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February 19th, 2012 at 1:36 AM
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Brady Hoke

After Brady Hoke's first press conference, we knew he was right for Michigan. After his first season at the helm of the winningest program in college football history, an 11-2 season with a Sugar Bowl victory, we knew he was right for Michigan. But after tonight, I am 100% positive he is right for Michigan.

I sat a section over from all of the football coaches and recruits, and I have NEVER seen a head football coach, at a university of this size, be so into a basketball game like he was tonight.  He yelled at the refs on about all of the terrible calls, was the only person standing up in his section clapping, cheering multiple times during the game. If I didn't know who he was (like my girlfriend) I would have thought he was just a regular, maniac about this basketball team. He truly loves this university and what it stands for, and you could see it in his actions.

AND, you add on the 6 commits he was able to reel in today, the man can flat out recruit. These sports programs and this university are on the uprise even though we are already at the top.

GO BLUE 

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February 19th, 2012 at 1:38 AM | All that needs to be said. (Score:2 Normal)
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Is the best about Brady Hoke & the coaching staff.    They equal CLASS. !  Hail.

"  David Baas & Mario Manningham  Super Bowl XLVI Champions  "

February 19th, 2012 at 1:39 AM | Forget the size of the (Score:5 Normal)
State Street
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Forget the size of the school, what Brady Hoke and Michigan did today was unprecedented.  

February 19th, 2012 at 11:05 AM | Done, and at Michigan! (Score:2)
GoBlue
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Actually, as someone else mentioned in another thread, there was precedent, and at Michigan.

See July 8, 2003.  Probably not the same fan experience without the mgoblog effect, but 6 commits (including one Mike Hart) nonetheless.

http://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/football/recruiting/commitmen...

Forget the size of the school, what Brady Hoke and Michigan did today was unprecedented.

Edit: Of note, only 4/6 commits then were 4-stars, and July is a bit different than February.

February 19th, 2012 at 11:34 AM | One of the reporters (Score:1)
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One of the reporters contacted rivals about that day and that info is not accurate. But who really cares.

February 19th, 2012 at 12:52 PM | Unprecedented (Score:3 Normal)
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While it may be unprecedented at UofM, it appears Florida had quite the day on the recruiting trail today as well. They also pulled in 6 recruits, and like us, have 8 of their 9 recruits in the 4* range. Not to take anything away from what Hoke did, but some southern schools like Florida and Texas do this type of thing on their Junior Days yearly.

 

Like a blind man at an orgy, I was going to have to feel my way through

February 19th, 2012 at 1:39 AM | Amen (Score:1)
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to that end of story.

21 years of coaching and every senior who stayed had at least 1 big ten title... That is what " Those who stay will be champions" will really get you Ohio native Bo Schembechler.

February 19th, 2012 at 1:39 AM | thats what im shoutin! (Score:1)
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thats what im shoutin!

"When your team is winning, be ready to be tough, because winning can make you soft. On the other hand, when your team is losing, stick by them. Keep believing."
- Bo
February 19th, 2012 at 1:39 AM | We're not worthy. Amazing (Score:2 Normal)
DT76
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We're not worthy. Amazing day.

February 19th, 2012 at 1:40 AM | Coach Hoke is my hero. (Score:2 Normal)
Maizenblueball
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That is all.

Chuck Norris wears Brady Hoke pajamas.

February 19th, 2012 at 1:40 AM | I must admit... (Score:5 Normal)
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I must admit... I was praying for anyone but Hoke to get the job during the search. I was very concerned about recruiting and thought Les and/or Harbaugh would be able to pull in recruits that Hoke would never get a chance to talk to. I couldn't have been any more wrong. Brady Hoke for President.

BEAT   OHIO

February 19th, 2012 at 2:24 AM | I always knew he would be a great choice (Score:1)
San Diego Mick
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When he was an assistant in the late 90's-early oughts he was a stud recruiter.

