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Michigan Reportedly Poaches Another Ohio State Staff Member

KAMERON DUNCAN      JUN 11, 2024 

It's clear that there's a lot of change going on with the football program at Michigan, and that change appears to include taking staff members away from their most hated rival.

Running backs coach Tony Alford was the first to come over from Ohio State, and head coach Sherrone Moore has reportedly added another Buckeye.

According to The Michigan Insider, former Assistant AD of Football Recruiting & Events Erin Dunston will now work for the Wolverines as their new Director of Operations.

Dunston has been described as "an absolute rock star," taking her most recent role last year after working as the director of on-campus recruiting.

In her new role, she will report to Scott Goldschmidt and will work with the current director of on-campus recruiting, Kayli Johnson. Dunston helped mentor Johnson, making the transition even easier for her.

"One of my goals is to be a sports AD over football," Dunston said when she was profiled by NBC Sports in 2023.

"I hope that men in the industry, head coaches and assistant coaches, directors of player development, general managers, that they don't just look at directors of on-campus recruiting as, 'Oh, she's just a recruiter.' 

That position is so much more. You're developing relationships; you're meeting with campus constituents; you're building out itineraries; you're moving hundreds of people; you're getting down to the nitty-gritty of an allergy to food to making sure all four buses are running and ready to go."

Before her time at Ohio State, Dunston also had experience at major college programs in both Kansas and Purdue.

We'll see if any more Buckeyes join the new-look Michigan program as Sherrone Moore takes over from Jim Harbaugh.

 

[Horn Under a Bad Sign 20950]

Holy Fuck. Not Erin Dunston! 

[LTtxfan 50037]

Wink Martindale expounds on how he'll run the Michigan football defense

Isaiah Hole         June 11, 2024 

Michigan football brought in ‘the O.G.’ of the defensive system installed initially by Mike Macdonald and continued by Jesse Minter. Both coordinators learned the system they implemented in Ann Arbor from Wink Martindale when they were under him during their time with the Baltimore Ravens.

Now Martindale is back in college, running the system his proteges thrived with. And though he’s known to be more (self-admittedly) aggressive, he’s more focused on what will work with the players than putting his stamp on things.

He shared more on his defensive approach on the GM Shuffle podcast.

“As a system, it’s very flexible, it’s very player-friendly,” Martindale said. “You know, when you get into the sub-sub stuff — I say it’s a position on this defense, that has a lot of flexibility — and once you understand the concepts, it’s easy to learn the defense. But it’s also different personalities calling the defense. And, I think that at the college level, there’s a lot of more simulated pressures that you see when you’re watching tape that work just as effectively as sending them all. So I think that it’s gonna be a wait and see once we get through fall camp and everything else.

“But let’s make no mistake about it: I’m more aggressive than probably both those guys, sometimes to a fault. Jesse did a fantastic job. I mean, I’m calling him and — now they changed up some terminology because this is the first year we can do the coach-to-player communication. So they changed up some of the names so it’s just shorter one-word names, which is smart. And it helps you right into — when teams want to go fast and play you just say one word.

“But it’s all the players, the vets that are coming back. They know the system. And it’s been really enjoyable. It’s been a lot of fun.”

The knock on Martindale is that he’s blitz-heavy. While his predecessor, Jesse Minter, often shied away from the blitz, fans are worried that Martindale will come in and be a redux of former Michigan defensive coordinator Don Brown.

While Martindale will be quick to admit, yes, he does like to blitz, that isn’t necessarily his ethos. Sometimes, it’s all about showing a quarterback a look and then giving him something different — much like we saw happen under Minter and Macdonald.

“Well, I think that, like you already alluded to Mike, when you have free runners to the quarterback, the average fan just says, ‘Well, he’s zero pressure.’ And we don’t, we just attack protections. Well, in reality, I think it changes from year to year, depending on who you have playing for you and who you’re playing against.

“Like, the first year we played (Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick) Mahomes. I think we hit him 18 times, back in 18. And then he got so good at seeing pressures and where they were coming from and changing protections. The last year that we played him, we just did anything that looked like a pressure was simulated, because he — there’s no reason to blitz it, because he sees it. And he throws it quick. So I think it’s not only by percentage-wise throughout the season, but also per game, per quarterback.”

If Martindale does indeed tailor his defense to the players and the system they’re already familiar with (and it appears he has) and shows restraint, then the sky’s the limit for that side of the ball, assuredly. 

[Horn Under a Bad Sign 20950]

1 hour ago, LTtxfan said:

Wink Martindale expounds on how he'll run the Michigan football defense

Isaiah Hole         June 11, 2024 

Michigan football brought in ‘the O.G.’ of the defensive system installed initially by Mike Macdonald and continued by Jesse Minter. Both coordinators learned the system they implemented in Ann Arbor from Wink Martindale when they were under him during their time with the Baltimore Ravens.

Now Martindale is back in college, running the system his proteges thrived with. And though he’s known to be more (self-admittedly) aggressive, he’s more focused on what will work with the players than putting his stamp on things.

He shared more on his defensive approach on the GM Shuffle podcast.

“As a system, it’s very flexible, it’s very player-friendly,” Martindale said. “You know, when you get into the sub-sub stuff — I say it’s a position on this defense, that has a lot of flexibility — and once you understand the concepts, it’s easy to learn the defense. But it’s also different personalities calling the defense. And, I think that at the college level, there’s a lot of more simulated pressures that you see when you’re watching tape that work just as effectively as sending them all. So I think that it’s gonna be a wait and see once we get through fall camp and everything else.

“But let’s make no mistake about it: I’m more aggressive than probably both those guys, sometimes to a fault. Jesse did a fantastic job. I mean, I’m calling him and — now they changed up some terminology because this is the first year we can do the coach-to-player communication. So they changed up some of the names so it’s just shorter one-word names, which is smart. And it helps you right into — when teams want to go fast and play you just say one word.

“But it’s all the players, the vets that are coming back. They know the system. And it’s been really enjoyable. It’s been a lot of fun.”

The knock on Martindale is that he’s blitz-heavy. While his predecessor, Jesse Minter, often shied away from the blitz, fans are worried that Martindale will come in and be a redux of former Michigan defensive coordinator Don Brown.

While Martindale will be quick to admit, yes, he does like to blitz, that isn’t necessarily his ethos. Sometimes, it’s all about showing a quarterback a look and then giving him something different — much like we saw happen under Minter and Macdonald.

“Well, I think that, like you already alluded to Mike, when you have free runners to the quarterback, the average fan just says, ‘Well, he’s zero pressure.’ And we don’t, we just attack protections. Well, in reality, I think it changes from year to year, depending on who you have playing for you and who you’re playing against.

“Like, the first year we played (Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick) Mahomes. I think we hit him 18 times, back in 18. And then he got so good at seeing pressures and where they were coming from and changing protections. The last year that we played him, we just did anything that looked like a pressure was simulated, because he — there’s no reason to blitz it, because he sees it. And he throws it quick. So I think it’s not only by percentage-wise throughout the season, but also per game, per quarterback.”

If Martindale does indeed tailor his defense to the players and the system they’re already familiar with (and it appears he has) and shows restraint, then the sky’s the limit for that side of the ball, assuredly. 

Blah blah blah blah 

Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.

[Tex Long 4676]

This game is basically a no-win for us, unless we absolutely kick the living shit out of the Big Weasels, and maybe not even then. 

If we win, it's because they were just getting started with their re-building. If we lose, it's not only because we're just overrated under-performers and loudmouths, but because Meatchicken is an elite powerhouse only beginning to re-assert their dominance over collitch foobaw.

Fuck it. Let's kick the shit out of them... either that, or win on a last-second NFL-worthy FG by Bert, to reprise Vince's "we'll be back" Rose Bowl victory.

 

[closetojumping 65538]

5 hours ago, Tex Long said:

This game is basically a no-win for us, unless we absolutely kick the living shit out of the Big Weasels, and maybe not even then. 

If we win, it's because they were just getting started with their re-building. If we lose, it's not only because we're just overrated under-performers and loudmouths, but because Meatchicken is an elite powerhouse only beginning to re-assert their dominance over collitch foobaw.

Fuck it. Let's kick the shit out of them... either that, or win on a last-second NFL-worthy FG by Bert, to reprise Vince's "we'll be back" Rose Bowl victory.

 

You're whining. There's no need to do so. The world isn't always aligned against Texas. If Texas goes in and beats Michigan, Texas will get its due. If Michigan wins and its close, it's not going to be some terrible item on the resume. If Texas gets beaten badly, somehow, then Texas will deservedly get run over publicly. 

[Park Gothic 5376]

15 hours ago, Horn Under a Bad Sign said:

Blah blah blah blah 

Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.

I mean, dude was DC for the Ravens. I think he's familiar with how this shit goes. 

