Rich Rodriguez Says* 'I Have Made Made a Huge, Tiny Mistake' as Michigan Loses Opener

*Actually, RichRod said no such thing. In fact, what he said was "Not all is lost." Which, unfortunately, is not entirely accurate now that Michigan has fallen to Utah in the home season opener 25-23.

But I would venture to guess that he's immediately reconsidering his decision to jump from BCS-wheelhouse friendly West Virginia to Michigan, where his every move and each loss will be heavily criticized.

Of course, he knew that, because he watched Lloyd Carr get destroyed when he fell to Appalachian State in the opener last year. Which means that he also knew a loss to a non-BCS conference team in his home opener would be, um, not good.

Oddly though, watching him in the post game presser, he's talking like he's an NFL coach and not a college coach. He's mentioning "positive things" and gaining "experience" and frankly, that's not how it works in college football.

Michigan isn't donecakes for the season, I guess, so maybe there's some reason for optimism, and Rodriguez isn't the only one spitting it, to a degree.

So here's what we're looking forward to: Our defense playing like they did in the second half for the rest of the season, and our offense.. getting better.

Of course, no one at MgoBlog is saying crazy things like "as long as they keep a good attitude, everything will be okay" or trying to point out that they "visual positives".

Wow, honestly, that's the first time Lou Holtz has popped up on my television screen and made things less awkward. In real game recap news: Utah destroyed Michigan in the first half then played conservative enough in the second to let the Wolverines crawl back in it.

Of course, when Steven Threet -- a much needed QB change -- got the Wolfies within two (after a missed conversion) he proceeded to play like he was a Fresno State alum in a Panthers uniform, slinging incomplete pass after incomplete pass over the last three possession.

Oh, and meanwhile, West Virginia, the number ocho nationally ranked team, absolutely rolled today. Awkward, I know.