DC Search- HC Search Debacle Over Again
For as much complaining that was done during the HC search, what the hell is going on with the DC search? With recruiting time slipping away, getting a DC on board to speak with our wavering recruits (e.g. Countess, Crawford) would seem to be critical.
As we move into week 2 of the Hoke regime, what could possibly be taking so long? We have the big free agent in Shannon, who doesn't seem to be moving anywhere at this point. If we're getting Bedford, why hasn't he moved over yet? If it's Austin, then there's no excuse as he's just hanging out. If we're taking a DC from another college team, I'm sure even that team would like to know in order to fill their spot before recruiting.
At this point, the only thing that would make sense to me is if we're taking someone from a team that is/was in the playoffs. The three most obvious choices in that group would seem to be Greg Mattison (DC, Ravens), Mike Trgovac (DL, Packers) or Jon Hoke (DB, Bears). But even then, there's nothing stopping any of those guys from accepting a job while still continuing to work with their teams (like Weis did after he took the Florida OC position.
While not at HC frustration yet, this is slowly getting there for me.
January 17th, 2011 at 2:43 PM ^
Awesome. Now I can drink scotch at 10 in the morning again...
January 17th, 2011 at 2:47 PM ^
What was stopping u before?
January 17th, 2011 at 2:51 PM ^
were drinking before 10am, no more!
January 17th, 2011 at 2:53 PM ^
thanks to MGoBlog the U.S. Scotch reserves are dangerously low. Thousands of emergency reserve barrels have been approved for consumption but may not make it in time...... God help us if we're forced into drinking Tequila at 10 in the morning.
January 17th, 2011 at 2:58 PM ^
1. I have a large stash of scotch in storage for these times, and
2. Bourbon, the good stuff, makes for a suitable replacement, when scotch reserves are low. Which leads to
3. Who needs a liver anyway?
January 17th, 2011 at 2:58 PM ^
reading your comment and seeing your avatar has me picturing you in a similar pose. Stockpiled some Scotch you are waiting to make a killing on perhaps?
January 17th, 2011 at 3:00 PM ^
I'd much sooner switch over to Bourbon before touching Tequila at 10 in the morning. that just seems like a recipe for disaster.
January 17th, 2011 at 3:11 PM ^
Quantify disaster.
January 17th, 2011 at 6:44 PM ^
Let's say the Fire Department and AAA would be busier than they already are, and I'm not counting all the cat memes stuck in the trees.
January 17th, 2011 at 7:58 PM ^
Pros outweigh the cons
January 17th, 2011 at 3:15 PM ^
January 17th, 2011 at 8:28 PM ^
Vodka you can have it with your orange juice, eggs and toast. Breakfast of champions.
January 17th, 2011 at 3:06 PM ^
MMMMMmmmmmmmmm
Goes down smooth everytime
January 17th, 2011 at 3:26 PM ^
I really, really hope we get a DC named Jack or Jim now, for this exact reason.
January 17th, 2011 at 3:47 PM ^
kind of rooting for a keira myself
January 17th, 2011 at 3:16 PM ^
Single malt for a good class, blended for a bad class (at that point the headache would not get any worse.)
January 17th, 2011 at 2:44 PM ^
Yup...new banner is up, this is what people will complain about now. Never fails.
January 17th, 2011 at 2:47 PM ^
Love...that's the other thing that never fails.
Sometimes you think you've found true love and then you catch the early flight home from San Diego and you catch two people jumping out of your bathroom blindfolded like its a god damn magic show ready to double team your girlfriend
January 17th, 2011 at 2:49 PM ^
You're my boy Fresh Meat, you're my boy.
January 17th, 2011 at 2:59 PM ^
I see Blue...He looks glorious!
January 17th, 2011 at 3:07 PM ^
Great to see Frank's dad made it out...that's awesome I haven't seen that guy in like 8 years, that's great, congratulations.
Frank: I love you daaad.
January 17th, 2011 at 3:14 PM ^
What our friend Mitch right here is saying is that....true love is blind.
I'm not a talker!
January 17th, 2011 at 3:33 PM ^
for yourself. I'd almost PREFER that to what I got. . .
January 17th, 2011 at 6:21 PM ^
does it hurt when I pee?
January 17th, 2011 at 2:45 PM ^
If were going for a still coaching NFL guy, I would hope we wouldn't do nothing/say nothing for another whole week. That can't really be an option, can it?
