Y'all wanted him to come out and say "fukk Ohio State they going down next year!"?
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In general I would prefer a 3-4 still. Zona & Stanford have been the main foil to the Oregon offense with 3-3-5 and 3-4 defenses.
http://mmqb.si.com/2013/07/26/derek-mason-stanford-read-option/
Also hot damn, this is the most loaded coaching staff in Michigan history. Incredible talent and credentials across the board brehs
YesY'all wanted him to come out and say "fukk Ohio State they going down next year!"?
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Nick Baumgardner @nickbaumgardner · 2h 2 hours ago
Durkin tells Michigan's official web site that the team's personnel will determine whether UM runs a 4-3 or a 3-4. He's done both.
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Interesting don't think we have the the personal for a 3-4 although Mario and Taco might excel at rush 3-4 LB's
The bolded is what I'm talking about, I cant stand coaches who are just stuck in 1 system I don't care if we run a 4-3, 3-4, 3-3-5, 5-2 monster, wide 9 IDGAF run whats best for the talent you have.
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he's done it and almost did it on another ocassionHoke on ESPN talking about how to beat Ohio State
its the only game he consistently coached well.
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Jim Harbaugh a life-changer for former player
Angelique S. Chengelis, The Detroit News 4:21 a.m. EST January 9, 2015
(Photo: Tom Pidgeon / Getty Images)
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Todd Mortensen is an attorney in New York City, a Wharton School graduate and a three-year NFL veteran.
And much of that, he believes, might not have been achieved had it not been for Jim Harbaugh.
Harbaugh, named Michigan's football coach last week after four seasons with the 49ers, helped Mortensen reinvent his career in one season at San Diego, a Division I-AA school, after transferring from BYU.
Mortensen, who had thrown one touchdown and four interceptions in three years at BYU, had decided in the summer of 2004 to transfer after graduating. That's when he met Harbaugh.
"He came and picked me up at the airport," Mortensen said. "He gave me a firm handshake and said, 'I'm Jim Harbaugh.' I said, 'Of course I know who you are! You're Jim Harbaugh.'
"I stayed there a day or two ... talked about his philosophy, how I would fit in. I could tell he thought things through, and he knew what he wanted to do. He believed in me. ... We both watched film, we talked football, and he knew I was into it. We hit it off."
And it's because of that Mortensen has a great perspective on what Michigan's current stable of quarterbacks — Shane Morris, Wilton Speight, Russell Bellomy and early enrollee Alex Malzone — should expect.
"If I was a quarterback on Michigan's roster, I would be thrilled," said Mortensen, who played three years professionally, including a stop with the Lions. "You can't think of a better guy to teach you the position than Jim Harbaugh, No. 1 because he sees the game the way you see it, as a quarterback.
"My advice to them, be the most eager little boy like Jim was, just going into his office, asking to watch film, being in the weight room, and always asking to learn more. Get as many reps as possible and ask as many questions as you can because he will give you everything he has."
High hopes
Mortensen arrived at San Diego with a sparkling transcript.
He had graduated summa cum laude from BYU, but while he was a star in the classroom, his skill as a quarterback had not been realized. But when he met Harbaugh, he found someone who loved football as much as he did and loved watching film and talking about the game.
He found the person who could develop his skills.
Because Mortensen was so bright and was a film junkie as much as the coaches, Harbaugh gave him more and more to absorb.
He was so prepared and so studied in part because that's the type of player he was, but also because that's the kind of quarterback Harbaugh demanded.
"I remember times at San Diego when I'd try to execute something, and he'd say, 'No, I want to see this,' and I'd try it again but didn't get it right," Mortensen said. "He'd say, 'OK, get out of the huddle,' and he'd walk in with no warmup, take the snap and throw a 40-yard rope down the seam and hit the guy in stride, and then say, 'That's what I want.'
"Being able to show what you want done in addition to explaining it is something he can do."
At the start of the 2004 season, San Diego was 2-4 and had lost three of its first four.
Harbaugh never panicked.
Mortensen said Harbaugh told the team there were great players on the roster, they shouldn't be losing, and they needed to find a way to make it work.
San Diego won its final five games, and Mortensen was the Pioneer League's co-offensive player of the year.
"Losing and being mediocre is not an option for Jim," Mortensen said. "There will be guys who buy in right away, and there will be guys who realize this isn't for me. The guys who stay and buy in will win ball games, because Jim won't have it any other way."
