December 22nd, 2018 at 9:47 PM ^
So you'd prefer Pep who couldn't do anything even with a fully healthy team and QB?
December 22nd, 2018 at 10:06 PM ^
I don’t prefer Pep but at the end of the day it is Harbaugh offense.
December 22nd, 2018 at 10:17 PM ^
Wasn't Speight's arm hit as he threw?
December 22nd, 2018 at 11:09 PM ^
Yes... yes it was.
December 23rd, 2018 at 11:19 AM ^
I seem to remember the receiver he was throwing to was open. Turnovers really hurt in that game.
December 22nd, 2018 at 10:44 PM ^
That wasn't the greatest idea but at least in that situation a play action made sense if you get enough protection. At least it was a play call with some balls unlike anything we saw this year.
December 22nd, 2018 at 10:55 PM ^
Did any sober person besides Fisch think that OL could get protection for Speight against that DL?
December 22nd, 2018 at 11:11 PM ^
I think the running back, Smith, missed the blitz pick up on the play.
December 23rd, 2018 at 11:29 AM ^
The offensive line was doing a good job blocking on that play. And yes, the blitz was not picked up. And the receiver was open.
You can see it starting at 1:10 of the vid:
December 22nd, 2018 at 9:13 PM ^
I hope someone starts this at your job. Insert (Your Name) you are pathetic at your job. All employees that believe this whether it’s warranted or not sign it and we’ll can that
“B@-)-6d!”
December 22nd, 2018 at 9:17 PM ^
JFC. Again!?
December 22nd, 2018 at 9:19 PM ^
His wife is stacked, though. So there is that.
December 22nd, 2018 at 9:25 PM ^
I support it wholeheartedly!
December 22nd, 2018 at 9:26 PM ^
Eh he's better than pep. I prefer Brian wright of Toledo.
December 22nd, 2018 at 9:32 PM ^
My buddy talked to Mrs. Fisch and she said she wanted Jedd to take a job in a place with better weather. She hated the Michigan weather. He’s not coming back.
December 22nd, 2018 at 9:46 PM ^
Just buy her a condo in Naples for the winter. 20,000,000 other people do it.
December 22nd, 2018 at 11:37 PM ^
Do they? Naples’ population is nowhere close to that number, even with seasonal variation.
December 22nd, 2018 at 11:52 PM ^
Are you really that dense? Snowbird reference
December 22nd, 2018 at 9:33 PM ^
I took Patterson coming back as a hint that a change at OC is coming whether it’s Jedd or someone else we’ll see. Just my opinion.
December 22nd, 2018 at 11:12 PM ^
Is Harbaugh getting fired?
December 22nd, 2018 at 9:41 PM ^
Jedd Fisch? Why?
He couldn’t beat OSU either.
There’s not a lot of evidence to suggest he’s head and shoulders above what we have right now.
December 22nd, 2018 at 9:46 PM ^
If your complaint is "he couldn't beat OSU," you're literally not going to find someone available who fits your criteria of "beating OSU"
December 22nd, 2018 at 10:30 PM ^
Al Borges called...
December 22nd, 2018 at 11:16 PM ^
Where's the bleach
December 23rd, 2018 at 7:53 AM ^
You sure about that? There have been plenty of teams that have beaten OSU the past few years.
Doesn't mean I want their OCs to come here. I’m just saying that I don’t understand the slob-knobbing this board has for Jedd Fisch. He was decent to good here, but he wasn’t great. And he certainly wasn’t good enough to beat OSU.
December 23rd, 2018 at 11:34 AM ^
Yeah if the Iowa OC came here I'd probably puke for hours on end
December 23rd, 2018 at 11:49 AM ^
To be fair, double overtime was pretty close, the closest since Jim Harbaugh has been head coach at Michigan.
December 22nd, 2018 at 9:42 PM ^
Damn Jedd. Not bad.
December 22nd, 2018 at 9:46 PM ^
Come home Jedd. -love every Michigan fan
December 22nd, 2018 at 10:56 PM ^
Not me
December 22nd, 2018 at 9:59 PM ^
Is this real?
December 22nd, 2018 at 10:07 PM ^
What if Jedd sucks though? I mean, it’s entirely possible he isn’t much better than we have. I think he may be, but I also remember people wondering why UM hired him in the first place.
