i find this extremely interesting
Jerry Montgomery Fills The Beyonce Spot
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This has been in the rumor file for a few days now and now it appears solid enough to report/link to since one of the Iowa Rivals guys is tweeting it:
Former Hawk Jerry Montgomery, who joined new IU staff, now appears headed to Ann Arbor to join Brady Hoke's staff. Tough break for Hoosiers.
The "tough break" bit is that Indiana hired him three weeks ago*.
Montgomery is a former Hawkeye defensive lineman who's only coached DL, was set to coach Indiana's line, and has no experience with DBs. It's safe to assume this is the guy who should stop in Ann Arbor only to drop off signed LOIs and if at all possible be Beyonce.
He's not Beyonce, but he played at Iowa recently enough to have a bio from his playing days on the internet and rocks a soul patch whether he's friendly or srs:
friendly! SRS.
In fact, he's a few months he's younger than I am. This is terrifying personally; from a program standpoint it checks off the "knows what Adult Swim is" and "isn't from Minnesota" boxes with a guy who's worked his way up the ladder quickly. In 2006 Montgomery was a grad assistant. In 2007 he got his first job as Northern Iowa's DL coach. From there he's moved from UNI to Wyoming to Indiana to Michigan in under five years. He's a tautological up-and-comer and hopefully someone we'll see referenced in recruiting articles every twenty seconds.
Michigan's got one more spot left for a DBs coach; the much-rumored name there is former Wolverine Chuck Heater. Heater was literally just announced as Steve Addazio's DC at Temple, though. If Michigan was going to yoink him chances are that would already be in the works and Temple wouldn't be making announcements soon to leave egg on their faces.
*[Insert "they'd KILL Rich Rodriguez for this" bit here.]
February 1st, 2011 at 4:36 PM | 
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February 1st, 2011 at 4:40 PM |
Hilarious
Hilarious
Gotta love the days when people would just point their video camera at their TV's.
February 1st, 2011 at 5:42 PM |
OG Tivo
OG Tivo
OG Tivo
February 1st, 2011 at 4:53 PM |
looks like he played in the
looks like he played in the
looks like he played in the brief period when Iowa felt that America did not Need Farmers
2013 resolution - make it onto the 2014 favorite MGoPosters post, not ironically
February 1st, 2011 at 4:37 PM |
Guess it makes sense seeing as though he's surely a cheap option
Guess it makes sense seeing as though he's surely a cheap option
to coach the DL and assuredly listen to the other two guys with extensive DL coaching experience.
He's not old...
Those Who Stay Will Be Champions
February 1st, 2011 at 4:40 PM |
snake oil
snake oil
Which is bigger snake oil, steaing another Purdon't commit, a QB none the less, or pinching a coach from Indiana 3 weeks after they hired him? BH has the mojo.
the Team, the Team, the Team!
February 1st, 2011 at 10:13 PM |
don't forget we stole their
don't forget we stole their
don't forget we stole their best recruit too. Zing.
"Are you Bluish? You don't look Bluish..."
February 1st, 2011 at 4:43 PM |
I just saw the word
I just saw the word
I just saw the word "tautological" in a post about Michigan's new d-line coach. This calls for a donut.
February 1st, 2011 at 4:48 PM |
Like the hire, young guys
Like the hire, young guys
Like the hire, young guys like this tend to be tireless recruiters, plus this guy went to Iowa so he knows the Big Ten.
February 1st, 2011 at 5:31 PM |
This hire seems like a
This hire seems like a
This hire seems like a conscious attempt to balance the fact that the rest of the coaching staff is so old.
February 1st, 2011 at 8:47 PM |
Or lily-white.
Or lily-white.
Or lily-white except for Fred Jackson.
Abort, Retry, Fail?
February 1st, 2011 at 4:48 PM |
His picture doesn't strike me
His picture doesn't strike me
His picture doesn't strike me as a Jerry Montgomery.
Cool that he's from LA/Nevada. Hopefully, that means some more good connections out west.
February 1st, 2011 at 9:07 PM |
This from his Univ. of Wyoming bio:
This from his Univ. of Wyoming bio:
"Montgomery will recruit the states of Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, Wyoming and the Denver and Chicago metropolitan areas."
