As I mentioned yesterday, there are people to trust on this story and there are people that I don't. Nobody from the national media will have the in's and out's of Schembechler Hall. That doesn't mean they can't break news, what it means is they have no idea the backstories, etc. I have seen a narrative nationally that Sherrone is in jail because this is some type of sexual assault case (we are still waiting on charges, but we do not believe this as anything to do with non-consensual sex).
Sherrone is expected in court today to face charges on whatever happened on Wednesday night after he was fired. From what I have gathered: The investigation between the staffer and Sherrone has been on and off since the summer. Both parties have always denied it. Which didn't give U of M much to go on. That changed this week when the staffer came forward and Sherrone was immediately fired.
The Regents last night agreed to allow Warde to continue in his role. My guess is the only reason they did that, was they don't have time to replace the AD and find a new head coach in this small window to save the roster, recruits, and the portal opening. Even the President is an interim President. Warde has absolutely failed at his job and has been the leader of Michigan athletics for some of the biggest scandals in the history of the department in the revenue generating sports. To be fair, Michigan has a pretty good Basketball Program and Hockey program right now, which I'm sure helped Warde's case to continue.
Now what?
I assume Sherrone's legal issues will get clearer today as he heads to court. I feel for him and his family, but these issues are now his own. I hope he is able to get his mind right, closes out his legal issues, moves away from Ann Arbor, and gets his life in order.
If Warde doesn't have a candidate lined up, he again has failed at his job. I don't ever like to compare Michigan to MSU, but they had their next coach locked down before they fired Jonathan Smith. If this has been going on since the summer or longer and Warde hasn't been doing due diligence on the next Michigan head coach. He is one of the worst leaders I have ever seen in any form of business.
In business, you always know who is next in any role that reports to you. If Warde is starting from scratch on this coaching search, we really have the wrong person running Michigan Athletics. The Regents know this and I assume this is a test for Warde to see if he can pull another "Dusty".
Timing again is the issue:
Kalen DeBoer is in the playoffs
Jesse Minter is in the NFL playoff race
John Harbaugh is the head coach of the Ravens
Jedd Fisch is preparing his team to play tomorrow in the soon to be the defunct LA Bowl.
I will throw you a name that is another hot candidate in the NFL. Jeff Hafley, the Packers DC. Jeff was the former DC of Ohio State, took the BC Head Coaching job and left on his own to become the Packers DC. If you really want to make OSU fans nervous, shoot the money cannon at him. It's obvious that timing is another issue here.
I doubt the Ravens are firing John, would love Coach Mac but he is not leaving Seattle. You have to get to Jesse or Jeff before the NFL openings do and still they might want the NFL working hours over the College grind. So that leaves Kalen and/or Jedd. Bama plays OK in a week. We can wait a week.
Warde find your Dusty magic once again and you better have been prepared for this situation, as it just didn't materialize out of the thin Michigan winter air this week.
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so things that I've read: the university received a tip about their relationship. reportedly, she got a 55% raise, without a change in job title. the school (wink wink) investigated and found nothing. in the 911 call, she reported he had been stalking her for weeks. that Moore's behavior had become more and more unstable over the past few weeks. Did she end things due to the investigation and/or she got what she wanted, i.e. money and wanted to end things and Moore wouldn't let go. I do think this firing is all about Moore's stalking and his deranged behavior. Lesson to all, never put your meat where you make your bread!!!!
as far as coaches. Money talks, BS walks. nobody is ungetable. don't care if Jedd has a bowl game and Kalen is in the CFP, signed Lane Kiffin. there have been rumors since the middle of summer that the Michigan job might come open. Is that why Jeff Brohm has an extension, that is unsigned on his desk at Louisville and why DeBoer has been rumored to say he'd take the Michigan job?
So why would Brohm come to Michigan? Please...its Michigan for God's sakes. DeBoer? Bama fans hate him cause he's not Saban. now I have read that the bigger boosters have given him support, but Bama fans are animals....not like OSU fans, but does he want his family to endure the vitriol? Jedd Fisch? Again, UW is not UofM. he has no where near the resources that a UofM could afford him.
Great synopsis .... but do we need to replace Warde first, and who would that be. If Warde sux, you do not want him in the hunt for new coach, right? Harder to fire Warde if you use him to hire new coach! Warde is a wus and wears feminine napkins.
To get rid of Warde, reenact the scene from the first "hunger games" where the bearded guy that allows two winners for the games and then is locked in a room with a bowl of poison berries.
