Serious question, why do seniors who aren't going to immediately play in the NHL stay one month longer and get their degree? Boo literally would be done with school in under a month. Why leave one month early just to play in the minor leagues?
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Anyone have any insight on what this might mean in terms of hiring Mel in the future? I know he's getting older. If Red retires after this coming season, do you think we could still get Mel?
I know this is minor, but I really wish the tweet that broke this announcement had spelled "Berenson" correctly.
Red has earned the ability to decide when he wants to walk. His pairwise this year was 7 in the nation. One game from the frozen four and in that game until breaking late in the 3rd.
I tire of speculation about him holding back the program...that's silly. Anyone else remember how hiring Rod was going to bring the football program into the modern era of football? We just walked out of the darkness last year...
Hopefully Manuel sits with Red and figures out succession timeline, opens the swim lanes and goes from there.
like to see him go out with a bang as he is a legend and the program owes him a sincere thank you for everything he has done for it over the years. But, it just seems like the game has passed him bye and he just doesn't relate to these kids anymore.
None of us can stop father time and eventually we all just need to step aside and let someone else take over the program. I think that time actually came a few years ago for Red and hanging on is not what's best for the program anymore. I will always cheer for this team, and I love Red, but we need someone else to start leading this program.
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Leaving the game at the "right" time is clearly hard for coaches. There is always the sweet siren song of "one more year" and the thought that maybe, just maybe, it could be a special season and great way to end. We saw something very similar with Lloyd after 2006.
On the one hand, Red's earned the right to stay as much as any coach could - the equivalent of "tenure" in University speak. On the other, this would be a great team to hand off to someone new, and the team, despite having a great year this year, has had a long-ish run of mediocre ones (also a bit like Lloyd before 2006).
I hope to be wrong, but my guess is that next year is more down than up, followed by retirement. But who's to predict the bounce of the puck, eh?
This, exactly. Sadly, he's become Michigan's Joe Pa.
Only without the covering up major criminal activity thing... Slight difference.
Reductio ad Paternoum
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I hope he wins it all next year and bitch slaps people like you while dropping the mic.
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He may be coherent but some of his former players have told me he's been slowing down... forgetful "losing it" was the unfortunate way they put it. And this was 3-4 years ago.
Believe it or not, I love Red. But stop trying to blow sunshine up people's asses.
you can't get that old without slowing down. No one can (except maybe Harbaugh TBD). Red should be grooming the heir apparent and bringing in young coaches with more energy to help out as his career winds to a close.
If they can't get Mel or anyone else worth it for next year, why wouldn't he stay instead of handing the reins to a lesser coach who wouldn't do as well?
And you are privy to all these coaching scenarios?
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I think it would have been a good time to retire, but it's Red's decision and I'm not going to complain about it because there's little reason to. He will retire when he chooses to.
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Red, like Hutch, are among the few college coaches in the country who are (should be?) able to retire on their own terms. Red has earned the right to stay on through his contract. I just hope we can send him off with one more championship before he hangs it up.
100% They have EARNED it
Red is an all time great, but I hope Michigan is working on a transition plan. Look at the Bo/Moeller/Carr dynasty to Rodriguez then Hoke.
next year first and foremost. I don't care when he retires as long as he makes sure the cupboard is full for the next in line. Furthermore I'd like us to leave no power vacuum for Sparty to take advantage of with an elite hiring like football and basketball, for example. Need to time this up just right
He repreents UM very well. Let's hope he keeps of the stars now.
Brett favre of college hockey
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our best bet is to hope a chunk of CCM returns and we can be a similar team to this year's and give hockey plinko another shot. Next year's team won't magically be 1997 just because it's Red's last unfortunately. It'll be more explosive offense and questionable defense
bitching about Red could see what Michigan hockey was like in the years before he arrived.
Good point but I don't think it's unrealistic for people to both appreciate Red and also yearn for a person who can take M Hockey to the next level. I think many people think what we've got from Red is pretty much the ceiling.
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This was Red's decision.
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Alright, let's go have a better year than this year and send the man off properly in 2017.
Also: don't buy hockey jerseys with your own name on the back.