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 11:56 AM ^
Let's go!
...or wait, is Sam Webb going to deny this for a 4th time since I've gotten my hopes up again?
January 7th, 2015 at 12:01 PM ^
January 7th, 2015 at 12:04 PM ^
Sam has denied that the contract is signed, but hasn't really disputed the other reports, has he?
It seems like Webb just wants to avoid the appearance that Wheatley, a friend if his, is saying it's a done deal before everything is signed, sealed, and delivered.
January 7th, 2015 at 12:06 PM ^
Sam is being super conservative after he said Shannon Turley was on board. I don't think we need to worry about Wheatley. He wouldn't fly out if he wasn't wanting the job. I'm sure they will find a number that suits everyone.
January 7th, 2015 at 12:12 PM ^
yeah brian is being conservative too. but how often does someone have dinner with their potential employer before having any kind of interview? seems like a done deal to me.
January 7th, 2015 at 12:25 PM ^
JH and TW are friends so the dinner thing makes sense either way. I think he wouldnt fly out here just to chat though
January 7th, 2015 at 12:25 PM ^
In the professional world, it's very common to take job candidates out to dinner the night before their interviews... an opportunity to get to know each other more informally, show off the town, etc.
Granted, they already know each other, and well, Red Robin. So yah, done deal.
January 7th, 2015 at 12:40 PM ^
...Red Robin. I mean...
January 7th, 2015 at 1:50 PM ^
"STAY OFF MY LAWN" in me, but even though the food is fairly above average there, I despise eating there because of those stupid baskets. Give me a plate, so I can put my sandwich down on a flat surface and it doesnt fall apart. This isn't the county fair, or a knock off Dairy Queen. GIVE ME A PLATE (and if you ask for a plate, they bring you an app plate because thats all they have...so annoying
And since that's the worst thing I have to complain about today, I'm gonna go ahead and shut up and be thankful for what I have
January 7th, 2015 at 1:53 PM ^
Hey, that's one step above 5 Guys. Where you get a bag.
January 7th, 2015 at 2:02 PM ^
5 guys actually tastes good.
January 7th, 2015 at 3:18 PM ^
January 7th, 2015 at 5:42 PM ^
I'll pay the extra $2.
January 8th, 2015 at 8:25 AM ^
January 8th, 2015 at 8:31 PM ^
Two $6.99 burgers with botomless fries + two $2 drinks = $18
Throw in a 20% tip and you're at $21.60 without tax.
Two $6.39 burgers + $3.49 regular fries + two $2.09 drinks = $20.45 without tax.
Again, I'll take the burger that tastes good.
January 11th, 2015 at 10:59 AM ^
I don't remember how the prices broke down at all, just that the one time I went it worked out to around $25 for two people. There are other places around town here (not fast food) that taste just as good, if not better, and cost less. I'll go with the equally or better priced burger that is also equally or better tasting.
January 12th, 2015 at 12:20 AM ^
I'm not saying that there aren't better and cheaper burger places, but the comparison that was being made was RR and 5 guys. My main point was that RR sucks donkey balls, as do most chain americana restaurants.
January 12th, 2015 at 10:53 AM ^
January 7th, 2015 at 2:04 PM ^
January 7th, 2015 at 2:20 PM ^
slowpokes like me what 'FTW' means earlier this week. my alternative phrase would be 'eF The World' or something like that.
January 7th, 2015 at 2:38 PM ^
Bring me whatever as long as it's clean
January 7th, 2015 at 3:45 PM ^
Bring your own paper plate, use it, then leave.
January 7th, 2015 at 12:40 PM ^
People (Webb) are getting caught up in semantics here. Any time and any setting you are meeting with a potential employer -- whether its dinner, drinks, or a formal in-office setting, its an interview. They are getting a feel for you as a person. And frankly, going out to eat with someone is a lot better guage of how that person is going to be to work with than some formal interview.
For whatever reason Sam Weeb is getting caught up in saying "it wasn't an interview" but I call bullshit. That was an interview. Probably one of several Ty is going to have.
January 7th, 2015 at 1:19 PM ^
January 7th, 2015 at 1:52 PM ^
Sam Webb is now saying they DIDN'T have burgers. For sure. According to sources.
January 7th, 2015 at 2:11 PM ^
I heard they brought their own subs. Beilein placed the carry-out order.
January 7th, 2015 at 2:55 PM ^
It was CRAZY!
January 7th, 2015 at 1:05 PM ^
absolutely coming. Then he changed his mind. I am assuming the friendship may have trumped what he may have seen as the benefit of being at a program like Michigan vs Kentucky.
I think that's why Sam and Brian are being very cautious and Sam has to be aware that Harbaugh may be mad if he releases infromation in advance because it could appear it came from Wheatley even if it didn't.
I think it's very close to a done deal. They have the player meeting today and I'm sure they would like to introduce the coaching staff. Taking so much time with Wheatley would be burning time they could be talking to others. I don't see how Wheatley doesn't end up with the position.
Sam did say today that TJ and Tyrone are very close and while he didn't say it was a gut feel, he believe that TJ will come to Michigan if his dad is here.
