November 30th, 2014 at 10:59 AM ^
Pelini don't care.
But seriously he would be great at LSU. Look for him to land in the SEC.
November 30th, 2014 at 11:00 AM ^
the Harbaughs, Mullen, Miles, and then Bo. Is that probably our order for the coaching search because the best part of hiring Pelini is that he can come now and work on the program. I really like his first name, if his first name was a forshadow on him being the Michigan coach I would be all for it. but seriously he did quite well at Nebraska with all his 9-3 records. You can argue he was just one win away from making it. He might be a last minute opition if we can't get our other options. I am interested in hearing how you think he will fit in the program. I actually see him being a safe choice, he is consistent haven't had a coach be consistant since Carr so that may be a good thing.
November 30th, 2014 at 11:05 AM ^
No. Just no.
November 30th, 2014 at 11:15 AM ^
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November 30th, 2014 at 11:50 AM ^
IF all top options are unsuccessfully exhausted, this is the best fall-back candidate I have heard mentioned.
November 30th, 2014 at 1:02 PM ^
November 30th, 2014 at 3:09 PM ^
John harbaugh is not coming here and neither is Dan Mullen.
If we don't get jim or Miles were looking at Schiano. I don't think people realize what a possibility this is. I'd much rather have pelini than Schiano.... It's not even close.
That said I think we end up with miles but it's no guarantee.
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November 30th, 2014 at 11:00 AM ^
Pelini would have the resources to win more at Michigan than at Nebraska. He should at least be interviewed to explore whether it'd be a good fit.
I honestly think Nebraska is making a gigantic mistake firing him.
November 30th, 2014 at 11:01 AM ^
Any chance Urban Meyer hires him? Pelini is an Ohio State alum.
November 30th, 2014 at 11:07 AM ^
In a sane world, this is where he should go, as the OSU DC. It's a natural fit. But he probably still wants to be a head coach somewhere.
November 30th, 2014 at 11:05 AM ^
Bo was good for 4 losses every year; he was basically like an extension of the late Carr years where 3-4 loss seasons were typical but what he lacked the occassional 2 loss season to decompress pressure. Also while Carr was losing to Tressel a lot those games were competitive. Bo's fate looks like it was sealed in Madison this year as that was the 2nd completely uncompetitive game vs Wiscy in 3 years on big stages, with 2 different Wisconsin coaches. It would be like Carr losing to OSU 62-14 twice.
So yes the overall body of work was solid but you just cant go out there and be non competitive vs what is effectively (now) your top division rival.
Also all these wins for Big 10 teams are deceiving - piling up wins vs Indiana, Purdue, Rutgers, hell Michigan and PSU at this point, and 3 tomato cans in non conf gets you to 6-7 wins a year. All you need to do is beat an Iowa on top of that and you get to 8-4 pretty easy in this conf. Which is what makes the current state of UM football that much worse - any competent team that doesnt shoot itself in the foot and gets loads of 4 stars should have 8 wins as a floor in the current state of the conference. There is a reason OSU is 24-0 in conf in 3 years, and its not because OSU has rolled out 3 juggernauts.
November 30th, 2014 at 11:10 AM ^
You threw me off for three paragraphs by calling him Bo. Even though the thread is about him.
There is only one Bo. And it's not Pelini, or even Derek.
November 30th, 2014 at 11:25 AM ^
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November 30th, 2014 at 11:31 AM ^
Dever?
November 30th, 2014 at 12:30 PM ^
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The rest of the sporting world is paging Mr. Jackson.
November 30th, 2014 at 11:16 AM ^
doesn't really have a load of 4 stars, at least according to rivals. Only about 1/4 to 1/3 of their rosteris 4 star. Everyone else is a 3 star or less.
November 30th, 2014 at 11:45 AM ^
1/3rd is plenty.
When I looked at our roster this past summer over 50% of UM players were 3 stars.
November 30th, 2014 at 12:10 PM ^
With Nebraska that's assuming your 4 stars are relatively spread out through all position groups and not heavily loaded into one position group, ie - oline. It's also assuming all have stayed. All I did is look at the number of 4 stars Rivals lists they've had each year for the last 4-5 years.
