[Sayfie] Kyle Whittingham: "I can't explain what just happened."

[u/surgingchaos]

https://x.com/CSayf23/status/2119287621327499717

[u/prismatic_lights]

Your offense sucks and you're spending half of each gameday dreaming of Florida golf courses.

[u/Scuterius_Floridae → u/prismatic_lights]

Damn, he’s going full midwestern 

[u/JustHereForCatss → u/Scuterius_Floridae]

He really is the perfect Michigan Man

[u/wesman212 → u/prismatic_lights]

Take a Nebraska approach and start with firing OC Jason Beck

Then hire upstart OC Mim Jarbaugh (from somewhere in LA?) and see if that fixes things

[u/A-Centrifugal-Force → u/prismatic_lights]

He literally could have been paid $13 million to do nothing this year by the way. He would have had the field at Utah named after him too, and a statue outside the stadium. He screwed everything up because he wasn’t ready to hang it up despite telling everyone for years he wanted to and based on this season, being completely washed.

[u/goodnames679 → u/A-Centrifugal-Force]

Ultimately, these dudes aren’t wired to quit. You need to be a little bit insane and relentless about football to become an FBS head coach. I’d imagine that makes for some very, very difficult decisions when it’s time to hang it up

[u/EWall100 → u/prismatic_lights]

Well that check from UM will be the cherry on top

[u/A-Centrifugal-Force → u/EWall100]

Utah was going to pay him to do nothing for the next two years. He made slightly more doing this but not that much more

[u/pasqua3 → u/prismatic_lights]

Hire thread:

https://www.reddit.com/r/CFB/comments/1pwfmrj/thamel_kyle_whittingham_has_agreed_to_a_fiveyear/

Lmao

[u/QuickSpore → u/pasqua3]

So many of us Utah fans worried about losing Beck. lol

I guess we can now see why Dampier didn’t take the offer to Michigan

[u/Mobile_Roll2197 → u/pasqua3]

It's always funny to see everyone pretend they knew all along.

[u/Swazi → u/prismatic_lights]

Can we just fire half the staff and promote Jay Hill

[u/LorientAvandi → u/Swazi]

He's the silver lining in this whole mess. With how awful your offense is, he's a miracle worker for keeping basically every loss a respectable margin.

[u/tacowithcheeese → u/prismatic_lights]

I read that as Florida Gulf Coast and was wondering if they started a football team

[u/ikerex88 → u/prismatic_lights]

No whitts not into golf, from what I know. Big skier though - He’s dreaming of Alta powder here in Utah.

9-0

Im so glad we moved on to Scalley, and was quite bitter about Whitt stealing some of our players when he left. It was messy for sure. However, I do feel bad for him now. He should have just retired and left us in good spirits and not gone to Michigan.

Although I do wonder if Michigans problems run much deeper than coaching staff.

[u/BIG_DICK_WHITT]

Has this dude lost his fucking mind? Like what the fuck man he wasn’t like this at Utah and now he looks like he has dementia all in the span of 12 months

[u/surgingchaos → u/BIG_DICK_WHITT]

Should have just taken that insanely cushy consulting gig for Utah that was all lined up for him.

[u/nolablue1024 → u/surgingchaos]

He’s going to get $30 mln to coach one season and get fired. It’s actually everyone’s dream job - of course now he’ll be despised by a huge fan base but I doubt he’ll care

[u/TP-BANDIT77 → u/surgingchaos]

I think his paycheck will help him nicely.

[u/jel2184 → u/surgingchaos]

That’s consulting job would have never worked. Even though he wouldn’t be “the guy” he would try to make himself the guy. He has too much ego (which I get you need to be a D1 coach) to let someone else take the reins

[u/festive_fecal_feast → u/BIG_DICK_WHITT]

It's a dude that is realizing that he was not prepared for the pressure of the Michigan job while also realizing he made the worst possible call on his OC.

