Mike Hart to be RB coach at Syracuse

Submitted by SAMgO on January 5th, 2016 at 6:04 PM

Article: http://www.si.com/college-football/2016/01/05/mike-hart-syracuse-wester…

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maizenblueCW2

January 5th, 2016 at 6:05 PM ^

Moving up!

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rob f

January 6th, 2016 at 6:51 AM ^

away!

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SAMgO

January 5th, 2016 at 6:05 PM ^

Nice move for him. Hopefully sometime in the future he'll be the second former Syracuse RB coach on the sidelines coaching the backs at Michigan.

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Mr. Owl

January 5th, 2016 at 6:08 PM ^

I'm fine with 6 right where he is.

Hart finally made it to Syracuse after all! Glad he took the long road. ;)

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SBo

January 5th, 2016 at 7:34 PM ^

I don't think he has a chance of ending up on staff under Harbaugh unfortunately. Remember their exchange on our academics?

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FrankMurphy

January 5th, 2016 at 7:42 PM ^

The animosity between Harbaugh and Lloyd Carr that stemmed from that incident was every bit as strong, and yet they've mended fences. I don't see why Harbaugh wouldn't try to bury the hatchet with Hart if he ever thought that Hart would be a good addition to his staff. As crazy as Harbaugh is, I don't think he's the type who lets petty grudges get in the way of hiring good assistant coaches.

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EGD

January 5th, 2016 at 7:47 PM ^

Not to mention Hart was what, 21 years old when he said that stuff? I have to imagine Jim Harbaugh of all people would be inclined to let some hasty remark by a college kid go after enough time has passed.

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Tater

January 5th, 2016 at 8:04 PM ^

Sparty has gotten a lot of mileage out of Mike Hart's "little brother" quote, but it was because of Mike Hart's passion for Michigan. Harbaugh wants people with passion and enthusiasm for Michigan. If Hart becomes qualified, Harbaugh will take him in a "Hartbeat."

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AlwaysBlue

January 5th, 2016 at 10:22 PM ^

exchange. He was the adult, he started it and he's since apologized. Hart was the warrior who stood up to defend his school. If anything, Harbaugh loves warriors.

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East German Judge

January 5th, 2016 at 6:08 PM ^

So does Syracuse have a little brother?

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The Victors

January 5th, 2016 at 6:20 PM ^

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GoBlueRandy

January 5th, 2016 at 7:04 PM ^

They do now.

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gwkrlghl

January 5th, 2016 at 8:22 PM ^

Binghamton?

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Naked Bootlegger

January 5th, 2016 at 6:11 PM ^

He played HS ball in upstate NY, no? If so, nice homecoming gift for him AND Syracuse.

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gwkrlghl

January 5th, 2016 at 8:23 PM ^

He played in Syracuse. Onondaga Central per Rivals

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Naked Bootlegger

January 5th, 2016 at 9:22 PM ^

Cool. Didn't know he was FROM Syracuse. That's awesome. His coaching trajectory is nothing but upwards.

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Romulan Commander

January 6th, 2016 at 10:01 AM ^

Nice to see Mike Hart (Onondaga Central HS) return to CNY. Along with the hiring of Dino Babers as a Salt City native and MA-holder from SU I have reason to follow the Orange again.

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San Diego Mick

January 5th, 2016 at 6:15 PM ^

He's from there isn't he?

Anyway, goodluck to him, I hope he keeps moving up!

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FrankMurphy

January 5th, 2016 at 7:05 PM ^

If he keeps doing well, it would be great to see him on Harbaugh's staff someday. Now that would be something.

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Brown Bear

January 5th, 2016 at 6:25 PM ^

I'm too lazy to look. How have his running backs performed that he has coached?

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madmaxweb

January 5th, 2016 at 6:31 PM ^

Western has had some good RB's these past two years. Not sure how much of that is him or Pj Fleck though.

