Greg Mattison Rumblings
Isiaah Hole just tweeted out an “woo boy”, followed by a “Say it ain’t so Matty” from Chris Wormley. Rumblings starting that Greg Mattison May be announcing retirement. Nothing confirmed, but there are several tweets with Mattison’s name linked. Bummer, if true.
January 7th, 2019 at 1:05 PM ^
He's possibly going to Ohio State.
https://wolverineswire.com/2019/01/07/michigan-to-unexpectedly-lose-top-assistant-to-ohio-state/
Fuck.
January 7th, 2019 at 1:07 PM ^
That's surprising. What about Larry Johnson?
January 7th, 2019 at 1:08 PM ^
Yeah...that was not the rumblings I expected.
Will be interesting to see all of the fan reaction, which as of like 15min ago was all variations of "I hope Mattison retires, the game has passed him by" and will now likely be "WHAT A HUGE LOSS HOW WILL THEY REPLACE HIM! AHHHHHH!!"
January 7th, 2019 at 1:27 PM ^
Does this mean we get Aubrey Solomon back?
January 7th, 2019 at 1:10 PM ^
Mattison would leave AA, where a lot of his family is who are big UM fans, for Ohio State, the hated and arch rival?? He realizes he just burned every bridge he has with UM fans right? That he won't be able to walk down a street in AA after he retires, with his family, and not be called a traitor? Is the staff situation at UM way more toxic than any of us know? Why the hell would he do that??
Edit: guess they dont' live in AA, but the point still stands. He won't be able to walk down a street in SE Michigan without being called a traitor.
January 7th, 2019 at 1:12 PM ^
Something is rotten in Denmark, he just rocketed to the top of the list of people who can never enter AA again.
January 7th, 2019 at 1:13 PM ^
disagree. we are not columbus. the guy has given how many years of service to us? he can go where he wants.
guessing in the end it won't be mattison, it'll be washington.
January 7th, 2019 at 1:18 PM ^
The thing I hate about these rumors is all the unknowns.
I agree with you. Mattison doesn't owe us anything. That said, man... it would suck to lose a good coach to OSU.
So... why would he do it? Money? A shot at a title? He's pissed at Harbaugh? Brown? What are we doing to try to stop this?
January 7th, 2019 at 1:20 PM ^
Man, I want to be the bigger person, I do. BUT it's Ohio State. There's some things you just don't do.
January 7th, 2019 at 1:21 PM ^
Did you read the article? Have you seen UM fans? UM fans on this very board? Regardless of whatever time he put in at UM, him leaving for OSU and bringing a huge amount of insider knowledge about UM, specifically on the defense, to their arch-rival, is an absolute betrayal to most UM fans regardless of any justification you want to attempt to throw out there .
January 7th, 2019 at 1:25 PM ^
i'm not saying it wouldn't be a bad thing, maybe a very bad thing. i'm just saying we're not the cooler poopers. if somebody did that to OSU their house would go up in flames before sunset. that's not our M.O.
January 7th, 2019 at 1:28 PM ^
I can agree his house won't get torched... probably. But he'll be very unwelcome to AA for a long time and it's not going to be at all pretty how UM fans treat him going forward.
January 7th, 2019 at 1:33 PM ^
Like, chanting things? Or are you actually talking like interpersonally? He is a 70 year old man. What is it that you think people are going to do or say?
January 7th, 2019 at 1:45 PM ^
Exactly. Also it hasn't been stated what position he will take.
January 7th, 2019 at 1:43 PM ^
remember we hooked warriner (sp?) from them last year. so, in effect, we swapped an O-line coach for a D-line coach to be named later. going to miss mattison, but that's CFB.
January 7th, 2019 at 2:43 PM ^
Warinner was fired from OSU after the 2016 season, was hired as OL coach at Minnesota for the 2017 season, then came to UM shortly thereafter as an offensive analyst but ended up taking over as OL coach when Drevno was Drevno'ed. So, not really the same thing, but I get what you're trying to say.
January 7th, 2019 at 2:44 PM ^
We didn't hire Warriner from them, he was working for Minnesota. He was fired from OSU after 2015.
January 7th, 2019 at 3:41 PM ^
thank you for that clarification. the issue still holds though, we knew from warinner about as much of their offense as G-Matt will of our defense.
January 7th, 2019 at 1:43 PM ^
Not sure Day and OSU needed any inside knowledge. What are they gonna do, score 70 now?
January 7th, 2019 at 3:17 PM ^
Don't you put that evil on us man!
