Comments on: Rushed Brawl Link Clearance

By: Kurt

Kurt — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:13:41 +0000

HbgFrank,
I have always thought Howland was already talking to UCLA during the tourny and “threw” the game so he could get it before they looked at someone else. It was too weird, never covering wade w/ Page instead of knight and taking the big luthawanian (sp) out after he was 3-4 early. very strange. Firs of have heard of someone sharing this idea.

By: wbb

wbb — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:06:07 +0000

Listen, RichRod was not above leaving his alma mater as evidenced by his discussons with Alabama the year before his taking the UM job. And maybe there were feelers out by UM prior to the Pitt game … but to say that preoccupied him in preparing when a national title berth was on the line is just plain silly. No doubt that WVU took Pitt too lightly but that was much more likely due to the fact that Pitt was 4 TD underdogs and offered little resistance in the two prior appearances vs Pat White and company.

To suggest that RichRod was thinking more about possibly going to another school, which was anything but a sure thing at that point, than bringing his alma mater to the national title is inane.

By: ltl49

ltl49 — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:10:47 +0000

Rich Rod is all the above mentioned and then some, but he had one thing right. In his second year at WVU, while still losing, he had the good sense to make the statement that Notre Dame should be thrown out of the BE unless their football team joins. He said they are doing nothing but using the BE. Even jerks get things right once in awhile.

By: HbgFrank

HbgFrank — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:46:21 +0000

wbb, I believe it was the Post Gazette that ran a very detailed story on the RR split with WVU. They “speculated” that RR’s agent may have been contacted prior to the Pitt game about by MU reps to gage his interest. I do know that until the ink is dry on a contract, every school has a Plan B (and C and D for that matter). Again, given the sleazy way in which MU officials acted in the RR hiring, I tend to believe it is probably true. Is it so hard to belive the MU officials saying “We are in negotiations with another coach, but if that fails, you are our man. Are you interested?”

By: Pauly P

Pauly P — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:48:57 +0000

Not to quote Denny Green, but these coaches “are who we thought they were”…

Chubbie Charlie - an NFL Offensive Coordinator, a convicted cheat, arrogant and a prick

Bitch Rich - an college offensive guru, sneaky recruiter, bbd guy (bigger better deal), dishonest to players (practice time)

Wanny - old school “run the ball, defend the run”, tireless recruiter, loyal to players

Funny how a few wins or losses here and there make us forget this…

They are who we thought they were…

By: wbb

wbb — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:32:20 +0000

RichRod showed his true colors after accepting the UM job. Sure, he was under severe criticism for losing to a 28 pt underdog and hated rival that took them from the national title … but after you take a job with one of the storied programs with a nice pay raise, you would think he would leave with some class from his alma mater.

Instead …
1) he shredded documents of scouting reports of high school players that WVU was recruiting,
2) his closest friend called his replacement at WVU (Stewart) to be ‘way over his head” when he was hired,
3) he start spouting off about unkept promises only a year after his alma mater gave him a hefty salary increase, and
4) and he decided to go into lengthy court proceedings to fight the buyout clause which was part of his contract at WVU.

I know for a fact that this embarrassed many UM backers, and now he is under even more scrutiny because of his record. There is no doubt that the guy is a great offensive coach, but also no doubt that he is a sleaze.

By: gc

gc — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:21:33 +0000

Jimbo Covert’s my Dad,

We’ve come along way since NC. Two major changes on defense, Adam Gunn and Jarod Holley. If Gunn was healthy vs. NC State we win. Also the offense had many three and outs in the second half making the defense play two many minutes. That hasn’t been a problem since then.

I look for Fields and maybe Mason to meet Mr. Brown today, maybe separate him from the ball.

I think the only thing that will cost us this one is turnovers, possibly weather. As long as we protect the ball….But it is the Backyard Brawl.

GO PITT!

By: Todd Gack

Todd Gack — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:15:29 +0000

Still not a fan of Dick-Rod. I get almost as much joy watching Michigan lose as I do watching Penn State lose.

By: wbb

wbb — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:10:51 +0000

What is this RichRod preoccupation with the Mich job before the Pitt game? I tell you what it is … total revisonist history.

The LSU coach, Les Miles, a UM grad, was all but signed as the new UM coach until LSU made it thru the backdoor to the national title with a 2-loss team. NEVER was RichRod a consideration for this job until after the loss to Pitt.

Here is a the 1st 3 paragraps of Zeise’s PG article today about the 07 game:

Pitt’s 13-9 upset victory against No. 2 West Virginia at the end of the 2007 regular season might be considered the game that changed the college football landscape.

A theory goes as follows: Had West Virginia won (and thus had gone to the national championship game instead of Louisiana State), Rich Rodriguez would still be the Mountaineers’ coach, or, at the very least, would not have left for Michigan a few weeks after that game.

Instead, LSU coach Les Miles would have taken the Michigan job (hours before the Southeastern Conference championship game, he had to debunk a report that he had accepted the Michigan post) and his defensive coordinator, Bo Pelini, would be the head coach at LSU now and not at Nebraska. Several other dominoes would have fallen differently as well

By: ltl49

ltl49 — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:28:38 +0000

Pitt is finally solid in all areas of the game. With a real OC, the Pitt offense is finally fun to watch and surely difficult for any team to defend. I respect WVU football, but for once I feel the upperhand goes to Pitt. Barring some freaky plays, I feel Pitt will take care of business.