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Just thought it was interesting, given UM ties and Big 10 relevance
rundown of Michigan's riser
OT: Soup Campbell no longer Iowa WR coach
January 3rd, 2013 at 6:08 PM
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OT: Soup Campbell no longer Iowa WR coach
January 3rd, 2013 at 6:09 PM | 
I wonder if they'll go after
I wonder if they'll go after
January 3rd, 2013 at 6:16 PM |
Don't matter to Soup Campbell...
Don't matter to Soup Campbell...
He has been immortalized by Andy
Maybe Chunky D will step in...
January 3rd, 2013 at 6:17 PM |
Greg Davis craters their
Greg Davis craters their
Greg Davis craters their offense and they fire the one guy with a history of success on that staff whose position group isn't a tire fire?
Problem solved I guess. I'm sure it was Keenan Davis and Kevonte Martin-Manley and C.J. Fiedorowicz not taking the next step that hampered the offense, not losing every RB to a wrathful god and never throwing beyond the 1st down marker.
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January 3rd, 2013 at 6:45 PM |
Would you want to work with Greg Davis?
Would you want to work with Greg Davis?
Seriously, they threw to the WRs twice the game they played us. Not so sure you will be getting those top WR recruits to work with.
January 3rd, 2013 at 6:20 PM |
Was he fired or did he just
Was he fired or did he just
Was he fired or did he just leave? I thought he seemed to be doing a really nice job with their wideouts.
January 3rd, 2013 at 6:35 PM |
One Thing We Know...
One Thing We Know...
It has the potential to affect recruiting - http://iowa.scout.com/2/1254552.html
According to Damond Powell, an Iowa commit, it was Erik Campbell that drew him to Iowa in the first place and he was told (presumably very recently) that Campbell was no longer the WR coach. Further, BHGP reports that Brian Ferentz will be taking the reins as the WR coach at Iowa now.
Not much else out there right now.
"Funny isn't it, how naughty dentists always make that one fatal mistake."
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January 3rd, 2013 at 6:40 PM |
So Kirk is the head coach,
So Kirk is the head coach,
So Kirk is the head coach, his brother is going to be the new WR coach, and his son is a starter? Nepotism, anyone? (Disclaimer: I'm sure they're both well-qualified for the positions.)
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January 3rd, 2013 at 6:54 PM |
Actually,
Actually,
Brian Ferentz is Kirk's son. He was an OL for Iowa in the mid-2000's and coached with the Patriots from 2008-11 (including TE in 2011). Last year was his first year on Iowa's staff as OL coach. Going from OL to WR coach is a little odd but he did seem to do a good job with Hernandez and Gronkowski as pass catchers.
January 3rd, 2013 at 11:49 PM |
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January 3rd, 2013 at 6:54 PM |
Ferentz is a pretty good
Ferentz is a pretty good
Ferentz is a pretty good coach, but it sure seems like he's doing his best to get fired. They're going to suck as long as Davis is their OC.
"Ohio is like a giant turd that Michigan just can't pinch off"
January 3rd, 2013 at 6:55 PM |
According to Sam Webb
According to Sam Webb
According to Sam Webb Campbell was the first to be offered the WR coaching job by Hoke, but decided to stay at Iowa. He's a good coach, a Michigan man, and a great recruiter.
jbibiza
January 3rd, 2013 at 8:59 PM |
A Michigan Man doesn't turn down Michigan
A Michigan Man doesn't turn down Michigan
at least not to stay at Iowa
January 4th, 2013 at 3:24 AM |
He played four years for Bo
He played four years for Bo
He played four years for Bo and then coached at Michigan for 13 years (1995 - 2007). He also set an NCAA record by coaching a 1,000-yard receiver for eight consecutive years from 1998 to 2005. Was let go by RR (big mistake) so you can understand the loyalty to Ferentz who gave him a job when his alma mater cut him loose.
If that's not a Michigan Man then who is?
jbibiza
January 4th, 2013 at 1:33 AM |
SSDD
SSDD
Same shit, different day. A coach turns down a chance to move out of loyalty to his current employer, only to have it shoved up his ass in a year or two when the coach's son is ready for a promotion. I wonder if Hoke can still find a place for him?
January 3rd, 2013 at 7:07 PM |
If he doesn't get picked up
If he doesn't get picked up
If he doesn't get picked up by a staff in the next few weeks, I hope we can squeeze some room on the staff for him.
January 3rd, 2013 at 7:12 PM |
Love to have him back in the fold
Love to have him back in the fold
I don't know if there's an opening for him on the staff, but I'd love to see Brady bring Soup Campbell back to Michigan somehow. He'd be a great asset. Besides, he bleeds the Maize and Blue.
Chuck Norris wears Brady Hoke pajamas.
January 3rd, 2013 at 7:12 PM |
His only regret is that he
His only regret is that he
His only regret is that he never made it to a big bowl.
