Nussmeier Will Coach From the Sidelines
Not really earth-shattering news or anything, but an interesting change nonetheless.
http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/index.ssf/2014/07/brady_hoke_answers_he…
yeah, this news basically confirms that he's preparing to be a head coach. Michigan is a pit stop for him.
I like it when the coaches are on the sideline.
I like that Nuss will be on the field. As QB coach, it will be on him to get face-to-face with Devin and co. whenever they come off the field and start coaching them up, making adjustments, going over things immediately. There is no substitute for that type of contact, especially for a hands-on guy like Nuss.
Just put a hat on a hat and get to the second level.
I am good with him coaching in a box with a fox as long as the offense performs well.
I think what this tells us is that the focuse and hands on attention will be less to scheme and more attention to game time coachable moments.
“Number one, I’ll meet with Doug three times a week when we talk about the offense,” Hoke said. “I’ll sit in meetings with the offense. I’ll know what’s going on.”
This was something I found refreshing to read as well. I know that Hoke himself has lamented about perhaps not being hands-on enough, or rather not being as involved as he believes he should have been in retrospect. Not sure how often he had such meetings before, but it is nice to see this continuing especially with the new scheme.It seems even more important now that these continue (if not increase in frequency) with new schemes and a revamped staff really.
It seems that Hoke is just a spectator to what is going on and doesn't have hardly any input on what goes on in a game. I'm just used to in your face, and hands on coaches, like Bo, Moeller or Lloyd.
He's always done this. This isn't really a new thing. He's always been aware of what the offense was doing, sat in meetings, known the game plan going in, etc. For better or for worse.
Johnny Manziel in 5 years?
Can't they just put the game on a google glass so the coach can see the formations better but still be on the sidelines to talk to players? Larry Page should put this together and only give it to Michigan and Stanford.
Is this doable today? Can you link a webcam to google glass wirelessly? Just stick a camera in both end zones and link them up to a few glasses worn by coaches and they are all on the sideline with perfect views of the game. It doesn't seem like it would be that hard.
You can't do that because the NFL/NCAA outlaws such activity, which is why you don't already see it done. It would essentially be akin to having video capabilities on the sideline, which are not allowed.
Isn't that about recording? If it's a screen showing a live feed or a feed of the tv broadcast who cares? It hasn't been practical before but now that we have something like google glass it is. If someone on the sideline had a smartphone with a WatchESPN app that is against the rules? I don't know why coaches would be against it if it's fair for both sides. If it's against the rules then they can change the rules. Mark my words, in 10 years every coach in the NFL will have this.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?id=3017542
"The "Game Operations Manual" states that "no video recording devices of any kind are permitted to be in use in the coaches' booth, on the field, or in the locker room during the game." The manual states that "all video shooting locations must be enclosed on all sides with a roof overhead." NFL security officials confiscated a camera and videotape from a New England video assistant on the Patriots' sideline when it was suspected he was recording the Jets' defensive signals. Taping any signals is prohibited."
This doesn't say that coaches can't watch a live feed or the tv broadcast. Maybe it's somewhere else in the manual. I don't know why they would care if a coordinator had a tv with the game on in the booth.
As far as only being able to transmit in-play still photographs, and being able to talk through the headsets/phone. Everything else has to be done on the field.
Now, that's not saying that can't change. I wouldn't be surprised to see teams start to utilize the technology in practice for a variety of reasons. And I wouldn't necessarily be surprised to see the NFL try to capitalize on in in terms of fan interaction. But I don't see it being allowed for player/coach/team interaction any time soon.
This would be legal for high school according to NFHS rules. Coaches and players on the sideline are allowed to look at video.
I wonder if this means we'll "audible" from the sidelines after getting up to the LOS and seeing how defenses line up.
I don't see that changing at Michigan. I think Michigan has a philosophy that they want to be pro-style and prepare their players for the pros. That means making the QBs comfortable making the correct adjustments and audibles themselves. I think that's a selling point they use in recruiting, I think that's something that they deem as their responsibility to the QB, and I think it's something overall they believe in.
Now, that's not saying that audibling from the sideline is a bad thing for the college game, and certainly people like Chip Kelly are doing it now from the sidelines in the NFL, but I just don't see Michigan or Nussmeier changing that this year. Not sure what he did at Washington with regards to this, but he also has NFL ties and I just think that's the position he wants to put his QBs in.
The thing is Borges seemed to have the handcuffs on completely for Denard and only gave Devin a very short leash (run left vs run right). I'd love to see us get out of some of the obvious disadvantageious situations for once (or taking advantage of the beneficial situations). If Nuss can teach Devin how to do that in one offseason, I'm all for it, but if not I'd love to see him screaming in plays from the sidelines, even if it's not really part of the system necessarily.
That's a requirement for a zone based run team.
I also think Nuss has more built-in adjustments as far as hots and extended hand offs that are simply a part of a playcall. Borges seemed to dabble in some packaged concepts, but clearly never felt comfortable with them to a great extent and so didn't rep them a ton. But I think those built in adjustments are a requirement for Nuss's offense because it is more simplified in terms of route structure, reads, etc.
It's similarly why tempo will likely come along quicker with Nuss's offense than it did with Borges (which I do believe was something Borges did really want to implement, as evident in the USC bowl game and to start the CMU game). With simplification, other aspects can begin to be repped early, and are necessary to rep earlier to make the offense more capable.
who cares. american football is a dying sport going the way of the dinosaur. Let's talk about the upcoming soccer season.
I can understand why you feel that way since you're a purdue guy.
news will allow me to sleep much better tonight. Or it won't. I guess it doesn't matter. Really.
It's sad that watching a campus insiders video that was posted on the board two ago qualifies as journalism these days. I almost miss Jim Carty.
This is clearly a result of orders from the AD.
A chair is freed up to sell as a luxury box seat. $$$$
Human nature being what it is, typically everyone steps it up a notch when the boss walks into the room. From Funk to Kalis, Funchess to Garder,Green to Kugler,et al, i expect everyone's gonna feel it tightening up a bit in the backside when a play or an assignment goes awry with Nuss staring down his visor on the sideline. I also see this as a big boost for Gardner to have actual coaching on the sideline during the game. This team-especially on the O side of the ball- needs leadership and confidence more than x' and o's, IMO, at least for this season.