Well looks like Mike DeBord who obviously knows he will not get the coaching job at the University of Michigan is not only trying to save his job, but also keep the status quo.Remember about a year ago when Lloyd Carr said an a interview that he didn't want any part of the coaching hire whenever he steps down because he didn't want people to blame him for the next hire or say that was Carr's guy? Well I guess that only applies when he doesn't like who the next coach "possible" could have been.
Looks like Carr is going to be more vocal and tell Martin who he think will be the next coach a long with no other Mike DeBord. Some how Debord knows he is fighting for his job and thinks the only way he is going to keep his job is if Kirk Ferentz is the next Michigan coach. Carr and now Debord (have no idea how he sticks his nose in things) are pushing hard for Ferentz. Their message is Ferentz is the best candidate to continue the program the way it is or same old thing and of course Mary Sue Coleman has to be loving that especially since that was her first choice since she hired Ferentz at Iowa.
In Miles favor you have multiple Michigan people including a lot of former players calling on behalf of Miles. Although rumors there has been an offer extended not even close to the truth.
Bill Martin is insisting on having a search and his primary job right now is to form the search committee. This is about done and Martin has been placing calls back to agents and coaches who have inquired to tell them the process. According to Martin the search committee will make a recommendation at which Martin will consult with Carr to get his opinion and then Martin will make the decision.
The Ferentz rumors are not far fetched especially since Martin announced that Carr will be helping Martin is some capacity. Carr wants Ferentz, but wants to make it seem that Martin picked Ferentz and not Carr choosing him.
So if your not happy with having Kirk Ferentz as your next coach you might want to send a e-mail to Bill Martin wcmartin@umich.edu . Just remember be civil and get to the point and who you would like to see be the next head coach. If you need some stats for your e-mail here are some stats about Kirk Ferentz and his record overall, in the Big Ten and against In-State rival.
Kirk Ferentz as head coach at Iowa:
1999.....1-10.....0-8 in Big Ten.
2000.....3-9.....3-5 in Big Ten.
2001.....7-5.....4-4 in Big Ten.
2002.....11-2.....8-0 in Big Ten.
2003.....10-3.....5-3 in Big Ten.
2004.....10-2.....7-1 in Big Ten.
2005.....7-5.....5-3 in Big Ten.
2006.....6-7.....2-6 in Big Ten.
2007.....6-6.....4-4 in Big Ten.
Iowa vs. Iowa State (in-state rival)
3-6 in favor of Iowa State
Some people will say well he is at Iowa and you have to expect not having such a great record. I understand that to a point, but when for the most part the Big Ten is really the Big 2 and little 9 now his Big Ten record hasn't been very impressive. Also his In-state record against Iowa State isn't any good going 3-6 against the Cyclones. Does Michigan really want a program like Michigan State to catch up with them? That is what Iowa State is to Iowa the little brother or it is suppose to be anyways.
I would really hate to see Michigan turn into a Nebraska or any of these other programs that have fallen off the map of being a "elite program" anymore such as Miami had their bad seasons along with Florida State, USC, OSU, etc... Michigan's worse year has been 6-6 in the past forty years. Might not have been the best team overall, but Michigan has been steady.
Michigan Stadium is going through a renovations and I just can not see how Kirk Ferentz will fill those luxury boxes every week along with bringing Big Ten championships to Michigan let alone a National Title.
Les Miles isn't my first choice, but he would be a lot better choice than Ferentz right now. At least Miles would bring back the passion of Michigan football along with having support of hte fans, media, donors, alumni and former players.
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