12/2/2015: The day MGoBoard jumped the shark
This board, once a bastion of wit and intelligence, has officially jumped the shark. There are still a slew of good, thoughtful posters but sadly their contributions get buried amongst the trash spewed by what has become the majority.
D.J. Durkin left for a promotion. Head coaching opportunities in P5 conferences do not come along every day, and he seized upon a valuable opportunity. He likely interviewed last week. If he hadn't, I'm guessing Maryland goes in a different direction. His opportunity required immediate action and I cannot fault him for that. If you have ever interviewed for a job you know two things. 1. You dont control the schedule. 2. You likely lied to your current employer as to why you were out, but still gave it your full effort when you went back to work.
He may take Partridge and/or others with him, offering them promotions from their current roles at Michigan. Offering promotions to staff he is familiar with is not slimy, it is standard practice for new head coaches.
Trashing a coach that led a strong defense with class is unbecoming, mlive-like, and very much the antithesis of what has made MGoBoard great. Make MGoBoard great again.
December 2nd, 2015 at 8:08 PM ^
Eh. This board has been worse.
December 2nd, 2015 at 8:18 PM ^
December 3rd, 2015 at 9:34 AM ^
Posts with negative votes (maybe needed multiple negative votes) were hidden automatically. Grayed out and just left with the subject line unless you clicked on it. I'd welcome that back.
Also, good to see this OP. It's true that things have been worse before. But I've been really surprised how much nearly everyone seems to hate Durkin.
December 3rd, 2015 at 10:46 AM ^
December 2nd, 2015 at 8:29 PM ^
Before knowing exactly where this day ranks among the MGoBlog's "Shark Jumping Days." If anyone would know that information, I'm guessing that Wolverine Devotee would be among the first, if not THE FIRST to know it.
December 2nd, 2015 at 11:13 PM ^
I don't have that list in front of me.
December 2nd, 2015 at 8:30 PM ^
Understated, that sentiment.
Anyone remember the board after the losses to Appalachian State, Toledo, Oregon 2007, the entire "MIchigan needs a new Carr" era, Michigan 67 Illinois 65, GERG, Quit Drinking and Go To Bed...
This is minor.
OP has a 2015 join date...I mean, srsly.
December 3rd, 2015 at 9:37 AM ^
Yeah but GERG and Brandon actually did poorly. Durkin had 2 bad games and an otherwise stellar year with this defense.
December 2nd, 2015 at 8:33 PM ^
I am mistaken in the above list that entire years, god damned years of threads, related to the question of Offensive Line coaching vs. Starz vs. Development under former OLine coach Darrell Funk.
This is a blip on the radar screen.
December 2nd, 2015 at 8:41 PM ^
This. People forget how bad it was with the end of the RR era. This place was BRUTAL then. Hell, after the loss to MSU last year it was terrible.
This is just a bunch of people bitching about something because UM lost against OSU. Flip the end result and nobody is complaining about loyalty.
December 2nd, 2015 at 10:42 PM ^
Or better. I like it when people get personally offended that a 16 year old gets new information and changes his mind after making a non-binding commitment regarding what would, at that point, be his biggest life decision.
December 2nd, 2015 at 11:58 PM ^
December 2nd, 2015 at 8:10 PM ^
Are you new here?
This could be MGoBlog on any December Wednesday over the last 7 years.
It's what we do.
December 2nd, 2015 at 8:43 PM ^
December 3rd, 2015 at 12:04 PM ^
Joined last January, so, yes, is new.
December 4th, 2015 at 12:00 AM ^
#purged
#recruitlooked12
December 4th, 2015 at 12:00 AM ^
#purged
#recruitlooked12
December 2nd, 2015 at 8:08 PM ^
December 2nd, 2015 at 8:11 PM ^
Form a farking wall........of text.
edit: oh nowwwwww you fix it. Well played.
December 2nd, 2015 at 8:09 PM ^
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December 2nd, 2015 at 8:10 PM ^
You should start a thread about gun control if you want to see the board jump the shark.
December 2nd, 2015 at 8:10 PM ^
Or even ball control.
December 2nd, 2015 at 8:13 PM ^
I only read the words "gun", "jump" and "shark". I am VERY interested now.
Sidenote: your avatar is my favorite album. Fine job.
December 2nd, 2015 at 8:10 PM ^
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December 2nd, 2015 at 8:45 PM ^
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December 2nd, 2015 at 8:11 PM ^
Hell, I'm all for it. He gets more power and more money so good on him. It's the way he went about it and is now trying to steal staff members that bothers me.
December 2nd, 2015 at 8:14 PM ^
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December 3rd, 2015 at 9:11 AM ^
I mean, I'm not the biggest fan of having Patridge on staff anyway. It leaves a very icky, decidedly un-Michigan taste in my mouth that we hired a top recruit's high school coach to coordinate our recruiting.
December 3rd, 2015 at 2:27 PM ^
Oh God! Not giving a recruit's coach a job (which he was very much qualified for and has performed wel)! Won't someone think of the children?
That "icky taste" is from being shitted on by most half decent teams the past couple of years. Harbaugh comes in and makes excellent hires, including some that probably help with recruiting certain kids, to help us win and you're complaining? All this is within the rules and you'd be an idiot not to take advantage, especially since the candidate was more than qualified.
I'm tired of us being the choir boys of college football. I want us to win fairly, but that doesn't mean we have to be angels and not take advantage of every possible opportunity we may get.
December 2nd, 2015 at 8:18 PM ^
It isn't stealing coaches. If anyone leaves, they will be leaving for a promotion. Offering a guy more responsibility to grow their career should be appreciated, not trashed.
December 3rd, 2015 at 7:23 AM ^
December 3rd, 2015 at 9:39 AM ^
How about we wait for Harbaugh to give one single indication that he's pissed about this before we pretend to know he's infuriated.
December 3rd, 2015 at 10:52 AM ^
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December 2nd, 2015 at 8:12 PM ^
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December 2nd, 2015 at 8:32 PM ^
Which was an improvement over trashing recruits.
We're slow, but we learn.
December 3rd, 2015 at 7:25 AM ^
December 2nd, 2015 at 8:12 PM ^
Oh wait.
December 2nd, 2015 at 8:36 PM ^
Kind of like when people talk about getting "negative people" out of their lives but what they really mean is just people who disagree with them.
December 2nd, 2015 at 8:43 PM ^
I miss upvoting, or I'd do so. Totally right, that post.
December 2nd, 2015 at 9:26 PM ^
whadja do?
December 3rd, 2015 at 7:28 AM ^
He stood up for Dave Brandon.
December 2nd, 2015 at 9:28 PM ^
Dang. You're going in the wrong direction for having been here 7 years.