ANN ARBOR,MI– It is here fans! We have been waiting for a long time, it is officially here! The wolverines look to beat the Huskies in there season opener in the rededication game at Michigan stadium. Game time is at 3:30 ET on ABC.

Should be a great day for football with partly cloudy skies in the 60’s!

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ANN ARBOR,MI–  Turner who came in 2009 as one of the nations top 20 athletes playing the conerback position,wants out of Michigan, he was granted his release from the team. Turner just a day after the first practice he decided this.  The highly athletic Turner will likely transfer somewhere else to play.

Football betting fans should consider the Wolverines are 5-1 against the main rivals Ohio State, Michigan State, and Notre Dame, where their only win came against the Fighting Irish last season, and it seems like this won’t change at all in the upcoming season.

I know you are probably thinking “they will be fine, their offense is pretty good.” Yeah it is, but it doesn’t change the fact that they have been a joke since Bo Schembechler, Gary Moeller, and Lloyd Carr left the program.
Rodriguez is making a transition, but it doesn’t seem to be going smoothly at all.  Just remember in 2009 when the Detroit Free Press reported that Rodriguez and his staff were habitually violating NCAA limits on practice times and off-season workouts.

In addition, their schedule looks brutal in the beginning.

First, they have a season opener against a hard opponent in the Connecticut Huskies at Ann Arbor, then they travel to Notre Dame to play against the Irish, then they host the Michigan State Spartans, and they finish a cruel start with a visit to Ohio State.

If Michigan wants a Bowl shot, they will have to get a couple of wins in those four games, at least.

The main question for them will be about their defense. Can that defense be competitive enough to give the offense a chance?

According to the police dept there was also another problem that a light fixture was broke from a person hanging items on a scavenger hunt. Estimated cost was around $1,000.

The Stadium renovations that was around $226 million should be done sometime in June.

Defensive coach Greg Robinson is implementing a 3–3–5 defense to the overall scheme for the Wolverines. Basically, the 3–3–5 is designed to use more defensive backs to help cover the spread offense’s multiple receiver options. Three down linemen are used to stop the run, three linebackers are to help either with the run or the pass (or to blitz) and the five defensive backs cover potential receivers and are also used to run unusual blitzes or deeper zones. The National Football League generally does not employ this defense, preferring instead to go with what is called a nickel defense (4–2–5), taking away a linebacker for an added defensive lineman to assist in stopping an opponents running game (and possibly to add more pressure to the quarterback without blitzing), or a dime defense (4 –1–6 or 3–2–6) for plays where running the ball really is not an option.

When Rich Rodriguez was first hired by Michigan, I wondered how long it would take for this defense to make an appearance. It was a highly successful tool for Rodriguez down in West Virginia, and definitely fits his style of player better than the standard 3–4 or 4–3 defenses. Also, the secondary has been a bit of a weakness for recent teams. Rodriguez recruits athletes that are considered more of secondary players rather than linebackers or linemen. Having more of the type of player you recruit for on the field makes sense, especially when you play them in a scheme that utilizes their talents.

Like everything new or unusual in sports, getting adjusted to the new scheme will take time, but I believe that, used properly, the 3–3–5 can be a great tool for Michigan. I do not think, however, that it should be the standard from which the rest of the defense starts. The Big Ten is a conference that prides itself on being a punishing, pound-you-into-the-ground conference. Its teams have been more focused on running the ball, and they generally do it right down the middle. While some schools are beginning to go away from this philosophy and are starting to adopt spread offenses, lining up with two tight ends and running between the tackles will always define the Big Ten. Having a defensive style that cannot stop this type of attack will be a liability in the long run. However, having a standard 4–3 to stop the run and a 3–3–5 to cover the emerging spread could put Michigan ahead of the curve. Hopefully, that is exactly where Greg Robinson is heading.

This is one of the things that Rich Rodriguez has done that does annoy me. He pulled together an event that shouldn’t be needed to try and make a fan base that already supports the team be ‘All in for Michigan.’ We already are, thanks. Nothing would make every Wolverine fan anywhere happier than to see Rich Rod succeed and win a Big Ten title or, heaven forbid, a National Championship. If he wants to shut up his nay-sayers, then all the man has to do is win. It can’t be that hard, Dantonio seems to be able to do it fairly well, and he doesn’t have the recruiting power that the block M brings.

So, Mr. Rodriguez, I a simple request. Go win. That is all we the fans want. We don’t want February pep rallies, silly sound bites like ‘Get a life.’ We certainly don’t need more excuses or violations (and guess what, if you hadn’t come in and pulled that amazing abysmal opening season, I’d bet you wouldn’t be in trouble with the NCAA anyway. Winning has a way of shutting those whiny people up.)