Coach Hoke talks Recruiting
January 22nd, 2011 at 12:33 PM ^
pocket protectors. Just like my old ones.
January 23rd, 2011 at 12:03 AM ^
That's not a pen, that's a Sharpie and Coach Hoke only autographs in blue.
January 22nd, 2011 at 12:00 PM ^
(and it looks like he likes pizza!)
January 22nd, 2011 at 12:37 PM ^
Dominos pizza too. Go Blue
January 22nd, 2011 at 12:03 PM ^
Sounds like BH is going to recruit players with good character as well as talent - players that will represent the team well and not be an embarassment. In the short-term, some of the more high-profile players such as Denard and Tate are as much the face of the University as the head coach.
January 22nd, 2011 at 12:22 PM ^
not that RR didnt.
Even though his first two recruits have been from Ohio, from he does appear to casting a national net, which I think was a big worry to many.
From just the short time span and some of the visitors he has been able to lure, I have been impressed with the work he and his staff have put in during this truncated recruiting period, reagardless of how the class ends up. I don't think we will have to worry about recruiting with Hoke, especially if we start winning a little more.
January 22nd, 2011 at 12:25 PM ^
Funny how Hoke seeming genuine, even though he's not a polished speaker, could be said about RR, though then it was sometimes considered a negative.
Seems to me though, that Hoke it really using the Michigan name more. I know RR got some good recruits, and players looked at Michigan because it's Michigan, but I'm just getting the impression that Hoke is using that far more in his sales pitch(How getting a Michigan offer is a true honor). Could just be how the media wants to portray it though.
January 22nd, 2011 at 12:34 PM ^
a Michigan Man through and through. What a refreshing change...and to think I was a RR guy.
January 22nd, 2011 at 12:38 PM ^
for Hoke's affection for UM. At then end of every interview he says emphatically "Go Blue" and means it. RR could sell the resources at the unviersity, and his football program, but just by virtue of the shit he was going through, could not have felt the affection for the place that Hoke - beloved by all does.
Could RR have developed that over time -- yes -- and had he been supported more, but there is a palpable difference.
That being said, I think RR was a very good recruiter, and he did an excellent job of showcasing the university -- even recruits who didnt end up coming to UM, once they visited campus always seemed very impressed with how they ran a recruiting visit.
January 22nd, 2011 at 3:01 PM ^
Is it true former Michigan players were telling recruits not to go to Michigan when RR was the head coach? It surprised me when Brian said that on WTKA a week or so ago.
January 23rd, 2011 at 11:51 AM ^
Skyler Schofner, OL from Washington Court House Ohio was told not to goto UM by a former UM lineman...can't remember the name today.
January 22nd, 2011 at 12:38 PM ^
Why is RR still a topic on this board ?..... He is history , please stop talking about him... Dang.
January 22nd, 2011 at 12:42 PM ^
talking about Lloyd or Gary or Bo or Crisler or Yost? Yes he is a part of the Michigan History. It doesnt matter if you like him or hate him anymore. We have a new General and it is important that we all get on board and follow him to the Big House.
January 22nd, 2011 at 1:30 PM ^
I will continue to neg you on sight until you recognize that what you did was offensive to about a billion people.
January 22nd, 2011 at 4:30 PM ^
I would say that thonati's comment was lame, but I think the governing principle here is, neg not, lest you be negged.
January 22nd, 2011 at 5:48 PM ^
Why is RR still a topic on this board?1. Hoke got his job because RR was fired. 2. Hoke will be coaching mostly RR's players. 3. Hoke was hired because he had Michigan "history" and RR didn't. 4. Hoke's approach to the game is juuuuuuust a bit different than RR's. 5. Many of those who praise Hoke are doing it with backhanded insults of RR. 6. If Hoke doesn't win more than he loses, you will hear RR's name even more. 7. It is human nature to compare a new coach to the last one, no matter what the circumstances. Are those enough reasons for you?
January 22nd, 2011 at 12:48 PM ^
to see how this class finishes before passing judgement on Hoke as a recruiter. However, I will say that when RR came in with short notice he landed some 4 star guys in the little recruiting time that remained. We'll see if that happens for Hoke.
January 22nd, 2011 at 1:07 PM ^
January 22nd, 2011 at 11:45 PM ^
Also, RR was hired on December 17; Hoke was hired on January 12.
January 22nd, 2011 at 2:36 PM ^
for not blindly proclaiming Hoke the greatest recruiter in the history of Michigan football. Withholding judgement to be based on results was clearly something to be neg'd for.
/facepalm
January 22nd, 2011 at 12:55 PM ^
I'm All in FOR HOKE...!
January 22nd, 2011 at 1:01 PM ^
There's short notice, and then there's almost no notice.... RR was hired in December, and had about six weeks to recruit. Hoke has about half that.
January 22nd, 2011 at 2:18 PM ^
I just read the OP's summary (Offensively - OL's are needed), didn't watch the video, so maybe Hoke mentioned it, we really need a QB in this class with Tate gone.
January 22nd, 2011 at 3:11 PM ^
I like the cut of his Jib. This is a great success story, from staring in a movie with Sarah Silverman, to Head Football Coach, at the University of Michigan. Only in America.
January 22nd, 2011 at 3:15 PM ^
I disagree about "needing" a QB in this class. I mean, it wouldn't hurt, but it's far from necessary. What quality QB's are left? Any? I'm sure our recruiting is going to be night/day compared to the current one. At Michigan we've never had to "settle" for QB talent. Don't fret, my son.
January 22nd, 2011 at 3:23 PM ^
I didn't want to start a new thread for all of them. They are from the Michigan Football page on facebook, and there are supposed to be 10 of them coming out. I didn't know how to embed facebook video.
January 22nd, 2011 at 4:34 PM ^
I don't see how WR isn't crucial. Most of our playmaking WRs will be upperclassmen and we need to get some more guys RS'd so we're not playing true freshmen come 2013.