O'Brien's Name Being Thrown Around At Michigan

I'm excited TOB is at State. I think he can turn our ship around. I think he can bring in great recruits that will perform on the field and in the class room. I think he can bring us conference championships and BCS bowl berths. Apparently so does Michigan. At least his name is being tossed around in Ann Arbor. According to Tom Dienhart at the Sporting News,

"Two other interesting names recently were dropped in my lap: N.C. State's Tom O'Brien and Missouri's Gary Pinkel.

O'Brien has been at N.C. State just one season, but he is a perfect fit in Ann Arbor. He's a Navy grad who has coached at high-minded academic schools such as Virginia (as an assistant) and Boston College (as head coach). Plus, O'Brien is one of the nation's best coaches."

Thankfully people at Michigan don't seem to excited by this prospect. Scott Bell at the Michigan Daily (UM's student newspaper) reports that,

"To be completely honest, none of the potential candidates inspire too much excitement. Tom O'Brien? Jim Grobe? Greg Schiano? Even Jeff Tedford doesn't sound like a sexy hire after California's embarrassing second-half collapse."

Let's hope Michigan's AD shares this sentiment and doesn't become to interested in TOB's services.