Still Need DL Coach: Who's Your Home Run Hire? Sleeper Pick?
I trust that coach will be finding someone great, but I found myself speculating today, and since it's been a few seconds since we had one of these threads, I thought maybe there are others who have been doing similar. I basically followed the find-Don-Brown method of looking at NFL and college DL stats and seeing who popped. Here's what I came up wtih. Who would be yours?
Homerun Hire:
Jay Rodgers
The Bears DL has been killing it, as did his Broncos DLs before that. He's been in the NFL for 9 years, but did coach college for 8 years before that. He was even a recruiting intern at Ohio State once upon a time. Admittedly unknown on the recruiting side, which is why I might like my sleeper pick even better...
Sleeper Pick:
Walter Stewart
Northern Illinois was tied for 2nd in the FBS in rushing YPA, and tied for 7th in sacks. Recruiting-wise, he's from Ohio and stayed in-state as a four-year DL starter at Cincinnati, also had 3 years in the SEC (DL grad assitant at TN), and his time at NIU.
January 13th, 2019 at 12:29 AM ^
Oh, and if you want to neg me for this, here's a post for you to do it. Really just interested in what else anyone else has scoured up while scouring off the wall ideas. Hopefully, we'll have good news soon about someone.
January 13th, 2019 at 8:44 AM ^
What are you waiting for? Email your thread to Harbaugh.
January 13th, 2019 at 12:30 AM ^
Let us see how long it will be until someone mentions brady hoke???
Oh, snap, I just did.
January 13th, 2019 at 7:05 AM ^
Brady HOKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
January 13th, 2019 at 8:35 AM ^
Weeelllllllllll...
January 13th, 2019 at 10:54 AM ^
I see Clappy has lost some weight.
January 13th, 2019 at 8:27 AM ^
You're a week late - there was a thread titled "Bring Hoke Home" just last week!
January 13th, 2019 at 1:25 PM ^
What was the general consensus?
I say fuck no. Fired from every job for the last 5 years. Old, game passed him by. We need young, ambitious energy and fresh ideas.
January 13th, 2019 at 1:48 PM ^
There was a “Helio” post that was taken down. The premise was “I think we should bring him back”
Negged worse for not knowing how a Hello post works...
January 13th, 2019 at 7:17 PM ^
A "Helio" post?
January 13th, 2019 at 3:53 PM ^
THIS ^^^^
January 13th, 2019 at 12:35 AM ^
Look, just humor him and pick a couple of names out of the hat too.
January 13th, 2019 at 12:57 AM ^
I can't remember his name right now, but Fannie Licker's son. Richard or Dick?
January 13th, 2019 at 8:14 AM ^
Lol, Fannie Licker? Harry Colon at least has some NFL experience.
January 13th, 2019 at 8:39 AM ^
If you are going to make up a name for humor, you should make up a truly ridiculous one that clearly nobody would have. Like Jim Bob Cooter.
January 13th, 2019 at 5:06 PM ^
Your a vile jerk, get off the site.
January 13th, 2019 at 8:57 AM ^
January 13th, 2019 at 9:22 AM ^
A bunch of them supported Brady Hoke when he was brought back also. Not falling for that shit anymore.
January 13th, 2019 at 9:23 AM ^
The same bunch that was excited about Brady Hoax?
January 13th, 2019 at 9:50 AM ^
His name was tossed around last week too. Experienced, good resume, from Ohio, but questions about recruiting since his last job in the college game was DL coach at Notre Dame in 1994.
And OT'ish, but maybe not since this shows there's still time and other programs who also are filling in staff openings, Alabama had both Steve Sarkisian and Chip Long in yesterday for meetings/interviews. Can you imagine one of those guys taking a position other than offensive coordinator? Would they agree to be Co-OC? And while some discussed Pep staying in the college game (Maryland, Charlotte) is it looking more and more like if he leaves, it's to the NFL?
January 13th, 2019 at 10:01 AM ^
It's not looking like he's going anywhere. There'd be actual smoke by now if he was. Accept it now, and it will make it easier when it's official.
January 13th, 2019 at 10:16 AM ^
I've written before that I'm actually ok with it, if his position is something like Assistant Head Coach & Quarterbacks coach. His job is to learn Gattis' offense and tailor QB instruction to meet the needs of the offense, as is done in almost every other situation.
