your fate would be the same as mine. It`s not that I forgot how to coach and win, that gig just ain`t what it used to be. Signed, Rich Rod
Memo to Dan Mullen: If you went to Michigan
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Yep. Brady Hoke was successful at his previous jobs too, and I bet he'll be good at his next one. There's just something rotten about Michigan.
Agree ...
Posted this in the Oregon 'upset' Thread but it applies here too ... Something is seriously wrong with that program. They always recruit well but the product on the field is not impressive.
What are folks in Michigan saying now about Rich Rodriguez abilities to coach after he has Arizona leading the Pac 12 (5-0, 2-0) and coming off upsetting #2 ranked Oregon for the second year in a row as a +24 point dog ... and at Autzen Stadium in Eugene no less.
Meanwhile in Ann Arbor, once mighty Michigan is (2-3, 0-1 Big Ten) with wins over Miami of Ohio and Appalachian St
Posted this in the Oregon 'upset' Thread but it applies here too ... Something is seriously wrong with that program. They always recruit well but the product on the field is not impressive.
What are folks in Michigan saying now about Rich Rodriguez abilities to coach after he has Arizona leading the Pac 12 (5-0, 2-0) and coming off upsetting #2 ranked Oregon for the second year in a row as a +24 point dog ... and at Autzen Stadium in Eugene no less.
Meanwhile in Ann Arbor, once mighty Michigan is (2-3, 0-1 Big Ten) with wins over Miami of Ohio and Appalachian St
If they had it would've been the most gut-wrenching loss in MSU history so I'm not sure what your point is.
The point is right now we're terrified he's going to leave for another school because he invented football. But had LSU caught the hail mary then he'd be on the same level as Croom and we'd be better off with Hud. The point is that one play can't be the difference in Lombardi and Croom, which is how our fan base would view it.
Who is terrified he's leaving? He's in the top 20 in salary nationally. We've built everything he's asked. If he wants to trade "up" to 100 times the pressure for a marginal salary increase, I'm confident we would be fine. We don't know for certain that this year's LSU win isn't Auburn 2012 redux. He's done a good job here, especially considering where we were. But he's got work yet to do to even be considered for a job like Michigan.
Been thinking about Michigan job. Think one of these guys will get it or should get it:
Harbough -- obvious choice if he'll come
David shaw -- doubt he would leave stanford, but worth a call. I think his style would be perfect at Michigan
Bielema -- he's won big in big 10 before and matches style wise
Jim tressel -- isn't his show cause up? If so, he'd be a homerun hire also
Bronco mendenhall -- I just like this guy. He coaches a physical style of football so I think he's a good fit
Petrino -- different from the others style wise, but a heck of a coach.
Any of these would turn the Michigan program around IMO
Harbough -- obvious choice if he'll come
David shaw -- doubt he would leave stanford, but worth a call. I think his style would be perfect at Michigan
Bielema -- he's won big in big 10 before and matches style wise
Jim tressel -- isn't his show cause up? If so, he'd be a homerun hire also
Bronco mendenhall -- I just like this guy. He coaches a physical style of football so I think he's a good fit
Petrino -- different from the others style wise, but a heck of a coach.
Any of these would turn the Michigan program around IMO
Paraphrasing Smuley: I`m a hell of a lot more concerned about who would hire the new coach than I am Mullen leaving.