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Name: | keepthebastard
(keephim@rrodsucks.com)
| | Date: | 9/7/2010 11:13:45 AM | | Subject: | Where are all the cry babies???? | | | What is this??? Where are all the RichRod haters? No posts after the game on Saturday?? Oh wait, UM actually won so guess the cry babies are silent for a little while cause they got there pacifiers in there mouths with a win. | | | Post Reply | | |
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Name: | Eric
(maizeandblue30@GMAIL.com)
| | Date: | 9/6/2010 5:20:53 AM | | Subject: | Maizeandblue30@gmail | | | NOW IM NEW. I was wanting him out but yoy know this man is a great coach changed i dont think he is going anywhere and that is good so he can prove all you hattaaz 2012 we are going to win the bcs championship | | | Post Reply | | |
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Name: | Ryan
(strikeraider827@yahoo.com)
| | Date: | 9/4/2010 12:46:01 AM | | Subject: | Coach Watch blog | | | Hey guys, I just started a blog that'll look into possible replacements for RichRod at season's end. I'd really appreciate if you'd take a look at what I have so far and give me suggestions going forward. So far, I've profiled three coaches I think could/should be in the discussion. As the season goes along, I'll discuss how each of the coach's seasons I'm watching are going.
http://umichfan827.wordpress.com | | | Post Reply | | |
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Name: | Ted Marling
(marlingt@aol.com)
| | Date: | 9/3/2010 12:40:03 PM | | Subject: | Billboard | | | Last season, the Buffalo Bills fans rented a billboard close to the main thoroughfares in and around the heaviest traveled roads that called for Dick Jauron to be fired. If somebody would be willing to check head up a project like this I would be more then happy to donate money. The athletic department and regents need to see just how unhappy the fans are and this display would almost certainly put pressure on them to do the right thing.
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Name: | GoBlue
(timbone31@gmail.com)
| | Date: | 9/1/2010 9:41:32 AM | | Subject: | FIRE HOT ROD! | | | The Ten is getting bigger and faster more like the NFL. Hot Rod keeps recruiting 190 pound linebackers and 160 pound runing backs. The offense will continue to have 3rd and 25 with the loss of yards from trick plays. His teams are not physical at all its like two hand touch. He should have been able to when with the players MI had from the previous coach because most were 4 and 5 star. Now we are lucky if we still a few recruits from EMU our new recruiting school in MI. This is very said to see a bad hire effect such a RICH Tradtion.
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Name: | Bob Chase
(chaseo2@aol.com)
| | Date: | 8/30/2010 9:35:46 AM | | Subject: | Rich Rod | | | Beeing a Buckeye fan I find the choice of Rich Rod as Head coach at Michigan a blessing for us, but not having a tough Michigan team to beat takes away some of the luster of winning. If he makes it through this season with anything less than 9 wins he will be gone. Then Michigan will have to start all over. After more sanctions Blue will have a long road ahead. Who will want to take on this job? I hate to say it but beating Michigan is no longer a big win. Blue fans, look to at least 4 more years of losing. Go Buckeyes | | | Post Reply | | |
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Name: | terrell pryor
(tpryor@osu.edu)
| | Date: | 8/29/2010 3:44:22 PM | | Subject: | rich rod | | | yall trippin out here bruh
rich doin his thang and mich will be back soon enouf
still aint beatin the bucks though ha
ill see u all on da field in november peace | | | Post Reply | | |
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Name: | oh..my..goodness
(oh..my..goodness@yahoo.com)
| | Date: | 8/26/2010 10:04:07 PM | | Subject: | we went from a 130yr winning tradition to 2 straight losing/bowl-less seasons and being under the microscope of ncaa sanctions | | | Gentlemen, We have been devastated..Only way for Rrod to keep his job is to win at home vs CT and away at ND...If not, regroup/PAY OFF OUR NEW AD AND get JIM HARBAUGH!!! Our program is too good for anything less | | | Post Reply | Display replies to this message
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Name: | John Dudley - Former Michigan Alumni
(scottmjesus@hotmail.com)
| | Date: | 8/23/2010 5:10:34 PM | | Subject: | Fire Rich Rodriguez | | | I can't tell you how disappointed I am to see yet another preseason with Michigan absent from the top 25 because of our pal RR! We spent 200+ million on a stadium renovation only to have losing football games in it. I guess the only thing to come and see on a Saturday is the cheerleaders, the band, and tailgating. RR's latest brain child is now the 3 man front! Gosh you have to love this guy who makes mistake after mistake! Unbelievable! The best teams in the nation DO NOT have 3 man fronts! They RUSH the passer's by sending 4 - 5 defensive lineman per play and against the run the plug up the inside. Look at any USC game and that is what you'll see! So what does RR do? He's now designing a defense that is 100% destined for failure. Absolutely NO CHANCE of any of winning anything but another losing season! Here is my preseason prediction (please do me the honor of pulling this post out after the Ohio State game and see how close I've called RR's (hopefully) final losing season!
