Durkin will not coach the team for the Bowl
Title says it all. It will be interesting to see who will be the DC coach. If Jackson is promoted then it will be permanent. If Mattison is promoted it could be interim
December 3rd, 2015 at 12:58 PM ^
Bitterness was a reasonable 24-hour reaction to the timing. That comment is rapidly moving down the scale to...good luck buddy. At least that is how I take it (and feel). GO BLUE!
December 3rd, 2015 at 1:00 PM ^
December 3rd, 2015 at 12:10 PM ^
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December 3rd, 2015 at 1:31 PM ^
Edsall's been gone for over a month and Locksley couldn't say he was going to be the man or not. The whole staff has been hanging in the wind. DJ's got to hold the current recruits and somehow get a bunch more to commit to MD, so I'm sure he asked to move on as quickly as possible. Why would Harbaugh say "no"?
December 3rd, 2015 at 12:12 PM ^
he even coach last Saturday?
December 3rd, 2015 at 12:21 PM ^
/end thread
December 3rd, 2015 at 12:28 PM ^
a picture of meanjoe?
December 3rd, 2015 at 12:53 PM ^
December 3rd, 2015 at 12:24 PM ^
That one actually made me wince.
December 3rd, 2015 at 1:54 PM ^
December 3rd, 2015 at 8:37 PM ^
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December 3rd, 2015 at 12:16 PM ^
But who's going to coach Maryland in their bowl game?!?!
December 3rd, 2015 at 12:17 PM ^
Haha, I was just about to post, "does that mean he's coaching Maryland in their's?"
December 3rd, 2015 at 12:20 PM ^
If Jackson is promoted, I'm sure he'd coach the bowl game. If its an outside hire at DC I think it would be Mattison.
December 3rd, 2015 at 12:25 PM ^
Two things I've learned from the Durkin fiasco:
1. He was not a true "Michigan Man" as evidenced by his untimely departure.
2. Our poor defensive showing could be (not necessarily is) attributed to said untimely departure. Personally, I think it would be naive to assume that he had not been contacted prior to the Ohio State game, although I will acknowledge it is a possibility. Anywho, under the assumption that he was previously contacted regarding the Maryland HC position, his focus for the OSU game may not have been adequate, contributing (along with many other things) to the result we saw on Saturday.
December 3rd, 2015 at 12:32 PM ^
Still with the "Michigan Man" finger wagging, huh?
December 3rd, 2015 at 1:02 PM ^
Yeah...we are all still on a timeout with that term, right? I sure am.
December 3rd, 2015 at 1:05 PM ^
You must have missed Hackett's introductory presser - he pretty much hit it out of the park when he clarified the term. I, for one, love the "Michigan Man" term.
December 3rd, 2015 at 12:39 PM ^
Chris Balas said on the Huge show that Durkin spoke on the phone with Maryland the week leading up to the Ohio State game.
His mind was elsewhere. FFS he wouldn't even wear an M hat during games. Good riddance, I hope Jimmy runs it up on him.
Sweet adidas hat, dork.
December 3rd, 2015 at 12:47 PM ^
...many coordinators wear different-colored hats so players can immeditely pick them out of a sideline of identically-dressed people to get things like calls and instructions...
December 3rd, 2015 at 12:51 PM ^
I didn't comment on the color now did I?
December 3rd, 2015 at 1:01 PM ^
I've never see that before at Michigan. Can you name me another d-coordinator that ever did that? Mattison-no, GERG-no, Shafer-no, English-no, Herrmann-no...
The closest thing I could find was Mattison wearing a white hat, but it still has the Block M.
December 3rd, 2015 at 1:06 PM ^
Durkin wore a plain Adidas hat.
December 3rd, 2015 at 1:07 PM ^
no one cares about the color of his damn hat. Just wear something with an ][\/][ on it
I don't care that he interviewed for a different job, I get that he wants a promotion. Just don't get your ass kicked at the same time in the biggest game of the year. It's a really bad look.
