Dan Enos: smart or slimy?
Dan Enos was officially hired as Alabama QB coach. I don't know Mr. Enos. Never met him. He might be an upstanding guy. But something doesn't smell right. His contract at Arkansas had a no-compete clause with other SEC schools + a large buyout. So after 17 days in Ann Arbor as WR coach, he jumps to Tuscaloosa. This short term move cleared the way for him to avoid a buyout agreement he had with Arkansas and void the non-compete clause regarding joing another SEC staff. Maybe he and Mr. Harbaugh are great personal friends and Jim did him a favor? Does not seem logical. The move seems slimy. Thoughts?
February 22nd, 2018 at 6:15 PM ^
will not be happy to hear about this.
February 22nd, 2018 at 6:17 PM ^
Like my first sales manager used to tell me: "if you're not cheating, then you're just cheating yourself." Godspeed, Daniel Anos.
February 22nd, 2018 at 6:26 PM ^
Pretty sure it was proven that he didn’t have to go to a non-SEC school to cancel the non compete clause, as it was in fact void after he got canned at Arkansas. Probably just saw Bama as a better opportunity. With this being said however, he is still slimy because he’s a sparty.
February 22nd, 2018 at 7:49 PM ^
Not pretty sure, this is the non dumbass way of thinking. If you don’t have a job anymore, how the hell can the people you don’t work for anymore enforce a non-compete? Also, why the hell would they give a shit where he went after letting him go?
February 22nd, 2018 at 6:31 PM ^
Like an eel.
February 22nd, 2018 at 6:32 PM ^
I do not understand why a QB was hired as a WR coach here. For that matter, I'm not sure why we hired a shark humper either.
February 22nd, 2018 at 6:52 PM ^
QBs know the WR position pretty well, due to the amount of time they spend together in practice and the general coordination that is necessary between them.
I think this is why you see a bunch of college QBs able to transition to WR in the NFL (Braxton Miller, Terrell Pryor, Julian Edelman, etc.)
February 22nd, 2018 at 6:34 PM ^
Mark me under MCElwain is better, so I don't give a shit
February 22nd, 2018 at 6:35 PM ^
He is a spartan after all!
February 22nd, 2018 at 6:37 PM ^
is green and that is the color he wore...
February 22nd, 2018 at 6:45 PM ^
We may not like it, but hey, business is business. I don't really think we're missing out too much anyway.
February 22nd, 2018 at 6:51 PM ^
Jim McLewain is mart.
Dan Enos is slimy.
February 22nd, 2018 at 6:55 PM ^
He played for MSU right? I think that says all you need to know .
February 22nd, 2018 at 6:55 PM ^
Not thread worthy, but need to vent. Vacationing in the keys with the family and decided to go to Key West today. There was only one cruise ship docked there and it just so happened to be the Ohio State Cruise for cancer cure. While I can definitely get behind that cause, it was so painful to see every other person there dressed in buckeye gear and kind of put a damper on the day. Ok I feel better now!
February 22nd, 2018 at 6:56 PM ^
Who cares. That is all
February 22nd, 2018 at 6:59 PM ^
Got him to Bama. With Harbaugh on the hot seat, it was a smart decision.
February 22nd, 2018 at 7:19 PM ^
I’m sorry, what?
February 22nd, 2018 at 7:58 PM ^
He’s an idiotic troll. Disregard.
February 22nd, 2018 at 6:59 PM ^
Both. Moving on.
February 22nd, 2018 at 7:16 PM ^
I'm not inclined to say someone is either smart or slimy without knowing him personally. Unless he's Bill Belichick, who I'm confident is quite smart.
No-competes are rarely enforceable. If you are not in someone's employ, you are allowed to work for a competitor. It only gets court-worthy if you're sharing trade secrets. In the world of football, where true innovation is rare, proving that is nearly impossible. In hi-tech, the lawyers who specialize in patent cases make millions. Good luck sorting that out.
Enos is free to switch jobs whenever he likes, the only negative being that his next prospective employer knows how often he switches jobs. And in the coaching world, just try enforcing some bizarre purity test. Coaches move around a lot.
