TennZip Posted December 4, 2024 Report Share Posted December 4, 2024 https://www.cleveland.com/osu/2024/12/is-akron-football-coach-joe-moorhead-a-candidate-to-become-michigan-football-offensive-coordinator-3-names-to-watch.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egregiousbob Posted December 4, 2024 Report Share Posted December 4, 2024 (edited) Complete speculation on the "journalist's" part. And consider the headline: "Is Akron football coach Joe Moorhead a candidate to become Michigan football offensive coordinator?" Is Taylor Swift a candidate? GP1? Keith Dambrot? Edited December 4, 2024 by egregiousbob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZipsBBjunkie Posted December 4, 2024 Report Share Posted December 4, 2024 It starts… it could be 2-3 months of this through the end of the NFL hiring season. Prepare yourselves. These types of headlines and his name being circulated is positive for him (and any coach looking for new opportunities). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lance99 Posted December 4, 2024 Report Share Posted December 4, 2024 1 hour ago, TennZip said: https://www.cleveland.com/osu/2024/12/is-akron-football-coach-joe-moorhead-a-candidate-to-become-michigan-football-offensive-coordinator-3-names-to-watch.html I will play along, Let’s assume that this article is true and he is a candidate. Giving what is going on there, there is no way he is taking that job…. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted December 4, 2024 Report Share Posted December 4, 2024 6 minutes ago, lance99 said: I will play along, Let’s assume that this article is true and he is a candidate. Giving what is going on there, there is no way he is taking that job…. You mean an unlimited NIL fund, no head coaching responsibilities, an incoming QB that is a JoeMo RPO wet dream, one of the top defensive units in CFB year in and year out (especially with Wink there now), and only a few hours further from where he is currently? The Michigan OC job is about as attractive as it gets. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted December 4, 2024 Report Share Posted December 4, 2024 We do this every year. He may leave, but hope not. Hasn’t yet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted December 4, 2024 Report Share Posted December 4, 2024 (edited) 2 hours ago, egregiousbob said: Complete speculation on the "journalist's" part. And consider the headline: "Is Akron football coach Joe Moorhead a candidate to become Michigan football offensive coordinator?" Is Taylor Swift a candidate? GP1? Keith Dambrot? I can confirm that I am not. However, rumor has it Jim Grobe is. Seriously though, rumor has it Michigan has landed a huge QB prospect. It would be a good position for someone like him to take. Edited December 4, 2024 by GP1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MangoZip Posted February 3 Report Share Posted February 3 (edited) Like clockwork - the talk of Morehead to Ohio State talks again https://bvmsports.com/2025/02/03/top-5-ohio-state-offensive-coordinator-candidates-for-2025/ Edited February 3 by MangoZip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 2 hours ago, MangoZip said: Like clockwork - the talk of Morehead to Ohio State talks again https://bvmsports.com/2025/02/03/top-5-ohio-state-offensive-coordinator-candidates-for-2025/ I can't believe Jim Grobe didn't make the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 Having the number 11 offense in the MAC is a real resume booster. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZipsBBjunkie Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 4 hours ago, MangoZip said: Like clockwork - the talk of Morehead to Ohio State talks again https://bvmsports.com/2025/02/03/top-5-ohio-state-offensive-coordinator-candidates-for-2025/ 🥱 truly believe he’s got nowhere to go or he would have been gone already. He came here preaching about it being right for his family and at this point I think that holds true more than ever with his son entering senior year and his dad’s recent passing - even if it wasn’t always the most genuine sentiment. Not that Columbus is on another planet - he could certainly keep his home base here and hunker down in Columbus solo for 6 months but I don’t think there is any chance Ryan Day hires Joe Moorhead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 10 hours ago, ZipsBBjunkie said: 🥱 truly believe he’s got nowhere to go or he would have been gone already. He came here preaching about it being right for his family and at this point I think that holds true more than ever with his son entering senior year and his dad’s recent passing - even if it wasn’t always the most genuine sentiment. Not that Columbus is on another planet - he could certainly keep his home base here and hunker down in Columbus solo for 6 months but I don’t think there is any chance Ryan Day hires Joe Moorhead. He came here to do a job, and unlike Guthrie he's not running away. There isn't one person on the planet that doesn't see Joe could have had a P5 OC position making 4X what Akron's HC position pays. Yet he came "home" anyhow. I can see where people take the negative narrative...it's unfathomable in this day and age to see a guy sticking to his word despite facing some incredible unexpected adversity. Winning at Infocision is a monumental task that only got worse with the advent of paid players. I'm rooting for Joe to continue the small, positive steps he's made in making the Zips a respectable program. If anyone thinks Joe is struggling to turn the Zips around, wait to you see the next budget-friendly coach UA tries to hire on the cheap once he ultimately departs. If Infocision was Dairy Queen, I predict our next cheap AD gives us an Ianello-Arth-Faust Sundae with sprinkles. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catdaddyp Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 10 hours ago, ZipsBBjunkie said: 🥱 truly believe he’s got nowhere to go or he would have been gone already. He came here preaching about it being right for his family and at this point I think that holds true more than ever with his son entering senior year and his dad’s recent passing - even if it wasn’t always the most genuine sentiment. Not that Columbus is on another planet - he could certainly keep his home base here and hunker down in Columbus solo for 6 months but I don’t think there is any chance Ryan Day hires Joe Moorhead. Have to disagree with the notion he has no where to go. Like @MangoZip said, it’s clockwork with the Moorhead OC talk. Although, one of these days it might be reality. Moorhead will be one of the top OC options every cycle. His results as a HC at Akron have almost no correlation to his ability as a play-caller at a higher level program. I’ve said this a number of times - I believe this is his last shot at becoming a P4 HC again. He needs to be successful here to potentially have that opportunity. All that said, I would not be surprised if this coming season is his last at Akron. I hope that’s not the case, but if the administration does not opt into revenue sharing or devise some type of NIL funds for football players, I’m not sure why he would stay. He’s already fighting an uphill battle with resources and the gap will continue to grow without NIL funds. That, coupled with this coming year being the last of HS football for his son, would make sense if he’s tired of banging his head against the wall. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 1 hour ago, catdaddyp said: Have to disagree with the notion he has no where to go. Like @MangoZip said, it’s clockwork with the Moorhead OC talk. Although, one of these days it might be reality. Moorhead will be one of the top OC options every cycle. His results as a HC at Akron have almost no correlation to his ability as a play-caller at a higher level program. I’ve said this a number of times - I believe this is his last shot at becoming a P4 HC again. He needs to be successful here to potentially have that opportunity. All that said, I would not be surprised if this coming season is his last at Akron. I hope that’s not the case, but if the administration does not opt into revenue sharing or devise some type of NIL funds for football players, I’m not sure why he would stay. He’s already fighting an uphill battle with resources and the gap will continue to grow without NIL funds. That, coupled with this coming year being the last of HS football for his son, would make sense if he’s tired of banging his head against the wall. What could keep him is Akron and the MAC in general introducing some sanity into scheduling. Looks like we are headed that way. In addition, if every other MAC school struggles with nil revenue streams, everything equals out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 41 minutes ago, GP1 said: What could keep him is Akron and the MAC in general introducing some sanity into scheduling. Looks like we are headed that way. In addition, if every other MAC school struggles with nil revenue streams, everything equals out. The conversation would need to start yesterday. "Joe...we want to keep you at Akron. You know our situation...our pockets aren't deep. We understand NIL and the portal are paradigm shifts in the college football landscape that weren't factors when you accepted this job. While the wins aren't there yet, we're happy with your progress and want it to continue. We've invested a lot in facilities and feel we should be competitive in the MAC, and in G5 overall. Tell us your 4-year plan to make the Zips competitive, and what would make you feel good about signing a 4 year contract extension to enact it?" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MangoZip Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 9 minutes ago, Captain Kangaroo said: The conversation would need to start yesterday. "Joe...we want to keep you at Akron. You know our situation...our pockets aren't deep. We understand NIL and the portal are paradigm shifts in the college football landscape that weren't factors when you accepted this job. While the wins aren't there yet, we're happy with your progress and want it to continue. We've invested a lot in facilities and feel we should be competitive in the MAC, and in G5 overall. Tell us your 4-year plan to make the Zips competitive, and what would make you feel good about signing a 4 year contract extension to enact it?" This conversation would be great coming from an AD….but we don’t have one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Adams Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 19 hours ago, MangoZip said: Like clockwork - the talk of Morehead to Ohio State talks again https://bvmsports.com/2025/02/03/top-5-ohio-state-offensive-coordinator-candidates-for-2025/ Just speculation like everything else here but it seems OSU might make a little more sense. Isn't there an Oregon connection with the departing Chip Kelly and Moorehead? Help me out here. Ryan Day may want someone who is might run an offense similar to Kelly's. Actually I think the bigger isue for OSU is finding a D coordinator who can coach up that side of the ball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 (edited) 4 hours ago, Lee Adams said: Just speculation like everything else here but it seems OSU might make a little more sense. Isn't there an Oregon connection with the departing Chip Kelly and Moorehead? Help me out here. Ryan Day may want someone who is might run an offense similar to Kelly's. Actually I think the bigger isue for OSU is finding a D coordinator who can coach up that side of the ball. Moorhead is obviously a respected coordinator. The thing about OSU is they pretty much have their pick of the litter. Kelly left being a head coach at a P5 program to become their play caller. He's now going to be the top paid OC in the NFL. Their defensive coordinator just got hired away to become the highest paid coordinator in CFB. Whether you're wanting a 2nd chance to revive your career or you're just wanting a brinks trunk of money, getting an OSU coordinator position seems like an easy path to the top. Edited February 4 by kreed5120 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZipsBBjunkie Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 29 minutes ago, kreed5120 said: Moorhead is obviously a respected coordinator. The thing about OSU is they pretty much have their pick of the litter. Kelly left being a head coach at a P5 program to become their play caller. He's now going to be the top paid OC in the NFL. Their defensive coordinator just got hired away to become the highest paid coordinator in CFP. Whether you're wanting a 2nd chance to revive your career or you're just wanting a brinks trunk of money, getting an OSU coordinator position seems like an easy path to the top. Spot on, and people are assuming Ryan Day would consider Joe Moorhead pick of the litter professionally and personally. I’m not sure that’s the case, that there is a strong relationship (or any relationship) there that translates into Day even reaching out or vice versa. Moorhead is respected - absolutely not questioning that - but that doesn’t automatically translate into winning - and let’s be clear l, he would have to compete with and win a job many others are also interested in - a heavily coveted OC position in the P4, this goes for any top P4 job, not only OSU. I’m not being negative here about Moorhead, he was a huge get for UA and the longer he stays likely the better it is for the rebuild of all rebuilds. I just believe whether he chooses to be here or doesn’t have any place more appealing than his current HC job to go to - he is here for at least one more season. I believe it is a combination of both, as many times these things are. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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