CMU TE Coach, Sherrone Moore, To Join M Staff
Source: Central Michigan tight ends coach Sherrone Moore departs for Michigan staff https://t.co/QhNlNhVMXS pic.twitter.com/jIZMpMg0tX
— Evan Petzold (@EvanPetzold) January 12, 2018
January 11th, 2018 at 10:31 PM ^
I agree, coaching by committee doesn't smack of leadership.
But maybe Bo lead the team meetings and kept minutes in Onenote...
January 11th, 2018 at 10:48 PM ^
I read Bo's Lasting Lessons and remember him saying find loyal guys who won't leave and something along the lines of no co coordinators so everyone is of one mid. How prophetic, again let's just follow what Bo laid out and use that as a guide: the man helped build nearly 4 decades of football dominance.
January 12th, 2018 at 8:34 AM ^
"... 4 decades of football dominance ..."
Right -- unless you take a close look and see that Bo dominated a lousy conference (1-9 in the Rose Bowl in the '70s, not much better in the '80s) and was somewhat exposed (in bowls) when going outside the Upper Midwest.
Lloyd's staff after the turn of the century should tell you everything you need to know about the risks of stasis and "loyalty."
January 12th, 2018 at 9:55 AM ^
Bo couldn't help the state of the confernece, and what we saw turn of the century was blind loyalty. Carr didn't adapt to the times while Bo did, Bo hired and promoted guys he knew would be loyal nd do a good job, not blindly promote the next man up, and Bo was supportive of whoever was coaching Michigan, Carr proved he wasn't.
The point of my post was maybe Harbs should take a page from Bo and hire a guy he thinks will be willing to stick around, tired of all this coaching turnover. I know it means it's typically a good thing to see coaches come and go in our case, but so is stability. Just my 2 cents.
January 11th, 2018 at 10:12 PM ^
January 11th, 2018 at 10:21 PM ^
and Ohio recruiting ties. Additionally, he's hiring coaches with connections to other coaches on his staff, but not to him. They're all interesting developments.
January 11th, 2018 at 10:24 PM ^
January 11th, 2018 at 10:44 PM ^
I expect we'll still recruit nationally. Just look at the 2019 class so far. But shoring up Micihigan and midwest recruiting does look like a priority here. Having a strong base is important. It sets a higher floor. I think we were missing Wheatley.
January 12th, 2018 at 12:11 AM ^
We're 100% missing Wheatley. He was one of the best recruiters in the country.
I think we'll still recruit decently well, because of the Michigan brand/facilities, but the hype has certainly worn off, and from here on out it will be more about results on the field.
January 12th, 2018 at 7:32 PM ^
is very simple.
Parents of kids want to see their kids play on Saturdays.
Its expensive and hard for parents of kids to get from Texas or California to the games.
January 11th, 2018 at 10:21 PM ^
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January 11th, 2018 at 10:32 PM ^
January 12th, 2018 at 9:05 AM ^
Well on the bright (?) side for us without doing any research, I'm guessing those other schools he's considering didn't whiff on OT in two consecutive recruiting classes to set up almost guaranteed playing time for anyone functional.
January 11th, 2018 at 10:21 PM ^
January 11th, 2018 at 10:28 PM ^
he coaches running backs, so we'd have to hire a new running back coach. I thought Washington wouyld be the coach to do that, but reports are that he is helping on defense.
January 11th, 2018 at 10:28 PM ^
He's going to have to at some point, imo, if he wants real coaching cred.
January 11th, 2018 at 10:37 PM ^
January 11th, 2018 at 10:40 PM ^
I don't mind Jay and he has been better than I expected but I think we could probably do better.
January 11th, 2018 at 10:43 PM ^
January 11th, 2018 at 11:55 PM ^
From another perspective, as San Saban said, the players deserve the best coaching. Ask youself do our players have the best position coach (or one of the best in the nation). If the answer is not. Time to make a change.
January 11th, 2018 at 10:47 PM ^
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January 12th, 2018 at 12:19 PM ^
will be made in 25-30 days
January 11th, 2018 at 10:51 PM ^
January 11th, 2018 at 10:54 PM ^
Hopefully Hamilton goes to Oakland with Gruden. Would like to see Drevno make a move similar to what Mattison did, step back and focus on the OL. He had a tremendous track record before coming to AA. Bring in a WR coach, maybe a version of Moore or a vet coach with a track record. Enos then focuses on QB and is defacto OC with Harbaugh providing much input. If possible, would like to see Junior shifted into another role and possibly Mike Hart come in to be RB coach.
