Michigan hiring Memphis Co-DC/DL coach Lou Esposito as DL coach
Michigan is expected to hire Memphis’ Lou Esposito as its new defensive line coach, sources tell
. Was previously defensive coordinator at Western Michigan. Led the way for the MAC’s No. 2 ranked scoring defense in 2022 and has developed players like current early-round NFL draft prospect Marshawn Kneeland
Defensive assist rate is a key metric!
You could have skipped that and just said Iowa scored 41 points last season on WMU if you are going for dramatics. WMU was also in a complete rebuild last season so that needs to be taken into consideration.
March 29th, 2024 at 11:30 PM ^
Western Michigan's opponents scored 31.8 points per game last year (ranked 109th of 133 teams)
To paraphrase Obi-Wan Kenobi, “Stats can deceive you. Don’t trust them.”
Michigan just a little while ago hired a guy whose defense was 119th in scoring defense (35.8 points per game), 107th in rushing defense (193.1 yards per game), 114th in passing defense (264.3 yards per game) and 118th in total defense (457.3 yards per game). That guy was Jesse Minter, and those stats are from him running Vanderbilts defense the season before Jim Harbaugh hired him.
Gotta love the local ties.
Also gotta love someone with DC experience.
I think there's something to be said for getting coaches coming from smaller schools but with experience at a higher level than the job they are taking at Michigan.
There's a big difference between coaching a position group and coordinating an entire defense...even at a small school.
Great news!
He can't be all bad given that he crowd surfs.
Needed to get that off your tits, huh? At no time was he even discussed as DC or run defense coordinator.
I like co-DCs as position coaches where possible just because they tend to have a holistic view of defenses. Beyond that, I assume a decent recruiter who has been in the Midwest and upper south. Can't hurt. But yeah, don't know a ton about him but trust the staff.
I'm pretty sure a guy name Lou Esposito sold me a set of white-wall tires a few years back.
That was Lou Brown. Who come to think of it, had a pretty good coaching career too.
They won the whole f**kin' thing.
Just like Michigan did!
You sure it wasn't this Lou? Could have been Tire World....
ESPO! ESPO!
New Michigan DL coach Lou Esposito crowd surfing as a coach at Western Michigan after a win over Northern Illinois.
— Trevor Woods (@WoodsFootball) March 29, 2024
I think Michigan players are going to love this guy pic.twitter.com/GGly1Bqvny
Who needs an Uber when you can just crowd surf home
I only wish we had some returning talent for him to work with...alas!
Sherrone to Lou: "Would you consider coaching our DL..."
Lou with his browser open to Michigan's returning DL: "Fuck yes!"
I imagine that's exactly how the conversation went down
Welcome aboard! I’ll drink to that….too soon?
Can he recruit?
Will see soon. We are 6 months behind on the 25 recruiting class and need an all out blitz
March 30th, 2024 at 10:25 AM ^
My son went to wmu. Watched a ton of Bronco football over the last five years. He was a horrible dc and got Tim Lester fired. Have no idea how he kept his job so long and initially survived the coaching change. He was let go by wmu.
Lou: "Who's on third base?"
Bud: "No, Who's on first. I Don't Know is on third."