Plan B Candidates and their last day of the season

Submitted by cadillacjack333 on

 

Schiano (kidding people) - Anytime

Fitzgerald - Anytime

Whittingham - 20th

Graham - 27th

Golden - 27th

Harbaugh (A) - 28th

Stoops - 29th

Shaw - 30th

Miles - 30th

Mullen - 31st

Mora Jr. - 2nd

 

I don't want to go into the New Year's Eve party not knowing.  That could make for a bad New Year's day.

 

blue_shift

December 19th, 2014 at 6:02 PM ^

Many of these Plan B guys are damn fine coaches.

But the Harbaugh mania has gotten so out of hand that I worry there will be genuine revolt even if we land what is objectively a "home run" like Les, Mora or Stoops. People are treating a 50% chance of Harbaugh like it's a sure thing and aggresively shouting down those who want to remain cautious. This whole situation is insane...

 

alum96

December 19th, 2014 at 5:55 PM ^

I find it interesting that neither Whittingham nor Mullen have signed extensions.  Not being sarcastic here - Mullen had the type of year that would call for an extension (yes there is a 4 year max rule at MSU so maybe it is not worth it to extend him 1 more year) but Whittingham's contract ends in 2016 and we're seeing guys even 5 degrees of Kevin Bacon pinged as a UM plan F get extensions into 2020.

Fitzgerald?? Dude.

Victor Valiant

December 19th, 2014 at 6:00 PM ^

This may have been mentioned in a different thread, but can't the 49ers theoretically wait as long as they want once the season ends to trade Harbaugh? Couldn't they wait weeks or months if they choose to, in which case Harbaugh would have to resign to take the Michigan Job?

allintime23

December 19th, 2014 at 6:02 PM ^

If we hired pat Fitzgerald I would jump off a building sixty floors above millions of helicopters. He's the worst candidate there is to me. The dude can't coach for shit.

M-Dog

December 19th, 2014 at 8:04 PM ^

I'm still convinced that was the real plan for 2007, and was the reason Michigan was caught so flatfooted having to do a coaching search.

The 2006 team was ranked #2 going into the Ohio State game.   The 2007 team was supposed to be even better with Henne, Hart, and Long as seniors.  

The plan was for Lloyd to ride those horses into the sunset, win the Big Ten, go to the Rose Bowl, maybe even the National Championship.  After that, Lloyd would announce Debord as his hand-chosen successor as head coach.

But then App State happened.  Then Oregon.  Then Henne and Hart got hurt.  At that point, the chatter was of Lloyd being "forced" to retire, not about him being in any kind of postiton to annoint successors. 

KennyGfanLMAO

December 19th, 2014 at 6:08 PM ^

The coaching decision shouldn't be made until New Years. If the coaching decision is made in 2014, we will not get Harbaugh. If I were to describe 2014 in one gif, this would be it...

#2014

sierragold

December 19th, 2014 at 6:14 PM ^

The date Harbaugh announces acceptance of the coaching position to the U of M.

It is going to be One Hell Of a NEW YEARS EVE CELEBRATION!

I am serious, lots of chatter on this date.

Go Blue!

diag squirrel

December 19th, 2014 at 6:21 PM ^

I wouldn't be "happy" about it – only because after the Harbaugh hype it would seem very overpromised and underdelivered – but I'd love to see Les finish his career coaching Michigan. He's a slick and entertaining guy. Everyone is blowing his age, 61, COMPLETELY out of proportion. Saban (63), Dantonio (going on 59), Briles (59), Riley (61), Cutcliffe (60). Les is a cool chap, has a late 40s pep in his step.

sierragold

December 19th, 2014 at 6:33 PM ^

I do agree with you on the Les Miles age being really blown out of proportion. 50 is the new 30, so 60 must be around 35/40 he has alot of coaching to do. If for some unforseen reason Harbaugh cannot accept the job Les is an excellent coach. Harbaugh brings exactly what the players need.

Harbaugh!

alum96

December 19th, 2014 at 8:34 PM ^

Definitely not blasphemy except to well almost everyone ;)

Stoops has a Bo S like winning % over 16 years in the modern erra with scholarship limits, a NC, and has dominated his conference for almost his entire time.  If he was at Michigan he'd be viewed in a Bo like stature.  I think he was an agent play at $6M but if we are serious about $7M+ type offers he may not just be an agent play.

Stoops is basically an even more successful version of Miles (who in himself is wildly successful) without the SEC recruiting issues, and from friggin Youngstown OH.  And he is only 54 even with all that experience.

In many ways a lot more sure thing than Harbaugh.  We are going to be facing NFL rumors every offseason with Harbaugh - Stoops you don't get that.  If Stoops were to come he is basically the coach for the next 12 years.

There is a ton of receny bias but 1 year ago at this time coming off a beating of Saban Stoops would be lusted after "OMG a guy who has been dominant for a decade AND can beat Bama? Yes please."

Stoops and Miles belong in their own category and everyone else is a different level; that is 26 years of experience with a winning % between them of 79%! (Bo was 80%). 

Next level down, I'd take Whittingam and his decade worth of track record over Mullen or Mora but I know I am in the minority as he has the "least known name".  Whittingham is a middle income man's Gary Patterson.