Clips from Kyle Whittingham Press Conference
August 31st, 2015 at 4:11 PM ^
Well-spoken guy. I like him.
August 31st, 2015 at 4:27 PM ^
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August 31st, 2015 at 4:50 PM ^
He said he went back and looked at old SF and Stanford video because of Harbaugh, Florida video because of Durkin, USC video because of Baxter . . . and on and on.
Impressive.
August 31st, 2015 at 5:05 PM ^
What else would he watch? A Few Good Men for the 100th time?
August 31st, 2015 at 7:46 PM ^
Nightmares brother!
But seriously Whittingham is a classy guy. He's been there a long time.
August 31st, 2015 at 10:05 PM ^
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September 1st, 2015 at 12:38 PM ^
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August 31st, 2015 at 4:23 PM ^
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August 31st, 2015 at 4:25 PM ^
You're making people buy tickets to see your tickets to see the game? THIS is capitalism at it's finest!
August 31st, 2015 at 4:26 PM ^
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August 31st, 2015 at 4:28 PM ^
I knew Dave Brandon read this blog!
August 31st, 2015 at 4:29 PM ^
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August 31st, 2015 at 4:37 PM ^
Assuming you really are Dave Brandon, where do I send the eight Coca-Colas?
August 31st, 2015 at 4:41 PM ^
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August 31st, 2015 at 5:38 PM ^
or $LochDawg$ ?
August 31st, 2015 at 6:51 PM ^
This made me actually lol, +1
August 31st, 2015 at 4:50 PM ^
if so, please email me [email protected]
thanks
August 31st, 2015 at 4:58 PM ^
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August 31st, 2015 at 5:38 PM ^
way to give away your negotiating position
August 31st, 2015 at 7:08 PM ^
Michigan people should be willing to give other Michigan people a good price regardless.
August 31st, 2015 at 7:52 PM ^
August 31st, 2015 at 5:39 PM ^
Is that you lochdog? I see you've made some adjustments to your handle. ;>)
August 31st, 2015 at 4:43 PM ^
Really important game for Utah. Lot of detractors of Utah as member of the PAC-12 conference.
They have a brutal schedule too this year. A third straight win over Michigan would be outstanding for them.
August 31st, 2015 at 4:52 PM ^
Calmer than we are. That's fine.
August 31st, 2015 at 4:59 PM ^
huge game for both squads. id argue its more important for michigan than utah.
whittingham has been underrated for years (at least in the media), hes a sharp coach who almost always fields sound, competitive teams. if harbaugh did not materialize and certain successful coaches / coordinators were oddly not considered due to slight ethical questions, whittingham wouldve been a solid hire if michigan wanted to go that route.
August 31st, 2015 at 10:10 PM ^
in wanting him after we fired RR. Does an excellent job with players not in the top 3, possibly 400.
August 31st, 2015 at 4:52 PM ^
When he started talking about Florida tape for the defense, USC for Special Teams, Stanford and the 49ers for Harbaugh, Michigan for personnell... oh, and Iowa to see Rudock. And after all of that they don't really know what they are going to see when it all gets mashed together...
Awesome. Can't wait. Go Blue!
August 31st, 2015 at 5:03 PM ^
He gets credit for doing it though. Even Jacksonville tape for Fisch.
If we beat Utah, it won't be because they are disorganized, the way they beat us last year.
August 31st, 2015 at 4:54 PM ^
I don't understand. What is an "in game add just mint?"
August 31st, 2015 at 5:07 PM ^
Al Borges probably thought the same thing if he heard that clip. Football is about never changing, sticking to the script and being as rigid as possible, right?
August 31st, 2015 at 5:19 PM ^
It's like a "condom mint". "In game add just mints" were popular at Michigan until 2011 or so.
Condom mints are always popular.
August 31st, 2015 at 5:55 PM ^
You know, put that way, it definitely gives me a whole new appreciation for "Mentos: The Freshmaker". Fresh indeed, but if you want anything to smell good, I suppose...
Actually, this might be a marketable idea in other segments of the economy too.
August 31st, 2015 at 4:59 PM ^
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"Just like us with injuries. I felt like we should keep that in house. Why tip your oppenent if you don't have to?"
As much as people in the media clammer over coaches not giving full answers, I agree with Whittingham and Hoke's stance from last year that there's no point of saying injury-related news in pressers. Only hurts your team as the only benefit is letting fans know four to five days before the next game.
August 31st, 2015 at 5:01 PM ^
Impressive....he looks like a FB Coach and is a very good communicator. I can see why the teams he puts out are so sound and are a tough out..Utah will be a very, very solid team and a serious challenge for this UM team.
August 31st, 2015 at 5:10 PM ^
Bringing it full circle to the Les Miles talk earlier in the board...talk about a tough decision he made a decade ago (from wiki):
The 2004 season ended with Utah becoming the first non-BCS conference team to make a BCS bowl game, the Fiesta Bowl. After winning the Fiesta Bowl, the Utes' overall record improved to 12–0. After the 2004 season, the Utes lost junior starting quarterback Alex Smith to the NFL and head coach Urban Meyer who left to the University of Florida. After the regular season, and before the Fiesta Bowl, Whittingham was offered the head coaching job at Utah and also the head coaching job at his alma mater, Brigham Young University. After struggling with the decision for four days he chose the Utes.[4]
August 31st, 2015 at 5:30 PM ^
Meh, looks like some guy who is about to run into a buzzsaw.
August 31st, 2015 at 7:13 PM ^
He has no clue what to prepare for.
August 31st, 2015 at 8:32 PM ^
Undoubtedly Harbaugh will use that to his advantage. Whether or not it will be enough, I guess we'll find out on Thursday.
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August 31st, 2015 at 8:45 PM ^
It will be more than enough.
August 31st, 2015 at 6:24 PM ^
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August 31st, 2015 at 7:18 PM ^
Noteworthy quote:
"The key is in-game adjustments. After the second or third series, you get a feel for what they're wanting to do and you make adjustments. You can't wait until half time."
August 31st, 2015 at 11:23 PM ^
August 31st, 2015 at 10:42 PM ^
No secret I thought this is who UM should of went after as their coach if Coach JH hadn't taken the job. He obviously pays attention to details and gets the absolute most out of his players.
September 1st, 2015 at 8:55 AM ^
Me too, the day after the Utah game. But for some reason, I got the impression he was not available. I did not hear his name come up much during the coaching search either.