1. Connecticut - Loss by less than a TD - This will set the tone for the season
2. Notre Dame - Loss
3. Massachusetts - Win (less than a field goal and the only thing that saves Michigan is the clock running out)
4. Bowling Green - Loss (Michigan could never defense against the passing attack). With 3 down defensive lineman, the QB can stand back all day until someone gets open.
5. Indiana - Win by less than a TD but not because Michigan is better, but because Indiana is worse.
6. Michigan State - LOSS by 2+ TD's
7. Iowa - LOSS by 2+ TD's
8. Penn State - Loss
9. Illinois - Win by less than a TD
10. Purdue - Loss by less than a TD
11. Wisconsin - LOSS by 2+ TD's
12. Ohio State - LOSS by 3+ TD's
Overall: 2-10 season: Will this be enough for FIRE RR? I hope so!
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Name: | tim barnes
(tl_barnes78@yahoo.com)
| | Date: | 8/20/2010 3:09:36 PM | | Subject: | Firing Rich Rodriquez | | | I don't know if he is the man to replace Carr, even though he is going now into season 3. I however like some of his offensive plays, there is talent there and his job is to mold it. I think if they struggle to win atleast 7 to 8 games and make a bowl. Rich Rod will be gone. I always say give a coach at least 4 years or so, to be able to get his players suitable for his playbook. But Michigan is a big time school, and expect wins, so don't be surprise if he is let go at the end of this season if they fail to make a bowl and improve on that subpar record last year. | | | Post Reply | Display replies to this message
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Name: | TexRex96
(texrex96@aol.com)
| | Date: | 8/12/2010 8:44:14 PM | | Subject: | The Michigan Football Brand | | | This is an esteemed university with a perennially elite football program that is the winningest of all time. It's upsetting what the university's leadership has allowed to happen here. I would have pulled the plug after last season, not because it was another disappointment, but because it was clear by then that the program's recovery was not apparent. Perhaps more importantly, it was clear that RR was not a good fit with the university's values nor the weight of the program's legacy. Each embarrassing season erases a little of the Michigan prestige that has been built over a century. When I look at the once-great basketball program and the continuing decline of the university's academic programs in national polls, I wonder if this is bigger than RR. But I'm secretly hoping it's just him, and that getting rid of the guy will lift all boats in Ann Arbor. | | | Post Reply | Display replies to this message
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Name: | ken
(hirejimharbaugh@yahoo.com)
| | Date: | 8/12/2010 12:43:52 AM | | Subject: | help me make this website: hirejimharbaugh.com | | | two quick stories:
1) as a pre-med volunteering at UM hosp ER in 1991, met a former Jim Harbaugh AA Pioneer teammate or opponent (cant recall) who said that jim was "such a competitive s.o.b.". alright...he used something more than "s.o.b."
2) saw John Harbaugh in Baltimore at a function and asked "hey coach...can you or your brother save us at michigan and take over as coach?" Not to quote the man in any legal manner, but he said: "jim would be the one..." Come on alum..lets push for this to happen...a natural progression back to greatness...
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Name: | no-hio state hater
(@dwal257@yahoo.com)
| | Date: | 8/7/2010 2:10:41 PM | | Subject: | just play some "D" | | | Look, the biggest challenge we face this year and the last 4-5Yrs is defense!MIchigan just needs to focus on this once again.The offense will take care of itself!
we've not lacked on offence-ever!I just want to see our D come up with some big stops more often.Hate to say it but DEFENCE wins championships!GO!BLUE!!FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | | | Post Reply | | |
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Name: | A REAL Michigan Fan
(Fred7207786@yahoo.com)
| | Date: | 8/3/2010 1:26:39 PM | | Subject: | Michigan | | | 1.For those of you who say Rich Rod is not a Michigan Man go ask the son of the Great "Bo" what a Michigan man is in his opinion.(You will see that none of our coaches have ever been Michigan men) according to his definition. Since everyone likes to use Bo as a measuring tool for evrything Michigan(his son would be the closest thing to Bo himself.) In my opinion the whole thing about saying this person or that person is not a "Michigan Man" is a big joke because everyones view of what a "Michigan Man" is different so how can a person be everything to everybody?
2.If any of you are "embarrassed to be a Michigan fan" because of our recent season records and our absence of bowls you are not real Michigan fans in my opinion.(Nor are you a real man/woman in my opinion) I understand not being happy about losing I am not happy about it either but to be "embarassed" of our program and wanting our coach fired. Read this quote and tell me most you are not doing the exact oppostie of it.
"True loyalty is that quality of service that grows under adversity and expands in defeat. Any street urchin can shout applause in victory, but it takes character to stand fast in defeat. One is noise? the other, loyalty."
