Michigan should fire Rich Rodriguez:

 

· Our 2009 Prediction!

Coming soon… We will publish it before the 2009 season kicks off.

 

· We have to say it!

We told you so… We predicted this horrible season in the third week of the season. Admittedly we predicted 2-10 but we were close.

 

· The time is now!

With the conclusion of the awesome 3-9 season the time to fire RRod is upon us. We should fire him now and start the rebuilding. If we fail to do so it could be two or three more terrible seasons before we get a decent coach.

 

· Some typical RRod arguments answered.

True, RR does not have a complete class of his own yet.

True,  the current players are not a good fit for his type of offense.

But, why wouldn’t you phase out the old style as the players that suit it better arrive? He is doing Michigan an in-justice by trying to force fit his offense. 

Pure and simple arrogance!

 

We just want him to win games and work his offense in. Why does it have to be one or the other?

 

· Our players’ futures are on the line.

Another thing to consider is our players. RRod’s offense is making them look worse then they really are. It is possibly impairing some of their chances to go to the pro’s, or at the least lowering their value.

 

· Recruiting

How appealing is it as a player to go to a school that will not be good for years. How much will a player want to go to a school with a 3-9 record last season? This is another reason why we question R-Rod’s choice to force his new offense.

 

· Our fall from grace.

Recently, I saw an ad on ESPN for college football that illustrated why he should be fired. In the ad they made a reference to “anything can happen”, in context implying that a poor team can beat a good team on any given Saturday. During this ad game footage of large upsets were playing in the background, one of which was the U of M vs. Wisconsin game. Michigan has now become an example of an underdog in contrast to its proud tradition of  being a consummate championship caliber football institution. What a shame.

 

· Half-Time Adjustments

Most teams go into to locker room at halftime and discuss problems and make adjustments. It appears that Coach Rodriguez just discusses the economy because the players appear to lose all will to play after that pep-talk.

 

· The GoldenDomers beat him.

On a related issue:   I would like to formally apologize to a friend (You know who you are) for making so many Notre Dame cracks last year.

 

· Toledo

Toledo... A sad, sad, day in Michigan football history. Yet optimists are still saying it is all about rebuilding. Just give R-Rod more time to convince you he is bad for our program.

 

2008 Results

Date                  Opponent          Result  Record

Sat, Aug 30        Utah                       L         (0-1)

Sat, Sep 6          Miami (Ohio)           W        (1-1)

Sat, Sep 13        Notre Dame            L         (1-2)

Sat, Sep 27        Wisconsin               W        (2-2)

Sat, Oct 4           Illinois                     L         (2-3)

Sat, Oct 11         Toledo                    L         (2-4)

Sat, Oct 18         Penn State              L         (2-5)

Sat, Oct 25         Michigan State        L         (2-6)

Sat, Nov 1          Purdue                   L         (2-7)

Sat, Nov 8          Minnesota               W        (3-7)

Sat, Nov 15        Northwestern          L         (3-8)

Sat, Nov 22        Ohio State              L         (3-9)