Does any coaching staff do less with more?

Submitted by TheCube on October 5th, 2019 at 2:54 PM

I’ll give Don Brown some credit for adjusting after that 3rd and long but the offensive coaching staff has an overall IQ of 12. 

 

 

wolve1972

October 6th, 2019 at 9:08 AM ^

Yep, and why is that so hard to understand ? If he does coach again, it will be in a HS talent rich state like California, Texas, or maybe back to a Florida school where he can excel at his strong point: recruiting.  He'll have his pick if he decides to return. Oh wait, how could anyone pick a USC or FSU over mighty Michigan ? And if you read his vibes, the guy doesn't exactly bleed Maize and Blue. And he's still a big part of the Columbus community as he just opened up a restaurant there  and even frequents the OSU practices a few times a week as an asst. AD.  Besides, we're in it for the long haul - like it or not - with JH, our QB whisperer. 

wolve1972

October 6th, 2019 at 9:08 AM ^

Yep, and why is that so hard to understand ? If he does coach again, it will be in a HS talent rich state like California, Texas, or maybe back to a Florida school where he can excel at his strong point: recruiting.  He'll have his pick if he decides to return. Oh wait, how could anyone pick a USC or FSU over mighty Michigan ? And if you read his vibes, the guy doesn't exactly bleed Maize and Blue. And he's still a big part of the Columbus community as he just opened up a restaurant there  and even frequents the OSU practices a few times a week as an asst. AD.  Besides, we're in it for the long haul - like it or not - with JH, our QB whisperer. 

UrbanMeyerBurn…

October 5th, 2019 at 3:09 PM ^

Harbaugh and Brown with their overpaid underperforming asses. They both fucking suck. Michigan will never be elite, win a big 10 championship or beat OSU with those two ass clowns running the show.

YouRFree

October 5th, 2019 at 3:23 PM ^

Brown’s problem is his sorry ass man to man scheme won’t work for elite team. He is not overpaid or overrated. His team has good stats, but not competent when it matters. The saddest thing about this? It is predefined before the season. There is no cure. Brown still could not figure out himself with some decent zone scheme after all these year. It is safe to say that he won’t have this figured out in Michigan. I wish we can move on to a younger defensive mind after his contract is over.

Bo Harbaugh

October 5th, 2019 at 3:14 PM ^

Michigan = Iowa

We just have a lot more wasted talent.  Both play pathetic dinosaur football on offense.  

We just pay our coaches a lot more $ to produce the same terrible product.

EnoughAlready

October 5th, 2019 at 3:38 PM ^

Gattis is garbage.  Terrible play-calling.  Terrible game plan.  Predictable QB keepers.  ONE deep pass to Collins.  Garbage.

Patterson is a liability.  He holds the offense back, as inept as it already is.

He needs to be benched.

markusr2007

October 5th, 2019 at 3:42 PM ^

Very disappointing. Offense has no identity. It's also a slow offense where a penalty or an incompletion throws the entire rhythm off and all drives quickly die.

Look at this 2nd half UM offensive display:

Punt

Punt

Missed FG

Punt

Punt

0 for 5 opportunities.

3 of 12 on third down. Same as last week versus Rutgers.

Even the pathetic BIG 10 competition is going to destroy you.

MaizeBlueA2

October 5th, 2019 at 3:48 PM ^

I hate Urban Meyer, but damn if he doesn't provide some good insight. You can see that he was just lightyears ahead of Michigan. 

He talked about how Don Brown used to be a mastermind of moving his guys around when he came into the league.

Remember when he used to put like 7 guys on the line and rush 3 or 4? It was his first year. 

Then he got better players (Gary, Winovich, Bush) and just stuck with his base and went away from being creative.

Even think about that Florida game with Bush's 1st start (Dallas) when he was literally creating holes for Devin and using Furbush as a defensive FB. Domination.

Meyer said it looks like he's back to taking guys and moving them around the field...which according to him was a lot harder to prepare for and execute against.

Finally trying to confuse the QB and OL again. Hopefully he sticks with this.

Gucci Mane

October 5th, 2019 at 4:21 PM ^

Offense needs to improve this season and in the future. But Harbaugh has certainly performed on par with what is expected for his recruiting level. I know people hate to hear it. But we won’t be a great team with classes outside the top 10 more than once every 4 years. 

Gucci Mane

October 5th, 2019 at 6:32 PM ^

No research is required. I’m very familiar with the recruiting f rankings. Go research which school has recruited worse than Harbaugh and has More wins since the 2015 season ? There is one singular team, Wisconsin. And they have 3 more wins over those years, with an easier schedule. 

bluegary

October 5th, 2019 at 7:06 PM ^

What ever happen to the rpo’s I don’t see any. No slant passes. Nothing. This whole offense is a joke. Speed in space. It’s called lost in space.

Adductor Magnus

October 6th, 2019 at 11:40 AM ^

2015: 10-3#12 final AP Poll.

We probably crack the Top 10 w/11-2 if that infamous blocked punt loss to MSU didn't happen.

2016: 10-3; #10 final AP Poll.

Let's be real though, the bowl game was an after thought after we got screwed out of the CFP thanks to The Spot. Not to mention, Florida State finally played to their Top 5 preseason potential and only won by 1 point at the very end of the game. 

2017: 8-5; unranked

However, 4/5 losses were to Top 15 teams in the final AP Poll and we didn't have any consistent QB play all season. With a healthy Speight or Patterson, we probably win 2/5 and go 10-3 again. 

2018: 10-3; #14 final AP Poll.

2/3 losses were to ND and OSU away, and both finished top 5. After losing out on the CFP to OSU and being put against Florida again on the 29th, we didn't care about this game at all, while Florida was wanting revenge and making a statement. 

2019: I think we defeat Illinois, Maryland, and Indiana, and if we go 3/5 between PSU/ND/MSU/OSU/bowl opponent, we finish 10-3 again and likely another top 15 finish. 

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There's a good chance that Harbaugh goes 10-3 and Top 15 in four out of five seasons. 

Biggest knocks against Harbaugh are the 2-7 record against the rivals (including 0-4 vs OSU), and the 1-9 record to ranked (come final AP Poll) opponents on the road.

So you have to ask yourselves with our current recruiting classes and money spent and facilities (in relation to the current tier-1 teams of Bama/Clemson/OSU/Oklahoma/Georgia), would 10-3 seasons and Top 15 finishes but poor away/rivaly records be considered "doing less with more."