What change will be made on the staff to make room for Chris Partridge?
Josh Henschke "can confirm" that Chris Partridge is going to be hired onto the coaching staff at Michigan. But he says we are waiting for the move that makes room for him:
So what will the move be? Jay Harbaugh from off the field to important office duties? I seem to recall the special teams were great under Chris Partridge. I personally like George Helow a lot. I wouldn't want him off the staff---as so many have speculated will happen.
What do you think will happen? What's going to be the other shoe to drop?
February 7th, 2023 at 7:45 PM ^
I can confirm that I will not be a part of the Michigan coaching staff this season.
Ask me anything
February 8th, 2023 at 12:06 AM ^
A wise man once said:
No man knows the future
February 7th, 2023 at 7:48 PM ^
EC someone mentioned you got married in the not too distant past.
Congratulations my friend. I'm sorry I was ever a jerk to you
February 7th, 2023 at 7:58 PM ^
There's a mix up there.
So you can keep being a jerk I guess.😉
February 7th, 2023 at 8:11 PM ^
You're not the reincarnation of a fiercely devoted wolverine?
February 7th, 2023 at 8:14 PM ^
what do you mean??
February 7th, 2023 at 8:18 PM ^
He’s basically calling you wolverine devotee.
It’s a big assumption - and one I just don’t see. I liked WD, and I like you. But I see a distinction in interests, content, etc.
February 7th, 2023 at 8:43 PM ^
alas, i'm just me
do i get a refund?
February 7th, 2023 at 9:06 PM ^
EC loves tweets like WD loved apparel threads, but that doesn’t make them one and the same.
February 7th, 2023 at 9:14 PM ^
Twitter is where almost all sports news is broke now. It was exclusively ESPN at one time. Then there was Fox and Yahoo sports, and some others. But now it's almost all done on twitter. And when other places on the internet break the story, or you see it on tv, they show the tweet, or give the name of the person from the tweet, where the story was broke.
February 7th, 2023 at 10:47 PM ^
You have my humblest apologies. Today I learned it's wrong to make assumptions
February 7th, 2023 at 10:07 PM ^
If he EC was WD he would be doing a world class job of refraining his urge to post the latest Michigan clothing options. Not sure WD could do it. I say they are not the same
February 7th, 2023 at 7:50 PM ^
I highly doubt Jay is going into an office. If he's not coaching something here, he'll be coaching somewhere else. Jay gets the Jimmies and the Joe's, so for me, it's goodbye Helow if we have to choose. Plus, Jay does a damn good job coaching too.
February 7th, 2023 at 8:53 PM ^
Goodbye Helow. Heisman?
RIP Keith Jackson
February 7th, 2023 at 10:39 PM ^
What happened to Keith Jackson?
February 8th, 2023 at 6:38 AM ^
He landed on the moon.
February 8th, 2023 at 6:52 AM ^
Again?
February 8th, 2023 at 9:54 AM ^
I thought he shot Lincoln
February 8th, 2023 at 8:30 AM ^
Did you say we were getting Keith Jackson!!? Huge news
February 8th, 2023 at 8:16 AM ^
Does that mean, once this is settled, no more Helow threads? How will we greet the newcomers?
February 8th, 2023 at 8:35 AM ^
I could absolutely see Jay moving on to the NFL. He is too good for us to have him as long as we have in various roles. He is going to get a shot to move up the ladder soon enough. In many ways this would be the best possible scenario, in that no one is being forced out. Although I am sure UM will miss him being on staff whenever that time comes.
Specific to Helow, I am not sure we have enough data on him yet to whether he is a good coach or not. I leave it to the people who know the X's and O's better than I do, but it seems he turned Barrett from a Viper into a legit linebacker and most of the linebacker faults (at least on the UFRs) seemed to be chalked up to youth, not coaching.
February 7th, 2023 at 7:51 PM ^
Jay Harbaugh from off the field to important office duties?
I don't want one of our best coaches and recruiters relieved of those duties.
