Michigan Football 2026: Rebuilding, Rebranding, How to Be What You are: an Elite Program.

[Deleterious]

 

[Tigeraholic1]

Sounds like the players didin't like the Mormon grandpa hire....

Edited 15 hours ago by Tigeraholic1

[romad1]

Looks like they will get the DC from Utah.  Tony Alford (responsible for recruiting Hiter) is staying and he was a major "get" and they are sending Whit to Orlando to work the roster to get players to stay with the program. 

[Deleterious]

The Utah DC is Scalley, and he is taking over for Whittingham next year.  He is not coming to Michigan.  

[romad1]

21 minutes ago, Deleterious said:

The Utah DC is Scalley, and he is taking over for Whittingham next year.  He is not coming to Michigan.  

Guy who is coming is a fellow named Jay Hill who was the "new DC" i'm guessing? 

[romad1]

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/47421108/whittingham-agrees-5-year-deal-coach-michigan

[romad1]

This is interesting content from the fellows at MGBLOG

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Who might come with him? DC Morgan Scalley is the new head coach and won't. The rest of the Ute coaching grouped into probably, maybe, and probably not.

PROBABLE

• OC Jason Beck. Ton of time spent in Utah but just one with Utah itself, so he's not super attached to the school yet. Also he is an offensive coordinator who is looking at the chance to coach Bryce Underwood. Gotta figure that's tough to pass up. UPDATE: Matt Zenitz says Whittingham is going to try to bring Beck.
• TE coach/RC Freddie Whittingham. Freddie is Kyle's brother.

MAYBE

• OL coach Jim Harding. 12 years at Utah under Whittingham and a guy who's probably torn between staying and going; Michigan has ~five experienced, good young OL who came up under Grant Newsome—who seems like a Whittingham kind of guy through and through. Also if Beck does come to Ann Arbor, Harding might be promoted to OC at Utah. Best case scenario might be Harding as OL coach, Newsome back to TE, and Freddie Whittingham back to a GM-type role he previously had at Utah.
• WR coach Micah Simon. Came with Beck from New Mexico. Just three years as a full coach; BYU WR from 2015-19. Ron Bellamy brought in Andrew Marsh and keeping Marsh has to be a major priority. There doesn't appear to be a compelling reason to bring Simon unless Beck just loves the guy.
• LB coach Colton Swan. Seven years at Utah; before that a ton of time at Weber State. Very much a Utah guy but not a Ute. Don't think Jean-Mary will be a priority to retain for Whittingham, but neither is he an obvious guy to move on from.

PROBABLY NOT

• RB coach Mark Atuaia. RB coach various Mormon-ish places (BYU, Virginia under Bronco Mendenhall, Washington State (an exception), Utah. Atuaia may be a fine coach but he does not have a running back room set to add Savion Hiter because of Tony Alford; Alford should be a priority to retain.
• DT coach Luther Elliss. Former Ute All-American, first round pick, and Detroit Lion. Has been with Utah since 2022 and probably sticks with Utah.
• DE coach Lewis Powell. More or less the same thing: Powell is a Utah program alum who's been with the Utes for 11 years.
• CB coach/ST Sharrieff Shah. Ute alum, 14th season with Utah, has a son on the team.

 

[Deleterious]

17 minutes ago, romad1 said:

Guy who is coming is a fellow named Jay Hill who was the "new DC" i'm guessing? 

Oh, he's the DC at BYU. I think he coached under Whittingham in the past.

[romad1]

Woah Nelly!  Utah led the nation in rushing yards?  I'm down with that.  Also the OL coach is a good one.  Do what you can to keep Newsome and him and Alford? 

[RedTeamGo!]

6 hours ago, romad1 said:

Looks like they will get the DC from Utah.  Tony Alford (responsible for recruiting Hiter) is staying and he was a major "get" and they are sending Whit to Orlando to work the roster to get players to stay with the program. 

Alford recruited Hiter by securing him a bag. 

[buddha]

20 minutes ago, RedTeamGo! said:

Alford recruited Hiter by securing him a bag. 

just like he used to do at ohio state?

[Deleterious]

I'm so old I remember saying someone got a bag was an insult.

[Mr.TaterSalad]

8 hours ago, Deleterious said:

 

So he wanted to play with a mentally ill coach and a serial philanderer but Whittingham was a step too far?

[Deleterious]

3 minutes ago, Mr.TaterSalad said:

So he wanted to play with a mentally ill coach and a serial philanderer but Whittingham was a step too far?

He didn't commit to the cheater. He committed to the guy that had everyone fooled.

[buddha]

27 minutes ago, Mr.TaterSalad said:

So he wanted to play with a mentally ill coach and a serial philanderer but Whittingham was a step too far?

calm down there tater.

[romad1]

7 hours ago, RedTeamGo! said:

Alford recruited Hiter by securing him a bag. 

 

6 hours ago, Deleterious said:

I'm so old I remember saying someone got a bag was an insult.

The thing that offends me about all of the Michigan talent is that its possible its Paramount/Ellison/Emirati/Saudi money and part of the unconscionable stink of stuff that belongs in the political forum.  But If our tiny nation state of Michigan is going to survive in this chaos, then we'd better build our own nuclear weapons by hook or by crook. 

[romad1]

Very interesting commentary on Biff Poggi going rogue.  Hmmm...

[romad1]

11 minutes ago, romad1 said:

Very interesting commentary on Biff Poggi going rogue.  Hmmm...

and yet it appears he endorses the move per his use of Elon Musk's app.