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Three and Out: Rich Rodriguez and the Michigan Wolverines in the Crucible of College Football
Three and Out Rich Rodriguez and the Michigan Wolverines in the Crucible of College Football Author:John U. Bacon Sports fans invest great hopes and dreams into their teams. College football fans invest even more, I think, because of the stronger connection they feel with the school and the players. But I’ve never seen any fans ask more of their teams than Michigan football fans ask of theirs. — There are only two groups who are more devoted to the Wolverine... more »s, and demand more in return: the coaches and the players. They have the most to gain and the most to lose. They know the stakes. And they accept them—even embrace them. It’s why all of them, from Rich Rodriguez to Tate Forcier to Denard Robinson, came to Ann Arbor. Not to be average, or even good, but “the leaders and best.”
Anything less would not do.
This book explains how the coach and his team fell short—and what happened when they did.« less