Jeff Tedford is another serious candidate for the Michigan job. He is probably second to Les Miles but he does have some things going for him. First of all, he is not in a current job with a team that is the national champion frontrunner. So if Lloyd retires right after the OSU game it will be easier for Tedford to express interest and possibly even resign immediately from Cal in order to help salvage the UM ’08 recruiting season. Additionally, Lloyd (who carries a lot of weight) might very well be a Tedford fan over Miles. There certainly seems to be less baggage surrounding Tedford. Furthermore, there are some people who think that Tedford is a better Xs and Os guy than Miles.
By way of history, Jeff Tedford was a famous QB coach at first followed by a successful stint as Oregon’s offensive coordinator. His QB protégé’s include major college successes that then flamed out in the pros (suggesting a great college coach coaching up great college QBs but then it all falls apart in the NFL).
The list:
Trent Dilfer
Akili Smith
Joey Harrington
Kyle Boller
Aaron Rodgers
Billy Volek
A.J. Feeley
Tedford then took over a Cal program that had just finished 1-10 and was the worst program in the PAC 10. He proceeded to immediately turn it around and Cal has since become a national power and generally is regarded as the PAC 10’s number 2 program (Oregon can argue with that). Tedford has been very successful in bowl games which matters a lot now to UM fans. Tedford’s success has netted him a 2 million a year contract.
On the downside, Tedford is a not a “Michigan man” and his head coaching success is limited to Cal. How will he fair as a recruiter and coach outside of California? Plus, he has not had a very successful season this year at Cal. And over the coarse of his tenure he has not had that many big wins (though he did take down USC). Finally, he is receiving some criticism as to his Xs and Os coaching this year.
All in all, UM fans would be happy with the selection of Jeff Tedford as their next head ball coach.
By way of history, Jeff Tedford was a famous QB coach at first followed by a successful stint as Oregon’s offensive coordinator. His QB protégé’s include major college successes that then flamed out in the pros (suggesting a great college coach coaching up great college QBs but then it all falls apart in the NFL).
The list:
Trent Dilfer
Akili Smith
Joey Harrington
Kyle Boller
Aaron Rodgers
Billy Volek
A.J. Feeley
Tedford then took over a Cal program that had just finished 1-10 and was the worst program in the PAC 10. He proceeded to immediately turn it around and Cal has since become a national power and generally is regarded as the PAC 10’s number 2 program (Oregon can argue with that). Tedford has been very successful in bowl games which matters a lot now to UM fans. Tedford’s success has netted him a 2 million a year contract.
On the downside, Tedford is a not a “Michigan man” and his head coaching success is limited to Cal. How will he fair as a recruiter and coach outside of California? Plus, he has not had a very successful season this year at Cal. And over the coarse of his tenure he has not had that many big wins (though he did take down USC). Finally, he is receiving some criticism as to his Xs and Os coaching this year.
All in all, UM fans would be happy with the selection of Jeff Tedford as their next head ball coach.
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