January 7th, 2015 at 1:44 PM ^
I think you are getting Turley and Marrow mixed up. Marrow is the TE/Recruiting Coordinator at Kentucky and is good friends with HC Stoops there. Turley, for whatever reason sounds like he agreed to leave Stanford as their S&C coach to come to Michigan but then changed his mind.
January 7th, 2015 at 2:37 PM ^
Look at the $ and adulation JH got to come home. Turley would get neither, and it wouldn't be returning to his hometown either.
Probably a nice little "We absolutely do appreciate you" pay bump would be enough to make a guy look around and decide Palo Alto looked like a pretty sweet deal after all... I'd be very interested in someone who utilizes the same techniques though. 49ers season was ruined by injuries (in addition to the in fighting) - so is their guy really using the cutting edge injury prevention techniques that Turley is celebrated for?
January 7th, 2015 at 12:11 PM ^
Im not sure if it's about Henson being right or wrong but its a matter of sources. Webb's source is Wheatley himself. I cant imagine that's also the case for Henson. Henson can be "right" in having his predictions and reporting vindicated but Webb has established himself as a very trusted source with many inside connections. Though he's in th process of maybe doing so, Henson has yet to demonstrate this over any long period of time and about matters outside of Harbaugh related coaching hires. Unless Im missing something which I may be, but I dont think this is reason to knock Webb.
January 7th, 2015 at 12:34 PM ^
Honestly, is he really going to spill the beans? Even if he knows it's a done deal, he might not tell anyone until the formal announcement. A third party source might be more likely to spill info here.
January 7th, 2015 at 1:12 PM ^
January 7th, 2015 at 1:57 PM ^
January 7th, 2015 at 12:17 PM ^
Wait, wait, wait. I thought you took the pledge of enthusiasm abstinence after the last round of "he's in...no wait....he's out" posts.
You fell off the wagon might fast my friend.
January 7th, 2015 at 12:24 PM ^
Sam said this morning that when he heard all the stuff about a "done deal" he contacted TW right away to find out what was going on, and TW's response was "what deal?"
Given that Sam is very open about his long-time friendship with Wheatley, what the hell do you expect him to say? That his long-time friend—who might end up part of the staff—is a liar?
Webb has never said that Wheatley coming to UM was unlikely; to the contrary, he said this morning that he was optimistic and wouldn't be surprised if we heard today one way or the other. He's just not going to burn a source who also happens to be a friend. Why some of you can't understand that is beyond comprehension.
January 7th, 2015 at 12:55 PM ^
Sam is basically reporting facts. Balas and Fithian tweeted last night that the contract was signed, which obviously is not the case. It will probably still happen, but as of right now, the contract is not signed and they were both wrong.
Everyone seems to be jumping the gun on these things, so they can take credit when it's made official. Kind of like FootballScoop getting credit for "being first to report" the Durkin news.
January 7th, 2015 at 1:01 PM ^
I don't think people are missing the fact that Wheatley is probably coming; everyone should understand that Wheatley and Webb have a unique relationship and so Webb isn't going to be the one to "break" this story. But at the same time, I don't necessarily think the "it's a lock" talk was correct until very recently, and who knows if it is even now. Just because it turns out to be true in the end doesn't mean it was right a couple days ago, and given what happened with Turley I can see why people are a little reserved.
January 7th, 2015 at 12:52 PM ^
Sam has never denied that Wheatley is likely to be on the staff, quite the opposite, actually. He did deny the report that it was a "done deal" at Red Robin last night.
Edit: I basically repeated what Don said without having read it, my bad. Need to read all replies before replying.
January 7th, 2015 at 11:57 AM ^
January 7th, 2015 at 11:57 AM ^
Taking a "I guess we are scoffing at Gregg less these days" leap of faith:
From afar, I always speculated that Singletary must be excellent. Sorry to see him go. I doubt he's irreplaceable, but suspect he'd be very tough for most programs to replace. Hopefully Harbaugh knows one better. I doubt he doesn't.
January 7th, 2015 at 11:58 AM ^
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January 7th, 2015 at 12:00 PM ^
Yeah he's a tool but was pretty spot on with things.
Football scoop not so much.
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January 7th, 2015 at 12:40 PM ^
Spot on about calling Greg roman to Michigan?
Dude throws shit and a wall to see what sticks
January 7th, 2015 at 12:57 PM ^
And say it is guarenteed are two different things, get over yourself.
January 7th, 2015 at 12:58 PM ^
The problem is that his sources don't seem to be that accurate, so why listen to him when half the stuff he says is wrong?
January 7th, 2015 at 1:33 PM ^
He's been pretty accurate in general over the past 3-4 months. No one's gotten everything right - sometimes the facts on the ground just change.
January 7th, 2015 at 3:47 PM ^
January 7th, 2015 at 4:09 PM ^
I don't know what Harbaugh was thinking in October, but I do believe Michigan started targeting him and sending out feelers at that point. There is no reason to doubt that. I believe Henson has a credible source within the AD and/or Regents.
January 7th, 2015 at 3:47 PM ^