ESPN: Hackett will decide Hoke's future; also, could be interested in AD long term?
ESPN reports Hackett will be the one to decide Hoke's future. Not really new news, except that it came from Hackett himself. Also, this:
Hackett, who recently retired from his position as the CEO of office furniture giant Steelcase, said he hasn't decided whether or not he would be interested in staying in the director's office on a permanent basis.
http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/11919190/brady-hoke-futu…
November 22nd, 2014 at 2:36 PM ^
Tea leaves keep reading better for Hoke, like it or not.
November 22nd, 2014 at 2:38 PM ^
There is a reason you have -5290 MgoPoints. Its comments like that. What else is he going to say exactly? That is the only answere he could possilby give.
Hoke is done after the OSU game and its been obvious that would be the cas for a while.
November 22nd, 2014 at 2:42 PM ^
in my mind that Michigan will keep Hoke. The plethora of returning players, the swtiching of coordinators before this season, the regard many within UM have for Hoke..Hoke almost assurdly returns if UM goes 7-5 and maybe 6-6 if UM puts up a serious fight to OSU.
November 22nd, 2014 at 2:52 PM ^
No he doesn't. They did fir Brandon mid season to keep Hoke. He is gone. Eveyone outside a few Michigan fans knows this.
November 22nd, 2014 at 2:59 PM ^
They fired Brandon because of the giant shit storm the fan base was stirring up on a daily basis about Brandon.
November 22nd, 2014 at 3:00 PM ^
And about Hoke. They both needed to go. Firing one and not the other is pointless. The vast majority of the damage Brandon did was to the football team.
November 22nd, 2014 at 3:41 PM ^
You say that in the past tense as if Hoke has been fired. I never liked him as a coach and certainly don't want him now, but he's still out there coaching the team.
Brandon's damage was to the relationship between the football program and the fanbase.
November 22nd, 2014 at 3:02 PM ^
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November 22nd, 2014 at 3:18 PM ^
If there was scandal or cheating or sanctions it would be different but I don't know if Schissel cares about wins and losses as much as another Pres.
So you wilfully ignore the actual things that Schlissel says then? That's cool.
November 22nd, 2014 at 3:35 PM ^
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November 22nd, 2014 at 8:12 PM ^
He said that he expects us to complete as a "top ten institution in academics and athletics". One quote when talking about the future of the football program (in the context of a future coach) was "I have my mind on excellence". I do agree that he likely appreciates Hoke running a clean program and doing things the right way, and I didn't neg your previous comment fwiw.
November 22nd, 2014 at 2:53 PM ^
November 22nd, 2014 at 2:59 PM ^
Hoke would absolutely stay, and it wouldn't even be a discussion.
November 22nd, 2014 at 3:29 PM ^
I what world would a win against Maryland, a huge upset of OSU, and a win over a 6-6/7-5 team ina meaningless bowl game be some emphatic a set of wins for Hoke to stay.
November 22nd, 2014 at 3:37 PM ^
The one we live in.
November 22nd, 2014 at 4:15 PM ^
November 22nd, 2014 at 4:41 PM ^
what a win over OSU on the road would do IMO. If we were 8-5 in the scenario he paints, I think all bets are off on what would happen to Hoke. I would fire him no matter what happens in the next three games, but i think it's foolish to say that there is no circumstance that allows him to return.
November 22nd, 2014 at 3:04 PM ^
November 22nd, 2014 at 3:13 PM ^
I won the lottery? One is as likely to occur as the other.
November 22nd, 2014 at 2:52 PM ^
A couple of points.
One, why should I be negged for that? It's simply my opinion this is a good sign for Hoke, whether or not people want him back. What's so awful?
Two, I had a decent amount of positive mgopoints until I came to the board one day to find I was suddenly several thousand negative. I can't imagine this was based on down votes from users, but more likely a decision by administration. I emailed them and also asked why in what I felt was the proper forum here. They have yet to offer an explanation.
November 22nd, 2014 at 3:22 PM ^
but that's exactly what it was. Hackett made it clear he's not going to wait for a new AD to make a decision about Hoke. Uncertainty about that or waiting for a new AD when the timetable is unsettled would be good news for Hoke. This is not. It eliminates any chance that Hoke keeps his job by default.
Beyond that, when was the last time an AD announced he was going to decide a coach's fate and then didn't fire him? I can't remember any.
Too many posters here are straining for reasons to reach negative opinions. jmo
November 22nd, 2014 at 3:37 PM ^
Did you read the article? He didn't "announce" it, he was asked and he answered. He's the AD, who else is going to make it? There's some doubt about if and when we will have another AD. He also had a lot of praise for Hoke and the staff.
This article does not read as a negative for Hoke to me. He clearly hasn't made up his mind.