January 17th, 2011 at 3:05 PM ^
Huh?!
Translation: Regardless of whether the coach is 'still coaching' in the playoffs, Michigan can still go after him or show interest. Look at Florida, they got Jaba the Weis before Kansas City went to the playoffs.
Michigan can't afford to sit around for another week without a DC, especially with limited days of recruiting remaining...
On a side note, I read that Greg Mattison (Ravens DC) was the new buzz...
January 17th, 2011 at 4:24 PM ^
He'll be the guy who, in the end, we hired. It is so cool the way that it always works out, in hindsight. No other loose ends out there. If anybody else didn't get the job, then you can be sure that the job was never offered to them.
January 17th, 2011 at 6:52 PM ^
Nailed it.
January 17th, 2011 at 2:46 PM ^
Hoke has been here for 6 days and one hour...and the first two-three days he was bombarded by the media and settling in to his new environment. Aside from that, he has been getting to know his team he has and begin recruiting.
January 17th, 2011 at 2:47 PM ^
No wai. Why get to know his own players first? Recruiting owns all.
/s
January 17th, 2011 at 3:18 PM ^
That makes sense. Getting to know players and convincing them not to transfer (read: Denard) was a TOTAL waste of Hoke's time.
January 17th, 2011 at 2:53 PM ^
In his interview on MGoBlue he was asked a similar question and said that he is making sure that the hire is not done under pressure because "we need someone" and instead pick the perfect coach for the job. You wouldn't want a repeat of the Scott Shafer-Gerg carrousel do you?
January 17th, 2011 at 3:05 PM ^
Finding the correct DC that fits, and can teach sound technique and can recruit at a big time level is more important then getting Frost or Crawford.... Honestly I think it is a good sign that he is taking this long....
January 17th, 2011 at 3:07 PM ^
Were Borges and the other assistant hires perfect? They seemed like warm bodies he knows and has worked with. Hopefully his DC hire will be a little higher profile.
January 17th, 2011 at 3:11 PM ^
...a long track record as an OC, with some awards to his credit. Like a lot of people with long track records he has had some very good seasons and he's had some crap seasons. But I'd hardly call him a warm body.
January 17th, 2011 at 3:07 PM ^
I don't think bombarded is what the media did to Hoke ...
January 17th, 2011 at 2:45 PM ^
This is a valid complaint though.
January 17th, 2011 at 2:45 PM ^
I would like to see this thing get taken care of soon as well. My thought on it is upon finding a DC maybe it is taking a minute to fill out the other position coaches. These guys typically don't leave with the DC so it may take some time to cherry pick a staff off of other teams.
January 17th, 2011 at 2:46 PM ^
Quit whining. I'd rather have Hoke get the right guy instead of rushing and ending up with Gerg Robinson 2.0
January 17th, 2011 at 3:08 PM ^
DITTO!
January 17th, 2011 at 2:51 PM ^
I agree with this to a certain extent. It isn't Hoke's fault that he is in this position based on the timing of his hiring, but DB and Hoke are hopefully aware that a DC hire is pretty crucial with NSD 2 weeks away.
January 17th, 2011 at 9:13 PM ^
Maybe you should email them in case they don't know that a DC hire is important with signing day 2 weeks away.
January 17th, 2011 at 2:51 PM ^
Very true .. good point .. I agree
January 17th, 2011 at 2:53 PM ^
Would Gerg Robinson 2.0 still maul stuffed badgers and pick his nose on the sideline? Regardless, I vote no!
January 17th, 2011 at 3:07 PM ^
I'd still like to have the stuffed Badgers on the sideline, can we just avoid Gerg 2.0 and call it good.
With the new buzz, My vote is for Mattison
January 17th, 2011 at 2:54 PM ^
I am sure Coach Hoke is unaware that signing day is approaching and is just dragging his feet in order to bug fans. Instead, he is probably using his time to hit up Pizza House and Mr. Spots (which is what I do when I get back in AA for a short period of time). Cut the guy some slack. He is working harder than all of us today at making this football team great again.
January 17th, 2011 at 3:41 PM ^
Hoke is actually working...making his voice more raspish (sp?) in the process. Unlike mgobloggers, who apparently have nothing better to do than post useless comments about anything semi-related to life.