Would you be in favor of hiring a rival coach for Head Coach?

Are you worried that it would some sort of elaborate Trojan horse plan?

I'm not unilaterally opposed to a "rival coach" but I don't think I'd want any of those that you specifically mentioned.

Tresel - history at Youngstown and tOSU.  At best, he intentionally turned a blind eye.  At worst / most likely he was orchestrating the whole thing.

Kelly - NO, NO, NO.

Urban - probably the only one I could talk myself into.  He's a d-bag but he recruits, he wins and I suppose his worst offense is screwing over Florida - which I'm actually kind of cool with.  A more polished / politicaly savy Rich Rod without the hillbilly twang.

Dantonio - really good coach who probably would have been a great sucessor to Lloyd if the timing had been different.  He's just been too big an a-hole and said too many inflamatory things about Michigan over the years.

Narduzzi - No head coaching experience and it's very hard to seperate his success from that of Dantonio.  He's definitely earned an entry level HC position but I need to see a few years of success at a smaller school or coordinating in the NFL to consider him. 

Hire. The. Best.

A candidate previously working for a rival would not be part of my criteria for evaluation. Not even a little. 

Narduzzi. How'd everybody like his D's performance at Oregon? UM needs to think bigger, ie, outside the conference. Who's the hottest coordinator in the SEC? There's a place to start looking. just my 2 cents

No.

is the open endorsement of a coach with a two-decades-long history of shady behavior that's been written about extensively. Tressel is a hell of a coach, but I don't want him anywhere near our program. There's no reason we can't hire a great coach who's also not a proven liar and scumbag.

Everyone talks so much crap about all coaches at OSU and our other rivals that we see them as bad guys when the truth is they may or may not be.  Mark D, Urbs, Kelly and Sweater Vest may all be complete dick knuckles but that might just be the tint of blue colored glasses.  I hope whomever makes the choice of our next coach is above that.    

I'd take Bielima if available. His team is running the ball well in the sec. He would be able to bring in a higher level qb and wideouts coaching Michigan. His oline and backs will be great. The play action pass game I say would be outstanding with a talented qb hideout corps he would recruit to Michigan. He would win more than in the sec.

There's too much douchebag in Dantonio and Narduzzi for me to want them in Ann Arbor.

I don't think Tressel's that bad. Tatoos aren't that big in the scheme of things. I'd rather we be winning and deal with small off the field issues than be 5-7 every season. I'm so tired of this shit we've been in for 7 years. Notre Dame used to be about winning the right way with 6-6 seasons but then they got desperate and hired Brian Kelly and now they're back to being relevant.

Narduzzi might be the better candidate, but I don't see him as suitable for Michigan. It might be okay to snag a coach from a rival. I'm just very uncomfortable with hiring someone whose dream job is to coach at our rival. It leaves us in a vulnerable position. I could see Narduzzi bolting whenever the MSU job opened up,.They already look at him as Dantonio's successor. The dynamics with Herman are different. My main concern would be whether he's qualified for the job.

Has much dirt on his vest. Wouldn't want him anywhere near the program.

I'll take anyone whos main attribute for being hired is "he doesn't need a map to get around Ann Arbor" like we currently have. 

I don't get people get so whiny about what a rival coach says about Michigan. For example if Mark Dantonio says something bad about Michigan;  Michigan fans get bent out of shape over a comment meant to fire up the MSU fans, the ones that actually matter for him. Bo and Woody each had a strong dislike for each others schools and said some pretty wild things in the past. Now as it was then, one is a saint, the other is the devil. It just depended on what side of the border you were on. Some of it is probably very calculated, like a public pep rally for their fan base.

As for a rep for the school I don't think most people outside of the blue bubble really care about how a football coach represents the university. Sure, Brian Kelly had some purple faced moments but at least for me it never took away from ND as whole. Same goes for Brady speaking at a press conference about as inarticulately as possible doesn't change my veiw of Michigan as a school. I really don't think Jim Harbaughs personality and histrionics represented Stanford's academic presitge in a positive or negative way, he just elevated their exposure sold a lot of Stanford t-shirts and hoodies. 

