2024 Michigan Offseason Thread

[MrNubbz]

Jeem could’ve hired Richard Simmons to be his S&C guy in the NFL and it wouldn’t have mattered. He could’ve hired literally anyone. That position just does not matter in the NFL.

Now that'd be funny to watch the way he talks/moves/dresses leading exercising to guys in another life prolly rode with Attila or Ghengis. I agree though the S&C guy leaving could hurt.There has to be someone decent out there. I could lift shots and beers screaming insperation while the team is pulling Volkswagons and lifting half a telephone pole

[utee94]

In related news, Pauly Shore is playing Richard Simmons in a new, unauthorized biopic.  I'm sure this is going to go over well.

[MrNubbz]

Well so far they got the casting right

[Mdot21]

Sherrone Moore promotes Justin Tress to S&C coach. Tress was Ben Herbet's #2 in command in the S&C program. Moore also hires Grant Newsome to OL coach. Newsome is a former Michigan LT who had a promising career before suffering a career ending injury vs Wisconsin in 2016. Newsome has been on the Michigan staff as a G/A and offensive line assistant coach since 2018, but didn't become a full-time positional coach until 2022 when he was hired by Jeem as the TE's coach. Jeem had Newsome lined up to go with him to the Minnesota Vikings when Jeem thought he was getting that job. Jeem was trying to get Newsome to go with him to the Chargers as well. Glad that Moore was able to keep Newsome on staff. He's a rising star.

Moore should process and cut Herbet's no-star nephew Zach Ludwig that Jeem offered a full-ride to in the '24 class. Portal is open for 30 days, Moore should tell Ludwig to beat it. Only made sense taking him to appease Herbert. Since Jeem gave the bird to Michigan by poaching Herbert, Moore needs to tell that kid to kick rocks and take the scholarship and use it on someone that can actually help in the portal.

[847badgerfan]

What's up with Mike Hart?

[Temp430]

What's up with Mike Hart?

Mike interviewed with Indiana a while back for the head coach opening.  Nothing for certain other than that.  

[Mdot21]

What's up with Mike Hart?

nothing yet. there have been rumors that Sherrone Moore isn't going to hire him as OC, which likely means Mike Hart is leaving. Hart has his eyes set on moving up in the coaching ranks. He wants to be a HC some day. He isn't going to do that if he's getting passed over for the OC title at Michigan and remaining a RB's coach.

Mike Hart is a really good RB's coach imo, terrible recruiter however. He didn't land Blake Corum or Donovan Edwards, Corum was already here before Hart and Edwards was an in-state kid whose primary recruiter was none other than Sherrone Moore. Mike Hart was the RB's coach for a team he played for at an extremely high level as a player- a team that 3 years in a row were extremely run first and run-heavy, won 3 straight B1G 'chips, went to 3 straight playoffs and won a Natty and he recruited one big-time RB in that entire 3+ year time span- Jordan Marshall from Ohio. That's it. As the primary recruiter for other positions he was even worse....

[847badgerfan]

Mike Hart bleeds blue. Moore should keep him and make him OC and let him help with running backs.

If he fails, he fails. He'll get another RB coach job in a HARTbeat.

[Mdot21]

Mike Hart bleeds blue. Moore should keep him and make him OC and let him help with running backs.

If he fails, he fails. He'll get another RB coach job in a HARTbeat.

Hart is good where he's at. If he doesn't like being the RB's coach, he can leave. 

He's a lousy recruiter and he's not really known for being a whizz kid play caller. It's a risk to elevate him to OC and let him put together offensive game plans and call plays. He's never done it. And there's no real buzz or indication from inside the program that he's any good at any of that. Oh yeah and as mentioned many times before- he's a lousy recruiter.

If he doesn't like being the RB coach, he can kick rocks. They can and should do better at OC. 

[MrNubbz]

Hart is good where he's at. If he doesn't like being the RB's coach, he can leave.

If what you have presented is accurate then I concur.Could be a big mistake moving to OC, Ed Warriner for instance. Went from ND-tOSU-Goophs- Mich. fabulous O-Line Coach best that I can recall got a lot of kids into the league while in C-Bus. And slapped together that '14 line that blocked for Zeke,many along the way were converted from other positions. But the move up just didn't pan out so if I'm Moore follow your gut. Bad move to cave into every popular pick or friend

[ELA]

Mike Hart bleeds blue. Moore should keep him and make him OC and let him help with running backs.

If he fails, he fails. He'll get another RB coach job in a HARTbeat.

They absolutely cannot make him OC.  I mean, I hope they do, but that's not his jam.  I honestly think he'd be a better HC than OC.  So his move might be to drop down and see if he can get an FCS head coaching job.  Take a pay cut, but prove you can handle that, then come back to a MAC head coaching job

[Mdot21]

They absolutely cannot make him OC.  I mean, I hope they do, but that's not his jam.  I honestly think he'd be a better HC than OC.  So his move might be to drop down and see if he can get an FCS head coaching job.  Take a pay cut, but prove you can handle that, then come back to a MAC head coaching job

Agreed. 

Although I doubt how well he’d do as an HC of a major program. He hates recruiting and he’s not good at it. That’s kind of important for a college head coach- being able to recruit.

I think he’s a hell of a RB coach. And that’s probably his ceiling until he embraces recruiting and becomes at least above average at it. He’s terrible at it as is.

[Mdot21]

Michigan DT Reece Atteberry to the portal. Atteberry came to Michigan in 2020 as an OL and was moved to DT this off-season where he was like 10th on the depth chart at the position. 

He’ll probably go to a school where he has a chance of playing like Nebraska or Colorado or something. 

[Mdot21]

who runs a power spread with lot of designed QB runs and QB read options? 

Cause that’s who I’d hire to be OC if I’m Sherrone Moore. Maybe Joe Moorehead or someone from the Urban Meyer or Chip Kelly tree. 

Orji is a freak athlete built like a tank. Turn him into the black Tebow and run the shit out of him and Donovan Edwards, Kalel Mullings, Benjamin Hill, and Jordan Marshall.