I'm not so quick to toss out Coach Harbaugh's ideas.
We all know that fun can be had on a business trip, but the aim of a business trip is to close the deal and not just to have a good time. That's the point of what Harbaugh says, and I agree with Coach. He wants his players to enjoy their time on the team.
As far as the camps are concerned, it is telling that other coaches and AD's don't want us doing them! It's not because our competitors are altruistic and feel it'd be better for our team to handle our business only in Ann Arbor: They view camps as a competitive advantage of ours and don't want to have to keep up!
For whatever reason I'm reminded of commentors on this board who have said, "If our O-line and QB situation is bad this year, we have NO chance of having a good O-line or QB next year," but it's simply not true. Think about how different of a man you grew to, from the fall of your freshmen year to your sophomore year, and from your sophomore to your junior year! I can't express how much confidence I have in this coaching staff and its ability to develop both players and men. Very soon we will see the fruits of The Team's labor!
Yes, it is frustrating to deal with disappointing seasons, and with losses, and I feel it too.
have to do with him viewing the media as potentially harming the team rather than how good or bad the questions are. Think how the Freep hurt Rich Rod, or have a look at Coach Fleck's pressers where he lays bare all his team's weaknesses, depth issues and future game plans. These are not what Coach wants. Sure some of the leading questions seem designed to put the icing on a thesis, but we don't have a bad press corps; we have a coach who dislikes the ways the press can twist things or try to get him to reveal his hand. My favorite question was at the last one from that painful 9/18 presser, "are you trying to institute kind of a military style here?"
SMU pays players (the right thing to do) and receives the death penalty. Penn State ignores child rape, and the penalty is less. Corrupt officials running the NCAA agree with the SEC: if you're not cheatin' you're not tryin'!
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I'm not so quick to toss out Coach Harbaugh's ideas.
We all know that fun can be had on a business trip, but the aim of a business trip is to close the deal and not just to have a good time. That's the point of what Harbaugh says, and I agree with Coach. He wants his players to enjoy their time on the team.
As far as the camps are concerned, it is telling that other coaches and AD's don't want us doing them! It's not because our competitors are altruistic and feel it'd be better for our team to handle our business only in Ann Arbor: They view camps as a competitive advantage of ours and don't want to have to keep up!
For whatever reason I'm reminded of commentors on this board who have said, "If our O-line and QB situation is bad this year, we have NO chance of having a good O-line or QB next year," but it's simply not true. Think about how different of a man you grew to, from the fall of your freshmen year to your sophomore year, and from your sophomore to your junior year! I can't express how much confidence I have in this coaching staff and its ability to develop both players and men. Very soon we will see the fruits of The Team's labor!
Yes, it is frustrating to deal with disappointing seasons, and with losses, and I feel it too.
Be patient. Our coaches will get it done.
-Adam in Kalamazoo
SMU pays players (the right thing to do) and receives the death penalty. Penn State ignores child rape, and the penalty is less. Corrupt officials running the NCAA agree with the SEC: if you're not cheatin' you're not tryin'!
Does your grandma have any eligibilty Sac Fly?