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  • topdawgnc
    topdawgnc Member Posts: 7,842
    Mosster47 said:

    Tequilla said:

    Michigan lost their identity for a bit ... Rich Rod just was a bad fit for their program. They are still paying for it.

    Hoke doesn't look like he's the answer ... but he's going to leave a nice foundation for the next guy.

    Cute theory, they won 11 games with the group Rich Rod left behind. Now they are shit. Rich Rod was actually building something from scratch. Hoke is destroying something.

    Rich Rod never fit the culture, or he could have been dangerous.

    It looks like the players quit on him.
  • Tequilla
    Tequilla Member Posts: 20,277
    What I'm saying about Rich Rod is that from a fit standpoint, he was a terrible fit at Michigan. Nothing short of winning a national championship was going to be enough ... and that wasn't happening with what he was doing.

    IMO, Michigan is in a tough spot right now as they have a lot of upper class players that were brought in for Rich Rod's system but the impression that I get is that Michigan wants to run more of a pro style spread instead of a read option spread.

    Watching Michigan last night, it's very clear that they are poorly coached - particularly defensively. I think it's fair to say that Hoke isn't the answer there. Are they ready to make a change this year? Probably not. Will they most likely be disappointed next year? Good chance.

    But IMO, yes, I do think that Michigan is still paying right now for their hiring of Rich Rod ... it was a bad move when they made it. It was a square peg round hole kind of hire.