Hypothetical Q - Who would be our RB Coach if Tyrone Wheatley were to leave
Slow period in Recruiting so I thought I would open it up.
I saw an article rumoring Tyrone Wheatley to WMU. I don't know if there is any truth to the matter, but wondering what Harbaugh would do if he left. Tyrone Wheatley as a running game coordinator did pretty good I thought. But his value is definitely in his recruiting which we are going to want to replace.
Does Wheatley decide who the RB will be on a particular play while Drevno calls the plays?
January 9th, 2017 at 10:35 AM ^
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Partial to Bob En'Weave myself.
January 9th, 2017 at 10:40 AM ^
I vote for Mike Cox.
January 9th, 2017 at 10:42 AM ^
Of course you do... obvious joke is still funny though.
January 9th, 2017 at 10:47 AM ^
Mike Cox is a good one! But I've found that if you lube up Mike Cox - I mean, really lube him up and make him greasier - it works even better. Yes, I want our next RB coach to be named Greasy Mike Cox...
January 9th, 2017 at 11:55 AM ^
Grease Mike Cox?
January 9th, 2017 at 2:07 PM ^
Mike Cox-Griese?
January 9th, 2017 at 1:01 PM ^
January 9th, 2017 at 10:39 AM ^
January 9th, 2017 at 10:39 AM ^
only coachier
January 9th, 2017 at 1:37 PM ^
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January 9th, 2017 at 10:40 AM ^
Wheatley can be overruled, but yes, he decides what RB to send in for certain plays. Naturally, there is some preparation during the week where, when a certain play is called, Harbaugh/Drevno want one particular guy in there.
Nobody knows who the RB coach would be. Some are speculating about PSU's Charles Huff. Some want Mike Hart to return to Michigan.
January 9th, 2017 at 10:41 AM ^
Potentially Mike Hart? Been RB coach at EMU, WMU and now Syracuse. Not sure nationally how he'd recruit but everyone in MI definitely knows his name.
January 9th, 2017 at 10:43 AM ^
January 9th, 2017 at 10:46 AM ^
True, but he was a player sticking up for what he perceived as a jab at his school. I'd hope that's water under the bridge now.
January 9th, 2017 at 11:43 AM ^
And then he helps recruit and sign Aubrey Solomon, thus completing the Michigan 2nd chance tour.
January 9th, 2017 at 2:16 PM ^
The very comment he was responding to didn't affect Harbagh's ability to coach here. It would be kind of hypocritical if that was the sole reason he wouldn't hire Mike Hart.
January 9th, 2017 at 10:44 AM ^
Hart would take the job if/when Wheatley leaves.
January 9th, 2017 at 10:55 AM ^
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January 9th, 2017 at 10:53 AM ^
He seems to be a coach doing well and moving up, so that's a plus. But the biggest plus is how angry his hiring would make Sparty fans. Now that Little Brother is back to being Little Brother, it would be like the world came full circle...
January 9th, 2017 at 10:42 AM ^
Shouldn't this question be when he leaves? Even if he doesn't go this year, he is bound to take an OC/HC job somewhere at some point to keep moving up the ladder.
January 9th, 2017 at 10:43 AM ^
While some people in Kazoo are pissed that PJ left, they're still not going to forget him going 13-0 this season. The odds that Wheatley could get them to the same level immediately are very slim, which means right out of the gate he's going to be compared unfavorably by many there.
You don't want to replace the guy who goes 13-0; you replace the guy who goes 4-8.
January 9th, 2017 at 10:46 AM ^
13-1?
January 9th, 2017 at 10:58 AM ^
a superstar.
January 9th, 2017 at 11:36 AM ^
Seems to me WMU is a job he could step into and have success immediately. If he is able to maintain their recruiting success over the last few years, or add to it, he could also maintain the level of success they have seen, and actually mirror it if he does well.
January 9th, 2017 at 12:35 PM ^
Exactly. Obviously, they're not going to go 13-1 again next year. They're losing a fair amount of talent.
The positive, is that PJ was recruiting better than a few B1G teams. WMU's next coach should be very competitive in the MAC. No shame in that.
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January 9th, 2017 at 10:44 AM ^
my Little brother.
January 9th, 2017 at 10:44 AM ^
but... Curtis Samuel is going pro, per Dave Biddle Twitter... Sorry, I can't embed at the moment either...
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gon lurk
January 9th, 2017 at 11:03 AM ^
Don't usually post a lot anyways - Just thought it was newsworthy...
January 9th, 2017 at 1:27 PM ^
Nothing to apologize for. Completely newsworthy.
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Harbaugh and Mike would follow contract signing by leading a round of Kum ba yah on the Diag.
January 9th, 2017 at 10:48 AM ^
And at some point, we absolutely have to get Sir Charles Woodson in the fold!!!!!
January 9th, 2017 at 1:58 PM ^
January 9th, 2017 at 10:48 AM ^
Why would Ty be rumored to leave already?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but they haven't even hired a head coach yet. And I doubt WMU would hire a RB coach as their head coach without any coordinator experience. Just doesn't make sense.
I expect Ty to leave for an OC position or be promoted within Michigan to that title at some point, though.
January 9th, 2017 at 10:54 AM ^
candidate. And a position coach --> Head Coach jump makes more sense when talking about a position coach at a terrific power 5 school jumping to a place like the MAC. Urban Meyer never had any coordinator experience when he was hired at Bowling Green, neither did Jim Harbaugh when he was hired at San Diego. Dabo Swinney didnt either.
January 9th, 2017 at 11:12 AM ^
To be even more direct about it, neither did PJ Fleck.
January 9th, 2017 at 11:25 AM ^
I don't really think coordinator experience is that important in college. Obviously it's something that is a resume builder, but mostly being able to recruit, delegate, and schmooze the boosters is the most important thing. Wheatley fits all 3 categories well. And honestly I won't be too bummed if he leaves, because 1. At this point I trust Harbaugh with replacing him, and 2. It'll be nice to have some guys with strong ties to the University of Michigan be successful head coaches. Just in case.
January 9th, 2017 at 1:20 PM ^