SI piece on John O'Korn's transfer and working with Harbaugh
Short piece, nothing really new I think. But it continues to speak to the culture Harbaugh's creating and the type of players he's bringing in.
https://www.campusrush.com/john-okorn-michigan-pat-narduzzi-pitt-1326531108.html
Is it tomorrow yet?
September 2nd, 2015 at 1:12 PM ^
and improvement in work ethic and attitude are critical factors to UM's success. Harbaugh brings it.
September 2nd, 2015 at 1:12 PM ^
September 2nd, 2015 at 1:15 PM ^
I do say sir, is there any one among you who has a better circumstance than any one among my cohort and I? I think not.
September 2nd, 2015 at 1:16 PM ^
it's never tomorrow.
(Nice write up though. as if I don't have enough content to read or work to do...)
September 2nd, 2015 at 2:04 PM ^
"it's never tomorrow."
Which is why tomorrow never knows
September 2nd, 2015 at 1:18 PM ^
For the last three nights in a row, I've dreamed about Michigan Football. This is the first time that's happened in a long time.
To be clear: I'm not dreaming about being on the Michigan Football team, I'm not dreaming about Michigan winning the national championship, I'm not even dreaming about being at a Michigan game...I'm just dreaming about watching Michigan play Utah on TV. And WINNING.
So, long story short, I'm with you. Surely it has to be tomorrow by now...
September 2nd, 2015 at 1:32 PM ^
Those aren't dreams, they are prophetic visions.
September 2nd, 2015 at 2:54 PM ^
We somehow scored 7 touchdowns in the first half. I woke up happy thinking it was game day. Time sucks.
September 2nd, 2015 at 1:29 PM ^
Scroll down to the bottom and it says Debord will be calling the plays in Knoxville this season.
September 2nd, 2015 at 1:33 PM ^
Anyone notice the third segment of that article, about Mike DeBord rising through the ranks to become OC at Tennessee? Although DeBord seems to be a good guy, I'm mildly surprised by this because it's been so long since he was an OC and he wasn't a particularly creative one when he was at UM.
September 2nd, 2015 at 4:40 PM ^
He'll be ok.
September 2nd, 2015 at 1:47 PM ^
I thought Butch Jones was a spread disciple which makes his hiring of Debord a curious one to say the least......
September 2nd, 2015 at 2:12 PM ^
Brandon Peters' former teammate. Credit was given to DeBord's recruiting prowess. Impressive for someone out of coaching for some years.
September 2nd, 2015 at 2:56 PM ^
Stan Parrish said similar things about wanting to open it up with Henson. The Purdue collapse in 2000 happened because he wasn't allowed to throw the ball up 18 points. We know how that game ended up.
September 2nd, 2015 at 3:56 PM ^
about that game. The first half was one of the most dominating performances by a UM offense I've ever seen. Second half was a complete 180.
September 2nd, 2015 at 4:31 PM ^
For "blueph" and jsqugg:"
The DeBord piece mentions that, after sitting in on meetings the last two years, DeBord "changed his philosophy" and that the contemporary game consists of "the horizontal game and the vertical game."
What he didn't say is that watching the David Brandon Clusterfuck Offense fail has made him a proponent of spreading out the field.
September 2nd, 2015 at 2:08 PM ^
to be Quarterback U again. Impressive that JH immediately identified that as the area that needed work and went out and filled up on QB talent. Lotsa big fellas will be competing for the job the next 2-3 years.
September 2nd, 2015 at 2:14 PM ^
were extremely interesting. Harbaugh told him he should change his mechanics back to how he threw in H.S. Apparently, the Houston coaches changed his throwing mechanics once he got there, which O'Korn was not completely in agreement with it sounds like. I'm wondering what specifically they had him do.
September 2nd, 2015 at 2:41 PM ^
He doesn't F*** with a QB's mechanics unless he absolutely has to.
So many coaches think they know best how to throw a football. Which is just stupid. Unless a kid is just doing something ridiculous that is robbing him of all of his power or causing him to throw the ball into the line every time, trying to alter the way he has been throwing the ball for all of his life is just going to completely screw him up.
There have been a number of fantastic QB's in the NFL with unorthodox throwing motions. Football is a results-oriented business. Is the kid delivering the ball accurately with zip? Then dammit, DON'T CHANGE HIS THROWING MOTION JUST BECAUSE IT ISN'T PRETTY.
Harbaugh gets this. A lot of coaches do not.
September 2nd, 2015 at 4:16 PM ^
quite obsessed with their knuckle placement.
September 2nd, 2015 at 2:59 PM ^
to ask him what number he wanted. Love it.
September 2nd, 2015 at 3:16 PM ^
DeBord was pretty good compared to what followed.
September 2nd, 2015 at 9:38 PM ^
September 2nd, 2015 at 4:15 PM ^
While Fisch was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Miami from 2011-12, he recruited O'Korn out of nationally renowned St. Thomas Aquinas High in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. O'Korn and Harbaugh have bonded quickly over the last three months. "I want to be with somebody that's walked in my footsteps," O'Korn said. "He's been where I'm at and can give me advice about the different steps along the way."
Well, with regards to Jim Harbaugh in this passage, there aren't many people more qualified - there might be none in active coaching roles - that could probably provide better insight than what O'Korn is looking for.
September 2nd, 2015 at 6:36 PM ^
lol, that made me chuckle.