So.......Which are you? Simple noise that a 3 year old child can make or are you loyal?
3.If you "cower in fear" of what "trouble" our coach will gets us into next you are (I hate to say it because you will all take it wrong) ignorant of lets say 98% of these off-field incidents Rich Rod has gotten Michigan into. The buyout UofM agreed to thats what happens when you sign a coach who is still under contract. Practice-Gate if you really blame Mr.Rodriguez for this you really have no idea of the details of that story.(I suggest reading up on things before you trash someone inaccurately). The other things I guess you are upset about is the recruits/players. I will highlight a couple for you.
1.Demar Dorsey a kid who got into legal trouble as a minor. Not condoning his behavior but his criminal record should never of been made public both of his incidents happened as a minor and LEGALLY should not of been leaked. He was on the path of turning his life around thats why we recruited him (Bill Martin approved offering him with the knowledge of his past) he was academically eligible for Michigan but was simply turned down by admissions end of story.
2.Justin Feagin long story short a cocaine deal went south customer got angry set fire in front of his dorm door. Mr.Feagin was promptly dismissed form the University after his actions were found out.
3.Boubacar Cissoko slacked off academically and broke other team rules then was dismissed from team. Later he robbed a couple people and is facing up to I believe 45 years in prison.
4.Darryl Stonum was arrested for drunk driving and was disciplined by the University.
5.So what possible future off-field issues have you "cower in fear" for?
What would you of prefered Michigan have done in those situations.
Situation number 1. Lets see.... what did ohio state do when a recruit got busted with "possession" of 20 grams of marijuana on June 11th 2009 a FELONY (28.349 grams equal an ounce) this crime is on his record. Well how about he enrolls anyways and we forget about this. So shouldnt osu fans be the ones who "cower in fear" of the trouble thier coach gets them into or lack there of since the coaches do recruit these players.
Situation number 2. Once again lets use ohio state as a refernece. What did they do when they had a lineman who was drunk and had meth and steriods in his system. Well lets keep him on the team. Shouldnt osu fans "cower in fear" of what trouble there coach will get them into next?
Situation number 3. Once again let us use osu as an example. In 2002 a runningback on the team best friend had died he went to the coach and said can I fly back to ohio so i can attend his funeral then fly back out to the team for the last of our bowl walkthroughs? So in reply the coach said yes then a day before the funeral the player went up to the coach and asked when he was going to catch his plane so he could go the funeral the coach basically said well nevermind that now we are just going to keep you here for our bowl game. The player was not allowed to fly back to ohio for his friends funeral was later kicked off the team for numerous reasons and later was arrested for aggravated robbery and carrying a concealed weapon. So 3.5 years later when that 26 year old FELON was released from prison he was immediately let back into osu to take classes in the "in the College of Education and Human Ecology". Is that what we should do when booboo gets out of prison? Shouldnt osu fans be the ones who "cower in fear" of what trouble there coach will get them into next?
Situation number 4. Lets visit another rival school right up the road. When a good amount of football players get together and savagely beat up other innocent students and are put into prison what do you think happened upon thier release? Well Mr.Stonum like mentioned was "disciplined" so what did msu do? Picked up said player/players from prison and took them straight to practice.........Interesting........ Shouldnt msu fans "cower in fear" of what trouble there coach will get them into next?
Well apparently you need to only care about your coaches ethics and character when they lose. As long as they win they have free reign to be as "classy" as they wish.
If you actually read all of this please post a reply about something else so I can break it down to you in sectioned off numbered examples so you can understand what YOUR coach is doing and what YOUR coach is responsible for.
Another quote to send you off with
"I debated it, as you know, longer than I thought I would, and I came to the conclusion,
that there are things that are more important to me, and one of them is Michigan.
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Name: | Rob
(arb@comcast.com)
| | Date: | 7/28/2010 10:31:51 PM | | Subject: | new coach | | | Les Miles or Jim Harbaugh, either one will do, at lest they won't piss all over UM's traditions. Hell they at least know them, unlike RR. | | | Post Reply | | |
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Name: | WVU MOM
(fryefamily6@msn.com)
| | Date: | 7/28/2010 7:14:17 AM | | Subject: | Don't send him back!!! | | | He deserves to be fired, just don't send him back to WV...we DON'T want him!!!
Michigan is a football legacy, and RR is ruining that legacy...send him packing, but give him a travel route that does NOT enter "Almost Heaven".