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WichitanWolverine

January 5th, 2016 at 7:34 PM ^

It was obviously Hart.

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DrMantisToboggan

January 6th, 2016 at 8:55 AM ^

Jarvion Franklin has been really, reallly good

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Everyone Murders

January 5th, 2016 at 6:27 PM ^

As if any good running back ever came out of Syracuse.

(What? Oh, yeah. Jim Brown was pretty good at football. I'll grant you that.)

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RationalBuckeye

January 5th, 2016 at 6:31 PM ^

That's as relevant as saying being drafted by the Browns is good for your career

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Everyone Murders

January 5th, 2016 at 6:49 PM ^

Being drafted by the Browns was apparently good for Brown's career.

Hey, "career" rhymes with "car ear".

The Edsel Corsair had a grill that reminded some of a face, yet it had no "ears".

Maybe the ears would be the mirrors?

What were we talking about again?

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lilpenny1316

January 5th, 2016 at 6:47 PM ^

Don't know if there's ever been a backfield that good in history.

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Everyone Murders

January 5th, 2016 at 6:52 PM ^

First black player to win the Heisman. Great call - I always think of Brown, but sometimes forget Davis when thinking of the Syracuse teams of old.

It's great to see Hart join a program with that rich of a running back history, especially since he grew up near there (or there - I don't recall).

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lilpenny1316

January 5th, 2016 at 7:18 PM ^

I remembered thinking back when he committed that Syracuse must be falling on hard times if they can't keep a kid in their own backyard.

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January 5th, 2016 at 11:38 PM ^

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Davis' story is as inspiring as it is heartbreaking and the film captures it well.

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brax

January 5th, 2016 at 8:17 PM ^

What about Oklahoma State when they had 2 NFL HOFers on the same roster: Thurman Thomas and Barry Sanders?

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lilpenny1316

January 5th, 2016 at 9:20 PM ^

Especially when you factor in NFL production. I think Ernie would've had a HoF career, but unfortunately he died of Leukemia before he had a chance to play a down.

If Cleveland fans needed another reason to hate Art Modell, he tried to argue for Ernie to play while his cancer was in remission. I think the coach was still Paul Brown and he refused to play him.

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Esterhaus

January 5th, 2016 at 6:27 PM ^

Now they'll both be living "up there." John's a businessman, but I'd love to see them band together and help Mike become the head coach he's destined to be.

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Maize and Blue in OH

January 5th, 2016 at 10:33 PM ^

Kolesar lives in suburban Cleveland.

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goblue16

January 5th, 2016 at 6:28 PM ^

Mike hart has said he wants to be the head coach at Michigan so he's on his way. In bout 20 years Harbaugh retires and he's ready

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buddhafrog

January 5th, 2016 at 7:38 PM ^

Outside of his family I don't think there is a bigger Hart fan than I. This is a great move for him. I love that he has said he wants to be the head coach at UM someday. Fortunately for us, Wheatley would love that role too. There has been talk that Woodson wants to coach after retiring so that would be pretty awesome if true. And these are on top of the coaching tree that Harbaugh is developing. He is quickly creating one of the best coaching trees in football in a fairly short time. Count me as one who believes Harbaugh will be a lifer at UM. But whenever his time is done we will have so many options who would love to coach UM. Like Bo, Harbaugh is setting us up for the long haul. I think we have decades of success to look forward to.

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EGD

January 5th, 2016 at 7:44 PM ^

If Woodson wants to coach, get him on staff immediately. The recruiting impact would be incomparable.

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January 5th, 2016 at 6:32 PM ^

Congrats on the new gig, Mr. Hart. Keep pushing and Lego climbing

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FreddieMercuryHayes

January 5th, 2016 at 6:33 PM ^

Glad for him. Continue to climb the ladder. Got to be nice to go back closer to his home grounds as well. Hope he does well. Babers is not a bad coach to hitch tryout wagon to if trying to climb the ladder.

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