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Mess At Michigan

Posted by srr50 on February 4th, 2010 under Football

After winning just 8 games in his first two years at Michigan, Rich Rodriguez was looking forward to talking about his latest recruiting haul for the Wolverines.

Michigan inked 27 players, the largest recruiting class in UM history, but at his press conference, Rich Rod had to spend time saying he knew nothing about the special session of the Board of Regents also held Wednesday to hear an update on the NCAA investigation into possible training violations in the football program.

Then there were the questions about four-star recruit Demar Dorsey out of Florida. Dorsey, orginally a Florida Gator commit, signed with Michigan. Reporters were more interested in the story that Dorsey confessed to 2 burglaries in 2007.

When questioned about Dorsey’s past Rodriguez said, “There’s nobody on this football team that we’ve signed that has a felony conviction, or misdemeanor conviction. So you have to look at the whole story before you pass judgment.”

The Wolverines are coming off their first back-to-back losing seasons since 1962-63, and have a new Athletics Director, David Brandon, who played for Bo Schembechler. Former Wolverine players such as Tom Brady, Braylon Edwards and Dhani Jones are on record as being dissatisfied over the program’s direction on and off the field, and perhaps worst of all for Michigan fans, it is 2,266 days and counting since the Wolverines defeated Ohio State.

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11 Responses

  1. TangentOrange said:

    February 4th, 2010 at 10:49 pm

    “You have to look at the whole story….”, he must have said that 8-9 times during that clip.

    It seems obvious to me, he just found out about this probably on signing day. Poor job of saving face dude.

  2. Sailor Ripley said:

    February 4th, 2010 at 11:28 pm

    The Ottoman Empire is feeling charitable.

    And this picture made me laugh.

    rich rod

  3. bigdukesix said:

    February 4th, 2010 at 11:29 pm

    It seems obvious to me, he just found out about this probably on signing day.

    That would be some shitacular due diligence. I knew about Dorsey’s thuggery and I’m just a recruiting junkie, not the guy offering him a scholarship.

    I can understand why Michigan went after Dorsey. They’ve been struggling on the field and struggling to recruit. You take risks in that situation because you have to. But why the fuck would Meyer risk bringing in Dorsey?

  4. lazer2280 said:

    February 5th, 2010 at 7:04 am

    RichRod understands that his job, his main job, is to win football games. He knows that if the kid can help him win, and doesn’t get convicted of a felony in the process, then it doesn’t really matter. All the “emphasis” on character in recruiting makes me smile. Is it important? Of course. But all the character in the world won’t save RichRod if he has another 3-5 win season.

  5. Bob in Houston said:

    February 5th, 2010 at 7:37 am

    It is interesting that when pros commit crimes, by and large the players are held accountable for their own actions. No one blames the GM for signing the guy. But college coaches are held accountable for every misstep that players make.

    I guess it’s because people want to believe that the players aren’t there to win games first.

  6. magnusbleuveigner said:

    February 5th, 2010 at 8:58 am

    It’s because college coaches are viewed more as parental figures. By the time the kids are in the pros they’re no longer considered kids, they’re adults. Parents get blamed all the time for their childrens missteps. I don’t think it’s fair, but that’s how it is.

  7. srr50 said:

    February 5th, 2010 at 9:06 am

    It is interesting that when pros commit crimes, by and large the players are held accountable for their own actions. No one blames the GM for signing the guy. But college coaches are held accountable for every misstep that players make.

    Because by then football is officially a job — and a high paying one at that.

    Until colleges acknowledge that they are public relations departments for their schools, while also serving as the AAA minor league farm club for the NFL, then colleges should be held accountable for who they let on campus.

    Or quit being hypocrites and start paying the players.

  8. Matty Ice said:

    February 5th, 2010 at 12:30 pm

    Let’s not be naive, Rich Rod and his staff was well aware of his past throughout the recruiting process. Dorsey is the cousin of a current player and Rich Rod was very clear about their research into the two charges that were dropped in 2008. Pro athletes like Vick, Ray Lewis and others are given second chances every day. Dorsey is on a short rope at Michigan. Any screw up and he’ll find himself on the outside just like Boubacar Cissoko, a four star DB from the 2008 class.

  9. Savage Henry said:

    February 5th, 2010 at 12:50 pm

    wait…should we look at the whole story?

  10. dedfischer said:

    February 5th, 2010 at 1:48 pm

    So the Rich Rod spread doesn’t work with Big 10 academic standards?

  11. Hornmatic said:

    February 5th, 2010 at 3:23 pm

    I don’t think it is so much coaches taking heat for every miscue a player makes, its more of how they deal with it. There’s no way a head football coach can prevent all of his players from getting in trouble (and he shouldn’t be expected to) but he has all the control when it comes to bringing in high risk players and dishing out punishment should something occur. As unfortunate as the legal problems have been for recent Horns I’m pretty proud with how Mack’s handled them (kicking players off them team when most schools would issue a suspension, 3 game suspensions for a DWI when 1 game is the norm, etc…)

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