Cryptic Jedd Fisch tweet: DB to Arizona
https://twitter.com/coachjeddfisch/status/1346667965916188672?s=21
Top line would be years, bottom defensive rankings. Obviously 20 left off.
January 6th, 2021 at 12:36 AM ^
Good for Don Brown. When they play a good offense in the Pac 10 then Arizona will get sliced apart. Michigan has enough problems right now to worry about posts about Arizona and Jedd Fisch. Don Brown should have been fired two years ago at Michigan.
January 6th, 2021 at 1:57 AM ^
Brown was not the problem at Michigan. Harbaugh was never able to solve the QB position and failed to fix the depth at DT and CB. Starts and ends with Harbaugh
January 6th, 2021 at 3:21 AM ^
He was most certainly part of the problem. Brown was responsible for DT and CB recruiting as well as scheme.
January 6th, 2021 at 4:31 AM ^
"Brown was responsible for DT and CB recruiting" Just him? Not Harbaugh? Or Zordich? All the scheme and recruiting was on him? Well, there's your problem.
January 6th, 2021 at 5:06 AM ^
During his time here, name Don's biggest recruiting wins. He is responsible for scheme and responsible for putting together his staff, which should recruit to his needs. If his CB coach can't recruit, that's a direct reflection of DB. If his DL coach can't recruit, that's on DB. He answers for the results. He gets all the credit for his high defensive rankings, so he also takes the blame when they suck.
January 6th, 2021 at 11:11 AM ^
Josh Uche, Kwity Paye, Khaleke Hudson?
January 6th, 2021 at 5:57 AM ^
Yes. He had complete control of the defense.
January 6th, 2021 at 8:22 AM ^
Show me something other than you saying it is so, and I might buy it. Generally the head coach, and recruiting coordinator are "in control" of whom they recruit, though I'm sure the DC has a large influence on that side. You have a long history of saying things that aren't necessarily true, so forgive me for doubting your wisdom, Salvatore.
January 6th, 2021 at 6:01 AM ^
It is Don Brown’s defense. Scheme was 100% up to him. As his defense, it is also his job to completely oversee the recruiting of his unit. Any failures in recruiting ultimately fall back on him.
He, as a leader, cannot allow players who don’t fit his schemes to be recruited and can’t allow entire positions to be ignored or missed on. At some point, leaders have to be held accountable for the failures of those who work under them.
January 6th, 2021 at 5:01 AM ^
No shit, you can't absolve DB of any responsibility.
January 6th, 2021 at 10:40 AM ^
I would assume that the defensive line and secondary coaches had at least some responsibility as it relates to recruiting particular positions, but I guess if you say so.
Does he get credit for 20 defensive players drafted in the past 4 NFL drafts as well? Because if so I'd make an argument that he was also responsible for the team being one of the better defensive units since he arrived and that any other defensive coordinator would have different but equally-infuriating blindspots that fans will complain about when they're angry.
January 6th, 2021 at 6:13 AM ^
If he isnt part of the problem why is he being let go?
January 6th, 2021 at 8:23 AM ^
Because someone had to take the heat, it's just how it goes. DB presided over some of the best defenses I have seen at Michigan, but football is, and has been changing.
January 6th, 2021 at 9:42 AM ^
Don Brown's defenses feasted on bad competition, and did very little against better than average to good offenses.
January 6th, 2021 at 12:45 PM ^
I think it's more accurate to say that offenses caught up with Don Brown's defense. Against Ohio State in 2016 and to a lesser extent 2017, his defense kept Ohio State in check; with a little more offense in both years (or if Speight had thrown away one of his interceptions or Brown had put some stickum on the hands of Josh Metellus) we win both of those games. Hell, if JT Barrett stays in that game in 2017 I think we win.
In 2018, though, Meyer had Don Brown figured out and he hasn't been able to adjust or get enough of a pass rush to offset it. Which at this point would be a hell of a pass rush, I admit.
January 6th, 2021 at 8:34 AM ^
Terrible post.
January 6th, 2021 at 12:37 AM ^
Definitely Don Brown to Arizona. Still waiting on our guy! Come on, make a decision Harbaugh.
By the way, ESPN showing a lot of names being interviewed for NFL openings... Harbaugh not one of them yet.
January 6th, 2021 at 12:52 AM ^
If Harbaugh was to interview for an NFL opening it would be on the low. Agents are the primary source for leaks, so other teams can know that their client is desired by other organizations. JH doesn’t have an agent so if he were to meet with a team, he would keep it quiet until it was announced that he was hired.
January 6th, 2021 at 1:02 AM ^
Additionally, I'm pretty sure NFL teams have to request the ability to conduct interviews from the teams that their candidates currently work for. I don't think that rule extends to the NCAA level, thus if Harbaugh had been interviewed by a team, Michigan would not have had to give an NFL team the 'OK' on conducting said interview.
January 6th, 2021 at 12:45 AM ^
Good for him man. Don Brown seemed like a good dude. Disappointed that it didn't work out for him at Michigan, but definitely wishing him the best.
