JUB on Michigan Insider at 9:00 this morning (pretty much now) talking coaching change
https://mobile.twitter.com/Johnubacon/status/533254858368110592
November 14th, 2014 at 9:55 AM ^
Nothing learned. Mostly calls again. The 1984 team picture and jogging were discussed Yeah, I know. Zero inside info/ rumors on AD/ head coach search.
November 14th, 2014 at 10:04 AM ^
Bacon's in a tough spot with things like this. All that people really want to hear from him are rumors and predictions (and predictions mostly because they offer a veil to communicate rumors without actually saying anything about them).
But if he's not hearing anything - and he's probably not hearing much that's meaningful, even if he implies or believes otherwise - it's hard to please this crowd right now.
November 14th, 2014 at 10:03 AM ^
in Bacon's tweet was just Michigan football in general. The beauty of vague statements I guess...
November 14th, 2014 at 10:06 AM ^
As for the CC, Hackett is also not plugged into the traditional sports media world and is also apparently keeping this close to the vest, so there really is no publicly available information. Indeed, coming out of the world of high stakes business (and having been involved in major staffing changes), Hackett likely understands the importance of making such moves in complete privacy and out of the public eye. The less info that is out there, the better. Remember the 2007 Les Miles fiasco. The public leak of information may have prevented us from landing one of the best available coaches out there.
November 14th, 2014 at 1:10 PM ^
much credit probably because like the rest of us you are anxious for a coaching change. It could be Hackett is doing nothing and waiting to the end of the season.
My view is he is waiting because he wants reason to retain Hoke. Which means that Hoke's record and team performance to date is not enough to terminate him. The easy road for Hackett is to retain the staff and give a short extention (2-3 years) to protect the 2105 and 2016 class.
If change was going to happen they would have said so because it opens the door for possible candidates to show interest in the coaching job and could keep many of the recruits in play because they would believe a top tier coach will be coaching MIchigan in the future.
November 14th, 2014 at 10:00 AM ^
Morris gave "Iggy" a shot-out, in case any of you are scoring at home.
November 14th, 2014 at 10:30 AM ^
November 14th, 2014 at 10:00 AM ^
Fire JUB for not repeating what he has said for weeks and giving us more red meat!!!
November 14th, 2014 at 10:02 AM ^
Show's over. Nothing learned. Nada. The OP will give you the boring blow by blow.
November 14th, 2014 at 10:07 AM ^
Seriously nothing major.
About the only thing I took from the hour was that Jamie Morris and Jim Harbaugh have buried the hatchet over Harbaugh's past statements about acedemics.
Morris thinks Schlissel owes an appology to all the current student athletes.
November 14th, 2014 at 10:13 AM ^
November 14th, 2014 at 11:02 AM ^
The only thing I don't remember is if he also apologized to the football players
November 14th, 2014 at 6:14 PM ^
November 14th, 2014 at 10:55 AM ^
It sounds like Jon Bacon suckered you guys in again.
When are you going to learn..........
Him and Sam Webb run the exact same schtick nowadays.
November 14th, 2014 at 10:55 AM ^
The OMG I NEED MORE INFO NOW!!! part of my brain, on the other hand, would listen to two homeless people on a street corner talking about this topic if one was wearing a Michigan hat, hoping to derive some insights to what will likely happen.
Sadly, the latter part almost always wins out.
November 14th, 2014 at 1:06 PM ^
November 14th, 2014 at 10:57 AM ^
I'm sorry did I miss the part where JUB mentioned he had some juicy new intel on the coaching/AD situation at Michigan only to not tell us anything new?
Pretty sure he didn't. Just need this season to be over to get anything new out of these scenarios ugh.
November 14th, 2014 at 11:09 AM ^
Hackett is smart. He's bunkering down, changing cell phones, and disseminating no info for public consumption. Neither JUB nor Brian has any info, least of all Sam and Ira. Sam had the nerve to post on the GBW board that since he personally talked with Hoke and Hoke hasn't been advised of a dismissal, then there must not be a plan to fire him. Really? How obtuse are you anyway? What a moron.
November 14th, 2014 at 11:17 AM ^
Two weeks in the hole for calling someone obtuse!
November 14th, 2014 at 1:59 PM ^
Care to post Sam's comment that has you convinced he's a "moron?"
November 14th, 2014 at 11:17 AM ^
November 14th, 2014 at 1:50 PM ^
Naw, that's some other douchebag with my name. That guy's a real dickhead.
November 14th, 2014 at 11:24 AM ^
It is proof once again that message boards, no matter how pretentious, are full of zealots who really do not lead interesting lives (present company NOT excluded).
I love how guys pretend to be in important meetings, and such and well, you know, my iPhone can't pick up the podcast due to me being on a conference call to Beijing and Berlin, harumph harumph--yet I can still plug in and ask for an update.
Anyway, UM knows what it will od, and who it will be.
If they don't they're stupid.
And don't bet the farm on them hiring Jim Harbaugh or hitting a home run.
The lessening of the importance of sports at UM has begun, and is permanent.
November 14th, 2014 at 11:53 AM ^
November 14th, 2014 at 3:30 PM ^
I can, however, type and sift the web on my phone (as just about all 500 other attendees are doing while the boring panel of speakers drones on).
As to our university de emphasizing sports, I hope not. And I don't think that it will happen. There are way too many people in power - including a number of regents and fans who vote for regents - that will not stand for it. Even if Schlis wanted to do so, I don't think that as a new guy, he would do so. Also, I don't read his comments re: wanting to strike a balance with academics as saying that he won't shell out $ for a top coach. Just that he might not allow for a coach with questionable academic ethics. So, most of the sec coaches may not make it. Certainly doesn't seem like this would be a problem for a Harbaugh, who excelled at Stanford and actually made comments essentially in line with Schlis.
November 14th, 2014 at 1:58 PM ^
Bacon didn't promise any juicy revelations or inside info. He just said they'd be talking about the situation. That's what talk radio is. Some of you are like six-year olds who don't get a cookie from mommy.