Brady Hoke as former HC candidate
Heard on the radio today:
Ball State's tremendous coach Brady Hoke, on playing Western Michigan tonight;
"Obviously, Western is a TREMENDOUS team, and we have a TREMENDOUS challenge ahead of us..."
If that's not classic Lloyd-speak, I don't know what is. No wonder he was such a tremendous candidate.
November 25th, 2008 at 5:00 PM ^
I think it all goes back to BO. He, too, was TREMENDOUS.
November 25th, 2008 at 5:00 PM ^
Hoke turned out to be a much better candidate than DeBord. And not many here thought he was last year. He'll be at a BCS school either this year or next.
November 25th, 2008 at 5:13 PM ^
Ball State really is dealing with a major challenge here. I mean, Central Michigan gave Ball State all they could handle, and Western Michigan gave Central a war as well. Western is a dangerous team and very capable of defeating Ball State tonight.
November 25th, 2008 at 5:25 PM ^
The MAC is better than ever. Last week's CMU-Ball State matchup was the first MAC game I made a point of clearing out my evening to watch. I'll probably do the same tonight. Ball State and Central have fun offenses, and God I would have killed to have Dan LeFevour on Michigan this year.
November 25th, 2008 at 5:42 PM ^
look foward to playing Western next year.
November 25th, 2008 at 6:42 PM ^
Think of all the potential hubbub the media will create if we lose: "Michigan on the decline" "Michigan no longer elite" "Michigan loses to four Non-BCS schools in 3 years" "Michigan losers to MAC again"
If they do end up beating us...Rosenberg and Sharp will be on coast for the rest of their/RichRod's tenure. (as if they weren't already)
November 25th, 2008 at 6:59 PM ^
i can see it now. but seriously, if western plays like they are capable next year they could've given the 07 team a scare. western's QB..hiller is actually good. i've heard he's a decent NFL prospect and his numbers were pretty sick his soph year i think. they'll be good
November 25th, 2008 at 7:03 PM ^
It's the guy that usually does Color Commentary for PAM! he's horrible
November 26th, 2008 at 12:44 AM ^
Well, Western didn't really show up tonight, but give credit to Ball State... they really came out and played a ballgame. Hiller looked rattled at times. After seeing him pick apart Illinois' defense in person, I was surprised. Michigan is going to have a handful next year, no doubt about it. Losing Jamarko is going to hurt- he overtook Greg Jennings as our leading receiver last game- but we have a solid corps of WR's for next year as well.
November 26th, 2008 at 10:48 AM ^
Just remember - everyone was/is on CMU's nut this year, and they lost to Purdue. Methinks we're over-stating how good some of these MAC teams are.
November 26th, 2008 at 11:12 AM ^
the mac blows. these teams are not very good, ball state included
November 26th, 2008 at 11:26 AM ^
I'd say the difference between Ball St. and the rest of the MAC (and, yes, CMU included) is that Nate Davis is a legitimate NFL QB prospect.
November 27th, 2008 at 12:40 AM ^
The MAC may or may not be good (while we're cherry-picking results, note that Illinois, a team that kicked our ass, lost to a MAC school), but regardless, when a guy inherits a complete joke of a program and turns it into a winner, he's probably a good coach. Now, I wouldn't trade RichRod for Hoke or anything (RR did essentially the same thing at a higher-level program), but what he's done there is impressive. He represents the last offshoot of the Bo-Mo-Lloyd coaching tree, so it's nice to see him do well.