What if Casteel becomes available?

Interesting thought.

I can't believe that a team from the Big East is going to be playing in a BCS bowl.

to make Casteel head coach.

for a head coaching job.  Not sure if he would move to be a DC again.

does he run the 3-3-5 at WVU?

He turned down a DQ position?  He doesn't like making blizzards?

Maybe it's just really early but you totally botched this post.

Ron English

Scott Shafer

GERG

and than Casteel.  I'm not sure that would be good for the D

Give Gerg one more year, with a more experienced D next year

No

Unfortunate, but I think the window for Michigan to get him opened and then shut pretty quick.

I think GERG will be DC one more year for UM.

GERG will look a whole heck of a lot better when he has a roster with experienced guys and where his best db isn't a walk-on.

I think that RR will certainly pull the trigger on this if the opportunity arrises. Another DC would look as if theres instability but the first 2 DCs RR has picked were not his first choice. If he sees Casteel as a long term solution and "his" guy, then I can see this happening.

that Casteel wouldn't be a candidate for the HC position?  I mean, there are no big names left for them to look at...I don't know.

In either case, I doubt he will come to Michigan.  

As much as I would like Casteel and think he is a good coach, due to the fact that GERG has had very little talent to work with and has had to dumb his system down to the point where its not really his system, we have to keep GERG.  GERG like RR needs to be judged with a full roster of his own players when the bulk of the starters are Seniors and Juniors. 

He either gets the WVU job (most likely) or one somewhere else.  I don't think he goes to AA to be DC.

As far as changing DC again...If Casteel did come in, he wouldn't be running a different system.  He uses the 3-3-5 that RR has forced on GERG and Shafer.  I think it would be a non-issue this time.

Edit:  Maybe Casteel winds up in South Bend after this season when they look at their coach risking kids' health/safety and contributing to the death of another while having a losing season?

If Casteel is willing to be a DC, then I'd be surprised if RR didn't make the move.  I understand that GERG was put in a bad spot, but if RR is sold on running the 3-3-5 he might as well get the guy who knows how to run it expertly.  I would feel bad for GERG, but I also want to see a UM defense that is above the mendoza line nationally.

Like the thought, but that revolving door has to stop so GERG it is.  Casteel will most likely end up at a MAC/CUSA/Sun Belt school as HC.  I highly doubt the WVU athletic department is willing to stay with a RR man. (again).

There are two reasons to replace a particular person who holds a position in an organization. The first is to get a better worker to hold that position. The second is more punitive and involves a change being made to get rid of the worker who currently holds that position. The position in question here (defensive coordinator) is of a kind where stability is highly desirable, which means in my eyes that the decision you make needs to be of a highly amplified sort; that is, you only replace the DC if there's a coordinator available who's way better or if the DC you have is really abysmal.

While Robinson's performance has been abysmal, it might not be his fault for reasons that have been expressed ad infinitum on this board. Casteel, however, MIGHT qualify as such a major upgrade that making a move is justified for the "first reason" of replacement described above.

I think it's close, but I do think that Casteel qualifies as being "way better" than Robinson. For that reason, I make the move. The risk is that you get a negative recruiting point out of the transaction - other coaches are able to say that Michigan is in a state of upheaval and doesn't know what they're doing - but I think you can mitigate that risk by saying that you got a blue chip defensive coordinator who runs the same system. I think it's an inherently understandible move that requires little explanation.

All of the above considered, I would say if Casteel is available you replace Robinson.

Even though the WV natives may be getting restless is Stewart's job really under fire? This season hasn't been fantastic but they will still make a bowl game and he has two 9-4 seasons under his belt in Morgantown. I don't have any inside info or know anything about WV's athletic department but I would be surprised if he is canned after three years. It's not like WVU has been traditionally putting up 10 win seasons and competing for national titles (except under Rodriguez). 

So to anwer your question I don't think Casteel is going to become available, but if he does I think he's a no-brainer hire (if he wants to stay a DC and will finally move from WV).

i just keep going back to the fact that he already chose stability for his job and family by staying in WV once versus another DC job.  his decision speaks to something of the effect of "im not uprooting my family unless the job is really worth it (eg HC)."

if this is indeed the case, why would he come to michigan?  while not a guarentee, its highly likely RR coaches umich in 2011.  but we have no idea what may happen in 2011 and who will be the coach in 2012.  put another way - why uproot the fam for another DC job when RR **might** get canned at the end of the 2011 season and you have to move again?

I think he stayed mainly in the hopes that Stewart would flame out and he'd be the next Head Coach. I think he has head coaching aspirations. However, if he doesn't get the WV HC job and isn't hired elsewhere, Rrod might be tempted to take a run at him.

I'm of the opinion that we need some continuity, and GERG doesn't have optimal/desired talent, depth or experience to be working with here. We need to give him that, hopefully next year, and see what he does with it. I believe he's a good defensive coach, but we need to see improvement steadily over the rest of the big ten season. Then give hiim a shot at next year with more talent/depth/experience/hopefully key players at key positions stay healthy...

All that being said, IF Rrod hires someone else, Casteel is probably my #1 choice outside of GERG, especially if Rrod still intends/desires to run 3-3-5/4-2-5 in any capacity. 

He has never been a HC before, at any level.  If he's a HC, he'll probably start out at a non-AQ school.  He won't be HC at WVU, Minnesota, ND, etc.  If he is, whichever school that makes that move is rolling some serious dice.

That said, I think it makes perfect sense for Coach Rod to bring on Casteel, despite Coach Robinson's continuity, expertise, etc.  It is plainly obvious that whoever is the DC is being forced to use the 3-3-5 and the WVU terminology.  IME, this is poor management on the part of Rich, but if he's going to insist, he might as well go get his guy.