Brady Hoke to Join ND coaching staff
CoachingSearch has learned that Brady Hoke will join the Notre Dame staff. http://bit.ly/14IQx2Y
February 4th, 2015 at 8:55 AM ^
owe him 3 mill?
February 4th, 2015 at 8:57 AM ^
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February 4th, 2015 at 1:41 PM ^
That's the Alpha and Omega of it.
February 4th, 2015 at 9:50 AM ^
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February 4th, 2015 at 9:56 AM ^
Just got word from Brady Hoke on the Notre Dame rumors via text. He said, "NOT HAPPENING"
— Sam Webb (@SamWebb77) February 4, 2015
February 4th, 2015 at 8:55 AM ^
February 4th, 2015 at 9:44 AM ^
Wow--the self-proclaimed quintessential Michigan Man is going to coach at ND?
I guess despite his earlier protests, Hoke is probably glad Michigan and ND have discontinued their annual series.
Glad he landed a good job, but just--WOW.
February 4th, 2015 at 8:55 AM ^
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February 4th, 2015 at 9:46 AM ^
Or did you LIKE him.
Because I liked him too
February 4th, 2015 at 1:43 PM ^
Looks aren't that important to MGoATC.
February 4th, 2015 at 8:57 AM ^
I suppose all is forgiven.
February 4th, 2015 at 8:58 AM ^
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February 4th, 2015 at 9:00 AM ^
... that is all.
February 4th, 2015 at 9:22 AM ^
A fat joke about our former coach? Yes he failed but gave it his all, and loves Michigan. That was a douchy comment. I wish Coach Hoke nothing but the best, no matter where he goes.
February 6th, 2015 at 11:34 PM ^
... but thanks for your interpretation of it that way, I guess.
February 4th, 2015 at 9:01 AM ^
The part I don't understand is that ND already has a DL coach.
February 4th, 2015 at 9:14 AM ^
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February 4th, 2015 at 9:22 AM ^
It is rare for a college HC to get fired and rehired that same year. Rich Rod sat out a year. Some HCs will take a coordinator position, but taking a position coach seems like a pretty big step down. But I guess Hoke has never been a defensive coordinator before (but he somehow still found a way to land the HC job at Michigan...ugh).
February 4th, 2015 at 9:44 AM ^
Bo was never a coordinator either, was he? Went straight from position coach at Ohio to HC at Miami.
I think it's better seen as a division of labor than a hierarchy. Coordinator's a different job requiring different skills. The position coach works with the coordinator, but he works for the head coach.
February 4th, 2015 at 9:20 AM ^
- That DL coach played linebacker and has coached linebackers before.
- Their outside LB coach (Elliot) is a DB coach by trade.
- They just lost their DB coach.
A lot of familiar names on that staff--Elston played at Michigan while Hoke was an assistant, Bump's son, Wellman. The DC and the strength coach both went to Wayne State. The whole staff on the defensive side of the ball has some connection to Michigan or Detroit.
February 4th, 2015 at 9:01 AM ^
February 4th, 2015 at 9:26 AM ^
But he did "beat em".
February 4th, 2015 at 9:01 AM ^
February 4th, 2015 at 9:07 AM ^
ND has been losing ground in Midwest recruiting even with Michigan being down. Add Harbaugh to the mix now and OSU winning a national championship (raising the profile of the Big Ten), and I think Kelly may be feeling some pressure to ramp up his Midwest presence.
The ND defensive coaches have a lot of ties to Michigan: Hoke, Mike Elston (Michigan 1998 alum), Bob Elliott (Bump Elliott's son), and Brian Van Gorder (Detroit native who went to Wayne State). I am guessing this means ND will make Hoke the DL coach, move Elston to outside LBs, and Elliott to secondary if the rumors are true that Kerry Cooks is moving on to Oklahoma.
