Partridge Did Not Get a Raise to go to Ole Miss
January 30th, 2020 at 12:54 PM ^
He was obviously run off by Harbaugh.
January 30th, 2020 at 1:00 PM ^
Ran him off because he wouldn't recruit through his injury!
January 30th, 2020 at 1:01 PM ^
It is a title promotion AND kind of a raise. $$$ goes a lot further in MS than Ann Arbor.
January 30th, 2020 at 1:13 PM ^
I don't think there are any hypothetical powers that are pervading nature in play here, but I do think it seems odd
January 30th, 2020 at 1:23 PM ^
If you consider the exchange rate..... money goes farther in Mississippi. :-)
January 30th, 2020 at 2:18 PM ^
Partridge went to a parking lot flea market in Ypsilanti and for $20 he bought a steamer trunk filled with old bills with Jefferson Davis on them. They're still legal tender down in Oxford.
January 30th, 2020 at 1:27 PM ^
And players aren't paid at Ole Miss.
January 30th, 2020 at 1:57 PM ^
Yeah, this doesn't seem odd in the least bit. He got a promotion going to a DC title. Good for him.
January 30th, 2020 at 2:18 PM ^
So what is the possibility that knowing Don Brown was not leaving in the next year or two or three, JH allowed CP to depart for some DC experience so he can bring him back as DC when DB retires? I'd like to think that is the case, however I acknowledge the wearing of my maize-colored glasses today.
January 30th, 2020 at 2:32 PM ^
That's some 3-D chess thinking, right there. Or... quit drinking and go to work.
January 30th, 2020 at 2:44 PM ^
Partridge's performance as an assistant coach was very promising, and his recruiting was excellent full stop. But he was a high school coach 5 years or so ago, and had nowhere near the resume to be DC at Michigan.
Webb said that if he excelled in DC roles, a return to Michigan in that capacity was absolutely in the cards.
January 30th, 2020 at 2:36 PM ^
Shouldn't have under-offered that Kentucky assistant by $100k*
*source/citation needed
January 30th, 2020 at 2:43 PM ^
I never understand hand wringing over any coach or player leaving. This is the new reality of the college football transfer portal and has long been the reality of the coaching profession. Why can't we just focus and support those who call Michigan home, either as a player or coach?
January 30th, 2020 at 3:11 PM ^
So, it looks like Brian's "Michigan lost an ace recruiter for $50K was incorrect".
January 30th, 2020 at 5:59 PM ^
I think the op is saying that Partridge needs a new agent that knows how to negotiate.
January 30th, 2020 at 6:15 PM ^
I mean...he's getting promoted, which is good for his career. Sometimes you don't need to make more money to move on up. No way Michigan was going to make him a DC or co-DC anytime soon (nor should they). And he'll be in the heart of the most talent-rich region in the country. I get it.
Silver lining: maybe Partridge proves himself an excellent DC, and Michigan comes calling in 3-5 years needing a new, young DC. Not likely, but who knows.
January 30th, 2020 at 8:54 PM ^
Sounds like the 5th year firm handshake.
Edit: That was a bit tongue in cheek. But seriously, CP's 2017 vaunted recruiting class was a near complete bust. New coaches look like a big upgrade.
January 31st, 2020 at 7:32 AM ^
Linebacker coaches don't become head coaches without first becoming a DC. It's not always about immediate money. Sometimes it's about a long term gain.
February 1st, 2020 at 5:07 AM ^
Omg. That must mean he hates Harbaugh and the program is a wreck?