By waiting to decide on Rodriguez’s fate until after Stanford played in the Orange Bowl, Brandon set up Rodriguez (or his successor) for immediate failure. With all the uncertainty surrounding Rodriguez, recruits are fleeing.
As a Michigan fan it pains me to watch this. Say what you want about the "old" Michigan regime (behind the times, etc.) at least it was understood that the coach of Michigan should be a Michigan Man. Were Bo here (sorry fellow Wolverine fans he's not) he'd be kicking the crap out of someone right now. Were Lloyd Carr here...to be honest, he still wouldn't know how to defend the spread offense.
What he could do is win nine games in his final season, something Rich Rod hasn't been able to do in three. This is a big mess, one that started with a fan overreaction when Michigan lost to Appalachian State. Think about this: Virginia Tech lost this year to James Madison. You don't here people calling for his job do you? Of course, Carr was no Bemer and unlike the latter, the former needed to go. He simply forgot that part of what makes Michigan Big Blue is defense.
Now we have ourselves a happy little mess. Makes you wonder who's around that could fix it? (With a good offensive coordinator in place mind you)