Good Luck on the upcoming season...I will be watching and hoping that the legacy survives; remember this...FOOTBALL is the reason for the season! | | | Post Reply | Display replies to this message
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Name: | Chris
(uofm78@gmail.com)
| | Date: | 7/27/2010 2:18:21 PM | | Subject: | Sad state of affairs | | | I am not going to sit here and act like I have all the answers to all the issues that have arisen for our once proud Woverines. I am here mainly to support everyone here who holds the same beliefs that I do. Rich Rod must go. Michigan used to be a Program that developed QUALITY NFL players. Even in Carr's last couple of seasons the PROGRAM was stilling turning out QUALITY NFL players. We need to find a way to get back to being that program. Having the biggest capacity stadium does not squat if your fans are ashamed of your program. | | | Post Reply | | |
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Name: | Anonymous
(americinamerica@yahoo.com)
| | Date: | 7/21/2010 11:19:27 PM | | Subject: | Rich Rod | | | Give him one more season. After that, can him. I remember the days of 3 Rose Bowls under Carr. Lets hope Rich Rod can deliver. If not, fire him. | | | Post Reply | | |
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Name: | ImSoBluItHurts
(jdbjdbjdb.jr@gmail.com)
| | Date: | 7/21/2010 8:49:22 AM | | Subject: | RR Has To Go | | | I've been a Wolverine since my earliest recollections and never in all those years had I ever been embarrassed to be a Michigan fan, until RR showed up on the scene. I'll admit I was dissapointed at times with LLoyd Carrs inability to put away the Buckeyes but I could always hold my head high whenever the Maize an Blue took to the field. Now I cower in fear, not knowing what sort of trouble the program is getting into or what ridiculous situations RR is getting us into next. RR has turned what used to be a shining example of college football, into the joke of college athletics. Show some balls Mr. Martin, cut your losses and get rid of the hillbilly. Replace RR with someone with character and integrity. I can live through a couple more rough seasons as long as I know that there is a light at the end of the tunnel and they are not the flashing lights of a police cruiser... | | | Post Reply | | |
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Name: | Mike Langton
(mlangton45@yahoo.com)
| | Date: | 7/12/2010 8:05:24 PM | | Subject: | Rich Rodriquez | | | Since Rich took over the program with all the controversy, we just aren't getting the top recruits anymore. We didn't hire a Michigan man. We hired a man that is just waiting to be fired and collect on the rest his contract. Most Michigan fans just dont trust Rich. If we feel this way about our own coach, what do you think an out of state blue chip recruit is thinking.
The only difference between Rich Rodriguez and Nick Saban is that Nick is a winner. Nick would probably coach at Michigan for an extra 5 million a year. Unfortunately, winning makes all the fans forget about a coaches flaws.
When I was five years old I watch the 1969 Michigan Ohio State game with my dad and was instantly a Michigan fan. The only satisfying thing about watching a Michigan football now is the Big ten replay games of the past!
Win or lose I think Rich needs to go. Lloyd Carr was a class act Michigan man. Yes, maybee his offense was a little boring but he got the job done. His players respected him and played there hearts out for him. I'm hoping for another embarassing loss to Ohio State. Surely, the athletic director will then fire Rich.
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Name: | Otis Criblecoblis
(writestuff247@yahoo.com)
| | Date: | 7/5/2010 12:31:21 PM | | Subject: | Be Careful What You Wish For! | | | As a Notre Dame Fighting Irish fan, rabid UM fans' frustration with Carr was understandable. For these two fan bases who are use to being in contention for championships, being second or third place in the conference, and/or second or third tier bowl games ain't good enough.
Nor is losing to a Division II school, or Navy.
As a result, UM got rid of Lloyd Carr - possible among UM's best coaches ever - and hired Rich Rodriguez, and got stuck with the consequences. Meanwhile, the UM administrators are peddling their new stadium luxury suites to wealthy corporations, alums and fans who will expect more than caviar and expensive champagne with their keys to the private elevator.
Somewhat similarly, many Irish fans called for the head of Charlie Weis because his Super Bowl rings didn't translate into enough wins and BCS invitations. (But if you remember, Weis's first two Notre Dame teams played in BCS bowl games; and his first team was a near-win-over-USC away from playing in the national title game.)
Now, we Irish fans got Brian Kelly, a proven winner at on the small stage, his team exposed in the Sugar Bowl against Florida, and never in the spotlight glare of Big Time college football. Yet the crazed Irish fanatics are 'positive' that Kelly is the next Knute Rockne.
Skeptics like me keep thinking about UM and Rich Rodriguez.
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Name: | Dave
(dmdyessmiami@live.com)
| | Date: | 7/4/2010 5:41:03 PM | | Subject: | Lloyd Carr | | | Let me get this straight, you ppl fired Lloyd Carr for this!! A man who recruited better and was more successful on the field. I know he was far from perfect, but you let him go for that hillbilly. Hail to the sanctions, you deserve it. | | | Post Reply | Display replies to this message
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Name: | richard wardrip
(raw700@cox.net)
| | Date: | 7/3/2010 1:29:30 PM | | Subject: | LAST YEAR 4 RRod | | | no need to rant and rave folks,rodriguez will seal his fate with another disappointing year. Admin should start the coaching search now. 3 years of this embarassment is more than enough. Time to restore the tradition of wolverine football back where it belongs.
