Report: Michigan fires coach Rodriguez

[JeremyHight]

I can agree that he inherited a good program, but he really didnt inherit that many good players, especially on the offensive side of the ball. Long, Hart and Henne graduated. Both starting WRs left. Mallett and Boren transferred. The next best QB on the roster (Cone) decided to play baseball, and he came in really late in the recruiting period. Theres no question that the Rodriguez experiment failed, but that first year he was boned.

A lot of the reason why the cupboard was so bare was because Rodriguez drove off his best players. If he had played to his team's strengths instead of forcing his system (think square peg, round hole), he would definitely have had at least an 8 win season every year.

Instead, he forced his system and not surprising in the least, he lost a lot of games, a record amount for Michigan in a 3 year span.

[Virix]

Oh yeah, theres no question that he was forcing the team to play his way rather than using his talent. I think it was a stupid hire because no one was going to be patient enough for it to work. The offense went from 106th in the nation to 8th. Yes, the defense has gotten worse but some things he couldnt help. (Warren leaving to NOT get drafted, Dorsey not getting in, Woolfolk getting hurt) Having Warren and Woolfolk instantly makes the defense much better, even if the scheme he insists on running is bullshit.