Durkin to MD, grain of salt taken
mark blaudschun @blauds
Michigan DC D.J. Durkin ready to sign deal with Maryland. Will meet with MD officials on Monday. http://ajerseyguy.com
Take this with a grain of salt I guess
November 29th, 2015 at 11:55 PM ^
you can't call for exotic run blitzes. Defense has to call quickly and it's to keep it simple to get it lined up correctly so the players can play fast and get to the right position. Usually there's 5-7 calls in place when team goes uptempo to snap it quickly so it's not an exotic blitz because they would gash them for a big play.
November 29th, 2015 at 2:08 PM ^
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November 29th, 2015 at 2:12 PM ^
November 29th, 2015 at 2:15 PM ^
But dear god just imagine if it did.
November 29th, 2015 at 4:00 PM ^
You all act like he's got the best D country year in and year out.
He's a terrible fit and we can find someone just as good. He's great for VT, but their defenses are far from dominant.
November 29th, 2015 at 2:08 PM ^
So maybe that explains a lot about yesterday. Honestly didn't think he'd leave after just one year, especially for a place like Maryland.
November 29th, 2015 at 2:13 PM ^
Maryland is a higher profile job than the houston job tom hermann left for last year, of course he would leave for that job.
November 29th, 2015 at 2:20 PM ^
I don't know about that, just because they're a P5 team doesn't mean it's higher profile. Houston has been fairly success for several years now even prior to Herman, and getting more national attention from what I've seen. How many coaches have been truly successful at Maryland for football? Honest question, but I can't think of any off the top of my head like I can for Houston. Maybe Durkin can turn it around and do what others haven't been able to. I wish him all the best (excep when playing UM of course) if he takes the job.
November 29th, 2015 at 2:39 PM ^
Welp, like this news of Durkin it's being reported that Herman has agreed to become the next coach at Georgia. We'll see if it's indeed true or not.
November 29th, 2015 at 2:56 PM ^
This may prove the point that all P5 jobs are not great. While MD may be higher profile than Houston, if you are a good coach you may stand to do better record wise at a Houston than getting clobbered in nearly every conference game at a MD. If he goes to MD, being above .500 on a consistent basis will be a challenge.
November 29th, 2015 at 2:47 PM ^
November 29th, 2015 at 3:15 PM ^
I can agree with that. Just seems like maybe a bigger task at MD with Harbaugh, Urbz, and Dantonio being in the same division than another stepping stone school. But there's a decent recruiting area to build some solid teams from. He's an ambitious and smart guy plus a great recruiter, could definitely see him moving up to a better P5 school (PSU??) if he does half-way decent at MD.
November 29th, 2015 at 3:12 PM ^
Ralph Friedgen won multiple ACC titles, went to a bcs bowl had a few 10 win teams, this was in the 2000's. Its a better job than Houston unless your goal is to win mostly by playing bad teams.
November 29th, 2015 at 5:27 PM ^
November 29th, 2015 at 5:40 PM ^
friedgen did a solid job there. MD just had an idiot AD with delusions of granduer. i believe he was ACC coach of the year; the year he was fired. unbelievable.
see also mallory at indiana...
November 29th, 2015 at 7:49 PM ^
But the point isn't that he's going to win national titles at Maryland, althought you can do this same thought experiment with a number of schools that we now accept as part of the national conversation. All he has to do at Maryland is reel off a few 8-4 type seasons, maybe beat a couple of ranked B1G powers here and there, and he would instantly become the favorite for a better job, like PSU or Tennessee down the line.
November 29th, 2015 at 2:50 PM ^
I'm just not convinced it's a great stepping stone job. You're stepping into a division with three coaching greats and a fourth traditional power. what's the honest to god best case scenario at Maryland for the next few seasons? Separate from Indiana and Rutgers, maybe win one of the other four games every other year? 7-5 year after year isn't going to get looks at better jobs. And they're as likely, if not more likely, to crater one season as they are to be competing for a division title
If I'm being extremely optimistic, I guess MSU could start receding back to historical norms and the James Franklin era gets worse at PSU and Maryland takes claim to the third competitive program in the East. But that's asking for a lot.
November 29th, 2015 at 2:30 PM ^
And VA/MD/Carolinas is pretty solid recruiting territory. They've managed to pull off some decent recruiting wins (Stefon Diggs, Wes Brown) in recent years, so it's not like he's going to Purdue or something.
