Yahoo College Football: Enos to Bama

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Source: Dan Enos expected to leave Michigan for Alabama. He’s expected to be associate HC and coach QBs.

— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) January 26, 2018
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gruden

January 26th, 2018 at 10:36 AM ^

Being in the same profession I completely understand, especially since employers are under no compunction to keep you around.  However, if someone jumps around a lot it does raise eyebrows.  If you're a consultant or a hired-gun that's one thing, but if you're interviewing for permanent positions prospective employers are going to see the resume and have second thoughts about hiring a person that doesn't stick around.

For Enos it isn't a good look and that may come back to bite him in the future.  A lot of people will be laughing (or sighing in relief) if he falls on his face.

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crg

January 25th, 2018 at 8:24 PM ^

Define what an "Associate Head Coach" is first.  How does it differ from an "Assistant Head Coach" or a "Head-Coach-in-Waiting"?  How many "Associate Head Coaches" can there be?  If it is only money, we probably could match it.  However, there is probably someone better than Enos we could pull for that money also.

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Heptarch

January 25th, 2018 at 7:54 PM ^

For me it's about data points.

We now know that both of the teams that played in this year's championship game wanted him.  That says that Harbaugh was probably right to want him.

And now we lose him to one of those teams. 

At the very least it's not good for optics.  It gives the impression that we are a second tier program and whether you agree with that assessment or not, it's not a good look.

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YoOoBoMoLloRoHo

January 25th, 2018 at 8:22 PM ^

It’s a tough pill to swallow, but the AD issues over the last 10+ years and the challenges of coaching at UM (despite what all the morons on this board post about UM not possessing different standards than OSU/Bama/etc) have truly hampered the status of the program as a football machine.

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jabberwock

January 26th, 2018 at 7:40 AM ^

What do you think is a better long term strategy?

Be an assistant (of any kind) at Abama where you are virtually guaranteed to play for a national championship within a couple years, and be able to jump to almost any other high paying SEC gig.?

or

be a somewhat better paid assistant at Michigan and perhaps wallow in mediocrity before jumping to . . . the MAC?

easy choice.

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gruden

January 26th, 2018 at 11:14 AM ^

I wouldn't go that far.  Durkin went to Maryland, positions coaches have moved up to coordinator jobs or NFL jobs.  Both Brown and Partridge got offers. Being at M is still a place where coaches can work to move up the ladder, so that's not an issue.

Bama has certain advantages right now that few schools have.  They're located in a talent-rich area with pre-built interest in the team, so it makes recruiting, one of the more arudous tasks, a whole lot easier.  And having great talent makes winning easier.  Enos doesn't have a strong connection to M anyway so he probably looks at it a lot more objectively than any of us.

 

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LDNfan

January 27th, 2018 at 5:39 PM ^

Here's another fucking data point...

One a few days ago "Iowa with a bigger stadium" fended off this same NC team for Chris Partridge.

How quickly the romper room forgets.

You win some and you lose some (and I'll take keeping CP over losing Enos anyday of the week) but if anything this is indicative of Harbaugh's eye for coaching talent. I'm sure he didn't have a shopping list with one name on it. If he thinks he can upgrade the coaching staff I have no doubt that he will. 

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Section 35

January 25th, 2018 at 8:36 PM ^

Thing is Enos was perceived as a crappy head coach at CMU, crappy OC at Arkansas, a mediocre hire for UM, and now will probably win a NC at Bama and be crowned another up and coming SEC coordinator soon to be HC somewhere else. If I’m Enos and have an offer from Bama, I’m packing my bags right now and will sign when I get there.

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Bluetotheday

January 25th, 2018 at 7:43 PM ^

Bruce Feldman @BruceFeldmanCFB SOURCE: Dan Enos is leaving the #Michigan staff after a brief stint to go coach QBs at #Alabama. The move was first reported by Yahoo. On phone, hope you get the point

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Mr Grainger

January 25th, 2018 at 7:44 PM ^

Can't blame him for going. Associate head coach under Saban is a lot more appealing than 'maybe someday you'll be a coordinator at Michigan.' And the 'oh my God this program is in shambles because we lost Enos' shit needs to stop. Two weeks ago people were bitching because he wasn't a good enough hire. Now the walls are caving in because he took a better job. Losing a journeyman assistant coach is not like losing Don Brown.

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cbs650

January 25th, 2018 at 7:45 PM ^

JH had to know he would leave if a better opportuniy came up and if he did, then hiring him was not smart. And Enos has been on the road recruiting.

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Michwolve21

January 25th, 2018 at 7:46 PM ^

Why is Pep Hamilton still employed? The fact that Jim and Hue Jackson are the only ones to employ that conman is a complete embarrassment. Seriously, even Chuck Pagano fired him

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