Dick Vermeil Thinks Greg Robinson Is The Bee's Knees

by Sean Keeley on Mar 6, 2009 12:21 PM EST

Oh Dick Vermeil, your loyalty is second only to your capacity to cry on cue. Tell us why we're wrong about your former padawan learner Greg Robinson:

"Greg is so optimistic about what he can do [at Michigan]," .

Let me guess, he's sat you down explain his "17 Principles of Fightin' the Fight ideology."

"He's always been one of the best coaches I've known but he didn't have enough players at Syracuse and he really didn't have enough at Kansas City with me. But give him time and recruit some tremendous athletes, which Michigan can do, and he'll be very, very successful.

Guys, how many times do we have to go over this. It's not Greg's fault he couldn't recruit. It's the players faults for not being five-star Blue Chippers. They should have tried genetically-harder. A**holes.

(Seriously though, didn't Dick just hit the nail on the head? He's a great coach only when he has great players?!?!? That's not a great coach, Dick!!!)

"His practices are as good as any I've ever seen. He was having a great time with those kids, and those kids were having fun, but they were also working their butts off. It's a tremendous atmosphere to learn in because you never feel you're at work."

10-37, Dick. 10-37. Just...stop.

"I don't know the head coach [Rich Rod], I don't know how he works with his assistants but I think it would be wise to include a man as polished and as knowledgeable as Greg in everything he does."

Rich, can we interest you in a little something we like to call "The Pistol???"

"But when I saw him last year, I really saw him in his element. He's a never-ending source of motivation, a never-ending source of energy."

Last year? THAT'S his element? His element blows.

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I think Dick Vermeil is confused.

Someone should so him a photo of Greg Robinson.

“This is Greg Robinson.” [holds up photo]
“Wait, that douche is Greg Robinson? Ha! All this time I had the wrong guy. No fucking way Michigan has a chance. Wow, that’s embarrassing on my part. WTF are they thinking?”

by voteprime on Mar 6, 2009 12:36 PM EST reply actions

I ran into Vermeil

In the Carrier Dome, right before the West Virginia-Cuse game, GRob’s first home game as head coach. I was walking through the concourse, and I see this little guy who looks familiar, and I immediately realize that it’s Dick Vermeil. So, like any classy SU fan, I shout (and point at him), “Yo, Vermeil!” He gave me a terrified look, and scurried off with a woman (his wife?) as fast as he could (odd, because I am NOT intimidating to anyone). What a pussy, and obviously a TERRIBLE judge of talent.

I love the GRob defenders who are like, “Well, he didn’t have the players.” Well, neither did Pasqualoni, and he managed 6-6 in his last year, and we ran him out of town for it (a move in which I was in favor of). By that logic, Pasqualoni looks like Knute F-ing Rockne next to Vermeil’s “great coach” GRob. Idiot.

"(BARF)" - Donovan McNabb, during his game winning drive against Virginia Tech in 1998

by kotite4ever on Mar 6, 2009 12:54 PM EST reply actions

I think we learned where Greggers learned his "isms" from...

As I was reading I kept thinking Dick was gonna say something along the lines of "If you give Greg tremendous athletes and those with tremendous talents, ummm…at Michigan…I think that it can maybe snowball into something that can catch fire…"

by Mr. Truth on Mar 6, 2009 12:56 PM EST reply actions

Dick is correct

Greg was only good when he had great talent (Denver, Texas). And that disproves everything else that he said.

by Sean Keeley on Mar 6, 2009 1:04 PM EST reply actions

hi dick

i’m earth.. have we met?

someone should check what medication he’s on and see if they have any dangerous interactions where one thinks greg didn’t have enough time at syracuse or that he is a good recruiter!

by orngfan on Mar 6, 2009 1:11 PM EST reply actions

Ridiculous!

They’re both really old farts who go to Denny’s together for the Early Bird specials and they’re the ones who those “Viva Viagra” ads are directed towards. Of course Dick V is going to stand up for him. This just angers me. How on earth are Greggers results even remotely defensible?

by Cody K on Mar 6, 2009 2:05 PM EST reply actions