Cowboy DB Coach Maurice Linguist as co-DC

Can't wait 'til the 4 and 5 stars start to commit, and all the naysayers say they knew these coDCs were a great idea all along.  Jimmy wants to win - love the youth/energy movement

“Cowboy DB”? Are you calling him a cowboy douchebag? I cannot follow your OP titles today man.

Absolutely love how Harbaugh has re-made the coaching staff this offseason.  Instead of taking old re-treads like many people wanted (Muschamp, Strong, etc.) he found young coaches on their way UP in the profession.  Guys that have been grinding from the start and have started to put a proven track record together.

This is a staff that should be hungry and should up our abilities on the recruiting trail.  Hart, Macdonald, Linguist, Nua, Jay Harbaugh, Helow, Gattis, Moore - all under 40.  The only "old guy" we have is Ed Warriner who has proven himself at this point.

Expect the 2022 and 2023 classes to be a step up!  Also, these guys should be able to connect with all the young talent Michigan has brought in the last couple years.

Great, now we have a Chomskyite in the building. 

(sorry)

Meh.  I’m in wait and see mode. I like the direction, but seems a tad late.  Depends on how much time WM gave Jimmy to right the ship. 

According to the UM roster database, Michigan has had 58 players from Texas, and 84 from California.

Meanwhile, Saban is plucking NFL head coaches for college positional coaches.

Hot wife = excellent recruiter. I endorse this hire. Call me Frames. 

As I mentioned in a response to another person's post, the current hires are NFL coaches. They are not some garden variety college or HS coach. They have merited some level of confidence to get a position job in the NFL. I would assume they are above average in coaching fundamentals and schemes. Translating coaching to the college level may be a hinderance for some, but these are young coaches, so I would think they are current on dealing with college age personalities.

Recruiting is yet to be seen. Hopefully, they will excel at both their positions and recruiting. Go Blue!!

Co coordinators suck! Not one place this works out as you have two different philosophies and camps that can form. If this is true then it’s 100% proof that Harbaugh is on fumes and will exit AA after next season. I hope this is wrong 

Well, I don't know about ol' Mo, but the best part of that link was being able to see Holman run down those other 2 runners for the win. That was sweet! Go Blue!

I'm at the "Why not? Let's see what happens" point. It is very unlikely to get appreciably worse.

I wonder if Harbaugh is thinking that the analysts he hires can basically be mentors for these guys - I believe they're not allowed to meet students but have infinite time for coaches.

What the hell is the point of co-coordinators? You can't find one who can do it himself? Having two means you don't really have one and don't have faith in one.

But is he cunning?

It's interesting to think how--given that eight out of ten college football and bball coaches today may be crooked--if you want to be a reporter with access nowadays, you basically have to condone or overlook crookedness yourself. Not conducive to journalism in the classical sense. 

Base defenses, once downloaded, are vulnerable to scheme.  In order to slow down modern offenses, you have to be good at something, but also be multiple and be able to change the look.  Having multiple points-of-view from the coordinators is a big step in that direction.

Having a full complement of coaches can't hurt either.  In order to be multiple, you have to teach it in a 20 hour/week contact period.  Younger guys hopefully can connect and communicate with today's players in a way that speeds absorption and execution of more complex looks.

Linguist just started following Domani Jackson on twitter. 

Isn’t this the coach the Cowboys players had a mutiny against?

Gattis needs 9 co offensive coordinators to help him call one simple scoring drive