Wolverheel

January 28th, 2024 at 9:12 AM ^

He’s also pushing very hard to defend it in a way that makes me think it’s going to happen. I love Sam, but he posted a massive Interview with one of his “most respected coaching minds” about how great Hurtt is and the whole time I’m thinking to myself “but wait, isn’t Al Borges one of your other most respected football minds?” 

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Phaedrus

January 28th, 2024 at 1:59 PM ^

I never closely watched any of Borges' teams at his other stops, but I find it hard to judge his time at Michigan. He was hamstrung by an AD an head coach who cared more about POWER than tailoring the offense to the personnel and it's clear that the offensive position coaches—especially at OL—were subpar.

I suspect if you gave Borges the OC title now—with these players and this staff—we would have a completely different opinion of him. Remember, we replaced Borges with 'Bama's guy and he did even worse. One of the awesome parts about football is that no one person can propel a team to success ("No man is more important that the team"), you have to have a complete team of winners. But it also means that talent can go unappreciated when surrounded by mediocrity.

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JacquesStrappe

January 28th, 2024 at 2:13 PM ^

True. Al Borges was no dummy. His body of work was good enough to push Auburn to an undefeated season, albeit with a lot of help from Cam Newton. The problem was that Coach Hoke and the AD really didn’t let Borges do his thing. Instead they were comsumed by rigidly adhering to the manball philosophy. “Hearing football” football is fine so long as you are actually winning football, which they did not do at a high enough percentage.

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ShadowStorm33

January 28th, 2024 at 3:40 PM ^

The problem was that Coach Hoke and the AD really didn’t let Borges do his thing. Instead they were comsumed by rigidly adhering to the manball philosophy.

Yeah. Borges was a West Coast Offense guy, which certainly didn't help things. But here's where it gets interesting; Hoke may have forced Borges to run the manball schemes in a general sense, but at Hoke's previous coaching stops (Ball St. and SDSU), his teams ran West Coast passing spreads (SDSU also did so in Hoke's second stint there). And Hoke was a self-professed DL coach, who never otherwise seemed involved with the offensive aspects of his team. He certainly had no affinity whatsoever for a manball offense before he got here or after he left. So I wonder who really drove that decision...

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CWood2

January 28th, 2024 at 12:23 AM ^

Whenever I read a post without looking at who posted it, and then I remark on how bad that post is, it is almost invariably Sal that has written it.  Consistently one of the worst posters on MGOBLOG.  I keep trying to avoid what he writes, but that one time I forget to check the name of the poster, this always happens.  Argh. 

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SalvatoreQuattro

January 28th, 2024 at 12:57 AM ^

Whenever I read a post and it looks like it was written by a malfunctioning bot I know then who is the author of the barely coherent blubbering. Easily the worst poster in the history of the internet CWood2 manages to make 4Chan shitposters look like members of  the Algonquin Round Table.

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RadOWon

January 28th, 2024 at 1:02 PM ^

You know, I'm not part of the "in crowd" here or even the out crowd so I have no clue who is or is not but I have to say, Sal just EVISCERATED CWood2 with that post. Obviously with 70k points he's not afraid to sacrifice some points just for the opportunity to dismantle someone on this board. This right here....EPIC:

 

"CWood2 manages to make 4Chan shitposters look like members of  the Algonquin Round Table"

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Fezzik

January 28th, 2024 at 10:19 AM ^

And instead of closing the thread you go out of your way to complain to everyone here. How can something "always happen" if this is the "one time you forgot to check"? Can we stop with the woe-is-me moaning and reply with any Michigan related substance to the blog (hypocrisy noted). So many keyboard warriors on here...

Rather the OP was good or shit I learned about a coach I knew nothing about and also learned Sam Webb mentioned it. That's why I come here. 

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Communist Football

January 28th, 2024 at 8:19 AM ^

Sam Webb said this on 247 ($):

I KNOW that former Seattle Seahawks defensive coordinator Clint Hurtt is among the names to watch for Michigan’s next defensive coordinator. His last college coaching job was as a defensive line coach at Louisville when he was on Charlie Strong’s staff with Moore.

In a separate post, he said:

Sources informed me this morning that defensive coordinator Jesse Minter met with several defensive players to let them know he will be heading to Los Angeles with Jim Harbaugh to be Jim Harbaugh’s defensive coordinator. The news wasn’t unexpected, and as such, I’m hearing feelers had already been out to replacement candidates, including previously reported targets Clint Hurtt (who previously served as a defensive coordinator for the Seattle Seahawks), and Jim Leonhard (who previously served as a defensive coordinator for Wisconsin and was an analyst for Illinois last season).

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SalvatoreQuattro

January 27th, 2024 at 11:57 PM ^

“You have enemies? Why, it is the story of every man who has done a great deed or created a new idea. It is the cloud which thunders around everything that shines. Fame must have enemies, as light must have gnats. Do not bother yourself about it; disdain. Keep your mind serene as you keep your life clear."

Victor Hugo

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