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Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez joined the show to discuss the win over Notre Dame and the Wolverines' top-25 ranking.
-- Dan asked Rodriguez if the Wolverines are worthy of being ranked.
"I don't know yet," Rodriguez said. "I think we've played like a top-25 team in the first two games, but at other times we haven't at all. I'm not sure we're there yet."
Dan and Rodriguez even got into a discussion of whether Michigan has title aspirations.
"For us to be able to compete for a championship at this stage, we have to have a lot go right for us and a lot to go wrong with other teams," Rodriguez said.
Rodriguez pointed out that all this hype is premature, considering they barely beat Notre Dame. "It's way too early," Rodriguez said. "If that last play doesn't go our way ... "
-- Dan said to Rodriguez that it looks like he's found his quarterback. Rodriguez said that he thinks they found two -- Tate Forcier and Denard Robinson.
-- Dan asked Rodriguez about the NCAA investigation into Michigan practicing too much. "I'm hoping it will be conclude very quickly," Rodriguez said. "It has been unbelievable to me, to our entire staff and our entire team. It's upset a lot of us.
"We're here and we know what's going on every day. I see them here with smiles on their faces. In the spring time they were calling us to get into the gym. Our young men have made a tremendous commitment and they want to do well."
Rodriguez said he's gotten an incredible amount of support from former players, parents and other coaches.
-- One interesting note for Notre Dame fans: Rodriguez said that he understands why Charlie Weis was passing toward the end of the Michigan game and not running the ball. Rodriguez said that he was more scared of the Irish's passing game and was actually hoping they wouldn't throw. |
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Michigan's Rodriguez discusses Notre Dame, NCAA investigation
Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez joined the show to discuss the win over Notre Dame and the Wolverines' top-25 ranking.
-- Dan asked Rodriguez if the Wolverines are worthy of being ranked.
"I don't know yet," Rodriguez said. "I think we've played like a top-25 team in the first two games, but at other times we haven't at all. I'm not sure we're there yet."
Dan and Rodriguez even got into a discussion of whether Michigan has title aspirations.
"For us to be able to compete for a championship at this stage, we have to have a lot go right for us and a lot to go wrong with other teams," Rodriguez said.
Rodriguez pointed out that all this hype is premature, considering they barely beat Notre Dame. "It's way too early," Rodriguez said. "If that last play doesn't go our way ... "
-- Dan said to Rodriguez that it looks like he's found his quarterback. Rodriguez said that he thinks they found two -- Tate Forcier and Denard Robinson.
-- Dan asked Rodriguez about the NCAA investigation into Michigan practicing too much. "I'm hoping it will be conclude very quickly," Rodriguez said. "It has been unbelievable to me, to our entire staff and our entire team. It's upset a lot of us.
"We're here and we know what's going on every day. I see them here with smiles on their faces. In the spring time they were calling us to get into the gym. Our young men have made a tremendous commitment and they want to do well."
Rodriguez said he's gotten an incredible amount of support from former players, parents and other coaches.
-- One interesting note for Notre Dame fans: Rodriguez said that he understands why Charlie Weis was passing toward the end of the Michigan game and not running the ball. Rodriguez said that he was more scared of the Irish's passing game and was actually hoping they wouldn't throw.