Okay, so Rich Rodriguez is grasping at straws now. He, with two recruiting classes under his belt at Michigan, must find the Quarterback for his system in the ACC. No, we aren't talking about a second-string QB from Florida State transferring for a fresh start. And, no, we aren't talking about a two-sport stud of an athlete such as the guy he missed out on, Terrell Pryor. Nope, Rich Rod has expressed SERIOUS interest in having Greg Paulus come lead the Wolverines in the 2009 season. No, we aren't talking about Ron Powlus, the young man that Beano Cook predicted would win 3 Heisman trophies at Notre Dame last century. No, we aren't talking about Mike Paulus, the back-up quarterback at rising ACC program North Carolina. Coach Rodriguez is taking time out of his schedule to RECRUIT an athlete that has played Point Guard for Duke University for the last four years, spending a majority of the last two on the bench.
Standing 6 foot 1 inch, and weighing around 180 pounds, Greg Paulus is prancing around in the daydreams of the Defensive Ends at Penn State and Ohio State after this story broke. I mean, don't get me wrong. The guy is a decent athlete, and he has a high motor. And we aren't talking about facing SEC-type defensive athletes. But, still. Come on! This is a BCS conference. The guy probably hasn't thrown a football in four years. He was a decorated quarterback coming out of high school with an offer to play at Notre Dame (they probably could have used him), but he has been out of the game for so long that it is hard to fathom how Rich Rod could seriously believe that he has a chance to make a difference.
This will mark the beginning of the end of the Rich Rodriguez era. This brings a TON of publicity to the Michigan program, and it will only grow exponentially, if Greg actually wins the job. Nonetheless, it will make the guy look ridiculous if he gives the job to a Point Guard and the Point Guard throws a pick on the first drive. You mean to tell me there is no high school player in the northern part of the country that wants to play in this system? No one? Not one single young man that makes Michigan confident enough to not explore the obtain of obtaining the services of a Dukie to run the offense.
Do you think Michigan fans are actually excited about this? I would love to hear from them. I know that if Nick Saban was seen recruiting a Power Forward from Clemson to plan Defensive End, most Bama fans would feel worried at the fact that no one on campus is good enough to solidify the job.
I am beginning to think that the only reason that Rich Rodriguez is even a head college football coach is Mr. Pat White. Pat White got him the job at Michigan, and no Rich Rod, not even Greg Paulus will save that job.
P.S. If you want to see Mr. Paulus getting dunked on by Danny Green, go to this link. Michigan fans: This is your quarterback. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iY7LnSzHV58&feature=related
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Rich Rodriguez definitely piggybacked Patty White's success at WVU on his way to become the head coach of the Maize and Blue. The Carr era ended with the loss to Appalachian State in '08. Accordingly, so did the inflated pride and chest thumping of Desmond Howard types/all Michigan football fans.
ReplyDeleteRodriguez appears desperate. Put aside Paulus' New York high school records, he will not have a Chris Weinke type transition. Paulus only has one year of eligibility after spending four years as a mediocre point guard for the greatest college basketball program on the planet.
In response to the Danny "Jump Around" Green picture above, it is important to compare Michigan’s fate to what could have been the U of A’s. Where Alabama has struck gold with Saban and his used-car salesman/make out with your mother in a dark corner persona, the tradition rich Crimson Tide once heavily recruited Rich Rodriguez.
Imagine, an upstate New York kid, wearing throwing sleeves quarterbacking the Tide offense, and a coach with an "ethnic", non-Judeo-Christian (meat and taters) last name as head coach. There would be unrest in the streets of Tuscaloosa.