ERdocLSA2004

January 15th, 2021 at 4:10 PM ^

True, but most recruits from the warm states like to stay there.  I’m pretty sure anyone at Florida could recruit Florida better than a coach for Michigan.  Most kids want to stay closer to home too.  So I don’t know if he’s a great recruiter in general or just at a geographical advantage right now.

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bronxblue

January 15th, 2021 at 4:36 PM ^

Yeah, as we've seen it's hard to get guys to come up north consistently.  You'll absolutely be able to pull some guys in but it's natural that guys will want to play closer to home and at established powers more times than not.  I like that this staff is going young and seems to be targeting guys who can really push the team's culture, though.

I guess I also wonder how he is as an actual coach; this year it felt like the LBs fell off a cliff and it wasn't all just due to injuries and little camp.

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bronxblue

January 15th, 2021 at 4:32 PM ^

I mean, it's nice to recruit but the guy also has to be able to coach the guys he gets.  And while I'm not the biggest BJM fan, he did bring in two top-15 LB recruits from SEC country; Robinson's two years at UF show a pretty good recruiter but getting guys to leave the south to play at Michigan is a different pitch than telling guys from Florida, Georgia, and Alabama to stick closer to home.  

My bigger concern with any LB coach is that he actually can develop the guys he brings in; getting a couple of talented guys in and then being bad at development doesn't mean much.  

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mzdmv

January 15th, 2021 at 3:59 PM ^

As I posted in the thread below:

Christian Robinson is a good dude.

I worked for the UF team in 2018, he was already there as the LB coach. Typical young guy, very active at practice, LBs were a mix of old vets (including former M commit David Reese) and young talent but definitely a strong up and coming group that season.

He seemed to be pretty key for recruiting as the young coach that could connect with the players, heard a lot of good things about him. Also seems like he's close with the team, I saw him hopping out of a car with a bunch of players in the parking lot before practice a few times. 

 

Would definitely be a good hire to defensively but especially for recruiting.

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Jordan2323

January 15th, 2021 at 11:05 PM ^

I think the most important hire to be made is the defensive line coach. We have obviously struggled recruiting the dline. I’m curious as to who is going to fill that slot. 

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