I was in a situation where a married woman fell for me (or pretended to), then changes her mind after you fall for her. It rips you apart but have to stay sane and do not let your tally wacker make your decisions.
It would make sense for every smart leader who knows that there is a likelihood of possibly replacing an employee fairly soon or down the road that you look at possible replacements. I hope and pray that Warde has had that forethought. The word on the street is that when Sharrone's issues were made known to the football world (and not the public) that a good number of the coaching agents were waiting for Sharrone to be fired so that they could put their client's name into the coaching hat for consideration. The firing took longer than they expected, and they couldn't wait and now we have what we have.
I will say that I'm not a Jedd guy. He's talented but he's lacks something in my view. As far as very young coaches go that's usually not my cup of tea for this particular Michigan job, but I would make an exception for Kenny Dillingham of ASU. He's been coaching since he was 17 on some level. Whomever Michigan hires even if they're in the playoffs they need to at least let the players and recruits know that they have a top-notch guy coming in even though they can't "officially" announce his name. They also need to let the coaches that they want to keep know that they have a shot at retaining their positions with the new coach (which should be a part of the initial phone interview). This should be interesting. IMHO!!!
A neighbor/friend just e-mailed me that Brian Kelly is our next coach (says its confirmed), either he has early unset Alzheimer's or I will start watching the world championship tiddly-winks tournament instead of UM football.
Scotty, there are boundaries you just don't cross. Like I said, outside of my college years, I never dated women I worked with. I would never date a married woman, if I knew. I did date a married woman, but I didn't know and I ended it as soon as I found out. I also had my buddies exes come after me and I shut that shit down too.
Scotty we don't have time. you have to have a coach in place by Jan 2nd (TP opens). you find you HC, and then if you move on from Warde, you make sure the next guy is ok with your coach hire. now I've talked to some who think Warde is made of Teflon?????
I would be good with DeBoer, Fisch or Dillingham in no particular order. I'd settle for a Brohm if nobody else is interested.
My deal breakers include: Chip Kelly, Brian Kelly, John Gruden, and Dan Mullen. I don't need some retread that's out of work or hasn't coached in > decade. I know Mullen isn't unemployed, but he's at UNLV for a reason....nobody wanted him.
I'm glad Matt Campbell is off the board and took the PSU job as the bloom came off that rose about 10 years ago. He was a name a long time ago, but he never won the B1G 12, which is garbage
Remember when Les Miles was the next coach of UofM? Before RichRod? got to be careful, who you are following on social media and if the accounts are verified. lots of people just like to get their jollies getting clicks. My buddy sent me multiple SM posts, one reportedly from Dave Portnoy that Warde had been fired last night.
I have to start backing off anxiously awaiting the decision, but if they hire another clown ....I am definitely out!! live if the vicinity of Texas Tech, might have to follow them, or Ohio U. WHERE I GRADUATED from. I hope they treat Sherrone in court like a regular and not Like O. J. Simpson!
That must have been some damn good poonany
Chowman- You are correct on this one. Shout out. 55% raise. Sherrone was another Kwame. Gangster stupid. Unreal.
Bob, you seem to like defensive coordinators as head coach, but i dont think defense is our problem. It is much more important, and difficult, to get a quality offensive coordinator in college football. One that knows how to utilize his player's talents and put together an effective game plan. We can't put up with another offense like the last 2 years. Pure torture.
National collomnist Jason Whitlock made a real interesting post yesterday, said Jimmy had a little Woke in him and Michigan made an unqualified hire in Sherrone out of pressure from DEI, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
https://youtu.be/Zs5TBauizHs?si=Yo8gIvCq0d4isC_v
And Jason Whitlock is black yall.
I've seen Sherrone's side piece. Just an average attractive white girl. Threw it all away for a piece of ass. Stupid. Smh
So Warde asked them separately if they have something going on, they said "no" and he said "ok then" and walked away? There was a reason he was asking them so he knew something. Did he investigate more, check phone records etc? Please don't tell me it's illegal as he could've done more and didn't. He could've fired Sheronne in the summer and we wouldn't be in this big of a crapshoot show. It would've looked bad, but not like this. Warde should be in jail too.
Not appropriate Mastermind!!!
Ron- why? Just facts bruh
Warde later hired a 3rd party to investigate. Prob had to pressure to do so. Private investigators aren't cheap, and when people start asking questions, word gets out. Which might be why it wasn't done innitionally.
You're right Mastermind ..... "It is what it is" ..... you did not assault anyone, why treat the situation with kid gloves. Mastermind if you did something .... would people say "oh, poor baby" ... they would hang you out to dry!
