Rich Rodriguez Named Michigan's New Head Coach

Comment by Ken

Ken — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 08:32:46 +0000

Jeebus, I attracted a Gittleson apologist.

Ryan Mundy: As far as the strength and conditioning program is concerned, Mundy says West Virginia's program is much more intense than Michigan's. Other players that have transferred to West Virginia have said similar things in the past, explaining that at some other places the players coming into the program are physically bigger and more explosive. West Virginia develops it.

"Down here we do a lot of Olympic lifts - squats, power clings, hang clings and things like that - and I hadn't done that type of stuff since high school," Mundy said. "I had to get my body back used to doing those types of movements. As far as the practice down here we run after practice and we never ran after practice at Michigan."

Kirk Herbstreit: "But I think [Michigan's] strength and conditioning program has cornered the market on taking five-star guys and somehow finding a way to slow them down. It's mystifying to see it every single time they line up against that type of spread look."

Comment by superman (Guest)

superman (Guest) — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 01:37:01 +0000

How do you train for running? you add freaking bulk. Mike gittleson is an amazing strength coach; if you dont know what your talking, then dont talk. He's been working 30 years.

Mike Gittleson knows the body inside and out, he was a professor for many years as well, he knows very well what he's doing.

Comment by Ken

Ken — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 10:44:39 +0000

I agree about the S&C. Michigan has had the same S&C program for 29 years, under Mike Gittleson. He runs a program called High Intensity Training, and the focus is on adding bulk... but notably, not speed. There aren't many big-time college programs that use HIT any more.

I'll also be terribly excited if we bring in a dedicated special teams coach. I'm tired of having field goals blocked, and having kickoffs returned for a bazillion yards.

Comment by olafandyjon (Guest)

olafandyjon (Guest) — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 09:31:45 +0000

I am so psyched right now that I can't believe it. It's actually only now that I realized how dim my fire for Michigan football had become, because it's flared up quite a bit with this hire. We can now become the type of team that we could never beat before. Lloyd and his staff couldn't stop a spread offense if they had been given the playbook, but now one of its architects is coming here. And moreover, word is that he is bringing his OC and strength and conditioning coach. The S&C is huge because no less a player than former Wolverine Ryan Mundy, who transferred to WV, has compared WV's S&C program to Michigan's and declared WV's much better and much tougher.

I almost don't care about the Capital One Bowl right now. I want to see the Rodriguez stamp on the team now!

Rich Rodriguez Named Michigan's New Head Coach

Ken — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 18:11:51 +0000

It's official, folks. Rich-Rod is coming to Michigan. Read about it on MGoBlue.com.