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Name: | Hating Life
(robshaw@verizon.net)
| | Date: | 6/15/2010 7:03:05 PM | | Subject: | Mallet | | | Ryan Mallett is projected as the number 1 college QB for next year and a Heisman Hopeful. Good job DickROD. Bobby Petrino and Arkansas should send you a fruitbasket for running him out of town. | | | Post Reply | | |
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Name: | Rob
(robshaw@verizon.net)
| | Date: | 6/15/2010 6:55:34 PM | | Subject: | Sanctions | | | Now West Virginia is being investigated for practices started under the RichRod regime. He may be the first coach in NCAA history to cause two separate big name schools to be on probation at the same time. He will be the Retiring AD's legacy. | | | Post Reply | Display replies to this message
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Name: | Christopher Good
(ChristopherGood172@gmail.com)
| | Date: | 5/30/2010 9:56:44 PM | | Subject: | Ohio State Fan and I still RichRod to hit the darn bricks | | | Greetings All
I just wanted to take a minute to state how frustrated I am by watching the collapse of Michigan football under RichRod. The Ohio State vs. Michigan game is the greatest college football game played, hands down... or at least it was until RichRod came to town. Even though in the last years of Lloyd Carr's tenure and the rise of the sweater vest in Columbus the games were monumental as they were meant to be including the 2006 "Game of the Century" edition. That was a monumental game and is what the game should be (a game that decides not only the Big Ten but also impacts the national championship).
Turn the clocks forward one year and RichRod shows and put everything down the darn toilet. Three Ohio State victories by a combined score of 77-20 is not what I call monumental. In fact it is what I call boring. OSU Michigan is the GAME and as long as Rich Rod is around things will not get any better. He needs to go so our teams can get back to the spotlight and our game can be amoung the greats it deserves to be once again. | | | Post Reply | Display replies to this message
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Name: | Old Alum
(arumbchoff@yahoo.com)
| | Date: | 5/27/2010 7:07:59 PM | | Subject: | Last Year | | | This is my last year as a UM season ticket holder and what a poor way to go out! Of course my freshman year we only won a couple of games and that year remained the worst in our history until Richrod came in. Bill Martin's legacy will haunt us for years and I hope he spends fall on his yacht and away from Ann Arbor. After this scandal and the NCAA reaction which will not be pretty Rich should be fired so we can get out of his contract. Of course that isn't the UM way, we don't do things like that except when Moeller had too much to drink he was canned and he won a rose bowl in his short time as coach. I am hurting as I really thought the new AD was a great fit and am unhappy he is backing the coach dispite his obvious shortcomings. Fast little guys don't beat slighly slower but still fast big ones, not in football.
As we are planning on being in Florida from mid-October on, we will reliquish our season tickets unless we can convince our children to take (and pay for) them.
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Name: | RollTide4ever
(asapbuilding@aol.com)
| | Date: | 5/26/2010 9:45:42 AM | | Subject: | Do the right thing | | | We were going through the same thing as Michigan Nation is right now 10 years ago until our AD decided to spend some cash for a coach. Three years later with a National Championship and a Heisman Trophy (Won by a Michigan native)Bama Nation is very pleased with the investment. You need to hire a strong coach like Nick Saban and give him complete control of the football program to the point where your most powerful, influential booster is afraid of him. John Gruden would fit that mold very well.
We thank God every day that RR turned Alabama down!! What a nightmare that would have been had he chosen to come here. Do the right thing Michigan. College football needs you back!! | | | Post Reply | Display replies to this message
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Name: | wtfmichigan!!!
