Dan Enos rumors
January 2nd, 2018 at 7:28 PM ^
The "Enos to Michigan" rumors have been out there for a while, so I'm inclined to believe that there is at least mutual interest. Still, Enos would be one hell of a snake oil salesman, and Harbaugh one hell of a gullible rube. But what do I know? I'm just an engineer.
January 2nd, 2018 at 5:46 PM ^
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January 3rd, 2018 at 2:41 AM ^
Absolutely hilarious. I watched the link, I don't know who is who and therefore can't tell if this is a high light video or a low light video. If I'm supposed to be watching the offense or the defense. Paired with that music funniest thing I've seen today.
January 2nd, 2018 at 5:24 PM ^
I think he'd come in for special teams coordinator and an offesnive position coach/run game coordinator?
That'd probably be fine. He'd be a great recruiter in the midwest and the staff needs that.
It seems like the early departures make sense. The team faded down the stretch in games so S & C coach goes away. Safeties struggled on defense so the safety coach is gone. Tackles were awful so Frey is leaving. Special teams were bad so they are bringing in a coach specifically for that. Midwest recruiting could be better so they need an Ace in the hole there on staff.
I imagine both Pep and Drevno wil be gone and/or have different roles and a new OC is being brought in.
January 2nd, 2018 at 5:25 PM ^
January 3rd, 2018 at 8:29 AM ^
Jake Spavital
Mike Yurcich
Phil Longo
January 2nd, 2018 at 5:27 PM ^
I would like it as a QB/RB coach hire. I don't know if I would like it as an OC hire.
January 2nd, 2018 at 5:32 PM ^
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January 2nd, 2018 at 8:32 PM ^
January 2nd, 2018 at 5:33 PM ^
A offensive coaching change would be fantastic, but I have a hard time seeing Michigan's athletic department buying out the remainder of Drevno and Hamiliton's contracts. Collectively, Drevno and Hamiliton have $8.95 million left on their contracts. I know we all like to believe that Michigan football is an endless well of cash, but that would put a noticeable dent in their budgeting.
Even if it happens, and I doubt the athletic department is going to turn around and let Harbaugh spend another $1-2 million a year to find an elite OC.
January 2nd, 2018 at 7:39 PM ^
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January 2nd, 2018 at 5:37 PM ^
January 2nd, 2018 at 5:41 PM ^
Everyone says it doesn't work but really..you based that on what exactly? Your empty speculation - i.e. stab in the dark - about what went wrong this year?
The top offense in the country - Oklahoma - had co-offensive coordinators. Cale Gundy and Bill Bedenbaugh. So did the no.3 offense in the country Louisville. And so did Memphis (no.4) kinda as they have a run game coordinator in addition to a OC (no.6 USF has the same setup). And of course no. 7 offense OSU has an OC, a co-OC and an 'assistant head coach for offense'. The list goes on and on.
In other words, there is zero evidence that a co-OC setup hurts an offense. It's a hot take that would embarrass Skip Bayless.
The reason this is becoming more common is because a better job title and a broader distribution of responsibilities means you can attract better candidates and maintain well-performing staff. Coaching has always been a team effort and gameplans are usually designed collaboratively. In this new world of college football, it's not enough to give that position coach a pat on the back for his contributions because he'll be the OC somewhere else very quickly that way. Give him a better job title and you may keep him for another couple years.
January 2nd, 2018 at 8:00 PM ^
But I could have coached Oklahoma and Louisville with the sheer amount of talent they have on offense.
January 2nd, 2018 at 6:02 PM ^
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January 2nd, 2018 at 6:20 PM ^
Would be a train wreck.....ran my Chips O into the ground.
As a QB coach (or the rumor I'd heard was RB coach with Jay moving back to TE's) maybe but I think that they can do better.....
January 2nd, 2018 at 7:38 PM ^
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January 2nd, 2018 at 6:48 PM ^
go look at the top 10-20 scoring teams in FBS and find five OCs that might be poachable and go get one. Unfortunately, the one from Memphis is taken, but what about the UCF, MIssouri Univ of Ohio, FAU, South Florida. All these teams drastically outsciored UM in ppg. We need a young fresh mind and boot Drevno and Hamilton to the curb.
Move into the 21st century JH PLEASE!!!!
January 2nd, 2018 at 6:53 PM ^
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January 2nd, 2018 at 7:45 PM ^
For assistant coaches, I think of two best cases: The new guy doing something different and working their way up and the coach that was fired and has a ton of experience. Enos definitely falls into the latter category but how much of it was good? His Arkansas offenses aren't on the map for performance and his experience seems to be more RBs/QBs. If Jay moves back to TE/ST then he may have a spot there but why him?
I will say that I do admire what he did at CMU. Pretty big rebuild, all things considered. His last game was that wild Bahamas Bowl several years ago where it was like 49-48 WKU.
January 2nd, 2018 at 8:11 PM ^
What in the hell?
Dan Enos inherited a CMU program that had gone 9-4, 8-6, 8-6, and 11-2 the previous four seasons, and promptly led the Chippewas to two successive 3-9 seasons.
And his "rebuild" was 7-6, 6-6, and 7-6. This is even more ridiculous than saying Brady Hoke "rebuilt" Ball State.
January 2nd, 2018 at 9:01 PM ^
It seemed like the previous CMU success was Dan LeFevour and Antonio Brown. My impression is that Enos turned them back into more of a pro-style team.
January 2nd, 2018 at 8:11 PM ^
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January 2nd, 2018 at 8:19 PM ^
This had better not be a "Co-Offensive Coordinator" thing! I am sure a lot of our issues are from too many cooks in the kitchen.
With Frey leaving, it is time to let go of PH, TD, and coaches son. Then bring in a new OC along with an O Line Coach, an RB coach and a Wide Receivers Coach. An epic opportunity to install an offense that is better suited to 18 to 21 year olds.
And no more "Passing Game Coordinators" please. The OC calls the plays and runs the offense.
The offense has been an absolute disaster. Just the same mistakes repeatedly.
If Harbaugh continues to bring in multiple guys and does not make the tough decisions.....we are sunk.
January 2nd, 2018 at 9:08 PM ^
What if instead we created a Dynamic Football Structure™ similar to what they have at ASU. All of our coaches will be offensive coordinators which will lead to an innovative and collaborative social media experience for our student athletes while providing much needed synergies. With the innovative Co-Co-Co-Co-Co or C5 structure we will be able to come up with multiple ways to run play action on 4th and 25 while not developing talent to its full potential.
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