tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35971090.post3950881247410193860..comments2023-12-21T10:20:43.344-05:00Comments on The Hoover Street Rag: Catch 11Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09461267960136260783noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35971090.post-3676076996257027212009-11-23T19:25:14.176-05:002009-11-23T19:25:14.176-05:00I would say Rodriguez, or any Michigan coach, need...I would say Rodriguez, or any Michigan coach, needs to embrace the Ohio St game. Its at the end of the schedule for a reason. Also embrace Notre Dame to an extent, but its in September and its a non-conference game. Act like Sparty and the other Big Ten schools are beneath notice most of the time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35971090.post-89161514796530068722009-11-18T07:28:35.916-05:002009-11-18T07:28:35.916-05:00MGoBlue,
Allow me to clarify a few points.
1). Sa...MGoBlue,<br /><br />Allow me to clarify a few points.<br />1). Saying "Bo did" is like saying "Fielding Yost did". While it's a nice thing to point to, it's a completely different era in the game. By the way, Bo didn't have to deal with Penn State and he didn't have to deal with Notre Dame until the second half of his tenure at Michigan. It doesn't mean we can't appreciate what Bo did, we just need to understand how applicable it is to today's game.<br /><br />2). How do we know that Coach Rodriguez is not doing something every practice to beat OSU? Moreover, shouldn't there be things that you do every practice that help you beat EVERY team? Wouldn't those be more valuable to building a winning program? Do we presume that Coach Rodriguez isn't doing these things because a). he hasn't spoken of them, and b). he hasn't beaten Ohio State? If it's the former, what purpose does it serve him to talk about it, other than to mollify the fans, who would still demand b in order to be placated. If it's b, well, he's only had one shot, and that was with a 3-8 team last year on the road.<br /><br />3). I am not saying that Rodriguez shouldn't focus on beating Ohio State, I simply asked, what is the opportunity cost and would Michigan fans be satisfied if the cost of beating Ohio State might be losing to Michigan State, or Penn State, or Notre Dame, or some other team somewhere along the way. It would be fantastic to win every game, and I think that is the overall goal of Coach Rodriguez for the program, to be in a position to have a realistic chance to win every game provided that his team executes. I don't understand what is wrong with that. If that comes with the cost of seeming like he doesn't care about beating Ohio State, I'm OK with that, provided the results show up.Craig Barkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397826983297392993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35971090.post-33847201333908621922009-11-17T23:51:54.962-05:002009-11-17T23:51:54.962-05:00Not buying this take at all!
Bo did something in ...Not buying this take at all!<br /><br />Bo did something in EVERY practice for tUoOS. Bo also had to deal with Moo U. and ND.<br /><br />I'm not on the fire RR bandwagon but it would serve the guy to NOT say that tUoOS is just like any other game.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35971090.post-49716932525216731462009-11-17T17:06:29.541-05:002009-11-17T17:06:29.541-05:00This all goes back to Tressel saying what he said ...This all goes back to Tressel saying what he said at the basketball game right after he was hired. He didn't really say much - just "you'll be proud of 'em". Then he won a game he probably shouldn't have, and the comments were retroactively glorified. But so what? Rodriguez can plant a flag in the earth to make the rivalry everything, but it's not going to help him if they lose. And, let's be honest, they're probably not going to win. His opportunity to look foolish greatly outweighs whatever he would gain by "backing his shit up."<br /><br />I hardly think Rodriguez is thinking, "well, this game isn't any more important than Eastern Michigan." He knows the score.Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14989379631083901130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35971090.post-41051875396275712132009-11-17T16:44:12.247-05:002009-11-17T16:44:12.247-05:007-17-1PaladinQBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02648818352757339855noreply@blogger.com