December 10th, 2014 at 9:09 AM ^
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December 10th, 2014 at 9:58 AM ^
if he was hired, that would not inspire any confidence at all.
December 10th, 2014 at 11:22 AM ^
have been contacted by MIchigan according to the Duke sport information director. The report of an offer to Cutliffe is bogus.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000441614/article/brandt-dukes-dav…
December 10th, 2014 at 9:10 AM ^
I think everyone assumed this to be the case. The firm made contact to just see if he would be a bottom of the list canidate and he said no thanks.
December 10th, 2014 at 9:11 AM ^
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December 10th, 2014 at 9:19 AM ^
December 10th, 2014 at 10:12 AM ^
I disagree. One of the silliest things about coaching searches is that people act like it's a huge embarrassment if a couple of candidates say "no, thanks." Who cares? I'd much rather have an exhaustive search that sees a couple of people say no and then a very good candidate say yes to one that avoids the no's but produces a worse coach.
In fact, as one who was nervous about Hackett running this search, I love the way he's casting a wide net. I've been arguing that we should reach out to guys like Stoops, Malzahn, and Patterson just in case they're interested, and I wasn't expecting the AD to actually do that. I think it's the right strategy. You only need one of those guys to be interested -- and with the resources and roster that Michigan offers, it's totally possible that one excellent coach will surprise us and say yes.
EDIT: FYI, I didn't neg you. Not a fan of people downvoting reasonably stated opinions they disagree with.
December 10th, 2014 at 10:23 AM ^
I dont believe its an embarrassment that a coach says no to a job. But in this new social media age and the coverage that these coaching searches receive, the perception that Michigan is not elite is a growing one.
Also it doesnt bother me that i was negged
December 10th, 2014 at 10:57 AM ^
Negged for not caring enough about being negged.
December 10th, 2014 at 11:20 AM ^
puts Michigan in a position to make its football coach an elite position.
Michigan has the ability. Now does it have the will?
Yes, the old conservative approach of deemphasizing coaching pay and attempting to get by on Michigan's laurels and 2-star diamond-in-the-rough old-boy-network coaching candidates would likely lead to a continuing decline (unless we identify the next Scooby Wright of the coaching ranks). Hopefully, Hackett recognizes that belief among Michigan supporters is waning and that ~$60 million advantage is at risk.
Michigan simply needs to take the least risky way out of its predicament and pay up for a 5* elite coach. While it still can.
December 10th, 2014 at 12:34 PM ^
But in this new social media age and the coverage that these coaching searches receive, the perception that Michigan is not elite is a growing one.This is only an issue if coaches themselves follow the media coverage and allow it to influence them. I doubt most of them are doing so.
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December 10th, 2014 at 10:48 AM ^
Cutcliffe is 60 years old and he'll be 61 by the time the season is underway next year. He's at a job where he's just come off 10 and 9 win seasons and he's a hero. Duke is never going to have expectations higher than what he's achieved right now. He has zero reason to jump ship at this stage of his career.
December 10th, 2014 at 10:27 AM ^
Let's be realistic... there is only one offer out there right now and everyones plus their grandma knows who that is to.
December 10th, 2014 at 9:10 AM ^
December 10th, 2014 at 9:14 AM ^
Mike and Mike calling and saying others look stupid?? LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
December 10th, 2014 at 9:15 AM ^
December 10th, 2014 at 9:18 AM ^
Yeah I'm sure the Notre Dame and Northwestern grads have no reason to have an axe to grind against Michigan.
December 10th, 2014 at 9:20 AM ^
December 10th, 2014 at 9:23 AM ^
When Mike Golic talks all I can envision is Barney from The Simpsons.
December 10th, 2014 at 9:42 AM ^
but honestly they know as much or less than anyone else at ESPN on the coaching search, they're separated from the situation and all those chuckleheads care about are listeners. Since others like to pile on, they're going to do the same to keep listeners dialed in. Everyone loves a sob story. They're better at NFL stuff anyway, and I'm just about full of NBA crap. Couldn't care less about professional basketball...
December 10th, 2014 at 10:19 AM ^
Golic: You know what always hits the spot? A nice PB&J sandwich, but only if you put the peanut butter on first.
Greenberg: Whoa, wait a minute there Big Guy! Are you saying you put the peanut butter on BEFORE the jelly?
Golic: Absolutely.
Greenberg: Okay, let me visualize this. So you take two pieces of bread, and you take a knife and first spread the peanut butter on and then you dip into the jelly.
Golic: Yes.
Greenberg: So what kind of bread are we talking about?
Golic: Actually it would depend on my mood, but usually Italian white bread.
Greenberg: Okay, let me get this straight. So you take, what I am assuming to be two pieces of Italian white bread, you have your knife … now do you use one knife or two?
