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Get StartedFanbase and Dave Brandon drive rich out if town
He would. It have been fired after three years if Martin had still Ben AD
Just call this a lost decade
People who say RR was driven out obviously were not paying attention while he was here. RR was not going to be successful at Michigan. He and Michigan were better off going their own ways. Now, Michigan got Hoke and that as not worked out well, but let's move on.
Yep. Obviously.
What else is/was obvious is that a superior head coach was driven out compared to the one brought in.
At least we can all agree that we won't have to deal with that again, right?
Yep. Obviously.
What else is/was obvious is that a superior head coach was driven out compared to the one brought in.
At least we can all agree that we won't have to deal with that again, right?
was reading a long post on scout a week ago that basically said a lot I agree with. certain coaches and guys like RR in particular, are best suited for a particular type of program, but aren't really universal kind all around good coaches that can go anywhere and win.
I think hoke is closer to that mold, but he's just not up to the level of what it takes to win in the Big Ten.
was reading a long post on scout a week ago that basically said a lot I agree with. certain coaches and guys like RR in particular, are best suited for a particular type of program, but aren't really universal kind all around good coaches that can go anywhere and win.
I think hoke is closer to that mold, but he's just not up to the level of what it takes to win in the Big Ten.
Agree with this
I too think rich would have had limited longer term success here
I think brandon was part of the issue in finding a new HC
Can't disagree with that totally. The question I guess to be asked is "why?" And I think on the other side of that coin, there are schools at which a guy has a better chance of avoiding being cast as a "can't win here" type.
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ML has more insider information, but from the outside and the other alums I talked to, DB seemed to be everything we wanted in an AD. He had a few red flags there, but after the BM/RR debacle, no one was going to dwell on those.I'll show my ignorance here.
I (like most) discovered that Dave Brandon was wrong for UM for so many reasons.
How many people realized this back in 2010 when RR was fired? Was his reputation that bad back during the coaching search that resulted in Hoke?
Or was the 2010 coaching search the beginning of that realization for most?
Someday when all the emotion dies down, the dust settles, and history reviews this time period in Michigan football history, it will be noted...
that the fanbase of the University of Michigan ran Rich Rodriguez out of town, and that the University replaced him with Brady Hoke.
I think the reason RR was ran out of town was that he sucked balls. It sure was fun though scoring a shit load on the bad teams and barely scoring once the B1G season rolled around. Loved the special teams that couldnt kick a field goal and the defense that wound up 112th in the nation. Man, I miss those teams.
I think the Booster's had a lot to do with Rich Rod's exit. They are the ones who donate money to the Michigan Sports program especially Football. So if they were not happy with him, well the best way to get the attention of the higher ups is to not Support the program.
Money talks.
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