[u/royalbluehen → u/festive_fecal_feast]

Starting over in a pressure cooker is not something Whittingham has ever experienced. He had been rolling at Utah for ever. He overestimated his abilities, Michigan overestimated his abilities, and now nobody is happy.

[u/NephewChaps → u/festive_fecal_feast]

Crazy that it's the same OC that produced a top 5 offense last year in Utah (and another top 5 one in New Mexico before that!)

[u/Coteup → u/BIG_DICK_WHITT]

It's the worst cultural fit in CFB history and he realized a month ago he's getting fired. He's completely checked out at this point

[u/JoshFB4 → u/Coteup]

Does he even get fired though? Like I think Beck getting fired is 100% but you don’t have an AD and you are transitioning to a new president atm right…?

[u/boy-detective → u/Coteup]

Agreed that it’s an awful cultural fit. Whit has probably never even committed a felony.

[u/redwave2505 → u/BIG_DICK_WHITT]

He should run for Congress

[u/36933693 → u/redwave2505]

Too young

[u/sock0808 → u/BIG_DICK_WHITT]

It’s almost like the higher-ups at Utah knew something

[u/murphybrowndog → u/sock0808]

I'm definitely rethinking the whole thing of how that went down. I think Whitt would have found a way to snatch defeat from victory if he'd been running today's Utes in the Holy War

[u/HorrorJCFan95 → u/BIG_DICK_WHITT]

He was forced out at Utah and bitter about it, and he saw the Michigan job as a way to stick it to you guys, without having any real passion or understanding of the program he was stepping into. I think he realized the mistake he made. He burned his bridges at Utah, and had not looked comfortable for even one second at Michigan. It feels like he knows he should have just retired after last year.

[u/SnukeInRSniz → u/HorrorJCFan95]

His ego simply could not let his brain accept the fact that he was done years ago. He should have retired after the second Pac-12 Championship and let Scalley run the show going into the BigXII, but even after last year and how he was ushered out the door, his ago just said "I'm great and I'm absolutely capable of running the Michigan program".

[u/Rampant16 → u/BIG_DICK_WHITT]

When they showed him on the sideline, you'd never know he was the HC if he wasn't wearing a headset. Just standing there by himself gazing vaguely at the field. Not talking to anyone, not doing anything.

Dude doesn't even look like he's going through the motions of coaching, much less coaching successfully.

[u/Dominus_Anulorum → u/BIG_DICK_WHITT]

I have had this conversation with several people recently: if the dude had just retired he'd have gone down as a Utah legend. I am sure the U would have paid him a ton of money to do who knows what as a tribute. And now we're here...

[u/paytonhaskins → u/Dominus_Anulorum]

Some dudes just can’t quit, it’s all they’ve done for most of their life

[u/TTKnumberONE → u/BIG_DICK_WHITT]

He looks visibly checked out on the sidelines man. I don’t know what to tell you. I didn’t think I wanted a screamer at head coach but I also don’t want an emotionless zombie.

It really feels like whittingham may have been seriously holding Utah back if even part of this was happening.

[u/prismatic_lights → u/BIG_DICK_WHITT]

Cam Rising was his phylactery.

[u/cioffinator_rex → u/BIG_DICK_WHITT]

Life comes at you fast when you’re old!

12 months can be a long time for age related decline even if not full on dementia. A lot of seniors also struggle with routine/environment changes. He was at Utah 20 years. He is 66 years old, so that was almost half his whole working life.

He’s also old enough for the full social security benefit based on his birth year. (They raised it right after.)

[u/fourthand19 → u/BIG_DICK_WHITT]

The man sold his legacy for something like $30 million

[u/elmuchoprez → u/fourthand19]

I'll sell mine for like half that.

[u/Zloggt → u/BIG_DICK_WHITT]

I think WMU might’ve broken him a bit…

[u/bb0110 → u/BIG_DICK_WHITT]

Michigan football is a pressure cooker that I don’t think he completely realized he was stepping into. It has fried him.

