I'm happy for Jesse and sad at the same time. Where would Michigan be right now if Warde was smart enough to hire Jesse Minter as Michigan's head coach instead of Sherrone? My guess would've been playing in the CFP, not the Cheesy exhibition.
Jesse has done a tremendous job for the Chargers and now replaces Jim's brother at the Ravens. I would really like to know if Warde even contacted him this past cycle? Don't get me wrong, Whitt is a strong hire but missing out on Jesse Minter hurts.
Michigan now has three head coaches in the NFL who were either the head coach or defensive coordinator for Jim at Michigan. Hard to imagine that none of those guys came back to Ann Arbor. As you know, Coach Mac is one game away from the Super Bowl and will face the potential next MVP in Stafford on Sunday.
Michigan also grabbed a commit from a 2026 kicker Jacob Baggett, who is ranked the #8 kicker in the country. Former 2026 kicker commit Micah Drescher backed out of his letter of intent with Michigan a few weeks ago. Jacob is from Charlotte and picked the Wolverines over UK. His Bio says he has a big leg and has range over 55 yards and 65+ on kickoffs. Welcome Jacob and please kick that baggett between the uprights!
Enjoy the OSU - Michigan game and Trey's jersey being retired.
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Losing Jesse Minter hurts? He wasn't going to come back to Michigan after leaving to go to the pros. He's gotten what he's been after, a pro HC job.
Agreed. If Michigan had hired Jesse Minter in 2024, they would be looking for a coach now with the portal open for all to feast on Michigan's players. We're in a much better spot now.
Once you've been coaching on the highest level (NFL), it's not as appealing to go back down to college to coach. I was listening to some NFL talking heads make a comment about that years ago and their thinking was that some of the major coaches who were fired could go down to coach college for a year or so and come back into the NFL when the "right job" becomes available, but the response was that most coaches won't do it, they'd rather stay out for a year or so and then apply for the NFL opening that they want.
Their concern was that 1) once you've been out of the pro limelight (for lack of a better word), you're out of sight and mind and the pro teams "could" feel as though you've lost touch with what's been happening on the pro level. 2) If you go back to college and you're not successful, then it just proves that you can't coach because you've failed on both the college and pro levels and they don't want to take that chance.
Some coaches that do go back to college may either need the money or they haven't received a call from the NFL and so they take what they can get. Coack Wink "might" be one of the closest examples of that. IMHO!!!
Minter wasn't going to get hired cause he had a show clause that would of prevented him from being the UofM HC. that just expired in December I think and he, like McDonald was ALWAYS going back to the pros. He was never a viable option for UofM. Not after Jim left and not after Moore got fired.
I guess I'll make it unanimous. Jesse Minter was not the right man to coach Michigan right now. Not a first year head coach, no previous staff members, no experience running an offense. Just not the right guy. Whitt is exactly what we needed.
Sherrone got the UofM job cause NOBODY else wanted it or was eligible. Most of the staff was either fired or left to the NFL cause they faced show clauses from the NCAA or were wary about potential sanctions from the sign stealing scandal.
Now in 20/20 hindsight, the fact that Jim didn't take Sherrone with him to the NFL should of spoke volumes about Moore's acumen as a coach.
Warde Manuel never should've been hired in the first place, but he was and then he hired someone that should've never been hired as the head coach at Michigan. I know Minter wanted to go to the pros, but did Warde even try and the answer most likely is NO. You at least ask and you offer around $12 million and let him say no. Again, doesn't mean he would've come, but you still try. I like Whit, but Minter was younger and could've been our guy, but we will never know. Yes, that's a lot of money, but this is all play money what these kids are getting etc!
The more I see what Whittingham and his staff are doing with this team the more I like it and I'm encouraged. I don't know how many games that Michigan will win next season, but I feel comfortable in saying that they will be in every game and they will play well. IMHO!!!
Someone here brought up the question as to what happens to those that do not find a new home on the "PORTAL". Read an article about that .... Some are welcomed back with open arms (like MIchigan did). others are told "there position is filled", now they got nowhere to go. I assume they lost scholarships too. Maybe they pay for the remainder of year. I do not know how many are left homeless, but they did learn a valuable lesson, "how to have anal sex with yourself and "MAKE IT HURT"
Might have been you included, but several of you pointed out at the time of Sherrone hire and pointed out the fact that "if he was so great, why did not Jimmy take him". Sherrone was recommended because he was a parrot > constantly chirping "he loved Michigan" and Jesus helped score all the touch-downs. Music to Jimmy's ears.
It's like a young man having a fight with his dad and leaving home. When he comes back his key may fit the lock or his shit may be on the front lawn...
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