The Official Coaching Carousel Thread

Damn, 7 teams in what 8 years. That's tough on the family, but I guess you get a good tour of the country.

 

Michigan hires Ravens linebacker coach Mike Macdonald as DC.

Michigan turns to Ravens' Macdonald as new DC

 

Takin' it to the Streets

 

Sources: Florida Gators seeking to retain Christian Robinson

 

Good one, I got it. At least he won't be coaching in China Grove.

 

What a fool believes.

 

Is it just me or is this situation starting to at least look incompetent? Very well may not be that but it certainly doesn’t look under control

 

I don’t understand the crob leaving , nit leaving , leaving stuff. I also don’t understand why it’s being made to sound like it’s him in control of the decision and he’s uncertain. That’s a bad look imo. You want to believe that there would be a don’t let the door hit u in the ass type mentality here. Is this just me or does it sound like we’re being held hostage by a POSITION coach ?

 

Him leaving didn’t bug me 1 way or the other. I was beating the drum last year about his potential esp with recruiting but his position had a bad year. If he wanted to go then so be it. These conflicting reports and then saying that he’s making his mind up is just bizarre.

 

IMO far too much is being made of this. The career path of CRob at UF is actually pretty comical from the fan/message board standpoint.
1. Fans lose their minds when UF hires a kid that has never held an on field coaching position anywhere. Fans ignore the head coach and DC know this kid very well, think they have a future star and want to develop him. Also get him ridiculously cheap
2. CRob looks to be a great recruiter, tons of recruits mention him. Becomes a darling of the fans, who scream bloody murder that UF isn't being proactive enough to pay him what he is worth. OMG, Kirby is going to lure him back to his alma mater and we will lose our best recruiter.
3. People think our LB suck, must be because CRob can't coach or recruit. He's so overrated.
4. Michigan makes him an attractive offer, fans happy because we will get an upgrade for sure.

Getting an offer from Michigan means CRob has enough market value to continue his normal career advancement. UF countering means they think he is valuable and his also a normal response. I simply don't understand how any of this makes UF look "incompetent"? It's the usual coaching carousel that EVERY school goes thru in the offseason.
CRob has likely been overhyped and underhyped at varying points in his tenure (myself included), but when you step back it really looks pretty normal IMO. A young guy who relates well to the recruits, also able to relate well to the kids on the roster. Needs to develop his chops as a position coach, thankfully our DC also coaches that position so in theory we should be covered in that regard. Came in on the low end of the pay scale, starting to escalate as he earns more respect in the market.
Would anyone be surprised if UF (or Michigan if he leaves) have a strong LB group next year, he continues to recruit well, and again becomes the darling of the up and coming coaching world?

 

I agree we need to let it play out. I like the McGriff hire, I like CRob and fine if he stays, but if we get a guy like Jean Mary I'm happier. And I wasn't a fan of English in any way, so assuming we get better there. So maybe not all the changes I might like, but positive steps likely IMO

 

Lipstick on a ......
After watching some playoff games, man I miss the days of a good defense

 

I get you, I think that is voicing what we all want..... perfection. Fortunately you are one that understands it isn't reasonable to always expect that, even though you can have a valid opinion on things missing and steps to take to get there.
And I think it's always important to realize it's still our opinion. I'm not now, nor have I ever been a fan of Hevesy. But there is a reason he has been employed, and it's not just being Mullen's buddy. The "perfect" coaching staff we all envision probably wouldn't be so perfect in reality.