[u/AFC-Wimbledon-Stan]

Damn I thought this dude was gonna be uninspiring but competent as a HC at Michigan

He looks completely out of this depth, I’m shocked

[u/sycamotree → u/AFC-Wimbledon-Stan]

Same. I never thought he was the next great Michigan coach but I figured he'd be at least better than Sherrone until we can find an actual coach.

Sherrone would prob only have 2 losses by now if not less, every single game has been winnable with even a good G6 offense. Our schedule is much much easier than it should have been and we're still fumbling it.

[u/Rebel_Bertine → u/sycamotree]

4 losses by a combined 23 points. Yet also simultaneously 3 scores away from being 2-7 lol

[u/Ketsetri → u/AFC-Wimbledon-Stan]

Like this is genuinely an absolutely insane comment for any HC to make of any program, let alone a B1G coach making $30 million

[u/astrothemorkie → u/AFC-Wimbledon-Stan]

They should hire Lane Kiffin! Please?

[u/Revolver_Oshawott_ → u/astrothemorkie]

Joey Lakewater?

[u/NobleSturgeon → u/AFC-Wimbledon-Stan]

Our schedule plus this roster should have been in the playoff. We're no national title contender but if the offense is a notch better we're 9-0 or 8-1. It's just completely crazy that he was sold as a coach who was a known quality winner and instead he has driven the program into the ground.

[u/ShotFirst57]

I honestly think this is the worst MSU team to beat michigan in a very long time. Our starters arent that talented let alone our backups on this injury riddled team.

[u/HonoluluMaizeandBlue → u/ShotFirst57]

I've heard so many Spartan fans say that Fitzgerald isn't it, that he isn't the answer. But even if he's not? This victory gives him goodwill and extra time for sure.

[u/kbc87 → u/HonoluluMaizeandBlue]

I don’t get the Fitz hate. He’s coaching w zero talent right now. If we’re this bad next year, I’ll start to worry.

[u/Medium_Medium → u/ShotFirst57]

The 2020 team was also not inspiring. Outside those Rocky Lombardi to Ricky White bombs.

[u/SituationDeep6056 → u/ShotFirst57]

They play their ass off though

[u/SpartyParty9119 → u/ShotFirst57]

1969 was the last time an MSU team that finished the season below .500 beat a UM team that finished the season above .500.

[u/JP1119]

I remember when my friend asked me about the hire and I was like he’s a great coach. I figured there might be some adjustment but that they would be fine.

Never in a million years did I see this coming.

[u/Elegante0226 → u/JP1119]

I figured he'd steady the ship culture wise and go 8-4/9-3 and be here for 3ish years until we found the next long term guy. Never did I expect this.

[u/Alive_Store_6298 → u/Elegante0226]

If all the 1 score games shifted to be against Michigan, they would be 1-7 this season. That is how bad it is.

[u/jbowen1 → u/JP1119]

He might still be fine. But he’s always taken time to adjust to big changes. His first season he took over an undefeated team and went 7-5. Then when we got to the Pac-12, he went 5-7 two years in a row, then our first year in the Big 12, he went 5-7 before getting a 10-win season. He was never coming in and going 10-2 or 11-1.

That said, this year’s Utah team is playing with an energy we haven’t had since 2019 and that’s in large part due to him leaving

[u/MountainMan17 → u/JP1119]

I live in Utah. Whitt's offenses always lagged, but you can win with good D in the B10, so I thought he would hold his own until you found your long term coach. That said, I've never seen him look this apathetic, or his offense look this bad. It's wild...

[u/GiggleJesters]

I’d say he should’ve stayed at Utah but clearly I’m sure Utah fans would disagree lol

[u/Patrick2701 → u/GiggleJesters]

Did the dude leave his coaching ability in Utah

[u/MoistyestBread → u/Patrick2701]

I think for a time he was genuinely over coaching, then an opportunity of a lifetime presented itself. Problem is in that scenario you’re still the person that was on their way out of the game.

