How long until we hear about possible coaching changes for Michigan?
How long is it before we hear about possible coaching changes within the Michigan football coaching staff? As stated by Mangus in this article: http://touchthebanner.blogspot.com/2013/12/kansas-state-31-michigan-14.html#comment-form there have been rumors of Mallory looking for a coaching job at a smaller school, and Jackson possibly retiring. Personally, I wouldn't mind seeing Mallory and Jackson go. Al Borges, Dan Ferrigno, and Darrell Funk have also got to be on the hot seat. How long do you think it will be before we hear any news about possible coaching changes?
December 30th, 2013 at 6:04 PM ^
The Auburn AD last month stated he changed coaches even though the prior coach had won a NC a two years before. His reason was the program was trending in the wrong direction and he pays a lot of money to the guys to win.
We have Michigan men coaching the present team. They are given considerable leeway and failure is tolerated.
Changes will occur if the coaches decide to leave on their own. They for the most part are paid very well and have the name brand and facilities to recruit and do their work. Tough gig to leave.
December 30th, 2013 at 6:07 PM ^
December 30th, 2013 at 6:13 PM ^
December 30th, 2013 at 7:28 PM ^
December 30th, 2013 at 8:05 PM ^
December 30th, 2013 at 7:41 PM ^
to know DB's management style in his past business dealings, i.e., does he quickly fire a poor performer and chalk it up to a bad hire or does he try to manage the problem by other means. If he learned anything form Bo, he would do the former.
December 30th, 2013 at 9:21 PM ^
if Dominos is any indication. He made the company profitable despite a product that sucked. Lets hope he doesn't do the same for us.
December 30th, 2013 at 9:45 PM ^
I'm not sure why people think a guy who actually played football here wouldn't care about the success of the team. Doesn't he attend the weekly film sessions? That doesn't sound like the actions of a guy who's just a bean counter.
Brandon has better access to the program than any of us, and can compare what he sees now with what he experienced under Bo, and what he observed under RichRod. He now has a lot of frames of reference. If what he sees behind the scenes gives him confidence, maybe we shouldn't be writing Hoke off.
December 30th, 2013 at 11:11 PM ^
December 31st, 2013 at 12:32 AM ^
Or maybe Brandon doesn't understand the modern competitive landscape of college football.
I'm just saying, I feel like this is a reasonable possibility.
Or maybe Brandon wouldn't hire anyone he can't control (seeing as he just might be a micromanager).
I have absolutely no confidence, personally, in what Brandon has confidence in, but that's just what my gut tells me.
December 30th, 2013 at 8:01 PM ^
2010: 14-0 (8-0 SEC) - MNC
2011: 8-5 (4-4 SEC)
2012: 3-9 (0-8 SEC)
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When Michigan goes 3-9 and doesn't have a conference win, then I'll start drawing the parallel between when to make the move for Auburn and when to make the move for Michigan
December 30th, 2013 at 9:26 PM ^
a division title or Big 10 championship yet alone a MNC. To give him the same leeway would be stupid. Not to mention he didn't hire a coordinator that could hold a candle to Gus Malzahn IMO.
December 30th, 2013 at 9:47 PM ^
We finished one game out of first place in our division in Brady's first two years - and if Denard hadn't damaged his ulnar nerve, we probably win the division in the second year. We weren't that far off.
December 30th, 2013 at 10:12 PM ^
Hoke hasn't won those things. Chizik did. Out of 6 seasons as a coach, that was also his only one where he had more than 8 wins. He also finished with 3 or fewer wins in half of his seasons as a head coach. He also was above .500 in conference once in his career. Lastly, his final season he had zero conference wins and went 3-9 (the programs worst record in 60 years). Let's not even get into all the off-field issues surrounding the program.
So Auburn fired him to hire the OC that you love so much and is apparently pretty good at what he does. So, again, there aren't really many parallels between Chizik and Auburn and Hoke and Michigan.
December 30th, 2013 at 10:52 PM ^
Also in Chizik's one good year, he had Cam Newton as a QB, which wouldn't have happened had Newton not been dismissed from UF. If Newton isn't there Auburn doesn't win that MNC and Guz Malzahn probably isn't the coach at Auburn right now.
December 30th, 2013 at 11:15 PM ^
December 30th, 2013 at 6:04 PM ^
If Curt Mallory goes, I think the first choice to replace him would be Jon Hoke.
December 30th, 2013 at 6:19 PM ^
December 30th, 2013 at 6:20 PM ^
I'd be pretty happy to land Jon Hoke, but I don't think it would happen unless it was for the DC position.
