January 3rd, 2017 at 1:01 PM ^
IU is going to lack some CHAOS.
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January 3rd, 2017 at 1:51 PM ^
Now that's going to change Indiana's offensive complexion . . . .
January 3rd, 2017 at 6:56 PM ^
Like going from Kate Upton to Rosanne Barr.
January 3rd, 2017 at 2:00 PM ^
I honestly thought this OP was missing a (SATIRE) tag.
January 3rd, 2017 at 1:01 PM ^
This... is a joke, right?
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January 3rd, 2017 at 1:05 PM ^
No, no it's not.
January 3rd, 2017 at 1:09 PM ^
I'm not a Hoosier fan by any stretch of the imagination but WHY INDIANA, WHY!?
January 3rd, 2017 at 1:15 PM ^
The only thing that would've made it funnier is if OSU had done it.
Since that's really not possible, I could kind of see where MSU would do it. Their O has sucked lately. How funny would it have been if they'd hired him?
I'm not totally familiar with IU's situation (which offensive staffers left with Wilson), but I gotta think that a QB coach or RB coach running Wilson's system would've been better than DeBord.
January 3rd, 2017 at 4:54 PM ^
revamping the offensive staff. He let the OC/WR and the TE/FB coaches go. OL coach Greg Frey was named along with Wilson in complaints about mistreating players. He appears to still be there.
January 3rd, 2017 at 1:01 PM ^
now that's more like indiana football--boring and ineffective.
January 3rd, 2017 at 1:34 PM ^
"OK, we're up three late in the fourth quarter. It's 3rd and 8. A first down seals the game. I have the perfect play... sweep left... Crap, it didn't work again..."
January 3rd, 2017 at 1:48 PM ^
That sounds alot like penn states play calling last night trying to milk out the clock.
January 3rd, 2017 at 1:01 PM ^
New Indiana coach (whoever that is) takes out a legal pad, finds "Hire dynamic OC", and crosses it out with great satisfaction.
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January 3rd, 2017 at 1:02 PM ^
Butch Jones takes out his legal pad, finds "Improve offense", and does the same thing.
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January 3rd, 2017 at 1:02 PM ^
I'll say exactly what I said when UT hired him: My God.
January 3rd, 2017 at 1:03 PM ^
From a dynamic offense helmed by Kevin Wilson to this? That's like replacing Don Brown with Greg Robinson.
January 3rd, 2017 at 1:42 PM ^
Hey, DeBord is a national championship OC. And Robinson is a Super Bowl DC!
It's nice to be able to put those items on your résumé.
January 3rd, 2017 at 1:03 PM ^
Well that sucks for them.
January 3rd, 2017 at 1:04 PM ^
Mike DeBoring, back in the B1G.
January 3rd, 2017 at 1:04 PM ^
Fear factor of young 2017 UM team slipping up vs Indiana:
*dropped from 3 out of 10 to -4 out of 10.
January 3rd, 2017 at 1:04 PM ^
This is a bad hire and they should feel bad.
At least their defense will feel good about themselves after practices?
January 3rd, 2017 at 1:09 PM ^
Cross Indiana off the teams to watch out for list. Although they never really made that list but they have becme more competitive lately
January 3rd, 2017 at 1:05 PM ^
Gahahahahaha!! Don Brown has to be licking his chops to play the most boring and predictable OC of all-time instead of the offensive mastermind Kevin Wilson every year.
January 3rd, 2017 at 2:28 PM ^
Don Brown will still have to prep for Wilson every year. He will now have to prep for 4 and 5 star talent to go along with Wilson's "chaos."
January 3rd, 2017 at 1:05 PM ^
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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January 3rd, 2017 at 1:06 PM ^
How do they know the OC and not the HC?
Or did I miss the head coach announcement?
Regardless, much lolling to commence.
January 3rd, 2017 at 1:08 PM ^
I believe they are promoting their DC.
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January 3rd, 2017 at 1:35 PM ^
They made the change almost simultaneously with Wilson stepping down.
January 3rd, 2017 at 1:07 PM ^
I was hoping this would be the "stroke of genius" Urban would have taken to fill that Tim Beck vacancy.
Damnit.
January 3rd, 2017 at 1:11 PM ^
Meyer would have already hired Debord. Sadly that's not the one we live in.
January 3rd, 2017 at 1:07 PM ^
This is hilarious.
And it's great news for Michigan, a trap road game has just dropped off of the schedule.
Rarely a clearer example of a situation where a guy isn't publicly fired, yet has been told to find another job.
January 3rd, 2017 at 1:10 PM ^
Hahahahahaha
January 3rd, 2017 at 1:13 PM ^
Follow up reports are Tennessee wants to hire Mark Helfrich. So a major upgrade for them.
January 3rd, 2017 at 1:15 PM ^
Indiana being a tough game
January 3rd, 2017 at 1:16 PM ^
Why would DeBird leave UT for IU? Was he going to be let go? I can't imagine IU would pay him more $ and it's a lateral move to an inferior program. Why would DeBord do this?
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January 3rd, 2017 at 1:39 PM ^
He must have been about to be fired at UT.
January 3rd, 2017 at 2:18 PM ^
Handshake of doom. This happens from time to time, although it's usually less obvious. They didn't want to retain him and encouraged him to find new work. If he had not, he would have been fired.
Seems quite possible that this is what happened when Doug Nussmeier came here, too.
January 3rd, 2017 at 2:21 PM ^
Maybe it's a pressure issue. Seems like the last few years Tennessee was expected to be "back" only to be the same ole Tennessee. Everyone expects IU to stink so maybe he's looking for a job where he can coast with little pressure, make a bowl game every now and then, and still get a nice fat check.
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January 3rd, 2017 at 1:18 PM ^
Tenneessee's offense this year (28th per S&P) was better than Michigan's (40th). It was also better than Wilson's Indiana offense (67th).
January 3rd, 2017 at 1:40 PM ^
I think UT had more pure talent across the board than either M or IU. But they also had Butch Jones and Debord.
January 3rd, 2017 at 1:58 PM ^
Not too difficult when you play App St, Kentucky, and Vanderbilt
January 3rd, 2017 at 2:15 PM ^
You're right, much easier than playing Hawaii, Rutgers and Illinois.
January 3rd, 2017 at 2:19 PM ^
You know Hawaii just won a bowl game, right?
January 3rd, 2017 at 3:37 PM ^
Yes, against Middle Tennessee State. With that win, Hawaii increased its Sagarin rating to #112.
January 3rd, 2017 at 10:37 PM ^
Feels good to say that.
January 3rd, 2017 at 2:25 PM ^
Ummm... S&P+ is an opponent adjusted stat.
January 3rd, 2017 at 2:09 PM ^
There's still time to start a bidding war and wrestle DeBord away from Indiana!
January 3rd, 2017 at 1:19 PM ^
Al Borges was not available?
January 3rd, 2017 at 2:17 PM ^
I assume they're trying to get him to be QB coach
January 3rd, 2017 at 1:21 PM ^
How in the hell does this guy find work?
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