December 3rd, 2015 at 1:31 PM ^
you have no proof that's the same hat or same game.
December 3rd, 2015 at 1:35 PM ^
HAT TRUTHER
December 3rd, 2015 at 1:42 PM ^
December 3rd, 2015 at 1:16 PM ^
We've now reached the ultimate levels of absurdity.
December 3rd, 2015 at 1:24 PM ^
He didn't wear a hat at Florida or Stanford, except when he was the interim coach in Florida's bowl game.
December 3rd, 2015 at 1:08 PM ^
All players needed to do then was look for the fat guy without the headset and then look to the guy to the left of him.
December 3rd, 2015 at 1:07 PM ^
I guess they don't make white hats with Michigan logos on them? Hell, WD has 73 of them in his bedroom, and I am sure that he would have been happy to lend one to DJ. MDen has several currently listed on their site.
December 3rd, 2015 at 2:09 PM ^
So they don't make Michigan hats in different colors? White, grey?
Oh...
December 3rd, 2015 at 1:00 PM ^
Hating on D.J. Durkin is unreal.
He was out there on the sideline with Harbaugh, getting in the refs ear, jumping onto the field with the same energy, and punching his fists when anybody made a big play or angry when he was angry at a call.
He did the windmill as Peppers was returning a kick to signal "keep going, it's wide open" on a special teams play.
Durkin was passionate about this team, that's unquestionable.
Overall he fielded an EXCELLENT defense with what he had.
But Durkin's 37 years old.
He was bound for a head coaching job, and was an interim at Florida.
And nobody is going to have the unbelievably interwoven and complex ties and history at Michigan that Jim Harbaugh has (if you wrote a piece of fiction on it, it would come off as cheesy and contrived), from his Dad coaching here, to Bo, to guaranteeing a win over OSU, to being a Quarterback (most coaches are DBs) at Michigan, College & NFL success, coaching against his brother in the SuperBowl, and beyond, the storyline alone is unreal.
Durkin's young, he's hungry (and he showed it), that's why Harbaugh liked him in the first place.
He knows how to find another great DC, he's done it again and again.
December 3rd, 2015 at 2:58 PM ^
And the Maryland job wouldn't have gone anywhere if Durkin had said, "Yes, I'm interested, but can we put off talking about this until next week?"
December 3rd, 2015 at 3:12 PM ^
So how do you know that isn't exactly what he said?
December 3rd, 2015 at 1:47 PM ^
This is getting petty now. It's a hat.
And for people bitching about this guy talking on the phone to MD officials last week, do you really think Harbaugh and his people only talked to Michigan after the OSU game last year? What's the difference between Harbaugh talking to us or his representation? Same thing, just different characters.
December 3rd, 2015 at 2:15 PM ^
December 3rd, 2015 at 2:22 PM ^
you lack the ability to decipher jokes. as you said, it's a hat.
December 3rd, 2015 at 2:47 PM ^
December 3rd, 2015 at 1:06 PM ^
When I hear "true Michigan Man."
December 3rd, 2015 at 12:32 PM ^
Wouldn't surprise me in the least if Harbaugh told him to clean out his desk at 3:30pm last Saturday given Harbaugh's previous comments about job shopping mid season and obviously the on-field results.
December 3rd, 2015 at 1:07 PM ^
December 3rd, 2015 at 1:10 PM ^
December 3rd, 2015 at 12:40 PM ^
probably was helped out of his position, office and facilities as quickly as possible by the administration. In the corporate world, they lock your internet and have HR help you leave. Given the apparent attempt to poach Partridge, etc., I can imagine Durkin coaching a bowl game was not even a consideration for the University, or for Harbaugh. Coach Harbaugh will give proper attention to the next hire and the bowl game preparation. I'm not worried.
December 3rd, 2015 at 1:05 PM ^
Oh my, oh my - it's going to be like being lost in the jungle!!
Fret, worry, fret.
December 3rd, 2015 at 1:06 PM ^
December 3rd, 2015 at 1:23 PM ^
The most Michigan of trees. Every house should have at least one.