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Coming back when his draft…

Coming back when his draft prospects were good helps make Moore the most obvious choice.

The new defensive coaching…

The new defensive coaching staff has been officially announced.

https://mgoblue.com/news/2024/3/8/football-moore-announces-wolverines-defensive-coaching-staff

A simple question. What…

A simple question. What happens to the NCAA basketball contract if they bar Big Ten and SEC schools from participating? It's a lose lose proposition and CBS will exert a lot of pressure on them. 

This is a brilliant move by…

This is a brilliant move by the NCAA .Michigan should be contrite and ban Mark Schliissel  from bowl junkets. Might as well agree that Dave Brandon can no longer help coach the team, a retroactive punishment for Stretchgate.

Warde never said that.

Warde never said that.

We shouldn't forget about…

We shouldn't forget about Davis Warren. He was 2nd on the 2022 depth chart, ahead of a 2023 starter for a ranked team. He should be a contender if he's healthy.

What this setup would…

What this setup would demonstrate is that the equal share of TV revenues is getting even more unfair. Every school in that tier 1 is going to want more $$ much more than they want a tougher schedule.

Change is coming and not just to the Big Ten. The interests of the top programs in the SEC and B1G are aligned more closely than they are with lesser programs in their own conferences. If even the top two conferences want to survive intact after the media deals expire, they are going to have to offer some sort of proportional revenue. Networks are going to quote potential payouts for a super conference.

 

It seems like Sherrone is…

It seems like Sherrone is getting the staff he wanted. Whether it's because of or despite Warde is anyone's guess.

He saved money on offense by promoting the guys he worked closely with, He's spending it on defense. None of those newly hired assistants will come cheaply. Prying away valued assistants from Wisconsin, Tennessee and the NFL counts as a clear win in my eyes.

I want Hart to stay, but if…

I want Hart to stay, but if he doesn't I wonder if Denard moves over from his current job. Seems like he could be a great recruiter.

The RB from Ole' Miss said…

The RB from Ole' Miss said he was unhappy with his NIL money on the day he entered the portal. I choose to believe that he is one of many examples of OSU outbidding other schools. They're trying their best to buy a title after seeing Michigan win.

I'm sure many Bama fans will…

I'm sure many Bama fans will be furious about this hire rather than meh. With their resources and tradition, they expect to get whoever they want. They have to be looking at OSU's move and wonder what's happening.

The portal may be open, but…

The portal may be open, but they are over a month into the semester and it's too late to enroll almost anywhere else. Transfers in and out will happen after Spring practices when the portal reopens for everyone.

O'Leary is going to the…

O'Leary is going to the Chargers, btw.

We already have 5 coaches on…

We already have 5 coaches on offense and one on special teams. That only leaves room for 4 on defense, including Wink.

It seems we will need to add 1 coach each for DL, LBs, and DBs. Maybe Brown will be asked to help with the secondary.. Wink can help with the DL.

It shows that Sherrone did…

It shows that Sherrone did not prioritize retaining Jim's staff. If that's what he truly valued, Clink and Elston would be co-DCs. Their departures were easy to predict. Obviously, he values having an experienced DC more. 

It's not the direction I was hoping Moore would choose, but I hope he is vindicated. 

Yes, I thought he was…

Yes, I thought he was ineligible because of grades and transferred to a lower level. Western illinois.

Russell Shaw transferred in,…

Russell Shaw transferred in, not out. He was one of M football's rare JUCOs along with Austin Panter.

To answer the OP, the story I heard at the time was that Ritchie had a conflict with the coaches over his long hair.

Wasn't Hartline just demoted…

Wasn't Hartline just demoted from OC? Reversing course already would a strange move. OSU will surely pay enough to get someone Day wants.

In contrast to what Meyer…

In contrast to what Meyer did at Jacksonville. He took no one with him. I said at the time that the owner and GM should have called Urban in for a meeting, asked where his loyalties lie and be prepared to void his contract. 

The Chargers should be happy with Jim.

