tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35971090.post3583588657706263651..comments2023-12-21T10:20:43.344-05:00Comments on The Hoover Street Rag: Make It WorkGeoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09461267960136260783noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35971090.post-51973934864995523152008-09-08T11:45:00.000-04:002008-09-08T11:45:00.000-04:00I am afraid I don't have the answer to that. Our ...I am afraid I don't have the answer to that. Our best reference point in Michigan history might be what would have played out, potentially, with Gary Moeller if he had not taken care of himself. Though I do not remember it distinctly, fans old enough and tuned in enough to remember it have told me that there was going to start being some heat on him for 8-4, 8-4, 8-4. questions of whether he was just winning with Bo's guys, etc.<BR/><BR/>I think in my mind I was willing to accept a three year transition, sort of a metaphor for the construction on Michigan Stadium being complete when the team was coming in to shape. It would give Rodriguez two and a half classes of his own guys (I am calling last year's class a split between Coach Carr and Coach Rod.) I hoped that the "fallow" period would not be a "dump gasoline on the field and light a match" 3-9, but maybe a "rotate in some soybeans and replenish the soil" 7-6 or 8-5. I still think it's too early to panic, but concern is understandable.<BR/><BR/>As for worries about relevance, I think USC and Texas have proved in this decade that winning is the quickest way to get yourself back to being considered "relevant".Craig Barkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397826983297392993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35971090.post-46109725984175492292008-09-08T11:38:00.000-04:002008-09-08T11:38:00.000-04:00Let me say...you are not the first guy to be pulle...Let me say...you are not the first guy to be pulled into that show and like it. I am in that category, and can say the show is fascinating. I like the analogy to our team. That said, is RichRod the right guy? How long do we make excuses for him? Two years? Four years? By then are we relevant any longer? I am worried - not panicked - just worried.JeffWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03267920554862123357noreply@blogger.com