BBrown: Nussmeier Already Reaching Out To Alabama-Recruited Targets
Coach Nussmeier has made quite a name for himself by having success in every position he's held, with his most notable success being at Alabama. Nuss has officially been a Wolverine for about two days and he's already reached out to recruits he recruited while he was at Alabama. That's not really surprising but it's been cool for me to find out about some recruits who didn't even think about Michigan, that are now highly interested in the Wolverines simply because of Coach Nuss.
I went through who Coach Nuss follows on Twitter and have been able to to confrim that he has reached out to 2015 TE Jackson Harris and 2016 QB Josh White as recently as yesterday. His direct message was simple to both, "GO BLUE and I'll be in touch soon." Both young men went from having zero interest in Michigan to now being very intrigued and anxious to speak more in depth with Coach Nussmeier about the Wolverines.
I will continue to dig and research to see who will be thrown onto the big board now that the offensive scheme has changed and a new man is in charge.
January 12th, 2014 at 2:39 PM ^
if he does well...we will only get about 2 or 3 yrs of Nuss so I hope he makes a big splash for us in recruiting. Would think he has some ties to the west coast that should help us.
January 12th, 2014 at 5:47 PM ^
I can't imagine anything more silly than speculating on the length of the tenure of a coach.
January 12th, 2014 at 7:46 PM ^
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January 12th, 2014 at 3:28 PM ^
I wonder if your gif is a reference to this... or is it just a coincidence that you're using Mr. Burns?
January 12th, 2014 at 3:41 PM ^
Reversed colors on the winged helmet? Oh the humanity.
January 12th, 2014 at 3:53 PM ^
UTL 2014 vs Penn St!
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January 12th, 2014 at 5:02 PM ^
Is this for real? As much as I'm anti clowniformz and especially messing with the helmet, I don't hate this concept (especially if the iconic Penn St helmet reciprocates).
January 12th, 2014 at 6:59 PM ^
No...it's not for real.
January 12th, 2014 at 10:42 PM ^
So there is a God?
January 12th, 2014 at 11:55 PM ^
There are dozens of us! Dozens!
January 12th, 2014 at 8:19 PM ^
January 13th, 2014 at 10:22 AM ^
Not that there's anything wrong with that.
January 12th, 2014 at 2:42 PM ^
if M could develop some Southern recruiting ties. There seem to be a lot of speedy players who could be game changers in the B1G if they would attend and use that to competitive advantage.
I would think the same type of players (i.e. fitting the general scheme of our offensive style of play) would be interested from what I saw thus far. However I think we will get this answer later on when his plays and calling style start to go on film.
January 12th, 2014 at 2:49 PM ^
Where did you dump the dope? Inquiring minds want to know.
January 12th, 2014 at 8:46 PM ^
I Dumped the Dope is a reference to Wayne DeNeff who was an AA News sportswriter. I was a 10-11yo kid and cut out this little form from the paper, checked my selections of who was predicted to win the upcoming week's games, and mailed it back in before the deadline.
If you picked more games correctly than DeNeff you got a bumper sticker...I Dumped the Dope with a cool maize and blue graphic of a guy throwing darts at a board with a hand in front of his face. This is circa 1980-1981. Few years back when the AA News occupied the massive stone building at Huron and Division. Times have changed just a bit. It was kind of a cool way to get kids involved in football. In my case it appears to have worked.
I've never done any actual dope. Sorry to disappoint.
January 12th, 2014 at 3:46 PM ^
level talent-wise, we will need to be even more of a presence nationally in recruiting. If you look at recent classes, we've still relied heavily on Ohio and Michigan for talent. But moving forward, I think to get to the next level, we will need to be more productive recruiting areas of the south, southwest, and west. Don't get me wrong. We still need to keep up a lot of visibility in Michigan, Ohio, northern Illinois, and Indiana. But, Florida, Texas, Virginia, California, and Georgia to name a few states, have so much more talent that it behooves us to go after more players there. Ohio State has done this pretty successfully. Nussmeier will help right away with being more competitive in these southern areas.
