I kinda expect a bunch of no comments to questions (if any are even allowed to be asked). I’m like a poster on BGN and wonder if Barwis will kick his ass if he throws him under the bus to save himself.

Lots of them, and used out of context.

I wrote an epic story for the blog yesterday on this, but then my computer froze and foiled me. It would have been too hard to recreate such a masterpiece.

First, he did the same thing at WVU. So do most football coaches. Bill Stewart may not do it now, but he was compliant with it under Rich Rod, so don’t go holier than thou on me.

Second, I suspect that because most of our players were “underdogs” that they were willing to put in the work in order to succeed. While many of Michigan’s blue chip recruits who were used to the country club lloyd carr ran are not happy. This may the biggest reason UM underachieved while WVU was overachieving.

Third, every “voluntary workout” from middle school on is “mandatory.”

I don’t think what is alleged is that unusual or all that bad. What is bad is the dissent from within RichRod is experiencing, threatening to lose control entirely, and his new reality of a snoopy media. He has 30 writers covering UM trying to make a name for themselves by bringing down the coach. At WVU, he had the hard hitting questions of Mickey Farfari. I’ll bet he misses the sweet sound of Kevin Kinder, Mitch Vingle and Dave Hickman sweeping all indescretions and negativity under the rug. (I’ll also bet no W.Va. sportswriter starts asking the same questions down here, even though it is a story begging to be written.)

He’ll probably escape without NCAA penalty but this is another chink in his armor at Michigan. And with a 3 headed QB, this season doesn’t look promising. Another 3-9 and he’ll be a man without a job and without a homestate.

Also, he will not throw Barwis under the bus. RichRod is a liar and generally a bad guy, but he is fiercly loyal to ‘his’ guys. See Dusty Rutledge, Tony Gibson, etc.

I love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And now cue the….“Any questions about Western?” “I will not discuss that anymore, any questions about Western.”

PLEASE give me, “ANY more questions on that and this pressers is over.”