The truth about Rich Rodriguez

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<p>If you still haven't realized Rich Rodriguez is a dumb hick, yesterday's game should have convinced you.</p>

<p>With 22 seconds left in the half, he hesitated on calling the time out, then called a timeout with 12 seconds left. Result? Odoms caught the ball with 3 seconds left in FG range. Had he called the timeout 10 seconds earlier, we would have had 13 seconds left to run 2 play plus FG and might not have to resort to the disgusting thing known as Michigan's kicking game.</p>

<p>From the Post Game Press Conference
Question: How do you explain the decision to punt there with six minutes to go, you’re down 17?</p>

<p>Coach Rodriguez: “Yeah it was probably a mistake. I thought we would get a quick turn around and maybe get a minute and half, two minutes off the clock and have it. We did get the stop and then we run into the punter and give them the first down again. If I had do-overs, I wouldn’t punt. I was trying to get their attention then, but it was too late and it was my fault.</p>

<p>Maybe they don't do math in the coal mines but let me do it for you dumb rod. Assuming you get a 3 and out, you get the ball back for the first time with 4 minutes left. Assuming you score a TD within 1 minute (which is hard either way), you are left with 3 minutes. They get the ball back. We use our 3 time outs and pray to god that we get a 3 and out., now you are left with around 2.5 minutes. Now you need to score a TD, recover an onside kick, and then drive to FG range, make a FG within 2.5 minutes without a TO.</p>

<p>Really leave you with 2 options if you punt in that situation.
Option 1: Create 2 one-minute scoring drives, Defense makes 2 consecutive 3 and outs, we recover an onside kick and drive the ball to FG range. We make a FG....yea..... like that's gonna happen since it didnt happen all game</p>

<p>Option 2: One 3 and out (4 minutes left), then drive the field within 1.5 minute, then onside kick, then drive the field within 1.5 minute, then onside kick, then drive to FG range within 1 minute... If the probability of recovering an onside kick is 20%, we are looking at a .2*.2 = <5% success rate just on the onside kicks....</p>

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<p>honestly, what was there to hesitate about calling the timeout? i was wondering why it took so long for them to stop the clock…</p>

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<p>the silver lining is that losing to little brother 3 years in a row for the first time in 40 years could just snowball to us hiring harbaugh at the end of the season…that would make the loss totally worthwhile</p>

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<p>Yea that punt decision was stupid. Left the stadium as soon as I saw the kicking team jog on.</p>

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<p>Why can’t they just let Denard run the ball on 2nd and 7 or 8 situations? I just don’t understand why they kept trying to throw time and again on 2nd down when obviously Denard had no rhythm in the passing game. Just a run of 4 yards puts us in manageable 3rd downs. (I basically referring to the red zone situations where Denard threw the picks)</p>

<p>3rd and 8s and 3rd and 10s killed us. You have no choice but to throw because Denard never got into a rhythm in either the run or the pass game.</p>

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<p>I think we are in a position where firing RRod and hiring a traditional offensive coach will hurt us now. He is just starting to get his guys and it looks like we found a QB. You don’t want to throw that all away at the end of the year and then spend three years recruiting non spread guys.</p>