RichRod's "I Would Have Gone at Least 10-2 with Michigan" Rant Just Embarrassing

Although Rich Rodriguez is the new head coach of the Arizona Wildcats, it seems like he still has Michigan on his mind.

Brady Hoke has done a fantastic job in his first year as the Wolverines head coach. The Wolverines went 10-2 and reached the BCS Sugar Bowl. They even ended the losing streak to Ohio State.

Former Michigan coach Rodriguez said he could have done the same thing, if not more.

"Yep ... at least," Rodriguez told radio host Bill Simonson of "The Huge Show" on Thursday, when asked if he could have won 10 games as well this season at Michigan.

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"At Michigan, we just ran out of time," Rodriguez said. "Had we been able to finish the job that we were hired to do, I thought we were going to have great success. Certainly they've done a terrific job this year, and they're having that success.

"It's just frustrating for me to watch them at times, because those are all my guys."

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Those may be his guys, but Rodriguez has no room to talk about another coach at Michigan. Hoke took the Wolverines to a BCS bowl for the first time since 2006. That's something Rodriguez couldn't do in three years. In fact, the first two seasons, Michigan didn't make a bowl game at all, and the only bowl game they made resulted in a loss.

His two consecutive seasons without reaching a bowl game was the first time since 1973 and 1974 in Michigan history.

Hoke is in his first year and won 10 games, which is only five less than Rodriguez earned in three years. It's the first double-digit winning season since 2006.

Rodriguez was later asked if he put the Wolverines behind him.

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"Oh, yeah, I think you have to. Coaches are all kind of forward-thinkers. They want to worry about what's next as opposed to reflect. I reflected for six or seven months when I was doing TV, and that was enough. ... I think you have to learn from the past, I think it's always important to go back and see what you could do better."

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Rodriguez may have a different coaching position at a school thousands of miles away, but it sure sounds like he still has Michigan on his mind.

This is pretty embarrassing for all parties involved.

Randy Chambers is a B/R Featured Columnist that covers College Football and the NFL. You can contact him @Randy_Chambers or [e-mail]