Hypotehical CC: Chip Kelly

Submitted by brewandbluesaturdays on

Let me preface this, with a backdrop. I am sitting in my office, listening to SVP & Russillo and Scott was talking to Chris Mortensen about the Florida job and Chip Kelly's name got brought up along w/ Harbaugh. They both stated that they think Harbaugh is an NFL guy, but they see Chip as just a coach. It doesn't matter where to him. 

It got me thinking, if Harbaugh were to say "no thanks", and money wasn't a concern, should Michigan consider Chip Kelly? Does anyone think there's a chance a large enough check would get him to jettison the Eagles for Ann Arbor? Also, even if he did want to come would the fear of losing him to the NFL shortly thereafter be a concern? 

I personally would love the shift to a Chip Kelly style offense vs. what we see now and I think it would be a home run of a hire. I understand it'd be a complete transition in styles but I believe it would play dividends in the long run. 

EDIT: I don't think this is a remote possibility, it was being discussed that maybe he would consider the jump back to college - just curious what the board thought about this hypothetical. 

erald01

November 17th, 2014 at 5:13 PM ^

This is plain stupid, the guy has been in nfl 2 years and is doing well with mediocre QBs..imagine when he brings his own guy and a franchise qb. Enough with some of these non sense CCs

jsquigg

November 17th, 2014 at 5:49 PM ^

This is so unlikely there isn't any use in pretending it might happen, but you'd be absolutely batshit crazy not to do everything you could to get Chip Kelly if he showed even an inkling of interest.

UofM626

November 17th, 2014 at 6:15 PM ^

We had a Chip Kelly offense and Ann Arbor cried like babies to get back man ball. Oregon too had about 5 years to get the O right while slowly working on that D! Please people stop already.