September 26th, 2014 at 11:14 AM ^
We should really strip his scholarship offer for daring to look around after committing because we are a program that is RICH in TRADITION and WINNING. How dare he. Process'd Hoke'd Winning'd
You see how stupid it is now, right?
By "it" I mean the whole Hoke thing.
September 26th, 2014 at 11:21 AM ^
If this season does indeed play out as 2010 did I wonder who will play your role on the board as the "staunch defender" of Hoke when everyone closes ranks and screams for his dismissal?
FWIW I have always admired how you stood there and took shot after shot after shot for defending Rich and never waivered in your support.
September 26th, 2014 at 11:30 AM ^
My execution was spot on. As they say, the expectation is for the position.
I wonder how kids can take Hoke seriously when he says that. Strange how nobody has ever asked if that includes the head coach. I mean .536 is technically winning, but...
September 26th, 2014 at 11:38 AM ^
I don't know if it's the Chad Carr perspective and I'm no Brady Hoke defender (on offense, anyway)...but I lived through the god damned tire fire that was 50 plus points against Illinois with RichRod along with the stuffed beaver, Gerg's hair etc.. Mattison's defense is getting to where Rod's offense was with Denard.
The team is 2-2 right now (with obvious losses to Power 5 oppostions and looked like crap, I get it) but I'm willing to stay open to the idea of these guys winning some games and turning things around. I'll reserve my judgement on them (and my potential for renewal (something you know a little bit about) based on the performance, the direction of the program, Brandon not clusterfcuking things up any worse etc.
Reading about little Chad Carr and his issues kind of refocused my anger/irritability with the program. Things need to change on offense. Brandon needs to go...but I'm open to give these kids and these coaches the season.
Sadly, in the past decade we've all suffered through worse (Horror, Toledo, Illinois 50 plus, Gerg etc.) so I'm willing to see if they can right this thing. If not...pull out the cheque book Dave Brandon or it all blows up.
September 26th, 2014 at 11:46 AM ^
Just to be clear I was also a staunch RR defender, albiet not as committed at His Dudeness although I made it to the Mississippi State game before throwing in the towel. I will say however that if i knew that Hoke was going to be the "upgrade" I'd have probably stayed in the trenches with Dudeness a bit longer and screamer for the money for a new DC instead of an entirely new coaching staff.
That being said I do NOT want Hoke to fail and I do NOT want to go through the whole coaching search bullshit again - espcially if Brandon is leading it. I want Hoke to make it cause he's got several very admirable qualities: good recruiter, loves the University, runs a clean program and gets seemingly top shelf assistants (or at least we pay them like they are anyways). He just needs to win. And I do NOT think either Harbaugh nor Miles will come here at this point so any change looks to me like another possible downgrade and I just dont think I can take another one of those again.
And you're 100% right about Chad Carr putting all of this nonsense into focus. I'm 55 but Chad and I share the same desease and I cant even imagine a child having to go through it - it absolutely breaks my heart and I was proud of how the team responded.
September 26th, 2014 at 9:32 PM ^
Who the hell negged that? I mean, srsly.
September 26th, 2014 at 12:19 PM ^
i think getting shutout for the first time in 50 years is up there with giving up 50 to illinois in OT, if not worse.
that said, i was sticking by RR too until the bowl game. zero improvement on D against a one-dimesional offense with a month of prep proved total incompetence. plus the raging fanbase.
our offense is quickly proving the same. better see significant development/impovement over the next several weeks.
i think hoke and funk need to reread Bo's book. "football is about blocking and tackling". we do one pretty well. the other is the worst.
September 26th, 2014 at 11:15 AM ^
Roughing up diamonds, what a perfect analogy.
September 26th, 2014 at 11:18 AM ^
Win games and this will never ben an issue.
September 26th, 2014 at 11:19 AM ^
September 26th, 2014 at 11:40 AM ^
DL has shown development. I can see your point if you were a OL recruit.
September 26th, 2014 at 11:35 AM ^
Commits starting to look elsewhere. Unfortunately, there's nothing the program can do about it right now except win damn games. They can't fire a coach mid-season. That would be worse from a recruiting perspective. Hopefully, things will turn around and we'll be able to keep most of the class.
September 26th, 2014 at 11:48 AM ^
Welp.
September 26th, 2014 at 12:05 PM ^
September 26th, 2014 at 12:24 PM ^
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September 26th, 2014 at 12:52 PM ^
In case you missed it, that tweet isn't from today. Look at the date.
September 26th, 2014 at 12:48 PM ^
September 26th, 2014 at 2:22 PM ^
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September 26th, 2014 at 1:35 PM ^
Word on Twitter is that Roseboro told Hoke about this visit in advance and is still committed to Michigan.
@HailToMich yes he already talk to coach Hoke about it he still committed to Michigan
— Michigan Updates24/7 (@michigannews13) September 26, 2014
September 26th, 2014 at 1:56 PM ^
If that's true - and maybe I don't understand the finer aspects of recruiting - why would he go on an official visit to NC State?
September 26th, 2014 at 2:25 PM ^
These visits are hardly unusual. I've seen numerous reports over the last few weeks of players committed to one school taking official visits somewhere else.
Why do they occur? How about a once-in-a-lifetime chance at a free, 48-hour visit to a college campus where you're treated like royalty?
September 26th, 2014 at 2:58 PM ^
why a 17/18 year old kid would want to spend time on a college campus.
September 26th, 2014 at 6:41 PM ^
And I'm not saying that this is unusual. It just seems a bit odd to me that the institution would go through with the visit if the recruit has already committed to another program and hasn't given any indication that has changed. Unless that's been done privately.
I'm not saying he's wrong to do it.
September 26th, 2014 at 2:37 PM ^
I'd be willing to listen if NC State offered me tickts.
September 26th, 2014 at 3:08 PM ^
Who cares!!!!
The games are all that matters. Recruiting will take care of itself if we just get the season back on track.
September 26th, 2014 at 6:36 PM ^
great school. He said that when he committed. Obviously, he has other motives. He commits to a coach and not the school.. See yah. Gone and glad. Sick of the drama and lack of integrity. A hand shake means nothing anymore. What kind of kids have we created?