Art Briles to be keynote speaker at UM Coaching Clinic
https://twitter.com/coachjim4um/status/700017264523870208
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February 17th, 2016 at 1:22 PM ^
Excited to announce that @CoachArtBriles will be kicking off our clinic on Thursday, March 10th. #CollegialSpirit pic.twitter.com/w1CHbzPvCJ
— Coach Harbaugh (@CoachJim4UM) February 17, 2016
February 17th, 2016 at 2:02 PM ^
WD is Art Briles?
February 17th, 2016 at 2:07 PM ^
I thought he was Benn???
February 17th, 2016 at 2:11 PM ^
Art Briles is Benn and Benn is Discuss Man. And we all know Discuss man is WD.
Open your eyes people!
February 17th, 2016 at 2:36 PM ^
No offense, but I'm anxiously awaiting the time when these comments start getting negged until either they stop or move to some unknown spectrum in the mgoblogosphere which I hope to never discover. Getting old.
Now neg away homies. I CAN TAKE IT. I'M A MAN. I'M NEARLY 31.
February 17th, 2016 at 3:20 PM ^
No offense, but I'm anxiously awaiting the time when people learn to take a joke.
February 17th, 2016 at 3:49 PM ^
February 17th, 2016 at 5:34 PM ^
You must be the Sklar brother that didn't get an invite to Signing of the Stars. Welcome to the board.
February 18th, 2016 at 1:56 AM ^
February 17th, 2016 at 1:25 PM ^
February 17th, 2016 at 2:24 PM ^
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.
February 17th, 2016 at 1:26 PM ^
Could this be a subtle indication of a new pipeline?
February 17th, 2016 at 1:33 PM ^
February 17th, 2016 at 1:27 PM ^
Neat!(?)
February 17th, 2016 at 1:28 PM ^
"Sexual Assult Coverups and You", by Art Briles.
Scumbag.
February 17th, 2016 at 1:54 PM ^
Agreed. How he kept his job last offseason was beyond me. But I guess if Roger Goodell still has a job, anyone can.
February 17th, 2016 at 2:46 PM ^
Yep. He's a great coach, but a terrible person.
February 18th, 2016 at 9:04 AM ^
The optics are awful, particularly with the Gibbons situation not that far in the rearview mirror. Not to mention the current climate on this kind of stuff.
Fuck Art Briles.
February 17th, 2016 at 1:31 PM ^
And kudos to Briles for accepting the invitation. I wasn't a big fan of him personally after how he handled the sexual assault allegations at Baylor, but this is filed in the plus column for him.
February 17th, 2016 at 1:30 PM ^
I hope they get to talk about their diametrically opposed offensive philosophies. And then steals a little of that Baylor spread attach to kill MSU with.
February 17th, 2016 at 1:45 PM ^
...minus the fourth quarter collapse.
February 17th, 2016 at 1:48 PM ^
I came over to the board from twitter to express this same sentiment. Harbaugh—he of the compact 12 TE formations—swapping ideas with Briles and his spread-to-the-max concepts is yet another instance of Harbaugh showing elite leadership.
February 17th, 2016 at 1:48 PM ^
How much of the Baylor Spread do you suppose Saban used to destroy MSU two months ago?
February 17th, 2016 at 1:31 PM ^
Awesome. It's great to see a big time coach get on board with one of the Michigan clinics.
February 17th, 2016 at 3:29 PM ^
Geez Mr. Skankey, what do you think of this???
February 17th, 2016 at 1:32 PM ^
John Harbaugh, Frank Beamer, Mike Martz, Art Briles, is a damn impressive list so far. I think it's awesome that he wants to bring in guys like this to educate high school coaches.
Briles especially, having worked his way up from HS coach to P5 Head Coach, must relate to these guys that will be in attendance.
Go Blue!
February 17th, 2016 at 1:51 PM ^
Frank Beamer is a natural addition, given how much Harbaugh respects Georgia Tech.
February 17th, 2016 at 3:50 PM ^
February 17th, 2016 at 1:36 PM ^
February 17th, 2016 at 4:00 PM ^
why not?
February 17th, 2016 at 1:40 PM ^
February 17th, 2016 at 1:52 PM ^
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February 17th, 2016 at 2:01 PM ^
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February 17th, 2016 at 2:11 PM ^
His coaching job prior to their bowl game against UNC was incredible. To go from an air raid offense to rushing for 600+ yards in less than a month after all their QBs got hurt is about as impressive as it gets.
February 17th, 2016 at 2:24 PM ^
Next year, he'll come out with two tight ends and a fullhouse-T backfield with that huge guy they have lined up as a fullback. "Smashmouth Art" will be his new nickname.
February 17th, 2016 at 2:44 PM ^
One of the best offensive minds in football and a great addition to the event.
February 17th, 2016 at 2:53 PM ^
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February 17th, 2016 at 4:15 PM ^
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.
February 17th, 2016 at 10:30 PM ^
They want the WRs fresh because of tempo and sheer number of plays they will run in a game. Limited route trees is part of the reason why they recruit fast WRs.
The less they think on the field, the faster they'll play after snap.
I believe Baylor is the only one who averaged 200 rushing yards and 300 passing yards. They simply call for pass/run check based on the numbers in the box and if there's 6 or less, it's an automatic run. 7 or more, automatic pass. Simply double covering WRs isn't possible because of the formation. The WRs lines up outside of the numbers so simply calling for zone coverage is useless and CBs are left on an island all by themselves with no help over the top.
February 17th, 2016 at 3:03 PM ^
Coaching, Briles is a genius. Morally, Briles is a dunce.
February 17th, 2016 at 3:12 PM ^
How to run the ball with QBs, RBs, WRs, TEs and any other position you'd like to use...presented by Art Briles.
Maybe he can give a few plays on how we can use Peppers on offense?
February 17th, 2016 at 5:26 PM ^
Love this.
February 17th, 2016 at 5:36 PM ^
February 17th, 2016 at 7:14 PM ^
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.
February 17th, 2016 at 5:47 PM ^
I think Art Briles is one of the best offensive minds in all of football. He has consistently shown he will change his offense based on the type of players he has. He doesn't just run a spread offense with quick passes on screens, he has shown he will run a lot of slants and quick passes with Griffin, then an offense based around the deep ball with Bryce Petty and didn't miss a beat moving to a young QB to start the season and then after more injuries he changed everything... He moved to an option run offense that posted 645 rushing yards!!!
645!!!! and 7 TD's
I love having a different system coming in.
February 17th, 2016 at 6:21 PM ^
February 17th, 2016 at 7:35 PM ^
Honored to spend time up at Michigan with Coach Harbaugh and his staff and talk some football #TruthDontLie https://t.co/v2VsneGYtp
— Coach Art Briles (@CoachArtBriles) February 17, 2016
February 17th, 2016 at 7:53 PM ^
February 17th, 2016 at 8:00 PM ^
Briles agreed to do this if he could watch a live defense practice. Big12 defenses practice on their Xbox
February 17th, 2016 at 8:00 PM ^