February 7th, 2023 at 8:43 PM ^
Maybe Jay needs to get experience elsewhere for a bit, like to the Ravens
February 7th, 2023 at 10:50 PM ^
Why would you want that? Or even put that in the universe. He has the most consistent success of any position coach on the staff through his entire tenure.
February 8th, 2023 at 8:12 AM ^
But, but, but...nepotism!
/s
February 12th, 2023 at 4:21 PM ^
Jay is great. My comment was that it would be good for his career development to take a job working for someone else for a change. Then he could come back in a few years.
February 7th, 2023 at 7:52 PM ^
Rumors are Helow is gone, supposedly 〽️ players can’t stand him. I guess we will know something soon.
February 7th, 2023 at 8:02 PM ^
Signs are pointing to Helow being out. Quick glance shows all the other coaches liked a Chris Partridge post except Helow. He liked a post about Tulane and Willie Fritz, so maybe there's something to that.
February 7th, 2023 at 8:07 PM ^
Tulane's DC just moved to Miami too
February 8th, 2023 at 9:09 AM ^
Can these "rumors" be traced to Skegmogpoint's (or however that's spelled) unsubstantiated hit jobs? I mean, I'm sure someone doesn't like him - because that is true for every person in the world. But the majority of players? Probably not the case...
February 7th, 2023 at 7:52 PM ^
Jay is one of the best recruiters on the team. It would be very disappointing to see him in an office and not be able to recruit off campus. Not to mention his coaching.
February 7th, 2023 at 7:54 PM ^
Your mom is out, OP. Out of my infinite goodwill, I will be glad to bring her in from the cold.
February 7th, 2023 at 7:55 PM ^
Full disclosure. I’m basically a dumb-ass alumn that used to have connections into the Athletic Department back in the mid 90’s but doesn’t really have them anymore.
All that being said in the past two years I’ve gone from “whatever we do is probably wrong” to “whatever we do is probably right”.
So I endorse whatever we end up doing.
February 7th, 2023 at 8:16 PM ^
Doesn't having your connections retire give additional meaning to the GrowOld part of MGrowOld?
February 8th, 2023 at 11:55 AM ^
admitting it is a huge step..... I commend you!
Welcome to the openly admitted dumb-ass club. We meet at the corner bar on tuesday nights and bowl on thursdays.
February 7th, 2023 at 8:01 PM ^
Probably Helow if he’s going to the defensive staff
February 7th, 2023 at 8:17 PM ^
I think they're gonna drop Florsheim.
February 7th, 2023 at 8:27 PM ^
February 7th, 2023 at 8:45 PM ^
Waiting for the shoe to drop
February 7th, 2023 at 8:17 PM ^
It'll be just like the old coaching staff except now it'll go to 11.
February 7th, 2023 at 8:24 PM ^
Fit Helow for a trebuchet.
February 7th, 2023 at 8:36 PM ^
"I personally like George Helow a lot. I wouldn't want him off the staff"
Any detailed reason for this? I have no info either way, just interested in your take?
February 7th, 2023 at 8:48 PM ^
He's quiet in interviews. He turns psycho at game time. Jekyll and Hyde. I like players/coaches that get that way when it's for real. Joe Montana and Bill Cower were like that.
That's the cliff notes version.
February 7th, 2023 at 9:08 PM ^
Maybe he does that on recruiting trips in recruits' homes. That would be a problem. Might also explain some things.
February 7th, 2023 at 9:33 PM ^
No offense, but that's a weird reason to like a coach who has been the weak-link on the defensive staff and hasn't recruited well.
February 7th, 2023 at 10:19 PM ^
Hmm Romeowolv told me Helow was a “stud” recruiter. Very different opinions on him it seems.
February 8th, 2023 at 12:49 PM ^
I was referring to Partridge not Helow.
February 9th, 2023 at 1:28 AM ^
Copy. That makes a lot more sense.
February 7th, 2023 at 10:19 PM ^
His name is George, but everyone calls him Coach Psycho. If anyone calls him George, he'll kill you.