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Rich Rod takes a page from the "Dan Hawkins Excuse Guide"

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This is from the team banquet, so not quite the same as justifying their 2nd half meltdown to the media, but still...

http://www.freep.com/article/20091203/SPORTS06/91203096/1354/SPORTS/Rich-Rod-U-M-survived-hurricanes

“It’s really kind of ironic that the New Orleans Saints overcame the hurricane a few years back,” Rodriguez said, referring to Hurricane Katrina, which damaged large sections of the Gulf Coast in 2005. “I used to live and coach in New Orleans for a couple years, and I know how devastated that city is and how they overcome and rebuild the stadium and rebuild the program.
“And we’ve had a few hurricanes of our own. We had a big hurricane in August, and it kind of hit us like a ton of bricks. But you had 120 young men and a bunch of people on the staff that said this is not going to tear our program apart.
“In fact, it will do just the opposite: Bring us together. This senior class and the underclassmen that are leaders took charge of this football team and said nothing is going to tear this team apart, and nothing did.
“We didn’t end the season the way we wanted, and we didn’t win as many games as everybody would have liked. But don’t tell me this team is a failure. It’s a disappointment because we thought we could have won more and should have won more. But these guys are champions. I am proud of everyone.”
 
This is from the team banquet, so not quite the same as justifying their 2nd half meltdown to the media, but still...

http://www.freep.com/article/20091203/SPORTS06/91203096/1354/SPORTS/Rich-Rod-U-M-survived-hurricanes

Has the entire country bought into this quasi-feminist, new age, everyone is a winner bull****?

I hate to say it, but everyone isn't a champion. This nonsense that everyone's effort is equal or that "just trying hard" is all that is required is utter baloney. I don't want a brain surgeon, plumber, accountant or mechanic who tries hard, but rather one who succeeds. That is what made America great, rewarding excellence, not mediocrity. JMO.

I like the way Will Rogers put it: "We can't all be in the parade, some of us have to stand on the curb and wave."
 
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Okay, what is wrong with this:
“We didn’t end the season the way we wanted, and we didn’t win as many games as everybody would have liked. But don’t tell me this team is a failure. It’s a disappointment because we thought we could have won more and should have won more. But these guys are champions. I am proud of everyone.” - RR.

He is speaking to his team at the end of year banquet. He is saying that he wanted to win more games and so did they, but they aren't failures as long as they get up after they are knocked down. Isn't that pretty standard coach talk?
 
Okay, what is wrong with this:
“We didn’t end the season the way we wanted, and we didn’t win as many games as everybody would have liked. But don’t tell me this team is a failure. It’s a disappointment because we thought we could have won more and should have won more. But these guys are champions. I am proud of everyone.” - RR.

He is speaking to his team at the end of year banquet. He is saying that he wanted to win more games and so did they, but they aren't failures as long as they get up after they are knocked down. Isn't that pretty standard coach talk?

dude. You're unamerican. Get that sally talk out of here.
 
He is speaking to his team at the end of year banquet. He is saying that he wanted to win more games and so did they, but they aren't failures as long as they get up after they are knocked down. Isn't that pretty standard coach talk?

I had no problem with that last part. I just found the Hurricane Katrina reference to be a little (or a lot) over the top. Reminded me of Hawk's 'whole place was burned to the ground' crap
 
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Look, if I'm a player on a 5-7 team, don't tell me I'm a champion, unless I'm under 12 years old.
 
i agree with COTrans. winning 5 games at Michigan is not exactly the Hurricane Katrina metaphor i'd be using. it's like comparing making the minimum payment on your credit card to the war in Afghanistan.
 
Has the entire country bought into this quasi-feminist, new age, everyone is a winner bull****?

I hate to say it, but everyone isn't a champion. This nonsense that everyone's effort is equal or that "just trying hard" is all that is required is utter baloney. I don't want a brain surgeon, plumber, accountant or mechanic who tries hard, but rather one who succeeds. That is what made America great, rewarding excellence, not mediocrity. JMO.

I like the way Will Rogers put it: "We can't all be in the parade, some of us have to stand on the curb and wave."

I agree but you have to consider the setting, the football banquet. That's typical fluff talk at that kind of function.
 
It's very Hawk-like for RichRod to compare his personal contract squabbles with W Va with a natural disaster. Anything but take personal responsibility.
 
Has the entire country bought into this quasi-feminist, new age, everyone is a winner bull****?

I hate to say it, but everyone isn't a champion. This nonsense that everyone's effort is equal or that "just trying hard" is all that is required is utter baloney. I don't want a brain surgeon, plumber, accountant or mechanic who tries hard, but rather one who succeeds. That is what made America great, rewarding excellence, not mediocrity. JMO.

I like the way Will Rogers put it: "We can't all be in the parade, some of us have to stand on the curb and wave."

it starts in summer league with kids....first place used to be a big trophy and now it is a participation trophy that proclaims your great (even though your team didn't win a game)
 
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