(ESPN RUMOR) Potential Coaching Moves
Following the Wolverines' loss to Iowa on Saturday in which it was outgained 407 yards to 158 by the Hawkeyes and blew a 21-7 halftime lead, Michigan is 7-4 and Brady Hoke is approaching hot-seat territory. Some coaches I spoke with this week said, at the very least, he will likely have to part ways with offensive coordinator Al Borges. (If Michigan does open again, either this year or next, one trusted college football source suggested that LSU coach Les Miles could finally head home to his alma mater. “I’ll bet that’s where he goes and retires,” the source said.)
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November 24th, 2013 at 5:24 PM ^
November 24th, 2013 at 5:27 PM ^
Don't you think that was the point?
November 24th, 2013 at 6:53 PM ^
November 24th, 2013 at 7:03 PM ^
We'll be competing for the Big 10 championship in Year 3 of the Hoke Era, book it!
November 24th, 2013 at 7:51 PM ^
I hope not.
November 24th, 2013 at 11:01 PM ^
is so overrun by trolls lately, and sadly most of them profess to be fans. See below. Or any other Football thread.
November 24th, 2013 at 7:23 PM ^
This could be bad for recruiting...
November 24th, 2013 at 5:17 PM ^
Les is more?
November 25th, 2013 at 6:10 AM ^
Why settle for Les when you can get Rich quick?
November 24th, 2013 at 5:17 PM ^
Fire up the Flight Trackers!!!
November 24th, 2013 at 5:38 PM ^
November 24th, 2013 at 6:55 PM ^
Just watch when the Texas job opens up. Fuck online flight tracking, there will be fans with makeshift spy drones set to follow and record the movements of every decent coach in football due to an incredibly elaborate scheme where they implant every one of them with GPS tracking chips.
November 24th, 2013 at 7:03 PM ^
I like flight tracking...
November 24th, 2013 at 5:17 PM ^
fingers crossed
November 24th, 2013 at 5:47 PM ^
November 24th, 2013 at 6:20 PM ^
And yet, they are prolific compared to the Borges offense...
November 24th, 2013 at 6:51 PM ^
November 24th, 2013 at 7:44 PM ^
Was that the era that they played in a National Championship game? Yeah, that would suck.
November 24th, 2013 at 9:18 PM ^
November 25th, 2013 at 1:27 PM ^
Les has played in the Nationbal Championship game as well.
November 24th, 2013 at 7:36 PM ^
November 24th, 2013 at 9:18 PM ^
November 24th, 2013 at 5:48 PM ^
November 24th, 2013 at 7:52 PM ^
Les Miles is not coming here. He has said no twice. Why would he leave the SEC and LSU? It's disgustingly easy to recruit down there and he his family loves it. Oh yeah, and he's well paid. People are so, so impatient. Let's jump on the coaching carosel and jack things up for a few more years. Great idea. Can we give one coach 4 years? Please??
November 25th, 2013 at 4:10 AM ^
Must be that whole thing where Les said multiple times that "I would never say no to Michigan." I agree that he isn't coming here, but the reason he isn't here now is because multiple Michigan AD's chose not to hire him.
November 25th, 2013 at 6:12 AM ^
Thank you!
November 25th, 2013 at 12:01 PM ^
that he said "No" twice? Just because he is not the coach does not mean he said no. My guess is that he said "YES" but because of the distant indescretion by Mr. Miles left many powerful people in AA, a little apprehensive.
Now that Mary Lou is gone, that clears the way for Les. I have not seen where DB comes down on the issue because he was not on campus when the alledged incident took place.
Moeller is getting old, Carr is long gone, Bo Jr probably does not care, ML is heading for AA (not Ann Arbor the other AA).
If Brady does get the axe, I will put money that Les will come home.
November 25th, 2013 at 11:17 PM ^
Either way, he's not coming. I guess most of the posters here weren't around when all that business was getting discussed here.
November 24th, 2013 at 5:19 PM ^
"Some coaches I spoke with this week..."
Why would any of those gentlemen have any insight into the thoughts of Dave Brandon?
November 24th, 2013 at 5:31 PM ^
They most definitely have no clue as to what goes on in the mind of the pizza man...
November 24th, 2013 at 5:46 PM ^
This is pretty much the glaring question mark right now. At the end of the day, this is a guy who needed an entire bowl prep, an embarrassing blowout bowl loss, and two full days of sitdowns to fire Rich Rodriguez. "The Process."
