Well seems like Michigan fans are in a holding pattern right now and the only thing to do is speculate on whom will be the coach and also the possible assistant coaches.The big question might be what happens once a new coach is hired and how will that changes the program? Will new assistant coaches be announced before the bowl game or will they wait till after the Michigan bowl game? How will recruiting be handled once the new coach is hired? A lot of questions and really not many solid answers just speculating right now on what might happen.
Well unless you have been hiding in a cave you pretty much know that Les Miles is the guy the Michigan program has been waiting on and once the SEC Championship game is over Michigan will probably be contacting Les Miles sometime Sunday officially talking with each other for the first time. Most of these coaches search are done in private and usually consist of somebody that is friends of the program and also a friend of a coach where they will go back and forth seeing what kind of interest their might be on both sides along with possible negotiations of whom might be left on the staff and also what kind of money figures and years both sides are looking at to keep this thing moving.
After Bill Martin and a friend of Les Miles has a pretty good deal worked out in which they believe a deal might be done then the Michigan athletic director calls the LSU athletic department asking for permission to be able to talk with Les Miles one on one about the possible coaching position. That is when the LSU AD ask Michigan to wait till after the SEC Championship game so the players, fans and coaches can worry about the game on Saturday.
Michigan fans are in a holding pattern feeling good about the chances of having their head coach position filled by Les Miles, but until they sign an agreement nothing is set in stone and also LSU is expecting meeting with Les Miles sometime Monday to discuss his future and to offer him a new contract. Will his agent use that to get his guy more money from Michigan or does it really matter at this point. I think Miles will come to Michigan and money will not be an issue, but you have to know that he does not want to come here for peanuts either and should not be asked to take less money just because it is his "dream job" along with his former school.
So how will this all work out I believe he will get contacted by Bill Martin on Sunday and they will talk to get a feel about what each other is looking for and then Monday Les Miles will talk with LSU and basically tell them that he will be interested in the Michigan job and probably head to Ann Arbor Monday to talk with Bill Martin farther and do a formal interview. Will that be enough and will they be able to announce on Tuesday that he will be the next Michigan coach? I do not know that almost seems a little tight especially you have to think Miles will want to talk with his team and tell them what is going on along with telling the other coaches as well. Unless Bill Martin offers him the job on the phone or maybe Bill Martin will fly to Baton Rouge to chat with Les Miles in person so he can talk with LSU and also his team on Monday and make the trip to Ann Arbor on Tuesday?
So what happens after the new coach is announced? Well that is where a lot of questions will be asked and also a lot depends on if LSU will still want him to coach their bowl game which over a week ago the AD said he wanted Miles to coach the bowl game if he would possible move on. I think he will come to Ann Arbor for a press conference, meet the team, coaches, etc. He might even stay in Ann Arbor for a couple of days and start doing interviews with the current staff to get a feel of what he wants and who he might keep and the direction he is looking to take this program.
Then he will probably head back to LSU and talk with his current staff who he might want to take with him to Michigan along with possible start interviewing other coaches that might be joining him. I would say within a week or so he will know for the most part who will be his staff at Michigan. Miles will probably during those first days as Michigan coach will be calling the recruits and telling them that he wants them and hopes they will keep their commitment to Michigan and probably tell them what he would like to see the program goes from here and what his plans are for those recruits.
Bowl practice will be a time where the players and coaches can just go out and have the fun and get away from all the distractions. I would think the new staff for Michigan will not arrive in Ann Arbor until a few days after the Michigan bowl game or after several days of their own bowl game.
Recruiting the last ten weeks are going to be crucial especially for some of the guys that are on the fence if they will stick with there commit or not along with other kids that were not interested in Michigan until the new staff came aboard. Probably going to see a lot of traveling for the new staff going out to see kids along with Les Miles doing the in-homes with these kids which could actually be their first meeting each other.
Will be an interesting off season and a lot of changes could possible happen and one of the biggest might be the S&C program. This has been debated to death on the message boards and I will not get into it accept for it is time for a change and time to get Michigan and their players working hard in the off season. I believe they lost the first two games not in the early part of fall, but rather in the winter, spring and summer leading up to fall practice this year. Michigan uses a "voluntary" off season program where other schools put the pressure on the kids to be there and work hard and if you do not you will not see the field in the fall.
Spring practice could be very interesting as well with a new excitement along with how will the spring be treated under Les Miles? Will the media have more access or will it be the same old Michigan. Will there be an actual spring game along with players getting a chance to prove to the new staff that they deserve a chance to play.
Stop back later today and get a peek of my updated coaches’ possibilites that I had out there for over a week now. Thanks for visiting.
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