Me thinks she tried to end the situation and squealed "like the pig she is", therefore Sherrone lost control "end of story" .... Sherrone should have plenty of time to write his memoirs. Like the one "book Three and out" about RR. Moore's book should be "3 to 5 and out on probation".
Santa: All I want for Christmas is a real coach, not a fat goof that does not wear a headset and eats himself to death. Amen.
Former Michigan QB, David Cone shared with the viewers on his program "Crain & Co." that he heard a "Rumor" that Warde met with Deborg prior to the SEC championship game. He made it clear that he had no proof of that and that it was a rumor but if this is true then it makes sense.
However, there are a number of Michigan insiders that insists that Michigan didn't wait until after NSD to fire Sherrone, that they fired him as soon as they had the evidence; true or not there are a number of people in jail based on circumstantial evidence. Juss sayin... IMHO!!!
One of the hosts of the podcast "Crunch time," said that John U Bacon stated in an interview today, that Michigan will have their head coach in 5-10 days. Not sure if that means that Michigan has its coach or if it's just a prophetic guess. IMHO!!!
Supposedly, they had no evidence, yet agents are coming out and saying there were rumors that the Michigan job could be open. Now did Warde try sweeping it under rug to cover his ass as there's been so many scandals under his watch. I'd say probably, but I'm no fan
Look, I'm not going to call her a victim, but not going to vilify her either. it takes 2 people to tango. They both should of known better. In the end, he was married. its also coming out he was DM'ing OnlyFans models and trying to hook up with them. Dude sounds like he has a David Duchovny like addiction
Breaking and entering, 3rd degree home invasion and stalking.....oh boy!!!! That's what he was arraigned for.
Sherrone is in police custody now for his own safety. That pic is in solitary confinement, standard when suicide is mentioned and deemed a serious threat. Sad. The rest of the charges are standard domestic altercation stuff. I highly doubt Sherrone will be found guilty on anything serious, and will have charges dropped to lower charges in order to settle. Note, If someone has a key to someone's place, has personal belongings there, and has spent multiple nights there, it could be considered a 2nd home, irregardless of title.
A good attorney will have xrays taken and look for signs of CTE in Sherrone. Then promise the court physical and mental therapy. He'll apologize to the victim, with the possibility of her dropping the charges. It will be easier handling these charges than repairing his reputation.
What it looks like in this particular video; Sherrone is in a small room with a video in front of him because he is responding to someone. In many police stations now across the country when someone is arrested, there's a small room like that where they sit in front of a video screen and they are actually in front of a judge where they are arraigned for a future court date or released right then by the judge. Not everyone actually has to go physically in front of a judge in a court room for arraignment. It's quick and easy right there in the jail house.
The only reason why I know about this is because I used to work with law enforcement and the court system for a short while and have seen it. IMHO!!!
Voice- You are correct. He's still being held in a special room for his own safety, one without objects to harm himself, since deemed a threat to himself and others.
He's done...at least as a major college football coach. I don't feel sorry for him. He made his bed. Von Lozon, from MaizenBrew said it best. Cheaters are disgusting, vile. I do feel sorry for his family, especially his kids.
First time comment, so don’t punish me too hard as I’m going slightly off topic. Don’t give Warde too much credit for Dusty May’s hiring as I believe John Beilein spent the day of like 10 hours with May to close the deal and keep him from signing with Louisville. Warde did sign him to an extension so that was a least solid. Love this blog and read it daily! Keep up the awesome job!
not many Warde Manuel fans on this site so you're good! Warde has been a pretty lousy AD
Agreed 100000% C
Matermind: Sounds like you should be Moore's attorney .... you either are an attorney or think like one, and have a high I.Q. Anyways, smarter than me!
Under Harbaugh Moore was an Obscure Tight-end coach that got promoted by Harbaugh and eventually recommended by Harbaugh to be head coach. Therefore, Moore is created by Harbaugh and is Harbaugh's "Frankenstein". Moore might have been promoted more by his beliefs and loyalty than ability. An infamous person was the head deacon at his church, a fine community man. He went by the initials BTK > which stood for Bind, torture, and kill. A very dangerous serial killer. Okay Harbaugh did not hire Sherrone as head coach, but he enabled it!!!!! I do believe it was Chowman, first one to say Michigan was too big to try out for head coach and should have cut his teeth somewhere else first. A man is on top of the world now sits in a cell to prevent suicide, might have to mop floors like Leon Spinks, because he is now toxic to be around people. It will be a long time before he lives this down .... but time heals most wounds.
