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It makes no sense.
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November 30th, 2015 at 8:17 PM ^
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November 30th, 2015 at 8:21 PM ^
I don't think anyone in any seriousness thinks that Durkin is actually "too good" for Maryland.
It's just a fun joke, akin to the whole "Jordan Lewis is too short for the NFL, needs a year to grow".
Nearly every single Coordinator/Position Coach, has to step down to a lower-tier school in order to take a Head Coaching job, unless they are promoted from within.
November 30th, 2015 at 8:47 PM ^
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November 30th, 2015 at 9:21 PM ^
You're high if you think Georgia is even going to look twice at Durkin.
November 30th, 2015 at 9:24 PM ^
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anything less than a Maryland, GA or Mizzou because of his salary. He would take a $300k cut to go to Toledo for example, but I don't think he's ready for an upper tier team yet.
November 30th, 2015 at 8:45 PM ^
If either is "too good for Maryland" based on resume, it's Richt.
Here's my hope: Durkin and Drevno stay long enough to finish what they have started at Michigan and then get jobs at quality programs that aren't in the Big Ten. This would be the best for everyone. Let Harbaugh get his systems fully established with his own players at Michigan before he starts losing assistants to HC jobs.
Imagine how great it would be for either or both assistants to have "National Championship" on their resumes.
November 30th, 2015 at 10:14 PM ^
seriously
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November 30th, 2015 at 8:17 PM ^
Why would we want another division rival to have a top-notch coach? I hope they hire another Edsall-level guy.
I doubt it happens, at any rate. Richt's a Miami grad and he's got to be high on their list.
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November 30th, 2015 at 8:23 PM ^
nah fuck em
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November 30th, 2015 at 8:38 PM ^
As far as I'm concerned, we only have to do the minimum to have a CFP calibur schedule. Playing elite MSU and OSU teams every year, plus a few other decent B1G teams and a good non-con are good enough. I have no need to have Maryland or Rutgers or Indiana get good and eliminate us from playoff contention
November 30th, 2015 at 8:20 PM ^
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November 30th, 2015 at 8:22 PM ^
That's never been my complaint. I'm completely fine with them sucking. It makes it easier to recruit in New Jersey and D.C.
November 30th, 2015 at 8:39 PM ^
#1 TV money, #2 easier for us (and OSU and PSU) to take all their recruits, #3 easy wins every year
November 30th, 2015 at 8:25 PM ^
They're in the B1G, and they're not Michigan, so I want them to be bad. I will be thrilled if Urban Meyer retires and OSU hires, say, Condi Rice. Or Adam Sandler.
Even better than that, though, would be for Rutgers and Maryland to be expelled, so I can return to not caring about them whatsoever. :-)
November 30th, 2015 at 8:22 PM ^
Not to beat a dead horse... but what are the chances of realignment happening in the B1G? It's ridiculous how unbalanced these divisions are. While I support overall strength of the conference, the strength within divisions needs to be adjusted. I almost feel like an assessment should be made every 2 or 3 years to ensure the balance of the conference divisions.
November 30th, 2015 at 8:29 PM ^
There is no perfect way to arrange the teams. Their fortunes are going to rise and fall. You may as well stick with geography and keep all the rivalries together.
In our case, we're going to play OSU and MSU every year, regardless, so we may as well be in the same division. The Legends/Leaders setup wasn't fair to us.
November 30th, 2015 at 8:33 PM ^
Or, expel Maryland, Rutgers, Penn State, and (choose one of Nebraska, Purdue, Northwestern, Illinois), play a full round robin, get rid of the stupid gimmicky championship game, and let the game decide the Big Ten champion every year.
November 30th, 2015 at 8:43 PM ^
I think you need the Championship game, it's what helps us avoid a Big 12 scenario. The north/south idea would be interesting, hopefully with a protected rivalry game for us and OSU. I would think that fans would enjoy seeing Wisonsin and Iowa a bit more often.
November 30th, 2015 at 8:57 PM ^
If Michigan and OSU are in separate divisions but playing each year, that's not fair to either school. All conference games count equally in the standings, regardless of whether they are intra-divsion or not, so we would be penalized for having a harder crossover than the rest of our division rivals. And then there's potential of playing on back-to-back weeks. I'd rather just be in the same division as OSU.
November 30th, 2015 at 9:07 PM ^
You're right, too complicated any other way and there isn't a great alternative. Just wish there was something better to balance the strength of the division. As it currently exists, I'm not even sure the two best teams will be playing in the championship.. and that's disappointing.
November 30th, 2015 at 9:35 PM ^
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I think most fans just want to play their rivals every year. Geographical divisions accomplishes that.
In the current arrangement, the West teams shouldn't have any complaints, and neither should Michigan/OSU/PSU - we're traditional powers and can handle competing with each other. MSU is getting by okay, and Maryland/Rutgers are not in a position to dictate where they go. That leaves Indiana. Yeah, they got screwed. But that's one team out of 14, and they care more about basketball anyway.
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November 30th, 2015 at 9:33 PM ^
November 30th, 2015 at 8:15 PM ^
What is that guy saying about Durkin? I thought it was all sign, sealed and delivered?
Any updates from that guy?
November 30th, 2015 at 8:24 PM ^
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November 30th, 2015 at 8:15 PM ^
Good grief, Maryland will put out for anyone.
November 30th, 2015 at 8:19 PM ^
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December 1st, 2015 at 7:42 AM ^
Dread Pirate Leach to MD as is was supposed to be five years ago.
November 30th, 2015 at 8:19 PM ^
Jesus... this division is gonna be stacked if Richt joins Maryland...
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November 30th, 2015 at 8:27 PM ^
That was my first thought. Maryland is just too far north and too damn cold, even in June.