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Rich Rodriguez hired as new Michigan football coach

MichiganMichigan Posts: 4,942 ✭
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Just announced. I think they got a good man for the job, he is a proven winner at West Virginia, not perfect of course but
no coach is.

He told his players that the offer was "too good to turn down". Most likely Michigan helped pay the $4 million buyout clause
he has with West Virginia and he will get a substantial raise over the $1.8 million per year he was getting at WV.

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  • bigfischebigfische Posts: 2,252 ✭✭
    so michigan in the spread now huh.
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  • MichiganMichigan Posts: 4,942 ✭
    Rodriguez phoned his top incoming QB recruit (forgot the name at the moment) to tell him the news before it was officially announced and
    the QB will apparently be coming to Michigan with him.

    Bill Davidson, owner of the Detroit Pistons and a Michigan alum promised to put money if needed into financing any football coaching deal.

    Bill Martin the AD at Michigan really needs for this to work out in order to save his own reputation (and mostly likely his job).
  • joestalinjoestalin Posts: 12,473 ✭✭
    He was a proven choke job at West Vinginia...that will last what...1 maybe 2 season at Michigan? I really thought they would
    hire the guy at App St. oh well

    JS
  • rube26105rube26105 Posts: 10,225 ✭✭
    we only won more games 938-more than any ncaa team ever , and never won a championship lol from 1891-to 2007 lol-one of these days, in about 100 more yearsimage
    good riddance rodriguez
    wonder whos gonna do the bowl game that we will choke on too-the ghost of greasy neale??
  • Cincykid8123Cincykid8123 Posts: 239
    Rod is going to need a lot of things to go his way if he's going to be successful at Michigan. First of all, he needs a QB to run that offense and the kid that's there now isn't the guy! I give RR two years and of course two loses to OSU and he'll be fired or forced out for when Les Miles finally decides that he wants the job.
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  • RonBurgundyRonBurgundy Posts: 5,491 ✭✭✭
    Decent hire. Here's how this will transpire over the next few years. Be sure and save this post:


    1) He'll have about the same winning percentage as Lloyd Carr.

    2) He'll recruit more questionable players to the program.

    3) He'll cheat more in recruiting. Michigan may be on probation at some point.

    4) He'll win, but blow big games some in shocking fashion.

    5) They'll run a more modern offense, but by the time he gets it installed at Michigan, college defenses will have adapted more to it.

    6) He'll beat Ohio State more than Carr, but will have a losing record against them.

    7) His 3-3-5 defense will not work in the Big Ten.

    8) He'll never get the Michigan tradition totally, because he's not a Michigan Man.



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  • baseballfanbaseballfan Posts: 5,456 ✭✭✭
    sounds like a good idea with that young QB, should be a dynamic offense.
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  • goose3goose3 Posts: 11,471 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I give RR two years and of course two loses to OSU and he'll be fired or forced out for when Les Miles finally decides that he wants the job. >>



    Bingo!
  • rube26105rube26105 Posts: 10,225 ✭✭
    see ya rich,thanx for hanging us out to dry on bowl game,we'll loseit anyways , no big surprise-write that down too lol-he better hope hes out of morgantown with all his stuff,they are a might wild up there,esp when your coach that went to wvu and was going to stick around no matter what leaves ya, if i was him i prob woud too,sure aint gonna win no national championship here image
  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 23,111 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I would have suspected they would have picked someone else... I think Rodriguez is a good coach though and he will be interesting to watch

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  • rube26105rube26105 Posts: 10,225 ✭✭
    im just waiting for owen schmidt to go pro next year to see if he does any good,and crush people and break titanium facemasksdude is a monster ,hes been fun to watch for his years at wvu,rodriguez better watch out,owen might crush himimage
  • baseballfanbaseballfan Posts: 5,456 ✭✭✭
    the top high school QB pryor is set to join him in AA. the kid is 6'6 and 225 and is a top basketball prospect as well. i saw the kid play some sat. against a team close to me in the PA double A state final i think he caught a td, threw a td, and ran for 2 td's look him up he's a monster and will be tough to stop.
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  • RonBurgundyRonBurgundy Posts: 5,491 ✭✭✭
    Pryor will not go to Michigan. I guarantee it.



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  • rube26105rube26105 Posts: 10,225 ✭✭
    im stilll waiting to see where josh jenskins goes, josh playes basket ball to fred, i guess they cant sign anything till febuary from what phs fb coach told me the other night
  • dudedude Posts: 1,454 ✭✭
    To me its very wrong for one college to hire another college's coach before the season is over. The NCAA needs to crack down on this.
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