Michigan busted for exceeding time limits

The NCAA is so pizzed at Michigan they're going to put UTEP on probation for three years.

Everybody knows in Michigan that my boy Rich Rod is out. Michigan is quietly talking to others. He will not start the season as head coach, guaranteed. I'm hoping he comes back to the north east.

I think its this year or he might be done. The underachieving teams their have been tough but NCAA violations is another. Put together he is coaching for his job next season in my opinion.

Yes. When this news started to leak, I never thought that Rich Rod's job might be in jeopardy, but this is pretty serious stuff.

I wonder how many of us out there have participated in practices that were against the rules, or spirit of the rules though. It seems to me that he is the first to get in trouble in what will be a series of these stories. Think about Mangino... I didn't hear much about that story beyond what was a national headline. However it seems to me that story wouldn't have been a story had the success from recent years continued.

How long before a kid complains about mat drills being too rigorous and one of us loses our job over that? I am not saying that out and out disregard for the rules is ok, but how many of you have off season team workouts that participation isn't "mandatory," but it is highly recommended?

I'll read the articles later today, as I am getting ready for mat drills myself... this is a shame to hear about though.

Being brought up a Michigan fan, and attend many games, I don't believe that this is that big of a violation: Trying to get kids to be better is what we are all about. I think it will be a minor infraction

With that being said, Michigan has always been a clean program, and Rich Rod is in the news more then any other coach Michigan has ever had.

I still think rich will be around awhile, if he gets into a bowl game

John, just read your signature line. Thanks for the laugh

In terms of these allegations, there's not much there:

rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/blog/dr_saturday/post/Beaureaucratic-needlers-detail-specific-allegati?urn=ncaaf,221682

" Stare into the face of bureaucracy, Michigan, and quiver at its awesome power.

"Know also that every program in the country -- and I'm pretty confident when I say every program -- would run afoul of at least one of those infractions (or similar ones; it's a big manual) on a somewhat regular basis, as the minimum cost of employing fallible human being while continuing to dead-lift with the Joneses. Other programs, however, weren't the target of an investigation by a major metropolitan newspaper that left no stone unturned in its efforts to make a splash against a high-profile program. Michigan was, which is why it was Michigan's coach, president and new athletic director (not even officially on the job for two more weeks) in front of the cameras today feigning contrition over barely spilt milk."

There's just not much to the allegations. I don't know what will happen, but this is pretty simple stuff -- the journalistic outfits are hyperventilating.