"Detective" Scott Bell notices something interesting about Twitter activity today from our coaching staff
Looks like one side of the ball is quite active on the Twitters while the other is strangely quiet.
A foreshadowing?
Michigan coaches tweeting during national signing day:
— Scott Bell (@sbell021) December 16, 2020
- Ed Warinner
- Josh Gattis
- Sherrone Moore
- Jay Harbaugh
Michigan coaches not tweeting during national signing day:
- Don Brown
- Shaun Nua
- Bob Shoop
- Ben McDaniels
- Mike Zordich
- Brian Jean-Mary
December 16th, 2020 at 12:57 PM ^
I wouldn't read too much into it.
After all, our defensive coaching staff has a string of 3 straight shutouts on their resume to finish the 2020 season.
December 16th, 2020 at 12:57 PM ^
It's more like a confirmation.
Either way, it's welcome news.
December 16th, 2020 at 12:57 PM ^
Should also look how often those people tweet to begin with. For example, Zordich doesn't tweet all that often so lack of activity from his account could be seen either way. The rest... probably doesn't look well for them
December 16th, 2020 at 1:09 PM ^
Zordich is the one I could see us bringing back. The corners always develop under him and he has ties to several 5* recruits in next year's class. He doesn't recruit the volume of some others, but his hit rate on the recruiting trail is outstanding.
December 16th, 2020 at 4:38 PM ^
We should only keep Zordich if we can get a DC who can pull Zordich's weight in recruiting. Zordich has been historically good, but he can only do so much when our DC in pulling in exclusively 3 stars and un-athletic 4 stars
December 16th, 2020 at 1:09 PM ^
Yeah, Zordich doesn't strike me as much of a social media guy regardless. And Shoop not tweeting is probably irrelevant because he hasn't been involved with the team for months; even if he was tweeting up a storm I doubt it would matter.
But yeah, the defensive staff sorta going radio silent is pretty telling.
December 16th, 2020 at 12:57 PM ^
Don Brown and Shaun Nua especially need to be fired out of a cannon away from Ann Arbor and onto the dark side of the moon.
December 16th, 2020 at 1:12 PM ^
But without...
Money
It's a crime
Share it fairly But don't take a slice of my pie
December 16th, 2020 at 1:23 PM ^
Pink Floyd references always get a +1 from me. One of my favorite albums of all time and admittedly part of my inspiration for this comment.
December 16th, 2020 at 1:31 PM ^
Completely unrelated to the topic I created but based on your comment I couldnt help but share that yesterday, while out for my daily walk I listened to both "Wish you were here" and "Animals".
IMO humble (but correct) opinion "Wish you were here" is the finest album ever recorded by any band at any time. The cover song is unbelievably haunting and the line "we're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl, year after year" is as good as their other lyrical masterpiece "Time" with the unforgettable line capturing lost youth "10 years have gone behind you no one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun."
"Animals" is very interesting and quite dark follow-up to "Wish you were here". You really need to be in the right mood to appreciate it but IMO is still far superior to their much more well known album "The Wall".
We now return you to our regularly scheduled program.
December 16th, 2020 at 1:52 PM ^
Disclaimer: big Pink Floyd fan here. I celebrate their entire collection.
I like "Animals" and "Wish you Were Here" a lot. My only complaint is that those two albums are a bit too "jam band" style, which wasn't too uncommon for them back then (sans DSOTM). Each album is about 50 mins long with 5 songs on each album.
If you like the jam band type of Pink Floyd music, I really like Meddle, especially if you want to pair it with a mind-altering substance. Listen to Pillow of Winds or Fearless, and you'll know what I mean.
Beyond that, I was really impressed with how Pink Floyd evolved over the years and developed a pop sensibility that worked pretty well in the 80s and 90s. Momentary Lapse of Reason is good example of this. With that, I think the Pink Floyd album that hits the sweet spot on this spectrum is "The Wall". Yes, a very popular album, so not very hipster of me. Overall, its an almost perfect album in that it has the melodic harmony of their legacy jam band songs with a balanced sociopolitical message and just a dash of pop in there. To me, "Mother" is just the most perfect song in that regard.
