Don Brown Comments today
Don Brown on UM defensive players prepping for MSU "I get a sense from our guys it's a little bit more important"
Don Brown when asked about coaching aspirations "If this ends up being it for me I'd be happy"
Don Brown on Speight saying he might grow a Don Brown mustache -- "Not sure it will ever be as good as mine"
Brown said giving the "second defense" half the reps in practice. Getting them ready and giving first D rest. Started after Colorado game
#Michigan DC Don Brown says the second defense is really moving up the charts and improving. The young guys are moving up the charts
October 26th, 2016 at 12:28 PM ^
All of that is music to my ears...And what is Speight thinking...No one can replicate that mustache!
October 26th, 2016 at 1:08 PM ^
"If people aren't laughing at what you aspire to and what you dream about, then you probably haven't set your goals high enough." - Jim Harbaugh
Speight aspires to the greatest of 'staches, and he should.
October 26th, 2016 at 1:43 PM ^
What's Speight's girl gonna say if he grows a Don Brown special?
October 26th, 2016 at 2:26 PM ^
I mean, I think you would be hard pressed to find a woman who doesn't enjoy a good mustache ride, so...
October 26th, 2016 at 4:13 PM ^
tickles?
October 26th, 2016 at 4:42 PM ^
October 26th, 2016 at 12:29 PM ^
the trollz think that next season Michigan is going to completely regress. Knowing this man is our D Coord for pretty much ever, is a great feeling. I don't think the trollz realize how many underclassmen are getting significant snaps in before garbage time. I could not be happier that Don Brown is with us and not against us, could you imagine playing his defense?
October 26th, 2016 at 12:35 PM ^
Admittedly, it would be pretty hard not to regress in some way (our numbers are historically amazing currently) from this year after losing every starter other than McCray most likely. People who think we will collapse are just plain wrong though.
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October 26th, 2016 at 12:50 PM ^
Hurst, Mone and Gary. Along with key rotation players like Kinnel and Winovich. We will be young and primed for the future though.
October 26th, 2016 at 1:03 PM ^
I didn't mean to suggest that we wouldn't be good next year. Just that we are essentially as good as you can be now and so a regression is basically expected. I do think Hurst will go pro too.
October 26th, 2016 at 1:34 PM ^
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October 26th, 2016 at 5:48 PM ^
Yeah I'm thinking we regress about a touchdown worth of adjusted points per game, sadly this will drop us from #1 to #1.
October 26th, 2016 at 12:35 PM ^
October 26th, 2016 at 12:45 PM ^
The defense will regress. We have an all-time Dline, a pantheon cornerback in Lewis to compliment a great defensive backfield, and a generational athlete in Peppers. You can't just replace all of that talent; not even Ohio State and Alabama just replace that kind of talent.
Working in our favor, Don Brown's defenses usually take a huge step in the second year as he gets the extra time coaching the players and installing the complexities of his scheme.
And we have some great athletes coming down the pipeline. There will be some growing pains, but there will still be terrific defense in the future.
Assuming we hang onto Brown for a few years, we will see great defense every season. But this? This is unique. This is special. This is something we'll never forget.
October 26th, 2016 at 12:51 PM ^
my point was that, based on what I read on other team's message boards, Michigan is going to win like 4 games next season because of everyone we are losing...which is ridiculous! This D is a once in a lifetime assemblance of talent, truly special.
October 26th, 2016 at 1:44 PM ^
The Spartan fans are looking at their shitty season and try to console themselves saying "every team goes through this" while ignoring the example of OSU and Bama.
Fundamentally, their flaw is thinking Michigan is closer to MSU than OSU/Bama. They're wrong about that, but they won't figure that out til next year.
October 26th, 2016 at 3:32 PM ^
MSU shouldn't expect to maintain an elite run while continuing to collect slightly above average prospects. What they did is a credit to Dangionino, but it had to end sometime.
October 26th, 2016 at 9:48 PM ^
I think I like Dangionino the best. +1.
October 27th, 2016 at 10:51 AM ^
Greetings from Chapel Hill.
I would like to collect the mispelllings. There have been some good ones.
October 26th, 2016 at 2:48 PM ^
There is no way our D doesn't regress somewhat, because this is one of the greatest years we've ever head. But what about on offense? I'm not sure what our OL picture will look like next year, but we bring back a ton of talent and are finally starting to put some of Harbaugh's pieces together. If the light really comes on for Speight and he wins the competition next year, he'll have a pretty decent arsenal around him.
