Gregg Henson: Wheatley is a lock and Singletary longshot to return
Henson says his source has told him that Wheatley is a lock for the RB coach at M. He knows it might be a small step back (or lateral), but see's the potential to be a heach coach or OC with time. He will join the staff sometime this week.
Also, noted that Chris Singletary is not expected to be retained according to his sources. A bit surprising because Singletary has tweeted many times regarding M in the time since Harbaugh has taken over.
Link: http://gregghenson.com/update-on-michigan-coaching-staff/
EDIT: The comments on Singletary's film evaluating skills has been removed from Henson's post so I removed it as well.
January 7th, 2015 at 12:58 PM ^
Splat! Because him calling Harbaugh to Michigan stuck.
January 7th, 2015 at 12:58 PM ^
He never "called" Josh Rosen. He said a source told him Josh Rosen is in if Harbaugh is hired, but he admitted that he didn't know how much stock to put into that since he knows next to nothing about recruiting.
Interesting that you conveniently forget that he was one of the very first to call DJ Durkin.
January 7th, 2015 at 12:04 PM ^
What about Adam Schefter?
January 7th, 2015 at 12:05 PM ^
Meh, whoever was in his ear feeding him info on the coaching search was pretty dead on, so we'd be pretty ignorant to not listen what he has to say on the filling out of the rest of the staff. At the least, he deserves better than being compared to Football Scoop. Outside of anything related to the coaching search, I'd absolutely take what he says with a grain of salt.
January 7th, 2015 at 12:24 PM ^
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January 7th, 2015 at 1:12 PM ^
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January 7th, 2015 at 1:46 PM ^
That and the Greg Roman thing but for the most part very accurate.
January 7th, 2015 at 1:53 PM ^
You're right, I'm wrong. Even if they've been right about a bunch of things lately, if a sports insider reports something is going to or may happen, and they end up being wrong about it, we should disregard that individual forever more. Great logic.
That said, by your own standards, does that mean we all need to find a new blog...
January 7th, 2015 at 2:18 PM ^
January 7th, 2015 at 11:59 AM ^
Lol that seems like a pretty key part of the job.
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January 7th, 2015 at 12:14 PM ^
His job isn't to decide which recruits to offer, never has been and isn't going to be. That is a coach's job. He's not a coach despite being referred to as one by the recruits.
January 7th, 2015 at 4:13 PM ^
January 7th, 2015 at 12:00 PM ^
Tyrone Wheatley! Love this acquistion alot.
January 7th, 2015 at 12:05 PM ^
on The M&M Show about the 1st team meeting tonight. Anyone have sources who can report which coaches are present & accounted for at this pivotal moment ?
January 7th, 2015 at 12:01 PM ^
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January 7th, 2015 at 12:05 PM ^
He did scouting for IMG to target which college players the agency wanted to go after. Plus, he predated Hoke and though I could be wrong Rich Rod. He's one of Lloyd's guys and he's the one who's been keeping the few recruits we currently have connected to UM. I seriously doubt he's on the way out.
January 7th, 2015 at 12:02 PM ^
January 7th, 2015 at 12:10 PM ^
Singletary is in the office and on the job right now. IF he isn't going to be retained, everyone might want to adjust their recruiting expectations down for the near future. He is the connect to recruits, let's just say it'll be a rough transition without him.
January 7th, 2015 at 12:17 PM ^
sound personal--which may mean you know more about this than most, or alternatively invested in a perspective.
January 7th, 2015 at 12:26 PM ^
You are correct in your inferences
January 7th, 2015 at 12:41 PM ^
Oddly enough, and despite all the talk about the Michigan Man thing supposedly being irrelevant, we certainly seem to be discussing Michigan Men like Harbaugh, Hackett, Wheatley, Mallory, Mattison, and others with Michigan ties and Michigan history an awful lot these days.
The Michigan Man is still important to this program, and the proof is in the pudding. Just an observation, and not a statement that it should or shouldn't be.
January 7th, 2015 at 12:02 PM ^
lol...one of the "insiders" is about to lose his biggest (maybe only) source.
That'll shake things up a bit.
January 7th, 2015 at 12:06 PM ^
Don't underestimate Sam's sources past, present, or future. He's trusted and a good man to boot.
January 7th, 2015 at 12:45 PM ^
You know personally that SW is a good man?!??! Are YOU Tyrone Wheatley?????
I knew it!! Welcome home Ty!!
January 7th, 2015 at 12:22 PM ^
January 7th, 2015 at 12:27 PM ^
sure is, lol
January 7th, 2015 at 12:05 PM ^
I imagine the first part is true. Logically, Jim wouldn't want to pose for a photo with a candidate for the RB position (Wheatley) if he were truly undecided about it. (He also probably wouldn't want to be seen in public with the candidate in the first place.)
January 7th, 2015 at 12:35 PM ^
AND the hiring is maybe not a go, you don't expose him to any perceived humiliation. Likely they are just working out details, pro forma stuff. Some people even remain smart enough not to make noise until the ink is dry.
January 7th, 2015 at 12:05 PM ^
January 7th, 2015 at 12:06 PM ^
Where is Michbro4234679? I need to make sense of all this.
January 7th, 2015 at 12:06 PM ^
Wasn't he named Director of Player Personel recently?
January 7th, 2015 at 12:33 PM ^
I doubt he's going anywhere. But I've been wrong before.
January 7th, 2015 at 12:06 PM ^
January 7th, 2015 at 12:07 PM ^
I would question that going from the RBs coach of the Bills to the same position at Michigan is a step back. I know the Bills are in the NFL but I'd say it's approximately lateral
January 7th, 2015 at 12:34 PM ^
Michigan is always a step up! Harbaugh proved it!
Just my opinion, of course.
January 7th, 2015 at 12:44 PM ^
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January 7th, 2015 at 11:28 PM ^
so I am more objective than most here. The Bills are great, but they play in a smaller stadium, with a smaller fanbase and are easily one of the least noticeable teams in the NFL. OTOH, Michigan is one of the most prestigious universities in the world, with the biggest stadium in the US, one of the largest fanbases, most wins, a ton of titles, 100k+ every game, etc. The aura of The Shield is the only thing making the Bills appear like a better gig than Michigan's. And again, I'm a Bills fan
January 7th, 2015 at 8:23 PM ^
January 7th, 2015 at 12:07 PM ^
Interesting criticism. I wonder how that came up. Was it a multiple choice test?
January 7th, 2015 at 12:15 PM ^
I can't imagine that's even part of Chris's job. He's a good guy and has been a bridge for recruits/players over multiple transitions. I'd be surprised if he isn't kept on.
January 7th, 2015 at 12:42 PM ^
It might not have been in the past, but maybe Harbaugh wants that to be part of the job description.
January 7th, 2015 at 12:08 PM ^
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January 7th, 2015 at 2:34 PM ^
Don't get me wrong, I'm not talking down to you. Just giving my two sense about the secrecy.
January 7th, 2015 at 2:35 PM ^
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