Hoke was a bad hire and he was wrong. Saying that Al Borges isn't an elite coordinator is laughable. I would take Borges over Rich Rod or any of his assistants any day. Did you see PITT’s offense under Calvin Magee? They stunk it up.
As a Michigan fan I took offense to Rich Rod saying that he has a five year contract and that he knows the Arizona AD is a great man and will honor the contract. Really Rich???? Funny, how Rich Rodriguez had no problem walking out on WVU and had to be taken to court by WVU to get their money that he owed them. Dave Brandon didn't even hire Rich Rodriguez. I can't believe this guy is trying to throw Dave Brandon under the bus.
I just thank God everyday that you have absolutelly zero influence on Michigan football. Anyone that thinks RR deserves to be the head coach at Michigan is a moron.
The University of Michigan should have probably gave RR and his staff the rings. That being said I don't feel bad at all for RR. If you count the 2.5 million that Michigan paid WVU and his salary for three seasons plus the other 2.5 million he was given on the way out the door he made 12.5 million in just three seasons. The guy just signed a new contract with WVU and tried to weasel his way out of paying the buyout to WVU. It clearly stated in his contract that he could leave early, but had to pay the 5 million. I'm still furious that UofM paid 2.5 million of his buyout to WVU.
Lets face it the kid has the size, speed, and the stats to be a 4 star player. The only reason that he's not a 4 star is because he didn't sell out and go buy his stars at a camp. He was winning elite track competitions while other RB prospects were attending camps and essentially buying their stars. Remember Mike Hart? He didn't have much of a offer sheet. All these new recruiting web sites and services like 24/7 sports are a joke. Basically a bunch of computer geeks trying a new way to make money. Praying on young kids to make a living. Sorry "ACE" I aint buying what your trying to sell. He's the best RB in the state of Michigan and one of the best in the midwest period. Sometimes I wonder about your knowledge of the game. You seem to be clueless!
It's kind of hard to have a consistent offense when the QB isn't consistent. Regardless of the offensive scheme Denard is a turnover king. If he's the best option that Michigan has at QB then so be it. Everyone wants to blame the coaches. It's about time the players start taking some responsibility. Denard isn't being held accountable for his mistakes. He should have got an ass chewing after he fumbled the ball and Iowa recovered. That’s a choke job. Besides beating Notre Dame and a fluke win against Wisky in 08 these players haven't beat anyone significant. Denard doesn't get the job done against good teams. He struggled when RR was the coach and he's struggling with Hoke as the coach. If you can't throw the ball with any consistence you’re not going to beat a decent to good defense. One of the most important things that a QB does is manage the game. Denard gets an "F' when it comes to game management. He's not a good passer either. If he's not running the ball then he isn't very good at QB. If he's the best passer on the Michigan team then they have some serious issues. You shouldn’t recruit a QB that can’t throw. Who cares that he’s fast and gets 100 yards rushing. It means nothing unless you win.
I see nothing wrong with your post. You provided facts and are just comparing 2010 stats with 2011. The most important stat is wins. If you compare Rodriguez's first season win total to Hoke's first season win total Hoke has more than doubled RR's. He'll probably triple it before the season ends. That’s a tough nut to swallow for some folks on here.
If you care about being part of this blog I would be careful about what you say about RR. You will be silenced and have blogging privileges taken away if you criticize RR. What Brian and the rest of you RR lovers don't understand is that the spread offense is done. I bet the next three BCS national champions will be teams that run a pro-style offense. The spread is for teams that have inferior talent. Auburn won the title because they had superman as QB. Florida won two with a spread because they had superman at QB. Both QB's won the Heisman. RR will never win a national title with his offense.
Thank god that you don't have anything to do with Michigan football. You're as dumb as the ass clown that hired dick rod in the first place. RR couldn't coach. End of story.
I still don't see how Carr hurt RR. If not for Carr RR would have never got the job. He never would have made 10 million dollars for three years of failure. RR owes Carr a hug if you ask me.
The last time I checked over signing is within the NCAA rule books. Alabama and LSU aren't the only two schools that do this. If it's such a bad thing then why doesn't the NCAA make it illegal? Scott Van Pelt said people shouldn't criticize Saban for over signing, but instead the NCAA should be criticized. The NCAA is basically the presidents of all the universities. Mary Sue Coleman is more responsible for over signing than Nick Saban or Les Miles. If the presidents at all the major universities wanted over signing banned then it would be. Just like the BCS. The presidents of the universities are responsible for the current BCS structure and don't want a playoff. Football coaches at major programs are always looking for an edge. If it's legal then I don't blame them. It's their right to use whatever tactics they want as long as it's legal. If a particular coach doesn't like over signing then he doesn't have to do it. It's no different than lawyers. Lawyers conduct smear campaigns against good people all the time. They'll do whatever it takes to help their client. Defense lawyers and divorce lawyers are the devil compared to over signing. Hoke should over sign and I hope he does.
