I have finally gotten to see a game since RichRod took over. I don't know what that was. But, it wasn't MICHIGAN FOOTBALL.

Robinson is one heck of an athlete. But, do you really want your QB to be your top RB also? The defense was better than I expected.

My biggest problem with RichRod though is the circus that follows him around and the NCAA investigations that have followed him to Michigan from WV.

Billy - RR was brought in SPECIFICALLY to CHANGE "Michigan Football." If you don't like it then you don't like the premise behind the hire. Michigan Football was antiquated, boring, and their offense was so far behind the times that they came into every game with a huge disadvantage. You obviously quickly forgot how people were clamoring for Lloyd Carr's head because he was too conservative, allowed other teams to keep it close, and often lost games in the 4th Q because he failed to put teams away. RR was brought in to change that, and he has. I'd like to see what he can do with a team full of his talents before I call him a failure.

I was one of those calling for Carr to be fired. I practically lead the charge. Carr was a great coach in all aspects except the fact that he would never go for the jugular. He would get a lead and then sit on it and play prevent defense. Which we, as Lions fans, know all to well as the "prevent you from winning defense". That was the conservative coaching that I hated. The game plans that he had were just fine in the style of offense we ran, if he would have gone for the kill shot when it was available.

That was the only change that Michigan Football needed. I will guarantee you this. As long as RR is running the show, we will not see anymore Michigan QB's drafted high. Because MOST NFL teams don't want a Michael Dawg Killa type QB. RR puts all his eggs in the basket of 1 player. We are so screwed if the one player is bottled up or worse yet, injured. That is stupid. But, then again, I have never heard anyone accuse RR of being smart.

wjb makes good points...

Yeah. And they are all on the top of his head. LOL.

What U of M qb was drated high? Brady? Nope... Henne? Nope

U of M Qb's aren't traditionally drafted high. You can argue that U of M Qb's will no longer have success in the NFL, but WHO CARES!!! The same is true about OSU Qb's. I would rather be able to compete with OSU's offense than worry about what a Qb is going to do 4-6 years after he's drafted.

Don't purposely misinterpret his point guys.

I'm completely against his argument and have pretty much been the lone supporter of Rich Rod on this forum for a while, but I think its reasonable to assume that he meant highly regarded NFL QBs, not necessarily highly drafted ones, even though that's what he's typed.

And its true, Michigan QBs have had decent success in the NFL, and more than likely that trend will end with Rich Rod's system. But who cares? The NFL is not college football.

If the Lions were made up of 100% former OSU players, I would still be a Lions fan. Different teams. Different leagues. Different levels of play.

Further, the fact that many of Rich Rod's offensive players will be ill-suited for the NFL is good for Michigan--less chance of players leaving early for the draft.

Don't purposely misinterpret his point guys.

I'm completely against his argument and have pretty much been the lone supporter of Rich Rod on this forum for a while, but I think its reasonable to assume that he meant highly regarded NFL QBs, not necessarily highly drafted ones, even though that's what he's typed.

And its true, Michigan QBs have had decent success in the NFL, and more than likely that trend will end with Rich Rod's system. But who cares? The NFL is not college football.

If the Lions were made up of 100% former OSU players, I would still be a Lions fan. Different teams. Different leagues. Different levels of play.

Further, the fact that many of Rich Rod's offensive players will be ill-suited for the NFL is good for Michigan--less chance of players leaving early for the draft.