OT: Scott Shafer likely to become Syracuse head coach

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January 7th, 2013 at 9:03 PM
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OT: Scott Shafer likely to become Syracuse head coach

Heard this as well through a contact of mine earlier.

http://www.syracuse.com/orangefootball/index.ssf/2013/01/scott_shafer_to...

Syracuse University is likely to promote defensive coordinator Scott Shafer as head football coach to replace Doug Marrone, according to one recruit who has signed to play for the Orange.

Darius Kelly, a defensive back from Tucson, Ariz., said today he was told by Syracuse assistant coach Donnie Henderson during a Monday phone call that Shafer is being promoted to take over for Marrone, who resigned to become head football coach of the NFL’s Buffalo Bills.

“He basically told me Shafer is going to be the coach for now,” Kelly said. “They plan on announcing that Sunday.”

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January 7th, 2013 at 9:10 PM | RR fired him ... must be good (Score:5 Normal)
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kind of the " do the opposite"  principal popularized by george costanza on sienfeld.

RR fired him...likely a  strong indication that he is a great coach.

pbmd

January 7th, 2013 at 9:13 PM | RR's firing Shafer was a good (Score:-1 Overrated)
January 7th, 2013 at 9:20 PM | It was only a good move (Score:5 Normal)
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Because he wouldn't fire the rest of his defensive staff instead.

"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk

January 7th, 2013 at 9:23 PM | Firing him may have been a (Score:5 Normal)
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Firing him may have been a good move from the standpoint that he apparently clashed, personality-wise, with the other assistants, but I don't think it was a good move from a football standpoint.  Shafer's done well before and after his time at Michigan.  Meanwhile our 2008 defense went into the toilet after he was undermined in midseason and only got worse after he left.

January 7th, 2013 at 9:39 PM | He probably clashed because (Score:5 Normal)
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He probably clashed because no one else on the defensive staff knew what they were talking about

"Ohio is like a giant turd that Michigan just can't pinch off"

January 7th, 2013 at 9:20 PM | But (Score:4 Normal)
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Maybe, but Syracuse also hired GERG as their head coach. 

So where does being fired by Rich Rod and being hired by Syracuse put you? 

January 7th, 2013 at 9:38 PM | RR's firing Shafer was a good (Score:-1 Overrated)
January 7th, 2013 at 9:40 PM | Syracuse's defense has (Score:5 Normal)
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Syracuse's defense has actually been pretty good with Shafer

"Ohio is like a giant turd that Michigan just can't pinch off"

January 7th, 2013 at 9:42 PM | Have you even seen what (Score:5 Normal)
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Have you even seen what Shafer has done since he came to Syracuse?!?

He's done an amazing job turning around the defense from GERG's cratering.

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January 7th, 2013 at 9:13 PM | I will never ever ever get (Score:5 Normal)
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I will never ever ever get over how poorly Scot Shafer was treated while at Michigan. I might make it my life long mission to dwell the unfairness of it all. If M ever plays Syracuse in football; don't ask me who I will be rooting for.....

January 7th, 2013 at 9:30 PM | *Ring ring* (Score:5 Normal)
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Section 1 says "hi."

Abort, Retry, Fail?

January 8th, 2013 at 1:35 AM | "it's your mom, she says, YOU (Score:4 Normal)
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"it's your mom, she says, YOU SUCK"

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January 8th, 2013 at 2:07 AM | I miss that (Score:1)
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I miss that

"Ohio is like a giant turd that Michigan just can't pinch off"

January 7th, 2013 at 9:36 PM | I agree. (Score:5 Normal)
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I think that he was a scapegoat for RR. I also think that he was RR's only competent hiring. With that said, if my mother was playing against Michigan.... I would be rooting against my mother. lol

If you have to ask twice it means that you didn't get it the first time.

January 7th, 2013 at 9:43 PM | I love Michigan, but I go (Score:-1 Trolling)
January 7th, 2013 at 10:14 PM | Avatar says...  That's a lie. (Score:5 Normal)
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Avatar says...  That's a lie.

January 8th, 2013 at 9:35 AM | shhhh..... (Score:2)
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he's in denial....don't tell him!  

January 7th, 2013 at 9:14 PM | Rich Rod! (Score:-1 Overrated)
January 7th, 2013 at 9:20 PM | Sun Bowl Shafer v RichRod? (Score:5 Normal)
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Could actually have Shafer v RichRod in Sun Bowl a few years from now. Cuse is joining the ACC. Sun Bowl has ACC # 4 vs Pac 12 #4.

January 7th, 2013 at 9:22 PM | The burning question, though, is... (Score:2)
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What children's book will Shafer read from at his press conference?

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January 7th, 2013 at 9:31 PM | embedding... (Score:3 Normal)
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January 7th, 2013 at 9:21 PM | The better question is (Score:1 Normal)
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What in the hell were the Bills thinking?

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January 7th, 2013 at 9:42 PM | I read he comes from a good (Score:2)
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I read he comes from a good coaching tree, but I don't really which one.

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January 7th, 2013 at 10:00 PM | Parcells via Sean Peyton (Score:1)
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Parcells via Sean Peyton

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January 7th, 2013 at 10:34 PM | They were thinking my (Score:3 Normal)
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They were thinking my freaking Browns were poised to swoop him up once we failed to get Kelly.  Now we've failed to get Kelly (choice #1), O'Brien (choice #2) AND the mighty Doug Marrone (my guess is he was the OK if everything completely falls apart we'll get him choice #3).

