Boomer & Carton interview with Hoke
Radio interview, M grad Dana Jacobson in the studio. The issues, for better or worse, are the team's worsening record over three years, whether he's on the hot seat, and who's going to shine on the field this year:
http://www.cbssports.com/video/player/collegefootball/313532995931/0/br…
Good guy, but I think we can say at this stage that Hoke is not a great interview. Says some admiring things about Devin Gardner, but mostly it's boilerplate, somewhat defensive stuff.
In the recent interview with Wojo, Brandon said Hoke's job would not be in peril this year if the team struggled, but how can it not be? Common sense, for me, would dictate that Brandon be a little bit more cautious. Still, I'm ready to be happily surprised!
How can it not be... because it's his decision?
To be fair, when has an AD ever said "yeah he's donezo if this season isn't good." I also think the questions would have been better if it were actually Boomer and Carton doing the interview.
Highly Questionable with Le Batard actually has some entertaining interviews from time to time, too. Not the dull, generic questions where you already know what the answer is going to be.
I don't think Hoke's seat is hot, but I do think it is warm.
that Hoke is a boring interview?
So because B was not as bad as A, then B is good?
good. I'm not a big RR guy buy you could easily say that Hoke turned a functioning offense into an incompetent mess, so then, Hoke is bad.
really fired on all cylinders during the meat of the Big Ten schedule and in all the Bowl game we played in
Can we just let it go? Please? Everyone? On both sides?
Loyd did have that one amazing halftime interview. Still my favorite coach interview. "Thats the dumbest question I have ever heard". Walks away.
He actually responed "Now why would you ask me a question that dumb?" But that's not what I'm talking about. That was not Lloyd. That was Lloyd, for a minute, pretending to be cut from the same cloth as a Bo or Woody, and he responded like he thought they might. He never handled the media like that, except for that one instance. I'm surprised you didn't pick up on that. And actually, it was a very good question. We had field position, a good qb and good wideouts. He kept opposing teams in a lot of games, some that bit him in the ass, especially during the ooc portion of our schedule.
Michigan will win many games and trolls will be silenced. Can't wait.
Who cares if he's bad at interviews? He's not being paid to sound awesome on interviews. Also, I liked his interview at the Big Ten Media Days. He was short, to the point, and rejected media fishing attempts.
Hoke also seemed to have an edge/attitude during the Big Ten media stuff that I got to see. I liked it.
The entire football fucking world sees that he is in way over his head yet idiots on this board refuse to.
How the fuck are you still allowed to post? What's the point of Boliviaing someone if they can continue to troll?
Buckeyes are insufferable tending toward loathsome.
Sparty tends toward pitiful and lolsom.
Nice Wordsmithing my friend.
No matter what happens on the fb field this year, and I think it will be a decent to good season, the roster keeps moving in the right direction. I think that alone will keep him his job, but if it didn't, he'll certainly be leaving a "Urban" like situation when he walked into Columbus with the perfect fit for his offense. The man has worked his ass off here. Why would you try to minimize that effort? Not saying he's the best game day coach. He has to prove that. But coaching jobs seems to get easier the heavier their rosters get with talent and experience. You should know that based on your profession, that being a professional asshole, of course.
You know, you had told me after the last ban that you would sit back for a bit and observe the culture of the board as I suggested, and this was so this incarnation would not end as frightfully as the last one did. That being said, misplaced anger and trolling that is not only not amusing but is in fact abusive towards others tells me that you were simply paying me a bit of lip service and had no sincere intention of being anything better or more civilized than what you are right now. Criticisms are one thing, but what you've done here is win no friends and...well...a previous mishap, if you will, earned you your current point total.
Let me guess - your wife, who knows nothing about football, could win more games than Hoke. amirite?
You come off as very uninformed and frankly dumb. Do you have anything to support the points you make?
You bring shame to the good name of Griswold.
Clark there is on record, right here on MGOBLOG and without equivocation, hoping Michigan losses games this season. Understand everything he writes and says in that context.
being amusing to being pitiful.
Why can't we ever have constructive criticisms here? First you get people saying that I hope there are 20,000 empty seats at games because they hate Brandon then you get people who say that the punter will be our top player in 2014 because Hoke sucks so bad aka 1927/1928. Can't we present our arguments without sounding like rival trolls?
that Hayden was lying about Kiffen.
In regard to Hoke, I seriously doubt he is in jeopardy unless the season is truly disasterous coupled with Jimmy H. quitting the Niners and campaigning for the job.
Everything is in place for this to be a great/B1G championship caliber team this year with the glaring exception of the OL -- which is most likely a year away from the same. 2015 is the year for Hoke and his recruits to shine and/or be judged. With apologies to Desmond Morgan et. al., the only big losses going into 2015 are JMFR, Frank Clark, and (probably) both Devins.
If 2014 is an 8 or less win season and 2015 is less than stellar then I can begin to imagine Hoke being shown the door. However, if the 2014 line doesn't show a strong upward trajectory over this season I could see Funk "deciding to pursue other opportunities" at the end of the season.
As a side note, I sincerely hope that the OL is at least passable this year for Devin's sake. Given his patience with and loyalty to the program over the past 4 years he deserves it.
It was just a year after Bo guaranteed he'd be in AA for as long as he wanted by beating "the greatest college team ever assembled." Actually, you give us the TD they took away right after the half, and although we did dominate them all day by coming up with the big play whenever needed, the score 24-12, would have had us beating them by a solid two tds and a 2 pter. However, my point is the following year, with a rebuilt OL, made up of sophomores, and that's what they were referred to, "the super sophs," OSU went thru the BIG undefeated and despite an upset to Stanford in the bowl game came away as National Champs. So it's time we put to bed the excuses associated with the inexperience of this OL. I know there is talk of a true freshman possibly taking the position of one of the players that started for us last season. If that occurs, some will interpret it as "Damn, the OL really is weak," wheres others will see it for what it is, "If a freshman can do this, especially considering the ratings of the young men he is beating out, then inexperience, especially being in the program for three years is plenty of time to start producing adequately," and adequate is all we need from this unit to make this offense capable of showcasing all the talent we have on this side of the ball.
They were not all linemen, offensive or otherwise
They were seniors in '70
The super sophomores included three-year starters Rex Kern, Jack Tatum, Jim Stillwagon, John Brockington, Mike Sensibaugh, Jan White, Bruce Jankowski, Tim Anderson, Larry Zelina, Mike Vladich, Doug Adams, and Mark Debevc. Kern, Tatum, and Stillwagon have since been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
The past two seasons have played out just as they should have given the transition and lack of players in certain positions, lack of upperclassmen, RR's odd recruiting practices which we are still paying for, majority of talent in the underclasses, etc... Having a different couch probably wouldn’t have mattered at all. It could have even been worse.
Hoke is recruiting like a madman and recruiting accounts for at least 80% of success in college ball. The future is bright.
my naps would improve!
Hoke is no couch - more of a loveseat.
Further, if Hoke had poor coordinators or didn't recruit well, perhaps I'd be more concerned, but on both fronts Hoke appears to be doing more than fine. Obviously we'll have to wait and see with Nussmeier, but it appears the pieces are in place so that Hoke can be more of a mentor to these young men and focus on graduation, hard work, and preparation. The results will follow.