I don't give a damn where the next coach comes from as long as he can WIN, develop talent, recruit and graduate players. 

Absolutely. However, I think the athletic department is too arrogant to do so. The fan base wouldn't be very accepting either. Two big things that have held this football team back for years. 

I would not give a single shit if our new head coach comes from a rival, as long as he has a solid track record. If we strike out on both Harbaughs (which seeks likely), Dan Mullen, and all other top-tier candidates, then I say give Narduzzi a shot if he wants to come here. After all, Bo and Gary Moeller were both Ohio State alums.  

EDIT: Having said that, there is no way in hell I would consider Jim Tressel. Aside from his history of shadiness, the fact that he's a hypocritical phony, and the show-cause order, dude is 62 years old. He's done coaching. 

I just dont think i could do Tressel. I would love dantonio, meyer or kelly. 

I wouldn't care where he came from. I would care if he were a bad person though. Some of the coaches mentioned are good at coaching football, but possibly not the best on an integrity level.  I'd rather lose with a good person than win with a bad person. 

Don't get me wrong, I very much love it when Michigan wins, but in the end I care about the team because they represent the University and a lofty set of values. If they were to hire a coach without integrity it would be disingenuous to pretend they represented anything more meaningful than winning and getting money.

Shit like this is going to be why this fanbase better get used to 3 and 4 loss seasons being a good season.  

I'm sure rival fan's thought of Bo as a douche when he was kicking their asses up and down the field, throwing fits on sidelines, and making statements like "To Hell with Notre Dame".  You need a mean, tough, son of a bitch who hates losing more than anything.  

What's wrong with Kelly? He gets too mad on the sidelines? Big deal, if the extreme is Brady Hoke's butt slapping and clapping or Kelly -- I'll take Kelly.  Who has really noticed Kelly's outburtsts besides the the internet?

Meyer had a clause in his contract at Utah that he could leave for Michigan, Ohio State or ND with a limited or no buy out.  Clearly, coaching here crossed his mind.  if Tressel is still at OSU and what goes down at Florida still happens, who is to say that Meyer might not have found the Michigan job intriguing? Who would have been opposed to him if RR was still 7-5 and losing bowl games in year 4...anyone? What's he done that's so terrible? He was against oversigning in the SEC when other coaches were doing it.  Is he kind of a douche? Ya, sure.  Most successful people are.

Dantonio? I would love a coach with his fire and drive.  The guy hates us so much that losing to us is like an affront to his dignity.  It makes him sick.  I want someone who hates losing to his rivals and wants to curb stomp them every chance he gets. 

not in the face 

Rivals? For what?

Rght now we're sharing worst overall record in the Big Ten with Illinois, Indiana, Purdue, and Northwestern.

Calling OSU, MSU and ND our rivals is wishful thinking! 

Iowa, Maryland and Rutgers have 5-2 records, fergodsakes. PSU has 4 wins. Minnesota - yeah, Minnesota(!) - is 6-1!

Our so-called rivals are snickering up their sleeves, and I don't blame them. Does anyone seriously think for one second that Kelly would leave Notre Dame to jump into our frying pan? Or that Dantonio would come here from MSU to take on our rebuilding project? 

Tressel is the president of a college now. He's not coming.

The Harbaughs and Les Miles aren't coming for a zillion reasons. So be realistic. 

Here's the kind of coach who might be interested: an up-and-comer from a smaller conference who wants to take on this challenge; a coach from a school that's on the cusp of winning but can't get there because of lack of resources; or someone who's currently underpaid given market value.

Everything else is pie-in-the-sky mental masturbation.

Welcome to Illinois.

Depends on the coach, but in theory, yes.

Tom Herman? come on down.

Tressel? No thanks.