Brady Hoke: Whole staff will return next year
December 2nd, 2013 at 2:58 PM ^
December 2nd, 2013 at 3:11 PM ^
He has already stepped in and kept Hoke. That was him stepping in. This is what DB wanted. Maybe you were being sarcastic? Not sure. But that last thing we need is for DB to do anything.
December 2nd, 2013 at 2:59 PM ^
Debacle. Debacle. Debacle. Debacle.
December 2nd, 2013 at 3:00 PM ^
If Al decides to be "OSU Al" in 2014, I'm ok with it. Problem is, I think he goes back into turtle mode during most games of the reg. season. And that, will be bad.
December 2nd, 2013 at 3:00 PM ^
Will Brady Hoke be fired after the 2014 season? Will youth still be the excuse? Nine wins is the floor; it's not a hard schedule when you actually break it down and realize it is a soft B1G these days.
December 2nd, 2013 at 4:02 PM ^
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2014 Michigan Football Schedule
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| Date | Opponent / Event | Location | 2013 Sagarin |
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| Sat., Aug. 30 |
vs. Appalachian State  |
Michigan Stadium | 173 |
| Sat., Sep. 6 |
at Notre Dame |
South Bend, Ind. | 27 |
| Sat., Sep. 13 |
vs. Miami (Ohio) |
Michigan Stadium | 219 |
| Sat., Sep. 20 |
vs. Utah |
Michigan Stadium | 33 |
| Sat., Sep. 27 |
vs. Minnesota * |
Michigan Stadium | 51 |
| Sat., Oct. 4 |
at Rutgers * |
Piscataway, N.J. | 114 |
| Sat., Oct. 11 |
vs. Penn State * |
Michigan Stadium | 52 |
| Sat., Oct. 25 |
at Michigan State * |
East Lansing, Mich. | 13 |
| Sat., Nov. 1 |
vs. Indiana - Homecoming * |
Michigan Stadium | 57 |
| Sat., Nov. 8 |
at Northwestern * |
Evanston, Ill. | 65 |
| Sat., Nov. 22 |
vs. Maryland * |
Michigan Stadium | 71 |
| Sat., Nov. 29 |
at Ohio State * |
Columbus, Ohio | 7 |
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/ncaaf/sagarin/
Going 7-0 at home and at least 3-2 on the road seems like a very achievable goal (10-2).
December 2nd, 2013 at 4:05 PM ^
It sure does seem like an chievable goal. But how many of those are "auto-wins" based on what we saw this year? I see a lot of teams capable of improvement. We could have been 10-2 this year with anything that halved our offensive highs for the season.
December 2nd, 2013 at 4:21 PM ^
I'm hoping that Al & Co can field a competent offense given a vastly improved interior line. No more Devin getting beat up with 7-10 sacks a game, not to mention the additional hits he took.
The coaching staff and team have to go out and make it happen. I think Brady deserves two more years to get his recruits in place as seniors. Let's see what these recruiting classes can do when they've got experience and strength training. But, holy hell, another 7-5 year would sure throw a wrench in that projection.
December 2nd, 2013 at 5:15 PM ^
Going 7-0 at home and at least 3-2 on the road seemed very achievable to many in the season predictions threads. You have to be wearing Maize and Blue glasses to think Michigan goes 10-2 with our 2014 schedule.
December 2nd, 2013 at 6:10 PM ^
I don't see a hard schedule here at all. AT MSU and at OSU will be tough but the other are extremely winnable
December 2nd, 2013 at 3:00 PM ^
December 2nd, 2013 at 3:05 PM ^
Hope so, we need Breezy.
December 2nd, 2013 at 3:01 PM ^
December 2nd, 2013 at 3:04 PM ^
We need a USC person...so...uh....Sark!
December 2nd, 2013 at 3:25 PM ^
December 2nd, 2013 at 3:01 PM ^
Was on the fence about renewing my season tickets. No more. I can just buy the games I want on stubhub. 2014 - more of the same, 2015 - new HC and the rebuild starts all over again.
December 2nd, 2013 at 3:04 PM ^
December 2nd, 2013 at 3:02 PM ^
that they were all getting raises and that ticket prices were going up 30% next year.
December 2nd, 2013 at 4:26 PM ^
both because of the crappy slate of 2014 games and the 7-5 record this year.
If you've got good seats, you are to be shaken for money in 2015.
December 2nd, 2013 at 3:12 PM ^
Unsurprised and really not that worried. I think there needs to be some degree of faith in those who are behind the scenes and can see what we can't, and are making these decisions rationally and not because they're pissed that they have to hear it from their asshole cousin in Ohio or Sparty coworkers. Next year is it. Brady Hoke's career will live or die on 2014's win-loss record. If you think he hasn't considered what all the options are before deciding what the best *available* one is, don't come back here saying you had faith all along if Michigan is 12-1 and looking at a playoff berth a year from now.
