Hello: Jimmy Dougherty

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Thayer Evans is reporting San Jose State assistant Football Head Coach Jimmie Dougherty is being hired as an offensive assistant. Many of you may remember Dougherty as a position coach candidate last year. Not sure what his exact role is, but he's a welcome addition! Sorry, don't know how to embed a tweet
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Truthbtold

February 11th, 2016 at 1:01 PM ^

There will be less and less positions open for the moms and dads of potential recruits. How does he expect to get top talent if he can't give the kids dad a job ?? Surely he knows that he cannot compete directly with the Urban Meyer's and Saban's of the world. What the hell is he thinking?? There are only so many positions as the assistant to the assistant of watching field grass grow to go around, 4-5 are already filled by current players family, and he needs to use the rest of those to continue to be able to recruit great players that would otherwise go play at schools that actually play in the big important games. Think Jim, think !

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Mr. Yost

February 11th, 2016 at 2:56 PM ^

Soup is off to be a WR coach, this seems like a hire to replace him.

It could also be a security net in case Fisch goes back to the NFL after this year.

Dougherty was a big name floated for the WR coach/passing game coordinator position. He may now be that "in waiting" behind Fisch if/when Fisch leaves.

This is low key a big hire. Harbaugh basically got both guys that were rumored to take the WR coach job, lol.

I feel like most would've been fine with Dougherty in Fisch's position, again, now we get both guys. Our coaching staff is wildly talented.

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LSAClassOf2000

February 11th, 2016 at 12:17 PM ^

Man, I was hoping we would fill the vacancy foran assistant to coach Kerplunk myself - I think Michigan's team is just about ready to take it to the next level (where you use bowling balls for the marbles, mind you) and we could definitely use a good offensive mind on that staff. 

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DrMantisToboggan

February 11th, 2016 at 11:54 AM ^

He was talked about for QB coach last year (why would we need another one?), so getting him as an analyst is dope. I guess coaches think working for Jim is a really advantageous career move. Who knew?

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turd ferguson

February 11th, 2016 at 12:00 PM ^

Yeah, IIRC, he was a candidate for the position that Fisch filled.

I wonder if Harbaugh's approach is to bring in assistants with the expectation that they'll get externally promoted within a few years, so it's good to have their replacements getting familiar with the program and waiting in the wings.  Fisch will have other opportunities, if he doesn't have them already, and it's great to have a possible replacement sitting in one of these new administrative roles.

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DrMantisToboggan

February 11th, 2016 at 12:13 PM ^

Could be, or that these analyst positions will become a common one-year springboard to a position/coordinator job elsewhere. Weist went off to USF in a larger role right?

Either way it is pretty clear that Jim wants ambitious people under him and that other coaches in the field will take even slightly backwards steps just to put "worked under Jim Harbaugh" on their resume. 

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rowtheblue

February 11th, 2016 at 12:27 PM ^

I was wondering the same thing. Maybe this is preparation for Fisch's departure. I'm not hoping that a coach leaves every year, but it's cool to see that we have possible replacement options on staff.

Or there is just the possibility, as you said, that they are using it as a major resume boost. You'd think it'd be a low risk, high reward move to join Harbaugh's staff for a year.



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redjugador24

February 12th, 2016 at 9:26 AM ^

Yes, that does seem to be his approach.  It seems very consistent with his recruiting approach...bring in the best & most competitive guys you can get, even if it means playing them outside their comfort zone for a year or two, and when option A moves on option B is already groomed.  I LOVE that he's bringing influential and successful HS coaches into the mix as well because of their A) impact on recruiting and B) hunger to succeed at UM.

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redjugador24

February 12th, 2016 at 9:28 AM ^

I know Dougherty wasnt a HS coach.... just saying that I love that Harbaugh brings in a mix of up-and-coming guys with something to prove (from anywhere he can find them) to groom underneath experienced guys who may get a HC opportunity very soon.

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