I think this is a great hire for Michigan

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/michigan-kyle-whittingham-coach-utah/

Penn State right now looking at Michigan:

5 minutes ago, Ktmguy2018 said:

I think this is a great hire for Michigan

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/michigan-kyle-whittingham-coach-utah/

2008, when Utah went 13-0 and defeated Saint Nick and Bama in the Sugar Bowl, is arguably Utah's finest season with Whit with the program?

Here's the counterargument: Ooops, I hear Crickets 😁.

2 minutes ago, Ktmguy2018 said:

Penn State right now looking at Michigan:

Let's see, shall we?

Matt Campbell is 46 years old, with his own bona fides as an HC working with fewer resources than he will have at Michigan.

After being hired, Campbell made a very smart move by keeping interim coach Terry Smith, who played ball for Joe Petino and has been one of PSU's top recruiters since 2014.

Like Nick Saban, Campbell's first HC job was with Toledo, and he recruited from Gateway High School in Monroeville, PA, where Smith built a high school powerhouse.

Smith should be instrumental in keeping current players with the team.

A fun and interesting game tomorrow, 9 AM on ESPN, sees PSU vs. Clemson in the Pinstripe Bowl. Campbell will be there (DUH!), but Smith is the HC for this game.

There are a lot of coaches PSU and Michigan could have hired who would have given me less concern for OBD down the road. Both of these coaches are prototypical Big Ten coaches.

Oregon hosts Michigan next season and is at Michigan in 2027. Penn State visits OBD in 2027.

Ten years ago, this would have concerned me a little but I’m not sure Coach Wittingham still has it. I guess we’ll see.

His teams were always well coached and played hard.

This feels like a stop gap hire. Without seeing the contract and being in the room I'm not sure how long they are anticipating Whittingham to be there.

I kinda think 2-3 seasons. Enough time to get Michigan on track and make the playoff a time or two before looking for a younger coach.

Or ... Not.

More resources makes some elements of coaching easier and others a whole lot more difficult... Namely the expectations.

Whittingham has always been a coach to get more from less but as we've seen that doesn't always translate to higher level programs.

1 hour ago, Jon Joseph said:

2008, when Utah went 13-0 and defeated Saint Nick and Bama in the Sugar Bowl, is arguably Utah's finest season with Whit with the program?

Here's the counterargument: Ooops, I hear Crickets 😁.

It’s about to be 2026 and that was almost 20 years ago. In the modern era the right coach can get a terrible program into the playoff inside of 12 months of hire. Can Whit operate in 2026 from scratch? Will UM tolerate him going 8-4, but doing it the right way?

Very far from a sure thing here imo.

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