The real comes out when coaches go anonymous and a recent article conducted by Athlon Sports confirmed that.
Speaking on the others in the conference, Big Ten coaches shared some of their true feelings on their rivals — including Sherrone Moore’s biggest task taking over Michigan in 2024.
“The trick for Sherrone [Moore] is to keep the momentum of a national championship culture through all the roster turnover,” one coach said. “I think you’ll see a lot of familiar [Jim] Harbaugh practices and ideas this first season, because they’ve got to rebuild before they can put a new signature on the program.”
Another offered their comments on both sides of the ball.
“The defense will lead the way for them; that can help bridge the rebuild on offense. Will [DC] Wink [Martindale] just rip it and blitz? That will be interesting to see. … They’re basically turning over the entire offense, and they need to find some receiver talent for whoever wins that starting job at QB.”
Even with all of the changes in Ann Arbor though, some warned not to sleep on the Wolverines.
“This is going to be a massive transition even though they kept on the interim from last year. They’ll take a step back,” an anonoymous HC admitted. “But maybe not as far as you think.”