Who should be SM hires for the coordinator jobs?
Since Moore is the HC who should be his hires for the open positions? From what is being said Newsome is going to be the OL Coach and others probably stay where they are except for some responsibilities becoming different. Anyone have ideas about who is a good OC and DC? Heard the Ravens LB coach is another guy in the MM and JM realm.
I might get negged for this because people still don't think Moore should be the HC but he is so let's talk about some good hires from him to bring along.
January 25th, 2024 at 1:55 PM ^
No you didn't but, this is better then people constantly putting out posts about why we shouldn't hire him or who are next HC will be. When it is already known inside SH that Moore is the guy now.
January 25th, 2024 at 2:12 PM ^
No, it's not better, it's confusing. If you want to talk about the coordinator openings--which are admittedly more interesting--just call Sherrone the "presumptive" HC. "Inevitable" or "imminent" also work.
January 25th, 2024 at 4:48 PM ^
Speaking of bureaucratic nonsense. Let's all just hold up this thread a minute while we all agree on the proper adjective shall we?
January 25th, 2024 at 6:32 PM ^
Ill take this idea to our MGOBLOG committee. Usually turn around time is about 7 business days. We have Toyota-Thon and Ground Hogs day coming up so we should have word around mid march.
January 25th, 2024 at 2:22 PM ^
Ha, nothing like upvoting yourself and ignoring well-meant criticism to prove your point.
January 25th, 2024 at 2:32 PM ^
R u fin serious bro? I can't help you are confused. Are you alright in the head? I didn't comment on you because I was being nice and didn't want to insult you intelligence. But you come back with some childish comment and look who upvotes and downvotes. I have no idea and could care less.
Tha point is the people who are in SH and those who know people inside there already know he is the HC. I don't need an official announcement know who the head coach is.
Sorry you need an official announcement to understand that.
I mean if those words help you understand it better. But still doesn't change the fact as of last night he already was doing Head Coaching roles including vetting and looking for coordinators.
January 25th, 2024 at 2:41 PM ^
I bow to your genius and graciousness.
January 25th, 2024 at 2:48 PM ^
I'm sorry, I feel like I started a kerfuffle.
My apologies.
January 25th, 2024 at 3:15 PM ^
No worries 2008 I just thought from what I heard and what others in the media are saying everyone should know Moore is the HC right now but it can't be officially announced yet.
Zinters tweet last night pretty much says how the players feel about him and he was expected by the players to be named HC if Jim left. So when Jim officially left Zak sent out his tweet.
January 25th, 2024 at 2:32 PM ^
Are next HC?
January 25th, 2024 at 5:19 PM ^
Upvote x 1000
January 25th, 2024 at 1:44 PM ^
Here is a link to rivals with some names
https://michigan.rivals.com/news/candidates-to-become-next-michigan-football-offensive-coordinator
January 25th, 2024 at 2:30 PM ^
Brennan Marion sounds like a compelling choice. I like the idea of using 2 RB sets. Especially two guys who can catch the football. Given our dearth of WR depth right now, and no downfield threat guys, this would be a great type of offense until we do.
January 25th, 2024 at 9:03 PM ^
I like the idea of using 2 RB sets, but I would much prefer our diverse array of run plays and blocking schemes with more QB runs. I think we should use Alex Orji like Tim Tebow and play with the jumbo sets a whole bunch.
J.J. couldn't do that because he was too slight. Orji is a tank and we can use him like Tebow. I would say Lamar Jackson, but I don't know how fast Orji really is. If he's fast we should just run the Raven's offense with more QB runs/options.
January 25th, 2024 at 2:32 PM ^
I like the idea of the UNLV OC and using a modified version of the Go-Go offense. Especially this coming year with Edwards and Mullings
January 25th, 2024 at 3:51 PM ^
Go Go Blue.
January 25th, 2024 at 4:24 PM ^
Goin' to a go-go
(Everybody's)
Goin' to a go-go
(Come on now)
Don't you want to go
(Yeah)
January 25th, 2024 at 5:20 PM ^
That's a pretty uninspiring list. Lets not get crazy like hiring RichRod and undo what's been done at Michigan. The last three years should be an example of how to win football games. Not sure anyone in that list other than Campbell provides that.
