Hoke is so soft. He tries to keep everyone so happy and be nice. Where's all this toughness he talks about?! We need a coach with some edge to him!

MSU ran like all run play except for like 2-3 the 2nd half.  We couldn't stop them.  They were running the same plays back to back at times.

IMO, they did take it easy on us.  If they are fighting for a spot in the playoffs, they should have run up the score as much as possible.

MSU didn't look sharp yesterday, but the game was never in doubt from the start (nearly literally).

Only thing to make this worse would be if Bolden had broke his hand.

It sure reads like something we've seen from the President's Office.

Does not look anthing like the verbiage we've seen from the Athletic Department.

The rule of gamesmanship is you take a knee if you don't have to run a play. They went for the touchdown which reinforces the fact that they are dicks. I like it. I have always hated their school and I like they they aren't classy.

Coaches do some cliche pep talk. Players get the absolute wrong message out of it and embarass themselves. The idiots are running the asylum.

Bowden apologize in '91after Seminole planted te spear prior to kicking our ass in Ann Arbor? I would genuinely like to know

My memory is fuzzy but didn't MSU go around the Big Ten planting flags at the 50 yard line at opposing team's stadiums at the start of Dantiono's tenure? My only complaint about the whole thing is that someone from M did such a BS thing but MSU has no room to complain.

Such a joke. These statements are so stupid. Just don't do it.

You know how when someone drops a pass/strikes out/looks bad on the field you say to your buddy, "Jesus, I could better than that!"-while knowing damn well you couldn't? I have never coached football, but have been a high school tennis coach for thirty years, and TRULY believe I could do a better job than Hoke is doing. Not because I would do well, but because the bar you would have to clear to do better is SO low. Make it stop. Someone, make it stop.

Schlissel calls Harbaugh:

JH: "Hello..."

Schlissel: "Hello Mr. Harbaugh, Mark Schlissel, President University of Michigan...."

JH: "The number you have reached......"

 

 

Id have more respect for Dantonio if he didnt justify adding a TD for b.s. "disrespect" but instead because "screw those guys, this is a rivalry" and had also gone for two. Bonus points if he would have referenced the "because we couldn't go for three"

We are sorry for trying to be confident.

We are sorry for trying to be confident.

a stake placed in Hoke's coaching coffin. He will not be coaching here next season. Hopefully this will help to take out Brandon as well. Hoke and Brandon have turned us into an embarrassment both on and off the field.

These are all points others have made, but nonetheless:

1.  I wouldn't have spiked the field as it's not my style.

2.  It's no big deal.  They're 20 year olds and football players.  Who gets football players?

3.  If asked beforehand, I would have advised against it.  Part of the fanbase gets worked up about all sorts of weird stuff that no one can foresee beforehand.  Why do something that's completely predictable to get  some of the fanbase all bent out of shape, especially in these troubled, split times?

4.  There's no way I apologize to Michigan State afterwards.

   a.  I don't care what they think.  Is the 4th thing on the bulletin board going to make a difference?

   b.  The idea that they have any moral high ground is laughable.  Did Bolden intentionally twist someone's head around in an attempt to injur?  That and similar stunts are the things that require an apology.

   c.  It makes us look like pussies.

5.  If you still need to apologize, apologize to the Michigan community, not Sparty.

Jesus, this is silly. Can you imagine Jim Harbaugh apologizing for something like this? Gosh, I really wish I could believe he is coming here because we could use a guy, who if nothing else can out-asshole an asshole like Dantonio.

Do I laugh or cry?  I don't know which at this point.

 

Screw MSU

I hope LeVert throws a spike right in the middle of Breslin as we beat them on their own court again this year.

Yeah...

I got your "stake" apology right here:

Duplicate. Please delete.

It would not surprise me at all if Brady says he has no knowledge of the apology at his Monday press conference.

 

I realize this is nothing but "Kremlinology" (look it up, kids), but you do have to wonder about the behind-the-scenes events that led to this statement being released.

Remember Dr. Schlissel's statement from September 30:  "Our communications going forward will be direct, transparent and timely. The University of Michigan stands for the highest level of excellence in everything we do, on and off the field. That standard will guide my review of this situation and all the University's future actions."

So...is this what happened?  Did somebody in Dr. Schlissel's office (or the President himself) decide that a "direct, transparent and timely" communication needed to be generated here?  Because the statement attributed to Mr. Hoke is very much unlike anything that would have happened as a response to the situation at any point in the past. 

I think it's extremely unlikely that Mr. Brandon told Mr. Hoke during the film session today that he needed to issue a statement immediately.  I think it's slightly more likely, but still not probable, that Mr. Hoke decided on his own to issue this statement.  So what does that leave?

It doesn't matter. Fire all these idiots immediately and we'll be fine.

Emblematic of the clown show this program has become.

Please fire everyone who has anything to do with the football program. MSU beats the shit out of our team every year, including a bunch of cheap shots and personal fouls, and the team responds with nothing. After all that we apologize for putting a fucking tent stake in their field because we may have offended them? What and the hell is wrong with the people who run this program? Their take away from getting our ass kicked yet again by a rival is the we need to be nicer and more respectful? Nobody should keep their job

I mean, what is the point of having this tent stake in the locker room if not to drive it into the field?  I don't give a shit about the fact that it actually happened, but Hoke didn't know it would happen?  Please.  He just realized after the fact that it was stupid and now is in CYA mode (which is also a dumb tack to take). 

Also, only #douchetonio would take the podium post game and be that pissed after wiping the floor with his rival.

Seriously? If anyone actually thinks that Hoke actually wrote this statement, also believes Obama writes all his. Be real people, be real...

Whatever. Next Hoke will apologize to us for apologizing to Dantonio and MSU. Stop apologizing? Just get the job done Coach! Good riddance...

 

P.S. Dantonio is a douche and he proved it yesterday...