Damn we gonna be good going forward, think about the 2013 and future teams and how good they're gonna be. Let's set up another game with any SEC team for 2014, bring it on!!!

February 19th, 2012 at 3:07 AM | You ever go to PB Bar and (Score:1)
SoCalWolverine
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You ever go to PB Bar and Grill for the games? I usually go to them, but live in Temecula and we're about to relocate back down to downtown due to my girlfriends new position in Little Italy. We should get together!! I need more UM friends down here!!

February 19th, 2012 at 3:31 AM | I go sometimes (Score:1)
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My kids sporting events typically cause a conflict, but I live in the Kensington area, and try to get down there! Love that place on Sat mornings!

Mom, MGrad and life long fan living in So Cal

February 19th, 2012 at 12:03 PM | I love the kensington area. (Score:1)
Tom .NTT.
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I love the kensington area. I didn't expect to see a San Diego post in this thread. Have any of you been to Sessions Public in Point Loma? They fly a michigan and USC flag during football season.

February 19th, 2012 at 3:40 AM | If I'm at my sisters I go but (Score:2)
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If I'm at my sisters I go but I'm in oc so that requires me tO wake up way too early for the noon games.

Greetings from Bolivia.

"It's special how the real true people hang together. And if you don't support the program you're not a true Michigan guy. It's that simple."  - Gary Moeller

February 19th, 2012 at 6:36 AM | Been to PB Bar & Grill many times (Score:1)
San Diego Mick
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I live in PB (Pacific Beach) and that is an M Bar for sure, Moondoggies right next door is an ohio Bar.

I usually watch the games at home cause I got 3 monitors above my fireplace and it's a great set-up. Let me know how to reach you and we can watch the games for sure, whether at my place or a sports bar.

February 19th, 2012 at 12:11 PM | Michigan Alumni Association - San Diego (Score:2)
Medic
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Used to meet at Giovanni's off balboa for football games but I haven't been in a while, the price of having three boys I guess.

February 19th, 2012 at 2:31 AM | me too (Score:2 Normal)
umchicago
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glad i was wrong.  pushing top 10 in football, hockey and basketball.  back to the good old days...

February 19th, 2012 at 3:19 AM | Not only (Score:4 Normal)
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can Hoke recruit, but he and his staff can coach. They maximize the talent that they have. This bodes well for the type of recruits, that Michigan is bringing in. The direction that the program is heading in, is exciting to say the least.

February 19th, 2012 at 3:23 AM | Brady Hoke was hired on my (Score:4 Normal)
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Brady Hoke was hired on my birthday.  I told my father this was a terrible present.  I was wrong.  BEST PRESENT EVER.  I'll forever be in debt for my unkind words about our future presidential candidate, Brady T. Hoke (while I don't know his middle name, I must assume that it is 'Tremendous').

February 19th, 2012 at 1:41 AM | Was there (Score:1 Normal)
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Ever any doubt? ;-)

"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk

February 19th, 2012 at 2:52 AM | I can admit to some doubt. (Score:4 Normal)
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I can admit I to some doubt. I didn't think that there was some Michigan "it" that Hoke could have that another coach couldn't, but it's there. It really exists and Hoke has whatever "it" is in spades. Today was an off-the-charts day, and though my doubts were thoroughly dispelled during last season and the recruiting cycle, even the most hardcore of haters can't look past the accomplishments of the day and say that Hoke is anything other than a man with a cotton-pickin maize-n-blue heart. Go Blue, Hoke uber alles!

February 19th, 2012 at 11:29 PM | Ah, wasn't really a knock (Score:1)
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Maybe a humblebrag. I don't even say there was anything wrong with some doubt. There were legitimate reasons. I will knock some of the outright vitriol by some. But don't really care that much anymore; because we're on the right track. That's all that matters.

"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk

February 19th, 2012 at 1:10 PM | It's days like this that I (Score:4 Normal)
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It's days like this that I really love my signature.

