Football Scoop (24/7 confirmed): Harbaugh offers position to Ed Warriner
This is interesting since Michigan is currently at 10, a sign that Pep is on his way out?
http://footballscoop.com/the-scoop-2/scoop-saturday-january-20-2018/
EDIT: 24/7 confirms he has interviewed as an Offensive Analyst: https://247sports.com/college/michigan/Bolt/Ed-Warinner-to-join-Michiga…
January 20th, 2018 at 12:32 PM ^
O-line coach and OC sounds like what Drevno does, maybe Warriner as OC and Drevno back down to just o-line?
January 20th, 2018 at 12:45 PM ^
I just can't see that. It's inefficient, especially on offense where Harbaugh always uses a collaborative approach. If that was going to change, Warriner is not the guy I'd see him changing it for.
If there was any truth to the report, I'd think he was a backup plan if Drevno was leaving. That's looking less and less likely to happen.
January 20th, 2018 at 1:31 PM ^
His apology to the OL would not have happened if he was leaving. I do like the idea of a veteran O Line coach as a offensive analyst.
January 20th, 2018 at 3:45 PM ^
You've very, very, VERY obviously never been divorced. "Yeah, sorry for all those things I did. Bye."
January 20th, 2018 at 6:40 PM ^
Get your tongue out of my mouth - I’m kissing you good bye.
January 21st, 2018 at 9:06 AM ^
that made me laugh... thanks...
January 20th, 2018 at 12:55 PM ^
It's so funny to me that so many people on this board are convinced with no evidence that Drevno and/or Pep are going somewhere else.
A lot of you are setting yourselves up for disappointment. Yet again.
January 20th, 2018 at 1:08 PM ^
The evidence was seen on the field.
January 20th, 2018 at 1:11 PM ^
Say there were changes coming? What umbig11 says, umbig11 gets!
January 20th, 2018 at 1:15 PM ^
umbig was starting to believe that Drevno was staying. I know he speculated that a change was coming after the bowl game but it's becoming more and more apparent that it's not going to happen.
January 20th, 2018 at 3:38 PM ^
big changes were coming? I don't look at this as being a big change. If Drevno and Pep stay, who does he replace and does this really change our offensive philosophy that much?
January 20th, 2018 at 1:13 PM ^
Doesn't look like Drevno is leaving anytime soon. We're in for at least one more super season with him as OC
January 20th, 2018 at 1:47 PM ^
Am I the only one using the app who logged in to the full site to see if RedGreene actually posted this image over and over or whether he was moderated?
January 20th, 2018 at 1:49 PM ^
He's invisible on the full site but can post on mobile.
January 20th, 2018 at 2:42 PM ^
When we had all our upperclassmen playcalling wasn't an issue.. we had one of the highest scoring offenses in the country until speight got injured against Iowa...
The problem was our entire team was a young mess and the oline had two different philosophies nothing worked.
January 20th, 2018 at 3:20 PM ^
the osu game was the only game all year where i thought the playcalling had creativity like it did in JH's first year. then went back to bland in the bowl game.
January 20th, 2018 at 6:44 PM ^
that Harbaugh did the game plan and play calling for the OSU game. Asking because I don’t have a clue....did he?
January 20th, 2018 at 7:30 PM ^
i sure felt like it. i have no idea who called the plays in any game this year. i think it's weird that no one knows who is calling the plays for a team.
January 20th, 2018 at 3:39 PM ^
In 2016, we had Jedd Fisch. In 2017, he moved to UCLA. UCLA's offense this year (its one year under Fisch) improved dramatically (Greg Robinson to Greg Mattison level improvement on S&P+). Meanwhile, we brought in the OC from the Cleveland Browns (one of the worst offenses in the NFL), who had been let go from the Colts the year prior.
January 20th, 2018 at 7:15 PM ^
but I'm not sure you can blame Pep for how bad Cleveland was. Remember we got Jeff Fisch off of his OL gig in Jacksonville, which wasn't exactly an offensive juggernaut. Jedd's failure as an NFL OC on an offense without much talent was not an indictment of his skills, as he succeeded both here and at UCLA.
Pep? I don't know. Obviously the 2017 passing game he oversaw was atrocious.
January 20th, 2018 at 1:47 PM ^
There is some evidence that Pep may leave. Drevno does look like he is staying.
January 20th, 2018 at 6:37 PM ^
We're Michigan fans; we've been living in a state of constant disappointment since the 1997 season.
January 20th, 2018 at 3:46 PM ^
OSU fan here. I have no idea what Warriner is being offered, but at OSU, he was a GREAT OL coach. But he was a poor recruiter and a bad evaluator of talent. Also, he was not well liked.
January 20th, 2018 at 12:32 PM ^
Football scoop is usually verboten around here.
