OSU's Herman to Houston official
Will coach playoff game(s).
December 16th, 2014 at 1:25 PM ^
in the CC search one must surmise that JH has given them every indication he is seriously interested in the MIchigan job. Both Miles and Mullen's have indicated they have not been contacted. Not sure whether Mora has been contacted.
Let's hope Hackett and company know what they are doing.
December 16th, 2014 at 1:27 PM ^
December 16th, 2014 at 1:36 PM ^
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December 16th, 2014 at 2:01 PM ^
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December 16th, 2014 at 2:47 PM ^
Well-played, Code-7.
December 16th, 2014 at 4:30 PM ^
If Harbaugh turns us down after serious consideration and we hire Bob Stoops or Dan Mullen or Kyle Whittingham or Jim Mora after their bowl game it will be totally "bungled".
December 16th, 2014 at 1:54 PM ^
I choose to believe this means Harbaugh is coming ... until the next news story about how he probably isn't coming, at which point I wring my hands in despair. This whole process is so emotionally draining.
December 16th, 2014 at 2:16 PM ^
JH needs to have given UM an explict YES to the job via back channels or all this waiting while other coaches fall a way was then betting the farm and a long shot should JH not accept an offer.
December 16th, 2014 at 2:21 PM ^
Hackett has acknowledged hiring a search firm, of creating a list of candidates and of narrowing down that list. Doing so without contacting candidates is virtually impossible. Being more open about the search than that could easily be counter productive. Relying on sitting head coaches for accurate information about our search is not wise.
December 16th, 2014 at 1:25 PM ^
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December 16th, 2014 at 1:29 PM ^
I thought David Cutcliffe was contacted and turned us down? #notserious
December 16th, 2014 at 2:50 PM ^
That report lasted about 15 minutes and both Cutcliffe and Duke denied contact.
December 16th, 2014 at 3:25 PM ^
...casm
December 16th, 2014 at 3:21 PM ^
Or...the first option is dicking us around.
I choose to not believe that so am optimistic about Harbaugh being our next coach. With each day of silence it becomes more and more likely; if the answer is ultimately "no" Harbaugh knows he cannot waste Michigan's time.
This is a legacy moment regardless of decision. He will not screw us by setting up a Herbstreit again.
December 16th, 2014 at 1:35 PM ^
December 16th, 2014 at 2:40 PM ^
just as a distraction.
Hackett is one domino standing by itself...waiting...
December 16th, 2014 at 3:06 PM ^
how bout let's not mention our AD and dominoes in the same sentence
December 16th, 2014 at 1:42 PM ^
and that Miles or Mullen agents were not contacted. I wonder if Michigan has a no SEC coach policy? I hope not but I fear the worse if Harbaugh ends up saying no once again!
December 16th, 2014 at 1:47 PM ^
Or it's only been the search committee doing the contacting and Cutcliffe told them no and Mullen and Miles say Michigan hasn't contacted them and they are both telling the truth.
December 16th, 2014 at 1:48 PM ^
December 16th, 2014 at 2:30 PM ^
Everybody that covers Michigan says he has been. Only Gil Brandt reported that Cutcliffe has been contacted. Maybe you're just worrying about the wrong things.
December 16th, 2014 at 1:49 PM ^
buckle up
December 16th, 2014 at 1:52 PM ^
"Yes."
"Ok then."
December 16th, 2014 at 1:56 PM ^
that he will coach the playoff games. On the one hand, who knows if he will ever get that chance again. On the other hand, if Ohio somehow beats Bama that would theoretically put him way behind in the recruiting cycle for Houston's 2015 class (no idea what the circumstances are with the Houston program - so that may not matter much).
December 16th, 2014 at 1:56 PM ^
I think recruiting is currently in a "dead period" until like Jan. 8th. So if they somehow beat bama, he would only miss like 1 week of recruiting...albeit at a critical time.
December 16th, 2014 at 1:58 PM ^
this "dead period" thing is way overplayed. coaches can still call/email/text recruits all they want during this time. i.e. it's still a valuable time for recruiting.
December 16th, 2014 at 2:00 PM ^
Are you sure? I always thought it meant no contact at all.