"[T]here were a lot of people predicting glorious heights for Rich; mostly the same people who are predicting doom and gloom [for Hoke]. Excuse me if I doubt their prognostication skills." -- M-Wolverine

February 19th, 2012 at 11:31 PM | You and me both, brother. (Score:1)
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You and me both.

"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk

February 19th, 2012 at 1:42 AM | Michigan for life (Score:1)
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Michigan for life. Just another reason why its great to be a Michigan Wolverine. GO BLUE!!

I hate ohio. Thats all you need to know.

February 19th, 2012 at 1:42 AM | It's because of a (Score:2 Normal)
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his pointing. Recruits come and see how amaing his pointing skills are, and commit on the spot.

Go Blue!

February 19th, 2012 at 1:43 AM | I'll say it (Score:5 Normal)
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I don't agree with all of David Brandon's decisions, but the single most important decision he is ever going to make while AD at Michigan is who to hire for the head football coach. He knocked this one out of the park.


February 19th, 2012 at 1:47 AM | Well, to be accurate, (Score:-1 Overrated)
February 19th, 2012 at 1:53 AM | Harbaugh and Miles kind of made the decision for him. (Score:5 Normal)
Don
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I don't believe that Brandon ever seriously wanted to hire either one of those guys.


February 19th, 2012 at 2:14 AM | I will give you Miles, but I (Score:1)
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I will give you Miles, but I think he wanted Harbaugh and he is happiest he got Hoke!

"This is MICHIGAN ferGODsakes"

February 19th, 2012 at 2:33 AM | From his press conference: (Score:3 Normal)
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"Not all that shines is gold"

Excuse if it's not word for word, but you get the message.

February 19th, 2012 at 2:43 AM | I agree and thats why I said (Score:1)
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I agree and thats why I said I think he was happiest he got Hoke.

"This is MICHIGAN ferGODsakes"

February 19th, 2012 at 2:43 AM | There's little question he (Score:-1 Normal)
February 19th, 2012 at 9:27 AM | Harbaugh?????? (Score:4 Normal)
cornndblue
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Sorry, but I never got that impression from Brandon when I was following the search.  I don't think he felt Harbaugh was the one to pursue so he never really did and besides we all knew Harbaugh wanted to go to the next level.

I felt Hoke was great from the get go!  Anytime you can get someone that wants a job as bad as he did, you know you will get complete devotion to it!  I used to hire less qualified employees over other qualified people because they showed me they wanted the position more and they always turned out to be good hires.

AS far as I am concerned I don't ever need to hear the names of Miles and Harbaugh brought up again concerning the head coaching position at Michigan, they didn't want it and it showed!!!!!!!

February 19th, 2012 at 7:52 PM | How is there "little question" (Score:3 Normal)
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How is there "little question" about Harbaugh?  Has anyone ever confirmed that we offered him the job?  We may have, but it's not clear.   Brandon denies it and I don't think Harbaugh ever said anything about it.

I don't think there's anything to debate about Miles.  Miles denied that we offered.  Brandon denied it.  John Bacon, in Three and Out, definitively stated that we did not offer (and even seemed to take a shot at Brandon for not doing so).

 

February 19th, 2012 at 2:43 AM | There's little question he (Score:-1 Redundant)
February 19th, 2012 at 2:44 AM | way to stay on the positive (Score:4 Normal)
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way to stay on the positive...this was a great day in case you missed it

February 19th, 2012 at 1:44 AM | (No subject) (Score:5 Normal)
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February 19th, 2012 at 2:04 AM | Do not call Ohio, and (Score:5 Normal)
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Do not call Meyer, and commit,

We're lookin' for you.

We gon' sign you!

We gon' sign you!

USING GRATUITOUS AMOUNTS OF CAPS LOCK SINCE APRIL 2011

February 19th, 2012 at 2:04 AM | Hide your 5* O-linemen, Ohio. (Score:4 Normal)
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Hide your 5* O-linemen, Ohio.

