Ever since I lost the WRTV label, my thoughts and talents have gone elsewhere. By elsewhere, I mean they've stayed in my head. And of course by talents, I mean a lack there of. If we were rating comebacks, this would rank well below Brett Favre, Dominik Hasek, and Ric Flair. In fact, I'd probably rank more favorably to Amanda Bynes
All you need to do is take a look at my blog entry prior to this and you'll see why I went through some much needed rest. All the positives in that prior entry went out the window quickly. Fortunately for me, I was able to witness the meltdown in person in which they lost to Wisconsin 83-20. It's commonly known as the day Bill Lynch lost his job, but I like to refer to it as the "Does Nick Toon really deserve the Tooooooooon chant", "I figured your stadium would louder" and "First Time to ever have goat cheese on a pizza" day. With that, no IU football talk until at least late August (if you don't count the inevitable fired up about the Kevin Wilson era late July/early August post).
As you can tell there's not a real theme with this comeback blog. So sticking with that theme, here are some topics I've been thinking about at work. For lack of a better term, we'll call them...well I guess they'll just have to lack a term in general.
Rich Rodriguez stuck with the system. The system didn't stick with Rich Rodriguez. Much like CEO's, coaches go into new jobs knowing what it takes to be successful and having a plan to get there. Unfortunately for RichRod, his plans didn't matchup with AD Dave Brandon's. I understand that you have to believe in a system. It's what made him great at West Virginia. But at what point, do you say, "You know what? I'm walking into some pretty good talent. Maybe I can adjust a little." At Michigan, you don't have 5 years to rebuild a program that didn't need rebuilt. If you walk into a program with 9-3 talent, you have to use it. You can't run off NFL talent like Ryan Mallett because they don't fit your system. If you walk into a situation like Kevin Wilson at IU, you may have the luxury. It's too bad because I think Rodriguez is a pretty good ballcoach. It took him until his 5th season at West Virginia to really get things rolling, and before that it was his 4th year at Glenville State. He probably would have gone 9-3 or 10-2 in 2011, but at Michigan they expected that in year 2, not year 4.
The Road 3 Diary:
Today's Road 3 diary is brought to you from Greensburg, Indiana. In what is already dated news, a family is sueing the Greensburg school system after their son was dismissed from the junior high basketball team for refusing to cut his hair. The Bous Theory was able to find some pictures that can be seen here, here, and here. The attorney of the parents says that they're teaching their son a life lesson. There is no doubt that they're teaching a life lesson. Doesn't it seem like the wrong lesson? If a coach tells me to cut my hair or I'm off the team, I'm cutting my hair. Trying out for basketball is a choice. Not cutting your hair is a choice. You should be able to live with the consequences.
I'm not even writing this from the perspective of the world was so great in my day. Hell, my day is the era of lawsuits. I just can't fathom this one. I would have made a trip to Bob's Barber Shop long before I made the trip home to tell my folks I got kicked off the team.
Women may love the long hair, but as a great coach once said, "You look a lot better carrying a basketball under your arm".
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