January 3rd, 2013 at 7:34 PM |
I believe he holds the record
I believe he holds the record
I believe he holds the record for coaching a 1,000 yard receiver in consecutive years. I understand that Hecklinski has done a good job but I would love to see Campbell come back.
I don't want to create a thread for this since I only received the teaser headline but apparently Reuben Foster is interested in Michigan per Scout.
http://michigan.scout.com/a.z?s=162&p=2&c=1254541&ssf=1&RequestedURL=htt...
http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=8&c=1&nid=4664217
Omnia mutantur nos et mutamur in illis.
January 4th, 2013 at 2:10 AM |
Campbell-Hecklinski Deathmatch
Campbell-Hecklinski Deathmatch
Hecklinski talks to HS coaches about recruiting, gets cut off by Dantonio, idly sits there.
Campbell talks to HS coaches about recruiting, gets cut off by Dantonio, opens up a can.
Campbell 1, Hecklinski 0
January 3rd, 2013 at 7:21 PM |
Anyone know if there is room
Anyone know if there is room
Anyone know if there is room on the staff for him?
"No man is more important than The Team. No coach is more important than The Team. The Team, The Team, The Team"
January 3rd, 2013 at 7:23 PM |
Someone would have to leave.
Someone would have to leave.
Someone would have to leave.
January 3rd, 2013 at 7:41 PM |
Yup
Yup
We could try getting him some kind of desk job, where he could report to a coach, but not actually work with the players I guess.
January 3rd, 2013 at 7:38 PM |
If someone on Michigan's
If someone on Michigan's
If someone on Michigan's staff had been fired or took another job, I feel like you would have seen something about it here.
January 3rd, 2013 at 7:39 PM |
Wait, what about Reuben
Wait, what about Reuben
Wait, what about Reuben Foster? And a 4-star WR?
January 3rd, 2013 at 7:40 PM |
We should hire him as our new
We should hire him as our new
We should hire him as our new OC.
/s
January 3rd, 2013 at 8:03 PM |
I'm sure he'd love to come
I'm sure he'd love to come
I'm sure he'd love to come back and eat some soup off the top of Gallon's head.
January 3rd, 2013 at 9:15 PM |
But how much soup?
But how much soup?
But how much soup?
January 3rd, 2013 at 8:08 PM |
Fred Jackson would have to retire
Fred Jackson would have to retire
Looking up the wikipedia on Erik Campbell, he has coached running backs, WR's, and punt returners. Looking at the present list, Michigan has the maximum allowed amount of Assistant coaches (9) with two graduate assistants. The coach most likely to move on I would guess is Fred. I did not remember that Lloyd Carr had named Erik Camppbell as the Assistant Head Coach. Maybe he was one of the guys potentially being groomed for HC, or is that a way to give a guy a raise?
What is interesting now, since it seems he's leaving Iowa (whether on his own or not) is this article from the Daily Iowan, discussing not if he should stay or not, but whether he should become the OC or stay the WR coach. Point/counterpoint: Should Erik Campbell be named Iowa's offensive coordinator?
Campbell was hired the same time as Hoke, by Moeller in 1995; Moeller adds Campbell, Hoke to Fill Vacancies on Football Staff
From that Michigan Daily article, it's clear that the phrase Tremendous did not start with Hoke;
In adding Erik and Brady to our staff, Michigan is getting two tremendous coaches - Gary Moeller, Michigan Football Coach
(emphasis mine)
"That's all there is...there isn't anymore"
January 3rd, 2013 at 8:57 PM |
Oh, it definitely didn't
Oh, it definitely didn't
Oh, it definitely didn't originate with Hoke. It was Carr's go-to adjective throughout his tenure.
January 4th, 2013 at 5:07 AM |
As a kid, I remember getting
As a kid, I remember getting
As a kid, I remember getting up and watching Michigan Replay on Sunday. Carr would describe everyone and everything as "tremendous".
January 3rd, 2013 at 9:00 PM |
Soup's gone...sorry, but I have to ask.
Soup's gone...sorry, but I have to ask.
After the performance of our RBs since Chris Perry, does anyone think it may be time for Coach Fred Jackson to step down?
Personally, I think there is a direct correlation between our RB performance and Denard Robinson, however, we haven't had a ton to work with.
Jeremy is a senior next year...I wouldn't be mad if Coach Jack got a year to see JJ out and then rode off into the sunset after a GREAT career at Michigan.
I would LOVE to see Coach Mike Hart or Coach Tyrone Wheatley here in 2014.
“True loyalty is that quality of service that grows under adversity and expands in defeat. Any street urchin can shout applause in victory, but it takes character to stand fast in defeat. One is noise — the other, loyalty.”
