Art Briles to be keynote speaker at UM Coaching Clinic

WD is Art Briles?

Harbaugh runs a pro-style offense, but he is not above using spread elements within his system.  He has already showed that he is not afraid to learn and assimlate from other coaches.  Anything he can pick up from Briles to amalgamate into his system is a plus.

Briles is a lot like Harbaugh in a way.  He is a builder who can relate to his players.  Most of all, he's not afriad to ruffle a few feathers.  This is a great move by Harbaugh.  

Agreed. How he kept his job last offseason was beyond me. But I guess if Roger Goodell still has a job, anyone can.

Yep.  He's a great coach, but a terrible person.

...minus the fourth quarter collapse.

How much of the Baylor Spread do you suppose Saban used to destroy MSU two months ago?

Geez Mr. Skankey, what do you think of this???

Frank Beamer is a natural addition, given how much Harbaugh respects Georgia Tech.

why not?

I recall reading an article somewhere (ESPN? SB Nation? I forget) about the way WR's dog it when they don't get the ball. The idea is that they will have fresher legs for when they DO get the ball. You'd think this would tip off the defenses, but it's working for them.

Only surpemely confident coaches do this. And it is beneficial. If you don't wish to adapt any philopophies of other coaches, you will certainly learn why they run what they do, types of changes that come with injuries, etc., and if nothing more, you have to go away with a better understanding of how to stop them if you should meet on the field. Win-win, but like I said, confident coaches do this.

Big XII  and other P5 coaches participating in these clinics is just another slap in the face to SEC coaches who hate the idea of anything weakening  their advantages. I can think of nothing better than a free flowing exchanges of philosophies between the recognized greats of the game. Just given who they are, the type of competition they've faced through the years, etc., and the way they approach defending and attacking certain teams, men of this caliber cannot help but leave that clinic without something gained. Show me a coach who has nothing to learn, and I'll show you a coach who is ready for retirement.

I can remember getting out on the field with Dave Taylor, former coach of the Big Reds from Muskegon. We had a bet - maybe a beer - based on his ridiculous notion a pitch could be delivered quicker with the qb completing a pivot instead of what I knew to be the quicker, direct snap and pitch by merely leading with leg in direction of sweep. Stop watches and all. Okay, so I bought him a beer. But I learned something.