Michigan Monday: Time For Tom To Call His Brother Joe

I liked Lloyd Carr but thought the game had passed him by.  I was excited for Rich Rod until we found out he was an emotional rollercoaster and couldn't recruit.   I wasn't a fan of the Brady Hoke hire because I thought he wasn't ready for this job and he wasn't.   I was all in on the Harbaugh hire and have supported him, until now.  

Jim, Don, and Josh had this team from August to the End of October.  Practicing 20 hours a week, when there were no games insight.   They knew the talent this team had or didn't have.   We also have to be fair, its hard to compete in the Big Ten with the players you have, its near impossible to compete when your fighting injuries, COVID, and your best players opting out of the season.   With that said, the state of Michigan Football is unacceptable and changes need to be made.   

In golf, they used to call this time of year the "silly season".   Players wouldn't practice that much and show up to events to have fun with their friends and try to win a few dollars.   This is what this Big Ten season is feeling like for Michigan.   

I try not to believe that people are dumb or just don't understand things.   The money U of M has invested in salary for Jim Harbaugh, Josh Gattis, and Done Brown is just ridiculous, its hard for me to believe their trained eyes don't see what we see. 

So we have to start making some assumptions:

• Done Brown thought he could turn a bunch of slow CB's into fast ones.   
• Done Brown is so against running a zone, he didn't prepare to run one in the off season
• Done Brown is so set it his ways, its almost comical how easy it is to prepare to play against his defense. 
• Jim is so focused on the offense, he can't see how Done Brown is failing this program. 

I'm actually going to give Coach Gattis a pass here.  I think Joe Milton has a ton of potential and he just has a ton of youth everywhere on offense.  I don't like how he wastes 1st and 2nd down with running plays, but I think the future could be very bright with Michigan's offense.   I think the TE's need to learn how to catch and his offense line play better.   

So now what?

1. Michigan has to extend or fire Harbaugh.   He can't be a lame duck head coach with a year left on his contract.  
   • Who would you get to replace him?  Joe Brady is 31 and will continue to be a red hot candidate in the NFL and in College.  I don't see a ton of other options here. 
2. Michigan's defense coaching staff is a mess.   
   • Done Brown has to go - Been a disaster. 
   • Bob Shoop is not with the program and doing something from home
   • Shaun Nua has been a disappointment in development and recruiting 
   • Mike Zordich has been with Jimmy since he got to Michigan, time to move on
   • Brian Jean-Mary has shown to be a great recruiter, keep and promote him.  
3. I have zero faith in Warde hiring a great head coach.  

 

Jimmy thinks they are close. 

My question is, close to what?

• the edge of the cliff 
• touching fireworks that haven't gone off 
• chumming for sharks with your arm in the ocean 
• the opening of an airplane in flight with a defective parachute 
• the Titanic in icy waters 
• driving an Indy race car blind folded

Tom Brady might want to wait a couple days after that beating he took last night.  I'm sure a call to Joe on Wednesday or Thursday is fine.  

from The BIG HOUSE Blog http://mbighouse.blogspot.com/2020/11/michigan-monday-time-for-tom-to-call.html