Does Helton staying at USC help M for DGW?
Need Darion Green-Warren to commit to the good guys big time. Would be a huge help at a position of need at corner.
Read from somewhere that he was waiting on the Urban and USC chatter to settle first. Also see that he has an official planned to Penn State on Dec 13th according to 247.
December 5th, 2019 at 1:32 AM ^
I think it helps us in recruiting. First, no Meyer at USC. Second, the situation is still so shaky that there still could be a coaching change in the near future.
December 5th, 2019 at 7:57 AM ^
Meyer doesn't help us at USC directly, but it would hurt OSU a lot which would help close the talent gap more than any other coaching move this off-season could've
December 5th, 2019 at 8:20 AM ^
Exactly, the quicker that Meyer's influence and legacy can be removed from OSU the better. Maybe he has a shot at the Dallas Cowboys where he can be re-united with Zeke.
December 5th, 2019 at 8:50 AM ^
I meant in recruiting. Almost all of the recruits currently committed to OSU were recruited by Meyer originally, some committed to him and just stayed committed to Day. You'd think a lot of them would have a hard choice to make if Meyer came back to coach before signing day.
Not to mention it could scavenge their depth chart with transfers.
December 5th, 2019 at 11:47 AM ^
What would hurt them even more is Herman or Jimbo getting their act together and keeping the Texas guys home. OSU has a roster littered with 5 stars but they’ve especially cleaned up in Texas since Urbz expanded their recruiting footprint.
Much of this applies to the big 3 Florida schools also but the talent gap between Michigan and OSU is most glaring when it comes to TX players... Filiaga and the Green’s vs. Dobbins, Okudah, Garrett Wilson and Barrett Browning.
December 5th, 2019 at 1:34 AM ^
USC having the 65th best recruiting class helps this DGW you speak of. Helton is not the best recruiter, and I imagine he is going to hire some new assistants, which throws everything off.
December 5th, 2019 at 12:53 PM ^
Even if they're aiming for a small class, that's insane to recruit that poorly at Southern Cal. On average rating, they're still behind such programs as NC State, West Virginia, and Pitt.
December 5th, 2019 at 6:32 AM ^
It could. In hindsight i wish we would’ve done this with RR until we found somebody more qualified than hoke
December 5th, 2019 at 8:20 AM ^
We had plenty of options that were better than Hoke. Les Miles and Jim Harbaugh come to mind.
Thing is, no top tier coach was coming here to be Brandon's lapdog. Hence, Brady Hoke.
December 5th, 2019 at 8:27 AM ^
I remember reading in Bacon's book how Brandon panicked because Hoke didn't jump on the offer, but instead needed time to talk it over with his wife. I always wondered if Hoke had turned him down, would Brandon have named himself head coach?
December 5th, 2019 at 10:35 AM ^
Lol....that's just thing Brandon would've done hahaha
December 5th, 2019 at 8:40 AM ^
Brandon was bad for the football program, but what good ADs did we have before him? Bill Martin was more interested in his boat than Lloyd's replacement, Goss was a disaster, and Roberson accepted Moeller's resignation even though Bo wanted him to stay on as head coach.
Fact is, a good HC can only take you so far. You need a good AD to give you all the support you need. Mark Hollis and Gene Smith are well dressed grifters, but they give their HC all the support they need, even if that means turning a blind eye to GPAs and police reports.
December 5th, 2019 at 11:32 AM ^
So "support" = "amoral fucks", not interested.
December 5th, 2019 at 9:55 AM ^
Les Miles heard of him? Egos made the Hoke hire.
December 5th, 2019 at 7:04 AM ^
He’ll end up at Ohio State.
December 5th, 2019 at 7:22 AM ^
It should help Michigan. It’s pretty easy to see Helton won’t be there for DGW’s whole career. Also it sounds like he’s down to us and Penn State right now anyways.
December 5th, 2019 at 9:58 AM ^
And when Franklin goes to FSU it will just be Michigan. Sadly this will only result in him entering the transfer portal after 1 year and a fall camp.
December 5th, 2019 at 10:26 AM ^
Franklin to fsu, urbz to Penn state? Haha, i kid, i kid..... do i?
December 5th, 2019 at 8:47 AM ^
Hard to beat those USC cheerleaders.
December 5th, 2019 at 10:36 AM ^
Not false
December 5th, 2019 at 1:03 PM ^
UCLA coeds are better.