January 7th, 2019 at 5:47 PM ^
Does osu need insider information about our defense? I’m pretty sure they did okay without “inside info.” Lol
January 8th, 2019 at 5:08 AM ^
You sure about that? There are more people on this site trashing Mattison than supporting him. Meanwhile, if you ever read the buckeye forums, the overwhelming majority have said they wouldn't be upset if Urban Meyer came back and coached again. They rwcogirecwhat he did for the program and wish him the best. Me thinks you have your fan bases confused. Way too many self entitled fans of this team who pretend to be so morally superior to anyone else.
January 7th, 2019 at 1:18 PM ^
Yeah I’m sure he cares about what random dudes on the street say about him. Coach Matty looks likes he is one not to be messed with! Pretty sure ppl may talk under their breath about him, but not too many will say much in his presence.
January 7th, 2019 at 1:31 PM ^
Dude, he's a 70 year old man. He's seen his best days.
January 7th, 2019 at 1:34 PM ^
Mattison just accepted the DC job with the Fuckeyes...can’t make this shit up!!
January 7th, 2019 at 1:47 PM ^
Where does it say he is the DC? I read that he was hired but no position given.
January 7th, 2019 at 1:38 PM ^
If I've said it once I've said it a thousand times, "Players and coaches do not give a damn about what the pathological partisans think". This is fact...whether whomever this applies to believes it or not...THIS IS FACT!!!!! I never cared, my teammates never cared, my coaches never cared....THIS IS FACT. One plays and coaches the game for the thrill of the athletic competition...THE END. Just grow up and get over it. THIS IS FACT.
January 7th, 2019 at 1:18 PM ^
Can someone hire Pep? Please.
January 7th, 2019 at 1:32 PM ^
if nobody does, hopefully Harbaugh grows some balls and just terminates him.
January 7th, 2019 at 1:34 PM ^
All the OSU commenters on 247 are pissed that Mattison is their new DC
January 7th, 2019 at 1:41 PM ^
This is a very solid "interim" hire for them.
January 7th, 2019 at 1:41 PM ^
It seems bad on the surface because he is going to OSU. In reality, his contract was up and not being renewed. At 70 years old, if he doesnct want to retire, of course he is going to jump at a DC position.
Michigan can put a younger coach in his spot, who probably will boost recruiting, and eliminates the annual talk about whether Matty is about to retire. On the flip side, I don't see it as a boost to OSU's defense, and probably means LJ is heading to Maryland.
January 7th, 2019 at 2:05 PM ^
Well there goes my username.
January 7th, 2019 at 1:05 PM ^
Now he's tweeting out that a Michigan assistant is taking a job at OSU : (
January 7th, 2019 at 1:38 PM ^
I’m going to try and spin this as a positive, because I’m confused:
Could this help expedite changes to the offensive and defensive schemes now?
Mattison has been around the team since before Harbaugh even stepped foot on campus, he knows A LOT about the program, both offense and defense.
All of that information inside Mattison’s head now becomes the property of his new employer.
Can this force Harbaugh and Brown to make some changes to their respective units in order to prevent an even more embarrassing beat down next year in Ann Arbor?
Maybe wishful thinking.. we never seem to be at the forefront of innovation here in AA. Just keep running into stacked boxes and maybe we’ll break off a big one.
January 7th, 2019 at 1:06 PM ^
It’s being reported that he’s taking a job with fucking Ohio State. Kill me.
https://wolverineswire.com/2019/01/07/michigan-to-unexpectedly-lose-top-assistant-to-ohio-state/
January 7th, 2019 at 1:06 PM ^
He's given plenty to Michigan, he should go enjoy himself if he's not feeling up to it.
January 7th, 2019 at 1:15 PM ^
Retirement is one thing. Going to OSU is a completely different beast.
January 7th, 2019 at 1:06 PM ^
EDIT: Scooped on Greg going to OSU, so I deleted. Still heartbroken.
January 7th, 2019 at 1:06 PM ^
Screw him. Seriously.
January 7th, 2019 at 1:13 PM ^
Agree 100%. This guy fucked us over once before, for which I had forgiven him. If this is true, he can kiss my ass.
January 7th, 2019 at 1:22 PM ^
His contract was up, we could’ve offered him...but it sounds like we didn’t.
January 7th, 2019 at 1:35 PM ^
Well, if he was fired or constructively fired, then I guess that's what we get. I can't imagine that's true though.
January 7th, 2019 at 3:33 PM ^
It's being reported we did offer him a two year extension and a pay raise. Fuck him.
January 7th, 2019 at 1:50 PM ^
How did he ever fuck us over before?
January 7th, 2019 at 2:04 PM ^
Left for ND back in the day
January 7th, 2019 at 2:34 PM ^
Oh god
January 7th, 2019 at 1:07 PM ^
One of my all time favorite coaches. BIG shoes to fill. If true, next man up. I am sure Harbaugh will find the next legendary dline coach.
January 7th, 2019 at 1:10 PM ^
If it is true he is going to Ohio State then just got off my list.