Abort, Retry, Fail?

February 19th, 2012 at 1:46 AM | an article was written by a (Score:5 Normal)
Clown Sauce
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an article was written by a guy who followed Brady Hoke around for several years during the beginning of Michigan's coaching search and the writer was saying he hopes Brady Hoke gets it because he has known for so long the genuine love he has for this school and that when receiving his SDSU job he told administration his dream job was to coach at Michigan. I knew from that sentence on I wanted that man to coach this program. Ever since his press conference I knew my feelings were correct, we couldn't ask for a more perfect match. Go Blue

"What" ain't no country I ever heard of. They speak English in What?

February 19th, 2012 at 1:48 AM | that is the longest sentence (Score:5 Normal)
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that is the longest sentence ever.

HEY! You there!

February 19th, 2012 at 12:57 PM | No, Mr. Fred Jackson, it's not even close (Score:1 Offtopic)
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"Traditionally, the longest sentence in English Literature has been said to be a sentence in Ullyses by James Joyce, which clocks in at 4,391 words. Past editions of The Guinness Book of World Records have listed this record. 



However, Joyce's record has recently been surpassed. Jonathan Coe's The Rotters Club, published in 2001, contains a sentence with 13,955 words. I believe he currently holds the record in "English Literature." 



However hold on to your seats... 



There is also, apparently, a Polish novel, Gates of Paradise, with a 40,000 word sentence. I have been unable so far to find absolute confirmation on an author. Bramy Raju, written by Jerzy Andrzejewski, and published in 1960, translates as Gates of Paradise, but it has been described as a novella. And while there is no absolute definition of that term, novellas are usually shorter than 40,000 words. 



Finally, there is a Czech novel that consists of one long sentence -- Dancing Lessons for the Advanced in Age by Bohumil Hrabal. It is this novel that Coe has said inspired his 13,955 word sentence. Hrabal's 'novel sentence' is 128 pages long, though I have been unable to find an exact word count. It most likely takes the award for longest sentence. Even if it doesn't, it dwarfs Hugo's significantly. 

Your opinion has no value.

February 19th, 2012 at 2:18 AM | I think you're referring to (Score:4 Normal)
turd ferguson
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I think you're referring to this Jason Whitlock article:

http://msn.foxsports.com/collegefootball/story/brady-hoke-not-jim-harbau...

It's worth reading again.

February 19th, 2012 at 2:54 AM | The best part of this article (Score:5 Normal)
Boomer519
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The best part of this article is reading the comments and wondering "what do you fools have to say now?"

"This is MICHIGAN ferGODsakes"

February 19th, 2012 at 3:23 AM | You can find some of that on (Score:5 Normal)
turd ferguson
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You can find some of that on MGoBlog, too.  Example:

http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/express-your-opinion-without-fear-retribution

February 19th, 2012 at 10:10 AM | Great Article... (Score:1)
Michiganguy19
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Very very interesting how right Whitlock has been.

'Cause I Bleed Blue...

February 19th, 2012 at 10:35 AM | And can we ensure that (Score:2)
Boomer519
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And can we ensure that bobrease227 is never allowed to access this site again please!

"This is MICHIGAN ferGODsakes"

February 19th, 2012 at 10:12 AM | Oh definitely and I guess I (Score:2)
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Oh definitely and I guess I mean you never really get to hear the changed opinions of the doom & gloomers on these types of articles. Here I think its safe to say by most of the recent comments those of us that were up in arms over his hiring we wrong, and happy to be so. I will be honest I didn't know what to think last January when he was announced. I did a little reading and watched his introductory press conference and I can say that afterwards I was selling him to the rest of my Michigan buddies who were still on the fence. I could not be happier with the man leading our team. It has been said before but he is here to stay this is his destination job and that mixed with everything else he brings to coaching I think has a big impact on these kids with where they decide go.

"This is MICHIGAN ferGODsakes"

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