Detroit News on Michigan and Rich Rod.

[Redwood Forrest]

How would you like to be in Rich Rods shoes? The man in the crosshairs for getting a storied football power in all this hot water? Add to that the losing. Add to that the ire the fans felt even before this came out.

They seem to be banking on Gene Marsh. Maybe he has learned from the past.

U-M hopes its football sanctions work | detnews.com | The Detroit News

A Michigan fans take: "I just love the "major violations" speak. You mean like Leinart living in a 7k a month apartment or Reggie Bush driving around town in a new car with his pockets stuffed with cash? That kind of "major violation"? Oh, NOT that kind. I see. Over-practicing? Is that it? Lying to the NCAA is the part that was stupid. If we don't do that, we'd probably be ok.

So what do they mean when they say probation? Does that mean no bowl games, no televised games, etc etc? What are the various levels of probation, if any exist?

 

[IMALOYAL1]

They seem to be banking on Gene Marsh. Maybe he has learned from the past.

Good luck with that.

 

[Lou_Holtz]

Interesting repsonse from a Michigan fan:

Hopefully, Mr. Brandon will stress that the U/M football coaches need to conduct themselves like "Michigan Men" and not like a rag-tag band of foul-mouthed "Mountain Men".​

Another sub par season and Coach Rod and Rita are moving back to the trailor park. Thank you Rita for saying no to Mal.​

 

[GrayTide]

"Gene Marsh meet Thomas Yeager I see you two know each other, good, we can dispense with the formalities and your client's defense and get straight to the sanctions facing your client."

 

[bama2112]

So all the gnashing of teeth and furrowed brows and money wont keep the NCAA from handing down sanctions. Do you recall a Division 1 team ever having the self imposed penalties accepted when it comes to football. I dont need someone to cite Central Michigan or team that isnt a major player. But UM will self impose sill stuff knowing full well the NCAA will hit them with scholarships. If USC gets hammered , then UM will get stiffer penalties. I think the NCAA is trying to show the big programs they are boss. All this talk of starting a new governing board probally has them saying if they dont think we wont penalize the big boys well here are 2 schools we can set an example with. Its no more far fetched that the stuff the papers a coming up with.

 

[TommyMac]

I remember visiting their forums right after they hired RR and there was some gloating on the part of many of their fans that he turned us down, but not them. I guess karma really is a female dog. _green:

 

[Let's Roll Tide]

THANK YOU, RITA!! I just can't say it enough-:biggrin2:

 

[IH8Orange]

Interesting repsonse from a Michigan fan:

Hopefully, Mr. Brandon will stress that the U/M football coaches need to conduct themselves like "Michigan Men" and not like a rag-tag band of foul-mouthed "Mountain Men".​

Michigan man -

He graduated with a 4.0 in business, watches indie films, quotes Descartes and Nietzsche and yet pays $120/hr to a high-school dropout to check the oil in his vehicle.

He drops $500+ at L.L. Bean annually prior to hunting season, but his only kill ever was a poor farmer's cow that he "mistook" for a large "spike" whitetail.

After he found a garter snake in his yard, Animal Control had to do a thorough check of the entire yard and assure him that there was plenty of "garter snake antivenom" at the local hospital before they could coax him off his roof.

When he accidentally broke his wife's favorite vase, the total repair bill came to $604: the super glue was $4, the ambulance ride was $500 and the doctor charged $100 to separate his forearm from his ear.

To ensure complete safety when installing a new cordless phone, he got a flashlight, went into the basement and turned off every breaker in the house. After safely installing the phone, he fell down the basement stairs and fractured his arm.

While on a business trip to the south, he was invited on a snipe hunting trip and the Michigan man, his $500 of L.L. Bean equipment and the burlap sack are still missing to this day.

 

[bayoutider]

ROFL I have a brother in law who is a Michigan Man and not a street smart bone in his body. Every time he visits I pull some prank on him that he doesn't really get and after they leave my wife tells me how mean I am ROFL.

 

[TiderB]

THANK YOU, RITA!! I just can't say it enough-:biggrin2:

More like Thank You Paul Finebaum.

 

[Hamilton]

Michigan man -

He graduated with a 4.0 in business, watches indie films, quotes Descartes and Nietzsche and yet pays $120/hr to a high-school dropout to check the oil in his vehicle.

He drops $500+ at L.L. Bean annually prior to hunting season, but his only kill ever was a poor farmer's cow that he "mistook" for a large "spike" whitetail.

After he found a garter snake in his yard, Animal Control had to do a thorough check of the entire yard and assure him that there was plenty of "garter snake antivenom" at the local hospital before they could coax him off his roof.

When he accidentally broke his wife's favorite vase, the total repair bill came to $604: the super glue was $4, the ambulance ride was $500 and the doctor charged $100 to separate his forearm from his ear.

To ensure complete safety when installing a new cordless phone, he got a flashlight, went into the basement and turned off every breaker in the house. After safely installing the phone, he fell down the basement stairs and fractured his arm.

While on a business trip to the south, he was invited on a snipe hunting trip and the Michigan man, his $500 of L.L. Bean equipment and the burlap sack are still missing to this day.

HILARIOUS! And that's exactly what Michigan...*ahem*...men...are (except those from the UP, and even they aren't men...they're more like Sasquatch).

ROFL I have a brother in law who is a Michigan Man and not a street smart bone in his body. Every time he visits I pull some prank on him that he doesn't really get and after they leave my wife tells me how mean I am ROFL.

I've done the same with some of my Yankee relatives by marriage. I once pulled the old Jerry Clower routine on one of these folks who didn't recognize what we call a Loggerhead Turtle (I don't think it actually is a Loggerhead because we're too far from the coast)...I told him it was a tick, and he believed it.

 

[GrayTide]

Kinda like convincing a friend of mine from Ohio that grits grow on trees.

 

[eric1978]

Kinda like convincing a friend of mine from Ohio that grits grow on trees.

I've been asked afew times,by some northern friends,whats a grit?

 

[bamamoss2]

Color me skeptical. Michigan is a "pillar" of the NCAA and thought to be above any such thing as these "sanctions".

I would expect their self imposed will be significant and then the NCAA will give them a slap on the wrist and say, "Guys, go forth and do good. We can't have the SEC getting so strong. Go Blue!!!"

 

[TommyMac]

Michigan man -

He graduated with a 4.0 in business, watches indie films, quotes Descartes and Nietzsche and yet pays $120/hr to a high-school dropout to check the oil in his vehicle.

He drops $500+ at L.L. Bean annually prior to hunting season, but his only kill ever was a poor farmer's cow that he "mistook" for a large "spike" whitetail.

After he found a garter snake in his yard, Animal Control had to do a thorough check of the entire yard and assure him that there was plenty of "garter snake antivenom" at the local hospital before they could coax him off his roof.

When he accidentally broke his wife's favorite vase, the total repair bill came to $604: the super glue was $4, the ambulance ride was $500 and the doctor charged $100 to separate his forearm from his ear.

To ensure complete safety when installing a new cordless phone, he got a flashlight, went into the basement and turned off every breaker in the house. After safely installing the phone, he fell down the basement stairs and fractured his arm.

While on a business trip to the south, he was invited on a snipe hunting trip and the Michigan man, his $500 of L.L. Bean equipment and the burlap sack are still missing to this day.

Too funny! :rofl::rofl::rofl: