Forde on the "Coaching Carousel"

Has a funny way of coming up every year for prominent jobs in the NFL or at places equal to Oklahoma. His agent must really know how to work national writers.

It's interesting that he seems to think Muschamp might be safe, but even more interesting that he's parroting the RR to Florida line that has been trotted out before. It's a natural fit and maybe the best case scenario for us as it would absolutely remove any serious competition for Mullen if he is amiable to leaving Starkville.

stoops to michigan would be awesome, almost as good as Harbaugh. Could be a great Act II for him, and it would put Michigan on solid ground for 10-15 years. 

I will take a random flier over Schiano. He's not very likable and doesn't have much of a track record. Wasn't his only good yr when they gave it to ray rice every play

I think 60% of the Board could have given a more detailed and informed synopsis on the coaching search than that provided by Forde.

I think Todd Graham is the guy, assuming we gutter the Harbowl. Anything less than that I start to prepare myself for a Hoke level hire. Or worse.

I'm all for the Stoops to Michigan news to catch on and hopefully be true if there is no Harbaugh (either one) to Michigan.  

 

FUCK NO to Schiano. Why do people pump this guy up? i don't get it. 

take Stoops. He's a winner for sure. But, I would only take him if we whiff on Harbaugh.

I will probably just write another angry post on the internet. Still: There is no part of Greg Schiano working here that I would enjoy. I think I would simply become an M basketball fan until that burning trash barge drifted out to sea.

 

He nailed it. . . 

Stoops definitely wouldn't be option 1, but I would be on board if he is option 3/4/5 somewhere in that range.  We could do a lot worse

If we hire Schiano, I'm done.

I would rather have Hoke than Schiano.

Interesting story... My brother's kids play flag football back in the Youngstown area (Boardman).  It is a Catholic enterprise that runs it.  

For his kids age groups there are  4 teams.  The teams are named after college programs.  Obviously one team is 'Ohio State', team two is Notre Dame (Catholic league program), team three is Oklahoma and team four is Nebraska.  Youngstown being the home of the Stoops' clan and Pelini's.  

It would be great to see these kids wearing Michigan on their chest in a Youngstown league.  However, they would probably go with Kentucky over Michigan.  

Cool story, bro...

But just goes to show you how the area feels about the Stoops' and Pelinis'.  

There is no white knight.

Stoops, Mullen, Harbaugh, Miles all have jobs and all seem unlikely to come to Michigan.

Schiano is a very real possibility. He's a horrible choice, so if informal discussions with the other 4 guys go nowhere, I'd rather have Hoke over Schiano.

Jon Gruden?

Sam on WTKA had a very interesting summary yesterday that I don't think was posted anywhere. Listen to the attached and it will at least give you a nice warm fuzzy feeling. It's podcast 9 and jump to about 10:25 and enjoy.

 

http://www.stationcaster.com/player_skinned.php?s=901&c=4701&f=3610763 HARBAUGH!

If neither Harbaugh is interested (they should obviously be our top targets) then I would be very excited about Bob Stoops.

Harbaugh.

I think the best case scenario for Michigan to land a top tier coach would be if Florida wins out or at least makes an appearance in the SEC champ game. Then Michigan goes 1-1 or 0-2, sigh, then Hoke gets canned, leaving Michigan as the only major coaching job available. I dont see any blue blood programs being opened unless one of them leave for Michigan.

This would be a moot point if Harbaugh accepts the job, of course. Im assuming Michigan would be the only college coaching job that he'd leave the NFL for. This is more for the guys like Stoops, Miles, Patterson, etc...

Not always, but usually in sports when a coaching change happens the new coach coming in is dramatically different in X's and O's or personality.

Outgoing coach: defensive mind...bring in an offensive guy

Outgoing coach: players coach...bring in more of a disciplinarian

 

Replace the previous coaches weaknesses with someone new who thrives in that area. Rich Rod struggled with the programs voice and connected the current team with the past players and fanbase. His defenses were also bad. Bring in Hoke who was a change in those two key areas.

Not always the case, but it does happen frequently

From Big Ten lunch links on ESPN. Pretty much sums our national perception. How did it get to this point?

3. Michigan meltdown: If nothing else, the Wolverines can claim the national lead in public apologies this season. And the mess at Michigan this season isn’t just limited to on-field issues or even the athletic department, with president Mark Schlissel the latest to stick his foot in his mouth and seek forgiveness. Given everything that has gone wrong with the Wolverines this season, it’s getting to the point where nothing can really come as a surprise anymore and missteps barely even cause people to bat an eye. But that’s still pretty remarkable considering the history, tradition and reputation of that university on the field and in the classroom, and it’s fair to wonder if perhaps that might have an impact on the likely coaching search the program will be starting after the season. The problems don’t seem to be limited to just the football team, and maybe that will give a high-profile candidate a reason to pause if the Wolverines come calling.