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 1:19 PM ^
All is lost. Fold the program. I-eeeeeee!
January 7th, 2019 at 1:24 PM ^
Technically the house in your gif hasn't collapsed yet.
January 7th, 2019 at 2:37 PM ^
It just needs another year on fire, then everything will be fine.
January 7th, 2019 at 1:17 PM ^
Thanks Matty.... for everything you done at Michigan!
Go Blue always!!
January 7th, 2019 at 1:21 PM ^
Love coach Mattison, and he could go to almost any other school and keep that love, but going to OSU is a stab in the back.
January 7th, 2019 at 1:17 PM ^
Hahahahaha everything's okay wait till next year
January 7th, 2019 at 1:17 PM ^
wait, if this is true.....does it mean that next season we won't be getting any pressure from their front four?
January 7th, 2019 at 1:17 PM ^
world-rocking news. Matty is bluer then blue. Can't imagine how Jimmy will spin it, but this stinks to high heaven
January 7th, 2019 at 1:25 PM ^
He already left Michigan once for fricking Notre Dame.
January 7th, 2019 at 1:32 PM ^
you will have to explain how f'ing over UM once before to join the Golden Domers is "bluer than blue"
Like most coaches, there is no loyalty to school only to themselves. (which is fine) Just funny the big deal people are making of it like this is actually earth shatering news.
January 7th, 2019 at 1:17 PM ^
Regardless if this actually comes to pass or not, it is surprising that Michigan didn't hear his contract to avoid such a possibility. Enos had a contract preventing him from directly going to another SEC team, so it can be done legally (not that it is hard to work around, but nevertheless).
January 7th, 2019 at 1:21 PM ^
His contract may have been up and Enos did go to an SEC team (so money can solve that issue).
January 7th, 2019 at 1:49 PM ^
IIRC, Mattison said he'd sign on for a few years after Harbaugh came and was leaning toward retirement in the future. He was glad to be in Ann Arbor to be near his family. So, when the noise started about perhaps retiring, this wasn't surprising to me.
Something seemed to be going on with the defense in the last few games. Also, the strange departure of Solomon. If Greg is being allowed to walk or has chosen to walk, then this would signal that Harbaugh is siding with the players about whatever may have happened.
January 7th, 2019 at 1:18 PM ^
If you can’t beat ‘em...
January 7th, 2019 at 1:18 PM ^
WTF?! No coach who worked with Bo would do this. Washington and Mattison? If true, F both those guys. I remember when Mattison went to ND and people were pissed.
College football is totally a business now and is nothing about school and loyalty. Totally losing interest.
January 7th, 2019 at 1:20 PM ^
Mattison stayed through a regime change and a demotion. Its not the end of the world, and if he wants to take a top level DC job who are we to make him stick around?
January 7th, 2019 at 1:20 PM ^
It’s just Mattison.
January 7th, 2019 at 1:49 PM ^
It doesn't matter if it is the waterboy. It's weird having Warinner be a Michigan coach, but he at least came from Minnesota and not directly from OSU. Mattison has been a great recruiter and Michigan Man, but you just don't go to OSU directly from Michigan. Oh well. He's 69 and will turn 70 during the season. Hopefully his enthusiasm is waning. 3 Dimensional chess by Harbaugh? take them down from within?
January 7th, 2019 at 1:19 PM ^
I guess Zach Harrison is the real closer.
January 7th, 2019 at 1:19 PM ^
Well... this is an interesting development.
January 7th, 2019 at 1:19 PM ^
Good for Matty. He’s a great guy and coach but coaching is a young mans game. Who wants to die on the road in rental car with a cheeseburger hanging out of their mouth while driving from high school to high school?
Ride off into the sunset man. You’ve earned it.
January 7th, 2019 at 1:20 PM ^
Assuming that Don Brown goes to Temple, how happy would we all be if:
- Mattison were promoted to DC
- Washington or Partridge gets the DL and we hire a new defensive position coach?
I think the answer is that we'd all be like WTF?
January 7th, 2019 at 1:21 PM ^
Yeah. I don't think anyone here would be super-enthused with the idea of Mattison returning to the DC chair here. Frankly, Harbaugh had a chance to do that and got Brown instead.
January 7th, 2019 at 1:23 PM ^
and Durkin.
January 7th, 2019 at 1:20 PM ^
Is Brady hoke looking for a job?
January 7th, 2019 at 2:39 PM ^
Even he'll eventually wind up at Ohio State.
But joke's on him when he calls us "Michigan".
January 7th, 2019 at 1:20 PM ^
What to do with my Greg Mattison-autographed hat? Hmmm....
January 7th, 2019 at 1:28 PM ^
Do what OSU fans do with their coolers ...
January 7th, 2019 at 1:28 PM ^
Take a shit in it, and then mail it to his OSU office.
