Seems like a bunch of NFL guys available who want nothing to do with college football if they can avoid it.
Why are we giving so much credit to Oregon and Texas? Oregon is lost a lot and reloading again from the portal. I understand Moore is back, but he was OK at best in the games that mattered. I would say the same with Texas and Arch. Just feels like neither team has won the important games and the returning QBs have alot to prove. And I guess it applies to ND too, but they don’t plant anyone next year.
There is a lot of time between now and August, but this would have us playing road games at the No. 3, 5, 19 and 21 teams while hosting the No. 6 and 11 teams. I can’t imagine anyone has a better strength of schedule for 2026.
I mean Miami is losing a ton including QB and only a few spots below them. UM is #11. Realistically, where are you dropping them
Greg Roman would fix the run game but his passing offense is always below average and he's from the Harbaugh tree. Would be an interesting hire. Jonathan Smith seems like a weinie but I'd trust Day. Nagy would feel like an unpopular hire but could be great idk
Smith is the best out of the 3.. His offenses at Washington was top tier if I'm not mistaken. He's fix both running and new passing concepts. Nagy is fine, Roman just no way in hell.
Jonathan Smith's offenses by FEI at Washington 2014 79th 2015 61st 2016 4th 2017 10th by F+ (combo of FEI and SP+) 2014 36th 2015 22nd 2016 2nd 2017 9th
they were good in 16 and 17 I do wonder what that means a decade later. his offenses, with a hand picked QB, were abysmal at Michigan St the last two years but his last offense in 2023 at Oregon St was 11th by FEI
chip's passing schemes were pretty basic too. the passing game is day's baby so i tend to think that matters less when considering who to hire. i'm indifferent toward all three of those names, but i would like to see the new OC, whoever it winds up being, introduce some more juice to the ground game. it felt pretty vanilla this year
Don’t imagine any of us thought when Hafley left for BC 6 years ago he’d be an NFL head coach now even if we liked him
I was mad he left after only one year, but that’s before revolving coordinators became normal. The turn around from 2018 to 2019 was pretty substantial. We have up 20+ points in 10 of 14 games in 2018, including 49 to Purdue and 45 to Maryland in regulation.
If Hafley wins a Super Bowl or two at Miami, I'd be willing to grant him an interview when Day's time is done
Indiana’s OL never stops moving when the play is live. Their linemen get downfield. They’re always looking for someone to hit. Im jealous.
Miami has a great DL, as we know from what they did to us. Im just impressed by how active Indiana plays on the OL. They play to the whistle. They’re always looking get downfield in the run game and on screens. Their OL coach is a Bielema and Chryst guy.
Moore-Montgomery-Padilla-Daniels or Hinzman-Siereveld Sure we’ll roll with Hinzman at center though, think he’s a way better guard
I feel as good about our 2026 OL as I have entering an offseason in a long time. Usually when something this happens, I’m about to owe you some bourbon.
Fucking Tony Alford loses Fletcher over a bit of NIL then Michigan gives that sloppy bitch the most money in the country
His mom drives to every game home or away. Skeptical it was an NIL issue and more of Alford being a fucking idiot for not realizing that would be an issue
We never would have held on to Fletcher through 2025, playing behind Treyveon and Judkins in the NIL free transfer era.
Don’t care about Mark Fletcher. Carter Smith being on Indiana is much worse. Don’t know/remember his recruiting story.
ESPN too early top 25 1 Indiana 2 Texas 3 Notre Dame 4 Georgia 5 Oregon 6 Ohio St SC at 13, Iowa 16, Michigan 18