February 4th, 2015 at 9:25 AM ^
But how do you mix this:
with this:
February 4th, 2015 at 9:45 AM ^
I think having a fiery guy as HC and a nice guy as your position coach would work a lot better than the other way around, as the last couple of years should have taught us.
February 4th, 2015 at 9:02 AM ^
HO. LEE. CRAP.
February 4th, 2015 at 9:03 AM ^
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February 4th, 2015 at 9:12 AM ^
He can show them first hand how to do the chicken dance.
February 4th, 2015 at 9:07 AM ^
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February 4th, 2015 at 9:07 AM ^
Fuck Notre Dame.
February 4th, 2015 at 9:07 AM ^
Well, I will definitely file that under "Thoughts That Would Not Have Occurred To Me". The only thing that I can think of here is that he would fill in with the defensive backs since Kerry Cooks left for a job with Oklahoma. I think that's the only opening ND had, but I could be wrong. Interesting move either way, and good luck to him there. Also, screw Notre Dame.
February 4th, 2015 at 9:13 AM ^
title (some type of defensive coordinator/asst head coach or if it's strictly a position coach. Big difference in money and he is supposed to mitigate the buy out.
February 4th, 2015 at 9:16 AM ^
They will probably move Bob Elliott to the defensive backs where he has a lot of experience. Mike Elston who is the current DL coach but least experienced assistant would then move to some smaller role like outside linebackers.
February 4th, 2015 at 9:21 AM ^
No shit. After all the smack talk chicken crap Hoke talked about ND? Sure I know the guy wants a job, but it's hard to avoid the thought this is somewhat of a "yeah, screw you guys."
February 4th, 2015 at 9:08 AM ^
FRAUD. For a guy who preached Michigan Man he chooses to go to Notre Dame???
February 4th, 2015 at 9:18 AM ^
We traded Hoke for Jim F'ing Harbaugh. I wish Hoke the best but who really cares where he ended up.
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February 4th, 2015 at 9:35 AM ^
WE FIRED HIM WHAAA????
What about Dave Brandon? He's still AD right? Love that guy.
If you love Michigan as much as you claim, go to any school other than MSU, OSU or Notre Dame
February 4th, 2015 at 9:45 AM ^
Whatever dude.
Notre Dame is a great school, and coaching there would be an awesome gig for anyone - awesome facilities, high salary, plus he gets to stay with his buddy Aaron Wellman. Now that they're off the schedule I don't see an issue with it, we did fire him after all. It would be crazy to let a rivalry get in the way of a career opportunity like that.
I still love the guy and wish him the best. Hopefully he can return to Michigan in some capacity in the future, maybe as DL coach in a couple of years once Harbaugh has established himself.
February 4th, 2015 at 9:11 AM ^
They posted this on Monday -- sorry if this has already been noted on MGoBlog:
"Notre Dame: Former Michigan director of strength and conditioning Aaron Wellman has joined the Notre Dame staff as assistant director of strength and conditioning."
The Hoke/ND marriage is a strange one, considering how much smack he (rightly) talked about them for weaseling out of the series w/Michigan. Will be interesting to see what his role is there. For all his faults as a head coach, Hoke is a very good D-line coach and an excellent recruiter, especially in the Midwest, so not necessarily a bad pickup for Kelly's staff.
February 4th, 2015 at 9:12 AM ^
CAN HE STILL COACH WITH HARBAUGH AT MICHIGAN BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE GREAT. WOULD HE STAY ON IN AD ADMIN CAPACITY BECAUSE HE LOVES MICHIGAN SO MUCH THAT HE WOULD TOTALLY DO THAT BECAUSE GREAT GUY HOKE GREAT GUY GREAT GUY GREAT GUY GOOD WITH THE KIDS LOVES MICHIGAN LOVES KIDS HOKE MICHIGAN.
February 4th, 2015 at 9:16 AM ^
YOUR CAP LOCK IS STUCK DUDE! PLEASE FIX IT DUDE!
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