 

 

 

January 7th, 2013 at 9:25 PM | Dude.. (Score:4 Normal)
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took Syracuse (one of the worst programs in the country under G-Rob) and shaped their defense into a top 45 unit in Total, Scoring and Rushing D.. thats impressive.

 

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January 7th, 2013 at 9:31 PM | “He basically told me Shafer (Score:3 Normal)
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“He basically told me Shafer is going to be the coach for now.” 

Not exactly a ringing endorsement.

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January 7th, 2013 at 9:32 PM | This is really fucking hilarious (Score:1 Normal)
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Except it's not really, another example of the poor decisions RR made in his time here....I hope he has learned from his mistakes in AZ for his sake.

January 7th, 2013 at 10:00 PM | I don't think he learned from (Score:2 Normal)
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I don't think he learned from his mistakes.

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January 8th, 2013 at 2:37 PM | Requisite (Score:2)
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Tony Gibson minus ALL of the points!

 

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January 7th, 2013 at 9:50 PM | Just more evidence that RR (Score:-1 Normal)
January 7th, 2013 at 9:54 PM | I hope Scott ends up playing Rich (Score:1 Normal)
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And kicks the shit out of Rich's team. Rich really screwed Scott over.

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January 7th, 2013 at 9:51 PM | What about Tyrone Wheatley? (Score:1 Normal)
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Shafer's a good coach.  It's a shame it didn't work out at Michigan.

The real question is where does this land Tyrone Wheatley?  Fred Jackson's going to be retiring soon in all likelihood, and Wheatley has to be first in line.  A few years of NFL experience with Marronne might not be such a bad thing for him.

January 7th, 2013 at 9:57 PM | If we are talking about former UM coaches... (Score:2 Funny)
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Stan Parrish was just hired as EMUs OC. I think we need a new thread about this.

January 7th, 2013 at 10:13 PM | Always liked Stan. Debord? (Score:1)
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Always liked Stan. Debord? Ehh....lol

January 7th, 2013 at 10:17 PM | In all seriousness. While (Score:0 Trolling)
January 7th, 2013 at 10:47 PM | I'll pass.  Parrish was our (Score:3 Insightful)
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I'll pass.  Parrish was our OC in 2001 and it was pretty bad.  

January 7th, 2013 at 11:15 PM | He was also OC is 2000 when (Score:0 Normal)
January 7th, 2013 at 11:58 PM | Yeah, I'm sure he was the (Score:4 Normal)
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Yeah, I'm sure he was the reason for that, and not Drew Henson, Anthony Thomas, Steve Hutchinson, David Terrell, Jeff Backus et al.  

If he's going to EMU at this point in his career, that's not a ringing endorsement.  

January 8th, 2013 at 12:13 AM | The dude is close to 70. He (Score:4 Informative)
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The dude is close to 70. He retired, his close friend Ron English begs him to help. He lives in Ann Arbor, he says sure. I don't think he is worried about his career.

January 8th, 2013 at 12:05 PM | I'd rather find a young, (Score:3 Normal)
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I'd rather find a young, talented offensive mind to be our OC.  We don't want to be in a situation down the road where Hoke retires and there is no good candidate on staff.

January 8th, 2013 at 12:08 AM | So ESPN is saying (Score:1)
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That they're interested in ND's defensive coordinator Bob Diaco.

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January 8th, 2013 at 12:13 AM | ESPN (aka Brent Musburger) (Score:2)
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ESPN (aka Brent Musburger) also reports that Terry Bridgewater is Louisville's quarterback.

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January 8th, 2013 at 1:12 AM | Musburger (Score:2)
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Is cresting ESPN's graphics now?

"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk

January 8th, 2013 at 5:57 AM |  let's not forget Deven smith (Score:1)
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 let's not forget Deven smith plays for michigan also per musberger

January 8th, 2013 at 12:51 AM | It's official. (Score:1)
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It's official.

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January 8th, 2013 at 2:38 AM | Shafer got the screw-job from Rich Rod (Score:5 Normal)
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The 2008 team couldn't have moved the ball against an IM flag-football team.  So of COURSE the problem must have been the DEFENSE.  Scapegoating Shafer because he refused to run the idiotic 3-3-5 sieve defense the Rodriguez was for some reason in love with was just ridiculous.  If you remember, before coming to Michigan, Shafer was the defensive coordinator for some guy named Jim Harbaugh.  I wonder what Harbaugh is up to these days?  Does he make good personnel decisions?

Rodriguez at Michigan might have been a lost cause.  But maybe, just MAYBE, if he had left Shafer alone and let him actually try to build a defense he might still be here today.  I personally think not trusting Shafer to run his defense was the biggest mistake he made at Michigan (outside of refusing to take the time to get involved and fix the defense and special teams himself). 

January 8th, 2013 at 7:05 PM | I can't disagree at all with your thought (Score:1)
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that RR's biggest mistake was to not trust Shafer with the defense.  Unfortunately, though, the politics within RR's staff back in '08 allegedly were such that RR's assistants that came from WVa were favored by RR over the outsider Shafer.  Shafer likely was doomed from the start in any disagreement within Schembechler Hall.

Speaking of "Hall", Jamie---good to see you here on MGoBlog.  Good to see a long-lost former WX poster re-surface; I hope all is well with you.  Yes, I'm the same "rob f" from the WX and the old Freep Forums...

 

January 8th, 2013 at 10:32 AM | Decent thread (Score:1 Normal)
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It's the offseason and this would normally be a good OT thread.

But did anyone really expect anything other than degradation into "let's bitch at Rich Rod all over again ad nauseum?"

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January 8th, 2013 at 11:22 AM | Everytime a thread like this (Score:3 Normal)
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