Hello: Michael Johnson
impossible to google so here's his wiki photo
Michigan has hired former 49ers/UCLA offensive coordinator Michael Johnson in some capacity:
Head football coach Michael Johnson has resigned and is taking a position on staff at the University of Michigan. Good luck coach!! #GoBlue
— TKA Athletics (@TKA_Athletics) February 13, 2017
Michigan has all nine of their assistant coach spots filled so Johnson is an analyst until such time as the NCAA approves a tenth assistant coach, which is expected to happen in the near future. Sam issued a gut feeling that a guy matching Johnson's description would be coming in to help coach the WRs, which he's done on and off in the NFL.
Johnson's son, Michael Johnson Jr, happens to be 247's #1 dual-threat QB in the 2019 class. Johnson was until recently his son's coach. This is either good or bad for Michigan's chances with him depending on how this "individual associated with a prospect" legislation works out and what role Johnson actually fills.
If Johnson is the tenth assistant then Michigan can definitely recruit his son because the legislation only applies to non-coaching jobs. If he's a staffer, the legislation stipulates that you can't hire a guy for a two year period before the prospect's projected enrollment. Johnson Jr is more than two years from enrolling, so Michigan might be fine. There is some disagreement about this from our law-talking guy.
FWIW, Johnson was Jim Harbaugh's QB coach for a brief period when both were with the Chargers.
February 13th, 2017 at 2:25 PM ^
HIRE ALL OF THE COORDINATORS!!!!!
February 13th, 2017 at 2:28 PM ^
Gotta love the butthurt coming from all the other fan bases. They don't even care to see that the guy is an NFL vet and great coach.
February 13th, 2017 at 2:29 PM ^
I'll see you in court.
February 13th, 2017 at 2:41 PM ^
Where are your courts now?
February 13th, 2017 at 2:55 PM ^
Brian said "Law talking guy". You're a law talking dog. Where's the issue?
February 13th, 2017 at 3:14 PM ^
THE SECURITY OF OUR 'CROOTS IS AT STAKE!
February 13th, 2017 at 4:23 PM ^
Our so-called law-talking guy is way too calm about this -- sad!
February 13th, 2017 at 2:30 PM ^
Is this a good hire?
February 13th, 2017 at 2:59 PM ^
February 13th, 2017 at 3:57 PM ^
are you going to answer the question or not?
February 13th, 2017 at 3:08 PM ^
Harbaugh hired him.
...what do you think? Harbaugh's track record of hires is currently 1.000 - no need to doubt him now.
He could hire anyone but Charlie Weis and it would work out...and I'm not so sure Weis wouldn't. He's THAT good.
February 13th, 2017 at 4:26 PM ^
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February 13th, 2017 at 2:33 PM ^
February 13th, 2017 at 2:33 PM ^
This hire gets a Gold Medal from me.
February 13th, 2017 at 2:33 PM ^
In addition to having been Harbaugh's QB coach, he was also not retained by Harbaugh when he took over the 49ers.
February 13th, 2017 at 2:35 PM ^
February 13th, 2017 at 2:39 PM ^
knowing he is right at the cusp of the letter of the law and that the NCAA will try to fight it, only to lose. At this point, they will enact a new bill to try to thwart Harbaugh in some other capacity. This will all be under the "for the kids" NCAA rulings.
February 13th, 2017 at 2:50 PM ^
February 13th, 2017 at 3:07 PM ^
It's a rule for a member organization, so the "post facto" law thing doesn't matter. And it doesn't outlaw *hiring* him. It outlaws recruiting his son if it continues to employ him.
February 13th, 2017 at 4:36 PM ^
There is no rule against it, and since his father will be working for UM, he won't have to pay full tuition. His son can come here, if he wants to with little cost to the family.
February 13th, 2017 at 8:10 PM ^
at UM
February 13th, 2017 at 10:48 PM ^
back in 1990s when I was there. Are you sure?
February 13th, 2017 at 5:55 PM ^
What does "recruiting" mean in this case? They can't stop the kid from going to the school where his dad works, and presumably they can't stop the dad from speaking to his own son. What if the kid solicites the coaches for more info on the school, are they barred from replying? I could see something like no OVs, but short of that it's going to be pretty tough to enforce something like this.
February 13th, 2017 at 3:39 PM ^
"But that assumes the NCAA follows any semblance of logic..." I'll make the Toby Zeigler bet with you (i.e. right now, all the money in my pocket vs. all the money in your pocket) that the NCAA will find a way to make this retroactive.
