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'Three and Out' reveals more
about Rodriguez's rocky years
Backup goalie Janecyk
gets needed experience
By STEPHEN NESBITT
Daily Sports Editor
In "Three and Out," author
John U. Bacon offers a insider's
view of the Michigan football
team never before - and likely
never again - afforded tothe gen-
eral public.
For three years, Bacon was
given the full cooperation of
Rodriguez's staff and free reign
to roam, from the locker room to
team dinners and everywhere in
between.
The resulting book, released
Tuesday, is an all-access, unfet-
tered look at the short reign of
former Michigan coach Rich
Rodriguez from inside the walls
of Schembechler Hall.
Bacon previously co-wrote
"Bo's Lasting Lessons" . with
legendary Michigan coach Bo
Schembechler. In his second
coaching biography, Bacon -- a
Michigan alum - pulls no punch-
es, possibly losing a few trusted
sources within the Athletic
Department in the process.
"Three and Out" was initiated
soon after Rodriguez arrived in
Ann Arbor, when the coach's
financial advisor came across
Bacon's work and pitched the idea
for Bacon and Rodriguez to co-
write a series of magazine articles
that would later be turned into a
book.
Both sides agreed. After the
first 3-9 season, Bacon decided
to write the book alone. It was
already clear that the Rodriguez
era was not going to be pretty.
"The book you have in your
hands is not the book I expected
to write," Bacon wrote in the pro-
logue.
After giving Rodriguez's back-
story in the early pages, Bacon
quickly explains the clear-as-mud
coaching search run by then-Ath-
letic Director Bill Martin follow-
ing Michigan coach Lloyd Carr's
resignation in late 2007.
At one point, according to
Bacon, Michigan was just weeks
MARISSA MCCLAIN/Daily
Former Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez and his rocky three-year stint in Ann Arbor were the subject of John U. Bacon's
'Three and Out,' which was written after Bacon was granted unlirited access during Rodriguez's tenure.
away from signing LSU coach
Les Miles, who was preparingthe
Tigers for the national champion-
ship game.
University President Mary Sue
Coleman's only stipulation was
that she wanted to meet in per-
son before hiring Miles to replace
Carr. But during a Dec. 12, 2007
conference call between Coleman,
Miles and Martin, Bacon wrote
that Miles refused to meet face to
face until after LSU's final game.
"I would never say no to Michi-
gan," Miles said in the book.
But Michigan didn't wait until
January. That Monday night, it
was Carr, who accordingto Bacon,
first contacted Rodriguez - the
West Virginia coach hadn't even
been considered by Coleman and
Martin.
"Would you be interested in
coaching here?" Bacon reported
Carr asking Rodriguez. "It's a
greatschool, with great tradition.
"Even if you haven't thought
about it, you should think about it
now."
Rodriguez, an offensive guru
known for inventing the spread
offense, was hired as head coach
four days later.
From there, "Three and Out"
goes game-by-game through the
abrupt rises and excruciating falls
of Rodriguez's three Michigan
teams. The 2008 team started
2-2 and ended 1-7. The 2009 team
started 4-0 and ended 1-7. The
2010 team started 5-0 and ended
2-6.
At nearly every turn, the book
details how the Rodriguez regime
was handcuffed for the entirety of
its three-year stint - by alumni,
coaches, fans and the media.
First, after Carr initiated con-
tact with Rodriguez, Carr report-
edly called a team meeting before
Rodriguez's arrival in Ann Arbor
to inform players he would sign
their transfer papers if they
choose to leave.
Then, the NCAA investigation
into potential violations prompt-
ed by the Detroit Free Press took
valuable time and attention away
from the Michigan program
Rodriguez was working to right
after a 3-9 first season. The whole
time, the ever-elusive "Michi-
gan Man" definition hung over
Rodriguez's head from the day he
arrives to the day he leaves.
From the beginning, Rodriguez
misunderstood the title, then he
claimed it for himself. Finally,
after collecting a 15-22 record as
head coach, Rodriguez pleaded to
be considered a "Michigan Man"
in the final season-ending foot-
ball banquet in Dec.2011, a month
before his firing.
