Durkin Confirmed by Steve Lorenz
Welcome, Coach!
DJ Durkin to #Michigan as defensive coordinator is done, I've confirmed. @FootballScoop first to report it (FREE): http://t.co/y4CxFVqwwA
— Steve Lorenz (@TremendousUM) January 6, 2015January 6th, 2015 at 3:16 PM ^
where a poster -- sorry I forget the username (past forum topics is bugged for me) -- who claimed it was "signed, sealed, delivered" per his inside source.
January 6th, 2015 at 4:47 PM ^
I am saved from Boliva!!!!!!!
Seriously, this is a great hire. Coaches like Durkin create a staff that will unite, conqure, and destroy all that will stand in their way......
I can say it now, but the irony behind this is that my source (who knows Durkin) is a Michigan State grad and HUGE Spartan slappy (he has been unbearable to deal with these past few years). So we were talking today about how he has to root for Durkin yet it will be for his arch rival.
January 6th, 2015 at 3:15 PM ^
Seemed inevitable but it's a bad ass hire nonetheless. Guy can flat out recruit and coach.
January 6th, 2015 at 3:20 PM ^
Yes please!
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January 6th, 2015 at 3:25 PM ^
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January 6th, 2015 at 3:45 PM ^
Apparently they had to get him processed through HR. I think he probably has been working on some level already.
January 6th, 2015 at 3:55 PM ^
I hear they need to run everything through HR first before they can announce it. That's pretty standard. It's not a big deal for recruiting since from what I hear they are already contacting recruits.
January 6th, 2015 at 4:52 PM ^
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January 6th, 2015 at 4:11 PM ^
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January 6th, 2015 at 4:16 PM ^
Actually it still doesnt end for over a week. Not up until the 15th
http://www.recruitlook.com/index.php?do=/public/ncaaRules#football1
January 6th, 2015 at 3:27 PM ^
What a complete load of self-serving bullshit. A variety of sources, including BC and Sam Webb have been reporting this basic fact for a while now.
My dog's poop has more predictive value for Michigan football than these Scoop asswipes.
January 6th, 2015 at 4:14 PM ^
But not as much predictive value as animal spirits and sacrificial offerings which have been the investigative standard of NFL insiders for years.
January 6th, 2015 at 4:39 PM ^
I beg to differ. I was doing yard work before the Rutgers game this past season, and I stepped in a pile my dog had just left. I knew then it was going to be a shitty game.
January 6th, 2015 at 5:02 PM ^
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January 6th, 2015 at 3:33 PM ^
Off the schneid!
January 6th, 2015 at 3:34 PM ^
Maybe not ever...but damn...I guess being a DC at a major program will definitely add some years!
Anyway, WELCOME, young man. :-) We're very glad to have you here.
January 6th, 2015 at 5:08 PM ^
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January 6th, 2015 at 3:34 PM ^
January 6th, 2015 at 4:23 PM ^
He will definitely be a good one. Also, I always read that kids name as ANALZONE instead of Anzalone.
January 6th, 2015 at 3:35 PM ^
Greg Jackson is our Defensive Back coach as well this ID was just made today.
https://mcommunity.umich.edu/#profile:gregjack
January 6th, 2015 at 3:37 PM ^
January 6th, 2015 at 3:40 PM ^
His Wikipedia page has already been updated! That's always a solid source. /s
January 6th, 2015 at 3:56 PM ^
for coaching hires and famous people death notices.
January 6th, 2015 at 3:41 PM ^
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January 6th, 2015 at 4:20 PM ^
That may be a little exaggerated but he did say he wanted to coach until he dies so we will see. I'll accept a 15 year career
January 6th, 2015 at 3:50 PM ^
January 6th, 2015 at 3:59 PM ^
As was Caris LeVert look-a-like Charles Omenihu (Texas WDE commit).
January 6th, 2015 at 3:56 PM ^
Glad it happened.
Unfortunately, now it means FootballScoop will feel vindicated for the one time this month it's been right. As I said in an earlier thread about FootballScoop, this is there reporting mantra:
January 6th, 2015 at 3:59 PM ^
It looks like offers and visits are already getting set up. Durkin is a stud.
January 6th, 2015 at 4:19 PM ^
Everything that one reads is positive about this guy.
January 6th, 2015 at 4:24 PM ^
Welcome, Coach Durkin! Looking forward to seeing you in Michigan colors.
January 6th, 2015 at 4:29 PM ^
And is that you in it?
January 6th, 2015 at 4:44 PM ^
I am actually behind the person you can see in the photo.
It was taken on Mount Rainier in Washington. The person you can see is kneeling because summit morning had 60+ mph winds.
January 6th, 2015 at 4:27 PM ^
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January 6th, 2015 at 4:55 PM ^
I will say that the staff searches have almost had as much up and down drama with them as the head coach search, at least for short periods, but this is excellent news that Durkin is finally in the fold and another good get by Jim Harbaugh. Each hire has me that much more impatient for practices to begin honestly. I find the wait for football difficult whereas a month ago I might have found it very easy.
January 6th, 2015 at 6:00 PM ^
January 7th, 2015 at 12:42 AM ^