Mortensen also played for Tim Drevno, who was the offensive coordinator at San Diego and is expected to be Harbaugh's offensive coordinator at Michigan.
He said Drevno, who spent three seasons with the 49ers before coaching at USC this season, works well with Harbaugh, "fits" the college game well and loves watching film with offensive linemen.
"I'm sure I'll recognize some of the concepts they will run," Mortensen said. "His brand of football is wonderfully fit for the Big Ten. I'm not on the staff, but it feels a little like the band is getting back together."
Mortensen has followed Harbaugh's coaching career, and looks forward to this next chapter.
"I know how invigorated Jim gets for a new opportunity — it's going to bring out energy in him and everyone else," Mortensen said. "Jim will bring to the culture that confidence we can win this battle. Guys there are going to get better, and the team will get better as he adds his recruits.
"Once he gets it going, and they're winning, it's going to be a unique situation for him to be appreciated and looked up to. That's a very rare thing in modern football at the college level and pro level to have that support and be beloved at a school."
Key to success
Mortensen, meanwhile, remains forever grateful for the year he spent at San Diego with Harbaugh.
"A lot of success I've had after my football career ... going to a great graduate school, I owe a lot of that to Jim," Mortensen said. "If I had been a career backup and never did the things I did at San Diego, I don't know if those doors would have opened for me. I played for him and had a great year, and I pursued my dream of playing professional football as long as I could and then I went out and tried to shoot for the stars.
"It was a gift to play for Jim and have the opportunity to learn from him. ... It was a unique experience I grew to appreciate more and more once my football career was over."
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sp...harbaugh-life-changer-former-player/21483309/
Shane you wanna be great get in the film room the talent is there coach is there no more excuses
(Photo: Tom Pidgeon / Getty Images)
218 CONNECT 47 TWEETLINKEDIN 76 COMMENTEMAILMORE
Todd Mortensen is an attorney in New York City, a Wharton School graduate and a three-year NFL veteran.
And much of that, he believes, might not have been achieved had it not been for Jim Harbaugh.
Harbaugh, named Michigan's football coach last week after four seasons with the 49ers, helped Mortensen reinvent his career in one season at San Diego, a Division I-AA school, after transferring from BYU.
Mortensen, who had thrown one touchdown and four interceptions in three years at BYU, had decided in the summer of 2004 to transfer after graduating. That's when he met Harbaugh.
"He came and picked me up at the airport," Mortensen said. "He gave me a firm handshake and said, 'I'm Jim Harbaugh.' I said, 'Of course I know who you are! You're Jim Harbaugh.'
"I stayed there a day or two ... talked about his philosophy, how I would fit in. I could tell he thought things through, and he knew what he wanted to do. He believed in me. ... We both watched film, we talked football, and he knew I was into it. We hit it off."
And it's because of that Mortensen has a great perspective on what Michigan's current stable of quarterbacks — Shane Morris, Wilton Speight, Russell Bellomy and early enrollee Alex Malzone — should expect.
"If I was a quarterback on Michigan's roster, I would be thrilled," said Mortensen, who played three years professionally, including a stop with the Lions. "You can't think of a better guy to teach you the position than Jim Harbaugh, No. 1 because he sees the game the way you see it, as a quarterback.
"My advice to them, be the most eager little boy like Jim was, just going into his office, asking to watch film, being in the weight room, and always asking to learn more. Get as many reps as possible and ask as many questions as you can because he will give you everything he has."
High hopes
Mortensen arrived at San Diego with a sparkling transcript.
He had graduated summa cum laude from BYU, but while he was a star in the classroom, his skill as a quarterback had not been realized. But when he met Harbaugh, he found someone who loved football as much as he did and loved watching film and talking about the game.
He found the person who could develop his skills.
Because Mortensen was so bright and was a film junkie as much as the coaches, Harbaugh gave him more and more to absorb.
He was so prepared and so studied in part because that's the type of player he was, but also because that's the kind of quarterback Harbaugh demanded.
"I remember times at San Diego when I'd try to execute something, and he'd say, 'No, I want to see this,' and I'd try it again but didn't get it right," Mortensen said. "He'd say, 'OK, get out of the huddle,' and he'd walk in with no warmup, take the snap and throw a 40-yard rope down the seam and hit the guy in stride, and then say, 'That's what I want.'
"Being able to show what you want done in addition to explaining it is something he can do."
At the start of the 2004 season, San Diego was 2-4 and had lost three of its first four.
Harbaugh never panicked.
Mortensen said Harbaugh told the team there were great players on the roster, they shouldn't be losing, and they needed to find a way to make it work.
