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I still think it looks like RichRod is bowling, kinda weird for a CFB thread. Maybe bowling is one of the activities he has planned for the fans?

Guess after last season he needs to do something to remind the Ann Arbor community that UM still has a football team. But I'd be more interested in an article about what he's doing, and what progress he's making, relative to making UM a viable force among the eleven schools comprising the Big 10.

The reason he's inviting the Superbowl players now is because in his program their won't be many future NFL players to begin with let alone ones to play in future Superbowls.

Ok ok ok if I can do a bong hit with Michael Phelps and Roy Tarpley count me in for the spring game. I cannot wait for the season to start!

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Originally posted 08:09 AM ET  04.09 by WVU1987

The reason he's inviting the Superbowl players now is because in his program their won't be many future NFL players to begin with let alone ones to play in future Superbowls.

Depends can you count on those who start the career at UM and transfer to another school?

What do WV's prospects look like for the next couple of years? What are they gonna do about reloading at QB?

To me this sounds like a great idea to get fans behind a program that struggled last season, and should struggle again this season.

It's also good to get past alumns involved in the program so that they can see what the new Michigan regime is all about.

He's obviously over his head and trying to turn practice into a carnival like atmosphere. Will that really help you during games? NO Their attendance is always up for games b/c everyone wants to see who the next D2 team to beat them will be.

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Originally posted 08:37 AM ET  04.09 by J. HOVA: BROOKLYN

To me this sounds like a great idea to get fans behind a program that struggled last season, and should struggle again this season.It's also good to get past alumns involved in the program so that they can see what the new Michigan regime is all about.

I agree, seems like a good idea to me.

I'll bet the alumni flag football game generated some laughs.

The flag football game is to prepare the QB's for the NFL.

Notwithstanding all the jokes, and I do so love them at the expense of RichRod, having a big attendance at the spring game is a big recruitung tool seeing as their are usually visitors that are high school players being recruited.

"there". Damn, damn, damn!!!

Michigan deserves better than this idiot..................

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Originally posted 09:25 AM ET  04.09 by Joekidd1992

Notwithstanding all the jokes, and I do so love them at the expense of RichRod, having a big attendance at the spring game is a big recruitung tool seeing as their are usually visitors that are high school players being recruited.

Always been a big deal at Texas. Draws about 45,000 people. I assume it's similar at other major schools, and that's where RichRod got the idea.

Is there anything here besides fluff? Are there any players who have been noticed for stepping up? Any particular gaps or question marks they're working on? How have the early enrollment recruits looked?

Oops! Another news article on SI's site is about one of RichRod's freshman WRs being sentenced for drunk driving. RECRUITING NOTE TO RICH: If a Texas HS player looks fairly talented but isn't seriously recruited by any of the major Big 12 schools, there's a strong chance the kid is flawed in some way that may bite you on your ass. Beware!

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Originally posted 08:09 AM ET  04.09 by WVU1987

The reason he's inviting the Superbowl players now is because in his program their won't be many future NFL players to begin with let alone ones to play in future Superbowls.

Keep hating **** but remember whos got the most wins alltime!!!!! Not WVU...

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Originally posted 08:37 AM ET  04.09 by wntr sux

He's obviously over his head and trying to turn practice into a carnival like atmosphere. Will that really help you during games? NO Their attendance is always up for games b/c everyone wants to see who the next D2 team to beat them will be.

Does your team have a better track record than UM? Who is your team? Lets critique your football team buddy. Wait, they suck?? Oh bummer dude. Michigan could loose every game for the next four seasons AND WE'D STILL HAVE MORE WINS THAN ANY COLLEGE FOOTBALL PROGRAM!!! All you haterz are pathetic losers talking **** about the most winningest college football program in the history of mankind.

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Originally posted 10:18 AM ET  04.09 by I3usdriver

Keep hating **** but remember whos got the most wins alltime!!!!! Not WVU...

"Wins all time" doesn't mean **** when you currntly can't beat a Division II school (maybe not Okemos HS), and can't even qualify for a toilet bowl. I'm not disrespecting UM's past accomplishmnets, and I think your program will recover. Couple of years if Rich is the guy, longer if he's not, but you'll recover. Will even be able to beat PSU and OSU on occasion. But your argument sounds whiny and translates to "Oh yeah? Well we didn't used to suck!" I've tried that line of reasoning in the pro threads to defend Dallas. Hasn't worked out so well.

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Originally posted 10:22 AM ET  04.09 by I3usdriver

Does your team have a better track record than UM? Who is your team? Lets critique your football team buddy.

By the way, my team is the Longhorns. Sucked way less than UM for the past decade, will REALLY suck less than UM in 2009. So be careful with this line of defense.

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Originally posted 10:33 AM ET  04.09 by JRM74

By the way, my team is the Longhorns. Sucked way less than UM for the past decade, will REALLY suck less than UM in 2009. So be careful with this line of defense.

it is 10:43 and UM still sucks