January 7th, 2019 at 1:20 PM ^
Just received the "breaking news" email...Wow, was not expecting that and Schiano is apparently out at OSU...
January 7th, 2019 at 1:20 PM ^
Hate to say it but Mattison's dead to me.
January 7th, 2019 at 1:20 PM ^
He’s going to OSU
January 7th, 2019 at 1:20 PM ^
This is shocking because we all basically believed that Mattison was going to coach DL here until he retired.
It's weird because this is apparently a move to be a DC again at a top program, which: I can understand that.
It's painful because it's OSU.
It's weird that Mattison is pretty clearly not even a backup choice for DC here (with Brown 50-50 to leave, per some rumblings, if Mattison were in line to replace him I would think that he would stick it out if he wanted the job).
It stinks because Mattison was really good at coaching DL.
This stinks. I'm not actually positive that he's a great choice to be a top-flight DC anymore, but it stinks all the same. Because he's leaving us for OSU.
I guess I can understand it for the promotion. But he's leaving us for OSU.
January 7th, 2019 at 1:29 PM ^
That’s what gets me!
He leaves for a Central Michigan or a Georgia tech? Awesome, go make your money on one last hoorah and thank you for all of your service to the University of Michigan!
Leaves for an arch rival in the biggest Rivalry in all of sports? Please say it isn’t so.
January 7th, 2019 at 1:20 PM ^
Just came across my 247 blast. He's the DC at the OSU.
January 7th, 2019 at 1:20 PM ^
he can't even dance like little andrew dakich
January 7th, 2019 at 1:21 PM ^
Well if he's going there to be the new defensive coordinator, good for him. Coach Mattison's given a ton to Michigan over the years and if this is something he wants, then I'd hope we as a fan base could support him. For the "oh no he's going to our rival" crowd - and I mean this as no offense to Coach Mattison - but so what? It sucks for our player development but either we'll get worse and still lose to OSU (already been doing that with him on our staff ), stay the same and maybe still lose to OSU, or hire someone new and get better and beat OSU (will need more than just the D-Line to improve). Let's not shit on a guy who has given many great years to our team. He is and was a great coach who was generally loved by the players and developed some serious talent to play our our D-Lines and put guys in the league.
January 7th, 2019 at 1:23 PM ^
Lets go Partridge. He is the guy we gotta hold on to at all costs now.
January 7th, 2019 at 1:22 PM ^
Dang ...in his old age he must've been confused as to which coaches all of you DID want fired.
Thanks GMatt for helping us transition through some rough times; sorry however, but you are now one day away from the game passing you by :)
January 7th, 2019 at 1:23 PM ^
Well, that's one way to never be welcomed back in A2 again lol unreal
January 7th, 2019 at 1:23 PM ^
This has happened before. Runs off some talented players then bolts for a rival school.
If he wants to be DC at OSU, then fine. He hasn't run a defense in over a decade. All he did in Baltimore was maintain what they were already doing.
January 7th, 2019 at 1:31 PM ^
Mattison didn’t run off any players. His position group respects him more than any other coach on the team.
January 7th, 2019 at 2:30 PM ^
His first time here, he ran off Trevor Pryce and David Bowens. Then he took a Greyhound to South Bend.
January 7th, 2019 at 1:26 PM ^
I mean, this sucks because he's once again going to one of our rivals. He did this to us before, bailing on us to go to Notre Dame, but that time it was a lateral move. This time, he'd be taking a promotion, which, you know, what are you going to do? Harbaugh demoted him from DC to DL coach, which is a MAJOR demotion. So if someone wants to make him DC again, you can't really be mad at him for wanting to be a DC.
It's just bullshit that it is Ohio State.
January 7th, 2019 at 1:26 PM ^
I just heard confirmation that he is gone. D coordinator at Ohio State Book it
January 7th, 2019 at 1:27 PM ^
How long can he realistically continue to coach for? The DC has more responsibility and he's been thinking about retiring for a few years now. Does this mean that we can tell all the recruits Matty is retiring since OSU has been telling recruits that for 5 years?
January 7th, 2019 at 1:28 PM ^
really shocked at this... i thought GMatt would retire here, and if not, i certainly didn't think he'd go to OSU...
real head scratcher here...
edit: I mean if the reports of Michigan not renewing his contract are true, then I can't blame him i guess...Michigan probably wanted to lock in Washington maybe as DL long term?
January 7th, 2019 at 1:32 PM ^
Just long enough to give over all important information on our program?
January 7th, 2019 at 1:27 PM ^
Doug Karsh just said that Jim and Don Brown didn't renew his contract, so he left for OSU. Supposedly he informed his d-lineman last night he wouldn't be back.
edit: Not true, just a rumor that was shot down.