SlickNick

January 1st, 2018 at 4:43 PM ^

I don't know what goes on behind closed doors with the program...but can anyone explain to me why the strength coach isn't being renewed when it seems like our strength and conditioning wasn't a problem...but yet Jay Harbaugh is still coaching RBs, Pepp is still around,  no chage has been made in Drevnos role, and we have no fucking WR coach?? 

Harbaughs original Michigan staff was epic...but what he has done to replace guys on his staff is pathetic, and can only be blamed on him as head coach. How he can come out after the OSU game and publicly state we need to get stronger/changes need to be made, but yet stay silent on the emabaressment that was the Michigan offense all season just blows my mind. If he refuses to reevaluate this staff, and make some tough decisions...my view on him as the leader of this program will take major hits. I am not even close to the fire Harbaugh camp...with enough time and the right changes I think this team can be right back to the 2016 team or better but withouth the proper changes..this team does not beat ND, MSU, WI, PSU or OSU next year. 

Coach Carr Camp

January 1st, 2018 at 4:46 PM ^

This is the first t ime I've truly doubted the coaching staff. USC has a good defense, they are NOT an elite defense. With one month of preparation we put up 97 yards on our first 40 plays. Not one play schemed a person for yards. If we were not given 3 turnovers, its probably 3-3, if not down 3-0, at the half. This felt like the Kansas State bowl game which led to Borges firing. I actually think this was worthy of something major changing on offense.  

MinWhisky

January 1st, 2018 at 6:06 PM ^

He's responsible for the offense, offensive coaches, and QBs, and that's been the weakest part of the program.  Harbaugh made one really good move.  he brought in Don Brown and the n stayed out of his way.  

HollywoodHokeHogan

January 1st, 2018 at 6:26 PM ^

The defense played poorly in the second half, but the fact remains that don brown consistently produces top ten defenses. Harbaugh and his 10 co offensive coordinators don’t. 19 points is fucking terrible and it’s on the coaches. Hand off to the tight end, two passes on 3 and 4th and one, and Peters looked like shit. Qb whisperer my ass. We’ve had bottom barrel qb play for a whole season.

Mr. Yost

January 1st, 2018 at 7:23 PM ^

HC: Jim Harbaugh

OC: Phil Longo (current Ole Miss OC)
DC: Don Brown

QB: Harbaugh/Longo
RB: Mike Hart
(current IU RB coach)
WR: Zach Azzanni (former Tennessee/current (soon-to-be former) Chicago Bears WR coach)
TE: Vince Marrow (current UK TE coach)
OL: Greg Frey

DL: Greg Mattison
LB: Chris Partrifge/Brown
CB: Mike Zordich
S: Devin Bush, Sr.

SPT: Partridge
*Jay Harbaugh as SPT coach/Analyst*

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Head Coach Jim Harbaugh + 10 Assistant Coaches

  1. Phil Longo
  2. Mike Hart
  3. Zach Azzanni
  4. Vince Marrow
  5. Greg Frey
  6. Don Brown
  7. Greg Mattison
  8. Chris Partridge
  9. Mike Zordich
  10. Devin Bush, Sr.

Year of Revenge II

January 2nd, 2018 at 8:25 AM ^

Coaches failed us all in the SC game.

JH looked like Brady Hoke losing 12 seconds while retaining timeout at end of half. Got worse in second half.  McKeon? Really?  And try passing once in a while on 1st down, when they are not expecting it.  BTW, soft part of a fast defense is over the top of the middle, not wide.

Dude looked today like he had never played or coached a game before in his life.

Unacceptable.

bluepalooza

January 2nd, 2018 at 11:33 AM ^

Always looking at glass half full through this season, the MSU blocked punt, the Iowa collapse, and JT was short, etc, etc.

Yesterday was it for me. I am officially off bandwagon.  And no, short of B1G championship which includes beating OSU and MSU in same year, I will stay off it. That offensive team yesterday looked confused. And that friends, lays at feet of head coach. PERIOD.  There is something not right on offense, and I mean, it isn't talent and it isn't effort.  It is scheme.  Stop with the Nepotism hires!  Please hire a REAL WR, RB and OC coaches.  PLEASE hire Devin Bush Sr.  Do it between now and end of March.  If this team goes into next season with this same cast of coaching characters, you are staring at a sub 500 season.  There was NOTHING yesterday on offense that made you say this team could be special.

And for the record, Mo Hurst leaving will be a loss.  His interior line play, may not be duplicated in a Michigan uniform for a long time.  He was the highest rated defensive player with PFF in the entire country!  You don't replace that overnight.

Jimmyisgod

January 2nd, 2018 at 1:05 PM ^

There were coaching blunders too numerous to list yesterday. We in fact looked like a very poorly coached team yesterday. There is no excuse. Hoke's teams looked more prepared to execute.

Mforever

January 2nd, 2018 at 1:06 PM ^

Wheres the cult of Harbaugh at. Usually they would be rabidly defending him his incompetence because hes a twitter warrior

garde

January 2nd, 2018 at 1:40 PM ^

There are many issues that need to be addressed, but the one thing that has lasted all season (and has pissed me off) are the constant mental errors. As a former collegiate athlete, I can say that teams who chalk up as many mental errors as this team did in 2017, often are young, BUT also demonstrate a team who isn't drilled in fundamentals and/or is being given too much information to process.

I "suspect" the staff is trying to coach these "kids" like professionals when they ARE NOT. Its both from a physical standpoint, as well as a mental one. They still need to mature mentally as young adults....and putting them in a complex offense is not going to help. 

Yes, the playcalling needs to improve, but first they need to clean up the mistakes and errors. Get back to fundamentals, improve the strength and conditoning, and start implementing plays that the players can execute. Oh yeah, and lets get a freaking WR coach. 

Outside of the obivous fixes, (offense, OL, QB, etc) one area that seems to be dropping ever since Baxter left is special teams. Take a Jabrill out of the team, and our special teams looks attrocious. Its not a "house is on fire" situation, but outside of a couple Nordin hot streaks and great kick offs, we look average at best.