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November 2nd, 2009
Monday Press Conference Notes
- Greg Banks has a foot sprain and he will be day-to-day. Other than that there are no new injuries
- Tay Odoms, Brandon Minor and Floyd Simmons are day-to-day – he expects to know who can go against Purdue on Tuesday
- RR: “He’s been as limited in practice as you can be” – talking about Minor’s playing time
- RR is concerned with everything at this point with the way things have gone downhill in the last month
- RR talking about turnovers: “We have not gotten a turnover in three weeks, I don’t know if I’ve gone three games in a row without causing a turnover.”
- A couple of those goal line plays should have been touchdowns, but there was one missed assignment on each play
- RR talks a bit about developing players and mentions that Michigan has some players that are developing
- Team has played poorly on the road and also at home – just can’t execute consistently
- On Tate: “There’s a difference between a 22 or 23 year old man and an 18 year old kid”
- RR didn’t think success would come quickly once he arrived in Ann Arbor and saw what he had
- RR saying that the coaches are doing everything they can to be successful with the team they have right now
- RR: “I am less patient than any of you and any of our fans, and we have great fans”
- Talks about fixing the defense and they are constantly reviewing where they have players to make sure they are in the right spots
- RR saying that some players have been tight and need to let loose
- RR will not take a more active role in the defense. He has said this before – because he places his confidence in Greg Robinson and the defensive coaches
- RR talks about when he yells at players – it’s always coaching and he often times yells even when he’s happy on the sideline. Doesn’t think that yelling at players makes them overthink things or play tight.
- RR says he has had to play way too many freshman over the past two years.
- RR on this weekend: “It’s more important to the program than anybody”
Not sure what players are stepping up to the podium quite yet, but I gotta run…will post the complete update later this evening.