(fan4life@gmail.com)
| | Date: | 5/26/2010 12:51:23 AM | | Subject: | gotta go | | | BOTTOM LINE: Rich Rodriguez is a terrible example of character and tradition. All who had a hand in his hire should be permanately banned from the grounds. You've made the Clarrett/Osu scandal look soft in comparision. Way to go people. Go run for congess...you'll fit right in. | | | Post Reply | Display replies to this message
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Name: | Darryl Nicholson
(darrylnicholson69@verizon.net)
| | Date: | 5/25/2010 11:52:51 PM | | Subject: | GET Him out of TOWN! | | | I am hating everything that he is doing. First he comes in and changes our road jerseys. The road jerseys look like crap and then he loses 18 games in the first two years with his spread offense. I'm sick and tired of him, please get him out of ANN ARBOR. We deserve better than this junk! I'm down in Maryland an I can't another year of this garbage. We look like crap as a team. This is not a Michigan Man! Bo is turning over in his grave at this moment saying what the hell are we doing. Get Harbaugh NOW! I have been a MICHIGAN MAN from the day I was born November 20 1969 and i can't take the man anymore. I live in Baltimore and we love John Harbaugh and the whole Harbaugh crew. Get Jimmy Harbaugh back and he will change the direction of the program along with those horrible jerseys. | | | Post Reply | Display replies to this message
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Name: | Bruce
(erwin10452@aol.com)
| | Date: | 5/25/2010 7:53:58 PM | | Subject: | Rich Rod (what else????) | | | The reason UM suddenly has no talent is Rich Rodriguez. If you take a look back two years ago, Michigan was fresh off its bowl win over Florida (something OSU would love to be able to accomplish, but they just can't seem to beat an SEC team!!!) and looking like a future national champion. The Wolverines had talent then and expectations were high, but Rich Rodriguez held some team meetings and suddenly the bulk of the quality players elected to go pro or else transfer to other schools. I think he will have a very difficult time trying to convince the best players in the state of Michigan to attend UM as long as he insists on that spread offense of his; and that could translate into a long, long stay in the lower parts of the Big Ten if he remains on as Head Coach. Michigan teams have excelled for well over a century, putting this school in first place on the total wins list in NCAA Division 1 Football. The student-athletes of the past, present, and future deserve better than what is happening now. | | | Post Reply | Display replies to this message
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Name: | Bruce
(erwin10452@aol.com)
| | Date: | 5/25/2010 7:35:24 PM | | Subject: | Rich Rod (what else????) | | | The reason UM suddenly has no talent is Rich Rodriguez. If you take a look back two years ago, Michigan was fresh off its bowl win over Florida (something OSU would love to be able to acomplish, but they just can't seem to beat an SEC team!!!) and looking like a future national champion. The Wolverines had talent then and expectations were high, but Rich Rodriguez held some team meetings and suddenly the bulk of the quality players elected to go pro or else transfer to other schools. I think he will have a very difficult time trying to convince the best players in the state of Michigan to attend UM as long as he insists on that spread offense of his; and that could translate into a long, long stay in the lower parts of the Big Ten if he remains on as Head Coach. Michigan teams have excelled for well over a century, putting this school in first place on the total wins list in NCAA Division 1 Football. The student-athletes of the past, present, and future deserve better than what is happening now. | | | Post Reply | | |
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Name: | MeThinks
(@methins9833@hotmail.com)
| | Date: | 5/19/2010 11:38:54 AM | | Subject: | No talent? | | | I have to laugh at you guys. When Rod was hired, all you said was that he would NEVER go 3-9 his first year. Never, because Michigan had too much talent.
In fact, you made fun of WVU and said your entire second string, and most of your third, would start at WVU.
Now, suddenly, you don't have the talent. Amazing, isn't it?
Probation. Embarrassing losses. Ohio State taking over your stadium.
Priceless! | | | Post Reply | | |
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Name: | joe
(dgz700@yahoo.com)
| | Date: | 4/24/2010 3:40:19 AM | | Subject: | I have to agree with the person who said YOU ARE ALL MORONS | | | You really have no idea what your talking about. When RR has his players in the system for a couple years you will see how good they are going to be. Thats when you will all jump on the bandwagon, pretending youve always been a fan. What all this says about you goes far beyond the game of football. The type that complain with no reasonable explanation, the most unloyal and the first to turn on others, like a spoiled child the first to quit when things are not going thier way, ignorant of what great life lessons and charactor growth when one struggles to find his way. Basically......... You are the type that stunt great progress that man could have achieved if not for those who didnt understand. RR and MIchigan with prevail,those who understand know this to be true, so get the hell out of the way !
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Name: | Fred Benson
(TheFightingFitzpatricks@gmail.com)
| | Date: | 4/5/2010 11:03:58 AM | | Subject: | Wow, West Virginia is a lot better even without RichRod. | | | Boy, as a Notre Dame fan, I am very happy to see RichRod lose. In fact, West Virginia has had a winning record AND a Fiesta Bowl win after RichRod left. Michigan under RichRod? Lost 35-21 to my FIGHTIN' IRISH, lost to TOLEDO!, and last year, they finished 1-7 in the Big Ten. BTW, since Beilein left, WVU has had an NIT championship, a Sweet 16 appearance and a Final 4 appearance. And the Wolverines did not make the postseason under Beilein. Right now, the most successful person at UM today is conservative talk show host HUGH HEWITT (http://www.hughhewitt.com, a U of M alum), and he can coach better than RichRod.
The perfect job for RichRod is a job in the Obama Administration, as the new Secretary of Defense. He'd do great against Al Qaeda after seeing him fail against Notre Dame, Penn State, Ohio State and...TOLEDO!