January 3rd, 2013 at 9:06 PM |
You seem to have forgotten
You seem to have forgotten
You seem to have forgotten about the all time leading rusher in school history Mike Hart. We had zero running backs who could stay healthy under RichRod. Fitz had 1000+ just last year. Safe to say the running back drop off this year was due mostly to the offensive line
January 4th, 2013 at 2:34 AM |
You seem to forget Denard
You seem to forget Denard
You seem to forget Denard ran for over 1,000 yards this year and gashed a good SC run defense for over 100. You cant just blame the O line, this was on the backs too.
January 4th, 2013 at 9:15 AM |
Forgot?
Forgot?
How could I forget about him when I mentioned that exact person to replace him?
That made no sense.
All I'm saying is we had a string of not good, but GREAT backs. But that left when Carr left. That was 5 years ago now. Maybe his time has passed.
“True loyalty is that quality of service that grows under adversity and expands in defeat. Any street urchin can shout applause in victory, but it takes character to stand fast in defeat. One is noise — the other, loyalty.”
January 4th, 2013 at 5:08 AM |
Isn't Fred Jackson's biggest
Isn't Fred Jackson's biggest
Isn't Fred Jackson's biggest contribution his ability to recruit?
January 4th, 2013 at 5:45 AM |
What running backs are you
What running backs are you
What running backs are you talking about? The leading running back rushers since he's been gone have been Mike Hart, Brandon Minor, Vincent Smith, and Fitzgerald Toussaint.
Hart was very good.
Minor averaged 5.2 yards/carry and scored 9 touchdowns on just 103 carries in 2008.
Then he averaged 5.2 yards/carry and scored 8 touchdowns on just 96 carries in 2009.
Smith averaged 4.4 yards/carry and scored 5 touchdowns on 136 carries in 2010.
Toussaint averaged 5.6 yards/carry and scored 9 touchdowns on 187 carries in 2011.
Then he averaged 4.0 yards/carry and scored 5 touchdowns on 130 carries in 2012.
So in the 9 years since Perry left, there have been two poor seasons - 2010 and 2012. There weren't a ton of options in 2010, and while I wish someone else would have been given more of a chance, that might not have been Jackson's decision. Then in 2012, a lot of people - including me - have put quite a bit of blame on the offensive line. I don't remember that being the case in 2010, so it's not like we always try to pass blame on to someone besides Jackson.
But if a coach's bad stretch means he's still good in 7/9 seasons, then I'm not sure he deserves to be fired.
January 4th, 2013 at 9:19 AM |
I said Perry...
I said Perry...
...I meant Hart.
I had a brain fart.
And again, I "blame" Denard (I say that very tongue and cheek, but obviously he's taken carries away from RBs) and OL more than I "blame" Jackson (I don't blame FJ at all...I just think his time is passing a little bit and it's time to get some fresh blood in here after next season).
“True loyalty is that quality of service that grows under adversity and expands in defeat. Any street urchin can shout applause in victory, but it takes character to stand fast in defeat. One is noise — the other, loyalty.”
January 4th, 2013 at 9:57 AM |
If you blame the QB and OL
If you blame the QB and OL
If you blame the QB and OL for poor running back performance, then I don't see how there's any evidence that Fred Jackson is losing steam.
January 3rd, 2013 at 9:30 PM |
I would love to have soup campbell back
I would love to have soup campbell back
they need to find a place for him.
January 3rd, 2013 at 11:37 PM |
Joining Ron English's staff
Joining Ron English's staff
At EMU is the most likely spot. Get turned down at Iowa for OC and then witness the tire fire their offense has become - makes sense to leave.
Using the term Wildcat to describe a direct snap to anyone other than a QB is like calling any rock band from the early 90s Grunge.
January 4th, 2013 at 1:45 AM |
A guy with over a decade of
A guy with over a decade of
A guy with over a decade of experience as an assistant at a Big Ten school is not likely to take that same position at a MAC school. He'll probably find another major-conference gig.
January 4th, 2013 at 9:21 AM |
He was the WR coach...
He was the WR coach...
If he wants to get back in the A2 area...and wants that OC title...being the offensive coordinator at EMU wouldn't be a bad move.
“True loyalty is that quality of service that grows under adversity and expands in defeat. Any street urchin can shout applause in victory, but it takes character to stand fast in defeat. One is noise — the other, loyalty.”
January 3rd, 2013 at 11:43 PM |
Based on what I saw of them
Based on what I saw of them
Based on what I saw of them this past season, Iowa has no need for a receivers coach, so this is a logical move. Maybe they can bring in a second running back coach- one for pounding the ball hopelessly into the battered line and one to coach catching the 15 or 20 well-covered slow-developing passes into the flat per game.
Ann Arbor: now the permanent home of the Little Brown Jug
67-22-3 all-time
January 4th, 2013 at 2:13 AM |
And a 3rd coach
And a 3rd coach
And one to ward off hexes
January 4th, 2013 at 2:36 AM |
The 2nd RB coach you carry
The 2nd RB coach you carry
The 2nd RB coach you carry crutches, ice packs and pain killers.
I wonder if they'll go after Rich Progresso?