The main criticism of Bacon's
book, though, is that it's at times
a one-sided narrative. Many
incriminating questions are raised
about Carr, Martin and current
Athletic Director Dave Brandon,
but almost none are answered by
the men themselves.
"I don't know anything about
the book, and I don't want to know
anything about it," Brandon told
the Detroit News. "Ihave no inter-
est in it. I don't plan to read it."
If for no other reason, the book
is a worthwhile read for its unique,
untold stories that Bacon pulls out
from inside Schembechler Hall
and Michigan Stadium.
Bacon may have burned a few
bridges along the way, but he
offers a meaningful glimpse into
how the hottest young coach in
America became the battered and
beaten "Coach Rod" in three short
years..
By LIZ VUKELICH
Daily Sports Writer
Meet Adam Janecyk, the sopho-
more backup goalie for the Michi-
gan hockey team.
Prior to last weekend, you
hadn't seen much of him during
games. Janecyk had only played
twice this year, for a grand total of
19 minutes. Both times, fifth-year
senior goalie Shawn Hunwick had
already ensured Michigan victo-
ries - 5-0 against Niagara and 10-3
against St. Lawrence.
Finishing the final minutes of
the third period in front of sup-
portive fans is one thing - but
getting thrown into a highly con-
tested road game after the starting
goalie is ejected is quite another.
Ten minutes into the second peri-
od of Friday's game against North-
ern Michigan, Hunwick's punch
to a Wildcat player got him kicked
off the ice for the remainder of the
game.
Enter Janecyk.
"You never know when you're
going to play," said Michigan coach
Red Berenson. "He didn't expect
it, (but) I thought he came in and
looked like he was ready."
Janecyk tallied 10 saves during
his 28 minutes in front of Northern
Michigan's hostile student section.
And for the first10 minutes, he was
able to hold his own and keep the
score at 0-0.
But then a shot was deflected
past him on a Wildcat power play.
And the Wolverines couldn't crawl
back after Northern Michigan
scored four more goals, including
one on an empty net.
"I really haven't had that much
experience yet, so there are going
to be some nerves," Janecyk said.
"Especially in an environment like
that, it's hard when the fans are
loud.
"Obviously I went right into the
storm there. In a way, the hardest
is over with."
It's not easy being thrust into
a game unexpectedly - Janecyk
didn't even have time to warm up.
His job wasn't made easier by the
vicious Wildcatfanswhoexploded
each time another puck slid past
his glove.
Still, Janecyk impressed his
teammates and his coaches. In
fact, Berenson laughed when he
said Janecyk's performance on
Friday was light years better than
Hunwick's Michigan debut. If this
weekend indicated anything, it's
that Janecyk just needs to get more
comfortable in the crease.
But it's hard for Janecyk to gain
the experience he needs when he
hardly sees any action. He doesn't
have much game film he can
review - all he has to work with is
47 minutes of playingtime.
Berenson said Janecyk just has
to work on his positioning.
"Every shot, you need to be in
position," Berenson said. "The last
shot (Northern Michigan) scored,
he was out of position. You can
close your eyes and stop that if
you're in position."
Janecyk has countless people
supporting him on his journey
to become a better goalie. Josh
Blackburn - Michigan's goalten-
ding coach and former four-year
starting goalie for the Wolverines
- works with all of Michigan's
netminders each week to improve
technique.
But there is perhaps no better
mentor for Janecyk than Hunwick,
who knows the struggles of a back-
up goalie all too well.
"(Hunwick) knows what it's like
(as a backup)," Janecyk said. "He
always gives me tips on waysto get
by and do well here."
When Hunwick is in the net, he
gives the Wolverines tremendous
confidence on the ice. Now, Jane-
cyk is working to instill that same
faith when he is in the goal.
"We can get down the road
where points get tight and we
get in playoffs," Janecyk said. "If
Shawn got hurt or kicked out, my
number will be called on. (This
weekend) was a good experience
for me, and (I'll) be ready for next
time."
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