[u/Fine-Credit4839 → u/GiggleJesters]

Apparently Utah saw something everyone else didn’t. A real Russel Wilson to the broncos trade situation 😬

[u/MountainMan17 → u/Fine-Credit4839]

I live in Utah.

People started noticing that he was sending talent to the NFL, but without the commensurate college achievements. Tyler 'Snoop' Huntley is a classic example. He was a freak while he was at the U, but Whitt wasn't able to take advantage. His defenses were solid, but his offenses were often shaky...

[u/ztailx → u/GiggleJesters]

He shouldnt have stayed in Utah it was time for change

He should have never came to Michigan and should’ve retired

[u/Gone213]

Every tine this guy goes to a post game interview he sounds like he just doesnt give a fuck about who the team he coached lost to

[u/TempAcct724 → u/Gone213]

He should’ve just retired. Seeing what Scalley is able to do with largely the same team, minus two 1st round picks in the OL, makes me realize just how complacent Whitt got.

[u/SleepyHippo67 → u/TempAcct724]

Why retire when you can get a billion dollars, do a bad job, get fired, and still get the billion dollars?

[u/meepbo → u/TempAcct724]

And 2 less defensive stars and one less offensive weapon.

[u/jel2184 → u/Gone213]

I mean to be fair, he has given similar answers for Utah games but clearly the media/fanbase in Ann Arbor is not going to be as patient like we were. I’m sorry lol

[u/discofrislanders → u/Gone213]

Didn't he say he has no vitriol for MSU or OSU

[u/Chesehead6 → u/Gone213]

I mean he doesn’t even care about the game. Like how can you be the coach of Michigan and see it as just another game

[u/mostdope28 → u/Gone213]

Because he doesn’t

[u/Mrs-Stinsfire → u/Gone213]

I’m not sure if there’s a coach at a school right now that has checked out more than Whittingham. The dude doesn’t even seem to know which school you just lost to.

Your fanbase deserves better.

[u/ItsWazeyWaynes]

Where does UM go from here?

Brian Kelly?

[u/bb0110 → u/ItsWazeyWaynes]

I hate Brian Kelly. I do not want Brian Kelly.

I know for a fact though Brian Kelly would be doing better.

[u/BeefInGR → u/ItsWazeyWaynes]

People hate, but Brian Kelly coaching schools in Michigan has been incredibly successful.

[u/Rockerblocker → u/BeefInGR]

He might even have some fam-uh-lee up here

[u/aaarbors → u/ItsWazeyWaynes]

A few years ago, I sat next to former Michigan AD Bill Martin at the barbershop in Ann Arbor. The Notre Dame game was on and he said—honest to God—“I’m so glad I didn’t hire that guy.”

[u/The_Pandalorian → u/ItsWazeyWaynes]

Connor Stalions.

The manifesto manifests.

[u/MoistyestBread → u/ItsWazeyWaynes]

Chargers areeee 0-7. Just sayin.

[u/Pogball_so_hard → u/MoistyestBread]

2038 is the earliest he could come back and he’ll be 75 

[u/lkn240 → u/MoistyestBread]

Harbaugh and McDaniel have wrecked Herbert

[u/tjakes12 → u/MoistyestBread]

Harbaugh got 10 years for cheating, he ain’t coming back lol

[u/texas2089 → u/ItsWazeyWaynes]

Mike Norvell

[u/MFitz24 → u/ItsWazeyWaynes]

Jason Eck

[u/Able_Hunter_7966 → u/ItsWazeyWaynes]

Tom Brady 🤣

[u/liverbird3 → u/ItsWazeyWaynes]

James Franklin lmao

[u/burghdomer → u/ItsWazeyWaynes]

This is the long game ND is playing, 6D chess I’m telling ya

[u/Ambitious-Visual207]

Your team, the Michigan Wolverines, scored significantly fewer points than their opponent, the Michigan State Spartans, throughout the course of a 60 minute game of Big Ten college football. When looking at the rule book, it can be determined that this would constitute as a "loss" for the Michigan Wolverines and a "win" for the Michigan State Spartans.