What service did you use for seeing UM has more than 50% 3 stars? According to rivals in the last 4 years UM has signed 42 four and five star recruits.
November 30th, 2014 at 12:18 PM ^
I did a diary on it and I did not include this year's class (2014) because it was a piece more about what the composition of the 2014 team would look like and most successful teams are not going to be loaded with freshman contributors. So I think it was 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010. It was something like 52% 3 stars from memory. I might have included 2009 for 5th year seniors in that as well, I can't remember.
Larger picture Nebraska recruits in the late teens to late 20s most years. They fall behind OSU and UM and right about where PSU recruits. They get plenty of talent to succeed, and more than MSU, Wisconsin and way more than most of their compeition in the west ala Minnesota, Northwestern, etc.
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November 30th, 2014 at 11:03 AM ^
I feel like Michigan and Nebraska are pretty similar at this point. Both are living in the past, and both are dealing with unrealistic expectations. 67-27 and four division titles should be about right at Nebraska considering the changed landscape in CFB and the resources/location they have.
Michigan on the other hand, is also living in 1988, but their unrealistic expectations are that they should be winning 10, 11 games a year without changing with the times or doing what it takes to get the job done.
And honestly, I would kill to be Pelini era Nebraska.
November 30th, 2014 at 12:23 PM ^
The option is very much there, and I for one would not be upset by hiring Bo Pelini. I'm not saying he'd be a slam dunk hire, but we'd know what we were getting, and what we'd be getting is quality running, iffy defense and 9-10 wins per year.
All things considered, that's a massive upgrade over every year but 2011 since Carr left. If we don't get a slam dunk, Pelini is a layup, and that's still going to move the program forward compared to jacking up a 40-foot 3 pointer.
November 30th, 2014 at 11:03 AM ^
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November 30th, 2014 at 11:05 AM ^
On the night of the Wiscy debacle (the 2014 version), I posted a message asking if Pelini would get fired from that game. The majority of people said 'no' b/c he still wins lots of games.
I wonder if our sense of things has been numbed over the past 7+ years.
For Nebraska -- who's the right guy? Throw $8M at Bob Stoops?
November 30th, 2014 at 11:05 AM ^
If Nebraska fires Pelini for never doing worse than 8-9 win seasons, there is ZERO excuse to not fire Hoke.
But great. Now both they and Florida are getting head starts. We desperately need Harbaugh now, because I'm afraid if we don't, we'll be settling for the third-best candidate out there.
November 30th, 2014 at 11:21 AM ^
if Harbaugh really is Plan A, UM will be in holding pattern with the coaching search for a month or so. So just by virtue of Harbaugh being #1 on the coaching list means any other program will have a head start on UM at least when it comes to going after other college coaches.
Unless the Niners fire Harbaugh before the season ends or Harbaugh resigns, the NFL season doesn't end until around NY's Day. Hopefully, UM has at least reached out to Harbaugh's people to gauge his interest so UM knows whether to be patient or start looking at other candidates.
November 30th, 2014 at 11:08 AM ^
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No doubt Nebraska is just making room for Hoke.
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November 30th, 2014 at 11:05 AM ^
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This is a perfect example of how much the Michigan faithful are willing to settle and how little winning means to anyone in the program with influence.
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With all the outrage around the program, I still don't understand how he has lasted this long. IMO, both Brandon and Hoke should have been fired after the Morris incident.
November 30th, 2014 at 11:27 AM ^
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I'm not sure class was an issue at FL (at least regarding the firing). The point is as you say, there is no value in it based on UM's targets.
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Texas, USC and Penn State.
November 30th, 2014 at 11:26 AM ^
were looking for a head coach within a two-season span?
That's a pretty impressive list: Marshigan, Florida, Nebraska, USC, Texas, and Penn Shtate.
November 30th, 2014 at 12:14 PM ^
by a few more years, add in Penn St again, Ohio St, Tennessee, UCLA, Texas A&M, Auburn.
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November 30th, 2014 at 1:14 PM ^
...if the firings could be shown to have any benefit to the programs, or the institutions. What evidence is there that that's the case, that programs with a revolving door are more successful than programs with more patience?
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