Of course, OSU brought in A…

Of course, OSU brought in A&M's AD to supervise the spending. I'm afraid OSU's approach is likely to work a lot better than A&M's. They are spreading the money around. Besides incoming freshmen, they are paying transfers and paying players to stay out of the draft. The last part should avoid a lot of the resentment some players felt at A&M while also fielding a team ready to compete immediately.

Minter was coaching safeties…

Minter was coaching safeties too. It sure sounded like Jay's primary responsibility was special teams. If we promote a DC from within, we should be adding LB and S coaches.

This isn't the ideal time…

This isn't the ideal time for Hart to leave. Nearly all OC vacancies have been filled, although Bama has one again.

This isn't based on any intel, but I predict Denard would take over RBs if Hart did leave. He's going to be too good of a recruiter to pass up.

I hate that this true, but…

I hate that this is true, but we are still in the middle of the Stalions mess.

Would Strong like to be the…

Would Strong like to be the new LBs coach? I could go for that, but no way would I like to see him as the DC or co-DC.

I met Steve Fisher while we…

I met Steve Fisher while we were waiting in line in a bank. He was very friendly, but the circumstances were different. He was essentially a captive audience. At least, he banked like your average Joe.

The PAC-12 had horrible…

The PAC-12 had horrible timing as well as incompetent leadership. If they were negotiating their new media deals now instead of a year ago, maybe they could have gotten a decent deal. But the deals they could get were far worse than the other conferences.  

I don't think a couple of…

I don't think a couple of ACC schools hold the ability to keep everyone else from leaving. The issue I see is that a majority of their schools know they have nowhere else to go. So far, they do have the ability to keep a few schools from leaving for greener pastures.

It makes sense to let FSU do…

It makes sense to let FSU do the work and take whatever risks they can bear. Let Fox help them fi they want. My understanding is that ESPN would have to maintain the same payouts per school or it would be easier for Clemson, Miami or anyone else to follow FSU out.

Yes, Michigan needs to start…

Yes, Michigan needs to start throwing their weight around to get a proportional share of revenue. But it's probably going to wait until the next B1G media deals are starting to be discussed.

FSU's situation has one fundamental difference from Michigan's. They consider themselves a peer, but make a lot less money than every SEC and B1G school. It's going to be a huge deal when revenue sharing with players becomes a reality, and they know it will.

That's a creative, if crazy…

That's a creative, if crazy idea. Those ACC schools aren't stupid. They would have to vote for a buyout deal when most of them know the SEC and Big Ten doesn't want them. How much TV revenue would the remnants of the ACC generate?

The two NBA first rounders…

The two NBA first rounders argument is a bit dishonest. No one here has ever claimed that Jett Howard was a good college basketball player. The roster last year was so thin, that he had to play major minutes. Blame Juwan for that. 

Hmm, I've heard in a number…

Hmm, I've heard in a number of places that DeBoer was not Bama's first choice, Lanning and Mike Norvell were above him. And OSU was supposedly trying to hire away Kentucky's OC before they hired O'Brien. Texas just lost their DL coach to LSU in a lateral move, albeit to his alma mater,

I think we know a lot more about what's going on at Michigan than anywhere else and that makes it hard to make good comparisons. 

Maybe I'm mistaken, but it…

Maybe I'm mistaken, but it was my understanding that the AD either sets the overall budget for football staffers or it is specified in the HC's contract. The AD doesn't engage in salary negotiations for assistants unless the HC is going beyond his budget.

Stanford did not have to…

"Stanford did not have to deal with any program like OSU when Shaw took over."

USC was the west coast version of OSU. And surely Stanford is not the west coast version of Michigan when it comes to football. Their arch-rival is Cal. They lack practically everything that Michigan has to make them a traditional power.

Stanford was transformed into a strong team by Harbaugh, that was a tremendous coaching job. Shaw kept them at a high level for awhile. That was far from a given after the first season or two.

