SANITY ON RODRIGUEZ SCREW THAT MARK RICHT FOR MICHIGAN
Let's just take two of the most combustible coaching storylines of the offseason and combine them. Fire Rodriguez! Hire Richt! Move Rodriguez to Georgia! Then do the same, but in reverse for 2011! Have JoePa move to USC when Lane Kiffin takes Bill Belichick's job! PANDEMONIUM! /passes out
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I know how this one ends.
Meyer eventually ends up at South Carolina where he goes 45-33 over 6 years before being struck down by a heart attack and a couple of light grand mal seizures. Then Saban is brought in and leads us to a 10-3 season with a Peach (because fuck Chic-Fil-A) Bowl victory before leaving for a $50 million, 7 year contract to take over as dictator of Bolivia.
by She Blinded Me With Violence on May 27, 2010 2:39 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
rec'd
’cause I just admire the ever-blossoming hope of the Gamecock faithful.
"I like the taste of danger most of all." - Jonatha Brooke
by MtnEer_in_SC on May 27, 2010 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I believe you've misinterpreted extreme jadedness as hope.
Hope officially died on 10/20/07. Or the last shotgun shell was emptied into the corpse of hope, technically.
It’s OK, though. The end result is the same.
by She Blinded Me With Violence on May 27, 2010 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions
How dare you....
……slander the glorious golden-brown deliciousness that is Chic-Fil-A!?!
As my old football coach would say, “Thems fightin’ words”
respectfully...
fuck Chick-Fil-A as a sposor of self-titled bowl games.
It’s the Peach Bowl dammit!!
I must concur with this
As one who has my reservation lined up for the spicy chicken sandwich release next week.
by commodore_dude on May 27, 2010 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Next week?
I thought it dropped June 7.
Please respond with accurate information. This event is incredibly significant in my life.
You can get a sneak peak starting Monday.
Get a Spicy Chick-fil-A Sandwich
I'm afraid I have no choice but to sell you all for scientific experiments.
by boddagettaflyer on May 27, 2010 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Would you rather have a peach or a Chick-fil-a?
I think you know the answer.
This is why I wholeheartedly endorse the Chick-fil-a Bowl. However, SCREW YOU CAPITAL ONE!
by Bourbon Dawgwalker on May 27, 2010 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Put a peach shake in that picture
and then you have my answer: I want them both.
"SCREW YOU CAPITAL ONE"
Yes, I’d much rather have a tangerine (dang, I’m old) or even a random citrus fruit than one of their credit cards.
ha. My dad played in a Tangerine Bowl
for a program that doesn’t even offer football scholarships anymore
Presbyterian?
Emory & Henry? Sul Ross St? Morris Harvey?
I've felt this way
ever since the glorious sponsorship clusterfuck that was “The Poulan Weed-Eater Independence Bowl.”
The sheer amount of toolage we have to put up with for our sport is probably going to cause cancer in us all.
"...when the devil says to you: do not drink, answer him: I will drink, and right freely, just because you tell me not to."
— Martin Luther
I had forgotten about the Weedeater Bowl
and I sometimes let it get to me that the SEC types around here make fun of the Big East’s participation in the Meineke car-Care and Beef’O’Brady’s Bowls. Kinda redonkulous, no?
"I like the taste of danger most of all." - Jonatha Brooke
by MtnEer_in_SC on May 27, 2010 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions
No bowl sponsorship was ever better
I for one still call it the “Weedwacker Bowl”. Corporate America be dammed!
by Runnin' Joe Rides Again on May 28, 2010 2:49 AM EDT up reply actions
that bowl sucked anyway...
always eatin the weed.
personally I liked that a crappy bowl game had a craptastic name. it only adds to the sense of dejection, like getting the “best practice player” as a senior on your high school football team because well, everyone has to get at least one award. Like the San Diego Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl, there is no possible way of deluding yourself into thinking you had even a decent season if you end up there, despite being able to say “at least we went to a bowl game”.
by Mr. Sanchez on May 28, 2010 10:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Quibble:
There’s no such thing as a “light” grand mal seizure. It’s a petit mal.
/blinding you with science!
I'm afraid I have no choice but to sell you all for scientific experiments.
by boddagettaflyer on May 27, 2010 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Only constant in the universe will be
a one loss OSU goes to BCS championship.
