Fuzzy Dunlop

January 7th, 2011 at 10:18 PM ^

Does anyone else find it ironic that the same people who accuse Michigan of having a whiny, entitled fan base for being unhappy with a coach who went 3-9, 5-7 and 7-6 over the last three years are now saying that a coach who when 8-5, 9-4 and (soon) 11-2 in the SEC during that same period is UNACCEPTABLE!!!

Just me?

michgoblue

January 7th, 2011 at 10:47 PM ^

OK, yes LSU has a ton of talent and depth. 

But, this team just looks well coached.  Denard would kick ass in this offense.

I know he is far from ideal.

But, DB - go get that armored car that was en route to Palo Alto and tell the driver to head due south and look for a man with a goofy while hat. 

SanDiegoUmFan

January 7th, 2011 at 11:09 PM ^

by hiring Hoke that the UM contingent would be pissed unless he gets some big time assistants to come with him including an o coordinator that is spread friendly (similar to LSU's offense/power/spread).  In that scenario it would appease a lot of people, get people excited, help with transfers, and be the best of all worlds with a Michigan Man coach and new blood with the coordinators.

I wonder if that is what is happening right now.  DB goes to Hoke and says sell me by letting me know your coaches so I don't get slaughtered when I hire you.

g_reaper3

January 7th, 2011 at 11:15 PM ^

its not over yet - but it is looking pretty bad - is this where we stand

harbaugh - out

patterson - looks out based upon his comments

fitzgerald - out

dungy - sounds out

peterson - alledgedly looking at stanford

miles - not contacted yet, mysterious history with moeller family

hoke - probably would run here for minimum wage 

dream/other candidates - gruden, stoops, mullen, chip kelly, etc. - no word

Tater

January 7th, 2011 at 11:32 PM ^

Of all the "other" candidates, the one that is most intriguing to me is Chucky.  His silence during this search is deafening, and has me curious as to why he isn't being his usual, gregarious, and vocal self about the situation. 

There is apparently someone else in the blogosphere who feels the same way, and points out that Gruden is in AZ (where Brandon may or may not be, according to flight logs)  to do radio coverage of the title game for ESPN radio.  Gruden also called Michigan his "dream job" in an early ESPN Magazine interview:

http://www.thepigskinguru.com/2011/01/jon-gruden-to-michigan-part-2-he-…

Anyway, we don't really know much, and we're all guessing, but I'm not ruling him out.

maineandblue

January 8th, 2011 at 12:19 AM ^

This should be front page. I thought Gruden was a pipe dream. Why would he say Michigan is his dream job. I'd love to see the original quote in context. Anyone know what he said in ESPN magazine?

g_reaper3

January 7th, 2011 at 11:49 PM ^

If he knew how to manage the clock, pronounce arkansas correctly and to stop eating grass, he would be the hottest prospect in America.

Its too bad Stanford didnt play a better team in the Orange Bowl, I would have liked to have seen how they did.  They should have put UConn against VA Tech and Oklahoma against Stanford.

justthinking

January 8th, 2011 at 12:54 AM ^

and they are staying in Louisiana.

The wife wanted to leave before, but now that the kids are in high school, they all want to stay put.

Les has banked and invested his cash well over the years and money isn't an issue for him.

LSU should be better as a team this year (2011) than they were this past year (2010) -- and they looked pretty strong tonight.

Les is staying put.

Next, please.

justthinking

January 8th, 2011 at 2:17 AM ^

I received an e-mail this morning from someone with ties to LSU assistant coaches. That's what they were telling him - the family voted to stay put and not be uprooted.

That was well before the game. There is obviously a chance that the AA gig is too good to pass up and they change their minds - we will know soon enough. Only God knows what they are thinking now.