Hoke presser: "I will not wear a headset"

play under NO CIRCUMSTANCES! If we are down to 4th string QB on a season that's a lost cause it would be selfish of Hoke to blow a kids redshirt.

New protocol: Use of smoke signals to inform head coach of possible medical issue.

... well, I think the statement really captured my feelings about the situation, ugh, well.  The last thing we want to do is expose our athletes to that type of, ugh, threat.  There was a failure in our system, and I'm a part of that.  Well, we need to fix that and are, ugh, actively taking steps to do so.  

 

Why can't you just say that?  Stubborn fool.  

Since we already have the CC tag for coaching change, can we add BDH as a tag for beating a dead horse? For example, the title of this thread could be "BDH: Hoke speaks.  Fire Everyone". 

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Anyone else hear something about Peppers getting into an arguement with a coach?

I think "the guy behind me that relays info" needs to be canned.

Besides this injury stuff, I'm sure we can all think of several examples of delay of game calls, botched time outs, etc that likely could have been prevented if hoke had a headset, or if "the guy behind me" would have been even somewhat competent. 

On the list of things to care about in the world, whether or not Brady Hoke wears a headset is pretty much dead last.  It does not matter.

the course

He's a joke. He even said Brandon's letter did not conflict with his Monday presser- hey Brady the fans are not as clueless as you apparently are!

Peppers is NOT hurt.  THAT'S WHY YOU FUCKING PLAY HIM.

I feel sorry for the guy. We tear him apart for his responses, when in reality he is most likely saying what his boss told him to say.

 

Everyone lay off of Hoke, yes he has made some mistakes, but they haven't been nearly as bad as some. The shane morris deal is def. bad, but I think there was some confusion and in the heat of the moment type argument could be made. He should have called timeout. Thank god it didn't turn out any worse. In the end though I think he knows what should have been done, and he is pissed that he didn't make the right call when he knew the right one. He can get through that one though, bc if we were winning and had a better record it would have been less of a topic.

 

Coach Hoke is a good man, he loves his players, he messed up a couple times, but not enough to get fired mid season. Do I think he is the right man for the job? Yes and no. He could have been if it wasn't for the need to win NOW. I think if he was coach in 2016 he would have a dominant team. He ran out of time.. his team is struggling at the wrong time, which will be the reason he is fired. This is a good coach, if he can find a place that will give him 6 years to build a team then you will see why he was hired.

 

As for Michigan, even if hoke could pull it together next year it doesn't matter. We don't have anymore time to wait and see. We need to win now. The program is stale. THE ONLY THING THAT CAN BREATH NEW LIFE INTO THE TEAM IS A NEW COACH, AND THAT'S REALLY THE REASON HOKE NEEDS TO BE FIRED.

into the Green and White iceberg,

But did the team practice well this week? That's very important!

/s

I'm just so angry. He's as stubborn as a mule. What the heck are you going to do if another student athlete gets a concussion Brady? I really want to call him names right now but he's just not worth if. Also why not change up your approach since so far it's not working. I guess we'll get to see just for ourselves their mindset in a couple of days. No contrition, no apologies well guess what no excuses.

Fav comment: "Buy two bottles of soda and you get to wear the UM Head Coach's headset for 4 plays"

Head coaches typically wear headsets so they can communicate with the assistant coaches who are sitting in the press box. Those seats high above the field offer assistants a different perspective than that of coaches on the sideline.
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“To me, I enjoy wearing a headset knowing what’s going on because it’s a collaborative effort,” California Coach Sonny Dykes said Tuesday in a teleconference. “Because guys see things, and there’s a lot of information passing between the coaches. For me, I feel like it’s important to get as much information for what’s going on the field.”

Over the years, Hoke has said that he does not wear a headset because it interferes with his ability to interact with players during games. In 2012, he said in a radio interview that the headset topic was “overrated.” An assistant stands behind Hoke to relay the play calls, and Hoke will occasionally put on a headset to speak with other coaches. Hoke’s not wearing a headset on the sideline is not without precedent in recent college football.

The former Alabama coach Mike DuBose did not wear a headset early in his tenure. In 1997, according to The TimesDaily of Florence, Ala., DuBose was “widely criticized” for not knowing what play was called when Alabama fumbled in the final seconds of an 18-17 loss to Auburn. He wore a headset in 1998 (but joked that he did not turn it on).

Howard Schnellenberger wore a bushy mustache, not a headset, while coaching at Miami, Florida Atlantic and elsewhere. Bobby Bowden of Florida State often favored a straw hat to a pair of oversize earphones late in his career. At Penn State, Joe Paterno used to relay messages to coaches in the press box through an assistant because he thought he would lose his feel for the game if he wore a headset on the sideline.
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Athletic Director Dave Brandon said there was “a serious lack of communication that led to confusion on the sideline.” Credit Paul Sancya/Associated Press

Among active coaches, however, Hoke essentially stands alone. Iowa State’s Paul Rhoads also does not like to wear a headset, but he has a work around that has enabled him to have it both ways. A sideline assistant stands behind Rhoads with a headset, and Rhoads frequently puts on the headset to communicate with other coaches during games.

From a perception standpoint, a coach who does not wear a headset may give off one of two images. One is that he is aloof. The other may theoretically work to his benefit.

“To me, the coach that doesn’t have the headset on looks like he’s more in control,” Jill Bremer, an image consultant, said last week in a telephone interview. “He looks like he’s the general. He’s the executive. In the business world, you need the flow of information, but you also need the voices to stop. You need a little quiet to make the right decision.”