[Tex Long 4676]

1 hour ago, closetojumping said:

You're whining. There's no

1 hour ago, closetojumping said:

You're whining. There's no need to do so. The world isn't always aligned against Texas. If Texas goes in and beats Michigan, Texas will get its due. If Michigan wins and its close, it's not going to be some terrible item on the resume. If Texas gets beaten badly, somehow, then Texas will deservedly get run over publicly. 

 

Not whining, with or without need. Stating fact.

Our "due" with a close win will be that Meatchicken was down and not quite ready after only one game. If we lose, it will be a black mark (no racism) because combination  of arrogant Texas is overrated and true blueblood Meatchicken didn't even need to steal our signs.

I think we'll win, most of us do. We will shut up the naysayers with a sound thrashing, and I think that's not merely possible but P>0.5 probable. It's months away yet, and many things may affect it, either way.

[WelfareBuysMyWeed 5663]

Vince Young kicked their fucking ass, that's all you need to know about Michigan.

[closetojumping 65538]

1 hour ago, Tex Long said:

Not whining, with or without need. Stating fact.

Our "due" with a close win will be that Meatchicken was down and not quite ready after only one game. If we lose, it will be a black mark (no racism) because combination  of arrogant Texas is overrated and true blueblood Meatchicken didn't even need to steal our signs.

I think we'll win, most of us do. We will shut up the naysayers with a sound thrashing, and I think that's not merely possible but P>0.5 probable. It's months away yet, and many things may affect it, either way.

This is whiny self-talk about the media meanies and message board posters not liking Texas properly. Go look at the commentary around the Texas home loss to Ohio State in 2006 after winning the title in 2005. Ohio State got a ton of credit even though everyone reasonably acknowledged the significant losses for Texas coming off the title. 

1 hour ago, WelfareBuysMyWeed said:

Vince Young kicked their fucking ass, that's all you need to know about Michigan.

This post makes no fucking sense. It’s just thread vomit. 

[WelfareBuysMyWeed 5663]

38 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

This post makes no fucking sense. It’s just thread vomit. 

If theres anybody who knows about thread vomit, it's the person with 12000 fucking posts.

[Fudge Nuggets 19478]

19 hours ago, Horn Under a Bad Sign said:

Holy Fuck. Not Erin Dunston! 

Great SS for the Cubs. Had an absolute cannon for an arm. 

[closetojumping 65538]

32 minutes ago, WelfareBuysMyWeed said:

If theres anybody who knows about thread vomit, it's the person with 12000 fucking posts.

You’ve been a constant nuisance since you started posting with this new handle. Post count smack is as weak as your general presence here. 

[WelfareBuysMyWeed 5663]

8 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

You’ve been a constant nuisance since you started posting with this new handle. Post count smack is as weak as your general presence here. 

wow cool more shit posts from you, cool cool

 

why don't you fuck yourself with a tire iron and get over your hissy fit that someone mentioned vince young in your real-deal-srs-bsnss thread on your michigan scouting. You deffo aren't pathetic running an unpaid second job as a professional message board poster like you matter a shit.

Edited June 12 by WelfareBuysMyWeed

[closetojumping 65538]

1 hour ago, WelfareBuysMyWeed said:

wow cool more shit posts from you, cool cool

 

why don't you fuck yourself with a tire iron and get over your hissy fit that someone mentioned vince young in your real-deal-srs-bsnss thread on your michigan scouting. You deffo aren't pathetic running an unpaid second job as a professional message board poster like you matter a shit.

You should totally call Jim Rome with that and read it verbatim. 

[WelfareBuysMyWeed 5663]

Just now, closetojumping said:

You should totally call Jim Rome with that and read it verbatim. 

I'm surprised you didn't split this post up into two for more e-cred, you fucking dork

[closetojumping 65538]

3 minutes ago, WelfareBuysMyWeed said:

I'm surprised you didn't split this post up into two for more e-cred, you fucking dork

Rack’em!

[Park Gothic 5376]

[LTtxfan 50037]

Sherrone Moore: Jim Harbaugh prophesied me becoming head coach at Michigan

ZACH BARNETT     JUN 11, 2024

Sherrone Moore was in the TSA line at an airport in Houston when he learned he was probably about to become Michigan's new head coach.

"It popped up on my phone, 'Jim Harbaugh to the Chargers.' I was like, okay," Moore told Joel Klatt on the most recent edition of Big Noon Conversations. "That second (phone notification sounds). Text messages, calls. Text messages, calls. Our AD, our assistant AD calls, 'Hey, you've got to come back right now.'

