Harbaugh publicly endorses Sherrone Moore for HC, plus retired pro-bowler, Gerald McCoy, sings praises of SM (his old OU teammate).
Link:
Gerald McCoy interview w/ Rich Eisen:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIZLgxCfW6w&list=RDNSIIZLgxCfW6w&start_radio=1
January 26th, 2024 at 11:42 AM ^
I was lukewarm at first because it’s hard to know what you’re getting but OSU gave Day an audition based on three games in 2018 that had way less stakes than what Sherrone dealt with.
The weight of the world was on Moore’s shoulders. I know we can say it was Harbaugh’s team but Moore had to go through a Big Ten gauntlet of PSU, upset minded Maryland, and OSU.
He basically gets told on the plane he’s the guy going into a hostile Happy Valley and has to try to keep the team focused on game day all while knowing a single loss means the season is done. Does anyone realize how much pressure the guy was under? Then JJ gets hurt and he has to manage playcalling revolving around an injured QB.
Dude is amazing. I’m very optimistic about Sherrone. Great recruiter, will keep the culture, and he’s Harbaugh’s handpicked successor.
January 26th, 2024 at 1:55 PM ^
Does anyone realize how much pressure the guy was under?
Yes man, we do. That's probably 75% of the people on this board's primary reason for wanting him as head coach.
I've said it elsewhere. At this point we don't have much choice given the timing. Give the guy a chance. But we have no idea if he knows how to run a football team. It's a big organization and he has zero experience doing this.
January 26th, 2024 at 10:41 AM ^
My God I read that as if he was a retired pro BOWLER. I was like “damn that’s young for a bowler to retire.”
I gotta quit drinking.
January 26th, 2024 at 11:35 AM ^
I’m as sober as my teetotaler grandma ever was and I read it the same way.
(It was hilarious watching my dad hide the beer and wine when she came over)
January 26th, 2024 at 10:47 AM ^
I'm curious what advice Bob Stoops is giving Sherrone
January 26th, 2024 at 10:55 AM ^
Forgot about Stoops. He got the OU job without prior HC experience too.
Stoops, Ferentz, Smart, Riley, Lanning, Freeman, Dabo…impressive list of coaches who took over P5 programs and flourished.
January 26th, 2024 at 11:01 AM ^
Years ago - didn't Michigan hire a coach without prior experience as a head coach?
I think his name was Lloyd Carr.
January 26th, 2024 at 11:14 AM ^
True, though Carr had been coaching for nearly 30 years at that point, and had eight years as a DC (with four of those as AHC). But guys like Stoops and Dabo weren't that much more experienced than Moore, so hopefully Sherrone follows in that mold...
January 26th, 2024 at 11:08 AM ^
Lanning and Freeman haven’t done anything significant.
January 26th, 2024 at 11:44 AM ^
Freeman has literally taken over where Brian Kelly left off. Also his QB room sucks.
January 26th, 2024 at 2:32 PM ^
Uhh, Sam Hartman is the ACC all-time leader in TD passes, and did most of that at Wake Forest. He may not have adapted great to the ND offense, but usually you adapt your offense to your players...
January 26th, 2024 at 11:41 AM ^
Saw Stoops in a NCG preview video. He said he didn't know Harbaugh's coordinators. But he quickly caught himself and was like, oh yeah, I do know the OC.
He called him Sherrone with a short O instead of a long O. Do we know which it is? I've always believed long O but I sometimes hear short O.
January 26th, 2024 at 11:56 AM ^
I guess I never thought about it, I would have assumed long O given the "-one". But then again I also assumed that Sainristil's first name was pronounced like mic, not Nike, and that when people said it like Nike, they were saying Mikey as a nickname, so what do I know...
January 26th, 2024 at 10:58 AM ^
We need a DC to carry on with what we have. Pay Minter.
Our D won these games. We've always been able to score 30+ but prior to the last two years our losses were from giving up even more points.
January 26th, 2024 at 11:04 AM ^
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January 26th, 2024 at 11:12 AM ^
Harbaugh suspended by NCAA - 3 games for tampering with a coaching search.
Warde apologizes to NCAA...
January 26th, 2024 at 11:18 AM ^
I had no idea McCoy bowled as well - good for him
January 26th, 2024 at 11:21 AM ^
GMcCoy was quite the well rounded athlete. Football and bowling.Wow!
January 26th, 2024 at 11:22 AM ^
Harbaugh's house is listed:
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1125-Arlington-Blvd-Ann-Arbor-MI-48104/63902722_zpid/
January 26th, 2024 at 11:49 AM ^
Something about houses built around the turn of the century. I just don’t care for them.
January 26th, 2024 at 12:08 PM ^
They have interesting taste in art.
January 26th, 2024 at 12:09 PM ^
Yeah, where's the Michigan stuff?
January 26th, 2024 at 12:08 PM ^
They have interesting taste in art.
January 26th, 2024 at 12:08 PM ^
Where do the chickens live?
January 26th, 2024 at 1:53 PM ^
Estimate of ~$3.5m sale price for a 10,000 sq ft house!! That is an easy $7M+ tag over here in Seattle area.
Did more searching in the area, 4,000 sq ft house for under $1m!!! Shit, man, I'm jealous.
I hate the Seattle housing market
January 26th, 2024 at 11:22 AM ^
I'm guessing Harbaugh isn't addressing the team until tomorrow so he can announce Sherrone.
January 26th, 2024 at 11:24 AM ^
What is the downside to ignoring the 7 day posting rule? Is some bureaucrat going to castigate Michigan for adding to the very short list of black head coaches in college football?
January 26th, 2024 at 11:46 AM ^
We’ll get the NCAA involved looking at competitive imbalance and they’ll suspend someone, lol.
January 26th, 2024 at 11:59 AM ^
If the rule exists for equal opportunity purposes, you could respond that 100% of the people we interviewed for the position were Black.
January 26th, 2024 at 11:35 AM ^
I am sure the players have been aware of the Moore taking over. The 7 days formality is part of the process, and I don't think U of M can get around it. It's like at work when you who is getting the job/promotion, but they still have to "interview" outsiders.
January 26th, 2024 at 12:00 PM ^
This is even more ironclad than that.
January 26th, 2024 at 11:47 AM ^
Warde will put on his negotiating hat and lowball moore on the money. He fleeced harbaugh on all his contracts and will no doubt also do that to a rookie coach aiming for his first hc job in the bigtime.
January 26th, 2024 at 11:56 AM ^
The 7 day thing isn’t a state law. It’s a university policy. I wouldn’t worry about it no being posted. There’s also a chance it’s only posted on internal job boards if posted at all.
https://spg.umich.edu/policy/201.22
January 26th, 2024 at 12:00 PM ^
The more the clock ticks, the more likely Michigan is to lose players to the transfer portal and high school recruits to other schools.
This is just pseudo-journalism hyperbole. The delay is administrative. The players already know that Sherrone will be the head coach.
January 26th, 2024 at 12:44 PM ^
Not sure that a waiver is needed, just appoint Moore as an interim and remove the interim in his title after 7 days.
January 26th, 2024 at 12:50 PM ^
just appoint Moore as an interim and remove the interim in his title after 7 days.
Seems like an obvious and easy move to make that would have removed any remaining uncertainty. It could have been done immediately after Harbaugh announced he was leaving.
January 26th, 2024 at 12:47 PM ^
Not sure that using Brent Venables as a reason to hire internal candidates is a good example...
January 26th, 2024 at 1:10 PM ^
I say we should go all out for PJ Fleck. He would keep everyone that he could. Has great experience. Would be his dream job and he is young. Hard to not like him for players and fans. He would be here a looong time and other BTen teams respect him.
January 26th, 2024 at 1:45 PM ^
Not sure if joking
January 26th, 2024 at 1:17 PM ^
In addition to bowling, Gerald McCoy was a decent football player also.
January 26th, 2024 at 1:59 PM ^
This process seems to add further evidence on Michigan letting administrative hurdles get in the way...A job posting requirement in place for diversity is delaying announcing the hiring of an internal diverse candidate.....who many had speculated for months would be Jim's replacement if he left....meanwhile Bama announces an external hire of DeBoer as Saban's replacement in two days.
Oh...I admit I also wondered about a bowler's endorsement of a football coach
January 26th, 2024 at 2:04 PM ^
That might be the kiss of death with Warde. Actually, if Warde thinks Moore is a good idea, I'd worry more. Does he have a coach hire that has worked out well? Don't say hockey to me. That team has lots of talent and consistently loses its mind and then the game. Doesn't seem like a well-coached unit.
January 26th, 2024 at 2:45 PM ^
Co-HC's...Moore and Brady. Moore as Sr. and Brady as Jr for "support".
January 26th, 2024 at 2:46 PM ^
me too. let it be known
January 26th, 2024 at 4:16 PM ^
I still think they need to do a real coaching search with Sherrone at the top of the list. It’s possible Michigan would have won those games with Mike Hart or Minter calling the plays. I think everyone is maybe getting a little too excited about that three-game stretch. Also, in-game coaching is overrated imo when you have good players. The biggest skill a college HC needs is to be able to find and recruit talent and build a staff. Maybe Sherrone will excel at that but who knows?