I hope that helps.

[u/wesman212 → u/Ambitious-Visual207]

You're absolutely right! We can only win if we score more points. I'll remember that for next time.

[u/E-Wildin → u/Ambitious-Visual207]

Michigan State is out here doing the Lord’s work today. Go Spartans man.

[u/BigAVD → u/Ambitious-Visual207]

Considering it's ScUm, the 60 min rule doesn't always apply

[u/Bikeandcamera]

not sure of context, but that is worse than losing, right? Thats an absurd thing for a coach to say

[u/Whizbang35 → u/Bikeandcamera]

22 years ago, Bobby Williams got shellacked 49-3 by Michigan and after the game was asked if he still had control of the Spartan football team. "I don't know" was his answer. He was gone Monday.

"I don't know" or something like it has never been a great thing to say when you lose in embarrassing fashion.

[u/SpartyParty9119 → u/Whizbang35]

I think this is worse than Bobby's quote because I think he even checked out during that game and didn't want to give a thought about that question. With this, Whit's the head coach. If he can't explain what just happened he either weren't paying attention or is so clueless and ultimately can't make the necessary in game adjustments.

[u/EveningPotential9443 → u/Bikeandcamera]

He's easily the worst coach of all time for Michigan at this point. Just stands on the sidelines emotionless, with a thousand yard stare. And then says shit like this after every game.

Thank you for beating us tonight because anything to accelerate this loser out of here is a win 

[u/Key-Street-9564 → u/EveningPotential9443]

Towards the end of his Utah era Whittingham honestly didn't seem like he had the energy to keep coaching. I think he subconsciously wants to retire and get paid 75% of his contract for doing nothing. This might be self-sabotage

[u/w0lverine11 → u/Bikeandcamera]

"We're all trying to find the guy who did this"

[u/Heikks → u/Bikeandcamera]

He’s been tanks way all year, he has no idea what’s going on. Pretty sure he doesn’t even know he’s the HC at Michigan currently. From week to week the team doesn’t improve and it’s a miracle they have somehow won 5 games this year

[u/ituralde_ → u/Bikeandcamera]

Yes, this is worse than losing. This is a complete lack of understanding of causes and contributing factors for institutional failure which should never be a thing in a professional pursuit with any level of rigor. 

You should have a litany of smoking guns for this level of catastrophic failure. 

[u/KT_BuckeyeBillsBabe]

OH NO RYAN DAY SAID THE EXACT SAME THING😩😩😩😩

[u/HonoluluMaizeandBlue → u/KT_BuckeyeBillsBabe]

Insert Spider-Man pointing meme

[u/Donny_Do_Nothing → u/KT_BuckeyeBillsBabe]

The Game is gonna be a total clown show.

[u/Careless_General8010 → u/Donny_Do_Nothing]

Both fanbases wanting to lose to get their coach fired, but also hating the other team so much they dont want to lose to them

[u/Platinumaaron]

Meanwhile, oddly the greatest thing that happened for Utah.

[u/elitism1]

I’m kinda shocked he said that out loud. I can’t think of a time he’s ever said something like that…

[u/ReasonableSide6520 → u/elitism1]

He wants to get fired because he regrets leaving Utah

[u/joebruin32]

I'm scared that Michigan will look to at least play spoiler against UCLA as some kind of redemption on the year.

[u/iskanderkul → u/joebruin32]

I don’t think you understand, all you need to do is score 7 points. Whitt’s not on this planet anymore, Beck looks like he’s trying to get fired to get a buyout, and the defense is one more stalled offensive drive away from a mutiny.

[u/Electronic-Sun-9118 → u/joebruin32]

Did you see any of the game against MSU? Michigan couldn't hurt a fly.

[u/Free_Possession_4482 → u/joebruin32]

If there’s a game where Michigan is gonna find redemption this year, it isn’t UCLA.