Schedule APP STATE for the 2011 season, and RichRod will lose 56-13. To an FCS school. That'll do, RichRod. That'll do. Oh...I hope you have Billy Madison as your starting QB for your night game against the Fightin' Irish, RichRod...Notre Dame will clobber you (O'Doyles/Fightin' Irish rule!). | | | Post Reply | Display replies to this message
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Name: | dscjrUM1995
(dcumichalum@yahoo.com)
| | Date: | 3/21/2010 8:35:23 PM | | Subject: | Step back from the ledge guys!!! | | | Goodness gracious guys, reading through these posts is getting scary -- you guys obviously forgot about the Carr years with the inability to beat OSU under JT, the bowl losses, and the loss to App. St.
Michigan football, for all its tradition and prestige, was most certainly NOT what you guys are making it out to be. The facilities were badly outdated as were the training and development techniques. Thankfully, RR has solved those issues and UM is now in the 21st century and is on par with every other elite program in the nation. Secondly, and perhaps more importantly, Michigan's depth chart following the 2007 season was a devoid of DEVELOPED TALENT as it had been in over 3 decades. There are many well written and researched articles detailing the failure and absence of the 2005-2006 recruiting classes, especially on the defensive side of the ball. Those guys were to be the developed and experienced seniors that would have helped ease the transition -- but, they were MIA. On offense, the loss of Mallett hurt things, but he had been wanting to transfer since he arrived in Ann Arbor and RR's scheme gave him a perfect excuse. He would have won the starting job, and RR would have called plays to his strengths, but RM wanted to be TOLD he was the starter and that RR was going to change his scheme to suit him -- ain't gonna happen, nor should it. IF RM was a true Michigan Man, he'd have bucked up and stayed and led the team. He didn't, and Michigan started a walk-on -- and 3-9 was the result.
The issue that think MOST people that are up in arms about this transition are forgetting to realize is that EVERY other program has gone through something similar -- Michigan was one of the last to do so. Michigan chose to do it when things were low, and when nearly the entire starting team was leaving for the pros or graduating -- perhaps not the best time. 2005 or 2006 would have been a much better time -- again, it didn't happen, deal with it.
Michigan has been playing football for 130 years, and in that time period there have been ups and down -- fortunately, there have been far more ups than there have been downs. This year's team, with it's experienced QB, and a stable full of speedy talent on both sides of the ball, seems poised to take some people by surprise. If they do, and if RR gets Michigan back on the winning track, those last two seasons will fade into history as little more than a footnote -- i.e., a valley amidst lots and lots of peaks.
Patience is what is called for, and what is required at times like this. Dave Brandon, the new AD, has a firm grasp of the situation. He's a "football" guy, and is well aware of the talent and potential on the roster right now. Furthermore, he's also acutely aware of the division that existed inside the program, and has rooted out ALL dissenters that were detracting from the progress of the program.
So guys, we ALL love Michigan football, no doubt about that. But, does showing your love for a team involve hoping that the coach fails so he gets fired? Personally, I don't think that's love, I think that is ego-driven selfishness. Is it more disappointing to see a young and inexperienced team come close but lose, or to watch a senior-laden preseason national championship contender lose to a D1AA team, then get blown out at home by Oregon, and lose to OSU again? Personally, I choose the latter.
Michigan will be back, and the worst is behind us. I know many of you HATE RR as you blame him for all the ills of the last few seasons. But, you have to remember his comments to the press when ask, "did you think it would take this long to make the transition and get back to winning...?" He replied, "NOT BEFORE I GOT HERE..." Think about that comment for a minute. He is saying that, from the outside, everything appeared to be A-OK within the Michigan program. But, upon further inspection, he realized that the ship had been sailed into dangerously shallow waters, and that the hull was rotting underneath his feet. He had the candor and respect for Carr NOT to come right out and say it, but set about trying to wright ship and steer her to deeper waters. For that, he's crucified by every Michigan fan whose ego is bruised by a little bit of losing. Personally, I think it's done Michigan fans some good to see how MOST other fans live their lives. We as a group had come to EXPECT to win, and EXPECT to have great teams. Now were seeing first hand how tenuous the hold on the top really is. Carr is a great man, and was good coach, but unfortunately he left the program in a worse state than he inherited it. The number of all-americans has been decreasing from Bo to Mo, from Mo to Carr, and from Carr to RR.
Then I read people claiming their going to stop buying season tickets, and stop buying t-shirts, and calling for everyone and anyone to be fired. Calm down people, it's going to be alright. 2010 is going to be a big turning point, and by 2012 this team is going to be a force to be reckoned with. Talk about being a fair-weather fan. I know nobody is happy, least of all RR, about the way things have gone, but show a little back bone for goodness sake. Three losing seasons in 40 years and people are going INSANE.
I can promise you one thing: if RR is fired, Michigan will not recover for many many years no matter who is brought it. Players will leave en mass, new recruits will see Michigan as unstable, and Michigan will become a historical footnote in the Big 10. So keep beating those drums. But, I personally think a couple of bad seasons is a small price to pay for a long future of winning (which I am confident will come if RR is allowed to do his thing).
