The University of Michigan ended their mid-life coaching crisis by buying a Hot Rod. West Virginia's Rich Rodriguez was introduced Monday as Michigan's new head football coach, their alleged third choice. Seeing as how it seems as though Michigan scrambled to find a
coach after being turned down twice, most people seem to think that this is a great move, maybe even better than those other two choices. I am reserving judgement for a few reasons. First, I definitely did not know his name before a few weeks ago, that's never a good sign. Secondly, he's not Les Miles. Third, the move leaves me with a "hey, maybe this will work" feeling rather than a "holy shit, we are going to be unstoppable now" feeling. Now, I'm not saying that this move won't work, I'm just saying I can't pinpoint how I feel about this move.
That being said, here's a few reasons why this move may in fact be the move Michigan has been needing:
- He's young enough to be a long term solution for Michigan, not just a stop-over guy or an old standby.
- He took West Virginia from basically an also ran program to a National Championship contender, and a lock BCS team.
- He basically pioneered the spread offense, something that I think will put Michigan ahead of every Big Ten team. He will bring an exciting, and not to mention effective in the college game, system to the Big House. Not to mention the fact that he can teach the defense the best ways to actually stop it. (Maybe tackling someone might work, just a thought)
- The fact that he wanted to come to Michigan, encourages me, even if it's just a little bit. It maybe have been West Virginia's bad management, unwillingness to accommodate Rodriguez's contractual issues, or their general ineptitude as an athletic department, but whatever led Rodriguez to seek greener pastures is fine by me. At least I know that Michigan has the wherewithal to know how to create and update their facilities, how to handle their coaching staffs, and how to run as a successful athletic department.
- Finally, Not only did he want to come to Michigan, but he and his staff that he brought are so excited, they have begun planning and recruiting already. Terrelle Pryor, the No. 1 high school football recruit in America according to Rivals.com, has added Michigan to the list of schools he might choose to attend because of Rodriguez. Pryor is a 6-6, 235-pound dual-threat quarterback with 4.4 speed out of Jeannette, Pa. Pryor, who listed Florida, Ohio State, Penn State, Oregon and West Virginia as his favorites to attend as of Sunday, told Superprep.com to “add Michigan to my list” following a conversation with Rodriguez. Now, if he lands this kid, not only will he convince me, but he will convince every single Wolverine fan. Not only would he get the #1 recruit, but he would basically be pulling this kid away from Ohio St. and Penn St. out of nowhere, all in one fail swoop. Here's some highlights from Pryor to get you excited:
coach after being turned down twice, most people seem to think that this is a great move, maybe even better than those other two choices. I am reserving judgement for a few reasons. First, I definitely did not know his name before a few weeks ago, that's never a good sign. Secondly, he's not Les Miles. Third, the move leaves me with a "hey, maybe this will work" feeling rather than a "holy shit, we are going to be unstoppable now" feeling. Now, I'm not saying that this move won't work, I'm just saying I can't pinpoint how I feel about this move.That being said, here's a few reasons why this move may in fact be the move Michigan has been needing:
- He's young enough to be a long term solution for Michigan, not just a stop-over guy or an old standby.
- He took West Virginia from basically an also ran program to a National Championship contender, and a lock BCS team.
- He basically pioneered the spread offense, something that I think will put Michigan ahead of every Big Ten team. He will bring an exciting, and not to mention effective in the college game, system to the Big House. Not to mention the fact that he can teach the defense the best ways to actually stop it. (Maybe tackling someone might work, just a thought)
- The fact that he wanted to come to Michigan, encourages me, even if it's just a little bit. It maybe have been West Virginia's bad management, unwillingness to accommodate Rodriguez's contractual issues, or their general ineptitude as an athletic department, but whatever led Rodriguez to seek greener pastures is fine by me. At least I know that Michigan has the wherewithal to know how to create and update their facilities, how to handle their coaching staffs, and how to run as a successful athletic department.
- Finally, Not only did he want to come to Michigan, but he and his staff that he brought are so excited, they have begun planning and recruiting already. Terrelle Pryor, the No. 1 high school football recruit in America according to Rivals.com, has added Michigan to the list of schools he might choose to attend because of Rodriguez. Pryor is a 6-6, 235-pound dual-threat quarterback with 4.4 speed out of Jeannette, Pa. Pryor, who listed Florida, Ohio State, Penn State, Oregon and West Virginia as his favorites to attend as of Sunday, told Superprep.com to “add Michigan to my list” following a conversation with Rodriguez. Now, if he lands this kid, not only will he convince me, but he will convince every single Wolverine fan. Not only would he get the #1 recruit, but he would basically be pulling this kid away from Ohio St. and Penn St. out of nowhere, all in one fail swoop. Here's some highlights from Pryor to get you excited:
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