January 6th, 2021 at 2:20 AM ^
Definitely. Arizona is quickly making a play for most favorite team.
January 6th, 2021 at 12:49 AM ^
These coaches are sitting around jerking each other off. Jim Harbaugh is orchestrating the whole thing.
January 6th, 2021 at 8:35 AM ^
Really weird and disturbing post.
January 6th, 2021 at 12:50 AM ^
I hope Brown is successful at ASU. He is a good coach and had some great years for us.
January 6th, 2021 at 1:16 AM ^
So you hope he’s successful 1 game every other year? That seems harsh.
January 6th, 2021 at 2:38 AM ^
I've heard somewhere that Michigan men don't coach at ASU
January 6th, 2021 at 5:15 AM ^
Arizona, Not ASU
January 6th, 2021 at 8:02 AM ^
Just so you know, mixing up ASU and UofA would be as egregious as mixing up MSU and UM down in the south west. Incredibly irritating when speaking to people in the midwest/east coast
January 6th, 2021 at 9:07 AM ^
I’ll probably get downvoted for this, but I feel the same way about Michigan fans calling Ohio State Ohio. I guess I get that they’re trying to be annoying or something, but it really just makes you sound stupid. People leaving State off of teams names irritates the hell out of me. I have Big 12 fans that still call Iowa State Iowa.
January 6th, 2021 at 11:29 AM ^
Outside of the obvious rivalry implications of mixing them up or mislabeling them, they are entirely different schools. So saying I really want Iowa's coach, Matt Campbell just makes zero sense and you sound like an uninformed idiot.
January 6th, 2021 at 12:49 PM ^
That's one of many things I do not miss from the Hoke era.
I prefer seeing O$U to Ohio, and I fucking hate seeing O$U on the screen.
January 6th, 2021 at 12:56 AM ^
Honestly thought Brown had been hired by Arizona days ago.
January 6th, 2021 at 1:05 AM ^
I'm not sure hes been fired by Michigan yet
January 6th, 2021 at 1:36 AM ^
Arizona DFEI rankings the last couple of year
2020- 101
2019- 100
2018- 78
2017- 116
Bold prediction is they finish in the top 60 in 2021
January 6th, 2021 at 10:29 AM ^
Don Brown has always been a wizard with lower rated guys and the Pac 12 isn't exactly a murderer's row. As long as the roster is in ok shape, I'd agree with top 60 in 2021 and I'll bet he has them in the top 30 consistently after that. Its a shame it all fell apart for him here
January 6th, 2021 at 3:14 AM ^
This came out over a week ago. What the fuck?
January 6th, 2021 at 11:14 AM ^
It came out he was targeting him a week ago. This is confirming the hire. Maybe Brown could have held out for a job out East.
January 6th, 2021 at 3:44 AM ^
Now do his defensive stats in top 25 games. #BabySealClubber
January 6th, 2021 at 4:43 AM ^
Hope this happens and they are both successful
January 6th, 2021 at 8:07 AM ^
It'll be interesting to see how Don Brown's defenses do in the Pac 12 where there are more pass friendly, high octane offenses. If he struggled to recruit at Michigan, i'm not super excited about his ability to recruit at UofA but i'm hoping for the best.
Interesting that Arizona is starting to become the school where Michigan leftovers go. Jim Harbaugh's next college stop? /s
January 6th, 2021 at 8:52 AM ^
every Pac 12 team will start implementing crossing routes into their offense.
January 6th, 2021 at 9:10 AM ^
Don Brown will do just fine at Arizona assuming his head coach assists in roster management. Something we didn’t have.
January 6th, 2021 at 9:11 AM ^
I'm starting to think he wasn't fired, but let out of his contract to go to Arizona.
January 6th, 2021 at 9:13 AM ^
I do hope Fisch and Brown do well together. Oregons offense will be Brown’s PAC12 version of OSU
January 6th, 2021 at 11:16 AM ^
Cristobal doesn’t run Kelly’s playbook.
January 6th, 2021 at 9:49 AM ^
Who cares about yards? Now do scoring defense and include 2020.
January 6th, 2021 at 10:33 AM ^
Don Brown was a person we only heard good stories about. In addition, he fielded top ten defenses for most of his time at Michigan. I realize Michigan is now the unacceptable crowd, but I'm guessing he goes to Arizona and puts together a damn good defense. Was it time to party ways, probably, but I'm still rooting for the guy, and I would have been fine with him back if they upped the recruiting.
January 6th, 2021 at 10:42 AM ^
Wish him luck. I think he'll do well in Arizona and my guess is this place will lament his departure at some point in the near future.
January 6th, 2021 at 10:44 AM ^
Got to give Fisch credit, that is a creative tweet if it in fact is saying what the Board is implying.
Brown could do well in the PAC 12. That league doesn't have the horses that OSU does (or at least in the quantity on 1 team) to exploit him in a similar manner. I do think recruiting is going to be a whole lot tougher for him since all his contacts are in the Northeast.
January 6th, 2021 at 11:16 AM ^
Take the D Line coach with you, DB.