I can't wait for the tougher players that Hoke recruits to begin playing. Rodriguez recruited choir boys. The Spartans manhandled us. Hopefully it won't take Hoke long to clean up the rr mess.
The seniors at Michigan should be ashamed. Michigan will not beat OSU if DROB starts against them. He has never had a good game against a good defense. Why should we believe he ever will?
It's time for the seniors to take some heat. Losing to MSU four years in a row is unacceptable. Another loss to OSU looks likely. Denard Robinson is a dynamic QB. However, against a stout defense he struggles. Denard hasn't beat a good defense yet in his career. Why should we believe that he can. I don't see Michigan beating OSU if he's the QB. The senior's on this Michigan team haven't shown leadership on the field. They say all the right things, but its time that they make plays in big games. I'm very disappointed with their leadership and toughness.
Rich Rodriguez wasn't qualified to coach at Michigan. Lloyd Carr knew this and was decent enough to not publically criticize Rodriguez. If Rich Rodriguez cared about the University of Michigan he would have never granted Bacon total access to the program. What kind of football coach does that? Rodriguez knew he was over his head and basically threw Michigan under the bus. It was oblivious that he couldn't coach. Even if everything in the book is true it doesn't excuse Rodriguez's inability to make adjustments and piss poor game plans. His record at Michigan says it all. Mike Leach said it best when someone told him that Bob Davie was a good coach. He said a monkey could be head coach at schools like Notre Dame and Michigan and have a winning record. Apparently a monkey would have done a better job than RR. 15-22 is a joke. Rodriguez is a joke. Thank god Dave Brandon is a hell of allot smarter than most people on this blog.
It's a civil war. There are plenty of Spartan fans in the state of Michigan. Thanks to Rich Rod the Spartans have owned the Wolverines the last three years. Both teams are ranked in the top 25 and this is a huge game for both teams. I could care less about the past. I live in the present, and the Paul Bunyan trophy is in East Lansing. Until Michigan beats MSU they are the better team. That being said I think Michigan will kick the Spartans ASS!
Brady Hoke is 6-0 at Michigan. Calvin Magee's offense at PITT sucks. Rich Rod doesn't have a coaching job. I bet that makes certain people really upset. Some people will never admit that they were wrong.
RR is the greatest coach in the history of Michigan football. Lloyd Carr didn't support him and left him with terrible players. It also didn't help that the FREEP made up lies about RR. Michigan would have won three straight national titles under RR if Lloyd Carr would have helped him. After all RR is an offensive genius. DR right, DR left, DR middle, repeat over and over. Just look at RR's offense against the top 25. Michigan averaged 16 points a game and the margin of defeat was only 26 points. Trust me it would have been allot worse if someone else were the coach. If the new coaching staff ends up being successful it will because of the foundation that RR built while he was at Michigan. Al Borges is a copy cat and doesn't deserve credit for the offense he's currently running. Greg Mattison is using the schemes from RR's 3-3-5 defense that would have been awesome if Lloyd would have publically stated that RR was the man. I wouldn't be surprised at all if Michigan was using RR as a consultant to help Hoke.
Apparently the violations that Rich Rodriguez committed at WVU were the result of lies too. He's been head coach at two D-1 schools and committed major NCAA violations at both schools. Stop drinking the RR kool-aid and look at the facts. The NCAA found both UofM and WVU guilty of major violations. It was the first time in the history that either football program had ever been found guilty of major violations. RR also refused to honor his contract at WVU. I’m not talking about leaving, but he refused to pay the buyout. He was involved in bogus real estate investments as well. The guy is a snake. Get a clue! He was horrible at Michigan. Why do you love him so much?
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I don't understand why the presidents are deciding if they play. The coach makes the big money because he is the CEO of the football program. Jim Harbaugh is better qualified to make the decision vs the snowflake president. Besides the players want to play.
Once again Sam Webb will be proven wrong. The NBA draft is going to be weak at PG and my guess is that Trey Burke will be a first round pick. He's gone and I don't blame him for that kind of money. Sam Webb is wrong more than he's correct. Only pay attention to ESPN. They hire the best. If Michigan don't at least make it to the sweet 16 in 2013 then Bielien will be fired. He's been at Michigan for over half a decade and still hasn't made a run in the tourney. The guy can't build a good team. He needs to recruit some size and muscle. Way to many shooting gaurds and small forward types.
There are rumors that coach B doesn't handle the team very well. Just because he finally has a good recruiting class coming in doesn't make up for all the other horrible classes. Time to get a good coach.
Michigan better beat MSU this year. I'm getting sick of Spartan fans talking shit. They laugh when I mention recruiting and say it doesn't matter. They think that Dantonio is a superior coach over Rodriguez and even Hoke. Five loses in a row would be significant.
