February 5th, 2024 at 1:03 PM ^
but he said he relished a good nepotism tweet!!!
February 5th, 2024 at 1:11 PM ^
Meanwhile, Steve Belichick is expected to be UW's defensive coordinator. All the sons are trading their dad's shadow for Seattle's clouds.
February 5th, 2024 at 1:13 PM ^
I thought he was going to interview with the Seahawks too.
February 5th, 2024 at 1:43 PM ^
Macdonald is planning to call plays, so probably not a good fit if he wants to be full DC.
February 5th, 2024 at 1:39 PM ^
I thought the Commanders had hired Steve.
Lololol
February 5th, 2024 at 1:44 PM ^
Not sure if joking but your link literally says Jedd Fisch hired him at UW
February 5th, 2024 at 4:12 PM ^
Wait until you see whose son is UW's new OC too...
February 5th, 2024 at 5:03 PM ^
Brian Ferentz???
February 5th, 2024 at 1:03 PM ^
Good move for him
February 5th, 2024 at 5:04 PM ^
His uncle John parlayed Special Teams Coordinator for the Eagles into the Ravens head coaching gig.
February 5th, 2024 at 1:06 PM ^
Hope he can teach them how to field punts in the playoffs.
February 5th, 2024 at 2:03 PM ^
#toosoon
#dontbeakilljoy
February 5th, 2024 at 3:48 PM ^
I think we all would agree that all’s well that ended well.
February 5th, 2024 at 7:21 PM ^
He may have taught Thaw how to recover a muffed punt and save the game.
February 5th, 2024 at 7:33 PM ^
Or instructed him not to catch it in that situation.
it is curious Harbaugh, if wanting to get on his own, did not choose to stay at Michigan. Although rising up and having success away from Michigan and his Dad may be optimal.
February 5th, 2024 at 1:06 PM ^
Damn I wish he would have stayed a Michigan then but good for him.
February 5th, 2024 at 1:45 PM ^
It's a good opportunity to show what he can do "outside" - without being part of Jim / John Harbaugh's team. And, there's definitely continuity - the coaching tree - with Macdonald in Seattle.
Let's hope the pipeline keeps brining in younger coaches / assistants that Michigan can leverage in all facets of the game.
Good luck Jay. Thanks for all you did with Michigan.
February 5th, 2024 at 2:55 PM ^
I agree, this is good for him and for Michigan. He proves himself away from Jim and gets ready to come back to Michigan later!
February 5th, 2024 at 3:04 PM ^
If that pipeline keeps brining younger coaches, I fear we'd be in a pickle.
February 5th, 2024 at 3:50 PM ^
it would explain why everyone is so salty tho
February 5th, 2024 at 1:07 PM ^
Very nice! Great move for him.
February 5th, 2024 at 1:08 PM ^
Not surprised. Gets to be with MacDonald and out of his dads shadow.
February 5th, 2024 at 1:09 PM ^
Jay should go on a nice little run in the NFL for a few years and then come back to be a coordinator here. I think he’s a great coach and he seems like a “college guy” but don’t doubt he will do well in the pros
February 5th, 2024 at 6:41 PM ^
He was such a good recruiter, I would think he'd want to stay in college. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
February 5th, 2024 at 1:10 PM ^
Smart to move out from the shadow of his father. Jay seems to be a damn good coach, and this will allow him to showcase his ability without the whiff of nepotism, while working with a
February 5th, 2024 at 2:25 PM ^
oh no you can't just leave us hanging like that!!
February 5th, 2024 at 3:34 PM ^
I think the rest of the sentence was censored
February 5th, 2024 at 3:40 PM ^
You have to click on .....more :-D
February 5th, 2024 at 3:43 PM ^
aughhhhh.... he must have died while writing it
February 5th, 2024 at 7:58 PM ^
I like the idea of a fill-in-the-blank response, but unintentional. "Censored" by garbage hotel wifi, which I know better than to use but used anyway.
February 5th, 2024 at 1:10 PM ^
Smart to move out from the shadow of his father. Jay seems to be a damn good coach, and this will allow him to showcase his ability without the whiff of nepotism, while working with a HC he already has a relationship with.
February 5th, 2024 at 1:10 PM ^
Good, he needs to start his own career,
February 5th, 2024 at 1:29 PM ^
Kind of silly to say he does not
have his own career.
February 5th, 2024 at 1:46 PM ^
What are you talking about? He was a major coaching contributor to a championship team. It's not like he was paid $500k a year to check Jim's email.
February 5th, 2024 at 2:32 PM ^
Or $55K to run a Vast Network to compromise player safety.
February 5th, 2024 at 3:58 PM ^
He went from $200k per year to $600k per year in 6 years. We should all be so fortunate. Any word on his latest salary?
February 5th, 2024 at 1:11 PM ^
On the downside, this opens up a spot on Jim's staff and we know where he'll be shopping.
February 5th, 2024 at 1:32 PM ^
It's already been reported that he is retaining the existing special teams coach that was already on staff under the old regime. So nothing to worry about there.
February 5th, 2024 at 1:13 PM ^
Good for Jay. It was time for him to move out of Dad's shadow.
February 5th, 2024 at 1:15 PM ^
Congrats to Jay for finally going off on his own. I imagine the MacDonald connection brought him there
February 5th, 2024 at 1:21 PM ^
I would like to be the first in this thread to say good on Jay, moving away from Jim's shadow and making his own career without hints of nepotism.
February 5th, 2024 at 6:19 PM ^
Me too. I want to be first as well.
February 5th, 2024 at 1:23 PM ^
Could Chris Partridge be the next former Michigan coach to be hired by the Seahawks?
February 5th, 2024 at 1:27 PM ^
I'd really like to see Chris find a good landing spot. Always seemed like a good dude
February 5th, 2024 at 1:35 PM ^
I don't think he overlapped McDonald here and isn't a "ravens" LB coach so not sure about that. could see him getting a job with Jim but he seems like such a good recruiter that his biggest $$ value will be in college unless he gets some additional penalties from the NCAA for "interfering" in the investigation
February 5th, 2024 at 3:07 PM ^
You're right. A quick check shows that he wasn't in Ann Arbor for the 2021 season. Still, maybe Jay could put in a good word. I just hated to see CP lose his job over the Stallions affair.
February 5th, 2024 at 8:52 PM ^
Don't hate the stallion, hate the game.
- Black Beauty
February 5th, 2024 at 3:36 PM ^
Jim should hire Partridge to be his special teams coach for the Chargers…
February 5th, 2024 at 1:27 PM ^
This is legit really good for him, happy for him and wish him well
February 5th, 2024 at 1:30 PM ^
I'm not sure about John but doesn't Jim have like 7 kids? There could be a Harbaugh in the league for the next 50 years.