Michigan football fans have 'meltdown' to Kenny Dillingham extension
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How did Michigan football fans react to the news that Arizona State football coach Kenny Dillingham had agreed to an extension to stay in Tempe?
Not well. Not well at all. In fact, some fans of the Wolverines program appeared to have a meltdown on social media and message boards about the ASU coach staying with the Sun Devils after many were so sure he would become the next coach in Ann Arbor.
Some couldn’t understand why Dillingham would choose staying at his alma mater over the potential resources and higher pay of the Michigan football program.
Check out some reaction to Dillingham’s choice from Michigan fans and Arizona State fans, which shows very different emotions from the two fan bases.
One comment not suitable for print? Barstool Sports’ Dave Portnoy, who had been a big advocate for Michigan to hire Dillingham, posted: “I really hope Michigan knows what the (expletive) they’re doing,” about the Wolverines missing out on Dillingham.
How social media reacted to Kenny Dillingham’s contract extension
He probably just forfeited 5M+ a year and a much better job to stay. Can’t say it’s not obvious this will eventually blow up in his face https://t.co/4zC1svvMLp
— Barstool UofM (@BarstoolUofM) December 20, 2025
I get everyone is unbelievably irrational about us about everything but it is objectively stupid to turn down a job here if your goal is success in college football. Dillingham wants to stay loyal, very respectable, but he will not achieve close to half the things he would have
— Barstool UofM (@BarstoolUofM) December 20, 2025
More pay, many more resources, and been at the top of college football. Success would have cemented his legacy forever. Now he will likely just be remembered as another guy who had some success because he’s a great coach but at a program that people don’t care about
— Barstool UofM (@BarstoolUofM) December 20, 2025
Michigan waiting for DeBoer only for him to win and Dillingham to sign an extension within 12 hours. pic.twitter.com/xOS0lkkDdv
— Blue By 90 (@bluebyninety) December 20, 2025
Kenny Dillingham is not going to #Michigan. #MeltdownAlertpic.twitter.com/uuSVMw173m
— Message Board Geniuses (@BoardGeniuses) December 20, 2025
Aaaaaand now we check in on the Michigan message boards… https://t.co/2Xc5ZcHvSf
— Andy Staples (@AndyStaples) December 20, 2025
When you ask your grandparents for Kenny Dillingham for Christmas but they’re hard of hearing pic.twitter.com/ZfWa5uLRVL
— Michigan’s Armchair Quarterback (@ArmchairQB_UM) December 20, 2025
Kenny Dillingham picks Arizona State Football over Michigan Football for less money and resources. Let that sink in.
— The Best Ball Junkie (@BestBallJunkie) December 20, 2025
Dillingham was the guy for Michigan, they missed
— Josh Townsley (@Gingerbeard0193) December 20, 2025
In a shocking development, Michigan has shut down their football program. https://t.co/QHiQi3s9Kr
— Chris Jenkins (@SmartSunDevil) December 20, 2025
Arizona State just locked in Coach Kenny Dillingham & his staff!
Someone should do a wellness check on Michigan fans talking trash all week. pic.twitter.com/sRsnNcR9r1
— INCONVENIENT TRUTHS (@TheXRefugee) December 20, 2025
YYYEEESSSS!!!!
Love coach D
Great job by President Crow and AD Rossini to take care of our own!👏👏👏👏👏 https://t.co/PUuCwGE9Nm— Phil Mickelson (@PhilMickelson) December 20, 2025
ASU improves to 2-0 all-time vs. Michigan pic.twitter.com/DknVa7Tpxx
— Brad Denny (@BDenny29) December 20, 2025
It is time to play “rate the Michigan cope”
A thread.
Notes of false concern, with a strong sensation of having no idea why Sam Leavitt left. Passive aggressive, yet ignorant.
A solid 7.1/10 pic.twitter.com/Smhf9raEXF
— The Fork Cast 🎙️😈🔱 (@ASUForkcast) December 20, 2025
Kenny Dillingham is everything that’s right with CFB. He’s been offered bigger money to leave but all he wants is to make ASU great so he leverages that to get more NIL and staff pay than upping his own salary.
Gonna make it real hard to poach his assistants unless it’s for HC. https://t.co/YzOgxlwUBz
— George Wrighster III (@georgewrighster) December 20, 2025
Good morning to everyone, especially Kenny Dillingham.
— Katie Woo (@katiejwoo) December 20, 2025
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This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Kenny Dillingham extension causes social media ‘meltdown’
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