Many people coming out of the wood work this week to either tear down what Rich Rodriguez is doing as head coach and many have came out in support of RR.

Mary Sue Coleman says to the Wall Street Journal

“I don’t think it’s fair to coaches to bring them in and say, ‘We’re going to give you three years.’” she said in an interview on Friday, citing a recent example. “When Tommy Amaker came in, we stuck with him for six years. It just wasn’t going to work; it wasn’t the right fit. But it wasn’t a rushed decision.”

Charles Woodson

“I’m not excited about losing,” Woodson said Tuesday, while visiting Ann Arbor. “They started out on fire and looked good for a short period, but it’s hard to watch the place you love and played … to see the team struggling like that is hard. It’s hard.” “I’m getting flack from a guy who went to Cincinnati,” Woodson said of his Green Bay understudy, rookie Brandon Underwood. “I never thought there’d be a day in my life I was taking flack from a guy from Cincinnati.”

Here’s the deal people. This is year two for RR, but look at what he’s working with. Two true freshman quarterbacks, a new defensive coordinator, starting a true freshman walk-on in the defensive backfield, etc. The odds are stacked against this team. Now I am not completely backing Rich Rodriguez, because I also question his philosophies and playcalling at times. However, the guy deserves more time to prove his worth to this Michigan program and fan base.

Like I said a few weeks ago after the Iowa loss – if Michigan is ranked in the top 5 in two or three years and in the hunt for a national championship, nobody is going to remember this loss to Illinios last week, or the loss to Iowa a few weeks ago. The “hard work” and growing pains that any good program goes through are not easy, but in the end worth it. A couple years ago we, Michigan fans, we’re begging and craving something less conservative and simply better than what Lloyd Carr was bringing to the table year in and year out.

So at this point, you’re either in this thing or out, and the upside to sticking with RR is much better than any alternative in the near future. GO BLUE. BEAT PURDUE!