Univ of Michigan Football head coach, Rich Rodriguez loves Josh Groban's music Rich Rod’s performance ‘embarrassing’
TERRY FOSTER If I were Michigan athletic director Dave Brandon, I would have added one more song to Thursday night's sing-along starring football coach Rich Rodriguez and Josh Groban.
After Rodriguez embarrassed himself and the program by playing "You Raise Me Up" at the annual football bust I would have asked the DJ to play "Hit the Road Jack."And don't you come back no more, no more, no more.
I have spoken to a couple of people who were at the bust and they said they were "in shock" when Rodriguez turned the banquet into an infomercial to keep his job as head football coach.
The annual banquet is to honor the seniors and outstanding players on the team. It is not to get on your hands and knees and beg for forgiveness. One more time I bring up the question: Can anybody give me one reason why this man should keep his job?
He is 6-18 in the Big Ten and he is more like Muddy Waters, Bobby Williams and John L. Smith than Bo Schembechler or Lloyd Carr.
A Michigan man? He looks more like a mess of a man.
Rodriguez became choked up while professing his love for Michigan football and told folks that he wants to be a Michigan man. He wanted folks to hold hands.
It was not a feel-good moment for people who want the best for the program.
His actions made the program look weak and soft. And now maybe we can see why Michigan lacked enough toughness to compete with the better teams in the Big Ten.
This was one of the most embarrassing moments in Michigan football history. It is something Buckeyes and Badgers and Spartans will laugh at for years to come.
Rich Rod did not look like a Michigan man. He looked like a guy losing it.
"My name is Rich Rodriguez. I'm honored to be the head coach at the University of Michigan," he told the crowd. "I hope you realize I truly want to be a Michigan man."Actually, I am hoping he quits and sends his resume out and becomes a Miami man before that opening is filled. Rich Rod is more of a Miami man than a Michigan man. I think he might actually do well there. The culture seems to fit him better.
No Michigan man would put on this type of performance. No Michigan man would cry for his job and turn a football banquet into an "Up with People" concert. Someone described Rich Rod as a guy giving a bad speech to the bride and groom at a wedding.
The only difference is the best man is usually tanked so he has an excuse. Rich Rod has no excuse for this self-indulgent and selfish act.
Usually, we see performances like this from Lions coaches when they finally realize they have no shot at winning. We saw Wayne Fontes politick for his job and Bobby Ross make fog horn sounds and Marty Morhinweg storming off on a motorcycle.
Usually, Michigan coaches are proud, strong and forceful.
That's what a Michigan man is. And the weak and sniffling Rich Rod hardly looked like a Michigan man.
Now, let's all hold hands and sing "Rich Rod go away, you ruined a once great program." You can reach at [email][email protected][/email] or 313-222-1494.