Did Hartline ever have the…

Did Hartline ever have the playcalling duties? I thought Day kept them and finally agreed to relinquish them after the season. Honestly, at the time I thought OC was a figurehead job for Hartline, offered to keep from losing him to another school.

Jay would surely stay if he…

Jay would surely stay if he was offered the OC job. Hell, Jim wouldn't even let him come if that were to happen.

Moore is a very personable…

Moore is a very personable guy who's been a college coach for a number of years. I would think he's made plenty of connections with other college coaches. We may miss Harbaugh's NFL connections, but the only one that proved fruitful was with his brother.

Is Herbert widely regarded…

Is Herbert widely regarded as the best in the industry?

While we have been very happy with his work, I've never seen any such claims made outside of those from Michigan sources. I hadn't heard that about his work at previous stops.

I think the truth is somewhat more muted. Michigan can rightly point to the results from their S&C program as an important ingredient in their recent success. But the most successful programs all have highly regarded S&C programs. And surely some of the recent strong performances late in games can be attributed to their superior depth and light workloads on defense.

The Tigers signed Colt Keith…

The Tigers signed Colt Keith for 6 yrs/$28.6M. I look at that as a positive change in philosophy. Atlanta has been the trendsetter in locking up their most promising young players early. It's very early in this case.

Maybe I'm too cynical, but I…

Maybe I'm too cynical, but I just couldn't see Ferentz hiring a rising young star who might show up his son.

It took the Shane Morris…

It took the Shane Morris concussion fiasco for Dave Brandon to get fired. If he had taken serious action himself, the outcome would have been different. His fate was sealed as soon as Schlissel felt obliged to get involved in AD business, which he wanted no part of.

He lost over $80K, which…

He lost over $80K, which would have raised more eyebrows in the pre-NIL days. That's a strong indication that he wasn't using inside knowledge or shaving points.

It's astounding that he was ever caught, with well disguised usernames like kayshonboutty7 and kayshonboutty1.

Here's a report from a hated source, The Athletic$$,  https://theathletic.com/5227988/2024/01/25/kayshon-boutte-gambling-arrest-lsu-patriots/?source=pulsenewsletter&campaign=8818501

 

I can promise you that the…

I can promise you that the Chargers did not hire Jim Harbaugh as the first step in a rebuild. They hired him because they believe he can turn the team with Herbert into a winner. And that shared belief is a major reason Jim pursued that job.

The academic calendar is…

The academic calendar is going to help Michigan retain players in the immediate wake of the coaching change. It's just going to be too late to enroll at a lot of schools. The portal opens up again in the Spring and that will be a critical time. It will also be Michigan's best chance to add players for next season.

Absolutely agree with 1 and…

Absolutely agree with 1 and 2.

Promote Clink if he can't keep Minter. 

Moore was a flexible and creative OC. I'd like to see him poach a proven OC that's not tied to a system that doesn't fit Michigan's personnel. Someone creative and flexible.

A mix of veteran position coaches and top flight recruiters should fill out his staff. If Jay goes, we're going to miss his recruiting. I can't give many names, someone who recruits like Vince Marrow would be great for TE coach. Not sure about him though. 

It's only awkward if Moore…

It's only awkward if Moore thinks he should be paid like Harbaugh and I'm sure he doesn't. It should mean that Michigan will bump up the pool for Moore's staff.

Michigan's assistants have…

Michigan's assistants have been running that system for 3 years. I'm quite OK with promoting Clink

Does anyone believe that…

Does anyone believe that Warde, or a future AD, has the actual ability to fire Harbaugh without the agreement of the president or the regents. I certainly don't. He would be out of his job if he tried any move involving that much money on his own. 

The AD may be the football coach's boss, but he doesn't have carte blanche to run his department however he wants. It's much too important to the school.

Brailsford followed DeBoer…

Brailsford followed DeBoer from Washington. He started for them.

More of a call than a play,…

More of a call than a play, but Sherrone's TO on the OSU FG attempt turned out to be big. It led them from a made kick to a miss and made a huge impact on OSU's last drive.