The folks at Forbes reset their rankings of the most valuable college football programs.  To create the value metric, Forbes “standardized the revenue and expense streams for each team, since the methods of reporting to the Department of Education are often inconsistent from school to school.”  Michigan dropped from #4 this year.

Quickly, five minutes from Rich Rod’s appearance on WDFN 1130AM this morning with fill-in hosts Larry Lage and Killer Kowalski.   Coach is in West Virginia right now visiting his parents and discussed a little recruiting including a brilliant question (inside joke) about the commitment numbers game and more: [display_podcast] . Having done a little of this on the radio, it’s a little tough to change directions on the fly but I would have asked Rodriguez how he’s treated back home, and if he needs to slip in and out of town when he visits his parents.

Good discussion on WTKA this week regarding many of the Michigan bests of the decades (team, player, etc.)    As far a the team of the decade is concerned, that distinction probably has to go to the 2005 national champion softball squad, with a nod to the 2001 field hockey unit.    The 2000s mark the first decade in which a men’s team failed to claim a national title in any sport. Teams representing U-M have won fifty-two national championships over the years, the first being Fielding Yost’s 1901 legendary squad which outscored opponents 550-0.   Here’s the breakdown by decade:   Interesting that the 1989 hoops squad prevented the big bagel for the eighties.  Glen Rice and crew also ended a 19 years drought as both of the championships (Trampoline! and Gymnastics) from the prior decade were won in 1970.  Here’s to hoping the 2010s look a bit like the 1990s.