Michigan Wolverines Football: Time to Win Is Now

Michigan has to win this season or Rich Rodriguez will be out of a job.

Michigan has a proud tradition and history, but lately that has taken a hit. I’m not talking just about the team's recent results on the field but also about the infractions.

I really do hope it was just a mistake and not something that was done intentionally, but either way this was the first time Michigan has had sanctions or even been looked at in football by the NCAA.

If Michigan had been winning, the fan base wouldn’t be so hard on Rich Rod though.

Winning truly is the best medicine.

Without the winning though all the extra stuff going on is like adding fuel to the fire for the Rich Rod haters. Indeed it seems like the fan base is split on RR right now. You hear a lot of people complaining about him, but a lot of others still believe in him.

And for good reason.

I am a believer, and I will tell you why.

Rodriguez has been successful wherever he has coached, and I have a hunch he didn’t forget how to coach when he joined Michigan. Yes, it has taken a bit longer than most would like, but he installed a big change.

Not only was the change going to take time, but also in his first year he had no real QB options. No offense to these guys, but Nick Sheridan and Steven Threet are nothing more than backup QB’s.

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