Quick Turnaround for the Football Team?

I've been hoping to put together a thread / diary on potential 5th-year QB transfers, but I haven't found much online that would make that easier.  Braxton Miller could potentially become the most sought-after QB transfer to date, but something tells me he's not coming here (and he says he's returning to OSU).  Does anyone know who else is out there this offseason?

I do think the talent on this team should make it easier to attract a quality coach. This is not a team with the kind of holes and question marks that RR and Hoke each inherited.

Yes, a quick turnaround should be expected. 

Remember on D we get Desmond Morgan back at ILB.  I really like the way Bolden has improved this year.  Gedeon available as well.  Interior DL is stocked with options (though some of these guys need to play better).  I hope they move Godin out to DE, he can handle it and he'll bring better pass rush than Beyer has the last few years.  Ojemudia had a pretty good day Saturday, Taco can improve.  Poggi should at least be a Beyer.  And Peppers at CB with a full year of understanding the playbook.  And it would be nice if we had a coach who bluffed a blitz, or called it and backed out when the Offense adjusted their play.  And handle a tempo change.

QB the glaring weakness as others have said, along with WR.  But I also like the way the OL has developed over the year.  RB options everywhere.  Should be a good team next year.  But QB is such an important position in CFB, it can give you 2-3 wins either way just at that position.  I don't think it can be much worse than this year, but we'll see.  For the love of pete stay with the zone block scheme.

If we get Haraugh, you bet a quick turnaround with a possible run at the B1G east.

If we get one ot he top 4 coaches behind Harbaugh, probably a quick turnaround.

If we get an also ran coach. We will not and recruiting will suffer. Everyone will be talking about the class of '15 or lack of one surfacing by 2018.

Tell yourself, tell your friends, shout it from the rooftops...

Do not expect or depend on a quick turnaround. Good coaches can win with existing rosters. Great coaches have long term plans for turning around/building a program. We want the latter. 

Regardless of who our coach is next year, they should be given 5-6 years before being judged based on the results on the field. We want a coach who can recruit and develop, eventually replacing seniors with upper classmen who fit his system, style, and game plan. 

This is how you become great again. 

Would be confident in the personnel of his 'Damn Strong' Michigan team in autumn of 2015.

(Also: note coach using headset for strategy purposes)

to step up, one of the young ones.  Even if Funchess stays they need a fast slot receiver or a deep threat.  I think Harris, Damario Jones or Canteen could be it.  

Should be very easy for a coach to come in and win right away. We lose Frank Clark and Brennan Beyer on defense and we plug in Jabrill Peppers for Taylor and Desmond Morgan for Jake Ryan. The offense will lose Gardner but Malzone, Speight, or Morris can't be any worse or can they? Also you have the big ten factor where a few coaching improvements could lead to wins over Maryland, Rutgers etc. and get up to 9-10 wins. If Funchess comes back that will help.

"Regardless of who our coach is next year, they should be given 5-6 years before being judged based on the results on the field." UM didn't do that with RRod and doesn't look like the case with Hoke either. What are you talking about? so Hoke gets another year, minimum, right?

no one knows.

 

It will entirely depend on who we get as coach, and when.

 

And even then, no one will know until next year come fall.

2015 was always going to be the year the roster matured.  Question is are they willing to risk wasting that by keeping Hoke and crew.  At this point recruiting will be secondary to making sure there is effective coaching for what should be a very good 2-deep.

For right now I just want the best coach for the players here now.

The biggest thing we need is a QB that can make plays and not turn the ball over. None of our current guys have proven they can do that. Depending on who is hired as Head Coach, Malzone might end up a four year starter. His high school film looks better than Speight's and Shane's did. The 2015 season will depend largely on finding a QB that won't turn the ball over.

It still amazes me that Hoke couldn't take that roster to a damn bowl game. 

and so far there is no reason to be optimistic about the qb position.

