DCC: Hello: Don Brown?

Submitted by dnak438 on

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

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

 

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VauntedD

December 20th, 2015 at 4:41 PM ^

Described as "Organized Chaos,Attacking." I can't complain. Go Blue! I hope they make one of the assistances a co-defensive coordinator at his age for continuities sake also to keep our fine defensive back coaches.

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alum96

December 20th, 2015 at 4:45 PM ^

Boggling pick to me. Snow from Temple more interesting to me if we were going at this age group. BC had a elite D thus yr but 2014 and 2013 very mediocre under Brown.

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alum96

December 20th, 2015 at 5:36 PM ^

So did rich rod's offenses.  And actually he regressed BCs defense in year 1 from the prior DC.

So I never love that argument - when your bar is that low to begin with.  Rich Rod "improved" UM's record every year too etc.  Because it started so low in year 1 - same as Brown with BCs awful D in his 1st year. 

We'll see - 2016 D has a loaded DL and 2 All Americans as DBs so it will be good with any competent DC; we'll see what he does in 2017 with the young pups.

It's not a home run hire - if OSU had hired him people would be pooh poohing it.  Doesnt mean it wont work out - just saying it doesnt feel like a 1st, 2nd type of choice for Harbaugh.

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SalvatoreQuattro

December 20th, 2015 at 5:44 PM ^

you'll see that it is a great hire. The man has succeeded both as a HC and a DC. He is a very coach period and not just as a coordinator.

I think the fact that he coached out east bias people against people. The East has a poor reputation for football(other than professional obviously) and I think people's opinions in part reflect this bias.

 

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stephenrjking

December 20th, 2015 at 4:56 PM ^

I'm all for being a little eeyore-ish now and then, so here goes: Can you provide good reasoning to disregard the fact that a mediocre, non-destination school like BC with a schedule that includes Notre Dame, Florida State, and Clemson and a terrible offense managed to produce the #1 defense in the nation this year, over this Michigan team and an Alabama team that is both loaded down with future pros and anchored by a powerful running offense on the other side?

I mean, yeah he's old, and yeah, BC was only in the 30s last year, but he has produced decent defenses without ever having top players to work with. I find that very encouraging. And, with his track record, I have a hard time believing Harbaugh would get duped by stats from afar without doing his homework here.

But I might (no sarcasm) be missing something, like a generational athlete or a flukey scheme or something. What should I be negative about?

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TIMMMAAY

December 20th, 2015 at 6:11 PM ^

2014 was pretty good, especially for BC. Now, I'm not what I would call thrilled with the hire, but I'm okay with it. I was hoping to be amazed, but I do trust that Harbaugh knows what he's doing. Hopefully this guy was at least in his top handful of choices. 

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Lampuki

December 20th, 2015 at 4:47 PM ^

Skunkbear?

"Brown introduced a scheme popularized by legendary NFL coach Buddy Ryan in which the defensive line was shifted considerably to the side opposite the tight end and both outside linebackers lined up on the same side of the formation, two or three yards off the line of scrimmage. The objective was to rush as many as eight players on each snap. Brown called his version "The Bear."



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JimmyFresh

December 20th, 2015 at 4:54 PM ^

New England isn't exactly a recruiting hotbed, but he should have all kinds of connections there when Michigan does want to grab a prospect out of that region.  

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