CC: Bob Stoops?
Dan Wetzel suggests that Michigan should pursue Bob Stoops. Dan thinks that if Coach Stoops were going to leave OU, there would be no better time, and no better place than Michigan. While I would never say never, this appears about as likely as a Freaks and Geeks reunion show. Which now, come to think of it, begs the question why there isn't a Freaks and Geeks reunion show, but I digress.
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/why-michigan-should-call-bob-stoops-232902…
November 6th, 2014 at 8:52 PM ^
Is that .200 hitter Rob Deer?
November 6th, 2014 at 9:50 PM ^
Didn't Rajai Davis do that exact thing for the Tigers this year?
November 6th, 2014 at 10:37 PM ^
ADC: Rajai Davis?
November 6th, 2014 at 7:52 PM ^
I seriously doubt a comfortable coach will leave his job that he's happy with for the Michigan job.
Harbaugh or bust fellas!
November 6th, 2014 at 7:56 PM ^
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November 6th, 2014 at 7:55 PM ^
but only is striking out on the top 10 candidates
November 7th, 2014 at 11:10 AM ^
Stoops will get the second call. Only if the first call (Harbaugh) says no. Third call will go to Miles. If Michigan goes 0-3 there, then who knows...
November 6th, 2014 at 7:56 PM ^
Honestly, I think this is more likely than landing Jim Harbaugh (which isn't saying much, but still). Stoops is only 54 and I could see him wanting a new challenge. He and his brothers all played at Iowa, so he has strong ties to Big Ten country.
The chances of this happening would increase dramatically if we hired Castiglione as AD.
November 6th, 2014 at 8:37 PM ^
with open arms, but this is sooo far out there.
November 6th, 2014 at 8:03 PM ^
Every movie that Judd Apatow makes is a Freaks and Geeks reunion show.
November 6th, 2014 at 8:16 PM ^
If Castiglione comes, I imagine he'll ask Stoops if he feels like tagging along. I can't image he'd say yes though.
November 6th, 2014 at 8:22 PM ^
While I'd have no objection, I highly doubt it. The only way it's possible is if Michigan lands Oklahoma's AD, who then offers Stoops some sort of amaze-balls deal.
November 6th, 2014 at 8:29 PM ^
*fart noises*
November 6th, 2014 at 8:29 PM ^
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November 6th, 2014 at 8:30 PM ^
But it'd be a very solid hire.
November 6th, 2014 at 8:31 PM ^
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November 6th, 2014 at 8:37 PM ^
Have we really become so picky? I haven't seen as many people say they wouldn't want Stoops as I've seen say they wouldn't want Miles, but the fact that people would reject any National Championship-winning coach*, with Michigan now a decade removed from a B1G Championship, is bonkers to me. People might want to start adjusting perspective because I see Michigan's chances of landing Harbaugh as no better than even, if that.
That said, I feel like we're being trolled here. I don't know why Stoops would leave Norman for Ann Arbor, and Wetzel didn't exactly make a believer of me.
*Yes, I know age is a legit concern, but Miles doesn't look like he's going to be bored of coaching any time soon, and Stoops sure as hell doesn't. I definitely don't see the lack of fire in them like I saw in the late Carr era.
November 7th, 2014 at 2:08 AM ^
I reject Tressel, Mack Brown, and Gene Chizik.
November 6th, 2014 at 8:33 PM ^
call Saban and see if he's interested.. Got his start in the state after all......
November 6th, 2014 at 8:46 PM ^
A good friend of mine and I were talking earlier today about the Michigan coaching situation. He's a big Arkansas fan and more knowledgeable than most in regards to all things football. He really liked the idea of stoops at Michigan as well. He also mentioned mcelwain (sp) and Patterson. I can't see either being good for Michigan right now. I really can't see Patterson leaving Tcu
November 6th, 2014 at 9:01 PM ^
I bet at least one of the coaches we've been saying would never come here actually would. Jeff Long has hired two coaches at Arkansas no one expected them to land and I don't mean good old John L. At this time in 2007 who thought we might get RR?
November 6th, 2014 at 10:28 PM ^
This is how I feel, too. You call guys like Stoops and Malzahn just in case someone surprises you with interest. And who knows? Someone out there could have issues with his athletic department that we don't know about, could be looking for a new challenge, or could be excited about Michigan in particular. I realize that we're in EVERYTHING IS TERRIBLE, WE'RE BASICALLY A MAC SCHOOL mode right now, but the reality is that Ann Arbor's a nice place to live, Michigan is a resource-heavy historic powerhouse with tons of institutional advantages, most coaching changes don't happen with such experienced and (supposedly) talented rosters, and these last seven years have recalibrated fan expectations a bit and created an opportunity for a successful coach to be regarded as a hero-god. And there aren't many other jobs available this year. It wouldn't surprise me at all if we found an excellent coach who people are assuming right now wouldn't be interested.