December 16th, 2020 at 2:23 PM ^
I agree with everything you posted with the exception of where you rank The Wall, an album I feel is very uneven and therefore somewhat overrated.
And regarding Animals, I think MGrowOld nailed it. A wonderful album as long as I'm in the right mood, so dark and foreboding but IMO a masterpiece and one of my 3 favorites, along with Dark Side of The Moon and Meddle.
Another one I really have gotten to love more and more over the last several years is Atom Heart Mother, which while a completely different style of album, I would rank just as highly as The Wall.
This is always a fun debate.
December 16th, 2020 at 3:15 PM ^
Yep. Definitely good debate.
Atom Heart Mother is another great album in that jam band category (50 mins, 5 songs), but different because they didn't quite get into experimenting with synth sounds just yet.
December 16th, 2020 at 1:19 PM ^
And not harbaugh? Would you care to explain?
December 16th, 2020 at 1:29 PM ^
I'm not advocating keeping Harbaugh, if that's what you mean. I'm just referring to his defensive coaches specifically.
December 16th, 2020 at 1:47 PM ^
This guy...
December 16th, 2020 at 12:58 PM ^
Nua and Jean-Mary really got the shaft here, when it's obvious stubborn Don Brown gave them no room to work.
But a new DC is a no brainer.
I wonder if Kevin Steele from Auburn is an option?
December 16th, 2020 at 4:41 PM ^
Nua and Jean-Mary really got the shaft here
How so? Nua has been extremely subpar. His greatest achievement was keeping Braiden McGregor in state and besides that, the DL has completely underperformed. Paye and Hutchinson both underachieved this year. BJM has been a good recruiter, but the LBs looked like lost chickens with their heads cut off this year
December 16th, 2020 at 12:59 PM ^
On its own maybe nothing, but all this chatter (decommits on the D side, not O, etc; I find board chatter suggesting that maybe guys know Nua isn't coming back to be sensible) is adding up to what I think are some reasonable data points.
Seems quite reasonable to think that the entire D staff is getting the axe. The guys aren't totally useless--I think Zordich is good at coaching CBs, Nua appears to be a fine recruiter, and of course Brown was excellent for a few years until our poor talent and the schemes of the league caught up and he fell apart--but I would not be sad to see this kind of overhaul.
Of course, I think the best option is to have a new HC. I'm tired of going into yet another year thinking "Maybe THIS is the year that a Harbaugh team reaches its potential on offense," but lacking that alternative, it's encouraging that the offensive recruits are sticking. If nothing else, gives the next guy something to work with in 2022.
December 16th, 2020 at 1:21 PM ^
Nua a fine recruiter? Not sure I am with you on that one. He got a couple guys who just loved him, but given the need at DT there should have been a long line of Plan A, B, and C guys, instead we got them focusing on two kids in Benny and Rooks who looked like they were desperate to go anywhere but Michigan.
December 16th, 2020 at 1:01 PM ^
The whole team sucked this year, not just the defense. Overall, the defense has been (much) better than the offense during Harbaugh's tenure.
December 16th, 2020 at 1:12 PM ^
Except when playing you know, like... decent to good offensive teams. But yeah, I'm glad we got to beat up on Rutgers and Marylands of the world for a while. I guess that was fun?
December 16th, 2020 at 1:22 PM ^
Check the national rankings every year. What I am saying is if this is all true, the defensive staff is being scapegoated to save Harbaugh and the offensive staff, who are equally or even more liable for the poor performance.
December 16th, 2020 at 2:26 PM ^
It’s cyclical with the staff. First it was the D. Then the O. Now back to the D.
Yet, the song remains the same.
December 16th, 2020 at 1:22 PM ^
His point is correct. The offense has really won how many games during Harbaugh’s tenure? It’s been a consistent disappointment. I’m all for Don Brown being fired but his defense won more games than the offense during his tenure.
December 16th, 2020 at 1:27 PM ^
Right..overall I'd say the offense has been much more underwhelming more often than the defense. All the rosy shit we heard in 2015 and 2016 about how difficult Michigan was to prepare for and how creative their schemes were...haven't been muttered since 2016. I'm interested to read the anonymous comments about what other players/coaches though about Michigan from this season.