UGA players don't have that much time to practice
I mean those cheap beers in Athens don’t drink themselves.
"It’s not Disneyland, people. Get the hell out of the way." NYC Firefighter
And those scooters don’t just magically emerge from alleys.
by Bourbon Dawgwalker on May 27, 2010 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Here's your man, Georgia:
WILL PROVIDE DECIDED SCHEMATIC ADVANTAGE FOR FOOD
But seriously, I’m all for Harbaugh to Michigan. A psychotic, insufferable prick with a paleolithic offense? Sounds like a Michigan Man™ to me!
Brian Kelly says no Corby's on Tuesday night.
by Ancient Chinese Secret on May 27, 2010 2:55 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
I rather prefer RichRod where he is...
….wedged firmly beneath Mark Dantonio’s boot.
And I’d hate to have to root against Harbaugh, seeing as how he’s probably the best QB my Chicago Bears have had since Jim McMahon (oh God that’s pathetic!)
i thought for awhile
and i have nothing to add to this. it is perfect. rec’d.
He's a good coach
My friend played WR for San Diego, and Harbaugh knows what he’s doing. I had the pleasure of seeing them play twice, and they beat the living daylights out of both teams. As a Notre Dame fan, I like him where he is- on the other side of the country.
Rich Rod's reputation as a "winning coach"
can be summed up with three names:
Shaun King
Woody Dantzler
Patrick White
Take those guys away and he’s… well, what you’re seeing up at UM.
by An 'eer with a beer on May 27, 2010 3:01 PM EDT reply actions
Oh yeah
Here’s his Wikipedia photo:
by An 'eer with a beer on May 27, 2010 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions
looks more like an eHarmony profile pic
by Spartan D on May 27, 2010 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Richard enjoys long walks on the beach
but not too long, because the NCAA is watching.
Brian Kelly says no Corby's on Tuesday night.
by Ancient Chinese Secret on May 27, 2010 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I can’t be the only person that read that as condom.
by HoodRiverDuck on May 27, 2010 6:45 PM EDT up reply actions
“Wait, you’re selling those used condoms!?”
“No no, I just wash them and then put them back where I found them”
by Mr. Sanchez on May 28, 2010 10:17 AM EDT up reply actions
So it's your assertion that his teams perform well with QBs who are good fits with his offense?
And less so without same?
Groundbreaking stuff.
To draw a UF analogue: “URBZ can only get double digit wins with Smith, Leak or Tebow! Sure am glad he doesn’t coach my team!”
Why?
His suggestion (it’s not an assertion) is ambiguous because there’s multiple reasonable interpretations you could take from it. E.g., “Rich Rodriguez can only succeed when he has an exceptional quarterback.” And that’s an assertion open to some good debate—because while some coaches seem to require a superstar quarterback, others can get away fine without one (Saban).
But I’m really just dancing around the point I want to make, which is: when you could interpret something multiple ways, why take the one that gives you the greatest opportunity to be belittlingly sarcastic?
Couple or three things
1. I suppose mine isn’t a compelled reading, but it’s certainly the most reasonable. His suggestion, if we’re treating the difference between a suggestion and an assertion as meaningful here, appears to be that Rodriguez is a poor coach worthy of our derision because he has only achieved success when his teams have had strong play at the QB position.
2. Now, I’ll admit that I turned the form of his statement and remade it factually to seem absurd. That’s because I think it is a bit absurd in at least in its purest form. There’s a lot to talk about there, and I agree that Saban is an incredibly interesting counterexample, but I submit that this was not an attempt to have the interesting conversation that’s possible when opening with that suggestion. I’ve got pretty good evidence, too: posting an awkward photo of the subject is not a great way to start a discussion that’s unworthy of a sarcastic response.
3. Why’d I go sarcastic? Short, half-assed answer: because it’s the internet. Slightly longer half-assed answer: because I find that most discussions of Rodriguez’s tenure at Michigan to be tiresome. Most of them devolve pretty quickly into misinformed, CW-heavy blather. This is doubly true when WVU fans are involved.
To answer your question with a question: what was it about my belittling sarcasm that made it worse than the derision we all routinely hurl at each other and third parties around these parts? I’d like to note that when I say something dumb I’ll agree when called on it (see here).