December 30th, 2013 at 6:26 PM ^
Jon Hoke has been coaching DB's for 30 years.
I figure that if he wanted to be a coordinator he would have already made that move. Some position coaches are really good at what they do and don't have any interest in moving up.
December 30th, 2013 at 6:34 PM ^
Hoke was DC at Florida from 1999-2001, which was his last college job. If he returns to the college ranks, I don't think it would be as a mere position coach at this point - unless he really wants to work with his brother (which could be the case, I don't know) and/or becomes Mattison's designated successor.
December 30th, 2013 at 7:21 PM ^
December 31st, 2013 at 12:13 AM ^
Steve Spurrier wanted Jon Hoke to join him back in 2004 to be the defensive coordinator of the Gamecocks. I wouldn't mind to see Jon come in and replace Curt, if Curt left to get a DC or head coaching job. Jon would be a good potential DC after Mattison retires. Or Jon would also be someone who would be beneficial to have around if Michigan hired a younger guy once Mattison retired.
December 30th, 2013 at 6:55 PM ^
December 30th, 2013 at 6:09 PM ^
December 30th, 2013 at 6:15 PM ^
December 31st, 2013 at 12:33 AM ^
Our nation turns its lonely eyes to those folks.
December 30th, 2013 at 6:18 PM ^
December 31st, 2013 at 12:14 AM ^
The simple answer to that question is yes.
December 31st, 2013 at 7:30 AM ^
Yes, he could, but the QB coach thing is overrated. Lots of teams (7 of the top 10 teams at one point this season, which is the last time I checked) have an OC who doubles as the QB coach.
December 30th, 2013 at 6:19 PM ^
I refuse to set foot in the Big House next year of buy anything Michigan related if Al Borges is still on this coaching staff next year.
December 30th, 2013 at 6:32 PM ^
December 30th, 2013 at 9:30 PM ^
tickets should be pretty cheap on the secondary market.
December 30th, 2013 at 7:22 PM ^
December 30th, 2013 at 7:57 PM ^
December 30th, 2013 at 8:48 PM ^
promise not to darken this blogosphere should Borges be retained?
December 30th, 2013 at 9:05 PM ^
During the '81 MLB strike my BIL's father announced that he was so pissed at the players' union that he was never, ever going to go to another major league baseball game again as long as he lived.
That next game would have been his first. He was pushing 60 years old and he'd never been to a game in his life, but he was convinced that he was making an important statement with his boycott.
December 30th, 2013 at 6:20 PM ^
December 30th, 2013 at 6:21 PM ^
Garbage
December 30th, 2013 at 6:26 PM ^
Says the person who thinks GR3 and McGary would wash out in the NBA after 1-2 years, and thinks that Stafford is the problem for the Lions. I'd watch who you call idiot.
December 30th, 2013 at 8:24 PM ^
you must be a delight to work with.
December 30th, 2013 at 6:23 PM ^
Also can we fire Wellman and rehire Barwis? The physical toughness seems to be severly lacking all around on offense and defense.
December 30th, 2013 at 6:48 PM ^
We were physically tough back then?
December 30th, 2013 at 7:18 PM ^
December 30th, 2013 at 7:33 PM ^
Can you provide more specific evidence of the drop off in combine and pro day workouts?
December 30th, 2013 at 7:46 PM ^
Sure. It was the dramatic ones.
December 30th, 2013 at 7:45 PM ^
Hmmm, I don't remember us being all that good at controlling the line of scrimmage in the RR years. We had a lot of big plays, but converting short yardage, and in the redzone in general, was a lot more challenging. Illinois 2009 comes to mind.
As for the defense, it was on the field a lot for the same reason that most bad defenses are on the field a lot: it didn't get stops.
December 31st, 2013 at 7:34 AM ^
Part of the disappointment at the Combine and pro days might be that we just didn't have very good players the past couple years. I think Denard Robinson was the only guy at the Combine last year, and other representatives at the pro day included former walk-on Jordan Kovacs, the legendary JT Floyd, our poor interior offensive line, etc.
December 30th, 2013 at 6:49 PM ^
When Barwis was here, people complained that we were "weak," too. Remember Wisconsin calling 30 running plays in a row on us?
Fans have been complaining about the S&C guy (whether it's been Gittleson, Barwis or Wellman) for a decade now. It's an easy scapegoat but there probably isn't much real difference from one S&C coach to the next.
December 30th, 2013 at 7:01 PM ^
runs a similar strength and conditioning program to Ken Mannie, strength coach at MSU. He learned under Mannie and follows many of the same methods. MSU is considered one of the toughest, hardest hitting teams in the country. Strength and Conditioning is not the problem.