Rumor: Chris Singletary is no longer with the program
There's a rumor floating around that recruiting coordinator Chris Singletary is no longer employed by the football program. One possibility would be that Chris Partridge takes over all the recruiting duties, or perhaps Michigan would hire someone else. For a little while, Partridge was contacting offensive recruits and Singletary was working with defensive guys.
Interesting...if indeed Harbaugh does want his "own guy", why wouldn't that have happened back in January with the transition?
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April 30th, 2015 at 10:07 AM ^
We've already seen what happens when guys who have not been in the college (i.e. recruiting) game have to start from scratch. While trying to salvage the 2015 class it would have been detrimental to cut out the primary POC for the recruits...
Its also possible Harbaugh was letting him audition for the job. Its also possible this isn't happening and its just a rumor, we'll have to wait and see
If Harbaugh was using the time to let Singletary audition, while also save any chance of pulling together a class, I could see him not being content with missing out on guys like Chris Clark or Roquan Smith. If Harbaugh really does demand excellence, maybe he looked back on his recruiting coordinator and thought things could've been handled differently.
Magnus,
Would you accept the job if offered? Go ahead and day dream about it for a few minutes.
That would be a step down. I already get paid millions to play for the Eagles.
And can someone please answer the longstanding question, does Singletary rhyme with dysentery?
What's the controversy?
April 30th, 2015 at 12:02 PM ^
If Eminem can rhyme words with orange, you sir can make that rhyme.
Jim Minick (the Colonel) is Harbaugh's right hand man. From here on out. Any of the support staff had better not get on his bad side.
April 30th, 2015 at 10:12 AM ^
Well, that is just not true, I am the most uninformed poster in the Mgocommunity.
Also, aside from Brian's previews, the thing I most enjoy reading before the season is the touch the banner player countdown
April 30th, 2015 at 11:32 AM ^
Looks like he nailed it to me. It will be called a mutual parting of the ways" in the presser.
April 30th, 2015 at 11:47 AM ^
Folks negging, NB: I am fairly confident this is sarcasm directed toward Magnus' detractors.
Despite you getting several negs, I knew it was a joke from the start. I guess some people didn't catch the sarcasm.
Oh well. If only one person was going to catch the sarcasm, I'm glad it was you, considering.
Could this in any way be associated with the minor "BUMP" violations by unnamed schools we heard about yesterday?
That didn't happen. NCAA came out and said none of their people were at IMG.
Thanks for the update.
Nope. It seems nothing happened at IMG, and Singletary wouldn't be culpable even if it were. That would be on the coaches who actually attended the practice.
What level of insight and connections do you have Magnus? Other prominent posters on here have stated that they are coaches, athletic administrators, teachers in HS who know kids personally, recruiting reporters recognized by mainstream media.
What are your qualifications? What kind of sources are you privvy to?
Is film evaluation a hobby of yours or did you perform a similar task for a football staff at some point?
No snark intended....
April 30th, 2015 at 10:03 AM ^
Not only do I subscribe to two premium sites, but you might be surprised at the number of people who contact you when you have a website dealing with this stuff.
April 30th, 2015 at 11:50 AM ^
Judging by TTB, this includes multiple "genres" of paysites... (Magnus ily)
Magnus coaches a HS team and runs a recruiting evaluation site unrelated to TouchtheBanner
April 30th, 2015 at 10:01 AM ^
Correction: a fake breasts appreciation site that fills leftover space with Michigan football content.
April 30th, 2015 at 10:31 AM ^
you weren't kidding! I've honestly never clicked over there before just now, and I have to say that I found the content to be quite robust.
Although I do take exception to your statement about the fake tits. There were several pairs that appeared to be natural.
April 30th, 2015 at 10:01 AM ^
AFAIK, Magnus is a high school football coach and runs his own Michigan Football-centric website (http://touchthebanner.blogspot.com). It's definitely worth a read.
I believe he also is a subscriber to one of the paysites.
April 30th, 2015 at 10:01 AM ^
Based on your other comments toward/about me, I'm leery of wasting too much time with an answer.
However, I have been coaching high school football for a fairly long time.
I don't think "sources" really have anything to do with this, as it has been a rumor brought up on various message boards elsewhere. I simply started the thread because somebody in another thread said "Why isn't there a post about it yet?" and I completed the task for him.
Obviously, as a football coach, watching film is a frequent task. Plus I have been running a website that follows recruiting for several years.
April 30th, 2015 at 10:18 AM ^
As a fellow coach I look forward to your technical contributions on threads started by SpaceCoyote and Seth. Those guys do a good job of describing assignments, techniques, coverages, disguising plays, allignments, and all that other technical stuff that coaches know.
April 30th, 2015 at 10:22 AM ^
Thank you for meeting expectations. Instead of being 99% sure, I'm now 100% sure that your "no snark intended" comment previously was a lie.
April 30th, 2015 at 10:25 AM ^
What's your take on knee bend?
April 30th, 2015 at 10:26 AM ^
you are serious. Ive always wondered how much stock I should put into your posts. This helps me in that regard. Was it something I said?
HAH!!! BUSTED!!!11 A REAL COACH WOULD NEVER SETTLE FOR ANTHING LESS THAN 110% !!!!!11 PWNED DOOD!!!!
April 30th, 2015 at 10:16 AM ^
GOOD QUESTION
If it true I this think it's the right choice Idk what happend. But we will find out more in a few weeks.
Rivals mods have basically confirmed without confirming.
Several posters on The Fort have commented on Singletary having a large sense of entitlement. I don't have any knowledge of that firsthand, but if it's true, I'm sure that hasn't exactly endeared him to JH.
April 30th, 2015 at 10:10 AM ^
If Singletary's shortcomings are true, I am sure he was let go. Harbaugh seems like the guy that doesn't suffer fools long and has little patience for anything less than excellence.
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I know Chris was on Hoke's hot seat for leaking too much info to Sam Webb early in Hoke's tenure.
You know this how?
I have friends in low places.
April 30th, 2015 at 10:15 AM ^
May the next guy be doubletary the recruiting coordinator that Chris was.
(my apologies)
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The timing would seem to make sense about now with the closing of the academic year.
If true, best of luck. Hopefully he lands on his feet somewhere.
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