I'd quibble with 1
but wholeheartedly agree with the rest. The QB question is a good one, which would be awesome if we could somehow get a message board on this site.
The best question is one you didn’t raise, though, which is: why does Old South randomly get combative over trivial EDSBS stuff. The answer is that he’s a law student, just finished all his classwork, and now has a fully charged battery of legal angst that explodes prematurely, to say nothing of his sex life.
In other words:
He’s a Category 5, Embryonic Stage.
by Spencer Hall on May 27, 2010 4:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Indeed.
They’re so much fun at that stage. No really, hanging out with them gets you free drinks; it’s fun.
But, Old South, here’s an easy one, from the cat. 5 class of ’07: which sentence in my response is making me wish for an edit function?
'eer with a beer
Look, brother, I’m as upset about RR bailing on our alma mater as the next ’Eer. But, I think you discount his record before the White/Slaton years. After the bad first year, he was going 9-3 or 8-4 every year while playing the likes of Miami, VT, and Maryland when Freidgen was good. Many fanbases would envy that kind of record. Ask Kentucky, Miss State, half the Big 10, or the whole Big 12 North.
"I like the taste of danger most of all." - Jonatha Brooke
by MtnEer_in_SC on May 27, 2010 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions
And his record against those teams, pre-Pat White, was?
Miami 0-2 (off schedule after 2003)
VT 2-2
Maryland 2-3 (lost to them TWICE in 2003 by a combined score of 75-14)
Wisconsin 0-2
Notre Dame 0-1
That’s a big 4-10 against major competition. “A proven winner” indeed.
by An 'eer with a beer on May 28, 2010 10:59 AM EDT up reply actions
So you're saying he just needs to find a decent QB?...
That oughta cheer up the maize and blue.
by Mr. Sanchez on May 28, 2010 10:02 AM EDT up reply actions
I think it's that he needs to find a DYNAMITE QB
The new year approaching, click in. Let’s facelift bar!
there is nothing i enjoy better than watching Brian Cook chase his own tail trying to convince himself that the sky is not falling and that RichRod is not/should not be on his way out.
…well maybe the sycophant commenters who ball wash him are more enjoyable. hilarious.
Brian has a valid point...
about the lack of upperclassmen since RR got to Michigan. And a valid point about waiting to see if if things pick up as his recruits mature.
But, hey, when have we ever let facts get in the way of our opinions around here??
"I like the taste of danger most of all." - Jonatha Brooke
by MtnEer_in_SC on May 27, 2010 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Correct.
You know he didn’t even recruit Brady Quinn? It’s true. Chinedum Ndukwe’s dad did. But he’s stoic. So stoic.
HURR DERP DERP DERP IMA PUNT FROM BC’S 30
Brian Kelly says no Corby's on Tuesday night.
by Ancient Chinese Secret on May 27, 2010 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions
I can sympathize with that.
Whenvever anyone mentions Charles, my blood instantly turns to malt liquor and I pass out.
Brian Kelly says no Corby's on Tuesday night.
by Ancient Chinese Secret on May 27, 2010 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions
i definitely
don’t think lloyd=ty. lloyd sustained success over quite a few years. he did not leave the cupboard bare. he did not leave a program like nick saban would, but shit was not bare. RR came in like a yahoo, alienated people, and did not take steps to plug holes. he would be fine if he had gone 6-6 or 7-5. its his own incompetence that took them down that extra peg.
Defense? No.
I think the general opinion is that Lionel Tyrone’s recruiting whiffs were one of many factors that exposed and exacerbated (hurr hurr) Charlie’s own weaknesses.
Brian Kelly says no Corby's on Tuesday night.
by Ancient Chinese Secret on May 27, 2010 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions
I will always miss the CW era
Charlie in Charge, so much schadenfreude (sheds tear). Kelly XY has some potential though.
by ESS EEE SEE Speed on May 27, 2010 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm a Georgia fan who would follow Mark Richt off a cliff...
… but this is so crazy that it just might work.
following Mark Richt off a cliff
We’re all assuming we haven’t done that already. No, I don’t think there’s any chance we have, but it was there so I took it.
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