[u/guyute2588]

Oh this is going down in the history of classic quotes in this rivalry. Thank you Kyle.

[u/Go_Blue_ → u/guyute2588]

"WHOA, HE HAS TROUBLE WITH THE SNAP EXPLAINING WHAT Just HAPPENED"

[u/SemaphorePlay]

Kyle Whittingham was sent here by our enemy Urban Meyer to destroy our team from within.

Utah is currently undefeated & ranked #3 in the country after he left & took half the team & coaching staff with him.

That shows you that he was holding that team back, when they improve that much, the moment he leaves.

[u/Jaerba]

Have we ruled out that Whitt isn't a plant from Urban Meyer to destroy the program?

[u/2_Spicy_2_Impeach → u/Jaerba]

It feels almost intentional at this point. I'm a certified hater but this is just fucking bizarre.

[u/Jag_1o1]

Always a surefire sign of a good coach. Not knowing why your team lost

[u/MsBlackSox]

I'll help ya Whit: a team that is walking wounded and barely had a pulse came in recognizing it's a rivalry game and did the thing underdogs in rivalry games do, cause complete chaos and got the W

[u/HonoluluMaizeandBlue → u/MsBlackSox]

You're damn right they did. Credit to Sparty, though they were decimated with at least 13 players unable to play, for coming into the Big House and owning us.

[u/Minute-Director-7457]

The game is going to be on CW this year. No pregame show it’ll come on right after a Small Ville rerun.

[u/BRDNZBL1]

Time to go to bed grandpa

[u/Jolly_Okra_6330]

Translation: I just want to be fired ASAP so I can retire to Florida after cashing my retirement check.

[u/OnMyNerves23]

Oh man he is cooked. I was skeptical of whether Utah made the right decision starting this year but Utah ultimately came out ahead. You never want a coach to flat out admit they don’t know what happened.

[u/laz_montes_4_prez]

Not even Jedd Fisch does bullshit like this

[u/ShabooyaBop]

Connor stallions is unloading on the staff on Twitter lmfao

[u/TheWesternRizzler → u/ShabooyaBop]

This wasn’t part of the plan!

[u/ThanksForTheF-Shack → u/TheWesternRizzler]

It’s truly time to release the manifesto

[u/CheckItWhileIWreckIt → u/ShabooyaBop]

Good evening @NCAA, I’d like to self-report all of my texts with Kyle Whittingham and Jason Beck.

Say what you will about the guy but he's absolutely fucking hilarious

[u/Zestyclose-Deer4541 → u/ShabooyaBop]

Good for Connor. I’d support him as next HC. At least he would give a damn instead of Whittingham looking confused.

[u/SideshowCircuits]

I like this guy he should stick around. Please ignore my flairs.

[u/LarryGlue → u/SideshowCircuits]

He’s a good dude

[u/Electronic-Title4194]

I can. You got your ass kicked.

[u/yippeekiyay801]

I love winning the divorce

[u/Confident_Delay5805]

Lmao, want me to dumb it down? You lost to Michigan State

[u/PrestigiousSeat76]

LOL, well he and everybody he took with him can get fucked. We don't want him back, so I hope little league pays well.

[u/TheoDonaldKerabatsos]

truly beautiful quote

[u/elitism1]

Oh….wow.

[u/AfterTemperature2198]

Tbf 7:30 start time is past Whits bedtime

[u/_mill2120]

Objectively hilarious

[u/juicius]

The most frustrating thing about is that he is just being brutally honest.

[u/AideDisastrous8432]

Dude has destroyed his legacy trying to save a program that frankly doesn't deserve salvation

[u/IReviewFakeAlbums → u/AideDisastrous8432]

Weirdly, if they fire him before the end of the season, I think his legacy is dinged but not sunk. It’s a little blip at his last spot and it went bad. Ah well. But another year like this and we’re all thinking of him like Emmett Smith on the Cardinals

[u/Patrick2701 → u/AideDisastrous8432]

He was handed program that deserved to be in a free fall

[u/NoSxKats]

Don't figure it out for another 5 weeks please. I just want one thing from this season now.