January 12th, 2018 at 2:10 AM ^
January 12th, 2018 at 3:49 AM ^
Anybody know who will be hired as our J. Ira and Nicki Harris Family Devontae Dobbs Recruitment Coordinator?
January 12th, 2018 at 9:26 AM ^
sam bernstein
January 12th, 2018 at 3:57 AM ^
For now:
OC-R: Drevno ... with [hopeful?] rumors circling about a demotion in title (but not in pay) to OL coach
OC-P: Pep ... with [realistic?] rumors circling about a departure
WR: Enos
TE: Moore
RB: Jay
OL: not full-time
DC: Brown
DL: Mattison
LB: Al Washington
CB: Zordich
S: Partridge ... almost by default, should he stay, which is [hopeful?/realistic?]
STs: not full-time
If Pep leaves, what's the move? Enos almost assuredly becomes *a* coordinator. Does he become *the* sole coordinator, pushing Drevno to OL? If not, is Pep's replacement an OL specialist? Or do we roll with 4 on offense + Bush Sr., committing him to a pure STs position? And if Enos does move up, what of the WRs? It would appear that group would again be without a committed full-time assistant.
Given the likelihood of Pep leaving and the fact that Partridge is yet to be confirmed as staying, this seems 1-2 weeks from being finalized. Many moving parts remain.
Meanwhile: Bush Sr. seems likely to not make it in this round unless Partridge jets, which fortunately does not yet seem to be happening. If Partridge stays at M and Bush remains an analyst, what's his move? He seems too qualified to stay. Are we lucky enough to benefit from sheer patience/loyalty on that one?
January 12th, 2018 at 4:27 AM ^
I'd expect him to add some ST duties. Brown coaches the other LBs. Practically nobody has OCs and DCs that aren't also position coaches. I'm sure we won't either.
That being said, I've never liked the idea of having one OL coach who's also the OC. He's already coaching a sizable portion of the roster and it's a group that needs a lot of technique work. It's asking a lot of him to do both.
January 12th, 2018 at 4:55 AM ^
I didn't acknowledge that explicitly but understood it. It's what went into my "not full-time" detail. When all is said and done there will be some split duty positions. ST is likely to be one. WR, QB and/or OL is likely to be another.
I'm far from a professional coach but I am hoping that the splits include STs (Washington), WR (Enos), and QB (Harbaugh) rather than any combination including OL. I think it's very important that our OL coach be singly focused for the next two or so years.
If, for example, Drevno can find the humility to accept that demotion, I'd be thrilled to later watch him get the OC gig back if it happens in 3ish years after building an OL commensurate with his history and paycheck.
People often describe the OL failures as caused by a spread-too-thin Drevno. If true, then it's reasonable to both (1) ask why a keen-eyed Harbaugh might make (and continue) the mistake of spreading him thin and (2) hypothesize reasonable answers. In my opinion, one such reasonable answer is that he *rightfully* felt Drevno -- based on his track record -- could not only handle his role but excel in the OC/OL position if the OL were in maintenance mode ... but made the mistake of assuming he could therefore handle/excel in the OL/OC position if the OL were in rebuilding mode.
I can't click "save" without acknowledging all the implied "ifs" in that paragraph, but it seems like a measured outlook and if true leaves me room to (potentially) be excited for future Drevno despite severe disappointment in his recent past / present.
January 12th, 2018 at 5:14 AM ^
FTR, in this case, I'm defining "split duty positions" not as position groups with more than one coach (as may occur at LB and ST) but as a coach with more than one position group.
I now notice how ambiguous that is, but it stems from my believing that the latter distinction is much more worthy of conversation right now. After all, this is an environment in which certain position groups have failed under the guise of their coach (e.g., Drevno) being spread too thin.
January 12th, 2018 at 8:14 AM ^
I like the thought and effort you put in here, and it makes sense. But the only 'rumors' about Drevno being demoted come from people on this board that have no more insight than I have. It's hope...
I agree with the hope - I'd like to see Drevno concentrate on the OL and give us the one he built for Stanford, USC, and SF.
January 12th, 2018 at 9:37 AM ^
OC-R: Drevno ... with [hopeful?] rumors circling about a demotion in title (but not in pay) to OL coach
$800K to be a position coach... man, I've messed up in life slaving away in cube-farm-ville!
January 12th, 2018 at 9:28 AM ^
mu.mu ..mu...my Sherrone.
January 12th, 2018 at 12:23 PM ^
The dude has done fantastic work with the tight ends at CMU, and is a great recruiter (Otis Reese has CMU in his top five because of him)
January 12th, 2018 at 12:42 PM ^
January 12th, 2018 at 1:19 PM ^
as of last week
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