Will Durkin Take Any Coaches With Him?
It doesn't seem likely he'll bring any defensive position coaches with him as almost all have direct connections to JH, but with the traffic jam atop our offensive coaching ranks it wouldn't surprise me if say Jedd Fisch went with him to Maryland to become OC and we promoted T.J. Weist to Passing Game Coordinator/WR Coach.
With all the discussion about who our next DC should be, I felt it might get lost that we could end up with one or two more vacancies on staff.
December 2nd, 2015 at 2:33 PM ^
Anyway, I say we just promote Mattison to DC and hire Jerry Montgomery back as the LB coach.
December 2nd, 2015 at 2:33 PM ^
Better not.
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These fucking idiots at Testudo Times think Mattison going to Maryland "would make a bunch of sense if Harbaugh doesn't promote him to DC"
Mattison is 66, his grandkids are here in MI, and he most likely would've retired had not it not been Harbaugh who became head coach here and kept him on staff.
December 2nd, 2015 at 2:36 PM ^
Agreed that's not happening. I was actually thinking it would make sense for Mattison to retire after this season, though the odds of that happening now are substantially lower.
December 2nd, 2015 at 2:36 PM ^
That shit ain't happening. But a Mike Zordich, Greg Jackson or Jedd Fisch isn't outside the realm of possibility.
December 2nd, 2015 at 2:39 PM ^
So......three NFL coaches are going to work under a guy with no head coaching experience at any level?
Color me skeptical.
December 2nd, 2015 at 2:44 PM ^
I'm saying one of them could leave for a promotion... And just to refresh your memory, two of the three were working under him this past year.
December 2nd, 2015 at 2:50 PM ^
There's a difference between being a coordinator paired with position coaches and a head coach with assistant coaches.
December 2nd, 2015 at 2:53 PM ^
Zordich was at Youngstown State before Harbaugh hired him. If Durkin offered him a DC or associate HC position, I could see him leave as he doesn't have that many ties to Harbaugh or the current staff. Remember he was the last hire made.
Fisch has a lot of college experience and is one of the lowest paid assistants on the staff due to his Jaguars buyout. If another school offered him the OC position, I could see him leaving.
The price of having good assistant coaches is that other schools will try to poach them. Harbaugh went through it before at Stanford. Look at how many assistant coaches (especially OC) Saban has gone through at Alabama.
December 2nd, 2015 at 2:38 PM ^
MD twitter world is also claiming that they have an "in" with top defensive recruits that were coming to Michigan and also that Michigan's defense will fall apart next year. Guess they don't know that we also had a top tier defense the past few years as well.
December 2nd, 2015 at 2:41 PM ^
MD twitter world? So like 10 people?
December 2nd, 2015 at 2:45 PM ^
11 people, but all with MD basketball as their avi (and zero football knowledge).
December 2nd, 2015 at 2:34 PM ^
The only one that I think makes some sort of weird logical sense would be Jaybaugh. Someone posted on another thread that the Ravens Super Bowl ring would impress a lot of Maryland area recruits.
December 2nd, 2015 at 2:37 PM ^
You don't leave the nest after one year in it.
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But all have also spent a year working with Durkin now. I wouldn't be surprised to see one or two position coaches leave for promotions. It also wouldn't worry me as I have the utmost faith in JH to replace them with as good or even better options.
December 2nd, 2015 at 2:35 PM ^
Can you plant the seed in JH ear to reach out to Charles Woodson as DB coach, this has to be his last year in the NFL right? He loves Michigan and would be a great recruiter I'm sure
December 2nd, 2015 at 2:41 PM ^
Love me some CW but, we are pretty solid in that coaching area, thanks.
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Those who can't do, teach. Those who can do...wonder why the fuck you can't just do what they do, it's easy.
Better teachers generally come from those people who understand the struggle to improve and every step along the way, not those who just jump through all that due to winning the genetic lottery.
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Zordich maybe?
December 2nd, 2015 at 2:45 PM ^
Even if he offers him the d-coordinator job, that would be a bad move by Zordich. He has a great secondary to work with at Michigan. If Lewis comes back, it should be even better next year.
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Interestingly he's also an offensive coach.
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December 2nd, 2015 at 3:29 PM ^
Sad to see Durkin go, but life goes on. What about Mattison as DC and promoting one of these high school coaches (from Cleveland or New Jersey) on staff to a coaching position if theyhave the backgroun for it?
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December 2nd, 2015 at 3:50 PM ^
Durkin taking Mattison with him........
I don't see that happening
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December 2nd, 2015 at 4:16 PM ^
Bo Pelini?
Yes, I know he's a Buckeye. Just trying to think outside the box.
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