January 12th, 2014 at 2:42 PM ^
Thanks for your updates, Brandon!
January 12th, 2014 at 2:45 PM ^
You would think playing at idaho and being OC at UDUB for 3 yrs he should have some solid ties to the west coast.
January 12th, 2014 at 2:45 PM ^
January 12th, 2014 at 2:45 PM ^
I'm not sure where he's MOST connected, but Harris is from Tennessee and White is from Georgia.
I know Manning recruits New Jersey, Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Ferrigno is the west coast guy. Hoke does a lot of the midwest for obvious reasons. I'm not sure about the rest specifically.
January 12th, 2014 at 2:51 PM ^
For all the "Jon Gruden is being considered for ____" posts, it's noteworthy that he doesn't want to be HC. He appears comfortable where he is. I can't comment on how much he makes vs. what he could make as NFL HC, because I don't know how much he makes (/obvious). Maybe he is leaving some (short term) money on the table in exchange for long term happiness.
What if - hypothetically - Nuss wants to be the best OC he can be? Maybe that's at a premier University; maybe it's in the NFL. He's making a pretty good paycheck, gets to see his daughter at UM, gets to help young quarterbacks get to the NFL, etc. What if he decides to stay 10 years?
January 12th, 2014 at 2:55 PM ^
January 12th, 2014 at 2:55 PM ^
But Nuss just said in his press conference that he wants to be a head coach, so there's that.
January 12th, 2014 at 2:57 PM ^
You probably put this as kindly as humanly possible
"you may be right, but according to the man himself, you're completely wrong"
January 12th, 2014 at 2:59 PM ^
I meant that situation is possible for some but not for Nuss. I guess I didn't emphasize that very well.
January 12th, 2014 at 10:16 PM ^
For the rest of you, 15 yard penalty for piling on!
January 12th, 2014 at 2:57 PM ^
What if Nuss doesn't want to be HC?
I'm pretty certain he's on the record saying he wants to be a head coach.
January 12th, 2014 at 3:02 PM ^
“I’ve said it before, I’d love to be a head coach in the right situation,” Nussmeier said. “As that relates to being there today, I’m excited about the opportunity to learn from Brady Hoke, who in my opinion is one of the best coaches in all of college football.”
January 12th, 2014 at 2:58 PM ^
Well, Nuss interviewed last month for the HC position at Washington, so I think it's safe to say he does want to become one eventually.
January 12th, 2014 at 3:25 PM ^
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January 12th, 2014 at 4:28 PM ^
And then there's the fact that he has already interviewed for a HC position (Washington).
Unless he was trying to trick us into thinking he was interested in becoming a HC. Diabolical.
January 12th, 2014 at 2:53 PM ^
January 12th, 2014 at 2:58 PM ^
I just posted something yesterday about 2014 RB Marlon Mack. There may be others but that's all I've confirmed as of now.
http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/bbrown-vic-enwere-commits-cal-coaches-identify-new-possible-target
January 12th, 2014 at 2:58 PM ^
why would anyone want to go to a team that is absolute garbage?
January 12th, 2014 at 3:01 PM ^
Fire when ready, Gridley.
January 12th, 2014 at 3:04 PM ^
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January 12th, 2014 at 3:11 PM ^
HARDY-HAR-HAR! You are so clever, and all of us are quivering in your presence. OH WHAT WILL WE DO?! WE'VE NEVER HEARD THAT ONE BEFORE!
January 12th, 2014 at 3:23 PM ^
I feel bad for the people who take time out of their Friday evening to set up troll accounts on a rival message board. How boring must your life be to do that? And how strong must your inferiority complex be to do it after your team won the Rose Bowl?
January 12th, 2014 at 4:20 PM ^
I'm pretty sure this troll has posted before. I remember the username. This is probably his third or fourth go-around (he's now capitalized "Living").
He clearly leads a fulfilling life.
January 12th, 2014 at 4:51 PM ^
Michigan Grad feels bad about the Little Brother Meme. Behold, the reason it won't die.
January 12th, 2014 at 6:53 PM ^