OSU presser with comments from Mattison & Washington
Coaches Mattison & Washington had their OSU pressers with a summary of comments by 11W
Some quotes:
Mattison said he wanted to be a coordinator, which played a big part in his decision to leave his role as Michigan's defensive line coach to come to Ohio State.
"Coach Harbaugh was great," Mattison said, about his decision to leave Ohio State. Said Harbaugh understood that he wanted to be a coordinator. The hardest part of leaving Michigan, Mattison said, was calling his players and letting them know.
Mattison described Ohio State and Michigan as "two of the greatest programs in college football."
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February 6th, 2019 at 4:35 PM ^
Well, scarlet is the color of sin. Says so right in the Bible!
February 7th, 2019 at 7:45 AM ^
Looks more salmon to me.
Is salmon still the code word for pink among dudes?
February 6th, 2019 at 4:33 PM ^
So for game week does his name become Greg Xattison?
I'm expecting the Ordonez effect with this one. .
February 6th, 2019 at 4:33 PM ^
This continues to irk me greatly.
February 6th, 2019 at 4:33 PM ^
Any. Other. School.
ANYOTHERSCHOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!
February 6th, 2019 at 9:28 PM ^
Well, maybe any other schools except for OSU and MSU.
February 6th, 2019 at 4:38 PM ^
I mean, I get it, kind of. It's a promotion. I guess it would surprise me if the guy hadn't bailed on us before for Notre Dame. That wasn't even a promotion.
Truth is, he didn't have to stay when Harbaugh demoted him, so whatever. He clearly did good stuff for us when he was here. Pisses me off, but time to move forward and kick his ass.
February 6th, 2019 at 4:39 PM ^
Looks photo shopped with that shirt on. Hard to believe. Oh well, enjoy the coach who won 0 times against our biggest rival and has 0 conference championships.
#controlling the narrative
February 6th, 2019 at 4:41 PM ^
Don't worry, I'm sure he'll turn into a top 3 coordinator and have a top defense. That's how it goes for OSU.
February 6th, 2019 at 4:41 PM ^
Meh. Will be better off without both soon enough.
February 6th, 2019 at 4:44 PM ^
EAD, Mattison.
February 6th, 2019 at 4:45 PM ^
Why does it look like he has extremely short shorts on w/ that outfit?
February 6th, 2019 at 4:58 PM ^
In the words of my late father, go take a flying fuck at a rolling donut.
(Ah, Dad was a poet, he was.)
February 6th, 2019 at 5:08 PM ^
My wife and I once made an offer on Mattison's home in Ann Arbor. This was when he was about to leave Michigan as DC under Lloyd Carr to work at Notre Dame where his daughter had gotten a softball scholarship. I didn't know till after I'd gone through the house, that it was his. And it was a great property, which he'd personally fixed up, especially the basement. And I wasn't alone in thinking this; his house sold above asking with multiple offers turned away including ours.
So, that taught me a valuable lesson about this guy. It taught me that as much as he values loyalty and company employment, he values personal and family security much more. Take that for what it's worth in judging his decision to leave Michigan for a second time and fudging the fact that he isn't even the primary DC for Ryan Day, whom he first met as a grad assistant at Florida while working for Urban Meyer as one of two DC's. Whether you get it or not, Mattison is highly respected in the college football world, especially among the folks that we root for and against.
But in the end, Mattison puts family first. Which explains why he took the job in Columbus, It pays more. And if you want to boo him for that, I get it. Just saying the guy acts like most of us when it comes to personal needs.
February 6th, 2019 at 5:17 PM ^
How dare you take a reasonable position attempt to understand the rationale of another person. This is the internet. We are mad and hate all that even mildly goes against our wishes!!!
February 6th, 2019 at 5:24 PM ^
Where is mob mentality when you need it most? Independent thought and expression - Boo! Groupthink - yes!!
I will always appreciate what he did at Michigan and I will root my darndest against him now.
February 6th, 2019 at 5:25 PM ^
He said he left because he wanted to "coordinate", not because it pays more. Regardless, if you make every decision based on money, at some point your character is going to be compromised.
February 6th, 2019 at 6:02 PM ^
I once bought a beautiful home from a man I later learned was a felon. There was nothing about the home that would have told me he valued money relative to other things.
February 6th, 2019 at 6:14 PM ^
Yeah, I'm sure this multi-millionaire needs the money.
February 6th, 2019 at 9:00 PM ^
You’re trying to manage his money?? That’s a ridiculous comment, you have zero clue what his net worth is nor do you have the right to dictate how much money someone is allowed to want to EARN.
February 6th, 2019 at 7:24 PM ^
Wrong. Taking a few extra dollars that have little incremental benefit given his age and salary history vs. relocating away from his extended family (leaving them behind to endure the criticisms) makes grandpa Matty look more like a selfish prick than a dedicated family man.
February 6th, 2019 at 8:03 PM ^
You are correct in that he has a right to do what he wants for whatever reason and we also have a right to say, HEY MATTY....
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February 6th, 2019 at 10:57 PM ^
Found your post very interesting (well you've never had a post that wasn't).
What I get from it? Mattison puts care and thought into everything he does.
OSU, even after what they did to us in their hellhole of a stadium with their hyped-up football squad, has insecurities that Day was working to address. Said insecurities led him to someone he knew and trusted from previous jobs... Mattison.
What does this say about Mattison, Harbaugh, Day... Mattison is respected because he's the guy that if you hire him, he has your back. That's worth more than money to head coaches. It means you can trust him. He will be 100% loyal to whoever is signing his paycheck.
