In August of 2008, I transferred to CMU from my community college down home. I came to CMU a die hard Michigan fan, as I have been all my life (we’ll forget those 3 years of rebellious teenage idiodacy wearing green and white) in which the Wolverines dominated every football game on the weekends prior to the coaching change in which Rich Rodriguez was brought in. Don’t forget that yeah the basketball team was ok, but not great. But back then, a few years ago, football was Michigan’s thing, which still reigns true to this day.
Oh boy how times had changed- Michigan has not had a winning football season since Rodriguez has arrived in Ann Arbor. 8-16 in two seasons- not good. Watching them play football and losing every rivalry game (except ND this year) and their bowl streak ended at 33 consecutive years was painful.
However, I now had a new team to cheer on- the CMU Chippewas. I had heard of this Dan Lefevour guy- seen him on TV a few times, but never in person. Before Lefevour arrived, the Chips were just another sorry MAC team. With Lefevour at the helm playing QB, the Chippewas were on the rise quickly. By the end of this last football season, the Chippewas won their 3rd MAC Championship in 4 years- while U of M has won nothing.
CMU lost two head coaches to the University of Cincinnati- Brian Kelly and Butch Jones- due to their success during their time at CMU. Rich Rodriguez at Michigan on the other hand, is on the proverbial “hot seat”, and oh yeah it’s not hot or on fire, it’s a freaking inferno right now.
CMU has a new coach in Dan Enos, formerly the running backs coach at Michigan State, has been brought in to replace Jones and keep the Chippewas climbing the ladder of success, while Rodriguez and his Wolverines look to just get back on the ladder. Thank goodness I’ve had the Chippewas these last few years. It would be nice to see both programs rise to the top- at the same time.
-Jerry Taylor
News Central 34 Sports
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