November 29th, 2015 at 2:52 PM ^
So then.
Mark Blaudschun = Ace Williams ??
November 29th, 2015 at 3:14 PM ^
Defensive coordinators aren't offered P5 jobs all that often. Guys like Dantonio, Saban and Narduzzi are the exception. MIght as well grab one if they offer it to you.
November 29th, 2015 at 2:08 PM ^
Do you know what you're talking about, or are you just Durkin us around?
November 29th, 2015 at 2:09 PM ^
Was hoping he would give us 2 years, but I am sure we will get a top notch replacement. Good luck, except that one game a year we beat him down.
November 29th, 2015 at 2:09 PM ^
Good luck to the guy.
November 29th, 2015 at 2:09 PM ^
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November 29th, 2015 at 2:11 PM ^
Hire a high-quality LB coach.
Option 1A: Harbaugh will bring on his boy Fangio.
November 29th, 2015 at 2:11 PM ^
Doubt this very much. If Harbaugh wanted him as DC, he would've already been it.
November 29th, 2015 at 2:14 PM ^
November 29th, 2015 at 2:14 PM ^
they were awesome this year.
November 29th, 2015 at 2:18 PM ^
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November 29th, 2015 at 2:46 PM ^
MIght be decent considering Wazzu went 8-4 this year... Very impressive for them.
November 29th, 2015 at 2:34 PM ^
I work in the Granger/South Bend area. A few weeks ago I was talking with a consultant to our company (an older ND fan and family friends with the Mattison family). He said Greg was ready to retire until Harbaugh requested he stay to help with the transition. The money wasn't bad, either. It sounded like he was seriously considering being done after this year.
Based on that (and nothing else), I think it would take some serious convincing to get him to stay. But you never know. A Durkin departure could change his plans.
November 29th, 2015 at 2:42 PM ^
If it wasn't supposed to be there...please list the top level defenses and top level defensive performances on Mattison's resume. Take your time, you might find one that I've missed.
November 29th, 2015 at 2:42 PM ^
If it wasn't supposed to be there...please list the top level defenses and top level defensive performances on Mattison's resume. Take your time, you might find one that I've missed.
November 29th, 2015 at 2:09 PM ^
But I wouldn't be not glad to have him leave. He choked against almost every decent offense we faced. I feel like his mindset is on being a HC right now so he may as well leave.
November 29th, 2015 at 2:16 PM ^
I don't know if "choked" is the right word. Wouldn't one expect the defense to struggle more against the better offenses?
November 29th, 2015 at 2:10 PM ^
If it's true, best of luck to him. Enjoyed watching his defense play......for the most part. Michigan is in a good position. They have Greg Mattison who can fill that role, if they can't get someone else.
November 29th, 2015 at 2:10 PM ^
November 29th, 2015 at 2:11 PM ^
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November 29th, 2015 at 2:12 PM ^
When you can have that sweet UA money now.
November 29th, 2015 at 2:13 PM ^
He could get a better job than Maryland this year.
November 29th, 2015 at 2:19 PM ^
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November 29th, 2015 at 2:17 PM ^
Why do people keep saying this? Coordinators without head coaching experience rarely get P5 jobs. Tom Hermann got Houston last year after being the top coordinator in the country. Maryland is a higher profile job than Houston. Jim Mcelwain went from top coordinator to colorado state before getting to Florida. It took Narduzzi three years of passing up job offers to get the Pitt job he left for which is probably a worse job than MD. This would be an amazing job to get for a coordinator with no track record and its really weird that nobody realizes this.
I'm more worried about recruiting impact than I am about playcalling issues next year if he leaves.
November 29th, 2015 at 2:21 PM ^
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November 29th, 2015 at 2:41 PM ^
That's true but then again it's not that often that this many P5 jobs open up in a year. Had Herman stayed one more year, he'd have his picking at which job he wanted for the most part. As it's being reported now Herman to UGA is in the works.
November 29th, 2015 at 2:58 PM ^
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November 29th, 2015 at 2:11 PM ^
Who would replace him at DC?
November 29th, 2015 at 2:18 PM ^
November 29th, 2015 at 2:20 PM ^
Could Fangio be brought back? Does Greg Jackson warrant a promotion? Does Tosh Lupoi have the chops yet? Mattison for one year?
I'd actually be pretty interested to see if Paul Rhoads wants to resurrect his career under Harbaugh.