November 30th, 2015 at 8:13 PM ^
Ok but like in what world is Durkin too good for Maryland and Richt isn't? That premise is ridiculous
November 30th, 2015 at 8:15 PM ^
It makes no sense.
November 30th, 2015 at 9:05 PM ^
Welcome to the world of college football coaching hires.
November 30th, 2015 at 10:23 PM ^
X-perience is the X factor. Same for an alumni. Durkin has no chance at Maryland (thank you!!).
November 30th, 2015 at 11:03 PM ^
Durkin to GA. Buckle up
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November 30th, 2015 at 8:17 PM ^
Right, not yet. At this moment, that's better than say Toledo, but in time, his possibilities could be better.
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November 30th, 2015 at 8:21 PM ^
I don't think anyone in any seriousness thinks that Durkin is actually "too good" for Maryland.
It's just a fun joke, akin to the whole "Jordan Lewis is too short for the NFL, needs a year to grow".
Nearly every single Coordinator/Position Coach, has to step down to a lower-tier school in order to take a Head Coaching job, unless they are promoted from within.
November 30th, 2015 at 8:47 PM ^
I don't buy Durkin to MD...makes no sense ... for he can wait a year then pick a bevy of good jobs.
or at the very least, Mizzou or Ga now.
November 30th, 2015 at 8:59 PM ^
Durkin is potentially the "next Harbaugh" ... he needs more time and games like last week. Learn, Learn, Learn ... from the master. Overcoming adversity is the key to success ... forge that steel of spine. Let's go get them on the recruiting trail, DJ. Time to right the Michigan ship and your path to greatness is assured. Maryland isn't the promised land. Good pay increase, but it's a dead-end job.
November 30th, 2015 at 9:21 PM ^
You're high if you think Georgia is even going to look twice at Durkin.
November 30th, 2015 at 9:24 PM ^
I want two of what he's having
December 1st, 2015 at 8:54 AM ^
anything less than a Maryland, GA or Mizzou because of his salary. He would take a $300k cut to go to Toledo for example, but I don't think he's ready for an upper tier team yet.
November 30th, 2015 at 8:45 PM ^
If either is "too good for Maryland" based on resume, it's Richt.
Here's my hope: Durkin and Drevno stay long enough to finish what they have started at Michigan and then get jobs at quality programs that aren't in the Big Ten. This would be the best for everyone. Let Harbaugh get his systems fully established with his own players at Michigan before he starts losing assistants to HC jobs.
Imagine how great it would be for either or both assistants to have "National Championship" on their resumes.
November 30th, 2015 at 10:14 PM ^
seriously
November 30th, 2015 at 8:15 PM ^
I really hope this is true. Would be great to keep Durkin and still let Maryland get a top-notch coach.
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November 30th, 2015 at 8:17 PM ^
Why would we want another division rival to have a top-notch coach? I hope they hire another Edsall-level guy.
I doubt it happens, at any rate. Richt's a Miami grad and he's got to be high on their list.
November 30th, 2015 at 8:17 PM ^
So it looks better when we beat them.
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November 30th, 2015 at 8:23 PM ^
nah fuck em
November 30th, 2015 at 8:32 PM ^
"Fuck Em" (in Christopher Walkens voice)
November 30th, 2015 at 10:26 PM ^
You brought em
November 30th, 2015 at 8:38 PM ^
As far as I'm concerned, we only have to do the minimum to have a CFP calibur schedule. Playing elite MSU and OSU teams every year, plus a few other decent B1G teams and a good non-con are good enough. I have no need to have Maryland or Rutgers or Indiana get good and eliminate us from playoff contention
November 30th, 2015 at 8:20 PM ^
so people bitch that Maryland and Rutgers suck, but don't want them to hire a top notch coach? got it.
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November 30th, 2015 at 8:22 PM ^
That's never been my complaint. I'm completely fine with them sucking. It makes it easier to recruit in New Jersey and D.C.
November 30th, 2015 at 8:39 PM ^
#1 TV money, #2 easier for us (and OSU and PSU) to take all their recruits, #3 easy wins every year
November 30th, 2015 at 8:25 PM ^
They're in the B1G, and they're not Michigan, so I want them to be bad. I will be thrilled if Urban Meyer retires and OSU hires, say, Condi Rice. Or Adam Sandler.
Even better than that, though, would be for Rutgers and Maryland to be expelled, so I can return to not caring about them whatsoever. :-)
November 30th, 2015 at 8:22 PM ^
Not to beat a dead horse... but what are the chances of realignment happening in the B1G? It's ridiculous how unbalanced these divisions are. While I support overall strength of the conference, the strength within divisions needs to be adjusted. I almost feel like an assessment should be made every 2 or 3 years to ensure the balance of the conference divisions.
November 30th, 2015 at 8:29 PM ^
There is no perfect way to arrange the teams. Their fortunes are going to rise and fall. You may as well stick with geography and keep all the rivalries together.
In our case, we're going to play OSU and MSU every year, regardless, so we may as well be in the same division. The Legends/Leaders setup wasn't fair to us.