December 16th, 2020 at 1:02 PM ^
the rapture.
i always thought it was misguided theology but hey, here it is...
December 16th, 2020 at 1:07 PM ^
The rapture is misguided theology... ;-)
...but you guys appear to have extended the 7-year tribulation period. (also misguided theology)
December 16th, 2020 at 1:11 PM ^
You guys don't really want to have an extended conversation about this in a thread I have already demonstrated my willingness to comment on.
December 16th, 2020 at 1:20 PM ^
Yea, Rev. Stephen, this is no place for a theological wrastlin' contest.
...but I'd welcome friendly Biblical banter at any time. :-)
December 16th, 2020 at 1:23 PM ^
premil, mid-trib, dispensationalist, just cram them all in one discussion and go crazy
kidding aside, i would enjoy that convo very much, but this is definitely not the place for that.
December 16th, 2020 at 1:29 PM ^
Indeed. On both accounts...
December 16th, 2020 at 1:11 PM ^
Dunno about that, but Michigan’s season should be something “left behind”.
December 16th, 2020 at 1:58 PM ^
Yes, given the team's performance this year, many fans wish Sarah Harbaugh would walk into her bedroom looking for Jim... only to find a pair of khakis folded neatly on the bed, alongside a UM sweatshirt, hat, and whistle, with a pair of cleats neatly aligned on the floor.
December 16th, 2020 at 1:07 PM ^
- Jay Harbaugh
/sad trombone
December 16th, 2020 at 1:42 PM ^
It's good to be (the son of) the king
December 16th, 2020 at 4:47 PM ^
Yeah, fuck the guy who has brought in a top 100 player at RB 3 years in a row! /s
December 16th, 2020 at 1:07 PM ^
Maybe the defensive staff is aware, but not fully aware?
December 16th, 2020 at 1:08 PM ^
One of the very few times I agree with Scott Bell about anything.
New D staff coming.
December 16th, 2020 at 1:11 PM ^
Cue Chernobyl with a “3-7 coaches won’t return” insider comment
December 16th, 2020 at 1:11 PM ^
Do those coaches usually tweet? I really don't follow any of them.
December 16th, 2020 at 1:12 PM ^
If this is foreshadowing and we aren't getting rid of Harbaugh then I'm perfectly happy with all of the above.
December 16th, 2020 at 1:13 PM ^
Damn, I was hoping for Jim Harbaugh to be on the not tweeting side of this.
December 16th, 2020 at 1:14 PM ^
I will miss our defensive staff as much as I miss movies containing Jar-Jar Binks.
December 16th, 2020 at 1:15 PM ^
I'm hoping we can start McCarthy and have a few years of excellent qb production from a natural talent.
December 16th, 2020 at 1:41 PM ^
Hate to be bearer of bad news but....he's likely going to get hurt. Call it a "hunch".
December 16th, 2020 at 2:41 PM ^
I have faith in our o-line and its coach. Feels good to say.
December 16th, 2020 at 1:17 PM ^
A lot of optimism on the board with Nua and BJM at first b/c of reputations for recruiting. Both secured four-star commitments who flipped today. Pretty telling!
Any chance Shoop is a candidate for the presumed open DC position?
December 16th, 2020 at 1:33 PM ^
"Any chance Shoop is a candidate for the presumed open DC position?"
After bailing on the team within a week, or two, of arriving? After sitting on his couch doing fuck all, while still (presumably) collecting a paycheck for the entire season? After leaving a 5-star safety alone without coaching over some perceived snit with someone else? After not being professional enough to sort out some differences and work for the people you agreed to work for?
Yeah, no thanks...
December 16th, 2020 at 2:20 PM ^
Have we ever figured out what happened with him? Covid related? Living with a high risk family member?
I sincerely thought that when they hired him, there would be times he would work with brown on coordinating a somewhat competent defense against teams like Ohio State that figured out what the mustache was trying to do.
The biggest issue that I thought was the quickest fix was the red zone defense where Michigan could never figure out how to force field goal at times instead of giving up touchdowns. Look what Shoop did with the Mississippi State defense. They were lights out in the red zone.