No coffee for Brandon
January 5th, 2011 at 4:53 PM ^
Tubberville?!?! ZOMG!!!!!!!!111
January 5th, 2011 at 5:17 PM ^
Hopefully they are just refueling. Not sure why we would hire that guy.
January 5th, 2011 at 4:54 PM ^
I am so bummed that we can't neg.
January 5th, 2011 at 4:54 PM ^
Brady Hoke is not a bad coach who cares if hes not the sexy hire
January 5th, 2011 at 5:01 PM ^
Agreed! He turned around Ball St. for goodness sakes. That is no small feat. He is a great football coach, seems to be a good guy. The same people complaining about his sub .500 record are the ones who poo-pooed Rich's losing record, attributing it to the empty cupboard, etc. No cupboard was more empty than Ball St. I'm sure if he's hired there will be people at the airport chanting "we don't want you" - just as there were when Chizik was hired.
I'm not saying he will/should be hired, but it is a solid hire if they go that route.
January 5th, 2011 at 5:27 PM ^
as much as Millen did the Lions.
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/Playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball State (Mid-American Conference) (2003–2008) | ||||||||
| 2003 | Ball State | 4–8 | 3–5 | T–4th (West) | ||||
| 2004 | Ball State | 2–9 | 2–6 | 6th (West) | ||||
| 2005 | Ball State | 4–7 | 4–4 | 5th (West) | ||||
| 2006 | Ball State | 5–7 | 5–3 | T–3rd (West) | ||||
| 2007 | Ball State | 7–6 | 5–2 | 2nd (West) | L International | |||
| 2008 | Ball State | 12–1 | 8–0 | 1st (West) | Invited to GMAC* | |||
| Ball State: | 34–38 | 27–20 | * Did not coach Ball State in bowl game. | |||||
I'm sorry, one good season does not constitute turning around a program.
January 5th, 2011 at 5:41 PM ^
Millen had winning seasons with the Lions? Oh, wait...
January 5th, 2011 at 6:42 PM ^
Not to mention it took him 6 yrs to get there. Everyone keeps talking about how he's turned around BS and SDSU. I don't see it myself. I'm not saying the guy is bad. But I just don't see any evidence he's all that either.
January 5th, 2011 at 7:28 PM ^
I'm sorry, one good season does not constitute turning around a program.
In the case of a MAC program, it may be instructive to focus on the conference record, since MAC teams regularly play nothing but BCS-conference teams in September. In conference play, Hoke posted three straight winning seasons before he left, and got them from finishing in the bottom of their division (in his second year) to a perfect season. It evidently was good enough for SDSU to offer him. He's since taken a formerly downtrodden SDSU program to a bowl, and their future seems bright. I don't look forward to our game against them next year.
January 6th, 2011 at 10:33 AM ^
how what Hoke did in the MAC is any different to what RR was doing at Michigan, taking into account that theywere each playing against comperable talent, and also taking into account that Hoke was allowed 6 years to take Ball State to their break out season (the 8-0 does not include the pasting that Ball State took at the hands of Buffalo in the MAC championship game).
Are you saying that you will be willing to give him 6 years to get Michigan back to elite status in the B1G?
January 5th, 2011 at 6:07 PM ^
They were 6-4 in 1961 and 8-2-1 in 1962 so stronger than Ball State but still being 23 games over .500 is a lot different than being under.
|
Year |
Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/Playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Redskins (Mid-American Conference) (1963–1968) | ||||||||
| 1963 | Miami | 5–3–2 | 4–1–1 | 2nd | ||||
| 1964 | Miami | 6–3–1 | 4–2 | T–2nd | ||||
| 1965 | Miami | 7–3 | 5–1 | T–1st | ||||
| 1966 | Miami | 9–1 | 5–1 | T–1st | ||||
| 1967 | Miami | 6–4 | 4–2 | T–3rd | ||||
| 1968 | Miami | 7–3 | 5–1 | 2nd | ||||
| Miami: | 40–17–3 | 27–8–1 | ||||||
January 5th, 2011 at 5:15 PM ^
who cares? the leader of the lowest rung, thats who. and you can see how all the lemmings follow, here.
fact is, hoke is a great hire. francesa even said so about an hour ago on the radio, that hoke would be a great success at michigan.
January 5th, 2011 at 5:31 PM ^
So some dude on the radio says it would be a good hire, and that automatically makes it true?
January 5th, 2011 at 5:43 PM ^
Err, put blogger in there and we have? You never know how a coach is going to work out at the highest level. Remember that Rodriguez was a slam dunk hire.