I think Brady Hoke deserves all the credit for this season. Unlike RR he was willing to adjust his system to fit the players on the team. He also hired great coaches. Having good assistant coaches is huge in college football. Time of possession and turnover margin also improved greatly under Hoke's leadership. Brian is also wrong about turnovers having nothing to do with coaching or scheme. Funny how teams that win allot of games doesn’t turn the ball over. This team was probably going to be 6-6 or 7-5 at best if RR would have had another year. RR also didn't know what he was doing on the recruiting trail. He inherited a team from Lloyd Carr that didn't have depth at OL or DL and after three years he still did nothing about this. Brian isn't god. He's 50/50 on his predictions just like everyone else. He thought RR was a great hire and he was wrong. He thought Hoke was a bad hire and he was wrong. Saying that Al Borges isn't an elite coordinator is laughable. I would take Borges over Rich Rod or any of his assistants any day. Did you see PITT’s offense under Calvin Magee? They stunk it up.
His B10 record proves you wrong. Show some facts to back up your crazy rants.
As a Michigan fan I took offense to Rich Rod saying that he has a five year contract and that he knows the Arizona AD is a great man and will honor the contract. Really Rich???? Funny, how Rich Rodriguez had no problem walking out on WVU and had to be taken to court by WVU to get their money that he owed them. Dave Brandon didn't even hire Rich Rodriguez. I can't believe this guy is trying to throw Dave Brandon under the bus.
and how do you know he will be a good hire? He sure in the hell didn't do a good job while at Michigan.
I feel bad for Arizona!
I just thank God everyday that you have absolutelly zero influence on Michigan football. Anyone that thinks RR deserves to be the head coach at Michigan is a moron.
The University of Michigan should have probably gave RR and his staff the rings. That being said I don't feel bad at all for RR. If you count the 2.5 million that Michigan paid WVU and his salary for three seasons plus the other 2.5 million he was given on the way out the door he made 12.5 million in just three seasons. The guy just signed a new contract with WVU and tried to weasel his way out of paying the buyout to WVU. It clearly stated in his contract that he could leave early, but had to pay the 5 million. I'm still furious that UofM paid 2.5 million of his buyout to WVU.
Simple solution to a major problem. Don't let Denard throw any passes. Just kidding!
His ethics would fit right in down in the SEC.
It's hard to beat a good defense when your offensive line can't move anyone. Help is coming!
Lets face it the kid has the size, speed, and the stats to be a 4 star player. The only reason that he's not a 4 star is because he didn't sell out and go buy his stars at a camp. He was winning elite track competitions while other RB prospects were attending camps and essentially buying their stars. Remember Mike Hart? He didn't have much of a offer sheet. All these new recruiting web sites and services like 24/7 sports are a joke. Basically a bunch of computer geeks trying a new way to make money. Praying on young kids to make a living. Sorry "ACE" I aint buying what your trying to sell. He's the best RB in the state of Michigan and one of the best in the midwest period. Sometimes I wonder about your knowledge of the game. You seem to be clueless!
It's kind of hard to have a consistent offense when the QB isn't consistent. Regardless of the offensive scheme Denard is a turnover king. If he's the best option that Michigan has at QB then so be it. Everyone wants to blame the coaches. It's about time the players start taking some responsibility. Denard isn't being held accountable for his mistakes. He should have got an ass chewing after he fumbled the ball and Iowa recovered. That’s a choke job. Besides beating Notre Dame and a fluke win against Wisky in 08 these players haven't beat anyone significant. Denard doesn't get the job done against good teams. He struggled when RR was the coach and he's struggling with Hoke as the coach. If you can't throw the ball with any consistence you’re not going to beat a decent to good defense. One of the most important things that a QB does is manage the game. Denard gets an "F' when it comes to game management. He's not a good passer either. If he's not running the ball then he isn't very good at QB. If he's the best passer on the Michigan team then they have some serious issues. You shouldn’t recruit a QB that can’t throw. Who cares that he’s fast and gets 100 yards rushing. It means nothing unless you win.
This game will be played crusty and conservative. Kind of like Joe PA's underwear.
Michigan 22 Iowa 5
Why because you think RR is god and Hoke was a bad hire? Just admit you don't know shit about football and you were wrong.
I see nothing wrong with your post. You provided facts and are just comparing 2010 stats with 2011. The most important stat is wins. If you compare Rodriguez's first season win total to Hoke's first season win total Hoke has more than doubled RR's. He'll probably triple it before the season ends. That’s a tough nut to swallow for some folks on here.
