Mike Hart named associate head coach at Indiana: #Indiana has made these moves official now. Tom Allen: "Nick is one of the bright, young offensive minds in our game." Also, #Hoosiers RB coach Mike Hart will be elevated to associate head coach.

Submitted by sleeper on January 10th, 2020 at 10:41 AM
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January 10th, 2020 at 10:51 AM ^

You blew it, man. If you're going for the super long title at least get all the information in. Two mentions of Mike Hart but only one mention of "Nick"? Are we on a one-name only deal with Sheridan? And you didn't mention he's the OC.

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Bluesince89

January 10th, 2020 at 10:59 AM ^

If Mike Hart was not a former player here, would anyone be clamoring for him joining the coaching staff?  I seriously would like an answer to that, because I just don't get what's so special about him as a coach other than (1) he played here and was good and (2) nostalgia.  What am I missing? 

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Bluesince89

January 10th, 2020 at 11:25 AM ^

I'm not defending Jay Harbaugh.  Both are equally nepotistic from my view, unless someone can convince me of Mike Hart's coaching chops.  And I'm genuinely open to hearing it/being convinced.  I want Michigan to have the best coaches who are willing to come here.  I don't care about their last names or where they played or their previous ties to Michigan.  Just get the best people in place.  If that's Mike Hart, great. 

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xtramelanin

January 10th, 2020 at 11:33 AM ^

guessing:  b/c hart was one of us, we have a much greater knowledge base about him and no need to fish on the internet to find out.  that knowledge base would show he was a determined, hard-working, and heady player who then made it into the NFL  that he is and was an ardent michigan loyalist, and as far as can be told, seems to be a guy that acts with intelligence and integrity.  

good enough?  

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Bluesince89

January 10th, 2020 at 11:37 AM ^

Ok, thanks but I'm more interested in finding out about the coaching/recruiting and how he stacks up.  Recruiting, I can dig up myself.  Coaching wise and how his RBs actually stack up as a position group, I will probably need my hand held by better football minds.  Because, no offense, when you strip down to what you wrote, it still boils down to "Good guy; played for Michigan."  And that's not convincing for me. 

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Benthom11

January 10th, 2020 at 3:02 PM ^

You gave 0 actual football reasons that Hart should be a coach at UM and then call someone snarky when he gave an accurate summary of what you said?  Maybe make some real points about who he has recruited, how the guys he has coached has done, etc. 

All you said is that he's a good dude who went to UM.  There are plenty of guys who fit that description...

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