Comments on: The Rich Rodriguez Saga Continues…

By: B-Dogg

B-Dogg — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:21:05 +0000

I agree on all fronts. There are plenty of top tier programs that push boundaries, but they haven't been caught, so it's not news. As joshqpublic noted, coaches are not given the opportunity to prove themselves anymore and especially in college, you need time to develop your own recruiting classes to move the program in a different direction. I was a huge fan of RichRod at WVU and thought he improved that program by leaps and bounds. That being said, regardless of if you love him or hate him, Michigan has won only a third of the games he has coached over the last two years.

By: joshqpublic

joshqpublic — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:39:24 +0000

to be fair, i do think Rich-Rod needs more time. he's been changing the program from top to bottom. he needs more time have his time to make this work. philosophy. recruiting. x's and o's. all of it. but this is a win now world we live in.

By: ParisHiltonsLazyEye

ParisHiltonsLazyEye — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:31:52 +0000

I am aware of the freep article, I was just curious if I was missing something else. I agree the allegations need to be investigated, but it seems like the free press has it out for RichRod. Using anonymous sources for something this serious is kind of weak, and in these parts we kind of think these sources were players who left because they were buried on the depth chart and had an axe to grind. And really, what successful program doesn't push the limits of practice time? Thanks for the response.

By: B-Dogg

B-Dogg — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:57:53 +0000

It was a wording mistake. It was referring to the several incidents of excessive practicing that broke the NCAA violation (according to the NCAA). BS or not, they are still being investigated. Thanks for the clarification.

By: joshqpublic

joshqpublic — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:55:07 +0000

http://www.freep.com/article/20090829/SPORTS06/90...

By: ParisHiltonsLazyEye

ParisHiltonsLazyEye — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:31:36 +0000

In your post, you write "violating several NCAA regulations". Aside from the excessive mandatory practice (which is bs), what other alleged NCAA rules violations are there?