The more that I'm looking into Kenny Dillingham (35) the better I'm starting to like the kid. Yes, there's always a chance that the NFL could be calling, but now, Michigan needs someone that has been through the fire, he's had success, he's respected by the older establishment, and he's a dedicated worker bee with integrity. Bo Schembechler had just turned 40 the same month he was hired at Michigan and no one but Don Canham and Woody Hayes knew who Bo was. IMHO!!!
ScottyDoggs: I see your argument; I'm thinking that even though Harbaugh recommended Moore for the position (and even mentioned Moore in his contract), it was still up to the University to decide if they wanted to hire him or look elsewhere. I'm pretty sure that Harbaugh's recommendation for his successor was not legally binding to the University and non-enforceable. Once Harbaugh was gone, then he was gone and the slate is cleared. In fact, Harbaugh's contract with the University is in no way legally binding to the third party which was Moore who may not have even wanted the position. So, my point is that the university has to be held 100% culpable for their hiring decisions. IMHO!!!
Voice of reason: thanx for your reply .... are you an attorney too or just think like one! Just like Mastermind, you guys go over something with reason, that I could not even attempt to approach ... except with satire and off-the cuff remarks.
Yes, Warde is a clown but he fits UofM's culture of shit.
ScottyDoggs: I'm just an old guy now that has been bi-vocational along with setting up a business and has seen and been through a lot. IMHO!!!
Yo Bob, we need a special Saturday edition post from you so we can try to keep up on things.
I heard Kenny Dillingham is close to signing an extension w ASU, so he is off the board. This is a bullet dodged by Michigan. Although a talented O.C., he only had two years of Head Coaching experience. In my opinion, thats Sherrone 2.0. We can do better. Plus he looks like my paperboy.
Anybody see the video of the end of the Ohio St game? Ryan Day comes over to Sherrone at midfield, shakes hands, and says, "You need to get your guys off the field!" Sherrone, like the deer in headlights he is says, "Ok, you got it!" I would have said something you can't print here, but that's Sherrone for you. We need a head coach that wont back down and will stand up to Cryin Ryan, on or off the field.
Can you imagine Day saying that to Bo?
The less we hear about coaches interviewing, the more I believe Calen Deboer is coming. He was interested in Michigan before Sherrone was hired. Just my gut instinct.
The more we know, the more it pisses you off and Warde is to blame 100%. I do blame Jimmy as he's a nut job, but Warde is the AD at Michigan not UConn or wherever he came from and you would think he would take into consideration Jimmy's recommendation of hiring Sheronne. Then he would say, well this is a big time program and I know I need a big time coach and also I realize Jimmy has brought in some whack jobs of his own like Don Brown, Gattis, Weiss or whatever that other perverts name is. Then Warde would've made a smart business decision and not hired a guy that should've been at a small school cutting his teeth.
Sir Blue Monkey: You're the first person to nail it!
Allegedly, and im starting to believe most of what I read, Sherrone was messaging OnlyFans models during games and offering season tix in exchange for group sex. This might explain the lack of adjustments after halftime and all the WTF moments during the game. I'm not laughing, I'm angry.
Mastermind: I fact checked your claims, and to my horror they are true. Time to hire Lorena Bobbitt to do "her thing" by cutting off "his thing" ..... I suggest Sherrone Moore should start a "pop music" singing career .... first release should be a cover of the Beatles "I'm a loser". Piece of crap could not coach, but loved those blue-eyed blondes. Even at thanksgiving he ate only white meat. in the beginning a few writers here caught on early (i DID NOT), if Sherrone was so good why did Harbaugh not take him with him. Did Harbaugh really make a mistake, or wanted pay-back? Harbaugh should make a statement about the goings on, but something tells me he is just going to ride thjis out
I’m leaning more and more towards letting the interim have next season. Pump the breaks on any hire, unless it’s absolutely the guy you want, the one or two your sure are home run can’t miss guys. If those guys say no thanks.
Give it a season let some of chaos of the moment simmer down. As a resident of Tuscaloosa Al. I KNOW that the fan base is not happy with DeBoer, however he’s not ready to move on yet. Give him another 4 loss season and I’m guessing he’ll be looking for the exit ramp. Other candidates may emerge as well. Also I’m not sure Michigan really looks like a very healthy athletic department right now. Why would a coach in a stable position want to leave that and join the chaos that is Michigan right now? Just my thoughts
Yes, NO panic hires and they will need to fire Warde and clean the athletic department up that's for sure.
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