Tea Leaves: Pep on the way out. McElwain sticking around

I would love to see this, but it happening/ and actually working out, would be on par with winning the power ball two times in a row. 

You can only beat talent with scheme, and until we can recruit talent like Alabama and Ohio State, we can't afford to remain oblivious to the weaknesses shown by our upcoming opponents and ignore what has worked against them. 

I have faith that Don Brown won't get embarrassed next year against Ohio State.(ex: 2017 PSU vs 2018 PSU). However, I really believe that we need to scheme on offense to confuse the more talented teams rather than relying on "Stick to this YEAR'S" game plan. (ex: 2017 OSU vs. 2018 osu). 

 Each game should have it's own scheme based on the weaknesses shown by the opponents previous games... along with a Severe SELF scouting report, from a hired analytical team, of your own tendencies on Defense as well as offense in order to give the best chance of winning every single game. 

Figuratively is the word you would use to describe your deficient take on the size of the WR recruits. Literally is the word I use to describe your mental state, as in, “Diagonal was literally born without a brain.”

There's a clear emphasis on recruiting speedy slots since he arrived. Obviously there's a change in offensive philosophy, but we don't know if McElwain is behind it. True he hasn't reeled in one of the top tall targets and he's not a great recruiter.  But we're not taking plan C guys that fit the mold like in the past.

I’d rather see some 6”0 speedy slot types, we have exactly zero of those on the roster, ambry Thomas should be playing slot 

Pep has been decent about recruiting. He's very good in developing relationships with his targets and has been one of the main recruiters in state. That being said his offense is very vanilla so I hope Harbaugh gets someone who can design more explosive plays and can get our playmakers in space

As for WR recruiting, Michigan is trying to get more speed. But the lack of size on new WRs may be due to recruiting 3 tall WRs in 2017.

Ah, Maizen season has finally arrived!

Maybe this is because elite recruits look on our depth chart and see DPJ, Nico Collins, and Tarik Black.

It wouldn't be totally surprising to see McElwain become OC and Roundtree become the WR coach. Not as much of a splash as many would want, but I can see it happening. With that said, McElwain needs to start recruiting worth a damn if he wants to stay.