Recalling the chain of events months later, Moore got his dates mixed up. He recalled getting the job on a Saturday, but the Chargers hired Harbaugh on Wednesday, Jan. 24, and Michigan announced Moore on Friday, Jan. 26. Either way, Michigan's search -- if we can even call it that -- lasted less than 48 hours, but in reality Moore knew he was getting the job long before that.

In fact, at some point during Michigan's run to the 2023 national championship, Harbaugh told Moore he would become his replacement. "He said, 'I don't know when, I don't know what's going to happen, no man can tell the future.'" 

Klatt then joked about Harbaugh giving Moore a Harbaugh-ism, but knowing Jim I'd bet he actually quoted Mark 13:32, when Jesus prepared His followers for the destruction of Earth: “However, no one knows the day or hour when these things will happen, not even the angels in heaven or the Son himself. Only the Father knows."

Moore's ascension to the throne of Michigan football was not always outwardly obvious. He had only six seasons of full-time coaching experience when he joined Harbaugh's staff as tight ends coach in 2018. The next three seasons represented a valley in the Harbaugh era: Michigan went 21-11 over the next three seasons, did not win a bowl game, and saw the gap with Ohio State grow to a point where the Buckeyes dropped 62 and 56 points on the Wolverines during their 2018 and '19 games. Things dropped to a point where some believed, had the 2020 edition of The Game not been cancelled due to covid, the Harbaugh era never would've lasted to 2021.

Harbaugh instituted a number of changes following Michigan's 2-4, virus-shorted campaign, and the best of them was promoting to co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach in 2021. In 2021-22, Michigan went 25-3 with back-to-back defeats of Ohio State and back-to-back Big Ten championships.

At some point during that season, Harbaugh told Moore he was working to officially appoint him his head coach-in-waiting. 

"He said, 'You're going to be the next head coach at Michigan.' I was like, what? He said, 'I'm going to put it in my contract that if I ever leave, that you're the next head coach at Michigan.'"

Moore said that conversation happened "at the beginning of the year." Even still, Moore's status as the next man up was not outwardly obvious. 

Moore was appointed interim head coach during Harbaugh's 3-game suspension to open the 2023 season, but so was defensive coordinator Jesse Minter, and special teams coordinator Jay Harbaugh, and running backs coach Mike Hart. Those four men split game day head coaching duties for the first three games of Michigan's season. 

But when Harbaugh was suspended again, this time during the stretch run of Michigan's regular season, Moore alone was appointed the acting leader of the program.

Moore coached Michigan to a key win at Penn State, guided the team's efforts to its 1,000th all-time win against Maryland, and then earned plaudits for his gutsy play-calling while also serving as acting head coach for the Wolverines' 30-24 win over undefeated Ohio State.

As we know, that contract never got done. From Moore's perspective, though, it was a moot point. He didn't need Harbaugh's endorsement or a contractual booster to his claim for the throne. His performance alone -- specifically, that Ohio State game -- was enough.

"He trusted me and this offense to do everything possible to help him and this team win," Moore said. "I just worked as hard as I could this year."

 

[LTtxfan 50037]

 

[Tex Long 4676]

3 hours ago, closetojumping said:

This is whiny ... Go look at the commentary around the Texas home loss to Ohio State in 2006 ... 

Makes no sense. It might, though, if Mack had left for the NFL and GDGD was our new HC. And if we'd won the game, or they'd just squeaked by instead of handing us the workmanlike whipping. And if tOSU didn't get their asses kicked by Urban at the end of the year.

Other than that, your isomorphism is excellent.

[4th&Five 42026]

Moore seems like a crazy person and he’s a Sooner so I think he’ll fail miserably there. I hope it starts week 2. 

[markstanco 12809]

[Park Gothic 5376]

14 hours ago, Tex Long said:

Other than that, your isomorphism is excellent.

You know, I really don't appreciate you making me look up definitions. 

[Tex Long 4676]

2 minutes ago, Park Gothic said:

You know, I really don't appreciate you making me look up definitions. 

You mean, "no maths" isn't enough?

[Park Gothic 5376]

11 minutes ago, Tex Long said:

You mean, "no maths" isn't enough?

"It was my understanding there would be no vocabulary"

[BurntOrange&White 42015]

13 hours ago, 4th&Five said:

Moore seems like a crazy person and he’s a Sooner so I think he’ll fail miserably there. I hope it starts week 2. 

Going to be a lot different for him being the guy when Jim isn’t there running day to day operations and he actually has to be a HC and not just a gameday fill in to run the ball 40 times 

[Tex Long 4676]

1 hour ago, Park Gothic said:

"It was my understanding there would be no vocabulary"

Coulda been worse. I picked latinate instead of anglish because lawyers all over Surly.