(yes, insert Jim Mora .gif here)
December 2nd, 2013 at 3:03 PM ^
December 2nd, 2013 at 3:06 PM ^
December 2nd, 2013 at 3:04 PM ^
I think what we saw against OSU is what SDSU looked like before Hoke and Co. left. They looked good. They had a balanced attack with spread and pro formations that could open it up or pound it with zone-running schemes. I think this will be the norm next year and will be a benefit. If we arent 9-3 or better, then that's all she wrote on this regime I think.
FWIW I do think that Funk should be gone as well as Jackson. I give Borges another season.
December 2nd, 2013 at 3:05 PM ^
Well, the conversation is no longer about Al Borges. Either it's sorted out next year or the whole staff will get cleaned out.
December 2nd, 2013 at 3:05 PM ^
December 2nd, 2013 at 3:16 PM ^
....for another year, yeah. We've got the Funk. 1 more Funking year. Yeah?
December 2nd, 2013 at 3:08 PM ^
We'll spend the next 10 months seriously fretting how terrible we'll be next year only to see the O-line maul everyone all season
Or maybe we'll suck again
December 2nd, 2013 at 3:11 PM ^
OL will be massively improved next year.
December 2nd, 2013 at 3:17 PM ^
Why?
We lose Lewan and Schofield and our entire OLine will be made up of players with 1 year or less of experience.
I expect them to better, but massively improved?
December 2nd, 2013 at 3:24 PM ^
December 2nd, 2013 at 4:32 PM ^
Devin with time versus Devin running for his life
December 2nd, 2013 at 6:19 PM ^
So next year our weak link will potentially be the same as this year - multiple young first time starters - and our strength will be...?
December 3rd, 2013 at 1:29 AM ^
December 3rd, 2013 at 10:08 AM ^
Except it won't be an entire line with one year of playing time. It will be 3-5 guys who were shuffled in and out of the line-up the year before with a start here and a start there. More than likely, two of them will be playing outside of the position they played all of this year. Glascow is the only guy who played the entire season last year. Kalis played what, 2/3? Magnuson, 1/2? Then Bosch got a look for 2-3 games?
So here's what you're looking at next year:
LT: Magnuson (most experienced tackle) RS SO
LG: Kalis (underachived his first year, early, but seems to be overrated at 5-star, top 25 recruit) RS SO
C: Glasgow (for what its worth, seemed to be the one guy who showed actual progress, not just complete night and day performances) JR
RG: Bosch (Started 2-3 games as true freshman) SO
RT: Braden? (first year starter) RS SO
How much better are we really going to be? This is looking really similar to the 2008 offensive line, which wasn't all that great.
December 2nd, 2013 at 4:11 PM ^
Didn't people try saying that the line this year couldn't possibly be worse than last year?
December 2nd, 2013 at 3:11 PM ^
You guys haven't seen the best of Gorgeous Borges, believe me.
December 2nd, 2013 at 4:13 PM ^
Name a successful offense that wasn't loaded with upperclassmen recruits that he walked into? His best years have all been with someone else's players. After they leave, the offense goes to shit, and he gets fired. Except at Michigan.
December 2nd, 2013 at 3:11 PM ^
Chances are slim at this point but everyone is forgetting,
Jackson could still retire and even less likely with this year but someone could get hired away like Jerry Montgomery was. To me this was more of a everyone is welcome to come back
December 2nd, 2013 at 3:11 PM ^
Just what we needed....more bad news
December 2nd, 2013 at 3:22 PM ^
December 2nd, 2013 at 4:27 PM ^
December 2nd, 2013 at 3:12 PM ^
So Brady really thinks it's all the kids fault for not executing..
December 2nd, 2013 at 3:12 PM ^
1) a loss is a loss and only losing by one just made it more fun to watch.
2) has everyone forgot about Akron, UCONN, negative rushing yards for 3 straight games? What if the Game was 2 games ago and the Nebraska and Iowa game followed it? Would people still want to keep Al?
At least Hoke is either going to make this work or they are all going down together.
December 2nd, 2013 at 4:33 PM ^
Just curious...
1) a loss is a loss? but...
2) [Akron, UConn] a win isnt a win?
December 2nd, 2013 at 6:17 PM ^
Only moral losses.
Duh. It's science.
December 2nd, 2013 at 3:12 PM ^
Yay!!!!! Negative rush yards gallore!!
Hoke has made his bed. Loyalty will be his downfall at this program.
December 2nd, 2013 at 3:12 PM ^
Jackson could still retire after signing day. (Then please Tyrone Wheatly please)
December 2nd, 2013 at 3:30 PM ^
Why do you think Wheatley would leave a job in the NFL for the same position at the college level? He has more than some (perceived) undying allegiance to his alma mater to worry about at this stage of his career.
If we were to offer him added responsibility, I'd get it. But he's early in his career, why would he pretty much want to resign himself to being an RB coach for life like his former mentor? Usually guys that become OCs or HCs move from position to position.
The move would maybe make sense for Mike Hart. But what has he done to distinguish himself other than graduate from Michigan?
I don't mean to attack you personally, but I see these names thrown around a lot by Michigan fans.