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"You are what your record says you are"-- Bill Parcells
By that Measure, Miles is a Great Head Coach:
131-49 .728 1 NC
Its a very rare HC that can have numbers like that.
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And unlike Hoke, he can actually use the "our team is really young" narrative, because he actually develops and improves talent. First three years won 10+ games, then had to reload, won 8, then 9, then a four year run of winning 10 or more games per year. And this year is another reload season for him.
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Maybe because we went to Michigan and are Michigan Men?
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November 30th, 2014 at 5:14 PM ^
But in this instance the two "Michigan Men" are two fine coaches so this is not Brady Hoke Redux.They both are more than qualified. But I do appreciate your point. It very much is an issue here.
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yeah, but you have people here who would take Miles over Bob Stoops for no reason other than he's LES MILES MICHMAN ANN ARBOR WOO WOO. We know this because many of them were pissing all over the idea of Stoops and are now totally on board with hiring Les. The arguments against Mullen from a cultural/recruiting perspective, for example, all apply equally to Les and yet are simply brushed over when it comes to him.
People here talk a big game about wanting to end this culture of the MICHIGAN MAN. But when you ask them to name who they want on our coaching staff, it seems to come down to LES WITH TYRONE WHEATLEY AND MIKE HART AND MALLORY AS DC AND BRAD BATES AS AD. We're a part of the problem
November 30th, 2014 at 5:47 PM ^
The lack of sustained success and the different recruiting culture down South are legitimate concerns. Miles has sustained success and is familiar with how recruiting goes in the Midwest. There are legitimate reasons to support Miles over Mullen other than the "MICHIGAN MAN! ERMAGOD!" .
Mike Hart is a good coach. I've seen the results. The guy's RBs produce. I'd take him over Fred anyday of the week.
November 30th, 2014 at 6:20 PM ^
Miles hasn't recruited in the midwest in 20 years. Mullen has more recent experience in this area of the country than he does. Miles also walked into a team that had won a national title two years prior and played in three straight SEC title games, Mullen walked into a team that had two winning seasons in the previous 9.
Basically, Les Miles has a very easy job and Dan Mullen has an extremely difficult one. Comparisons between the two on record are borderline silly. Even Gerry effing DiNardo could manage 10 wins at LSU.
November 30th, 2014 at 7:12 PM ^
This is definitely true and something I've brought up before (the Michigan Man thing). I wouldn't be all doom and gloom if we hired Les, but my preference is certainly for someone who is a lot younger.
I really like Sumlin. I know a lot of people are down on him after this year, but I'd be extremely pleased with that hire.
I'd also like Mullen. It would be the most LOL-worthy hire because of Rich Rod.
Even though he strikes me as sort of a sleazeball, we could certainly pry someone like Gus Malzahn away from Auburn given his salary.
Obviously there's Harbaugh but I don't believe he's coming.
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November 30th, 2014 at 5:44 PM ^
Miles and Harbaugh are actually good coaches so your "brainwashed" charge really has no solid basis.
I do like Stoops myself and would take him as soon as I would any other.
There are options, but it would take some effort to find them. Just because you are unaware of them that does not mean they don't exist. There are more than a few coaches who are capable of supplanting Brady Hoke.
One option that is potentialy lethal for the program is retaining Hoke. His career is essentially finished at UM. He can't recruit because he is perceived as a dead man walking. If you can't recruit you cannot last long. At this point Hoke cannot be an l option at HC because of all the swirling rumors and lack of fan support.The negativity surrounding him demands a dismissal.Brady Hoke is a drag on the athletic department at this point.
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LSU end of season coaches poll rank during the Miles era:
2005: 5
2006: 3
2007: 1
2008: UR
2009: 17
2010: 8
2011: 2
2013: 14
2014: currently 24
He has a pretty consistent pattern of 3-4 years of competing for championships and then needs a year or two to reload, while still winning at least 8 games. I can easily see him making Michigan, with the talent Hoke has brought in, becoming instant top 10- top 15 team.
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This is only partly in jest. Having a guy like this as UM's coach might be a tough thing for Schlissel to accommodate himself to.
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Which is not a trivial concern. For a president that sees an issue with athletics being out of balance with academics, Les Miles is going to be seen as part of the problem, not part of the solution.
November 30th, 2014 at 6:22 PM ^
F YOU.HES COMMING HOME. DONT WATCH IF YOU DONT LIKE IT ASSHOLE
November 30th, 2014 at 9:11 PM ^
He is one nutty fucker. If he comes here it will be entertaining if nothing else.
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Names?
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Alabama, FSU, MSU, Wisconsin...teams that have had a lot of success running Manball offenses. Bama, FSU, and MSU are more diverse than Wisconsin obviously, but at their core they run Manball.
Manball is NOT the problem. People need to get over that fallacious assumption. It's the coaching. In other words if UM was running a spread, but was poorly coached it too would struggle. Modernized offense or not it would not matter.
I don't want a rigid mind that can only run one scheme. A truly innovative mind is not a prisoner of doctrine.
Personally, I'd love to see the protean New England-style offense here in Ann Arbor. One week spread. The next Manball. Adapt your offense to the weaknesses of your opponent.
This probably isn't realistic as there isn't enough time to install the necessary concepts, but to me this is the most innovative offense out there.
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What exactly is wrong with longing for that?
November 30th, 2014 at 5:41 PM ^
JaMarcus Russell, Matt Flynn, and Zach Mettenberger are all in the NFL (well JaMarcus isn't anymore but that's his own fault)
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November 30th, 2014 at 7:34 PM ^
well hes comming. your a asshole
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just bring a better OC. His offenses are usually hard to watch
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Former Michigan player and assistant Bob Thornbladh claims that Les Miles would "crawl over razor blades" to coach Michigan, and that Harbaugh still loves the program and may be interested as well.
I know this is only speculation, but 'Blade is probably better connected and more in the know than most.
I'd be really happy with either.