Borges is Out

He knows he needs to make a change and that 2014 will be a critical season.  Given that, he's making a change.  Reinforces my faith in the man.  Best thing for the team, the program, and probably for Brady's job security, too.  May we find someone that can maximize the talents of Gardner and a strong stable of young players...and has effective blocking schemes.

Surprising, but not surprising.  Now give me someone aggressive, adaptable, and ready to kick some ass!

I'm sorry...it's the... its the pleats

It's an optical illusion, a pattern on the pants.

He knows he needs to make a change and that 2014 will be a critical season.  Given that, he's making a change.  Reinforces my faith in the man.  Best thing for the team, the program, and probably for Brady's job security, too.  May we find someone that can maximize the talents of Gardner and a strong stable of young players...and has effective blocking schemes.

WE WANT TEBOW. WE WANT TEBOW. Heard he is available.

so much for my post about Youth football.

Which is, I think, some sort of NFL position. He's clearly more comfortable with complex, traditional offenses where he can assume a certain level of execution.

I think Borges could have still worked out decently, and I gave what I thought were reasons why that was. But I always reserved judgement for those within the program that have much more evidence than any of us.

I had a feeling someone on the offense was going to fall on the sword. I didn't expect Borges would be let go, but I have faith that if the staff thought it was best for the program, then it was. Hopefully the next guy can right the ship and Michigan can be better on offense.

My excitement is also tempered with the fact that he's now unemployed, and likely has to move, circumstances that his family has to deal with.  It's unfortunate, because I highly doubt he wanted to lose football games, and I have to think he sunk a lot of time into the team and university.

I really enjoyed the offense in quite a few games during the past three seasons, but there just wasn't enough "good" Borges for the price, I guess. I wonder who's the new OC. Hopefully, someone with an answer to the double A-gap blitz.

i hope this is the most upvoted post of all time.

Woah. Color me very surprised. I wonder if there's someone who got freed up by a recent coachign change that Hoke wanted to spring for?

THIS IS GOING TO BE THE BEST THREAD EVER!

I'm sure as a human being he is a great man and I feel bad that Im excited that he no longer has a job.  But, this is how the industry, he chose to work in, works.  Wish nothing but the best for him in the future and hope that he learns from the mistakes that lead to what had to of been an extremley tough choice for Coach Hoke.

on the main page, fergodsake!

I feel guilty celebrating, because I know Al Borges obviously tried his best. So thanks for the effort Al and some really great performances against Ohio State. You seem like a good guy and I wish you all the luck in the world post-Michigan. 

I didn't think Hoke had it in him.  Lets hope the new OC can get the most out of the talent on the team, rather than pining for players we don't have to fit a particular system.

"Hoke loyal to Borges, but Michigan had to make a move. Needed to show it has standards and that there are consequences for not meeting them." 

Feels good to have standards

This is why it was crazy for some posters to freak out because Hoke said the plan was for everyone to be back.  

He's another Michigan man who's done very well in his short tenure at LSU, the Michigan of the SEC.  He's presumably content under Les Miles, and may be difficult to get him to do a lateral move to U-M.

Wowzers.