Michigan Thursday: Well That Was a Surprise

The BIG HOUSE BlogMichigan fans have been upset in the past when Wolverine coaches left for Columbus. Greg Mattison and Al Washington come to mind. We knew Greg would flame out quickly as he was near retirement, which he did and Al didn't stay long before he jumped to Notre Dame.

Now the reverse has happened, Tony Alford OSU's well known RB Coach is jumping from the Buckeyes to the Wolverines and replacing the role Mike Hart just left. Now we all love Mike and hope his personal situation is not too serious and he is an elite developer of talent. The issue is, he struggled on the recruiting trail. Per EJ Holland on X: Mike Hart landed 1 top 200 RB while at Michigan, Tony landed 9 while at…