Admobbb.- le --;-Nmm PF 46F 46Y 441F (t4ic It ic an 4:)atlu Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, November 19, 2007 michigandaily.com Carr to retire expctdL RODRIGO GAYA/Da Lloyd Carr walked off the field at Michigan Stadium Saturday for the last time as Michigan's head coach. He'll officially announce his retirement at a press conference today. Players saddened by Carr's departure After 13 years, coach stepping aside By DANIEL BROMWICH Daily Sports Editor It began the same way team meetings nor- mally do after losses. Michigan coach Lloyd Carr walked into the meeting yesterday afternoon, and instead of greeting their coach the way they do after wins - with clapping and cheering - the Wolverines were silent. But that's not what Carr wanted. "Did somebody die or something?" Carr asked, according to those in the meeting, which was closed to the media. "I'm going to try this again. I want you guys to act like you have a heartbeat." Carr exited the room, re-entering moments later to a standing ovation. That's when he informed his players that he wouldn't return next season, an announcement that, while expected, still provoked strong emotions in many players. Some had to fight off tears as the man they came to Michigan to play for told them he would be leaving. "It was emotional," senior safety Jamar Adams said. "My eyes welled up, and a couple other guys' eyes welled up. It's a family, and ... the leader of your family is about to leave. That's hard to deal with." Carr, usually stoic and unfazed, wasn't able to completely hold back his emotions either. "He got a little choked up, but he stayed focused and strong for the guys," senior line- backer Chris Graham said. "He's a strong man, and I'm glad to have had him (as my coach)." Graham indicated a main reason why he came to Michigan was Carr's presence, and other players echoed those sentiments. "It's kind of difficult, because when I came here, I admired coach Carr," wide receiver Greg Mathews said. "He was somebody I always looked up to, and he's one of the rea- sons I came to this school, so it's kind of dif- ficult to deal with right now." The announcement didn't catch most play- ers off-guard. Many heard on Saturday night See MEETING, Page 7A By SCOTT BELL Daily Sports Editor Lloyd Carr, the third-winningest coach in Michigan football history, is stepping down after 13 seasons as the Wolverines' head coach. Carr told his team and staff yesterday at a private afternoon meeting that he is retiring at the end of this season. The official announcement is expected come this morning at a 10 a.m. press conference held at the Junge Champions Center. "He was just real sad - you could tell he was real sad," wide receiver Adrian Arrington said. "He was teary-eyed, real emotional. So it just showed that he was hurting. It was ahard deci- sion for him obviously." The 62-year-old coach, who replaced Gary Moeller in 1995, has posted a 121-40 record. His final game as head coach will be the team's bowl game. In just his third year as head coach, Carr led the Wolverines to their first National Championship in nearly half a century - a feat legendary coach Bo Schembechler never accomplished. The top candidate to replace Carr seems to be a man with Michigan ties - which is not surprising because every head coach after Schembechler had worked under him. Les Miles, head coach for No.1-ranked Loui- siana State and a former assistant at Michigan, is believed by many to be atop Michigan's wish list. With Carr's announcement seven weeks before the end of Louisiana State's season, some think that's too long for Michigan to wait to go after Miles. Athletic Director Bill Martin plans to talk to Carr for input on a replacement. But Martin also said it's his call on who will become Mich- igan's fourth coach in the past 40 years. "I would certainly talk to him about it. I'd be crazy not to with his knowledge of coaches in this country," Martin said after Saturday's 14-3 loss to Ohio State, before Carr's plans to retire were revealed. "Ultimately the buck stops with See CARR, Page 7A Thai students: Eaterys name is offensive Group wants No 2005. She thought the name sug- gested that Thai people were not Thai! to change welcome in the restaurant. Members of the Thai Student moniker Association, including Sarntivi- jai, its president, said they find By JULIE ROWE the name deeply offensive. Daily StaffReporter Victor Kim, one of the restau- rant's four owners and a Ross Rackham student Sirarat Sarn- School of Business graduate, tivijai said she was confused said the name isn't intended to and offended when a restaurant be offensive. He said No Thai! called No Thai! opened on South was named after the restaurant's University Avenue in September See NO THAI, Page 7A LET THERE BE LIGHTS Economists: It's going to get worse before it gets better Good news predicted for 2009 By GABE NELSON Daily News Editor The state economy could see a small turnaround in 2009 and 2010 after two more years of ris- ing unemployment and job losses in the state's manufacturing and construction sectors, according to a forecast presented by Univer- sity of Michigan economists at a conference on Friday. University Economics Researcher Joan Crary said the state has made some advances since the state and national eco- nomic collapse of 2001, despite the struggles of the auto industry and a climbing employment rate that is the nation's highest. See ECONOMY, Page 3A The trumpet section of the Huron High School marching band plays at a ceremony for the lighting of holiday lights in Liberty Plaza on Friday. 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