It would be great if he's an established guy in those areas. I think we still recruit Cali well already, but I would love to tap into the Denver resources.
http://www.wyomingathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/montgomery_jerry00.html
February 2nd, 2011 at 5:06 PM |
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posted from iPhone
The Las Vegas area typically produces one or two big-time guys each year. Seeing as how there really is no competition from the local universities for them, it would be good to send in a guy who knows the area and played ball there. I'm thinking there aren't a lot of coaches like that.
Chaos is found in greatest abundance wherever order is being sought. It always defeats order because it is better organized.
February 1st, 2011 at 4:58 PM |
I guess the message is to the whole state of Indiana
I guess the message is to the whole state of Indiana
All your players/coaches are belong to us. I suppose West Virginia is relieved.
February 1st, 2011 at 7:00 PM |
probably not the right sport for it, though
probably not the right sport for it, though
but if it does begin on the basketball side, please start with Butler.
February 1st, 2011 at 4:58 PM |
I'm a fan of this hire.
I'm a fan of this hire.
Seems like the perfect complement to the rest of the staff. Thats very impressive going from Montgomery GA to Michigan in 5 years. Nice to have a young up-and-comer.
Keep believing
February 1st, 2011 at 5:00 PM |
BH: "I've just hired Jerry
BH: "I've just hired Jerry
BH: "I've just hired Jerry Montgomery. Because F-YOU, state of Indiana, that's why."
February 1st, 2011 at 5:04 PM |
It looks like his sole
It looks like his sole
It looks like his sole responsibility at IU was to be just a DT coach. The ends were going to be handled by a guy who also did Special Teams.
More importantly, he's a young guy players/recruits can relate to differently than the older coaches.
February 1st, 2011 at 5:04 PM |
good hire
good hire
There was a post a week or so ago (both on the main page by Brian and a few days earlier on the Board) about how the entire staff was old, crusty and white (exaggerating, obviously) and that this lack of diversity could (1) hurt recruiting potentially, and (2) leave certain players on the team feeling like they don't have a coach to come to who "gets" their background.
While I generally disagreed with this criticism, to the extent that the age / pigmentation of the staff was a negative, either from recruiting or mentoring, then this has now been addressed.
Personally, I would have liked to see someone with a bit more pedigree, but at the same time I guess we have that in Mattison. Position coaches are rarely impressive on paper.
February 1st, 2011 at 5:07 PM |
replying to my own comment
replying to my own comment
I just did a scan of Indiana's recruiting class to see if there was a potential for him to snake oil anyone that he might have recruited. Aside from a 4* linebacker (who does list M as a school that he is interested in), there is nobody in their class that I would really care to get.
February 1st, 2011 at 5:15 PM |
Seems unlikely to me that he
Seems unlikely to me that he
Seems unlikely to me that he would have had much of a hand in recruiting any of the current IU commits since he's only been on staff 3 weeks.
February 1st, 2011 at 5:35 PM |
way too logical
way too logical
That makes too much sense for recruiting.
February 1st, 2011 at 8:18 PM |
Not true.
Not true.
Jerry Montgomery is responsible for two Indiana commits in his short amount of time there. Neither one seems highly touted enough to bring with, though.
http://indiana.rivals.com/viewcoach.asp?Year=2011&Sport=1&Coach=2504
February 1st, 2011 at 5:06 PM |
Big fan of this hire
Big fan of this hire
As mentioned a bunch of times, Hoke and Mattison aren't super young themselves, so it's nice to have a younger coach around to "groom" for higher positions.
February 1st, 2011 at 5:06 PM |
DB coach
DB coach
So does this mean if no Chuck Heater, then we're counting the minutes to Hello: Teryl Austin (Again)??
No radio. Nothing of value.
February 1st, 2011 at 5:13 PM |
cool
cool
I would be just fine with that. He coached DBs very successfully in the pros (Seahawks), and went to a Super Bowl.
He also coached in Florida last year and, while he didn't have a great tenure as DC, might have established some relationships with talented Florida kids who are class of 2012 over this past year.
February 1st, 2011 at 5:13 PM |
Austin
Austin
Teryl Austin was just hired as the Baltimore Ravens DB coach. He may come here, but I doubt it.
Like a blind man at an orgy, I was going to have to feel my way through
February 1st, 2011 at 5:12 PM |
"In fact, he's a few months
"In fact, he's a few months
"In fact, he's a few months he's younger than I am. This is terrifying personally;"
I had this same feeling when I saw the first Playboy centerfold that was younger than me. Although I was only 19 at the time, it was still my first brush with "potential creepy old man-ness".
