September 25th, 2017 at 10:50 AM ^
Without actually knowing the dynamics, my sense is that Fisch and Hamilton would be the redundant parts more so than Drevno.
September 25th, 2017 at 10:56 AM ^
looks to me like he wants to grind teams into submission. I think he believes you win the game on the ground, and places a lot of emphasis on time of possession to wear defenses out. There are some good things about that. I think he is able to hide some defeciencies with the way he calls games, but it creates some issues as well. Most often it results in the game being still in question even when Michigan is thoroughly beating somebody like last year at OSU, and one or two mistakes can lose a game that we have no business losing.
September 25th, 2017 at 11:58 AM ^
How often he overrules Drevno is something I've never heard anyone talk about. I'd think that overall offensive philosophy and game strategies is very much in Harbaugh's control, not Drevno's.
September 25th, 2017 at 12:01 PM ^
Absolutely no way to prove this, but at times during the second half of the Purdue game, the camera cut to Harbaugh looking like he was calling plays off the play sheet. Maybe it was coincidence, but everytime they showed Jim calling a play, the offense was humming. Again, no way to prove that, but I assume Jim has more say in the plays if the inital game plan and early scripted series dont work out well.
September 25th, 2017 at 11:32 AM ^
I wouldn't be surprised if Jedd Fisch doesn't get promoted to the interim spot and maybe permanent HC. He's the only bright spot on that staff.
September 25th, 2017 at 11:53 AM ^
He doesn't have the resume for it and those types of promotions rarely happen, not when the HC is fired for losing. The odds are probably against UCLA firing Mora mid-season anyway.
September 25th, 2017 at 11:54 AM ^
Demetrice Martin is a good recruiter and does a pretty good job with the db's. Angus McClure does good work opn the D-Line side as well. The linebackers this year are bad and Bradley's Bend Don't Break scheme has been really passive this year. Otherwise agree that the rest of the staff is a horror show.
September 25th, 2017 at 1:22 PM ^
Fisch would be an option to come back as long as Pep is here.
September 25th, 2017 at 10:19 AM ^
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September 25th, 2017 at 10:45 AM ^
This UCLA team is extremly bad. Their defense avoids contact and cannot tackle. Great combination.
September 25th, 2017 at 10:48 AM ^
Texas A&M isn't exactly a blue blood program and their boosters have taken a hit from the oil industry downturn. They will probably take a swing at another up-and-comer like Chad Morris.
I doubt Chip Kelly goes to either program, but I'm sure he would favor a west coast school before he signs up for a down south country club & unreasonable expectations program in Saban's division.
September 25th, 2017 at 12:58 PM ^
September 25th, 2017 at 10:37 AM ^
UCLA should be 1-3.
September 25th, 2017 at 10:40 AM ^
September 25th, 2017 at 10:44 AM ^
Our fanbase really has a hard time letting go.
DTR didn't want to come into a loaded QB competition, and that situation has not changed at Michigan. He should look into Washington if he wants to stay out west and get some decent coaching.
September 25th, 2017 at 10:52 AM ^
The coaches didn't feel this way about Aubrey Solomom.
September 25th, 2017 at 11:35 AM ^
1. The way the coaches handled these situations vs. the way the board has are not comparable (understandably so, but still)
2. The list of Aubrey Solomon's is way, way shorter than the list of Mike Weber's, George Campbell's, Damien Haris's, De'Shawn Hand's, Najee Haris's, Erik Swenson's, Victor Viramontes's, Kiante Enis's, David Reese's, Jordan Elliot's, etc, etc, etc. So let's not act like we should plan to make our living on the needles in the haystack.
September 25th, 2017 at 11:44 AM ^
Everyone one of these players was being recruited right up to signing day, except maybe Victor Viramonte. Not sure if they kept recruiting him because he isn't really in the same company as all those other players listed. The posters argument was, we should move on because the player has made his decision. The coaches never moved on from those players until they signed. So your argument doesn't make sense.
September 25th, 2017 at 12:15 PM ^
It makes sense because there was still room left in the class for those elite players right up to signing day. In this situation, we already have 2 QBs in the class, and it seems that the coaches are high on Milton.
September 25th, 2017 at 12:32 PM ^
to the end. Some of the others were clearly dropped by the coaches and others were long gone.
September 25th, 2017 at 11:27 AM ^
September 25th, 2017 at 10:41 AM ^
to USC what Staee is to us. Good at basketball, little brother in football. Always has been, always will be.
Only difference is that UCLA possesses superior academics to USC. Not the case with our little brother...
September 25th, 2017 at 10:44 AM ^
Their academics are pretty equal. Also we are much better historically at basketball than USC and MSU is far inferior at basketball than UCLA. Not a great analogy.
September 25th, 2017 at 10:49 AM ^
What don't you understand about the poster's comment? You likely voted for Trump.
September 25th, 2017 at 10:54 AM ^
September 25th, 2017 at 11:32 AM ^
of the spectrum here, so it will stand with no consequence.
