[NU Sports] Big Ten losses and why I love them

[Roy Lamberton]

One of the announcers on the ND/Mich game said that Rod was brought in to
introduce the spread to Michigan.

If so, he's got at least one more year.

rsl

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Roy S. Lamberton - Senior Associate
& sometime Unix Guru....
Computer Applications & Support Associates
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Retired Senior Chief Cryptologic Technician [R]
Commissioner Delaware American Legion Baseball
Alumnus of Northwestern University - Sp 1974
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com] On
> Behalf Of Mike Nolan
> Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 12:28 PM
> To: nwu-sports at romaine.tssi.com
> Subject: RE: [NU Sports] Big Ten losses and why I love them
> 
> > The rest of the league is a toss-up.  How can Michigan be that bad?!?
> 
> I see Michigan as a classic example of the round peg (players) and square
> hole (system) on offense.  I'm not sure what the problem is on defense,
> but it was questionable at times the last several years so this may just
> be a continuation of that.
> 
> The question will be whether Michigan can adjust the new system enough to
> the existing personnel to win 7 games, which has to be about the minimum
> the fans will put up with.  (Right now I put that at about 50-50.)
> 
> Bill Callahan made a HUGE strategic blunder his first year at Nebraska
> and stuck with his new system even when it clearly wasn't working, and as
> a result he had the first losing season at Nebraska since JFK was
> president.
> 
> Since he was the fair haired boy of the AD (who supported if not mandated
> the change in offensive system at Nebraska) he had no chance whatsoever
> of being fired for that, I don't know that Rich Rodriguez has that luxury.
> 
> BTW, I've seen at least one bowl prognosticator who thinks Nebraska and
> Northwestern could meet in a bowl game again this year, though I think
> that's a big stretch.  I wonder if the NU players feel they owe Frank
> Solich a thumping?  I guess we'll find out on Saturday.
> --
> Mike Nolan
> 
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