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Rich Rodriguez (official thread of last laughs)

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localyokel;1737619; said:
A century ago, there was one born every minute.

Since then, however, tSUN has apparently experienced an exponential increase in births of the hyper-gullible.

Lucky for him:

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:slappy:

For those of us young folks who might have to look up this reference:

Wikipedia said:
At one point, Barnum noticed that people were lingering too long at his exhibits. He posted signs indicating "This Way to the Egress". Not knowing that "Egress" was another word for "Exit", people followed the signs to what they assumed was a fascinating exhibit...and ended up outside.
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:lol: Sounds about right.
 
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From the Big Ten media days today:

Q - "From what you've heard, reports you've heard, has anyone had a really good summer?"

RR - "Well, I don't know much about what's going on in the summer." (slight chuckle - no response from the crowd). "But, from talking to some of the players, and some of the guys - I had the seniors over to my house this past week - we got a small senior class, which a lot of times is a concern cause you want a lot of - if you have a big senior class with a lot of leaders you feel good. But our small senior class of 15 to 16 guys I think are a great group. They understand what it's like to be at Michigan, they're hungry, they gonna be - do a great job of leadership. And talkin' to those guys, they feel excited about what went on in the summer. I thought they did a great job of leadership, they thought some of the young guys that you mentioned, like Cam (Gordon), have really prepared themselves well, and I think that they're ready to go.

"Again, talkin' to our guys at the end of spring, they were hungry. Nobody likes what's goin' on in our program in the last couple years, particularly as far as wins and losses. But as strange as it may sound, I think we've gotten closer because of that. And all of the stuff that's happened, I think it's drawn our staff closer, it's drawn our players closer, and I think they'll be ready to go."

Q -"I don't know how much interaction you have with the fans, but when you do, what has been their message to you?"

RR - "Uh, 'Hey coach, when are we gonna win more?'. I guess, no. I really ... our fans have been terrific. I know, we have high expectations at MIchigan. Rightfully so, we should. Since the day we've gotten on campus, they've been overwhelmingly positive. And there's always gonna be some negativitiy, particularly when you don't win, but that comes with the deal, it comes with the profession, I think you understand it.

"Nobody wants to win more than the coaches and the players. But our fans have been absolutely phenomenal, we've had, again, to have 110,000 every home game - the support we have when we talk to different alumni groups has been fantastic. And we've got the new Big House that's making its debut on September 4th, with the luxury suites, and new club seats, uh, the sales of those'll be going very well. So, we're fortunate to be at a place where they're very passionate about football, and our fans are very passionate about it. And you want to coach at a place like that. So, now we've got great fans, and I just hope that we can reward them with more wins, and better football, and I think that's comin'."
 
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BB73;1741046; said:
They understand what it's like to be at Michigan, they're hungry, they gonna be - do a great job of leadership.
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I really hope this is a direct quote. This would make my day.

Just imagine JT saying, "They gonna be - do a great job of leadership."

Don't worry, I couldn't imagine it either.
 
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Oh8ch;1741162; said:
Has he seen color pictures of the crowd from the OSU game last year?
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After listening to that, and reading the transcripts, I am wondering if he has ever seen a middle school language arts book.

As for seeing the pictures, he probably thought all the scarlet in the stands were scUMmers wearing red to match his wrist band.
 
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buxfan4life;1741173; said:
After listening to that, and reading the transcripts, I am wondering if he has ever seen a middle school language arts book.
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To be fair he gets paid to be a football coach more then to go speak in public, he's still working on the former.

Given how screwed he appears to be I was surprised he did anything more then go up there and mumble incoherently
 
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Rich Rodriguez about 'hot seat' at U-M: 'I don't live in fear'

Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez doesn't care about the perception that after two seasons he is on the "hot seat." The Wolverines have gone 8-16 under his watch and have weathered an NCAA investigation that is reaching its final stages. Michigan goes before the NCAA Committee on Infractions on Aug. 14.
"I don't live in fear," Rodriguez said Tuesday during the second and final day of the Big Ten Kickoff. "The fans have been great. Our support has been great. (Winning has) just taken longer than we want. I'm still as confident as ever it's going to happen.
"It's just taken a whole lot longer than anybody wants. But two years is just two years. It's not 10 years, it's two years."
Senior offensive lineman Stephen Schilling said Rodriguez has done a great job insulating the team from outside issues. Schilling said he is unconcerned with the scrutiny of Rodriguez.
"I don't think we worry about it," Schilling said. "We know he works hard. We support him."
Rodriguez has been able to maintain his sense of humor in light of his difficult few years at Michigan. He was asked Tuesday if there has been any point in time at U-M when everything was going smoothly.
"There's been plenty of times -- there's been two, three days in a row where there's been no drama. Can you imagine that?" Rodriguez said, drawing laughter. "Forty-eight hours! We've started our own show, a new '48 Hours' -- 48 hours of no new drama, praise the Lord."
Rodriguez, meanwhile, said that Mike Parrish, formerly the recruiting/operations assistant, is now U-M's director of football operations. Parrish replaces Brad Labadie, who resigned from the position last month.
"He understands our program," Rodriguez said of Parrish. "I think he's an outstanding administrator. He's done a great job with everything we've given him to do."
Parrish spent two years as administrative graduate assistant at West Virginia (2006-07).
Michigan's players report to fall camp Sunday night and the first practice is Monday night. The Wolverines' first two-a-day practice is Aug. 15.
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buckeyemania11;1741800; said:
:lol:

Big Ten player poll: Ohio State's Terrelle Pryor exciting, overrated - AnnArbor.com
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A comment from a reader of the article talking about RR.....Pure gold!!!!

he got No votes in the "who would you like to play for", he won the "who would you NOT WANT to play for", and the Big House got one vote for most exciting. Thats a pretty lack luster result.
So basically, Big Ten players from other teams dont respect or understand what Rodriguez is doing, and those are the people who know the most about the game. :slappy:
 
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NCAA alleges violations at West Virginia during Rich Rodriguez's tenure

Michigan football coach Rich Rodriguez?s tenure at West Virginia is under further scrutiny as West Virginia athletic director Oliver Luck announced today the school has received an NCAA notice of allegations for major violations.
In a statement released this afternoon, Luck announced that the school received the notice Wednesday and said it would be posted on the university's Web site.
It is the second ongoing investigation that involves Rodriguez?s tenure as a coach at a school, although, at West Virginia, the period in question is partially when he was coach and partially after his successor, Bill Stewart, took over. Rodriguez left for U-M in December 2007.
Rodriguez and U-M are facing five major violations -- four which the school accepted and one, ?the failure to promote an atmosphere of compliance,? that has been challenged.
According to Luck?s release, many of the violations sound similar to U-M?s allegations, which involve noncoaching personnel acting in coaching situations.
?Now the inquiry is nearly complete,? Luck?s statement said. ?The allegations focus primarily on the activities and roles of graduate assistants, student managers and other noncoaching staff in the football program ? from 2005 to 2009.
?Because of our strong commitment to compliance, we implemented significant changes intended to ensure that those mistakes did not continue, and that they will not happen again. This past spring, we developed new job descriptions and employment agreements which clearly detail permissible and non permissible activities for graduate assistants and other sport-specific personnel. In addition, we have expanded rules education and monitoring programs. We have also reduced the number of football graduate assistant positions, restricted the duties of graduate assistants and noncoaching personnel, and restructured the student manager program. We may take additional actions.
?We will carefully review the NCAA allegations and will prepare a response to each allegation by the requested date. We are eager to resolve this and move forward.?
Michigan proposed a number of self-sanctions when it responded to its NCAA notice May 24. Those issues will be evaluated at an NCAA infractions hearing in Seattle on Aug. 14, when U-M officials, including Rodriguez, will meet the committee.
U-M officials have been preparing for the hearing with mock question-and-answer sessions, Rodriguez said Tuesday.
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It will be interesting to see if the new guy is a part of the WVU case.

Rodriguez, meanwhile, said that Mike Parrish, formerly the recruiting/operations assistant, is now U-M's director of football operations. Parrish replaces Brad Labadie, who resigned from the position last month.
"He understands our program," Rodriguez said of Parrish. "I think he's an outstanding administrator. He's done a great job with everything we've given him to do."
Parrish spent two years as administrative graduate assistant at West Virginia (2006-07).
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