September 25th, 2017 at 3:39 PM ^
they have really not been moderating politics that much anymore, on either side. Political discussion so permeates discourse right now that it is really impossible to moderate. I have seen the mods lock threads lately if they are becomming too heated but they are letting quite a bit go on both sides of the spectrum.
September 25th, 2017 at 11:09 AM ^
September 25th, 2017 at 1:32 PM ^
UCLA is way better at football and basketball historically than MSU and their academics are top-notch. It'd be like if Ohio State had Northwestern or, I guess WIsconsin's academics.
September 25th, 2017 at 12:35 PM ^
September 25th, 2017 at 9:08 PM ^
it. I went to Michigan undergrad, and worked in Los Angeles. Couldn't have clarified my point earlier better, thanks ...
Rich kids, mediocre academics - just like Notre Dame. It is why California people stated that USC stands for the University of Spoiled Children.
September 25th, 2017 at 4:26 PM ^
have really changed the last 5 or 10 years. For undergraduate they are now rated equally and have been most of the last five years according to US News & World Report. Grad. schools vary and UCLA is still a great school, but for engineering USC now is now ranked 11th, ahead of UCLA, while Michigan Engineering is currently ranked 5th. For Law School, UCLA tied for 15th, USC has risen to 19th FWIW. (Michigan Law currently tied for 8th).
September 25th, 2017 at 11:12 AM ^
UCLA is a blueblood in basketball. MSU was just another program pre-Izzo - and usually worse than UM. He's elevated their stature but to equate them UCLA is still a stretch.
September 25th, 2017 at 10:43 AM ^
1) Drevno leaves for head coaching position at MAC school.
2) Jed Fisch hired as OC.
3) Train play on every drive.
September 25th, 2017 at 2:01 PM ^
to 100% to take over as OC.
September 25th, 2017 at 11:01 AM ^
I'm glad he took the time to explain this part in so much detail, "As a result, next weekend’s “White-Out” game against Colorado may look more like a “Pink-Out.” Why a “Pink-Out?” Because that’s the color of the seats inside the Rose Bowl and when those seats are empty, you see the pink-colored seats."
Probably could have just stopped the last sentence after Rose Bowl.
Also we just got our second QB commit in the 2018 class so I think the DTR fhip has probably sailed.
September 25th, 2017 at 12:08 PM ^
Bruins nation is by far the most batshit insane fan website out there. Even within the UCLA fan community they are known for being off their rockers. What you are noting is just their writing style and it is full of "expectations" and lots of other fun hyperbole. Except for schadenfreude value that site is excrutiatingly hard to read.
September 25th, 2017 at 12:56 PM ^
September 25th, 2017 at 10:51 AM ^
Not taking 3 QB's in this class. Sorry DTR. Had your chance. We'll call if something opens up. Best of luck & whatnot.
September 25th, 2017 at 10:57 AM ^
If Wilton loses his job for the rest of the year, he won't be back. O'Korn is gone, that leaves Peters, McCaffery, and Malzone as the only scholarship QB's on the Michigan roster.
September 25th, 2017 at 11:01 AM ^
September 25th, 2017 at 11:14 AM ^
Speight would have at most, one more season here and you never know if someone else could either transfer or not come here. Harbaugh will never allow Michigan to become short-handed at QB like we've seen in the recent past.
September 25th, 2017 at 12:46 PM ^
Well you're also forgetting that Milton and Doyle will be on campus next year as well. So that brings the total to 5. If Malzone takes a grad transfer, maaaaaaybe I could see Harbaugh taking a chance on another guy in this class. But I think he'd probably go after a PWO instead. Scholly-wise, I think he likes the guys he's got for the '18 class.
Also, even if Speight loses his job, there's no guarantee that he'd leave. He may decide to come back next year and fight to get his job back. He would be the only one in the QB room with any kind of in-game experience, because if O'Korn goes down, Harbaugh is almost assuredly going right back to Speight. Peters and McCaffery aren't going to play this year outside of garbage time.
There's quite a few variables still up in the air
September 25th, 2017 at 2:16 PM ^
taking 3 QBs in the class. At this point, Malzone returning would be a major surprise, but I agree with you about Speight.
As a practical matter, it's got to be hard to take 3 QBs in a class. You have to sell all three on the idea. Not easy to do when you previously told them there would be two and other schools will pursue them.
I don't think you can solve immediate depth issues by overloading with freshmen. I'd rather look for a grad transfer. Looking down the road, taking a regular transfer or 2 in the next class seem better too.
September 25th, 2017 at 11:00 AM ^
I have to assume he's on some form of a hotseat, though it's UCLA so I'm not honestly sure if they even know they have a football team some years.
September 25th, 2017 at 12:33 PM ^
It's funny: with the exception of Texas, I don't think I've ever seen a school consistently underacheive as much as UCLA does that also has as many built-in advantages as they have. One of the best public schools in the country, some of the best weather you'll find, Cali girls, and you play in one of the three best states in the country for instate recruiting. Everything you need to bring in the best recruits and win big is already right there.
And while UCLA has never been a predominately football school, all the resources are there to win big. It's a big sports school overall, and you've got a lot of alums with deep pockets that will fund whatever project you need.