Pep seems to be similar to guys like Warriner, Drevno, and even Brady Hoke, guys that are good at coaching and teaching a specific position but their talents are diluted or even lost when asked to coordinate an entire offense, defense, or program.
(Wasn't Harrison Bailey's hesitancy to commit to UM related to uncertainty regarding Pep still being with the program long term?)
January 13th, 2019 at 10:26 AM ^
If Pep stays, than aren't we at 10 coachesmakinf this entire thread pointless?
January 13th, 2019 at 10:26 AM ^
If Pep stays, than aren't we at 10 coachesmakinf this entire thread pointless?
January 13th, 2019 at 10:56 AM ^
McElwain, Mattison, Washington out.
Gattis, Campanile in.
Was McDaniels ever made official WR Coach beyond the Peach Bowl?
OC/WR: Gattis
RB: Harbaugh
TE: Moore
OL: Warriner
QB: Hamilton
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Defensively: Brown, Campanile, Zordich, Partridge, New DL Hire
January 13th, 2019 at 1:20 PM ^
I thought he was, or so that's the way I interpreted what Jim said.
January 13th, 2019 at 10:11 AM ^
Didn't he just sign with the raiders?
January 13th, 2019 at 12:37 AM ^
Coach Kool @LetsMeetAtTheQB
Craig Kuligowski
January 13th, 2019 at 11:18 AM ^
I like that idea better than meeting a yard behind the QB
January 13th, 2019 at 12:37 AM ^
I drank toooooo many beers today.
January 13th, 2019 at 12:58 AM ^
How many di'jya have? Six or Seven?
January 13th, 2019 at 12:45 AM ^
I'll do it
January 13th, 2019 at 11:22 AM ^
Call me crazy, but I really like the idea of an abominable defensive line coach.
January 13th, 2019 at 5:28 PM ^
How about Purdue's DC?
January 13th, 2019 at 12:52 AM ^
Also Vinson Reynolds from Syracuse and Jeff Phelps from Washington State. Tbh I just looked at team total sacks and looked at teams that performed higher than their record would indicate.
EDIT: Didn't realize ND's Mike Elston played for UM back in the day. He's my new home run lol. Above 2 along with Walter Stewart are my sleepers.
January 13th, 2019 at 12:54 AM ^
Vince Reynolds, Syracuse DL coach. He was a D lineman at CMU, coached there after in a winning season. He coach multiple seasons under Fleck at WMU rebuilding a program, then took the Syracuse job doing the same. He’s from Detroit, recruits the state of Michigan. Syracuse set a school record for most sacks this season as well. He’s young, mid-thirties.
January 13th, 2019 at 5:01 AM ^
Reynolds has other UM ties as he has had two NFL internships:one with John Harbaugh's Ravens and another at the Colts with Pagano.
January 13th, 2019 at 2:12 PM ^
Those all sound like things we'd be looking for. Hope they consider him. Syracuse was tough this year, too.
January 13th, 2019 at 12:59 AM ^
Someone who can recruit.
January 13th, 2019 at 1:06 AM ^
With an emphasis on Ohio would be nice.
January 13th, 2019 at 8:56 AM ^
That's exactly why I have been on the Mike Elston bandwagon. He's spent his entire life in the tri-state area. Ohio native, UM alum, and coached in Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana. He is a 24/7 top 50 recruiter mainstay and recruits the midwest very well.
January 13th, 2019 at 9:19 AM ^
Never heard Michigan-Ohio-Indiana called the Tri-State area before
January 13th, 2019 at 9:26 AM ^
There used to be a Tri-State University there...now called Trine University.
January 13th, 2019 at 9:33 AM ^
They're trying to be states.
January 13th, 2019 at 10:03 AM ^
Yeah. Don’t really consider Indiana a state. How do you succinctly say 2 1/2 State area?
January 13th, 2019 at 10:09 AM ^
Wait, you consider Ohio a state but not Indiana?
January 13th, 2019 at 10:15 AM ^
Let's go with one state and two interstate highway platforms.
January 13th, 2019 at 10:16 AM ^
Yes, but as previously stated, fuck Ohio.
January 13th, 2019 at 10:30 AM ^
I've lived in the extreme northwest corner of Ohio my entire life and the area (draw a circle with the left and right edges being lakes Erie and Michigan) has been referred to as the tri-state area my entire life (I'm 37). I was also a student of Trine when it was called Tri-State University. It's in Angola, Indiana.