Day needed him more than Harbaugh does at this point in time. I'd like to think Mattison will be conducting espionage and sabotage behind enemy lines, it's far more likely he will be helping Day accomplish whatever he needs to. I just hope it won't matter to us.
February 7th, 2019 at 7:37 AM ^
Nice humblebrag
February 6th, 2019 at 5:10 PM ^
Classy comments from both Mattison and Washington, and I wish them success in their personal lives.
Professionally, I wish them none of the success in the world. I hope they lose every game next year, and one in particular.
February 6th, 2019 at 5:13 PM ^
well said. and Fuck Ohio State
February 6th, 2019 at 5:16 PM ^
cool pink shirt
February 6th, 2019 at 5:18 PM ^
Welp. My avatar/username didn’t age well. Any suggestions?
February 6th, 2019 at 8:25 PM ^
change them.
February 6th, 2019 at 5:21 PM ^
Im positive this traitor recruited against Michigan with Zach Harrison
February 6th, 2019 at 5:29 PM ^
They are both dead to me.
February 6th, 2019 at 7:27 PM ^
That's saying something coming from you....they better sleep with one eye open.
February 6th, 2019 at 11:43 PM ^
Precisely. I know some excellent eye drops.
February 6th, 2019 at 5:47 PM ^
Yep, that pic definitely shows that Mattison sold his soul
February 6th, 2019 at 5:50 PM ^
No matter what, you don't go to OSU... He could have been a coordinator just about anywhere, unless he is secretly sabotaging OSU...
February 6th, 2019 at 5:54 PM ^
Hate me, neg me, ban me or do what you want. I dont give a shit about mattison anymore or anything he says. This is twice he left for a rival, this time after him and his family talk about how special it is here. Fuck him
My opinion, dont like it? Dont care, some things are not forgivable. I still believe in loyalty and Rivalries
February 6th, 2019 at 6:02 PM ^
I have a great appreciation for Matty. Our defenses would have been demonstrably worse without him. He was a good dude and players loved him. Is it annoying he left for OSU? Sure. But he’s close to retiring and he’s being brought in to groom a young guy who is early in his career. I want to be more worked up than I am but have a feeling he’s drinking Arnold Palmers in two years with his feet up and OSU won’t get much value out of him.
Washington hurt from a recruiting standpoint but he wasn’t here long and positional assistants move a lot.
That said it’s not like we can do any worse against OSU than we have lately. They’ve already been out coaching and out recruiting us. These two guys won’t make or break that. We have replaced them with young, talented coaches who hopefully can match and surpass them.
Its a business. Gross to see them in scarlet and grey but the traitor talk is a little overblown IMO.
February 6th, 2019 at 6:14 PM ^
I don't agree that the traitor talk is overblown. However, I do agree with your "we can't do any worse against OSU than we have lately" take on things.
I mean, you want to hire our coaches that have been partly responsible for our teams shitty performances against your team?
Fuck it, they can have him. Might as well try something different.
February 7th, 2019 at 7:22 PM ^
Maybe Ryan Day is an old school G and was sending the message that if you take 1 of ours, we will take two of yours ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.
As ridiculous as that is, it is no more ridiculous than calling him a traitor. The board happily excuses processing players, it’s part of the game. However, when somebody transfers or a coach leaves for a promotion and more money they are traitors? It’s part of the same game. How do you begrudge a guy leaving to make more money and have a shot at a co-DC position to put a bow on his legacy? I’d have thought there would be more appreciation for what he has done for UM. There was no outcry of “traitor” when Warinner left tOSU to go to UM. Coaches leave all of the time, as do players. He humbled himself to take a demotion and still was a great coach for UM after taking a smaller role. I don’t get how people don’t understand wanting another bite at the apple in the twighlight of his career.
February 7th, 2019 at 12:44 AM ^
The traitor talk is absolutely overblown. Was Warinner a traitor for going to UM? Of course not. Mattison and Washington were only slightly different in that their careers had not run their full course at UM and they were still welcome. Warinner did what he needed to do to advance his career which is the same that Mattison and Washington did. Coaches turn over all of the time, it’s part of the deal. I don’t get the vitriol to a guy in the twighlight of his career wanting another shot at being DC or Co-Dc.
February 6th, 2019 at 6:03 PM ^
Gregidict Arnold!
February 6th, 2019 at 6:03 PM ^
I'm okay with Washington leaving for OSU, he grew up there. But Mattison is dead to me. He can fuck all the way off...
February 6th, 2019 at 6:03 PM ^
I hope his tombstone reads, "Here lies a man who was loyal to none."
February 6th, 2019 at 6:04 PM ^
the photos looks photo shopped
February 6th, 2019 at 6:14 PM ^
Something doesn't spell right in this.
February 6th, 2019 at 6:36 PM ^
Fuck John Oneil
February 6th, 2019 at 7:00 PM ^
Like everyone else has said, fuck them, they're traitors and should be treated as such.
February 6th, 2019 at 7:45 PM ^
I Like what Craig Ross said on a recent podcast....
"I'd cut my arm off before I'd go to osu",
no love for coach matty from me either.
February 6th, 2019 at 7:54 PM ^
I hope he, Washington & OSU go down in flames. You suck Mattison. You totally suck.
February 6th, 2019 at 8:16 PM ^
I'll miss him.
That said, he was/is upgradeable. And I'm looking forward to payback.