How long until we hear about possible coaching changes for Michigan?
How long is it before we hear about possible coaching changes within the Michigan football coaching staff? As stated by Mangus in this article: http://touchthebanner.blogspot.com/2013/12/kansas-state-31-michigan-14.html#comment-form there have been rumors of Mallory looking for a coaching job at a smaller school, and Jackson possibly retiring. Personally, I wouldn't mind seeing Mallory and Jackson go. Al Borges, Dan Ferrigno, and Darrell Funk have also got to be on the hot seat. How long do you think it will be before we hear any news about possible coaching changes?
December 30th, 2013 at 5:55 PM ^
December 30th, 2013 at 7:49 PM ^
Unless, I suppose, the staff survives this offseason and the team experiences much success over the following two seasons.
December 30th, 2013 at 8:19 PM ^
with San Francisco? I believe he is currently signed through 2015, and the Niners are pushing an extension hard, based on his name being associated with the Texas job.
I don't think I can wait that long for a Michigan Man.
December 31st, 2013 at 1:24 PM ^
I'd take John Harbaugh in a heartbeat, and he may be the easier of the two to get
December 30th, 2013 at 5:55 PM ^
December 30th, 2013 at 6:17 PM ^
Though Taylor Lewan might disagree. He said during the season that Coach Funk is the best line coach he's ever worked with.
December 30th, 2013 at 6:20 PM ^
December 30th, 2013 at 6:43 PM ^
Which means he spent two years with another college level coach and of course we haven't even touched on the coaches he's seen at numorous camps. I know, I know, neg me for not adhering to the meme.
December 30th, 2013 at 6:48 PM ^
December 30th, 2013 at 9:17 PM ^
Frey's Oline performed better with far less talent.
December 31st, 2013 at 7:26 AM ^
Frey's also doing a pretty nice job at Indiana.
December 30th, 2013 at 6:20 PM ^
December 30th, 2013 at 6:23 PM ^
of his way to elevate his opinion of Funk. I'll take that over a whiner sitting at their computer.
December 30th, 2013 at 6:32 PM ^
December 30th, 2013 at 7:59 PM ^
December 30th, 2013 at 9:29 PM ^
Where?
December 30th, 2013 at 6:36 PM ^
December 30th, 2013 at 6:45 PM ^
to say anything close to negative? Evidently Frank Clark didn't get the tweet.
December 30th, 2013 at 6:50 PM ^
December 30th, 2013 at 8:00 PM ^
all of our coaches must be sweet. I'm starting to feel better about the 2013 season.
December 30th, 2013 at 5:57 PM ^
December 30th, 2013 at 5:58 PM ^
There needs to be some changes of some sort. If none are made, it's just a sign that we are complacent with the results this season. If the players see some of their coaches depart, that will be a wake up call for them too IMO. I'm on the fence on Funk, Borges should go but he won't IMO. Jackson needs to retire IMO, move Manning over to RB coach and hire a Qb coach. JMO
December 30th, 2013 at 6:28 PM ^
uuummmm
December 30th, 2013 at 6:48 PM ^
December 30th, 2013 at 7:46 PM ^
I disagree. Change indicates panic. Stability indicates not panicking and letting the current lines mature to the point they (and coaches) can be judged appropriately.
December 31st, 2013 at 11:21 AM ^
So you believe that John Beilein was dumb to shake up his staff a couple of years ago, because it meant he was panicking.
OK then.
December 30th, 2013 at 5:58 PM ^
But the sports twitterati are already on Hoke:
RT @TomahawkNation: Brady Hoke might be the Ron Zook of Michigan. Recruiting is great.
— Smart Football (@smartfootball) December 30, 2013
December 30th, 2013 at 6:08 PM ^
Make it not make sense! Make it not make sense!
December 30th, 2013 at 8:43 PM ^
likely to be a long 12 months I think.
December 30th, 2013 at 9:32 PM ^
I saw the Zook tweet and I was like "Ha, stupid." Then I was like "Holy shit that may not be far off."
December 31st, 2013 at 9:01 AM ^
Well, then firing and replacing Hoke is going to workout GREAT for us...
December 30th, 2013 at 5:59 PM ^
December 30th, 2013 at 6:03 PM ^
December 30th, 2013 at 8:50 PM ^
December 30th, 2013 at 9:35 PM ^
Yeah, Oregon had two bad performances. We had about 10.
December 31st, 2013 at 1:21 AM ^
December 31st, 2013 at 11:56 AM ^
And Oregon executed a hell of a lot more than Michigan. If they were consistently missing assignments like Michigan did, they would be terrible, and the fans would be rightfully questioning if the coaching staff was any good.
December 30th, 2013 at 9:47 PM ^
December 30th, 2013 at 11:24 PM ^
December 31st, 2013 at 12:18 PM ^
December 31st, 2013 at 1:29 AM ^
December 31st, 2013 at 1:56 AM ^
That's obviously true. However, every year at every level of organized football, a team or program that had formerly been a sad sack of ineptitude gets a new coach, and within a short period of time starts playing noticeably better, and not long after that becomes truly competitive with good teams it used to routinely lose to, and not long after that wins championships.
And it's not infrequent that many of the same players on the formerly sad sack team are playing for the newly competitive team. The reason is superior coaching, and it's the superior coaching that gets its players to execute better, among other things.
In many ways coaching a sports team at the amateur level is fundamentally all about teaching, and all of us know from personal experience how important having a good teacher is.
December 31st, 2013 at 12:16 PM ^
December 31st, 2013 at 1:00 PM ^
December 31st, 2013 at 12:17 PM ^
December 31st, 2013 at 1:36 PM ^
So who is responsible for our 2011 11-win season? In 2010 Michigan wins just 7 games and in the next year Hoke and company come in, Michigan goes 11-2. Did Hoke and his staff show that they are great coaches by taking that "sad sack" team to 11 wins including a Sugar Bowl victory? If so, what do the past 2 seasons tell us? I think we are trying too hard to simplify something that is more complex than we want to admit. It IS the coaching, it IS the players, it IS Rich Rod's recruiting, it IS THE PROCESS, etc. This all is of course just my opinion but I think there are way too many factors still in play just to boil it down to one of these. I am frustrated with the last two seasons and I am frustrated with some of the playcalling(not that I'm ever 100% satisfied) but I think it would cause more harm than good to oust the coaches right now and I think it's too soon to point the finger in their direction.
December 31st, 2013 at 1:54 PM ^
What's interesting is that Hoke's 2011 squad did exactly what you're describing.
Remember Gene Chizik? And now it's Gus Malzahn?
Year one doesn't mean much. Sustained success is the hallmark of great coaching, and, I believe, year four is the first year you can start to fully judge a coach's performance (good or bad).
Dantonio was 6-7 in '09 and vaulted to 11 regular season wins in '10. He is currently 63-29 at MSU, but only won 22 games in his first three seasons. Hoke has won 26.
Because of our late-season collapse, year four has become make-or-break for Hoke. If he had one another game and competed in the bowl, he'd probably have another year to develop his team. But because of the complete failure at the end of '13, he must win, and win big, to keep his job after 2014.
The 2014 schedule is no cakewalk. We'll see how good Hoke is very soon.
December 30th, 2013 at 6:03 PM ^
December 31st, 2013 at 1:40 PM ^
I think the point is that we are all starving for answers to way too many questions right now and we're willing to try and satisfy our hunger by listening to the opinions every tom, dick, and harry until the real meal is handed to us by people who actually know what they're talking about...or at least that's why I'm here.