Atta Boy: Former Michigan coaches right now
The post on Nua made me appreciate some of the fine coaches we have enjoyed here.
Since Michigan is still undefeated, let's be magnanimous and appreciate former coaches:
1. Brady Hoke is 4-0 back at San Diego State. They've already beaten a Pac-12 team. He has his spot.
2. DJ Durkin and Chris Partridge are Co-DCs at No. 11 Ole Miss. The defense struggled last year, but appears to have improved under their leadership.
3. Scott Loeffler's Bowling Green team just beat Minnesota and sit at 2-2. He may have hastened Fleck's exit.
4. Rich Rod is OC at 2-1 Louisiana-Monroe. He did well at Arizona, but was run off for dubious reasons. God speed to his son.
5. Calvin McGee is RB coach at Duke. They have the best rushing attack in the ACC and are high nationally.
6. Nick Sheridan (OC/QB coach at Indiana) got his Penix under control last week. Not as many misfires.
7. Greg Mattison retied from Ohio State as co-DC last year. As you know, chaos - relative to OSU - has ensued. Enjoy the beach, Greg!!
I am sure there are more (and some not doing well), but let's celebrate their success while we are feeling good about our team!!!
October 1st, 2021 at 5:23 PM ^
Yeah, and they lost to Brady Hoke, so obviously Hoke is a better coach.
October 1st, 2021 at 2:41 PM ^
Fisch and Brown doing ... impressive? things in AZ as well.
October 1st, 2021 at 2:47 PM ^
I don't give any fucks what most of these guys are doing. It's especially absurd that you seem to think we should take some kind of pride in what Rich Rod, McGee, Mattison, and Durkin are doing now.
October 1st, 2021 at 2:49 PM ^
To hell with DJ Durkin. To hell with Greg Mattison. That is all.
October 1st, 2021 at 2:57 PM ^
Traitor Greg can go f**k himself
October 1st, 2021 at 4:13 PM ^
At Ohio State, they spell it "fucc".
October 1st, 2021 at 3:05 PM ^
And Lloyd Carr has a grandson who's one of the best sophomore quarterbacks in the country.
October 1st, 2021 at 3:06 PM ^
FYI, it's Calvin Magee. I guess you didn't appreciate him enough to correctly spell his last name, though I'm also guessing he gets that a lot.
October 1st, 2021 at 3:06 PM ^
Go right ahead and kick me in the marbles for not paying attention to anything, but I had no idea that Brady Hoke was back at San Diego State.
October 1st, 2021 at 5:16 PM ^
He was the defensive coordinator at SDSU before being named HC.
October 1st, 2021 at 3:06 PM ^
I'm not much of a Rodriguez fan. By 2010 it was obvious it wasn't working, and the 2011 Gator Bowl against Mississippi State sealed it for me.
Regarding his current role as OC at Louisiana-Monroe, according to cfbstats.com, ULM is:
Scoring offense -- 119
Rushing offense -- 122
Passing offense -- 122
Total offense -- 130
1st downs -- 126
3rd conversions -- 128
That's out of 130 teams.
Perhaps he'll get better ...
October 1st, 2021 at 3:11 PM ^
To be fair, the talent he's working with at LA Monroe is probably some of the worst in FBS. Also, today I learned that Terry Bowden is their head coach.
October 1st, 2021 at 3:22 PM ^
When the offense isn’t working, the cure is more Josh Groban.
October 1st, 2021 at 3:15 PM ^
I hope Greg steps on a jellyfish at the beach. I hope it doesn't hurt him too badly and that he'll still enjoy his beach vacation... but that sting will irritate him on occasion and he'll feel like an idiot for his life choices.
October 1st, 2021 at 3:36 PM ^
That's as ethical as any ill will towards an individual I have ever come across.
October 1st, 2021 at 3:20 PM ^
Most of those people I still hold in high regard. Most.
October 1st, 2021 at 3:46 PM ^
Brady Hoke is a good man. Glad to see him do well. This board is where people said he would never be a head coach again.
October 1st, 2021 at 4:08 PM ^
SDSU certainly seems to be the place for him. Is he just better at a mid-major school than Power 5, or is it true that Brandon’s alleged micromanaging negatively affected him here? I wonder.
October 1st, 2021 at 5:03 PM ^
And...and... He gets to live large in La Jolla. Can't beat it with a stick.
October 2nd, 2021 at 12:50 AM ^
He got his shot at his dream job, made a lot of money at Michigan, it didn't work out, got many other chances for assistant coach jobs afterwards, worked his way back to a head coach job, now makes $1M per year on a 5 year contract at SDSU and lives in an area in the US with one of the the best climates. I think he's doing OK, probably because he is a good guy and a decent coach.
October 1st, 2021 at 3:53 PM ^
I had the sense that Nick Sheridan had the chops to be a great coach. I loved how he handled himself in interviews when he was the QB.
I wouldn't mind seeing him back here.
October 1st, 2021 at 4:02 PM ^
Fleck isnt going anywhere. Much like Harbaugh and maybe Frost these might be the best youll get anytime soon. You can change and go with someone new but dont be so quick to let your Pelini go just yet.
October 1st, 2021 at 4:11 PM ^
I wish Hoke well because I think he’s a good man and a good coach, just wasn’t right to be Michigan’s head man. The rest of the group I don’t really care about. Especially Durkin and Rich Rod. I don’t think ULM being 2-1 with RR being the OC is much to brag about. My how he has fallen.
October 1st, 2021 at 4:23 PM ^
Jedd Fisch - Left Michigan in 2018 and the offense has not been fun since. Err…Fisch in Zona now after great stint with my LA Rams.
October 1st, 2021 at 4:24 PM ^
Well, that's just not true. He's currently the head coach of one of the worst teams in the FBS.
October 1st, 2021 at 4:24 PM ^
hmm, Rich Rod sexually harrassed people and DJ Durkin killed a guy, but as for the rest, sure.
October 1st, 2021 at 4:25 PM ^
What, no mention of Jedd and DBrown at ‘Zona?
October 1st, 2021 at 4:31 PM ^
AL Washington doing a great job with ohio state's Linebackers.
October 1st, 2021 at 5:08 PM ^
FUCC!!
I forgot to include him.
October 1st, 2021 at 5:51 PM ^
These guys are all dead to me, though I am happy for Hoke for losing so much weight.
October 1st, 2021 at 9:11 PM ^
That tends to happen when you’re dead.
October 1st, 2021 at 7:03 PM ^
F**K Matty.
October 1st, 2021 at 7:11 PM ^
Fuck DJ Durkin
October 1st, 2021 at 10:29 PM ^
You left Arizona off the list. Jedd and Don are struggling.
October 2nd, 2021 at 12:43 AM ^
I did not realize that both the OL and DL coaches for the Green Bay Packers had ties to Michigan (Adam Stenavich - OL, Jerry Montgomery - DL).