January 25th, 2024 at 9:19 PM ^
Yeah that’s a very bad list and I get the thought of bringing in someone like Paul it would not be a good fit. The coach from UNLV is the only one who is an OK suggestion. There’s a lot of options out there and this list is about a C as far as those options go.
January 25th, 2024 at 1:44 PM ^
Reading through this was comparable to when I try to work hungover.
January 25th, 2024 at 1:44 PM ^
Brian Hartline is probably pretty pissed about getting demoted (albeit with a co-coordinator job title) lets hire him.... bwahahaha
January 25th, 2024 at 9:28 PM ^
Even better Harbaugh should hire him to be the receivers coach for the Chargers.
January 25th, 2024 at 1:45 PM ^
IF Sherrone gets the job, I bet that Kirk Campbell gets the OC position.
DC I don’t know. Probably someone from the NFL I’d hope.
I have a surprising nomination for our TEs coach assuming Newsome gets promoted…Brian Ferentz.
No, seriously. Dude put a constant string of TEs and OL into the NFL. I honestly believe there’s no better *position* coach we could hire.
Just keep him far far away from the play sheets. Maybe don’t even give him a headset. In fact, let’s just send him to the movies every Saturday…
January 25th, 2024 at 1:49 PM ^
I thought Hart was sort of on the OC track, and has more tenure than campbell. why has his name dropped out of the coordinator conversation? there is a small part of me that suspects he isn't highly regarded by the admin. an effective run game coach, but maybe not personable enough to do the higher level roles? just speculation/suspicion based on nothing at all really.
January 25th, 2024 at 2:00 PM ^
It could be Hart or Campbell being Co coordinators but I also assume Hart is the associate Head Coach since Jim and most think he is on his way to being HC someday. As long as we become an offense that is more diverse then before. I wouldn't mind seeing some hurry up at times instead of slowly working the play clock down every play. Making it dependent upon the game that is being played. Get the WRs a little more involved also, which in turn could help with elite ones giving Michigan a shot.
January 25th, 2024 at 2:04 PM ^
I wouldn't mind seeing some hurry up at times instead of slowly working the play clock down every play. Making it dependent upon the game that is being played.
I don't completely disagree, but part of the reason our D has been able to be so elite (aside from the coaching and players) has been the fact that they do not have to be back out on the field after 3 mins of rest every time. A more up tempo offense that either scores or gets off the field quickly comes at a cost to the defense.
So this better be a very calculated approach if they do it.
Personally, I like our current styles. Not everyone does it, and I'm a zig when others are zagging kinda guy.
January 25th, 2024 at 2:13 PM ^
I don't want hurry up all the time just every once in while when the situation is right to keep the other defense off base. I like what we do but just when the game calls for it.
Say offense is struggling sometimes uptempo helps get you in a groove then go back to the original plan.
January 25th, 2024 at 3:00 PM ^
When they need to run hurry up, like against TCU towards the end of the fourth quarter, or Michigan State in 2020, I’d like to see them do it with some modicum of competence and success.
January 25th, 2024 at 2:58 PM ^
This is a good point. We don't need to switch to the Air Raid offense, but gosh it would be nice if we were capable of scheming our WRs open every once in a while. The fact that literally no one has taken our WRs and passing game as a threat in the last three years is kinda sad. Obviously we still won without it, but could you just imagine the power of our offense if we had a competent passing game AND our dominant run game?
January 25th, 2024 at 4:27 PM ^
Fair is fair.
I am appalled at teams that cannot run from under center when it's necessary. So in fairness, we should be able to run some tempo when it's necessary.
January 25th, 2024 at 6:40 PM ^
We dont do it a lot but when we do its effective. How many plays in the Rose Bowl were there? Against an elite defense as well. I think the priorities are "protect the ball, protect the defense" until the lead isnt ousr anymore then things change. We dared other teams to take the lead from us and they couldnt. It may be boring, lead to shitty WR recruiting, but hot damn is it effective.
January 25th, 2024 at 2:37 PM ^
Maybe it's an inherent bias that even applies to some of "our own."
January 25th, 2024 at 1:50 PM ^
That's a good thought as long as he has no input on how to game plan or run the offense. Iowa has had great Tight ends over the last 10 plus years.
