Rich Rodriguez
found the perfect analogy to describe what it was like to be part of the train wreck he endured his first season as Michigan's coach...
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"It was like taking a butter knife to a gun fight. And that was not from a talent standpoint, but more from an experience standpoint. As much as we tried to coach and educate them, they were going to be in a tough battle, and we knew that coming in.
"We didn't help ourselves, either. There were some games when we had unforced errors but you've got to fight through that. Our guys will have more confidence this year because they've played, been through the process and understand what we want.
"It breaks things down to we've struck the floor, we've scraped the paint off, we're down to the bare bones and then building it up. Everybody says, 'You're not building a program because at Michigan you don't have to build it.' But we are building; I think you are always building a program, no matter where you're at.
"Everybody said I was an outsider, that I didn't understand. I understood it pretty well. Coming in I did my research, and after a few months of all the advice, you understood it pretty good.
"The biggest thing I learned about Michigan after being there was what we had on the team, what the strengths and weaknesses of our players were, what we needed to work on, where we needed to go in the future. You don't know that until you play a season with them."
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