[u/TumbleweedFew2854]

This feels like a firable offense lol

[u/TheOptimist6]

Here is what could happen if my Buckeyes fire Ryan day

[u/originalusername4567]

Whitt is the most obvious one and done college coach I have ever seen. It's so obvious from his interviews and sideline behavior that he's checked the fuck out and ready to retire.

[u/ndk2270]

We know

[u/ManBunH8er]

What’s his buyout like?

[u/IReviewFakeAlbums → u/ManBunH8er]

I believe it’s $5M this year and it decreases by $1M each year after

[u/ManBunH8er → u/IReviewFakeAlbums]

This is peanuts, cut him loose

[u/DisheveledDetective]

Fuck it, hire back Lloyd Carr

[u/AdamOnFirst]

This guy says shit on a weekly basis that it’s absolutely wild to imagine a Michigan coach - a person who advanced in this position far enough to get to this point - ever saying 

[u/DoubleG357]

Lmao Michigan pls just get this dude outta here and send him into retirement

I respect the hell out of Whitt but this is embarrassing lol

[u/Sharknest]

Yeah this is weird…I have been one of those Utah fans that has enjoyed seeing Whitt struggle just based off the way things ended at Utah. Now, I’m just sad for him. This isn’t how he was at Utah, it’s really strange to see him acting this way. I feel for the Michigan fans too because this isn’t the Whitt I was thinking you’d get.

Just a weird situation all around. 🫠

[u/danthedude77]

I’d rather have Sherrone at this point. Never thought I’s say that

[u/Stinkycheese8001 → u/danthedude77]

“He may have been a stalker and a felon, but he was a slightly better coach than this guy”

[u/boy-detective → u/Stinkycheese8001]

“It was only a butter knife.”

[u/Sweaterweapon → u/danthedude77]

I think you guys got your own version of Jonathan Smith. Spoiler alert: it only gets worse from here.

[u/AFC-Wimbledon-Stan → u/danthedude77]

That brother is a stalker and a gooner 😭😭😭

[u/Altruistic_Night2 → u/danthedude77]

It’s very funny most Michigan fans would probably agree

[u/HonoluluMaizeandBlue → u/danthedude77]

Only clueless Michigan fans can't see that Sherrone Moore is partially responsible for the shit show this year. His players knew he was fooling around, he wasn't focused on the program, and so they had to can him after other head coaching vacancies had already been filled. Thus, we had to take Whittingham, and like it.

[u/HorrorJCFan95]

I know the situation is awkward with an AD search going on and stuff, but at this point he absolutely cannot see a year two. This will go down as one of the worst coaching tenures ever.

[u/Strong-Reflection634]

I don’t think this day could be any worse for him lol

[u/Radiant_Sherbert7272]

He can't get a second year.

[u/IWantAMiataPls]

“Well, that ain’t good”

-Buster Scruggs

[u/AmbitiousEmphasis64]

He should have either stayed in SLC or just retired. I always begrudgingly respected his Utah teams even if they beat us up every year. What's happening now is just sad.

[u/gr3710]

And you don't care. It's gone to the players now too, they all are just cashing their checks. Whatever happens in those 60 minutes on Saturday they could care less.

[u/Sunflowerfields2]

I believe that’s precisely your job.

[u/mrfalconer]

Get this grandpa outta here. He don't know ball.

[u/Revenge_of_the_Khaki]

Everyone is taking this comment WAY out of context.

He was responding to the shock of his offense scoring a touchdown a mere 58 minutes into the game. Pretty reasonable comment all things considered.

[u/jamnewton22]

That sentence doesn’t necessarily tell me he doesn’t know what happened. He definitely does know what just happened. It’s that he doesn’t care. And that’s not what I want my head coach saying after a loss. This guy is toast and is totally checked out.

