Thoughts on retaining Nuss

Shane Morris looked awful.  This is a former 5-star QB that's been with the team for 2 years.

He should´ve at least been serviceable this year.

I would like to see Nuss back. He was not in the best of situations to succeed. Coach Hoke knew what he would have as a offense and knew who his qb would be. Seriously though it wouldn't have made any difference who the qb coach would have been Devin was not a good idea to play qb after high school. And with Brandon supposedly in on all the game planning. His involvement in everything not good.

from many posters despite heading an offensive unit in 2014 that had me longing for the days of Borges. Fuck that. Clean the house from top to bottom.

JH tentative staff, based on info/knowledge/rumors, may look something like:

 

Offensive line coach - Andy Moeller (Cleveland Browns OL)

Defense - Mattison (has ties with Harbaugh family and worked with both dad and brother)

RB coach - Tyrone Wheatley (RB coach at Buffalo Bills)

Offensive Coordinator - Greg Roman (SF OC), Nuss maybe....not sure who else JH would reach for

QB Coach - I would hire Urban Meyer from OSU he works wonders with 1st, second and even third string!  : )

 

 

I'm sure he'll get a chance to interview with the rest of the assistants...

I truly believe Nuss is the backup plan. I believe he was told when he was hired that Hoke might be out and they would chase Jim if so, but he would get a year as a interim coach if they couldn't land Harbuagh or Miles.

I don't like it. That's just my gut and has been since he was hired. I thought it was a bit odd to hire on and leave a championship program to go somewhere where the HC is possibly on his way out. I think if Jim don't come home and Miles can't get done (I don't think Stoops is a real candidate) then I think Nuss gets a year to see what he can do.

I didn't really like the offense this year but much of it centered around execution. The play calling wasn't grab-you-by-the-throat-and-squeeze, but Devin really wasn't capable of pulling off an offense like that.

Not no, hell no.

With largely the same personnel and an improving O-line, we took a step backwards.

I went everyone gone, including Fred Jackson, Funk, etc.

Mattison would be the only person I might give pause to, but even then, I thought he didn't adjust terribly well in the second half. Maybe Mattison could stay.....maybe.

A quick scan of the Big Ten stats.
13th in scoring offense
13th in total offense
7th in rushing offense
11th in passing offense
10th in passing efficiency
9th in sacks against
11th in 4th down conversion
But hey, 7th in all important Time of Possession
I'm not sure what he has done to retain a position on this staff. I think a lot of coaches could have achieved that or better with our personnel

Itchy click finger this morning.

Maybe 1 year wasn't enough to judge Nussmeier's full impact on the offense. There was a lot to fix. That being said, at least one backup QB should have been functional to come in when Gardner was getting beat up.  There wasn't. Not a single guy could come in and keep things moving forward (or even "not backward") for a few downs.

When I compare that to the endless pipeline of champion-class QBs Urban Meyer and Tom Herman have churned out the past couple years, I lean toward showing Nuss the door. I'm not sure Harbaugh, it "it happens", would want him. 

I hate to think anything good about the Buckeyes or Meyer, but these kids they keep marching out to glorious victory are damn impressive.  We need someone who can make that happen here.

He was with Michigan for 8 months - and was able to work with our players for about 5 of those months. In our society of instant gratification, we expect him to reach his potential instantly. But it takes longer than that to coach what was by all means a young offense. And frankly, Gardner handcuffed him as well.

I'm a big advocate for continuity. If our new coach believes in him and share his own philosophies too, then why not?

If we hire a proven winner as the HC and he is allowed to bring in his guys, if he still says, "Nuss is the best candidate for the job" then I will trust his decision and support Nuss.

I think maybe making him the QB coach would be a great use of his talents and experience. I thought his play calling was less predictable than Borges but I didn't see any player progression through a season that would indicate he should keep his OC coordinator job. I also think Shane, Speight, Malzone are more of his style than Devin. Call my crazy but I think any of those three could turn into great players if we could develop them decently.

Up to Harbaugh...his call

Ultimately the new coach has to decide. Perhaps Nuss gets a trial under the new coach, then can cut ties based on assessment. The transition to a new coach should happen with minimalizing as many bumps. Personally I feel its better to hit reset and put a strong cohesive foundation in place. The new coach will do it methodically his way and setup for success. We need a true QB whisperer :)

Whoever our next HC is will know what to do better than I will. If they want Nuss to stick around, that's fine by me. I look at what he accomplished at Alabama and have to believe he can create success for us as well. But if the new guy wants a clean slate of coaches, that's fine by me too.

