Buckeye Blogger NetworkImmediately following the 2007 loss to Appalachian State, the most prominent Michigan blog, MGoBlog did the right thing and they took their lumps like men.
Oh, wait…..no they didnt. They shut down the site for two full days, much like what you’d expect out of complete cowards.
Expect similar behavior very very soon…..breaking news has the Wolverine faithful looking for another hole to crawl into.
Current Michigan players have recently described multiple situations in which their head coach, Rich Rodriquez, has knowingly violated NCAA rules and regulations.
The University of Michigan football team consistently has violated NCAA rules governing off-season workouts, in-season demands on players and mandatory summer activities under coach Rich Rodriguez, numerous players told the Free Press.
Players on the 2008 and 2009 teams described training and practice sessions that far exceeded limits set by the NCAA, which governs college athletics. The restrictions are designed to protect players’ well-being, ensure adequate study time and prevent schools from gaining an unfair competitive advantage.
Let’s get this straight…players from LAST year’s team were breaking rules that are designed to prevent schools from gaining an unfair advantage? So, they cheated and still finished 3-9?
Eleven Warriors tweets that San Diego State University was put on a 2-year probation after similar allegations were brought to light….and with actual CURRENT players making these allegations, it’s not looking pretty for Michigan to get out of this one unscathed.
Now granted, practicing on Sundays is not really up to speed with serious misconduct….like brokering a cocaine deal when you don’t have cocaine….but it’s the stuff that the NCAA does take action on. This one is not going to get swept under the rug soon.
Fortunately for Buckeye fans, this one will keep us entertained for a long time.
Unfortunately for Buckeye fans, we won’t likely get to laugh at Rodriquez for years to come, because if this pans out the way we think it will, the Michigan boosters will liekly run him out on a rail. After all, they didn’t pony up 4 million dollars to West Virginia to buy a 3-9 coach who gets their team banned from postseason.
Somebody get the popcorn, this one’s going to be entertaining!!!!
August 30th, 2009 at 1:44 am
I don’t get it….can we practice or what? It’s so confusing.
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August 30th, 2009 at 1:11 pm
I am curious …..will RichRod have office staff shred those forms his players signed before the NCAA asks for them ?? and didn’t he have his office staff back in Morgantown shred certain documents before his 4 million dollar excursion to Ann Arbor?? …….but wait , I am sure those documents back in Morgantown had nothing to do with strength and conditioning. ( sarcasim )
I also find it humorous that alot of the tSUN bloggers want the writer for the Free Press to get waterboarded. Michigan fans blow smoke all ya want…………
You paid 6 million for……….
* a 3-9 season
* multiple transfers and decomitts…..and its continuing
* more drama than a episode of the Real housewives of Orange county……for the 2nd straight yr.
Ole Richie boy is really leaving his mark on the Michigan faithful , brought to you courtesy of one AD Bill Martin.
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August 30th, 2009 at 2:04 pm
http://mgoblog.com/content/jihad-second-practical-matters
The Freep article was posted at 7:16 PM. The first comment on this story registered at 1:44 AM, implying that the story itself was written before then.
You probably should have waited more than 6 and a half hours to call them cowards.
From Jeff at The BBC – I called them cowards because they pulled their entire site down after losing to Appalachian State, rather than face the loss down like men. They actually did do that….wouldn’t that be considered cowardly?.
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August 30th, 2009 at 2:04 pm
Too bad MGoBlog already addressed the issue with relevant historical precedence.
As a Wolverine alum and supporter of ‘The Rivalry’, I look forward to the Sweater Vest – Rich Rod rivalry to come.
Also, if you actually believe that OSU or any other major college football program does not violate NCAA rules then you are naive. College football has become a business.
From Jeff at The BBC – Of course all schools do it….but MGo has a rich history of praising everything that is Michigan, then running like madmen away from the scene of the crime after failure (see Appalachian State, see Justin Feagin……). Watch as they frantically defend Rick Rodriquez, then when the facts come out that he was guilty, they’ll quickly claim they never supported him.
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August 30th, 2009 at 2:44 pm
I won’t descend to the level of comparing apples to oranges and discuss similarly black-eyeable allegations (yes, ALLEGATIONS =! VIOLATIONS) at The University of Ohio State, but let’s bring this down to a more contextual level:
The Freep has consistently shown its anti-Michigan bias on several occasions, what with Drew Sharp’s repeated dismissal of an upstanding coach such as John Beilein, and now this. Has anyone considered why the columnists decided to rub salt in this paper cut by interviewing players from Michigan’s in-state rival, one whom just literally escorted a player from his jail cell to the practice field, in order to set an alleged baseline for these “heinous” violations? The Free Press is perhaps no better than the DPRK’s official news agency at presenting unbiased reporting for the organizations it follows with fervency.
Furthermore, your prediction of MGoBlog’s expected “radio silence” was, um, not exactly on-base (check the site today — and who in their right minds would work on the Sabbath??
) I certainly hope you don’t take that expert ability to prognosticate to Vegas on a frequent basis. And might I add: when MGB went quiet for a few days after Appy State, I didn’t find it deplorable — I thought it was hilarious and a perfect representation of what all of us faithful Michigan alums wanted to do: crawl under a rock, plug our ears, and go “LA LA LA LA” for a few days. Can’t fault anyone for that…
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August 30th, 2009 at 2:45 pm
Just because a tree falls in the forest and you don’t hear it fall doesn’t mean the tree didn’t fall down. Just because USC, OSU, and every other program trying to win practices the same way and doesn’t have someone snitch to the press does not mean they don’t do it as well. If the NCAA acts on this and not the USC/Reggie Bush deal, I’d say it is the most pathetic thing ever. Even a Buckeye lover can agree with that.
From Jeff at The BBC – Yep, I could agree with that. USC does appear to be the untouchable bandits in the league.
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August 30th, 2009 at 6:39 pm
- 2 million for a coaching contract…….
- 4 million to covering baggage costs from previous employer….
- A continuing exodus of players who are either transferring or decomitting….
- 3 and 9 record in a single season bringing the storied Michigan program to a new low in its existence…….
having your own turn you in for NCAA infractions……….
Priceless……
As much as I think this couldn’t happen to a better person ( RichRod )………Michigan deserves better.And I have believed that from the hiring of this guy. I believe Bill Martin was waiting for any name to pop up on his morning newspaper that hit his doorstep ( after Miles and Rutgers coach passed ). This will be interesting as the story goes on.
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August 30th, 2009 at 6:44 pm
As a Wolverine alum and supporter of ‘The Rivalry’, I look forward to the Sweater Vest – Rich Rod rivalry to come.
I agree with ya GoBlue…….I am liking it already.
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August 31st, 2009 at 1:29 pm
I guess the embarrassment here is the the Wolverines got all this quality ‘Barwis-time’ in and still looked like hell.
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