Go Blue, and please guys, step back from the ledge, it's going to be ok.
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Name: | Greeno from Sandlick
(hurricane_ridge@yahoo.com)
| | Date: | 3/21/2010 9:31:00 AM | | Subject: | NCAA violations nullify any UM obligations to Rich Rod if they fire him early ??? | | | Does anyone know if the UM - Rich Rod contract contains any clauses, that because of the NCAA violations, would nullify a UM monetary obligations to Rich Fraud if they fire him earlier than his term.
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Name: | Canthemall
(arumbchoff@yahoo.com)
| | Date: | 3/12/2010 4:21:29 PM | | Subject: | Can Rich,Beilen, and Coleman | | | Because its too late to can Martin who is the main cause of all this calamity. What an AD Martin was; ruined the basketball team and gave the coach a 4 year extension before he left; Ruined the football team and butchered the place they play in; Ruined the clean reputation and the tradition. Coleman should go because she is responsible as the president and because she backed up the coach even though his contract allows him to be canned.
I have been a season ticket holder since 1962 and this is probably my last season as a season ticket holder because I can not retire and afford it and I can not bear to continue to watch this. If that means I don't qualify as a true blue Michigan fan than so be it even though I probably have been to more UM football games including away games than almost everyone on this board and have followed this team all over the country for bowl games. | | | Post Reply | Display replies to this message
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Name: | Josh
(josht4247@yahoo.com)
| | Date: | 3/11/2010 11:43:04 AM | | Subject: | A lot of Michigan fans are in denial,,it's sad | | | This is for Jeff who posted that people like me shouldn't be allowed to call ourselves Michigan fans. It's also for all of the other mentally insane blowhards who think nothing is wrong with our program. Will you please enlighten me on this whole football iq nonsense? All of the clueless idiots just like you last year proclaimed how 2008 was a fluke and how "Michigan will be back!" Well...oops. Let me guess..He still needs to get his players right? Give him 5 years right? All is well in Michigan athletics right? It's so hard for you elitist nutjobs to admit Michigan could be in real trouble for a long time because of this hire. Go ahead and tell me how I'm not "all in". Tell me how I am really a sparty in disguise.
It's always the same argument you people have everytime. We find out about all of the criminals that Rodriguez is recruiting and instead of admitting there is a problem the comeback from you dumbasses is always "well...everyone else does it!" "Michigan State brawl blah blah blah!"
I know it's so hard for you retards to admit when there is problem. I hate to say this because I love Michigan football and always will,, but I will be laughing my ass off when this clown takes us to a 4 or 5 win season next year. Then we will see if all of you "true" Michigan fans are still all in. I can't wait. Keep living in denial. | | | Post Reply | Display replies to this message
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Name: | Jeff
(jeff@poo.com)
| | Date: | 3/8/2010 6:44:19 PM | | Subject: | football IQ | | | You are all morons. You know nothing about football. You shouldn't be allowed to call yourselves Michigan fans. Seriously, just plain football morons. You will never get it so I won't try to explain it to you. When Michigan is winning this year you shouldn't be allowed to celebrate. God I hate how little you know about football. | | | Post Reply | Display replies to this message
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Name: | goBLUEfan
(umfootball@rr.com)
| | Date: | 3/7/2010 3:59:45 PM | | Subject: | coaching %3E recruiting !!! | | | This is all about someone's decision to make a change. They were taking our program in a new direction... Away from frequent Big 10 titles and nc probabilities... Away from 10 and 11 win seasons... Away from leadership. True die-hard Michigan fans realized along time ago that when you're "king of the mountain" everyone wants a piece of you. To stay atop for this long says volumes about the teams and its coaches. Recruit 5 stars all day long, but without the coach, they're just kids. True Michigan leadership will set this thing right! def: A coach that embodies some of the values that have become Michigan football over the last 131 yrs. Doesn't matter where he's from or who he's coaching now. We are the fans of a great program that needs to get back to its roots. PUT A LEADER IN THE BIG HOUSE!!! | | | Post Reply | | |
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Name: | ADMIN
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Name: | michiganfan001
(michiganman@rr.com)
| | Date: | 2/26/2010 5:55:23 PM | | Subject: | something we can agree on !!!!!! | | | This is the reality of Michigan football: 8-16 over two seasons, inept offensive playbook, and now some NCAA violations. I'm just pissed that he was hired in the first place! Too late to fire him this year, but there has to be a BETTER PLAN for our next coach. I wish I knew why Lloyd was replaced so abruptly with a coach of this caliber. It is a gamble I think Michigan did not have to take. Come on! This is Michigan! You're the winningest program in the nation. You can't take that for granted and I never will after watching this hick coach football in the Big-10! We can hire an A.D. with Michigan ties, but not a head coach? That's a shame. | | | Post Reply | Display replies to this message
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