San Diego won its final five games, and Mortensen was the Pioneer League's co-offensive player of the year.
"Losing and being mediocre is not an option for Jim," Mortensen said. "There will be guys who buy in right away, and there will be guys who realize this isn't for me. The guys who stay and buy in will win ball games, because Jim won't have it any other way."
Mortensen also played for Tim Drevno, who was the offensive coordinator at San Diego and is expected to be Harbaugh's offensive coordinator at Michigan.
He said Drevno, who spent three seasons with the 49ers before coaching at USC this season, works well with Harbaugh, "fits" the college game well and loves watching film with offensive linemen.
"I'm sure I'll recognize some of the concepts they will run," Mortensen said. "His brand of football is wonderfully fit for the Big Ten. I'm not on the staff, but it feels a little like the band is getting back together."
Mortensen has followed Harbaugh's coaching career, and looks forward to this next chapter.
"I know how invigorated Jim gets for a new opportunity — it's going to bring out energy in him and everyone else," Mortensen said. "Jim will bring to the culture that confidence we can win this battle. Guys there are going to get better, and the team will get better as he adds his recruits.
"Once he gets it going, and they're winning, it's going to be a unique situation for him to be appreciated and looked up to. That's a very rare thing in modern football at the college level and pro level to have that support and be beloved at a school."
Key to success
Mortensen, meanwhile, remains forever grateful for the year he spent at San Diego with Harbaugh.
"A lot of success I've had after my football career ... going to a great graduate school, I owe a lot of that to Jim," Mortensen said. "If I had been a career backup and never did the things I did at San Diego, I don't know if those doors would have opened for me. I played for him and had a great year, and I pursued my dream of playing professional football as long as I could and then I went out and tried to shoot for the stars.
"It was a gift to play for Jim and have the opportunity to learn from him. ... It was a unique experience I grew to appreciate more and more once my football career was over."
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sp...harbaugh-life-changer-former-player/21483309/
Shane you wanna be great get in the film room the talent is there coach is there no more excuses
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"I remember times at San Diego when I'd try to execute something, and he'd say, 'No, I want to see this,' and I'd try it again but didn't get it right," Mortensen said. "He'd say, 'OK, get out of the huddle,' and he'd walk in with no warmup, take the snap and throw a 40-yard rope down the seam and hit the guy in stride, and then say, 'That's what I want.'
"Being able to show what you want done in addition to explaining it is something he can do."
"Being able to show what you want done in addition to explaining it is something he can do."
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DJ Durkin is excited smiling throughout this interview creating turnovers is point of emphasis aggressive attacking style
http://www.mgoblue.com/collegesportslive/?media=480426
http://www.mgoblue.com/collegesportslive/?media=480426
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http://michigan.247sports.com/Bolt/Marshall-Sets-Michigan-Official-Visit-34592171
2015 five-star cornerback Iman Marshall will officially visit Michigan on January 19th, his father confirmed to Wolverine247.
Marshall, who is considered by most to be the top defensive back in his class, has maintained interest in Michigan for months, with a resurgence of that interest following the hiring of Jim Harbaugh, whom the family is familiar with from his coaching experience in San Francisco.
Believed to be a heavy USC lean at this point, Marshall will also officially visit LSU, Florida State and Oregon. He has already visited Notre Dame officially.
Marshall is currently ranked 4th overall in the 2015 class according to the 247Sports Composite ranking and is the top cornerback in the country.
2015 five-star cornerback Iman Marshall will officially visit Michigan on January 19th, his father confirmed to Wolverine247.
Marshall, who is considered by most to be the top defensive back in his class, has maintained interest in Michigan for months, with a resurgence of that interest following the hiring of Jim Harbaugh, whom the family is familiar with from his coaching experience in San Francisco.
Believed to be a heavy USC lean at this point, Marshall will also officially visit LSU, Florida State and Oregon. He has already visited Notre Dame officially.
Marshall is currently ranked 4th overall in the 2015 class according to the 247Sports Composite ranking and is the top cornerback in the country.
move michigan to the top of the board for TE / DE Ty Wheatley Jr. His dad Ty Wheatley Sr. was probably the most talented RB that ever wore Maize and Blue, and is returning to ann arbor to coach RBs for Jim Harbaugh. Junior will be a wolverine.
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I really wish he switches it up a bit and visits us on the 16th instead. That weekend is going to be HUGE recruiting wise.
I'm glad he's at least visitimg regardless.