While we have a lot returning, how many of those returning players have been plus performers? If Hoke returns 5-7, 6-6. If we get a new coach it depends on who we get and how he wants to rebuild this team. He could totally clean house an run a bunch if soft players off and we go 4-8 with a fresh start, he could keep the same systems in and we could make a jump forward and go 8-4. There's really no way to know what we have in this team really, especially at the QB position. And there's no way of knowing what system the new coach wants to run. Could be a brand new offense, a new blocking scheme, a 3-4 defense, a hurry up offense, we have no idea, we could need to wait a couple years for him to get the right players in place. I tell you what, I'd rather go 4-8 with an aim at rebuilding properly than go 8-4 and hold onto a system we aren't going to run in two years. I think that's what happened with Hoke, we held onto an old system too long and never established the identity we wanted.

That's why we need a pro style coach. No need to destroy everything and build back up when we have done that the last two coaching cycles.

Pretty much echoing what everyone is saying, it really depends on the coach.

Ideally, this team has the talent to be an 9-3 or even better, but that coach needs to bring an edge to the team, be it physical or psychological.  I look at Hoke, and I wonder about his ability to inspire and push kids.  No doubt, he's a nice guy, but some kids are motivated differently.Strength and conditioning was noted as well(I think in a Bacon interview) as a glaring deficiency to NFL scouts.

Most importantly for the new coach, is WHO WILL BE ON THE STAFF?  You could argue that position coaches are the most underrated aspect of a college team, because they are the ones who spend more 1 on 1 with the players, teaching technique and the cerebral aspect of the game (reads, keys, etc).

If we want a quick turnaround, we need a coach who will fulfill all these things.  

Yes, I'm talking about Harbaugh.

As you pointed out, this team will go only as far as whoever is playing QB can take us. Certainly a lot can change, but Morris has given us very little reason to believe (so far) he's going to pan out. Then again, with the right coaching (perhaps even Harbaugh's tutelage, if he comes here), Morris could very well live up to his recruiting ranking. The potential is absolutely there. But if not, maybe it'll be time to give Speight the reins.

The defense should be alright as long as we get a sound defensive coordinator. There's a lot of talented guys there with a lot of playing time and experience. The running back stable is filled, even with Weber decommitting. The O-Line will be full of 4-5 star upperclassmen who, with the right coaching, should finally start hitting their stride. It could be average, dare I say even good next year. Wide receivers could be good to very good with guys like Darboh, Canteen, Harris, and potentially Funchess if he comes back.

Again, most positions could turn out just fine next year as long as we get a good coach. The talent is all there barring any mass exodus of transfers. The problem is just that we have no QB right now, so that means we could go anywhere from conference contender to scraping by just to make a bowl game.

Defense there is Pipkins, Peppers, and ... ?

Offense?   Kalis,  Green, and ?

I'm going by Rivals, maybe other services were more generous.

 

 

 

The roster is very solid for 2015 as the OP states. The team, though, lacks playmakers. It's hard to tell if the coaching muted all playmaking abilities, but the team lacks explosiveness. Absence of fumbles and INTs on D, WRs don't get separation, RBs rarely make guys miss, Safeties don't ballhawks, etc. Who is really NFL caliber talent? Funchess - disappointing year; Ryan - adjusting to ILB, Clark - NW game, DG - maybe WR, Butt - just recovering, Peppers - MIA, Green - Rutgers game, Drake H - MIA, Mone - too young. No one has stepped up consistently. A bunch of "almost performances" as Spielman said. So hard to tell if the roster is just solid or short a few key playmakers.

Generally if a team wins a national championship it happens within 2 to 3 years of the coach being there. Nick Saban would be one of the few contradiction to that in the modern era.

Defense is lacking is a pass rush from the front four.  It's been a problem for a couple seasons now.   That most likely needs to be fixed via recruiting. 

Offense is going to take a while to turn around most likely.   The o-line has improved but is still inconsistent.  Next couple of seasons I expect the O-line to be at least pretty good, if for no other reason than they'll be very experienced by then.

Our RB's and WR's appear to me to be big, athletic, but a bit slow.  They don't seem to get open.  We don't seem to have a deep threat either, maybe that could have been Funchess, but that just hasn't worked out.  Again this is something needs to be fixed through recruiting, we need a couple speedy guys at WR.

Anyway , I don't see a quick turnaround.  Not one season anyway.  Two or even three.