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Monday Quick Hits: Talking Media Day, Quarterbacks, and More
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Leave a Comment- Much was made about this quote from Rich Rodriguez during yesterday’s press conference:
“In what order and how many, I couldn’t tell you,” Rodriguez said Sunday at media day. “Right now, all three of them look like they’re going to play in the opener.
“Again, it’s two weeks out. There is a lot going to happen in the next two weeks.”
Quite a few people seem to be overreacting to the idea that Tate Forcier, Denard Robinson, and Nick Sheridan are all going to play. I say overreacting because the season is still 12 days away. If Rodriguez came out and said he wasn’t going to name a starter because everyone will for sure play, then I would be a little concerned. All Rodriguez said, however, was that as of right now, Forcier, Robinson, and Sheridan look like they will all play. He followed that up by pointing out that the things can change in the next couple weeks, and to me all he really said was that the quarterback competition is even and don’t expect a starter to be named anytime soon.
Could we end up seeing all three QBs against WMU? Of course, but that could happen for a lot of different reasons (hopefully it is because Michigan has the game locked up in the second half and all backups get a chance to play). I just think people are taking what Rodriguez said as his gameplan or something. If this quote was a few days before September 5, then I could understand some of the concern, but it isn’t even game week yet.
- Denard Robinson seemed to be the talk of media day, partly because he told the story of how he got the nickname “Shoelace.”
“When I was 7, I started playing little league football and never tied my shoes,” Robinson said Sunday. “My coach started calling me ‘Shoelace’ and that has stuck with me.”
Robinson still doesn’t actually tie his shoes, and considering how fast he is, the coaches don’t plan on telling him to start.
- Adrian Witty still hasn’t been cleared by the NCAA. Even if he is cleared for this season he would likely be redshirted because he missed so much practice.
- Michigan held a full scrimmage on Saturday, and you can find some notes on it at MGoBlue.
- Brandon Minor missed the scrimmage because of a “minor ankle sprain.”
- Tim at mgoblog has a recap of what the coaches had to say during media day.
- MGoBlue has links to video, audio, and photos from yesterday’s media and fan events.
- MVictors has a photo gallery from yesterday. Also at MVictors is a look at what Rich Rodriguez had to say about his quarterbacks and a look at why Greg Robinson will be coaching from the field.
- Maize and Blue Nation also has a photo gallery of Fan day.
- An estimated 7,500 people showed up for Fan Day.
- AnnArbor.com’s Michael Rothstein got the story of how Kelvin Grady’s switch to football happened.
- Being a cornerback from Ohio, you can probably guess why J.T. Turner chose to wear the No. 2 jersey.
- WolverineHistorian has uploaded extended highlights of the 1989 Rose Bowl.
- Although Michigan lost one baseball recruit to MLB, another has decided to pass up a chance to sign with the Rays and instead will play for U-M.