Since I have no idea whether he "honestly" took the Michigan job only to get what he perceived was a better job 17 days later... oh, well. Stuff happens.
February 22nd, 2018 at 7:39 PM ^
Who is Dan Enos...s/
February 22nd, 2018 at 7:46 PM ^
God damnit
February 22nd, 2018 at 7:48 PM ^
Hired by Michigan: Great Hire! What a steal!
Leaves Michigan: Slimy! What a dirtbag!
February 22nd, 2018 at 8:54 PM ^
Unfortunately, this is Mgo in a nutshell
February 22nd, 2018 at 7:52 PM ^
The claim in the OP below originated from the RCMB, and was proven to be blatantly false once his Arkansas contract was actually brought to light.
This short term move cleared the way for him to avoid a buyout agreement he had with Arkansas and void the non-compete clause regarding joi(ni)ng another SEC staff.
Actually his contract stipulated in addition to the non-compete clause:
"In the event the University terminates your employment for its convenience, the covenant not to compete shall not apply."
It's well known he was terminated for convenience.
February 22nd, 2018 at 7:54 PM ^
This is what I don’t get. Why would anyone ever believe this stupid theory? How could a school possibly enforce it even if it wasn’t specified in his contract? Why would they give a shit where he went if they fired the entire staff? It just doesn’t make any sense.
February 22nd, 2018 at 7:53 PM ^
I prefer Sharkbait anyway
February 22nd, 2018 at 8:04 PM ^
Why would we give two shakes of a dead dog's dick about Enos?
February 22nd, 2018 at 8:05 PM ^
I imagine he could still be sued if Arkansas wants to be petty. Non competes usually are time sensitive.
February 22nd, 2018 at 8:23 PM ^
Don’t know don’t care. He’s at Alabama now. He’s not our concern.
February 22nd, 2018 at 8:38 PM ^
I could be wrong
February 22nd, 2018 at 8:45 PM ^
Coming to Michigan did not impact it. And even if in place, it was to end on Feb 15th.
Now whether he is smart or slimey for other reasons is a different question. But the non compete is a false narrative.
February 22nd, 2018 at 8:51 PM ^
On another note, there are some things going on behind the scenes inside Schembecler Hall. Remember when I said the writing was on the wall...
February 22nd, 2018 at 8:56 PM ^
This doesn’t ring any bells. Can someone elaborate here?
February 22nd, 2018 at 8:58 PM ^
That has been the hint forever, but for whatever reason, things have been slow to materialize.
February 22nd, 2018 at 9:20 PM ^
Seems that’s what is being hinted at, but I swear there was another post from umbig stating the coaching shakeup was complete, yet final decisions were still pending for titles. So what is it? Seems this is a contradiction.
February 22nd, 2018 at 9:37 PM ^
My initial thoughts as well. Must be a very recent update... these things can change at any time. We’ll just have to see what happens.
February 22nd, 2018 at 9:38 PM ^
Can't see Drev being shown the door before Anderson's decision.
February 22nd, 2018 at 10:02 PM ^
That guy from Rice? Seems like a bunch riding on one guy like that.
February 22nd, 2018 at 10:08 PM ^
Yes, LT Calvin Anderson from Rice. He has praised Dudek a lot, but also Drevno. He's coveted because he's an objectively good LT and would start here tomorrow at our biggest position of need.
February 22nd, 2018 at 8:59 PM ^
So Drevno out, Warinner in as OL coach? Or something completely different?
February 22nd, 2018 at 9:17 PM ^
Please!!!
February 22nd, 2018 at 9:54 PM ^
the other day that the coaching staff was finalized and no departures were happening...that's changed in the last three days?
February 23rd, 2018 at 10:06 AM ^
Drevno didn't like the sjake up I guess.
February 23rd, 2018 at 10:21 AM ^
Beggars can't be choosers
February 22nd, 2018 at 8:53 PM ^
I consider it slightly underhanded, but only slightly. It's not like he was a primary recruiter who jumps to the NFL just after national signing day, after promising the sun the moon and the stars to a bunch of kids.