University Of Michigan

"My parents drove all the way down from Michigan to see me play the game. And did I cry?... " said Jimmy Dugan. Huh? Jimmy Dugan? Who is Jimmy Dugan? Come on don't be embarrassed, you know who he is!

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I wonder how many sleepless nights Michigan Wolverines coach Rich Rodriguez has had since taking the "dream" job that is the head football coach at the University of Michigan? I'm guessing one for every one of the nine losses during the 2008 season. Possibly one ( a celebratory one ) due to that great come from behind win at home against Wisconsin, and maybe one for each of the players that have left Michigan for other schools or early entry into the NFL. I'm sure there were also a few when trying to find a replacement for departed defensive coordinator Scott Shafer, although the UM faithful probably started sleeping better when the news became public. We could all imagine that national signing day resulted in lack of slumber and I'm sure a few were had along the recruiting trail, and some of which we may never know about.

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Ok, so week one was pretty ugly.  But that was expected.  Rich Rodriguez's offense was, lets say, less than inefficient in its first go around. The quarteback play was horrific with both quarterbacks appearing completely lost in their new system but I believe anyone that watched the game would agree that Steven Threet showed more promise at being able to run the offense in the future.  I don't want to trash the quarterbacks to quickly here since its an adjustment period for the whole program.  When Threet and Sheridan gain some confidence in their system and also realize that wide receiver Junior Hemingway is the fucking man things should start to shape up. 

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