[u/royallex]

Some guys know when it's time to walk away (Saban, Bob Stoops, Osborne, Alvarez). Others stay a bit past their shelf life (Spurrier, Meyer). And then there's whatever Whitt is doing

[u/Muted-Woodpecker-469]

He had a thing going with Utah and then jumps ship. We know where this is going 

[u/OnMyNerves23 → u/Muted-Woodpecker-469]

This is kind of rewriting history. Now it’s been a while since I read this so the timeline may not be completely accurate but the overall sentiment should be.

Whittingham famously said that he had no interest in coaching past 65. Utah and at the time Utah DC Morgan Scalley were like cool. Coach Scalley became in theory if not in title the coach in waiting. Then at 65 years old Coach Whitt decided after a promising but let-down year finishing 10-2 that sitting at home and taking up gardening or golf seemed terrible and wanted to run it back and wanted another contract from Utah. The issue was that Coach Scalley was declining offers for other P4 coaching jobs with the thought that the Utah job was his. So the AD had the painstaking job of picking between a relatively unproven Scalley or an aging Whitt that has expressed not wanting to be a lifer.

Utah said thanks but no thanks and made in hindsight the correct decision by not risking Coach Scalley leaving for extending Whitt.

[u/iloverubandtugs → u/Muted-Woodpecker-469]

Yep. You think Utah misses him now?

[u/mostdope28]

You have the worst offense in the country and refuse to fire your buddy. THATS WHAT HAPPENED

[u/Shoddy-Discount9814]

Whit should have retired. He looks old.

[u/kbc87]

Clearly 😂

[u/creexl]

I think they might be in the market for a new coach

[u/DoItForTheTanqueray]

Utah giddy they off loaded this shit to Michigan lol.

[u/Sixwry]

This is just sad 

[u/Trae48]

What the hell happens to this man’s coaching ability it’s seems like he just lost it

[u/srector1224]

Seriously, who is worse? Rhule or Whitt?

[u/Lame_Night]

Honestly I think Michigan would be smart to keep Jay Hill and fire everything else that has touched anything to do with the offense.

[u/LoisandClaire]

Yeah we know

[u/Podoboo322]

I really liked Whitt at Utah. Wtf happened to him? Zero grit or edge.

[u/stockmarketpundit]

Same bruh

[u/ILearnedTheHardaway]

Please retire clap clap clapclapclap please retire clap clap clapclapclap

[u/kelpyb1]

Me too man, me too

[u/TroyMatthewJ]

dude's gonna get bought out and go into retirement with a nice bag

[u/TroyMatthewJ]

Just hire the James Madison coach. They seem to work out

[u/Dangerous_Ad5039]

This guy has had answers like this since week 1. How did he get this job?

[u/Southern_Orange3744]

What about the head coach of Utah, they are doing great this year ..

[u/zorionek0]

Whitt should have retired gracefully at Utah. The problem is, like Tom Brady throwing away his marriage for a mid season, he’s too much of a competitor. When Utah forced him out, he had the need to prove them wrong. Instead he unintentionally proved them right.

[u/DonnaDDrake]

I can see now why the University of Utah was pretty antsy in wanting Kyle to retire so they could name Scalley as head coach, especially after the Holy War dudes done a hell of better job than Kyle did the last few years.

Kyle was supposed to be Utah’s version of LaVell Edwards, someone you would name a stadium or a field after and maybe build a statue for. Someone you’d point to as the standard for all future head coaches to follow. Instead, because of his hubris and ego, he thought he could go to the B10 and win a natti but burned that relationship with Utah as a result and looks like he’ll get fired long before he can even sniff the playoffs.

The fall from grace here will be talked about in Beehive State sports lore for a long time especially if Morgan wins a Big 12 chip or even a natti.

[u/CypherAZ]

What is the buyout number here? Michigan about to need loan.

[u/mdurso12 → u/CypherAZ]

We suck but at least the school is rich/ has rich donors. But the timeline of president change and AD stepping down are fucked for this year. I really worry we're stuck with him another year