[4th&Five 42026]

 

[Helobious 9826]

Ha that’s going to be wild.

[DanTheHorn 5092]

On 6/12/2024 at 4:05 PM, WelfareBuysMyWeed said:

Vince Young kicked their fucking ass, that's all you need to know about Michigan.

An idiot in the CR and now here. Did you watch that game? Maybe Vince did well but it took a field goal between two arms to win that game.

[nineliveslost 3012]

18 minutes ago, DanTheHorn said:

An idiot in the CR and now here. Did you watch that game? Maybe Vince did well but it took a field goal between two arms to win that game.

 

Like he said, Vince kicked that ass 🤪

Edited July 22 by nineliveslost

[Tex Long 4676]

Past is past...

I feel good about Sept 7. 

I felt we matched up better against Meatchicken than UW did, in the CFP. Too bad we didn't get there, but, uhhhh past is past.

Now, we look like we've got as good as lsat season, maybe better. It remains to be seen if the WR room is all we think, but the OL should be good or better, RB likewise, so offense in general good as or better, and QB isn't remotely an issue. Defensively, the middle almost has to drop off, but edge looks better, ILB should be close or better, and DB has to be better. Kicking? Got Bert back, not sure about holder, but... Punting? From what we've been hearing, we're not going to be punting, and if we do some, just need to make sure and not get blocked.

Meatchicken lost a lot, apparently much more than we did, player-wise. And of course the Coaching turnover is huge. It's a good thing we get them early, before they have a chance to really gel.

And those are pretty much the main reasons I feel confident about the game - today. Of course we've still got weeks to go, so things can certainly change, but today? Today I've got a W next to this game.

[n64ra 1150]

I will watch that netflix show, but it better have some meat.

[LTtxfan 50037]

22 hours ago, 4th&Five said:

 

 "THE FALL GUY"  

 

[LTtxfan 50037]

Who will replace J.J. McCarthy at QB for Michigan? 👀 + Oregon CFP bound? 😳

College Football Live

[LTtxfan 50037]

 

"Hail to the victors."

"To the victors go the spoils."

Only one of those famous sayings may apply specifically to the defending national champion Michigan Wolverines, but both are accurate in this case.

While known for tradition and history, Michigan's locker room underwent a substantial upgrade recently, and cameras were there to capture their reaction to the new digs.

Not only does the new revamped space find creative ways to pay homage to the rich history of Wolverine football, but it found a way to intentionally balance that with what kids today want.

What's that, you may ask?

Well, in addition to some major upgrades to the lockers and graphics, the new space features a bowling alley, golf simulator, plenty of space and TVs available for games like the new NCAA, and what has become the customary football facility addition of a barbershop as well.

Below is a video, as well as a few pics of the new place.

 

[DFW Horn 6671]

 

[Wally Fairway 5678]

On 7/22/2024 at 1:25 PM, 4th&Five said:

 

Every Wolverine fan I know says - don't care won't a Natty.

And they all have the gear to prove they mean it

[GreenspointTexas 9994]

18 hours ago, DFW Horn said:

 

Soft

[n64ra 1150]

2 hours ago, GreenspointTexas said:

Soft

Yea. Texas and Ohio State are going to "ban" Michigan from (meaningful) postseason play this year.

[DFW Horn 6671]

 

[markstanco 12809]

Yea. Texas and Ohio State are going to "ban" Michigan from (meaningful) postseason play this year.

Especially Ohio state. Got dang on their NIL. It’s an all star year like no other.

[4th&Five 42026]

 

[BurntOrange&White 42015]

14 minutes ago, 4th&Five said:

 

I bet they found them to be lying and covering up 

[SimkinsMan 4555]

35 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

I bet they found them to be lying and covering up 

If you bothered to read the article, that's exactly what they did.

Quote

The draft, which could be subject to change, states Moore could face a show-cause penalty and possibly a suspension for allegedly deleting a thread of 52 text messages with former Michigan staffer Connor Stalions in October 2023 on the same day that media reports revealed Stalions was leading an effort to capture the playcalling signals of future opponents.

The draft states that the texts were later recovered via "device imaging" and Moore "subsequently produced them to enforcement staff." Moore is accused of committing a Level 2 violation, according to the draft.

 

[LTtxfan 50037]

 

[NoName 17193]

 

[4th&Five 42026]

 

[GreenspointTexas 9994]

Classic michigan