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Carr Rips
ABC Reporter
(a new one)
ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN NOVEMBER 24, 2003
During
halftime of the Ohio State vs. Michigan game, Wolverine head coach Lloyd
Carr ripped into Todd Harris, an ABC sideline reporter. Harris asked
why Carr he didn't try to move the ball down the field given that the Blue
had timeouts left. Carr told Harris his was a "dumb question" and
marched off. Here's a transcript of exactly what was said:
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Harris:
"Well coach I know you get second guessed all week long, how
come you did go with anything when you have two timeouts left in the half?
Carr:
"Why would you ask a dumb question like that?"
Harris:
"Well, I'm just curious with 44 seconds left with a chance to make a
move down the field and possibly get a field goal."
Carr:
[stares for a second then walks away, appearing to smile and shake his
head, disappointed in the young man or disgusted or both]
Harris:
"All right Keith [Jackson], back to you. I guess coach didn't
want to answer that."
Lloyd Carr is a
stubborn man. He is also a very good coach and has assembled
an excellent staff. His record speaks for itself. Michigan is
expected to win just about every game they play and he reigns in the top
recruits (look at the NFL players he's produced). You can't win them all, yet
many of Lloyd Carr's critics think he can. You can't compare him to
underachievers like Texas coach Mack Brown - Carr is a winner. He's
won the national championship, and with his win over the Buckeyes on
Saturday, he's now won 3 Big Ten championships since 1997. Finally,
against teams ranked in the top ten, Lloyd Carr is 14-3 (and he'll have a
chance to add to that in Rose Bowl).
Now, was
he right in ripping Harris? Absolutely not, but I understand.
This was a dumb question and could have been a set-up. What was Carr
supposed to say? "Gee Todd, I never thought of that. Yes, we
should have gone for it."
With a
21-7 lead against the defending national champion Buckeyes (who also have
one of the top defenses in the country), and backed up on your own 30 yard
line, you sit on the ball. Plain and simple.
Carr later
apologized (on his Sunday morning TV show, Michigan Replay).
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