February 1st, 2011 at 5:26 PM |
When I saw his name, a black
When I saw his name, a black
When I saw his name, a black guy with a soul patch who could pass for 28 is the last picture I expected to see.
February 1st, 2011 at 9:18 PM |
Shit. Now you've got me all
Shit. Now you've got me all
Shit. Now you've got me all worked up. Not so much as "potential creepy old man-ness", but the fact that some of those girls are younger than me (barely) and my life is slipping me by!
February 1st, 2011 at 10:58 PM |
You must realize that one day
You must realize that one day
You must realize that one day you will die. Until then you are worthless.
"If they ever catch me, they can have 'em."
February 1st, 2011 at 5:14 PM |
It seems really, really odd
It seems really, really odd
It seems really, really odd that a position coach would agree to take a new job on the eve of signing day, especially three weeks after starting his current job, and double especially at another school in the same conference.
February 1st, 2011 at 5:21 PM |
Michigan>Indiana.
Michigan>Indiana.
Michigan>Indiana.
Greetings from Bolivia.
"It's special how the real true people hang together. And if you don't support the program you're not a true Michigan guy. It's that simple." - Gary Moeller
February 1st, 2011 at 5:23 PM |
Of course, but the timing is
Of course, but the timing is
Of course, but the timing is really weird.
February 1st, 2011 at 5:42 PM |
I don't believe it was
I don't believe it was
I don't believe it was supposed to get out
February 1st, 2011 at 6:08 PM |
Let me guess
Let me guess
... UM is his dream job.
"I didn't do it. Nobody saw me do it. You can't prove anything." B. Simpson
February 1st, 2011 at 5:16 PM |
Super. All your DL coaches
Super. All your DL coaches
Super. All your DL coaches belong to us.
"Play hard and with great effort"
February 1st, 2011 at 5:19 PM |
Hoke = Obvious Seinfeld Fan
Hoke = Obvious Seinfeld Fan
Clearly the #1 benefit of this hire is that every time Montogomery signs a recruit Hoke (and me) get to shout: "that's gold Jerry! GOLD!"
February 1st, 2011 at 5:40 PM |
+1 seinfeld references or the snow storm wins
+1 seinfeld references or the snow storm wins
"Over? Did you say, over? Nothing is over until we decide it is!"
February 1st, 2011 at 5:21 PM |
He's also apparently been a
He's also apparently been a
He's also apparently been a DC, albiet at a JUCO.
February 1st, 2011 at 5:27 PM |
Someone please make a
Someone please make a
Someone please make a photoshop pic of Hoke in a wizard hat. He deserves one and I don't know how to photoshop.
February 1st, 2011 at 6:27 PM |
Hoke-us Pokus
Hoke-us Pokus
Brady a wizard, come on we all know you really can't be a wizard. But you can have a little wizard that sits on your shoulder.
Ask and you shall receive.
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Go Blue
Can't see the line, can you Russ?
-Clark W. Griswold
February 1st, 2011 at 5:28 PM |
I guess he has an
I guess he has an
undying love for the University of Michigan and its players.
February 1st, 2011 at 5:43 PM |
That's quite the Shirt/Tie
That's quite the Shirt/Tie
That's quite the Shirt/Tie combo in his picture.
February 1st, 2011 at 6:10 PM |
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posted from iPhone
But can he play DT - oh wait, wrong thread.
Looks like a nice fit. Very Apollo ohno with the soul patch.
February 1st, 2011 at 6:17 PM |
waitaminute is this kid a 4* or 5* and was he
waitaminute is this kid a 4* or 5* and was he
considering Oregon too?
February 1st, 2011 at 9:16 PM |
Wait I'm confused. Is this
Wait I'm confused. Is this
Wait I'm confused. Is this guy our DL coach then?
February 1st, 2011 at 9:37 PM |
He will likely hold the title
He will likely hold the title
He will likely hold the title of "Full Time Recruiter".
February 1st, 2011 at 10:11 PM |
At least Michigan DOMINATES
At least Michigan DOMINATES
At least Michigan DOMINATES one out of the three states it borders.
Abort, Retry, Fail?
