Per rivals ($): DCC down to 5: Leavitt, Anderson, Pees, Randy Shannon, and Butch Davis
Yes, that Randy Shannon and that Butch Davis. Apparently they even reached out to Harbaugh and asked to be interviewed.
Best I can do for a LINK. ($) (Yes, it's paywalled.)
Calling alum96, profile it up, baby. (I've only found Leavitt and Anderson posts.)
December 7th, 2015 at 4:32 PM ^
:/ no Pruitt? sad day...
December 7th, 2015 at 4:45 PM ^
I think the consensus is that with Smart to UGa Pruitt is taking Smart's position at Bama. He's an Alabama grad and had his first major college coaching gig there. Seems like it'd be nearly impossible to steal him out from under Bama if they want him (and I'm hearing they do.)
December 7th, 2015 at 5:22 PM ^
Also, Saban is 64. The DC for Bama could be considered the heir apparent whenever Saban retires.
December 7th, 2015 at 5:26 PM ^
As if Saban is mortal
December 7th, 2015 at 7:29 PM ^
only when compared to Harbaugh
December 7th, 2015 at 4:34 PM ^
December 7th, 2015 at 5:13 PM ^
I don't want Butch Davis anywhere near Ann Arbor, after that academic scandal in Chapel Hill. Let him go rebuild his career someplace else.
December 7th, 2015 at 5:48 PM ^
The DC doesn't have anything to do with setting the academic environment, and besides even if he did Harbaugh would not allow anything sketchy.
December 7th, 2015 at 6:12 PM ^
his involvement, but I don't want people on the coaching staff with a history of looking the other way when something sketchy is going on. The head coach is never going to see everything his staff does.
December 7th, 2015 at 7:02 PM ^
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December 7th, 2015 at 5:51 PM ^
Left under a scandal, has not coached since 2010 beyond being an "advisor" to Tampa Bay for part of that time. Find it hard to believe this is any type of short list.
December 7th, 2015 at 6:32 PM ^
did you not see the previous posts on Harbaugh's missing class policy?
December 7th, 2015 at 7:44 PM ^
I'd go for this just towatch the academic battle between Davis and Baxter. May the best/worst person win!
December 7th, 2015 at 10:58 PM ^
I used to work in the building where Butch Davis and his family lived while he was HC in Chapel Hill.
That man is an asshole and his teenage son is even worse.
December 7th, 2015 at 4:34 PM ^
This report doesn't pass the sniff test.
December 7th, 2015 at 4:37 PM ^
Michael Spath wrote the poll, asking their premium members who they wanted out of the 5. Wrote their sources are telling it's those 5.
December 7th, 2015 at 6:55 PM ^
I hope it is not the same source that was feeding them info for the past 3 off seasons.
December 7th, 2015 at 8:38 PM ^
December 7th, 2015 at 4:34 PM ^
I'd honestly be alright with Randy Shannon.....feel like he is just a better DC than HC and should keep that south florida pipeline going.
December 7th, 2015 at 4:41 PM ^
Honestly alright? That would be an incredible hire. And a poach from an equal-level school where he is co-DC already.
Longterm LB coach who has coordinated killer defenses over a large sample size and oh by the way has recruited the shit out of Florida for 20 years? And is highly energetic and still under 50 and probably not going to leave for another HC job anytime soon? Sign me up.
December 7th, 2015 at 4:50 PM ^
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December 7th, 2015 at 9:32 PM ^
This would be a homerun hire. I mean, he was DC for YTM from 2001-2006, during which they were always top ten defenses. This year his Florida defense was lights out and largely improved on Durkin's defense from the year before.
Currently, Shannon gets paid 400k. Durkin was getting 800k here. We can pretty much double his salary. I say get it done! Otherwise, he could wind up on OSU's sideline and that woudl be the suck.
December 7th, 2015 at 6:24 PM ^
Yeah...but it seems odd that this info is being leaked now...he's going to be on the opposite sideline. He'll be asked about this a thousand times and probably have to deny it to save face with UF and his players. Maybe he's just angling for a raise or something.
December 7th, 2015 at 4:35 PM ^
Yeah, Michigan is going to hire someone tained by the UNC academic scandal.
Right after they hire me.
December 7th, 2015 at 4:36 PM ^
Don't think Butch was ever directly linked was he? That would be a dynamite hire. Harbaugh would set him straight.
December 7th, 2015 at 4:55 PM ^
but I have a real hard time believing he didn't know what was going on
December 7th, 2015 at 5:07 PM ^
Even if he did, who cares? We would hire him for DC.
December 7th, 2015 at 5:34 PM ^
This is Michigan.
December 7th, 2015 at 5:43 PM ^
Who cares? You've got to be fucking kidding.
December 7th, 2015 at 6:12 PM ^
because I like Michigan being not on probation.
seriously?
December 7th, 2015 at 6:49 PM ^
They just were on probation.....Oh that's right. We are still under the impression that only southern schools bend the rules.
December 7th, 2015 at 6:21 PM ^
I care. The UNC situation is my worst nightmare that doesn't include close family members being killed, tortured, etc. or some variation of WWIII.
December 7th, 2015 at 6:51 PM ^
I am still searching for ANY evidence an academic scandal would come from hiring an assistant coach.
December 7th, 2015 at 8:00 PM ^
Well, there is the unfolding scandal at Louisville where assistant coach Andre McGee allegedly arranged parties with hookers for players and recruits without Pitino's knowledge.
December 9th, 2015 at 11:36 PM ^
So the integrity of your assistant coaches doesn't matter to you at all? They can all be completely unethical douchebags as long as an actual scandal isn't part of the package? WTF is wrong with you?
December 7th, 2015 at 9:04 PM ^
December 7th, 2015 at 11:25 PM ^
Great, now when you get off your high tower of elitism you can take the team bus then the EL to your next home game at UC...don't forget your ascot and monocle
December 8th, 2015 at 8:47 AM ^
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December 7th, 2015 at 7:39 PM ^
This is Michigan, fergodsakes.
December 7th, 2015 at 4:43 PM ^
Kirk Herbsteit would have reported it (again) already.
December 7th, 2015 at 5:21 PM ^
December 7th, 2015 at 4:35 PM ^
Keep in mind, OSU is looking for a D-coordinator too. Wouldn't be surprised to see Urbz pull a big fish (Pruitt?). Bad timing.