2018 Michigan Season thread

[PortlandSpartan]

If Enos ends up at UM I'd be disappointed, but would much rather he be there than Canada. 

[ELA]

If Enos ends up at UM I'd be disappointed, but would much rather he be there than Canada.

Agreed, and it's not even close.

[Mdot21]

Canada is an excellent coordinator when he's given complete control. I'm not sure that would work in Ann Arbor with the HC being an offensive guy and the nepotism in the room on top of that.

this.
Harbaugh would need to relinquish control. Period. Canada wouldn't be a fit unless that happened.
Drevno and Pep select plays and Harbaugh picks the one he likes best that they give him. It's a complete clusterf*&&k and a complete mess. Drevno and Pep are both grossly over-paid and need to be on the street ASAP. They are mediocre coaches and terrible recruiters. Drevno was struggling coaching a position group and co-ordinating an offense so they went and brought in another OL coach to help carry the load. That 2nd OL coach is on his way to FSU. Time to cut bait with Drevno and just re-boot.

Jim's unqualified 25 year old son was the fricken RB coach and they literally did not have a WR's coach. There was a GA helping out but it's limited how much on the field coaching those guys can do. It's no wonder the RB's coughed up the ball and sucked terribly in pass pro. No wonder why the talented frosh WR's had trouble running their routes and catching the ball. Those two positions literally aren't getting coached.

There needs to be MAJOR overhaul on that offensive coaching staff. Go get a real RB and real WR coach. Fire Pep and Drevno. Get a real OC. Get a real OL coach.

[Temp430]

Drevno is making $1 million per year.   That's some pricey offensive bull crap.

[847badgerfan]

Drevno is making $1 million per year.   That's some pricey offensive bull crap.

USA Today has both he and Pep making $1.15 Mil.

https://www.landof10.com/michigan/usa-today-releases-assistant-coaches-salaries-michigan-3-top-10

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2017/12/06/highest-paid-assistant-football-coaches-worth-overpaid/918708001/

[847badgerfan]

As for the OL coach need.. There's a guy called T.J. Woods out there looking for work. He's a pretty damn good coach, from the Bob Bostad school of OL coaching.

Bart Miller is similarly trained, but he's rowing a sinking boat in MPLS right now. Miller has experience working with Herbert, so that could be a fit. He also took over the OL at UW in 2012 when BB fired Markuson after two games and worked wonders. I bet he'd jump if M offered.

[HailHailMSP]

Rumors are heating up a bit more that Drevno and Pep are pursuing other opportunities. And the Enos and Greg Roman smoke is billowing. If Harbaugh hands over the keys and doesn't meddle that is more important than who they hire. Roman is more of a pistol guy, with some Power I dimensions, which fits nicely withe Patterson. 

The Canada hire would be a much better move to me, but this is a big step in the right direction compared to the current state. 

Now, if they can kick to the curb the ST coach or whoever was coaching the Punt and Punt Returns groups all year, i'll be a little more happy. 

[Mdot21]

DE Chase Winovich saying no to
the NFL draft and returning. Big news for Michigan.

They'll return 9 starters on defense. Have to develop that DL depth- Villain and Jeter getting hurt and taking redshirts hurt it a little bit- but both will be back in 2018. 

D could basically be flawless if they develop that DL depth. Only thing that kinda concerns me is the safeties. Kinnel and Mettellus are very mediocre pieces to what should otherwise be a loaded defense. They need to find replacements for both of those safeties IMO.

I just hope that Jim does what is necessary on the offensive side of the ball and makes the necessary coaching changes. I'd hate to see them waste a lights out defense bc they had atrocious offense and QB play for 3 years in a row. 

[847badgerfan]

Any legs to the Mattison rumors on the Michigan boards?

[Temp430]

Any legs to the Mattison rumors on the Michigan boards?

Heard or read nothing along those lines.   I would not expect to hear about any coaching changes until February.   

[Temp430]

Having said that Brandon Justice tweets that Michigan will hire Cincinnati's Al Washington to coach running backs.

https://twitter.com/brandonbjustice?lang=en

[847badgerfan]

Having said that Brandon Justice tweets that Michigan will hire Cincinnati's Al Washington to coach running backs.

https://twitter.com/brandonbjustice?lang=en

Good hire. Anything is better than the kid coaching that position.

[Mdot21]

Good hire. Anything is better than the kid coaching that position.

Not so fast my friend.
Sounds like he'll be coaching defense. Might be stuck with the kid.
Supposedly this guy is an ace recruiter. From Columbus, OH has a lot of connections to HS coaches in Ohio. He's also worked with Don Brown before at BC. This hire mainly has to do with familiarity with Brown and Washington's recruiting chops. If Brown wants him I'm sold. And he's suppose to be a heck of a recruiter. Michigan needs more recruiters after losing maybe their best in Wheatley to the NFL.

[Mdot21]

Any legs to the Mattison rumors on the Michigan boards?

What rumors? 
I did see an interview he did a couple weeks ago with the 247 Michigan site where they asked him about retirement and he said not any time soon and that he's got a lot of gas in the tank. 
Mattison might just be the best DL coach in the game. He and LJ Sr are probably tops. Seems like they can take anyone and turn them into real players.