November 6th, 2014 at 10:49 PM ^
On the other hand you have Texas, whos situation last year is similar to ours this year (new ad and new coach). Their grand slam candidate was Saban. It didn't pan out and they ended up with Charlie strong. He's not a bad coach by any stretch, but there's been a culture change and growing pains with his hiring. Texas is the ONLY program in the country that generates more revenue than Michigan. You would think that they could get anyone...
November 6th, 2014 at 11:57 PM ^
I think Top 5 is a little high. It's a blue blood program and a darn good job but RR wasn't the first choice in 2007. Heck, guys like Schiano at Rutgers were saying no thanks. Who knows whether Hoke was Brandon's first choice. I think one of the things that holds UM back from being a Top 5 job is the state of Michigan isn't a hot bed of high school talent.
November 7th, 2014 at 1:17 AM ^
Athalon did a ranking of all jobs and UM was #10 which is right about where I think they are. It is not a top 5 job. Many of things we treasure as alumni or fans is a hinderance to a football coach. You can't take JUCOs, academics matters, it is in a shit conference, the level of HS football is average at best, the level of fervor is different than in the south (or even Ohio) etc. What UM has is support, tradition, stadium, resources, brand.
http://athlonsports.com/college-football/ranking-all-128-college-footba…
Here is where Athalon has as the top 10 and unless you are truly in a parallel universe its hard to argue with them - especially geography,
- Texas
- Florida
- Bama
- USC
- OSU
- Oklahoma
- ND
- Georgia
- LSU
- UM
- FSU
- Oregon
- A&M
- PSU
- Auburn
- TN
- Neb
- UCLA
- SC
- Clemson
I'd flip FSU and LSU myself but we are just about right at #10.
November 7th, 2014 at 1:16 PM ^
I agree that Michigan is probably not a top 5 job, but in fairness, Rodriguez basically fell into Bill Martin's lap after WVU's loss to Pitt. And that was after Michigan's search had gone off the rails, which was more due to Martin's cluelessness than the attractiveness of the job.
November 7th, 2014 at 1:24 PM ^
It's definitely a top five job in terms of pedigree, tradition, and resources. But Michigan's mediocrity over the past ten years or so, the fact that the State of Michigan isn't exactly the most fertile recruiting ground in the country, and the fading Big Ten pull down the overall attraciveness of the job.
It's possible that a program revival under the right coach could push the job back into the top five (after all, LSU and Alabama weren't seen as top 5 jobs either pre-Saban).
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November 6th, 2014 at 8:58 PM ^
I heard that this Jon Gruden guy wants to be the head coach at Michigan.
November 7th, 2014 at 11:47 AM ^
The fans here would hate him. He said on Mike & Mike this week that the bubble screen should be outlawed from all levels of football.
November 6th, 2014 at 8:55 PM ^
The answer is yes, we would take Stoops. The answer is also no, this is not happening.
November 6th, 2014 at 8:56 PM ^
Must be nice to whip up a coaching change article, suggest a fanciful hire of someone with no ties to the program and click publish.
Coach X will go to location Y because I say so
November 6th, 2014 at 10:12 PM ^
has no editor. I agree Carlos.
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November 6th, 2014 at 11:25 PM ^
Every coach Oklahoma has ever had gets a majority of their recruits from Texas. There's the Red River rivalry, plus Oklahoma plays 3 other Texas schools. I doubt the pipeline keeps flowing at a significant rate if Stoops moves to Michigan.
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November 6th, 2014 at 11:05 PM ^
I think 5.25M or so. Something around there.
November 6th, 2014 at 9:38 PM ^
Does anyone want to be here...Recruits bailing every week and the best a search for HC got us 4 ys ago was Hoke...Stoops or Harbaugh to the U is a pipe dream.
November 6th, 2014 at 10:05 PM ^
There was no search.
November 6th, 2014 at 11:07 PM ^
Hoke was the only candidate Brandon considered. Also, I'm getting pretty sick of the words "pipe dream," the same way I am sick of "under the lights."
November 6th, 2014 at 9:41 PM ^
His clinic video on bump man technique (from when he was DC and DB coach at Kansas State) is my favorite coaching video of all time.
November 6th, 2014 at 9:58 PM ^
Clinic video on bump man technique? I wanna party with you, cowboy.
November 6th, 2014 at 10:30 PM ^