December 22nd, 2018 at 10:22 PM ^
This is where I am at. Jedd is good, most likely would be better than what UM currently has. But, UM has essentially unlimited funds relative to everyone else, why not just go get someone who is the best?
December 22nd, 2018 at 10:41 PM ^
What you say to God's ears.
Jedd Fisch wouldn't suck. But sure, there could be better than him out there. Let's hope for the best!
December 22nd, 2018 at 10:54 PM ^
Makes sense, UM should be able to get anyone they want. Likely the higher end OC's want more control than Harbaugh willing to give up.
December 22nd, 2018 at 11:20 PM ^
BoMo basically explains it: Harbaugh doesn't want to get a dynamite OC that runs the whole offense. He wants to be heavily involved. It's his offense.
Michigan was never going to make a run for Kliff Kingsbury, for example. That's a guy you hire to take over everything (including stuff that is currently the neighborhood of Ed Warinner, whom I would like to keep around). It's possible that Harbaugh someday decides to make that transition, as Brian Kelly apparently has, but he hasn't done this yet. It's still his offense.
Which means that he's the one to hold accountable for it.
December 23rd, 2018 at 11:20 AM ^
I agree with you completely that it is JH's offense.
However, I think this year he showed he wants to incorporate more spread concepts. There were more screens and read options. I think an OC with more familiarity in those concepts would be helpful. I worry they are trying to sprinkle in concepts that aren't their bread and butter and that is why sometimes it just looks awkward.
December 23rd, 2018 at 11:34 AM ^
I'm not really sure it's true that Jim Harbaugh wants that much control. He did hire Jim McElwain.
December 22nd, 2018 at 10:49 PM ^
December 22nd, 2018 at 10:54 PM ^
It doesn't matter who the passing game coordinator is. They will be running the offense that Harbaugh wants them to run.
December 22nd, 2018 at 11:16 PM ^
True, but that doesn't mean it won't be better. Knowing when to call what plays is a big part of it.
December 22nd, 2018 at 11:09 PM ^
All i want for Christmas is my Jedd. Fisch. Back.,...
December 22nd, 2018 at 11:36 PM ^
Offense is not the reason we lost to Ohio this year....
December 23rd, 2018 at 12:20 AM ^
We had 19 points until garbage time, and some of those were a gift from OSU. It was a major problem.
December 23rd, 2018 at 10:45 AM ^
I watched the same game everyone else did. Our defense looked like a scout team d in a practice vs the #1’s. They could not stop anything seriously I have to ask what game were you all watching. They gave up over 60 points. The team this year or the offense was never built to carry a game it was built to constantly pound you and get you tired and take over I’m the 4th quarter. It worked because the other defense was on the field the whole game. You can’t play that way when your defense is giving up 7 points every series.
December 23rd, 2018 at 12:04 PM ^
What stands out to me is that, after a flat first half, Michigan's offense may have looked a little worse in the 3rd qtr after half time adjustments.
December 23rd, 2018 at 1:19 AM ^
What game were you watching?
December 23rd, 2018 at 8:12 AM ^
This is becoming a "Han shot first" kind of issue which is hilarious. But it really is no debate. The offense didn't do a damn thing unless OSU dropped the ball on the 10 yard line or they were so far ahead their defense didn't care anymore.
December 23rd, 2018 at 12:38 AM ^
Totally cool if he comes back and coaches WR. I don’t think he’s an upgrade at OC because there’s little to no evidence of that and it’s Harbaugh’s offense at the end of the day. We threw the ball on early downs more than people think. I don’t like that a decent amount of our passing plays are slow developing and our RZ offense stalled late in the year. Those are my complaints and that Pep is not a big time recruiter. Jedd is an okay recruiter so maybe that tips the scales in his favor but the people acting like he would be a massive improvement are fooling themselves
December 23rd, 2018 at 1:18 AM ^
Jedd is not a panacea. Based on the comments of multiple past and present assistants, the offense runs through Harbaugh. All offensive assistants work to implement Harbaugh's scheme and Harbaugh's philosophy. Barring some kind of sudden shift in mindset, Harbaugh isn't going to hire a true offensive coordinator and hand him the reins. That's just not going to happen.