January 26th, 2011 at 11:56 AM ^
Very nice article. I must admidt I was one of the guys very upset at the Hoke hire initially but everything the guy has done since his announcement I've liked. He got the DC we desparately needed, pulled the fanbase together and has locked down what he could on the existing recruits and gone hard after others we didn't have initially targeted.
I'm sold. Put me in the "Pro-Hoke" camp.
January 26th, 2011 at 12:03 PM ^
But the vibe around him is hard to ignore! It does help to have a TOP NOTCH DC as well though.
January 26th, 2011 at 12:05 PM ^
I too was not originally happy but agree that he's said and done everything well so far. My only ammendment would be to put me in the "Pro-Hoke Offseason" camp. Still have no idea if he can actually "coach" yet.
January 26th, 2011 at 10:48 PM ^
I too must confess that when I first heard the name I was not impressed. But the more I read about the guy, heard what people were saying about him, coaches and players, looking at his performance and what he himself was saying about the program I started to come around. Then the GMatt hire and now the recruiting success and I'm sold as well. I really have a completely different hopeful feeling about this staff then I did when RR and crew came in and I was in the wait and see camp.
January 26th, 2011 at 12:00 PM ^
but he still has a few games to win
January 26th, 2011 at 12:09 PM ^
about all this positive recruiting PR Hoke and Mattison seem to be getting is that it likely is playing a role in convincing even more recruits that Michigan has turned the corner and is moving in the right direction. They also seem to have done what some recruiting people had said would not be possible--they have saved this class from turning into a complete disaster. It won't be a class filled with stars, but hopefully there will be serviceable players who can contribute 2-3 years down the road, and maybe a couple of star players if we are lucky.
January 26th, 2011 at 12:09 PM ^
.....It said that Michigan canceled Raven's visit for the weekend, Is that really what happened?
January 26th, 2011 at 12:13 PM ^
As much as I liked Raven on film we dont have room for him whoever broke it off.
January 26th, 2011 at 12:17 PM ^
Raven's trip was cancelled? If only our class wasnt full. Im excited for next years recruiting class. Expecially if we win 8+ games
January 26th, 2011 at 11:44 PM ^
Hoke can recruit the Jimmy's and the Joe's, but let's see how he does with the X's and the O's. Recruiting is only half the battle.
January 27th, 2011 at 4:24 AM ^
Isn't that the exact opposite of the quote or cliche or whatever?
"It's not about the X's and O's but the Jimmy's and Joe's"