I do wonder how much Nuss and Mattison were hampered by Hoke. Both of those guys are proven coaches, so I wonder if bringing in a new HC and keeping them on would bring better results. Who knows?

No, let the new coach bring a new staff please.

I'd like to keep him. He didn't become a bad coach overnight, and there clearly were off-the-field problems with this team that were outside Nuss's control. With another year (and a competent OL coach), he can make our offense strong.

Nuss is my #3 choice for OC. #1 is Stitt (probably off the board). #2 is whoever Harbaugh wants (since he's obviously the next coach). But if Stitt is in fact unavailable, and for whatever reason Harbaugh can't get his #1 guy (availability, money, w/e), yeah, keep Nuss. I can't imagine there are many guys who're more successful OCs who're also available. Plus, Nuss minimizes transition costs, both from an on-field perspective and a recruiting perspective.

not with Michigan. If it's determined they are the best candidate then keep them. Someone posted here, or maybe Sam Webb said it, that all the Michigan coaches are quality but they were not good together. It seems like it was a group of nice guys and there was no one to really motivate the players which obviously JH brings to the table.

In the case of Nuss, he proved he didn't have any more answers for the problems of the last two years than Borges but maybe with a different head coach it would work better. The thing is he supposedly left Alabama because he wanted more control than he had with Saban. I'm not sure if JH doesn't beat even Saban in the intensity department.

This past season was more about this teams all around dysfunction than Nuss's poor play calling. I was scratching my head at times with the play calling, but I alsl understand, play calling was the least of our problems. I firmly believe our team wouldnt have been any different even with the best OC in the nation. That being said, I would prefer a different OC, but I would have no problem with him being retained if the new HC chose to do so.

I know the offense took a step back this year, but I'm inclined to give Nuss the benefit of the doubt. He's been successful everywhere else he's been, and we were just a complete clusterfuck last year. He's had a lot of success with QBs and god knows we'll need improved qb play going forward. That being said, if the next coach (please god, be harbaugh) wants to bring in his own guy, I'm cool with that too

I saw Nuss heading to his car in the parking lot at Briarwood on Tuesday, but he wasn't carrying an MDen bag.

absolutely not

I would be in favor of Nussmeier staying on. I think a one year sample of his work isn't a good indicator. The O-line improved but the issues with our O are legion. With a competent HC overseeing the team, I think many of our issues would be corrected.

He needs to use tempo more. I don't know how much was him vs Hoke but we rarely went no huddle and the all-run 2 minute drills were agonizing at times.

or if our coach is Jim Harbaugh, I expect he'll evaluate Nussmeier and make the right decision.

I'm actually more in favor of retaining Roy Manning, as linebacker coach, than anyone else.

I appreciate that Greg Mattison has done a lot of good for this team, but I think his best times are past. 

I don't see any problem with keeping Nussmeier on, provided that the new coach doesn't have a right-hand man who has a symbiotic relationship. For example, Rich Rodriguez/Calvin Magee work well together. I wasn't 100% happy with the play calling in 2014, but nobody is ever 100% happy with anyone's play calling.

If Harbaugh, or whomever else becomes head coach, wants to keep Nuss I guess I can live with that. But it must be the HC's call alone.

I haven't been able to confirm much since my source was outted with the last regime. But I can confirm that Nuss wants to stay. It was always believed that if anyone's job was safe under Brandon's regime it was Nuss. I mentioned this to Brian around the Minnesota game that Nuss has pretty much garnered everyone's respect as a coach and even more as a teacher.

FUCK NO

Exactly what do people see in Nussmeier?  He is young?  Fuck that the guy sucks as an OC.  He made both Gardner and Morris regress. His play calling is TERRIBLY unimaginative.  He has no fucking clue how to use TEMPO.

Nussmeier is the worst OC in the history of Michigan football.  If he was in any other package....like say...a fat 55 year old all of you would be wanting his ass out of AA.

I hope his ass is already on a bus somewhere South of AA.   He is HORRIBLE and was the primary reason for the 5-7 season.