Why hasn't U of M reached out to Jake Long
Just read an article in the freep (sorry) --- but the interviewer asked if UofM has reached out to him to come back for a game and he said "no"..... It seems to me that an all-amercan, all-pro, no.1 overall pick, very pro-michigan guy would be a great guy to talk to or have the o-line talk to- given the o-line troubles... he is a Lapeer born michigan man... Is there some history I dont know about? ...go blue
"Reach out" how? For a coaching position? Analyst? GA? Or just to pick his brain?
Jake can walk into Schembechler Hall anytime he wants and I guarantee the staff will welcome him with open arms.
I'm surprised he didn't do some of his PT in AA.
He looked very welcome at the event honoring coaches Hanlon and Burton last year.
Lol at the idea there's some beef with Michigan and Long. He has a newborn and is still adjusting to life after football. I am sure if he expressed interest Michigan would love to have him in any capacity. Not everybody wants to go right into coaching as soon as they are done playing football
I think he meant honorary captain
just honorary captain..... not a coaching job...
April 28th, 2018 at 11:00 AM ^
if you read the simple question i inquired as to why uofm had not reached out to him to come back for a game and if there was a beef ---NOT-- to be a coach... this board is -at times- really not fun....
April 28th, 2018 at 11:40 AM ^
... don't ask questions if you aren't prepared to deal with the answers. the laughable part of this is that your question makes it seem like you suspect there is some secret beef causing a rift, if there was we would already be talking about it and it wouldn't be a secret
April 28th, 2018 at 12:01 PM ^
Are you really that shocked that he wasn't one of seven guys last year? Is there anything else your outrage would be better directed at instead?
April 28th, 2018 at 12:44 PM ^
If you were to think about it, you might realize why. Jake Long would make a good honorary captain. No argument there. So would a lot of other former players that haven't been yet.
If you're looking for a potential beef, the clue would be if he was asked, but declined. Not that he was one of many players that haven't been asked yet. Going straight to some sort of history being the reason is very trollish.
You say you're not suggesting hiring him as a coach. Fine. Having him to talk once to the players would be fine too. Suggestng that as a way to address the OL struggles is so unrealistic that people assumed you were looking for Long to coach. If he has technical suggestions to make, better to address them with the coaches. The players don't need conflicting advice.
your lab think of this OP?
oh and btw my dog eats fish...lol
April 28th, 2018 at 10:08 AM ^
This board needs to stop assuming every great Michigan player would be a great Michigan coach.
He has a Long way to go before he’s ready to coach at UM
Post may be Long-winded, but it’s pretty clear he meant captain for a game...
Treasure life with the newborn. Won't be Long before baby is all grown up.
The Long and short of it is he hasn't been reached out to, that's it!
April 28th, 2018 at 10:05 AM ^
I know that, but the OP is Longing to understand why!!!
April 28th, 2018 at 10:08 AM ^
Well, I'm sure it won't be Long before Jake is back on the sidelines at Michigan Stadium.
April 28th, 2018 at 10:10 AM ^
I'm sure some Longan berry syrup and waffles could make it sooner than later.
April 28th, 2018 at 10:20 AM ^
You're probably right, unless he gets the short end of the stick.
April 28th, 2018 at 11:03 AM ^
series of replies are why I love Mgoblog.
Meanwhile the trolls from the RCMB are reading these with the reaction...
April 28th, 2018 at 11:18 AM ^
I usually miss out and have to just read them later. One of my favorite things that happen here.
April 28th, 2018 at 12:43 PM ^
in so Long...
btw, why is tom brady our QB coach?
that's a clown question, brah
This thread isn’t Long for this world
He knows the Longitude and it's only a matter of time before he returns.
Did the OP get edited? Why so many replies about coaching?
We're paying guys to make the Oline better.
I hate these threads. Pretty much like everyone who asked why Woodson isn’t our DBs coach.
April 28th, 2018 at 10:39 AM ^
Why would everyone who asked why Woodson isn't our DB's coach hate these threads?
It is a stupid and terrible thread though...
April 28th, 2018 at 11:11 AM ^
beats the one about The Bachelor a couple of months back. That one was excruciating and truly uncalled for in our online mancave here...
April 28th, 2018 at 11:44 AM ^
this guy didn't get a rose
He doesn’t need an invitation to come back. There is nothing in that column that even hints that there is some kind of beef between M and Jake.
Reach out and touch
Somebody's ham
Make this world a bacon place
If you can
When I was in school with him, at least among the students. I wonder how his teammates and coaches viewed him
I was a student with him and I didn’t think that about him. Maybe it’s just you.
April 28th, 2018 at 10:46 AM ^
Within the small subset of friends who met him at parties, they were not too fond of his personality because of a perceived level of arrogance and unfriendliness
April 28th, 2018 at 11:07 AM ^
So you’re saying he has a mean streak? I thought that was a plus in an offensive lineman.
April 28th, 2018 at 10:37 AM ^
yes, because we all know "the students" at this charming, small-town school in Ann Arbor are a tight knit Midwestern group of friends.
Not, you know, a diverse 40,000 member student body...
April 28th, 2018 at 11:50 AM ^
I lived in the same hall as him in the dorms. He wasn’t a dick.
April 28th, 2018 at 12:18 PM ^
I watched my friend square off at him during a summer linemen camp when he was coming to his senior year of high school. he whipped up on my friend. total dick move
No rift, move on.
April 28th, 2018 at 10:06 AM ^
Why is nick Sheridan not our qb coach ?
April 28th, 2018 at 10:23 AM ^
Jonas Mouton our LB Coach? Beat me to it.
April 28th, 2018 at 10:12 AM ^
no reason
April 28th, 2018 at 10:17 AM ^
He can say no to an honorary captain request without there being any beef. It may have just not been the right time.
Sorry if OP was changed, but where does it say he turned down a request?
April 28th, 2018 at 10:27 AM ^
did you have any idea at all what the point was you were trying to get across?
April 28th, 2018 at 10:30 AM ^
You can ask that about a whole host of folks who haven’t been honorary captains yet. Has Denard done it yet? Navarre? Henne? Braylon? Griese? Hutchinson? Maybe yes to some of them—I don’t keep track myself. But I guarantee you Long isn’t the only one and it isn’t some slight or intended oversight by the school’s part.