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Mangey: Moar Dabo talk

Oct 24, 2023, 10:01 AM

I was thinking about this on my drive yesterday...Jim Harbaugh turned over his coaching staff after Covid, I'm pretty sure. Hired something like 6 new assistants after they got stoned to a 2-4 record that year. And that was the Covid year...kind of crazy.

I know there's a lot of Harbaugh haters...rightfully so...but I like the guy and I'd love to play for him.

But my point being...look at the success Michigan has had since. Pretty undeniable.

The reason I bring this up is I think, regardless of his resume, if Dabo doesn't make some more changes this off-season, the noise will be unbearable. Simple because I don't see this same staff turning us around.

So, to sound like a broken record, either he makes some changes or he doesn't. Need to see what happens here first.

But to game this conversation a little bit, if he doesn't, good lort I don't see next year being fun and I see the fanbase really cranking up the dial (which he clearly has a hard time dealing with).

Let's say Dabo is over it here and needs a change. Where would he go?

Do you think some of the bigger programs would make him an offer? Or do you think he'd just retire?

He's still pretty young, as far as coaches go, right? 53? He's got at least 10 more years of solid coaching left in him, if not more.

A lot of Clemson fans are undoubtedly personally attached to Dabo. The aw-shucks good Christian vibe sticks here about as good as Obama in Bankhead. Just reality.

Those of us who look at this situation objectively, from both a results on the field and a financial perspective, are starting to significantly taper expectations. And at that point, we don't need to pay the man $11M to do what someone making $5M can do...just saying. ESPECIALLY if we're already running at a significant financial deficit to other schools in the region due to the ACC TV deal.

I guess at the end of the day, it comes down to what the BOT and AD are saying / thinking as well. Like, hey man, we're paying you #3 coach salary in the country and we're not a top 50 team. Your hires have been garbage. You got X years to fix this or we will have to start talking exit strategy.

Any executive in the private sector yielding the same results and downward YoY trajectory as Dabo over the past 3 years would certainly have this conversation with his board, if he wasn't already shown the door.

The only thing I envy about his position is his paycheck. His entire ethos is just getting wrekt and he has to do some serious soul searching to change his paradigm to right this. The significance of this change to him, personally, is what causes me to have such cynicism regarding his ability to fix it.

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1- I was ignorant of the sign stealing saga up there b/c I don't pay attention to much outside news. Allegations have guys filming coaches at other games...ok, yeah that's shiddy and bush league. I'll eat crow on that ONE PIECE

However, such ignorance does not remove this as a case study of someone turning their staff over and having success. It was the most recent one I could think of. Burning brought up Brian Kelly as well (who I personally ####### hate, btw) and he's right.

Like I said, I get there's Harbaugh haters - ok, fine. I'd love to play for him, personally. But ignore the noise and objectively look at the staff overhaul and the results after.

There's more options than a) hire cheaters and get banhammered or b) keep our staff in tact....stop it

2- NCAA won't do a GD thing. You serious? To a school like Michigan?

If Michigan gets the hammer dropped, and Tenner got off scott free, good lort that would be some atrocious legal management from Big Blue.

If anything, I see Harbaugh getting fired as a result. Still - I standby my point to use his staff turnover 3 years ago as a case study for a coach being able to do that and having success.

Mangey: Moar Dabo talk

Bottom line is Dabo is only as good as his assistants

Maybe we could gat Jimbo or even Lincoln Riley?***

Whoops that was meant for another post.***

it's crazy how his ability to evaluate coaches

Agree, was talking about this to someone earlier.

I honestly think that Dabo is of the mindset that the best coaches

Re: Mangey: Moar Dabo talk

I remember my Bama buddies

I see him walking away - he doesn't like the direction CFB is going

I've been thinking this, too.

Re: I've been thinking this, too.

he would make millions as a TV commentator, motivational speaker

I don't see him making it on TV

Yeah. He's not fit for TV.

maybe, but do you see what's on TV these days?

The mange is scrong with this one. Also,

Harbaugh has been a top tier coach for nearly two decades.

I'm referring to his current "level of success". Ranked #2

he was "stealing signals"

Wait and see. The NCAA will drop the hammer on that program.

I have two things

Well hey, Dabo HAS turned over his staff and had success.

agree with the sentiment here, with one stipulation

New assistants make sense but its hard to know who is a home run hire.***

1. Thank you for lightening the mood.

Usually I'm a brunette guy, but 1,2***

who we getting for our next head coach?

Bill Cowher***

I'd like to know who all is on the list. You know, coaches that

Re: I'd like to know who all is on the list. You know, coaches that

Good friend of mine was golfing with him the other day, and

Its been Mike Ditka Since Ken Hatfield left

Dabo Swinney

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