Thoughts on retaining Nuss

I want Nuss to stay on.

My fear when hiring an Alabama coach (any coach/coordinator) is that it's really easy to look like a genius when every player on your team was a five star/Top50 high school player. Alabama doesn't do anything tricky on offense or defense. They just come right at you with superior athletes and that usually does the trick.

No. If Harbaugh comes, we have our QB coach.

People just do not get the multi-year transition that happens when you change systems. This is not NCAA 2015 for Xbox One. When you have multiple years of transition it adds further number of years to the process back to normal/functioning. 

Now, if JH does not want Nuss, I am ok with that. But Nuss has been very successful at other schools and walked into an offensive tire fire (young, inexperienced, oline with little previous success; an PTSD QB on his 3rd OC in 5 years; young and inexperienced RBs and WRs). By the end of the season we had an almost functioning running game. The passing game lagged, but there was something not right with Gardner and I would not be surprised if he has some kind of surgery in the off season on his shoulder. When Nuss would open the playbook, I like what came out... and I cannot blame him for . I would be OK if JH wants to keep Nuss about having Nuss stay on and allowing the system to grow.

to what extent  can the offensive woes of the 2014 team be attributed to the offensive coordinator? Well, a large extent, it seems. Gardner's 10-TD to 15-INT passing ratio indicates regression, not progression. Morris's lack of development while possessing more than adequate talent can to a large extent also be attributable to coaching, or lack thereof. The offensive line showed improvement, but after Funchess apparently contracted give-up-itis sometime late in the season no other true go-to receiver emerged.

In short, despite an adequate but not great defense (much better against the run than the pass) M could not generate enough offense to beat Rutgers or Maryland. M barely beat NU and Penn State (had that Penn State LB held onto the pass Bellomy threw at him, that might have been another loss). Had M been able to convert just three of its losses (Rutgers, MD, maybe Utah), M would be 8-4 and Hoke might still have his job.

So with the head coach fired and against such a record, what arguments are available for retaining Doug as the offensive coordinator? I'd guess very few.

I have mixed thoughts, he brought back our run game...but Never got a lot out of his qbs. If the new coach lets him stay then yeah sure can't judge someone in only 1 year.

Help Recruit? Will he or other have a QB that can handle the Job for any OC?

If Nuss was unhappy with how controlling Saban was, when Saban's main focus is defense, I doubt he will be happy with how controlling JH especially given that JH coaches qbs and likes to call plays.  

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I'm behind whatever the new coach decides. I assumed Harbaugh would bring Roman, though, and I've mainly wondered if he would try to keep Mattison. I've heard some rumors (likely false) about Sumlin getting Durkin and Mattison as co-DCs, which I'd like for Michigan. 

I'd rather just start over.

Gardner clearly had issues, so I'll put that aside. However, Shane looked totally unprepared against Minnesota and I don't think the play calling helped him one bit. The offense never had a foundation. Can't blame all of that on Hoke and Funk. Funk actually improved the O-line play.

It might end up being Nuss as the HC when no else wants the job. 

" I just don't see how he could have been so sucessful at Bama and then come here and look that poorly."

 

Probably the same way Lane Kiffin can look so terrible at USC, then look good at Alabama.

 

Nick Saban

I'd rather see a fresh start at OC with wherever the new head coach is. I'm sure Nuss is an above average college offensive coordinator, but his play calling last year was WAY to vanilla. If Gardner really did have some type of injury we didn't know about it, Nuss should have been more creative in his play calling to mitigate it. If Gardner wasn't injured, Nuss did a poor job of helping him improve and also lacked creativity in play calling. The fact that Funchess was rarely targeted downfield is proof enough Nuss screwed up in at least one part of game planning.

Nussmeier is proven OC who I think would eventually succeed at Michigan if retained. The criticisms ("Michigan's offense was bad in 2014 , therefore Nussmeier is bad") are overly simplistic and unconvincing. I'd like to see us keep him if possible, but if the new HC is Harbaugh or another coach from the offensive side of the ball then I think it's more likely the new HC will want to bring in his own offensive staff.

The new HC will bring in his staff. Like you, I have heard reports that Mattison wants to stay on and interview with the next HC. He has a shot at being retained if it's JH. However, I think Nuss is done in A2 IMO.

Depends on how good chemistry with new HC would be and who the other options are on the market.

Why????

All staff associated with Hoke need to be gone. Mattison needs to retire. He was all hype. Manning was unimpressive. I'm sure JH can bring in a competent DB coach who can recruit as well. Jackson hasn't produced since Mike Hart.

Just everyone needs to leave.