In contrast, USC's AD leaves Lane Kiffin's bag on the bus in week 5, and they've gone, what, 6-1 since. "The Process" that was not.
So I guess I just wonder what "The Process" looks like this time around if we indeed get to see the sequel. I'm not optimistic.
November 24th, 2013 at 5:48 PM ^
Because two anecdotes definitely establish a causal relationship.
November 24th, 2013 at 6:46 PM ^
At the end of the day, this is a guy who needed an entire bowl prep, an embarrassing blowout bowl loss, and two full days of sitdowns to fire Rich Rodriguez. "The Process."
You are overlooking one key detail: from what I've heard, that was done to accommodate a certain Mr. Harbaugh's timetable. Harbaugh wanted to coach Stanford in its BCS bowl and then he'd make a decision. As it turned out, he reportedly "committed" to us around Christmastime, only to "decommit" after a chat with the wife, who wanted to stay in California.
November 24th, 2013 at 7:11 PM ^
—directly told to me by an alumni player who played for Bo—Brandon made the decision to hire Hoke at the 2010 UM football golf outing. Implausible? Sure, but has anybody ever provided any hard evidence that the job was offered to Harbaugh, either?
Not that it matters now...
November 24th, 2013 at 7:15 PM ^
Shit, I had someone I consider to be an unimpeachable source tell me face-to-face, on campus, in that deranged coaching search in 2007 that Les was a 100% done deal. In the bag, completely done, no wiggle room. Shortly thereafter, the infamous Gameday rumor/press conference.
The fact of the matter is these coaching searches we've had the past few years have been pretty much dumpster fires all around. All sorts of rumors, and it seems no one who really knows what's going on. Even the people making the decisions.
November 25th, 2013 at 12:04 PM ^
to Kirk by design to get it out into the public so LSU would put pressure on Les to stay. However that person was, some say it was Carr, is a master at politics.
Either way, Les wanted to come home (per Bacon) and it was derailed by someone in Power or authority.
November 24th, 2013 at 7:05 PM ^
Brandon had barely been on the job a year when he fired RR. I suspect he will not hesitate to make whatever move necessary to protect the golden goose of the athletic department, however I don't think there's a ghost of a chance Hoke gets canned this season. Borges, yes I think he's in big trouble, but that should be Hoke's call, not Brandon's. If Brandon is making decisions about Hoke's staff behind the scenes then Hoke is gutless. I prefer to think he's not gutless.
November 24th, 2013 at 11:11 PM ^
November 25th, 2013 at 1:08 PM ^
Brandon only needs to offer Hoke 2 options:
1. You get to keep your staff, but it will be at a different school.
2. Fix the offense with someone capable.
Smart money says Hoke likes his job more than his friendship.
November 24th, 2013 at 5:19 PM ^
November 24th, 2013 at 5:21 PM ^
...is that somebody in the Miles-for-Michigan camp is once again trying to stir the pot.
Maybe Dave Brandon needs to get himself a yacht.
November 24th, 2013 at 8:24 PM ^
Yup. Same thought here. Funny people have ever seriously thought Lester was a candidate. The "candicacy" came from Batan Rouge last time, and will likley again. Bus has sailed Lester you're not welcome in A2.
November 24th, 2013 at 10:16 PM ^
November 24th, 2013 at 11:38 PM ^
I'd take him. I love the way LSU plays. Hard-nosed, scrappy defense. Always around the top of college football. Oh yeah, and lots of wins.
November 25th, 2013 at 8:34 AM ^
Does he really want to start over somewhere at this point in his life?
November 24th, 2013 at 5:20 PM ^
is intriguing. Unless I've missed it, he hasn't uttered a word since this whole tumble began. No, "I stand by Brady", no "he's our guy and we need to be patient", no nothing.
November 24th, 2013 at 5:51 PM ^
In the latest Wolverine Magazine there is a whole page blurb about Brandon's stance on Michigan and Brady hoke and how the season has gone..
He says Hoke is the man for the job, and that we are 2 plays away from being a 1 loss team (the article was before yesterday clearly).. But you could add 3 plays away..
Then he goes on to talk about the Offensive line issues and offensive problems, and discusses all the youth we have playing etc.. Did say stuff about the offense needs to improve etc into next year
November 24th, 2013 at 7:06 PM ^
DB's public vote of confidence is surely the kiss of death right? Please say right. Anyone credible, please say right.
November 24th, 2013 at 10:45 PM ^
We are also two plays away from being a 6-loss team. Moreover, we are two plays away from being a 6-loss team with losses to Akron and UConn.