January 5th, 2011 at 5:48 PM ^
Lemme get this straight.........
You call other people lemmings, then you reference how, "Hoke is a great hire because some guy on the radio said so".
My friend, it's possible(probable) that you're too much of a simpleton to post here. Sorry.
January 5th, 2011 at 6:01 PM ^
January 6th, 2011 at 3:28 AM ^
you just put it on the internet, so yes, now it's 100% undeniable fact.
January 5th, 2011 at 4:54 PM ^
I think this is appropriate for our predicament in general
January 5th, 2011 at 5:27 PM ^
Poor Mr. Brady. I wonder how he's feeling right now . . .
January 5th, 2011 at 4:55 PM ^
hey coach schiano - NO SOUP FOR YOU!
January 5th, 2011 at 4:55 PM ^
And by 'him', I mean Harbaugh.
I know it's not going to happen...I just wish it would.
January 5th, 2011 at 4:58 PM ^
Is our jet never coming back to pick up DB? It's now going to Palm Springs, CA.
January 5th, 2011 at 4:59 PM ^
wasn't it in lubbock?
January 5th, 2011 at 5:07 PM ^
It is now in Lubbock but now going to Palm Springs, CA.
January 5th, 2011 at 5:26 PM ^
Headed to Palm Springs from Van Nuys. Our plane warped from Texas to LA. Amazing.
January 5th, 2011 at 5:47 PM ^
Is Palm Springs closer to San Diego or Palo Alto?
January 5th, 2011 at 5:57 PM ^
San diego..palm springs is in the so cal desert near arizona
January 5th, 2011 at 7:37 PM ^
January 6th, 2011 at 4:11 AM ^
Do you really consider Palm Springs a suburb of LA? I mean, it's 100+ miles east fercrissakes.
January 6th, 2011 at 7:52 AM ^
Palm Springs is a suburb of LA like Lansing is a suburb of Detroit.
January 5th, 2011 at 4:58 PM ^
is purposely eating Pizza Hut tonight?
January 5th, 2011 at 5:03 PM ^
If you are in Ann Arbor, I would vote for Pizza Man over Pizza Hut. That place is/was fantastic. Sadly, did not make it there during my pilgrimage for the Illinois game.
January 5th, 2011 at 5:41 PM ^
Or how about Hungry Howies?
January 5th, 2011 at 6:56 PM ^
As long as it's ok for me to eat Jets. Damn, now I really might order pizza. I'm super hungry now. Thanks a lot guys! If I keep eating pizza I'll be fatter than Hoke [just getting you guys used to the fat jokes that will inevitably come our way, relax].
January 5th, 2011 at 5:00 PM ^
fingers are jittery from the greasy Pizza Hut goodness.
January 5th, 2011 at 4:59 PM ^
seen my order of ashes and sackcloth arrive yet?
January 5th, 2011 at 5:06 PM ^
No martyr's uniform is complete without a whip for self-flaggellation. Clearly the program / fanbase has a lot of repenting to do for some past transgressions (as seen by defensive back injuries, etc.) so lets get to work!
January 5th, 2011 at 5:23 PM ^
Birch branches work well, too...
January 5th, 2011 at 5:33 PM ^
We've all been very bad, and God is punishing us. Pray for salvation.
January 5th, 2011 at 7:49 PM ^
I feel like Budd's quote from Kill Bill reflects how this decision will come back to haunt us one day
"That woman deserves her revenge, and we deserve to die."
January 6th, 2011 at 3:31 AM ^
Mark it down. Rich's new team will win a BCS bowl before michigan gets near one.
January 5th, 2011 at 4:59 PM ^
Daves best option is to send some dominos out to San Fran with please spelled out in pepperoni to Jimmy H. That should get the job done.
January 5th, 2011 at 5:00 PM ^
For all those people that hated Rich Rod maybe Brandon, himself, turns out to the athletic director version of Rich Rod. That would be sweet justice to them if this fiasco spirals even more out of control than it is currently.
January 5th, 2011 at 5:01 PM ^
In that BTN interview it looks like DB hasn't slept for days.
January 5th, 2011 at 5:02 PM ^
No sleep 'til Brooklyn.
I'm guessing that's where I our next coach will be found.
January 5th, 2011 at 5:03 PM ^
I think we should all be prepared to give Hoke a chance, if he's the guy.
January 5th, 2011 at 6:37 PM ^
no excuses, based on the current criteria