The pay sites apparently knew nothing and even most insiders were surprised as well.
As long as Michigan can put an offense on the field late in close games to win, with DB running the defense they're going to win a lot more than they lose.
If not, like when we had a top10 D in the country with him, and played tight games, they'll lose games on big plays agsinst the D.
High risk defensive football, but damn fun for players to play.
It seems to me it's also what they need to get over the hurdle and beat MSU and OSU. They need to be disruptive and gamble a little on both sides of the ball. The other benefit that is implied from what everyone has said, is that his D should generate turnovers.
You're going to love him. Aggressive, attacking style of defense. His first year there your D will be solid, making big plays, getting to the QB's, creating turnovers, but also giving up big plays. His 2nd year your D is going to be shut down/lights out good. One caveat though... when Bill Cubit was at WMU, his O ate Brown's D's lunch both times they played.... so you may want someone else game planning for Illinois, other than that, your D and fans will love the guy.
They were both close games with UConn having a chance to tie or win late before turning it over in the final minute or so, both times. (Friggin' PP/GDL). In the game at Rentschler their QB picked our D apart. He threw for something like 500 yards (I think) and put up 38 points. Hitting a lot of quick slants, crossing patterns... and when we adjusted to take that away he went over the top a few times. We still had a chance to tie late in the game, but turned it over deep in their end while driving to tie the game in the final minute. The game at their place we were as mistake prone as ever.I can't remember that western michigan QB's name right now, but I think he got a look at the NFL. It could be my own brain revisionist history, but I just wrote about this - I think the WMU games weren't really that much of a blow out, we just couldn't get into a position on the scoreboard to really let Brown's defensive approach work - I think we were within striking distance at least at the end of the games - I remember Whitmer getting creamed, and turning it over late (how many times did that happen?) and I remember the home game McEntee threw I think 4 TD's.
I remember a different game, I can't remember which - where it was close late, and we got beat on a deep pass in single coverage over Dwayne Gratz. I think it might have been the Temple game where we couldn't hit a frigging field goal. Close game, again - and it was on the D to win it. NFL player now, and he got beat.
High risk defense, which brings high rewards and hard losses.
Who is Don Brown? He is supposed to be Turkish. Some say his father was German. Nobody believed he was real. Nobody ever saw him or knew anybody that ever worked directly for him, but to hear Pasqualoni tell it, anybody could have worked for Brown. You never knew. That was his power. The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist. And like that, poof. He's gone.
Addazio always said, "I don't believe in God, but I'm afraid of him." Well I believe in God, and the only thing that scares me is Don Brown.
BCU boosters number in the dozens. They keep them in one room at Danvers State Hospital. Don't give them any personal information.Thanks everyone. This hire came out of nowhere. There was a guy with BC connections on a longtime, but not well known forum that had mentioned the BC boosters we in a tizzy about losing him to Michigan. That was it. The pay sites apparently knew nothing and even most insiders were surprised as well.
Sounds like he will fit right in with Harbaugh and the defensive coaching staff. We have very good db's and dl's coming back next year. LB's will be new, but that might not be a bad thing. They are recruiting the heck out of defensive lineman and it looks like that's what Brown's defense needs.