If you care about being part of this blog I would be careful about what you say about RR. You will be silenced and have blogging privileges taken away if you criticize RR. What Brian and the rest of you RR lovers don't understand is that the spread offense is done. I bet the next three BCS national champions will be teams that run a pro-style offense. The spread is for teams that have inferior talent. Auburn won the title because they had superman as QB. Florida won two with a spread because they had superman at QB. Both QB's won the Heisman. RR will never win a national title with his offense.
Thank god that you don't have anything to do with Michigan football. You're as dumb as the ass clown that hired dick rod in the first place. RR couldn't coach. End of story.
You need to work on your reading comprehension. He had plenty of help. Rich Rod failed because he wasn't good enough.
I still don't see how Carr hurt RR. If not for Carr RR would have never got the job. He never would have made 10 million dollars for three years of failure. RR owes Carr a hug if you ask me.
The last time I checked over signing is within the NCAA rule books. Alabama and LSU aren't the only two schools that do this. If it's such a bad thing then why doesn't the NCAA make it illegal? Scott Van Pelt said people shouldn't criticize Saban for over signing, but instead the NCAA should be criticized. The NCAA is basically the presidents of all the universities. Mary Sue Coleman is more responsible for over signing than Nick Saban or Les Miles. If the presidents at all the major universities wanted over signing banned then it would be. Just like the BCS. The presidents of the universities are responsible for the current BCS structure and don't want a playoff. Football coaches at major programs are always looking for an edge. If it's legal then I don't blame them. It's their right to use whatever tactics they want as long as it's legal. If a particular coach doesn't like over signing then he doesn't have to do it. It's no different than lawyers. Lawyers conduct smear campaigns against good people all the time. They'll do whatever it takes to help their client. Defense lawyers and divorce lawyers are the devil compared to over signing. Hoke should over sign and I hope he does.
Thats the title of book that I will be releasing in the very near future. Ordering information will be available soon.
Rich Rodriguez wasn't qualified to coach at Michigan. Lloyd Carr knew this and was decent enough to not publically criticize Rodriguez. If Rich Rodriguez cared about the University of Michigan he would have never granted Bacon total access to the program. What kind of football coach does that? Rodriguez knew he was over his head and basically threw Michigan under the bus. It was oblivious that he couldn't coach. Even if everything in the book is true it doesn't excuse Rodriguez's inability to make adjustments and piss poor game plans. His record at Michigan says it all. Mike Leach said it best when someone told him that Bob Davie was a good coach. He said a monkey could be head coach at schools like Notre Dame and Michigan and have a winning record. Apparently a monkey would have done a better job than RR. 15-22 is a joke. Rodriguez is a joke. Thank god Dave Brandon is a hell of allot smarter than most people on this blog.
It's a civil war. There are plenty of Spartan fans in the state of Michigan. Thanks to Rich Rod the Spartans have owned the Wolverines the last three years. Both teams are ranked in the top 25 and this is a huge game for both teams. I could care less about the past. I live in the present, and the Paul Bunyan trophy is in East Lansing. Until Michigan beats MSU they are the better team. That being said I think Michigan will kick the Spartans ASS!
Brady Hoke is 6-0 at Michigan. Calvin Magee's offense at PITT sucks. Rich Rod doesn't have a coaching job. I bet that makes certain people really upset. Some people will never admit that they were wrong.
RR is the greatest coach in the history of Michigan football. Lloyd Carr didn't support him and left him with terrible players. It also didn't help that the FREEP made up lies about RR. Michigan would have won three straight national titles under RR if Lloyd Carr would have helped him. After all RR is an offensive genius. DR right, DR left, DR middle, repeat over and over. Just look at RR's offense against the top 25. Michigan averaged 16 points a game and the margin of defeat was only 26 points. Trust me it would have been allot worse if someone else were the coach. If the new coaching staff ends up being successful it will because of the foundation that RR built while he was at Michigan. Al Borges is a copy cat and doesn't deserve credit for the offense he's currently running. Greg Mattison is using the schemes from RR's 3-3-5 defense that would have been awesome if Lloyd would have publically stated that RR was the man. I wouldn't be surprised at all if Michigan was using RR as a consultant to help Hoke.
Cancer isn't funny. Especially when it involves a child.
Thats not very nice. I think I'll go cry now.
Apparently the violations that Rich Rodriguez committed at WVU were the result of lies too. He's been head coach at two D-1 schools and committed major NCAA violations at both schools. Stop drinking the RR kool-aid and look at the facts. The NCAA found both UofM and WVU guilty of major violations. It was the first time in the history that either football program had ever been found guilty of major violations. RR also refused to honor his contract at WVU. I’m not talking about leaving, but he refused to pay the buyout. He was involved in bogus real estate investments as well. The guy is a snake. Get a clue! He was horrible at Michigan. Why do you love him so much?
Thats the impression that I get from this blog too. I think deep down they want Hoke to fail.
Can't wait.
What did I do wrong?