Hoke's Passion: cried when Green told him he was going Blue

... but that's because I can also see the future.

In 11 months, you'll know why.

party-pooper.

I'm with you Don, this has to be an exaggeration.  Phenomenal HS player, huge get for our recruiting class, potential all over the place, and I'm sure Coach is happy as can be.  Can't see Brady Hoke crying over a player who has never played a down in college football.  Crying over something like that would seem to me like signs of desperation.  Hoke has no reason to be feeling like that.

a Woodson caliber recruit...also eat your crow.  You have been saying for 2 months Green would not pick Michigan.

but it's likely Hoke has a broader perspective.

Yeah man, fuck emotions.

Let's not kid ourselves...  This is a *huge* get.  

Someone posted earlier (in fact, was it you?) that this is the first time in over a decade that a 5* RB from the south has gone to a school in the north.  Green is a top-10 recruit, but not just that,  seems like a really high-character kid and a hard worker, someone that has the potential to really set the tone for other players and be a leader.  I would not be surprised at all if Green is a captain down the road.  (Yes, yes, I know, way too early but if it could be said at this point that any player has this kind of potential, it's Green.)  

Furthermore, with this commitment, Hoke finally closed an elite prospect near signing day, and shook the "can't get elite skill position players" monkey off his back.

The positive effects this has for the program cannot be overstated.  Green's commiment could really end up being something that makes the difference in bringing Michigan back to national elite status.

Given all that, and how invested a college football coach is in what he does, I have no problem at all with Hoke crying.  

(Furthermore this happened 24 hours after another recruit's dad said the Big 10 should do things more like the SEC....  Then Hoke lands a top 10 player over 2 SEC schools.  That's a huge vindication for how Hoke does things vs. how they do it in the south.)

"You sleep under the very blanket of Michigan pride that Hoke provides you, and then question the manner in which he provides it?". You want Hoke on that wall, you need Hoke on that wall!

I'll upvote this.

Hoke can't top what Jesus did next, but that's okay.

NTTAWWT

Forgive me if I'm wrong, but I'm going to assume that you are looking at it as though Hoke is crying because he is happy that he landed DG and he's happy for what DG will mean to the program.  I see this as Hoke being happy for Derrick Green, happy for the opportunity to mentor and coach Derrick Green,  and happy for what Michigan will mean to Derrick Green and his future.

Maybe I'm off but to me, in my humble opinion, this simply underscores the pressure that Hoke is under. Go blue. Welcome Green.

Will not stand......man!

Big sign blinking THIS repeatedly.

Rich Girl by hall & oates okay though?

Maybe, but Lloyd brought in some serious talent, especially in his early years. His last couple of years were really bad, but let's not kid ourselves; Michigan had great players in the '00s and didn't reach its potential on the field.

Coach Hoke is a great coach but an even better man.

This is the essence of Hoke boiled down to a single sentence.

Hoke says again and again his mission is to help make his players "become better men, better husbands and better fathers."

Some may roll their eyes at that, but I hear that and I am grateful not just that Hoke is Michigan's coach, but also that men such as Hoke still exist.

And like a broken record I will say again -- young men yearn for older men in authority to show them to be strong, authentic and honorable.  Absolutely yearn for it.  Coach Hoke stands out like a beacon among an ocean of callous, opportunistic coaches.

Further ... the mothers of these young players pray for someone like Hoke to come into their sons' lives and help guide them.

I love Brady Hoke and I've never met him.  I absolutely love the man.