Golic: One knife, have to use one knife.
Greenberg: Okay, so you take your ONE knife and you dip it into the jar of peanut butter, then you spread it onto the white bread and THEN you dip it into the jelly? Do you clean the knife off?
Golic: No. I mean you clean it off after you make the sandwich, but not in the middle of it, no way.
Greenberg: But doesn’t the peanut butter get into the jelly? Don’t answer that, we have to take a break, but this is fascinating stuff. What do you guys think about this, we will take your calls after the break.
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December 10th, 2014 at 10:36 AM ^
I'm only surprised that this isn't an actual transcript from a show.
+1 to you Sir.
December 10th, 2014 at 10:50 AM ^
Except not enough outrage by Greenie over the use of the same knife for both the peanut butter and the jelly. That would be a 15 minute lecture about how you need to clean the knife or use 2 knives because what if someone later wants to have jelly with butter on a roll . . .
December 10th, 2014 at 9:10 AM ^
All this tells me is that the list is down to 15 now and we narrows Michigans focus.
December 10th, 2014 at 9:18 AM ^
Predictably Greenie is saying it is a sign of how far the program has fallen.
Reasons for wanting Harbaugh to come:
1. Obviously
2. HARBAUGH
3. HARBAUGH
4. HARBAUGH
5. Getting to see all the national reporters look like idiots for the way they've covered the coaching search
December 10th, 2014 at 9:29 AM ^
or Mullen, or even Les
we need a big hit hire to shut everyone up.
December 10th, 2014 at 9:12 AM ^
It's nice to have Webb confirm what so many of us suspected. So far I'm confident that the process will work the way Hackett said it would - the search firm identifying and vetting candidates, presenting him options, and Hackett making an informed choice with input from concerned parties.
The Cutcliffe thing seems like what any good agent would do if they got an initial call and realized their guy either wasn't moving or had no real shot at the job. Give a leak to a "useful idiot" (no disrespect to Brandt here), and have them publicize an overstatement of reality to create a market.
December 10th, 2014 at 9:13 AM ^
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I found it funny that Brandt can't seem to distinguish the difference between "offered an opportunity to interview" and "offered a job."
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December 10th, 2014 at 12:15 PM ^
Perception only matters if we lose. If we stub our toe with every possible candidate and wind up with Herman or another unproven coordinator, it will look bad until next season starts. At that point perception doesn't matter. It's all about winning.
December 10th, 2014 at 10:19 AM ^
December 10th, 2014 at 12:05 PM ^
Why should Michigan care about "perception? The people that matter--prospective coaches, their agents--know how coaching searches work. They aren't going to be confused by a supposed Cutcliffe rejection and they aren't getting their information from Mike and Mike.
December 10th, 2014 at 9:13 AM ^
GIL BRANDT IS A MAN, HE'S 90!!
December 10th, 2014 at 9:15 AM ^
I hope to hell not. In addition to the black eye of yet another coaching search in which Michigan gets turned down by someone coaching at what is perceived as a "lower-tier" program, there's no way Harbaugh (or, hell, Miles/Mullen/Stoops, for that matter) is on the table if they're out offering David Cutcliffe.
December 10th, 2014 at 9:13 AM ^
I dunno man. I mean, I've received job offers without even talking with an employer first. How about you?
December 10th, 2014 at 9:44 AM ^
December 10th, 2014 at 9:47 AM ^
I've been told white males can't walk through the streets of NYC without people begging them to take jobs.
December 10th, 2014 at 9:14 AM ^
Sounds like exactly what everyone here thought as well.
On another note, it is nice to hear that everyone is happy with the direction Hackett is going and the way he is conducting this search. Sounds like he is engaging all of the stackholders.
December 10th, 2014 at 9:50 AM ^
there doesn't seem to be any complaints at all as to how this is being handled.
December 10th, 2014 at 9:14 AM ^
Sounds like it could have happened though, which is still troubling.
December 10th, 2014 at 9:49 AM ^
You mean if every other coach that Michigan has reached out to says no, it could have happened? Sure. The chances of that actually happening? Non-existent.
December 10th, 2014 at 10:27 AM ^
I mean that saying he "doesn't believe Cutcliffe offer happened" is not the same as saying the Cutcliffe offer never happened.
December 10th, 2014 at 9:18 AM ^
While I'm 99% sure the "offer" was complete bullshit the proof will be in the who-do-we-end-up-with sweepstakes.
Get an A candidate like Harbaugh, Miles, Mullen, Mora (and yes kids - there ARE A candidates besides Jimbo) and I'll write it off as NFL-biased nonsense.
Get a B candidate like Nebraska did (and there are too many of those out there to list) and I'll believe there may be more too this than we'd like to admidt.