DCC: Hello: Don Brown?
Boston College DC Don Brown will be Michigan's new DC per source.
— Thayer Evans (@ThayerEvansSI) December 20, 2015
EDIT: some info on his track record:
| Year | School | S&P rank | FEI rank |
| 2015 | BC | 3 | 5 |
| 2014 | BC | 36 | 68 |
| 2013 | BC | 80 | 98 |
| 2012 | UConn | 38 | 22 |
| 2011 | UConn | 34 | 23 |
| 2010 | Maryland | 36 | 20 |
| 2009 | Maryland | 44 | 64 |
- ANOTHER EDIT: Here is an analysis of BC's defense this year by Ian Boyd of Football Study Hall: http://www.footballstudyhall.com/2015/12/15/10115630/how-boston-college-eagles-built-a-top-5-defense
Sam Webb confirms:
Multiple sources saying Boston College def. coordinator Don Brown to #Michigan is true. Word from a BC player is Brown informed team already
— Sam Webb (@SamWebb77) December 20, 2015
December 20th, 2015 at 4:34 PM ^
December 20th, 2015 at 4:30 PM ^
Thayer Evans? SI writer?
Will check it out at 247 Wolverines and a few others.
December 20th, 2015 at 4:31 PM ^
December 20th, 2015 at 4:31 PM ^
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December 20th, 2015 at 10:17 PM ^
December 20th, 2015 at 4:31 PM ^
IIRC, Thayer Evans was the guy the NCAA (rightfully) made fun of for that Oklahoma State story that did not pan out at all. So wait for someone with a decent track record.
December 20th, 2015 at 4:36 PM ^
Like Sam Webb, who confirms:
December 20th, 2015 at 4:31 PM ^
He did coach LBs too at BC for the last couple years.
December 20th, 2015 at 4:32 PM ^
His defense described as "organized chaos" by the Washington Post according to Wikipedia. Only concern is that of his 33 years in coaching, only 2 came outside of New England (Maryland 09-10). National recruiting may not be his strong suit.
December 20th, 2015 at 4:33 PM ^
I would not worry about recruiting.
December 20th, 2015 at 4:32 PM ^
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December 20th, 2015 at 4:35 PM ^
Elite defense, absolutely putrid offense. Like, hiring Brady Hoke as the OC would have improved their offense.
December 20th, 2015 at 5:20 PM ^
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December 20th, 2015 at 6:24 PM ^
December 20th, 2015 at 4:38 PM ^
The Washington Post described Brown's scheme as "organized chaos" and "blitzing nearly 85 percent of the time." Highly touted junior safety Kenny Tate emerged as a playmaker, and Brown praised his play at "virtually every position on the field" as "unbelievable". Brown was credited with preparing the team well for the 2010 Military Bowl, where Maryland beat the 12th-ranked offense of East Carolina, 51–20.
Was East Carolina a spread team?
December 20th, 2015 at 4:38 PM ^
Organized chaos? Great scheme!
December 20th, 2015 at 5:10 PM ^
That was a Lincoln Riley coordinated team, I think, so yes.
December 20th, 2015 at 4:34 PM ^
i can picture alum96 feverishly typing up a Diary right now
December 20th, 2015 at 9:23 PM ^
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December 20th, 2015 at 4:37 PM ^
And also a surprising one. His name was thrown around earlier, and while he has the best defense in the country, he's also a 65 year old who only spent time on the East Coast.
Also, this is now relevant to our interests: http://www.footballstudyhall.com/2015/12/15/10115630/how-boston-college-eagles-built-a-top-5-defense
December 20th, 2015 at 4:40 PM ^
at math. You are correct.
December 20th, 2015 at 5:53 PM ^
Or so I've been told.
December 20th, 2015 at 4:34 PM ^
He was also the interim baseball coach at Yale in 1992. From what I have just been frantically reading words like "old school" and "tough but fair" keep coming up. His players really seem to love him.
But perhaps the best thing about Don Brown is that it appears he favors a moustache.
My initial impression is a great get.
December 20th, 2015 at 4:37 PM ^
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December 20th, 2015 at 5:17 PM ^
To see that guy rocking the Jordan gear.
Big 'stache/Jordan gear
December 20th, 2015 at 6:35 PM ^
I'm so glad someone else found this gem on Wikipedia. He was sitting there coordinating his defense, and just popped into coaching baseball with as far as I can tell no experience. Which sounds like something out of the 1890s. (He won the conference and a game in the NCAA tournament too).
December 21st, 2015 at 12:30 AM ^
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December 20th, 2015 at 4:44 PM ^
Would be a complete coincidence, but sure.
December 20th, 2015 at 4:46 PM ^
He was also DC/DB coach at UConn in 2012 (which was Warde Manuel's first year as AD).
December 20th, 2015 at 4:35 PM ^
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December 20th, 2015 at 5:06 PM ^
Brown will Bang Ding Ow the bucks.
December 20th, 2015 at 4:37 PM ^
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December 20th, 2015 at 5:12 PM ^
who are you going to fire to make that happen? We're already at the NCAA limit
December 20th, 2015 at 4:37 PM ^
Remember last year, when we had a decent defense that was crippled by an offense that left it out to dry?
BC's offense was execrable. They couldn't win any games.
And yet STILL they had the best defense in the country. That's astonishing.
Do they have a bunch of draft picks? I don't think so. I think he's a good coach. One of the best if this year is an indication, which makes this potentially an amazing hire.
December 20th, 2015 at 4:39 PM ^
December 20th, 2015 at 4:42 PM ^
With a bunch of no star to 3 star players isn't an upgrade over Mattison? Ok
December 20th, 2015 at 4:43 PM ^
Third in S&P.
December 20th, 2015 at 4:52 PM ^
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December 20th, 2015 at 4:54 PM ^
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December 20th, 2015 at 5:11 PM ^
Mattison took one of the worst defenses in the entire country and turned it into what it is today by making massive strides every single year. His position group is regarded by basically everyone as the best part of the defense. The team and AD thought highly enough of him that he was the one guy retained by Harbaugh -- something even the untouchable Fred Jackson couldn't manage.
Mattison is more responsible for this year's excellent D than Durkin.
December 20th, 2015 at 5:40 PM ^
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December 20th, 2015 at 6:00 PM ^
Back to your corner, Dillon.
December 20th, 2015 at 4:40 PM ^
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