Minter has informed players he's joining Harbaugh at Chargers per Sam Webb

First to admit, I don’t know shit: BUT! I think minter out chess played Alabama live. That isn’t taught. That is a skill used live and on the court of play. 

Not really considering the Blog won't consider Clinkscale as DC because they want another Ravens assistant like John is still obligated  to help the program.

Someone needs to put their foot down and that Foote is him.

I've been saying the same cheesy line since Larry's playing days and would love to have him back. 

A juicy double, as Sir Mix-a-Lot would say. 

Larry Foote has not expressed interest in coaching in college, not even at Michigan. I'd welcome him but it would be a big shock if came back to Ann Arbor so I'm not holding my breath.

I would think Clinkscale would be the DC replacement. The players love him. Sherrone said in his presser that this is all about the players.

Very sorry to see Jesse Minter leaving.

Willie T is on the Ravens' staff as well....

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Probably because that resume more or less describes Macdonald and Minter as well, and he's rumored to be a very similar hire in terms of capability and scheme

I think you do get the infatuation. You're just questioning its wisdom. If John Harbaugh recommended him for the job (and he wanted it) then I think it would be a good idea.

I think most people would rather keep the defensive scheme in place. And providing a place for college or pro advancement with guys familiar with thay system has worked really well the past few years.  I'd argue it was the biggest factor in our on field results the past 3 years.  

Orr's experience is not that different than Mike Macdonald when he got hired as DC. Both were defensive assistants for 1 year before graduating to be position coaches for the next 3.

Add to it that he was an All Pro playing in the Raven's system.

I would hope that Moore would reach out to John Harbaugh to get his feelings on Orr, just like Jim did when John recommended Macdonald and Minter.

The infatuation with Orr is that he matches the profile of the last two guys. And as fans, all we see is the surface stuff. We don't know how well guys actually coach or what they're good at doing. 

And maybe he is the same sort of bright light that Macdonald was. In which case Michigan should hire him. 

But maybe he's just a guy and his strengths lie elsewhere, in which case Michigan should look somewhere else.

Something Harbaugh did well, particularly late, was identify what guys were actually good at doing and put them in position to do it. That's how we got Moore moving up the food chain while guys with more name recognition stayed put or went elsewhere. Jim Harbaugh's synergy with brother John was a huuuuuge asset to the program and is one of the huge things we now lose with Jim's departure to Los Angeles. Our connection with the superb Ravens organization has been largely severed, and with it the terrific resources that we were able to leverage into the program Michigan became. 

That will be one of Moore's biggest handicaps compared to the Harbaugh regime, honestly. Harbaugh could have stayed and still lost Minter and/or other assistants, but he had the right connections to replace them. Will Moore?