Wednesday, October 08, 2008

Detroit News: Article by Lynn Henning

Defense makes Michigan fans nervous

Lynn Henning: Michigan: Football

Rodriguez needs to have zero tolerance for goofs

Times change. New coaches arrive. Comparisons can't help but be drawn.

I got caught reflecting Saturday after Michigan's demolition derby against Illinois produced a 45-20 victory for the Illini at Michigan Stadium.

Into the interview room stepped Wolverines coach Rich Rodriguez after a defeat as dismaying as any Michigan football has endured in years, maybe decades.

He was fuming -- for Rodriguez. But compared with how Bo Schembechler would behave after a loss, Rodriguez was downright affable.

Schembechler would emerge from the locker room after a defeat and the combination of a volcanic eruption and thunderstorm would break loose all in one cataclysmic performance.

He would spew rage, fury, intolerance, betrayal, revenge -- and then he would get mad.

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