brady hoke has a new job title
He's not the Head Coach any longer. Now he's the "Ira and Nicki Harris Head Football Coach."
http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/index.ssf/2014/02/brady_hokes_new_job_t…
According to the press release, "This endowed position will strengthen the program for years to come and ensure the future generation of student-athletes will continue to benefit from outstanding coaching and leadership."
February 17th, 2014 at 7:54 PM ^
How many times have you heard Dave Brandon referred to as the "Donald R Shepherd Director of Athletics, Dave Brandon?
February 18th, 2014 at 8:42 AM ^
Many times, in fact.
February 17th, 2014 at 8:06 PM ^
February 17th, 2014 at 8:09 PM ^
To me, I just find really cheesy and don't really see what it's purpose is other than to whore out for more cash. It's stories like this that give me a sick feeling about where college athletics are and where they are headed. Next thing will be some donors name on the backs of the jerseys instead of the players.
February 17th, 2014 at 10:04 PM ^
I'm pumped for Fred Jackson to be the "Coke Zero Running Backs Coach Brought To You By Buffalo Wild Wings And Stephen Ross" a few years down the road.
February 17th, 2014 at 10:34 PM ^
If Hoke takes care of business against Stae, Ohio and the Domers next year can we all agree he was well endowed?
February 17th, 2014 at 11:12 PM ^
February 17th, 2014 at 11:26 PM ^
List of BCS conference teams with endowed coaching positions:
- Northwestern
- Stanford
- Vanderbilt
- Boston College
Actively seeking someone to endow the position:
- Michigan State
- Duke
- Rutgers
- Texas Tech
As stated above, pretty much every Ivy League football job is endowed (and the lone holdout is Brown after removing Joe Paterno from the title) and so are many of their coaches in other sports.
The over/under for this getting mentioned on a broadcast after 2014 is in the range of one time per year.
February 17th, 2014 at 11:45 PM ^
February 18th, 2014 at 5:20 PM ^
February 18th, 2014 at 12:02 AM ^
February 18th, 2014 at 1:00 AM ^
Eagerly soliciting millions of dollars from creepy uber-wealthy people who look like they're out of a "Law & Order" episode so that they can attach their name like a parasitic remora to the same position that Yost, Crisler, and Schembechler occupied is apparently totally fine and not at all humiliating and is a smart exploitation of a business opportunity.
Yet having a mascot is a horrible, tradition-sodomizing atrocity that will drain the very life and meaning and manly-juices out of Michigan football because tradition.
February 18th, 2014 at 1:03 AM ^
to my alma mater without demanding that their name be plastered all over the fucking building and letterhead is the first time I'll truly be impressed by their generosity.
February 18th, 2014 at 5:55 AM ^
we should all get together, do a kickstarter (but use other people's passwords), and buy some position coaches..
how bout the Snoopy and Woodstock offensive lineman... or the Ultimate Warrior memorial linebackers coach...
jdon
February 18th, 2014 at 12:14 PM ^
I realize that other institutions do it (Stanford), but uh its still lame as hell.
Also, conspiracy hats and secret society coats on:
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/02/revealed-members-of-kappa-…