November 30th, 2015 at 8:33 PM ^
Or, expel Maryland, Rutgers, Penn State, and (choose one of Nebraska, Purdue, Northwestern, Illinois), play a full round robin, get rid of the stupid gimmicky championship game, and let the game decide the Big Ten champion every year.
November 30th, 2015 at 8:43 PM ^
I think you need the Championship game, it's what helps us avoid a Big 12 scenario. The north/south idea would be interesting, hopefully with a protected rivalry game for us and OSU. I would think that fans would enjoy seeing Wisonsin and Iowa a bit more often.
November 30th, 2015 at 8:57 PM ^
If Michigan and OSU are in separate divisions but playing each year, that's not fair to either school. All conference games count equally in the standings, regardless of whether they are intra-divsion or not, so we would be penalized for having a harder crossover than the rest of our division rivals. And then there's potential of playing on back-to-back weeks. I'd rather just be in the same division as OSU.
November 30th, 2015 at 9:07 PM ^
You're right, too complicated any other way and there isn't a great alternative. Just wish there was something better to balance the strength of the division. As it currently exists, I'm not even sure the two best teams will be playing in the championship.. and that's disappointing.
November 30th, 2015 at 9:35 PM ^
I think a loose reseeding every year based on the previous year's record would be a nice start. The divisions could still be east and west or north and south and the teams would loosely be placed in their geographic area...but who cares if penn state is in the west division or illinois in the east in a given year. The next set of years they can be assured of being in their more local division and each team always has plenty of home games and would be favored for closer geographic crossover games. The teams on the extreme geographic edges may always stay in that division though.
It is harder for record keeping but I'd suggest it is more of a bracket than divisions. A few crossovers can be protected at the wish of teams so that osu and michigan could play each other no matter the bracket they are in.
A system like this could give more hope to the Indianas who are almost doomed to rise to the top in a tough division. They should still be rewarded with a 6-6 season for their program and be able to rotate brackets and maybe they'd have a greater chance of 8-4.
Similarly the best team in the Big Ten would normally have a few guaranteed patsies to play.
I'm not saying it is easy, but if they flashed the year's brackets on the screen before each game, it might even ignite greater interest from fans who would find each new season random, fresh, as fair as is possible, and interesting. We like March Madness, this seeding is smaller scale but fun.
November 30th, 2015 at 10:13 PM ^
I think most fans just want to play their rivals every year. Geographical divisions accomplishes that.
In the current arrangement, the West teams shouldn't have any complaints, and neither should Michigan/OSU/PSU - we're traditional powers and can handle competing with each other. MSU is getting by okay, and Maryland/Rutgers are not in a position to dictate where they go. That leaves Indiana. Yeah, they got screwed. But that's one team out of 14, and they care more about basketball anyway.
November 30th, 2015 at 8:38 PM ^
with Wisconsin, Minnesota, Northwestern, Michigan State, Penn State, Rutgers, and Michigan in the north and the rest in the south
December 1st, 2015 at 1:04 AM ^
And have notre dame play in the west.
Notre dame should play in a conference. The whole "X didn't win their division" or "didn't need to play a championship game" gets wholly ignored with notre dame but I think it would have came to a head if they would have defeated the cardinal. As strength of schedule is becoming more important than overall record, I can see a situation where Notre dame joins the big ten and balances out the divisions.
December 1st, 2015 at 4:53 AM ^
We don't play Minnesota again until 2017.
I'm not too sure about our lovely rival down in Champaign
November 30th, 2015 at 9:07 PM ^
It's unbalanced now because MSU is better than they usually are, and Nebraska is down. That will not always be the case.
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November 30th, 2015 at 9:33 PM ^
Why isn't Miami pushing hard for Richt now?! He's a QB grad from there... He could make them a legitimate team with the recruiting ties in FL.
November 30th, 2015 at 8:15 PM ^
What is that guy saying about Durkin? I thought it was all sign, sealed and delivered?
Any updates from that guy?
November 30th, 2015 at 8:24 PM ^
You mean Stevie Wonder?
November 30th, 2015 at 8:25 PM ^
I see what you did there. Excellent. Just excellent execution
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November 30th, 2015 at 8:15 PM ^
Good grief, Maryland will put out for anyone.
November 30th, 2015 at 8:19 PM ^
Going for best available, even when you're only Maryland, is a good plan.
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December 1st, 2015 at 7:42 AM ^
Dread Pirate Leach to MD as is was supposed to be five years ago.
November 30th, 2015 at 8:19 PM ^
Jesus... this division is gonna be stacked if Richt joins Maryland...
November 30th, 2015 at 8:27 PM ^
You just wait until Rutgers hires Ron Zook. Watch out!
November 30th, 2015 at 10:06 PM ^
Schiano Returns!!
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November 30th, 2015 at 8:20 PM ^
I picture him shivering on the sidelines.
November 30th, 2015 at 8:24 PM ^
Well done. I laughed.
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November 30th, 2015 at 8:27 PM ^
That was my first thought. Maryland is just too far north and too damn cold, even in June.