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Greg Mattison Staying On Comment Count

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247 is reporting that three different recruits have been contacted by Greg Mattison in his capacity as a Michigan assistant coach within the last day. It's not clear what his role is, but we're going to guess he ends up as a DL or LB coach with either a co-DC or associate head coach title and put him on the assistant board in ink:

OFFENSE Coach confidence DEFENSE Coach confidence
OC Tim Drevno lock DC DJ Durkin lock
QB Jim Harbaugh lock DL Durkin lock
RB Ty Wheatley probable LB Greg Mattison lock
WR Tim Morton probable OLB/DE Roy Manning probable
OL ??? ??? DB Greg Jackson none
TE Vince Marrow maybe ST ??? none

Drevno may take on the offensive line by himself or Michigan may add a dedicated OL coach. Sam says Michigan is reaching out to OL coaches($), including Oklahoma's. Adding an OL coach would either mean that Michigan goes with just four guys on D or Marrow isn't added—I doubt that anyone would go without an RB or WR coach.

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pearlw

January 1st, 2015 at 5:12 PM ^

Given the quick recruiting action without having a staff here, I think we can probably assume that Chris Singletary is being retained as recruting coordinator as he is likely responsible for getting Harbaugh up to speed on recruiting situation.



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BradP

January 1st, 2015 at 5:12 PM ^

Do you really think Wheatley and Morton are probable to come in as positional coaches, considering they were positional coaches in the NFL this past season?  Both would seem to be taking a step backwards on the career arc, Wheatley especially, as Drevno would be be certainly coordinating the run game.

I could still see the possibility of Morton coming on with the title of "passing game coordinator" but I'm thinking Wheatley may have stopped being at all likely once Drevno was hired.

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MichiganMan20

January 1st, 2015 at 5:27 PM ^

Welcome back Swag Mattison! Man talk about about a rock star staff. This staff has the making of greatness all around the board led by Harbaugh. Only a matter of time before the wins start coming.

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Perkis-Size Me

January 1st, 2015 at 5:31 PM ^

Good to know. Despite our defense not always living up to its billing, he's still a sound defensive mind who can recruit with the best of them.

Harbaugh is an amazing coach in his own right, but he's doing a great job of surrounding himself with great football minds. The future is bright, my friends.



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ljmGOBLUESpringLake

January 1st, 2015 at 6:00 PM ^

He was a ver good recruiter, and will keep som e continuity in transitioning to a new coaching staff. As was mentioned as well, he can help Harbaugh get to know some of the players, their strengths/weaknesses, etc.  Should be a top notch staff.

I too am wondering about who will be the SC Coach. Very important for winter conditioning, which gets underway shortly.  Either Billy DeLorbe or Kevin Tolbert would be fine with me.

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ljmGOBLUESpringLake

January 1st, 2015 at 6:00 PM ^

He was a ver good recruiter, and will keep som e continuity in transitioning to a new coaching staff. As was mentioned as well, he can help Harbaugh get to know some of the players, their strengths/weaknesses, etc.  Should be a top notch staff.

I too am wondering about who will be the SC Coach. Very important for winter conditioning, which gets underway shortly.  Either Billy DeLorbe or Kevin Tolbert would be fine with me.

Go Blue

 

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Bluverine

January 3rd, 2015 at 10:32 AM ^

Barwis's training program contributed to the constant rash of anterior cruciate ligament tears.....while at Stanford, JM's strength and conditioning program used techniques that are widely credited to reduce this injury....check the stats. I found it incredibly frustrating that Barwis never acknowledged or incorporated any of these techniques to reduce the frequency of this devastating injury.

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Jimmy Harbaugh

January 1st, 2015 at 6:24 PM ^

Brian,

Have you actually heard anything which would indicate Wheatley as a probable addition to the staff? I said this in another post, but I have a family member who is actually personal friends with Wheatley, and he said in the past that he wasn't really interested in coming here if Harbaugh is coach.

I know it would be very convenient based on circumstances, but every piece of inside info I have says it's rather unlikely. 

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WolverineinSB

January 1st, 2015 at 9:52 PM ^

Durkin could do ST. I think that's what he did at Stanford and he was very good at it. Obviously I don't know if that would even be possible time wise but it could be possible.

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funkywolve

January 1st, 2015 at 11:46 PM ^

I'm one of the few people that isn't gaga about Mattison coming back.  I realize he has some strengths but I don't think he's that great.  I'm assuming he thought Countess could play press man coverage.  He almost always went to the prevent defense right before the half.  I got tired of watching UM's defense make the opponents QB look like they were all big ten, when against most teams they were at best average.

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Lovebluebuds

January 2nd, 2015 at 12:15 AM ^

Hate Ohio state, hate Bama. Although Saban did earn some brownie points from me with his comments on HARBAUGH! Hope B10 wins in the end I guess. Ohio win's the NC then goes undefeated until we beat them next year. I can't wait for the spring game. Is Harbaugh going to do a traditional spring game, or a glorified practice like Hoke? Hoping for a game. I'm betting this years spring game is going to break attendance records.

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SC Wolverine

January 2nd, 2015 at 6:01 AM ^

This is a mistake.  Probably a well-intentioned one.  But still.  Harbaugh's changes will be an implied rebuke to the Hoke era and Mattison will be sitting there to make everyone feel terrible about it.  He will be a magnet to every malcontent who loved Brady.  No doubt, he will handle it all professionally.  But a clean sweep is needed.  Since Mattison is the single guy who most strongly supported Hoke, he was the last member of Hoke's staff who is needed hanging around this program.  I love the guy and all, and we are paying him.  But this kind of thing never works out very well.  It's just too much humiliation to ask a guy to absorb.  And a younger Durkin is coming in to change things from how Mattison did them, with Mattison on his staff?  Won't work out well.

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Lovebluebuds

January 2nd, 2015 at 9:18 AM ^

Everyone in the country knew hokes job was in jeopardy. I doubt GM would stay around and cause problems and create tension. There's no room for that. He's a professional and has a job to do and wouldn't even agree to come back if there's going to be a problem. In the end he loves Michigan and wants the best for the university like everyone else. This is also just my opinion mixed with an educated guess. P.S I understand you said he's a professional, but your statement seemed to counterdict that fact.

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