January 20th, 2018 at 12:39 PM ^
His positional background would suggest he’s a more natural replacement for Drev, so who knows I guess.
FootballScoop is sketchy. They’ve reported Things that have definitely come to fruition. They’ve also thrown some duds out there (Jim turned us down, Butch Jones is top target). They’re not as bad as ChatSports but it’s very much a “grain of salt” publication.
EDIT: Forgot to add, in addition to previously working under Meyer at OSU, he also worked as OL/RGC under Kelly at ND. This hire would make it two years in a row that Jim hired a coach (and specifically an offensive coach, and more specifically an OL coach) that previously worked for a major opponent on the upcoming schedule. At least interesting, if not insightful.
January 20th, 2018 at 3:48 PM ^
Feels like a Saban like move where if you know you're going to be losing coordinators and assistants annually, its in your best interest to stock the "analyst" cabinet full of replacements. That way they have time in the system and can step right in when someone leaves. Two his last four offensive coordinators (Sark and now Locksley) joined on as an offensive analyst before moving up into the full-time OC role. Even Kiffin kind of did that when he came in at the end of the 2013 season to review Alabama's offense. Just wasn't a need to make him an analyst because Michigan hired Nuss and then Kiffin took that OC job.
All of these changes this offseason feel like Harbaugh gave Drevno one more year to get his shit together, and if he doesn't he has two guys (Enos and Warriner) ready to step in and take over his coaching roles.
God knows how the hell Pep figures into any of this though -- especially if he doesn't leave.
January 20th, 2018 at 12:33 PM ^
It would be nice if Pep fell upwards somewhere, however this guy isn't the answer.
January 20th, 2018 at 12:34 PM ^
They need too do something to the staff.
January 20th, 2018 at 12:34 PM ^
Bobby Boucher if it meant getting Pep out of town.
January 20th, 2018 at 12:37 PM ^
Warriner has coached at OSU, MSU and ND. Would certainly be an odd fit.
January 20th, 2018 at 2:59 PM ^
We agree, odd AF.
- dakich, bielfeldt, & spike
January 20th, 2018 at 3:34 PM ^
Would certainly be an odd fit.
Your O-line stinks, and he's the best O-line coach in the conference. It's a great fit. If he actually gets to be the position coach, you should be ecstatic.
Guy certainly can recruit.
He seems to dislike recruiting and is bad at it. That was the main knock on him when he was Ohio State's offensive line coach.
His worst flaw is that he thinks he should be an offensive coordinator. We will "cackle with knowing glee" if Harbaugh lets him gameplan for you.
When Ohio State hired Tim Beck, there were a lot of Buckeye fans who ignored what Nebraska fans said about him, but it all turned out to be true. Trust interested parties who've had years to observe someone's performance.
January 20th, 2018 at 12:38 PM ^
unless Drevno is leaving. Could it be possible Pep stays and Drevno leaves? that would be... interesting. But Warriner is very good and would represent an upgrade on the recruiting trail.
January 20th, 2018 at 12:42 PM ^
Guy certainly can recruit. I'm hoping this means Harbaugh wants someone that knows how to run a proper RPO
January 20th, 2018 at 12:52 PM ^
With Shae coming in that would be quite important for the offense going forward.
January 20th, 2018 at 1:11 PM ^
Or was it that he happened to be recruiting for OSU? I doubt it takes much skill to convince kids to play at a perennial top 5 program. If he were to have pulled a bunch of 4/5 stars to Minny, then I would be impressed.
January 20th, 2018 at 3:53 PM ^
Explained in more detail above, but it makes a lot of sense if Harbaugh gave Drevno one more year to get it together and if he doesn't, now he has two people on staff (Enos and Warriner) that can step into Drevno's roles and will already have player and system familiarity. Its a play out of Saban's handbook.
I mean, the offensive coordinator salary bump is already written into Enos' contract.
January 20th, 2018 at 4:13 PM ^
I suppose it isn't the worst thing in the world to have Pep and Drevno coaching for their lives next year, knowing their replacements are already on staff.
January 20th, 2018 at 12:39 PM ^
Ok... but who is going to give ESPN reports on the Dallas Cowboys now?
January 20th, 2018 at 12:50 PM ^
and who's going to camp out on Brett Favre's front lawn next July?
January 20th, 2018 at 12:51 PM ^
Its OK, he got laid off in April, so he has the time now.
January 20th, 2018 at 12:39 PM ^
So we will have added a former MSU qb and former OSU OC. Hmm
January 20th, 2018 at 12:46 PM ^
Meh. Don’t care.
January 20th, 2018 at 12:48 PM ^
Quite the downgrade if true
January 20th, 2018 at 3:56 PM ^
Maybe, maybe not. He was making $375k at Minnesota. Maybe they'll pay him like $400k with promises of something bigger if Drevno doesn't make it through the 2018 season. Basically the same thing they did with Enos.