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With Dana Ward from http://gamblerstelevision.com Quarterback situation in bad shape for Michigan but Coach Rodriguez provides upside for the program. Hello College Football fans this is Dana Ward with Gamblers Televisions college football report. When Rich Rodriguez took over as head coach of Michigan he inherited a team with starting quarterback Chad Henne leaving for the NFL and his backup Ryan Mallet transferring to Arkansas. Leading Michigan in the spring at quarterback is a red shirt freshman, a transfer and a walk on in spring practice. Rodriguez is installing his spread offense at Michigan that he was successful with while at West Virginia. It may take some time for the Wolverines to pick up this new offense and Rodriguez' trio of quarterbacks have looked bad in the spring. Fortunately Michigan will have true freshman Justin Feagin enter school this fall and may start as a true freshman at quarterback if he can learn the system fast enough during summer practice. Michigan's quarterback situation is that bad that it's starter may still be in high school as we broadcast in mid April. Feagin in his senior year in high school ran for 1300 yards and threw for 1400 and is a perfect fit for Rodriguez' system. It may be too much to ask of a true freshman to start at quarterback under a spread attack against the big physical defenses in the Big 10 conference. For this reason Michigan may struggle in conference. Michigan's defense will have to carry the team this year and the good news is that the unit reported to camp with weight loss and the players reportedly had better stamina this spring as a result of it. There has been some attrition already as 310lb junior starting offensive linemen Justin Boren quit the team because he couldn't handle the demands of running to the line of scrimmage once leaving the huddle. Momma's boys need not apply to Michigan with Rich Rodriguez at the helm. There is reason for optimism for Wolverine fans as they have a Top 10 recruiting class coming in this season but any national title run may have to wait a season or two. Michigan starts the season with a home game August 30th against Utah from the Mountain West. Oh, and Appalachian St is not on the schedule this year. Oddsmakers have posted Michigan as a 6-1 favorite to win the BCS National Championship Game.

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GoOhioStateBuckeyes (July 2, 2008 at 8:32 am)
youduh
Poole1Dan (June 18, 2008 at 10:48 pm)
"UM will not give him enough time to recruit his guy's" He already has "his athletes"
MVillani1985 (June 12, 2008 at 5:28 pm)
Actually, I meant Penn State vs Ohio State in 2006. Not Ohio State vs Michigan. I watched the second half of the game, and I could tell that despite the close score, Ohio State was beating them bad. It looked a lot like the 2004 PSU vs WISC game except Henna and Mallet weren't hospitalized like Mills and Robinson were. I was summarizing the 2006 Penn State year to compare it to how I think Michigan will be in 2008. I think they go 8-4 (5-3) in 2008.
ericfromkokomo (June 12, 2008 at 4:44 pm)
wtf are blabbing about lmfao. did we watch different games or something... ohio state escaped with a win... lol, the last few years have sucked for meatchicken. last year was suppose to be meatchickens year but the game wif osu wasn't even close. meatchicken was lucky to just score 3. the entire game everyone in the stands were questioning calls, yelling disgusting threats to carr, and near the end of the game ALOT of them were crying. meatchicken was completely shut down. was embarrassing.
MVillani1985 (May 20, 2008 at 12:46 am)
Bad news for Michigan, I think they will get blown out at least once, but it will serve as a learning experience, like the 2006 Penn State team's blowout loss to Notre Dame was. They then went and almost beat Ohio State, but couldn't drive the final nail in the coffin, Ohio State escaped with a win. And then they played Michigan down to the wire and kept it competitive with Wisconsin. Then they shut down a talented Tennessee team in the Outback Bowl. Michigan's growth will look a lot like that.
MVillani1985 (May 20, 2008 at 12:44 am)
The thing to remember about Michigan is that they have a lot of talent coming in, but it's very inexperienced. Experience is important in football, every bit as much as talent is. But one without the other is a recipe for disaster. Look at post-injury Zach Mills (experience) on one hand, and Jimmy Clausen (talent) on the other. Neither could win the big games and struggled even with teams they were supposed to beat.
MVillani1985 (May 20, 2008 at 12:40 am)
Michigan is a team that's going to get better as the year goes on, since it's a young team, much like the 2006 Penn State team, but I don't think they'll have a cinderalla year like they did in 2006. I don't think they'll become the Duke of the Big Ten, either. I predict that the Wolverines will finish 4th in the Big 10, losing to Ohio State, Illinois, Penn State, and likely Utah and a small chance they'll lose to Notre Dame. I predict an 8-4 season for Michigan with a 5-3 Big Ten record.
utahutesutahjazz (May 13, 2008 at 12:24 am)
go utes
guyNbluejeans (May 6, 2008 at 3:02 pm)
She's cute.
railroader78 (May 5, 2008 at 1:05 am)
wait how do u pronounce utah. 2:32

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