November 22nd, 2014 at 4:18 PM ^
November 22nd, 2014 at 4:45 PM ^
I'm not sure what that says... who's the 4th least favorite?
November 22nd, 2014 at 4:53 PM ^
November 22nd, 2014 at 2:53 PM ^
perfectly legitmate case which doesn't include finishing on a winning streak, for keeping Hoke around for another year. The name is Tressel. Not eligible to coach next year, but will be the following.
November 22nd, 2014 at 2:39 PM ^
I too am starting to think he returns. The death throes of empire are made more painful by the incompetence of it's emperors.
November 22nd, 2014 at 2:43 PM ^
If Hackett can't get Harbaugh, I'd rather keep Hoke for another year and let the permanent AD deal with the search. One more year of Hoke is better than three or four of somebody worse that Hackett picks on a hunch.
I've wanted Hoke gone for several years, but the next hire needs to be a home run.
November 22nd, 2014 at 3:09 PM ^
November 22nd, 2014 at 2:54 PM ^
Totally disagree. By saying that he'll decide Hoke's future, Hackett just told us that he's going to fire Hoke. If he decided to keep Hoke, then the next AD could just come in and decide to fire him. The only "decision" by Hackett that's relevant is a firing and Hackett just told us that he's making a relevant decision.
And that makes sense to me. There's no reason to leave blood on the hands of the permanent AD, especially when so many people like and respect Hoke as much as they do.
November 22nd, 2014 at 2:55 PM ^
I agree. It's better that Hackett handles this sooner instead of having the permanent AD handle it later.
November 22nd, 2014 at 3:02 PM ^
There's no point in saying he would make a decision when the first thing is to get a new AD who could reverse the decision.
November 22nd, 2014 at 3:03 PM ^
November 22nd, 2014 at 3:07 PM ^
He's basically a hitman who will weigh in on the permanent AD search. I can't imagine he's making many serious long-term decisions for the athletic department beyond this. So yeah... not bad compensation for what he's being asked to do.
November 22nd, 2014 at 3:20 PM ^
November 22nd, 2014 at 2:47 PM ^
I see you've gone full troll now. How's the "turnaround in ann arbor" going so far?
November 22nd, 2014 at 4:06 PM ^
Not bad. We've won three of four and the team continues to show improvement.
November 22nd, 2014 at 4:44 PM ^
not watching the Maryland game, huh? How about M00N?
November 22nd, 2014 at 4:55 PM ^
Against the most helpless part of our schedule? High expectations you have for michigan football, I see.
Maryland is about to take the lead on us right now, btw.
November 22nd, 2014 at 4:58 PM ^
You've clearly been sniffing too much glue.
November 22nd, 2014 at 3:15 PM ^
Couldn't the opposite logic be applied here? He's saying that he, Hackett, will make the decision. He's an interim. Since he doesn't know how long he'll be here, wouldn't that mean that he's likely going to make the decision sooner rather than later? And if sooner, wouldn't that mean giving Hoke the axe after the season? If he had it in him mind to keep Hoke, why wouldn't you offer him an extension now to help in recruiting? So I say most 'tea leaves' suggest 'he gone'.
November 22nd, 2014 at 2:36 PM ^
I thought it was already reported that Hackett would not be staying permanently.
November 22nd, 2014 at 2:41 PM ^
I mean, I thought he pretty much outright said it in as blunt terms as possible that he would not be the permanent AD. But, ESPN probably didn't pay attention to that.
November 22nd, 2014 at 2:46 PM ^
It's not only ESPN, MLive also reported mum on Hackett's future.
http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/index.ssf/2014/11/interim_ad_jim_hacket…
November 22nd, 2014 at 2:57 PM ^
and opinions, Nick Baumgardner first reads MGOBlog. Something he's been doing since I called him out for his air head articles last season. I mean dude almost plagarizes the front page analysis.
November 22nd, 2014 at 8:18 PM ^
Moving forward, does the former Steelcase CEO and Michigan football player want the permanent athletic director job full time?
"I first have to talk with Kathy Hackett (my wife), about that, she's asked me the same thing," Hackett explained. "But in all seriousness, and people who know me know this is the way I work, the challenge right now -- and I'm so focused on that -- that's the question. Anything that follows that will follow that in a way that becomes absolutely clear.
November 22nd, 2014 at 2:48 PM ^
sup baloo. Were you banned?
November 22nd, 2014 at 2:50 PM ^
I'm curious if he is gonna be able to go through all the Jungle Book characters before the Basketball Season is over lol.
November 22nd, 2014 at 3:44 PM ^
Was Lord Grantham in the Jungle Book also?
November 22nd, 2014 at 3:05 PM ^
I'm not sure. Baloo is still active, but none of the posts show up. I guess that means he was banned. I have no idea why though.