Miami booster says he paid money to and threw "parties" for (that resembled Roman Bacchanalia, but I digress...) recruits, and the NCAA finds a way to botch the investigation. SI publishes a how-to article from a self-described bag man (who does not identify his school or its conference, but the references to waffle houses are pretty suggestive), and SEC recruits flash wads of cash on Twitter shortly after committing, and the NCAA sees nothing to investigate. Oregon pays big bucks for bogus "scouting reports" to a handler who is friends with a 5-star that signs with the Ducks, and the NCAA shrugs.
But, Jim Harbough hires the parents and former coaches of recruits (all of who are demonstrably excellent at their jobs, both prior to being hired and subsequently at Michigan), and oh my God, think of the children! [cynical laughter]
However, if you want to indulge in speculation about eleventy-dimension chess... Maybe this is a big fat distraction to draw the NCAA/SEC's attention away from what Coach Harbaugh is really pursuing. Yeah the kid is an awesome (for a high school sophmore) dual threat QB. I don't see Harbough going in that direction, especially since even Urban Meyer is drifting away from spread to run offense. No, I don't know what he's really after. If it was obvious enough for a self-appointed loudmouth like me to figure out, then that's not it. This idea is solipsistic as hell, but it amuses me in badlands of the off season.
February 13th, 2017 at 3:52 PM ^
I had to log in just to upvote you for the West Wing quote. Love that TV Show.
February 13th, 2017 at 2:35 PM ^
Baumgardner said that because he's hired now, it would be over 2 years before his son enrolls, if he enrolls in the summer. That would mean the new rule doesn't apply.
February 13th, 2017 at 3:02 PM ^
His son is also a dual threat QB. I wonder if Harbaugh is making a permanent strategy shift with the QB position after McCaffrey?
First with DTR, now with Johnson Jr.
February 13th, 2017 at 3:09 PM ^
He's been telling recruits that he's going to run more spread concepts.
February 13th, 2017 at 3:24 PM ^
February 14th, 2017 at 9:37 AM ^
It is funny that this has to be explained everytime there is any mention of spread concepts. It does seem that Harbaugh is exploring the idea of having some more mobile QB's in the future though. He is a smart enough coach to have noticed what a running threat from the QB spot does for a college offense, and he has some experience after making a run to the Super Bowl with Kaepernick. I like it.
February 14th, 2017 at 11:57 AM ^
February 14th, 2017 at 2:55 PM ^
I think Harbaugh is always looking for QB's who are like he was - guys who can throw very accurately, are smart, and can also run for a first down when needed. Mobility is a huge plus for a QB, especially at the college level. Having a QB who can occasionally do a designed run or can take off on broken plays or when the receivers can't get open is a big advantage for the offense.
February 13th, 2017 at 3:00 PM ^
as a ploy to see how the Romans lived.
/ s
February 13th, 2017 at 3:03 PM ^
Do whatever it takes to compete with those SEC scumbags.
February 13th, 2017 at 8:54 PM ^
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February 13th, 2017 at 3:08 PM ^
Did I hear somebody say #1 dual-threat QB? If he's a true dual-threat and not a dual-threat as euphemism, I may soil myself (more than I do already) if he commits to UM.
February 13th, 2017 at 3:10 PM ^
JH has earned.
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February 13th, 2017 at 7:19 PM ^
coup, I take it as a strong indication that he's NOT stooping to the use of bagmen and other SEC-style recruiting techniques. That this is actually a hire that makes objective sense is just frosting on the cake.
February 13th, 2017 at 8:27 PM ^
They make a post about how Jim hires a High school coach to get his son. 60% of the replies are from people saying how our coaching staff is made up of High school coaches now and how they yap about how great their staff is with NFL coaches.
A couple things , Michigan has One former high school coach on our staff coaching a position group lurkers. Greg, Jim, Pep, Brian, Drev, Zordich all coached or played in the NFL . Heck the younger Harbaugh was on the Ravens staff for a minute. They have One failed NFL head coach who was run out of the NFL for being awful on their staff . Go ahead and compare Harbaugh's record vs Greg's and tell me who was "fired" . The new hire was garbage for the Eagles by the way guys... GMatt was 100x the coordinator that guy was in the NFL.
The other thing that makes me laugh about their fans is they say something like " After Harbaugh is 0-4 against OSU he will run back to the NFL" I know their state doesnt know a good NFL team but the NFL is the best of the best. They arent going to take a coach who is not winning in College guys. Try harder please.
February 13th, 2017 at 9:00 PM ^
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February 13th, 2017 at 10:34 PM ^
If I were an OSU fan I be too happy about the National Championship and recent dominance in the rivalry to get worked up over who Michigan hires.
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