[NU Sports] UMich Investigating Allegations of ImproperPractices--Rich Rod in Deep Doo Doo

[SjT (Stephen J. Truog)]

Well, there's rumblings in Evanston and then there's rumblings in Ann Arbor and a bubbling NCAA investigation to go with it.

To me this seems more like the changeover at Nebraska -- a successful program that wanted a bit more so it brought in someone new ... someone with people skills somewhat lacking and who suffered some losing seasons in the transition. That's a tough enough task in Lincoln or Ann Arbor ... but now RichRod has NCAA scandal talk dogging the program too.

The Huskers are just now starting to emerge from those rough transition years (and that's mostly because of a favorable Big XII structure that has UNL as a title game favorite even though they'd likely finish in the upper-middle of the pack if all teams were together).

Part of this is players griping about changes ... but a big part of this is also RichRod rubbing the establishment in Ann Arbor the wrong way. And while college coaches can pretty much treat their players however they want, ticking off the alumni and boosters is not a recipe for long-term survival.

GO CATS!!!
-SjT

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