I think back to that day when sportscenter was reporting Alabama had hired Rodriguez....I was mad that this was their first choice. I didn't know how bad that choice was. If he turns things around, that might be one of the ugliest turnarounds ever. I don't know how you can recruit against Ohio State, Penn State, even Michigan State after this year and expect the best recruits to choose Michigan. But he's the reason Alabama wouldn't take no for an answer from Saban...so thanks, Rich, for embarrassing Alabama and making a fool out of our AD to get a better contract...which you wound up paying 4 million dollars to get out of less than a year later!! If you hadn't, Alabama would probably have hired some hotshot wannabe (Tony Franklin, anyone?). After that national embarrassment, they didnt care how much it cost, they were going to get a coach who had won before and was a proven coach. As much as we Alabama fans hate Rodriguez, even though we didn't really want him as a coach anyway, I think Michigan fans are gonna hate him more. Wonder if he regrets turning down that Bama job yet....thank God he did.
