The St. Pete Times has a list of the top ten toughest jobs in college football and hits many of the gimmes–Alabama, Auburn, and any other school fond of training snipers on their coaches from day one and waiting with the finger poised just over the trigger–but we must disagree with at least one.

Ask Rich Rodriguez how tough this job is. This is a program that chased off Lloyd Carr, who never lost more than five games in a season, won at least 10 games six times and won or shared five Big Ten titles, not to mention he ran a clean program.

Michigan fans are many things: neurotic, doublethinking, fretful, brooding…but “chased off” doesn’t exactly capture what happened to Lloyd Carr, no? Or account for the the luxurious red carpet and rich Corinthian leather given to Rich Rodriguez, who got a new weight room at the drop of a hat? They seem cooperative and patient enough….unless you’re thinking like a Michigan fan…and that this could be just what they want Rich Rodriguez to think…just before pulling the lever to the hidden office trap door….


Millions of dollar a year and everything you want is OBVIOUSLY A TRAP.