As soon body posted earlier in the week….that could have been our coach.

Bullet dodged!!!!!

Just kidding! Had you going there for a minute, didn’t I?

Sorry if that was profane, that dude pissed me off. Eat yours, Cook!

If you want to hear something really funny… his little sycophants still leave pissy comments on my FanHouse posts — even ones that have nothing to do with Alabama, Michigan, or anything else just to tell me how stupid I am. It’s pretty funny that they have nothing better to do than follow me around the internet and poke me with a virtual stick.

sucks.

…i posted this less out of the spirit of schadenfrued as my unwavering love of delicious irony. and the underlying point of the article in question offers the latter up in spades. cook’s original item cast aspersions on saban’s recruiting tactics implying they were, at the least, unethical and, at the worst, a possible violation of NCAA rules. the fact is, as reviled as saban tends to be, he is known for running clean programs.

but the heart of building consistent programs is recruiting and it’s clear saban has taken to heart the personell approach of his also reviled mentor bill belichick. you come up with a functional strategy and then you do what you have to in order to get the people you need. but, unlike the nfl, it’s not a question of maximizing a payroll, it’s getting the most out of a limited number of scholarship slots.

i’m not convinced the rich rodriguez experiment in ann arbor will remain at the current level of suck but it’s clear the michigan program is sadly lacking in players to run any scheme, much less the high-octane spread they expected. and, as this article indicates, the one hope of salvation for rodriguez is to get them and fast…

Rodriguez has used up all his good will and then some. After the Ohio State game has reached its merciful conclusion, Rodriguez would be well-advised to hit the recruiting trail hard, and to install an exceptional off-season training program. Michigan needs every last bit of help it can get … and so does Rodriguez.

…so maybe the need to be a bit more creative about how they bring in players. but without resorting to snake oil, of course.

Rich Rod will have upwards of 32+ scholarships to give out during the recruiting season.