December 16th, 2014 at 2:08 PM ^
December 16th, 2014 at 4:48 PM ^
Since we only have Debord, when it comes to "dead period" we take it literally.
December 16th, 2014 at 1:56 PM ^
December 16th, 2014 at 1:59 PM ^
rumblings are hackett is here to stay.
December 16th, 2014 at 2:03 PM ^
December 16th, 2014 at 2:03 PM ^
Totally unrelated but not worthy of a thread - Foley just hired Dan Mullen's DC. Now I am sure McElwain had a hand in this but how much does Foley hate Mullen? Totally ignore him during a search for a new coach, allegedly say negative things to Hackett about him, then go and steal his DC. Damn...that's cold bro.
December 16th, 2014 at 2:28 PM ^
December 16th, 2014 at 2:37 PM ^
He was on Harbaugh's staff at Stanford.
December 16th, 2014 at 2:42 PM ^
December 16th, 2014 at 2:06 PM ^
I was perusing 11W* earlier and their fans never cease to amaze me. I saw many comments like, "I'm not afraid of Harbaugh at Michigan" or "Even with Harbaugh, it will be YEARS before they even come close to beating OSU and MSU." You know, shit like that. Granted, some of those inbreds are worried if Harbaugh comes, but it's a good worry.
Some actually want Michigan to be good again because it's better for the rivalry, which is true. Some said that there isn't nearly enough talent in Ann Arbor to compete, but then others rebutted and said there is quite a large amount of good talent, but the players have just lacked good coaching to develop said talent, which is also true.
*I go there every now and then. I'm talking maybe once a month for about five to ten minutes, just checking their forum section since that's the second largest Michigan blog on the Googles and Internets.
December 16th, 2014 at 2:24 PM ^
I dunno man, if we had beaten them in 9 of the last 10, I wouldn't be feeling all that threatened either, regardless of coach. They have a coach that is unquestionably in the top 2 or 3 in the country and are recruiting like gangbusters. I'd say they have good reason to be feeling pretty good right now.
Obviously, we'll likely get much better if we get Harbaugh, but it's not like they should be terrified that they suddenly won't be able to keep up.
December 16th, 2014 at 3:19 PM ^
They might want to consider that we lost in 2012 and 2013 by a combined six points and were down only 28-21 with five minutes left in this year's game. All that with Brady Hoke coaching the team.
December 16th, 2014 at 2:08 PM ^
Does it say anything about his buy-out in there (I didn't see anything)? Wouldn't it be funny if we ended up poaching a coach who had never actually stepped foot on campus at his "current employer"?
December 16th, 2014 at 2:42 PM ^
As a Houstonian I like this move. Houston is a place where a young coach can hone his skills with decent talent and then move on up the food chain. In the meantime I get to see some decent college football locally for the next few years on the cheap.
December 16th, 2014 at 2:55 PM ^
I think it is a perfect first job. Houston is a decent mid-major program in a talent rich state.
Michigan's coaching search remains a mystery. All I ask for is no Schiano or some other less than ideal candidate...
December 16th, 2014 at 2:55 PM ^
I would have liked to have him as a fall back option....Dang!
December 16th, 2014 at 2:56 PM ^
Baseless speculation:
Tom Herman was made aware that Michigan might pursue him as a Plan B option. After hearing this, he called Jim Harbaugh and asked him if he was going to come back to Michigan. Jim Harbaugh told him yes, that is why he took the Houston job now.
December 16th, 2014 at 3:05 PM ^
1st post. This site is amazing and I look foward to posting here with you guys. BTW Harbaugh is a UM lock.
December 16th, 2014 at 4:11 PM ^
but unless you know something we don't, your 2nd line is quite the bold statement
December 16th, 2014 at 8:38 PM ^
Maybe I'm in the minority here, but I've never understood why some consider Herman to be a real plan B option, when he's never been a head coach. He may be a bright mind, but without head coaching experience, it's just too risky, especially for us and our situation.
Just as in real life, where you can't replicate experience, I would rather have someone who has been through the ups and downs of being a head coach. This includes Schiano. Even considering Herman kind of reeks of desperation, like we're just trying to take something away from OSU.