October 26th, 2016 at 4:51 PM ^
Braden, Kalis, and Magnuson are gone from the OL. Butt, Chesson, and Darboh are gone from the receiving corps. Smith is gone from the RB corps.
OL is going to be young and nervous. Hopefully this promising OL recruiting class comes on in, and hopefully one or two of them are ready to go. I'm worried that the Newsome injury will affect him next year (frankly, the things they say about it makes it sound like the Antonio Bass situation again, hopefully not that bad), and that leaves us with Cole in the middle, Bredeson at one of the guard spots, and a cobbled together group of guys who can't get on the field this year.
I'm optimistic that we'll get good production from the TE spot. I'm not sure what we'll get from our young receivers, but hopefully a combination of DPP (c'mon man, come to Michigan) and a leap from Crawford or McDoom or both (or someone else, I guess) will make the position stable. I think our RBs will be terrific.
And we have either Improved Speight or Redshirt Freshman Peters Who Beat Speight at QB, so that position should at least be stable.
So it's a rebuild on both sides. Next year's team is going to have a ton of different names making the key plays. They'll be young. They'll make mistakes. They'll be outmatched in a game and lose a game they shouldn't.
And virtually every one of them will be back in 2018, ready to destroy the world.
October 26th, 2016 at 7:56 PM ^
Maybe the defense takes a step back. But the offense will return plenty of experienced firepower. We will be fine.
October 26th, 2016 at 11:27 PM ^
October 26th, 2016 at 1:18 PM ^
If JH stays with us for 20 years Don Brown will still be his DC... a match made in Wolverine Heaven (and I don't see Drev going anywhere either).
October 26th, 2016 at 1:55 PM ^
But Ohio State and Alabama did basically have to replace the majority of their talent and are 14-1 between the two teams.
October 26th, 2016 at 2:28 PM ^
OSU did. Bama did not. OSU is still quite good, but they are not as dominant defensively as last season. There has been a drop-off.
Our roster is not as balanced as OSU and Bama right now; the guys that would be seniors next year are guys that were recruited a declining Brady Hoke, whose one real triumph that season (Peppers) would be a fool to stay in college. Harbaugh's first class was ok, but the most promising guy in it is already off the team. So the guys that should be rising in leadership aren't there. It's reasonable to think that a defense relying heavily on sophomores is going to have some growing pains.
October 26th, 2016 at 4:52 PM ^
Returning starters on defense, 6 on offense. They basically lost half their team on each side.
I agree with your point that they'll regress because it's only natural, but they can return to a top 10 level with the present coaching.
October 26th, 2016 at 1:57 PM ^
Love it. How can we get the announcers to start referreing to Jordan Lewis as "The Pantheon?"
October 26th, 2016 at 12:29 PM ^
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October 26th, 2016 at 12:32 PM ^
October 26th, 2016 at 2:06 PM ^
but I like them all. Thanks for posting.
October 26th, 2016 at 12:35 PM ^
2nd team getting half the reps = building quality depth. We have it and will pay off come November and of course next year as this machine keeps on rolling.
October 26th, 2016 at 12:41 PM ^
I'm coming, and hell's coming with me!
October 26th, 2016 at 12:54 PM ^
October 26th, 2016 at 1:07 PM ^
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October 26th, 2016 at 1:30 PM ^
October 26th, 2016 at 8:30 PM ^
Sometimes, it takes a second longer than you'd think in that stadium.
October 26th, 2016 at 12:42 PM ^
"Just the sacks, mam"
October 26th, 2016 at 12:37 PM ^
"If this ends up being it for me I'd be happy"
So would I...
October 26th, 2016 at 12:46 PM ^
October 26th, 2016 at 12:38 PM ^
such an enjoyable team, the players, coaches and even the support staff.
October 26th, 2016 at 12:43 PM ^
I live in Sacramento, CA and went to one of the satellitel camps in Sacramento, CA this year. I met Don Brown and he ended up speaking to me for a few minutes. Great conversation and great guy to talk to. He was really coaching the young high school kids for the entire camp.
October 26th, 2016 at 12:45 PM ^
And complex defenses often start with communication from the safeties on down. The fact that there have been so few busts this year is a great credit to Thomas and Hill.
October 26th, 2016 at 12:46 PM ^
He must be so thrilled to have this kind of talent to work with compared to what he had at his last job.
October 26th, 2016 at 12:47 PM ^
I don't think Wilton's got the 'stache game to compete. I hope I'm wrong
October 26th, 2016 at 1:12 PM ^
October 26th, 2016 at 1:18 PM ^