The flames under Rich Rodriguez's butt just got a little higher. The Wolverines allegedly managed to achieve the most losses in school history in 2008 despite being the most spectacularly (over)-conditioned team in school history. A little TOO conditioned for the NCAA's taste, if recent reports in the Detroit Free Press are to be believed.
Lest we forget, these excessively-trained, bionic supermen lost by 35 to Ohio State (their worst loss to the Bucknuts since the 50-14 Woody Hayes went-for-two-because-they-wouldn't-let-me-go-for-three-game in 1968) and managed to lose to at home to a crummy Toledo team. Toledo--sort of the Louisiana-Monroe of the Rust Belt.
Oooohhh, I know--let's relive the magic of that one!
I am not sure how hard the NCAA would look at the violations of workout time limits, if true. Somehow I doubt the death penalty is imminent. Were I a Meechigan fan--and assuredly I am not--I would be VERY worried about the player revolt that seems to be brewing. I am sure UM is not the only school to push the time limits, but most schools are not fresh off their worst seasons ever. If I'm supposedly on the best-conditioned team in college football, I'd expect to scrounge together more than 10 points against a shitty-ass MAC team, and to average more than one win per month. Once the team quits buying what the staff is selling, it's a quick trip down the drain.
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