Rich Rodriguez has been a godsend for lowly sports bloggers since he decided to leave one industrial state in decline for another industrial state in decline with deeper pockets.  He threw West Virginia under the bus, the dump truck, the snow plow, and some kind of machinery that even the University of West Virginia’s president didn’t think he was smart enough to operate.

It only seems fair now to check in on his first game as the head coach of the University of Michigan.  After all, we should judge the man on his results and not on the hullabaloo surrounding him since his inglorious departure.  So let’s just check in on how he did against Utah… oh, really?  25-23 loss?  Impotent offense?  Loose defense?  Quarterback controversy?

We love you, Rich Rodriguez of the University of RichRod.  Please don’t ever change.
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