January 25th, 2024 at 9:22 PM ^
That sincerely a great suggestion. Ferentz knows 3 star tight ends even better than Harbaugh and is a fantastic coach. He’s coached in the Big Ten, he’s from the Midwest, and he would be a great position coach.
January 25th, 2024 at 1:45 PM ^
He should hire me as the Connor Stalions Family Head Gif Coordinator. I'd get the team fired up by showing them the best football gifs on the intertubes.
January 25th, 2024 at 1:46 PM ^
biff poggi
January 25th, 2024 at 1:52 PM ^
It would be awesome to get Biff back but he is a head coach at heart and to me would have been a good coach here. Wearing his cut offs in the snow in November while we beat the shit out of OSU
January 25th, 2024 at 2:34 PM ^
I doubt Biff will have anything to do with us, at least until Warde is gone. It sounds like he thought he was treated unfairly.
January 25th, 2024 at 3:08 PM ^
Where was it said he was treated unfairly? Didn't Warde hire him, twice ? And then he left to be HC.
January 25th, 2024 at 1:52 PM ^
assuming Minter goes with JH, I think Fitzgerald would be a great DC. He could be a huge help to SM, and I dont think he is in any hurry to be a HC anytime soon
January 25th, 2024 at 3:10 PM ^
It'd be catastrophic and silly to go any direction other than the amoeba defense we run. It took two years to get it up to speed.
January 25th, 2024 at 6:43 PM ^
Fittzgerald officially has more mentions (1) then the (co) DC that just lead this defense to a National Championship and has 3 years of the system under his belt.
What a strange strange group we are.
January 25th, 2024 at 7:56 PM ^
Yeah, it's either random Ravens coach or anybody who coached before. But never the 3 year coach
January 25th, 2024 at 1:53 PM ^
whoever can maintain the current ravens D in terms of structure, installs, game planning process, etc. doesnt even have to necessarily be a raven, as long as they know what theyre doing. maybe its someone already in the building, maybe someone currently elsewhere in nfl. while theyve had good players the past few years, the scheme and process is clearly a winner right now so continuity there would be huge
January 25th, 2024 at 1:58 PM ^
Bill Belichick as DC.
Andy Reid as OC.
Oh, you mean realistic candidates? Someone who can maintain the style/philosophies we currently have - DC seems more ideal to go outside, OC I think you can maintain things with an internal hire as Moore is gonna be heavily involved in the game planning anyway (Campbell or Hart likely). Just don't wanna see the shared play calling anymore, that did not work well.
January 25th, 2024 at 1:58 PM ^
Moore needs to keep his most valuable coaches here....if he does not promote hart and clink then they will likely be moving on and and that would absolutely gut this team.
Elston stays at DL with significant raise
Newsome OL
Get new coaches at:
WR
Safeties (bellamy?)
Special Teams
QB (cambpell to WR)
TE
LB
January 25th, 2024 at 2:00 PM ^
Absolutely gut the team? Maybe we lose a recruit or two but I sincerely doubt we experience a bunch of current roster attrition if Hart and Clink leave.
January 25th, 2024 at 7:58 PM ^
I'm sure the secondary came back because of Clinkscale
January 25th, 2024 at 2:07 PM ^
Clink is a definite stay with pay raise not sure if he is ready to be DC but he does know our system well but in the end I want to keep running out same Defense and make the offense a little more explosive or diverse as we have different types of teams now in the conference. 2023 defense is going to be hard to replicate year in and out so having an offense that can be capable in a shoot out would be great.
January 25th, 2024 at 2:05 PM ^
Here's my "okay hear me out" idea...
Two words... Mike. Shanahan.
Much has been made about the 2013 Washington coaching staff lately... a staff that at one time included:
Sean McVay
Kyle Shanahan
Matt LeFleur
Mike McDaniel
Bobby Slowick
Raheem Morris
Now we don't want him to coach anything. He's 700 years old, I'm pretty sure. (Actually he's only 71 years old which makes him younger than Pete Carroll and Bill Belichick) Anywho, roll ole Mike Shanahan's bones out here and say "Coach... pick the next all star lineup of coaches!"