What do you think lies in the future for Hoke?
Assuming the inevitable happens after this season, where do you think Hoke will wind up in the coming years? He's already had his shot at his dream job, but do you think he will still have the fire/passion to coach again some place else? Will he settle into a DC position or DL position at a top school?
November 18th, 2014 at 2:05 PM ^
I bet he would play a Tauren
November 18th, 2014 at 4:04 PM ^
Maybe a Draenei. They're blue. The horns on Tauren might make him feel too much like they're headphones.
November 18th, 2014 at 4:52 PM ^
NERDS!
November 18th, 2014 at 9:33 PM ^
Definitely has the closest body shape to Brady and the eating bonus will appeal to him. Plus, they say "Slow down, relax," all the time, which is in keeping with Brady's philosophy on offensive tempo.
November 18th, 2014 at 1:49 PM ^
I don't personally like him as the head coach of Michigan, but I think I would like him as an overall person, and I believe a lot of people in the football world with connections who know him feel the same. Because of this, and also because he doesn't strike me as a guy who would spend anytime away from football, I think he's back at next year as either as a d-line coach for a major school / NFL, or as a defensive coordinator for a mid major / low tier power 5 program. 2 years from now he'll be back as a head coach for a small school.
November 18th, 2014 at 1:48 PM ^
November 18th, 2014 at 1:50 PM ^
Just kidding...I wish him well and think he is a good man, just not a great coach.
November 18th, 2014 at 1:55 PM ^
Change White Goodman to represent Dave Brandon, and change Chuck Norris to "Shane Morris" and I think you're spot on.
November 18th, 2014 at 3:04 PM ^
Chuck Norris is coming
November 18th, 2014 at 1:51 PM ^
November 18th, 2014 at 1:57 PM ^
Governor of New Jersey?
November 18th, 2014 at 3:45 PM ^
This photo of Chris Christie is not photoshopped in any way whatsoever:
November 18th, 2014 at 4:25 PM ^
Weeeuuulll...
Bad Muttley! (I kinda like Hoke as a person. Sorry he fits the punchline weeuull.)
November 18th, 2014 at 2:04 PM ^
probably a head coach. He is very famiiar with the schools and recruiting area.
November 18th, 2014 at 1:59 PM ^
"Assuming the inevitable happens"
November 18th, 2014 at 2:04 PM ^
truly unique.
November 18th, 2014 at 2:01 PM ^
He'll end up as the head coach in the PAC-12, battling RR's Arizona team every year for the Championship in a new 10 year war. Hundreds of MGOBLOG posters will claim throughout the decade to have always rooted for both of them to stay at Michigan.
November 18th, 2014 at 2:09 PM ^
not sure any Pac12 coaches are in any danger. Someone would probably have to leave.
November 18th, 2014 at 2:01 PM ^
November 18th, 2014 at 2:55 PM ^
November 18th, 2014 at 2:01 PM ^
He'll get hired somewhere.
November 18th, 2014 at 2:03 PM ^
from above...
1) Takes a year and gets his head right.
2)NFL D-line coach for 7-8 years
3) Takes a "demotion" ala Mattison and comes back here for a couple years to finish his career by coaching our d-line and doing some recruiting.
November 18th, 2014 at 3:30 PM ^
5 time SuperBowl Champion coach Jim Harbaugh takes over at Michigan. He is given unlimited budget to return Michigan to greatness. He hires Hoke as DC and Rodriguez as OC to create the highest paid college coaching staff in the history of sport.
Michigan goes on to win 10 consecutive Big 10 Championships, culminating in a 105-0 rout of Ohio State in the staff's last regular season game at the horseshoe. Ohio fans give the team standing ovation for the unprecedented display of talent and coaching.
Michigan's Heisman winning quarterback, gives all the credit to new QB coach and father, Tom Brady.
Big 10 commissioner, David Brandon, announces that after the highest ratings ever for a college football game, the Big 10 Network will be renamed the Wolverine Sports Network. It will also diversify into a sporting event food channel and a shopping network for sports related items.
November 18th, 2014 at 2:05 PM ^
Illinois? I mean if they fire Beckman, who could they actually get?
November 18th, 2014 at 2:34 PM ^
There are plenty of fast rising coordinators with the potential for upside.
With Hoke you know the ceiling - and floor. With a coordinator you dont know so you can sell the ceiling. Illinois is a lot like MSU in that I think its been an underachieving program for decades. Dave Aranda from Wisconsin would be an inspired choice - they could go after Narduzzi, they could go after Herman from OSU, etc. Mike Norvell from ASU should be getting a call from a lot of teams this summer.
My first thought is Hoke reminds me of Weiss and what did Weiss do but Weiss had way more NFL experience plus had coordinator experience, something Hoke lacks. He went directly from DL coach to HC. Post ND he went to be an OC in the NFL 1 year then Florida but I think his rep was considered different than Hoke's - i.e. people still believed he was a good offensive mind who maybe was not a HC material. Then Kansas offered which is a bottom tier power 5 conf team. Don't know - is Hoke DC material. If so he might get a job at a school like Vanderbilt as a DC. I dont see him coaching in the big 5 conferences as a HC right now. He was in the MAC and Mountain West before this opportunity.
November 18th, 2014 at 2:08 PM ^
oh wait
how about diagraming plays for ESPN
no, not that either.
selling insurance and finacial products to other Bo worshiping alumni.
November 18th, 2014 at 2:08 PM ^
November 18th, 2014 at 2:09 PM ^
More free time
November 18th, 2014 at 2:10 PM ^
I think he could land a head coaching gig at a MAC-level school. He may have to spend a year as a position coach (I don't think he can land a coordinator gig right away since he's never been a coordinator before), but I could see a non-Power 5 program giving him another shot. Ball State might like to have him back, if that job opens up.
November 18th, 2014 at 2:12 PM ^
lots of pizzas
November 18th, 2014 at 2:18 PM ^
NFL DL coach and then back in the MAC as HC within 3 years is my guess. I'd guess either Kent State, Miami, or Ball State depending on how those coaching staffs do over the next few years. Who knows maybe he winds up at EMU.
November 18th, 2014 at 2:37 PM ^
Of the 128 HC jobs in Div 1, I have to think EMU must be bottom 10. It's a graveyard for coaches and I wouldn't wish that on anyone.
November 18th, 2014 at 2:19 PM ^
He looks worn out. For his own sake I hope he takes a year or two to regroup.
November 18th, 2014 at 2:29 PM ^
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November 18th, 2014 at 5:34 PM ^
"To win at the highest level I think you need to be something that Hoke is against being"
Hoke is against being competent? Or being attentive to detail? Or modern football? I guess that last one is true but I doubt the first two are....he just couldn't do it. No shame in that, lots of people couldn't do it either. And he got paid millions to figure that out so he will be fine long term.
November 18th, 2014 at 2:33 PM ^
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November 18th, 2014 at 2:55 PM ^
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November 18th, 2014 at 2:56 PM ^
We can assume that Michigan will not pull off the upset vs the Buckeyes.
November 18th, 2014 at 8:02 PM ^
Brady, buddy, it's nice that you post here, but you're not beating Ohio State, and chances are, you're not beating Maryland either.
I'm sorry. Look, they even fired me.
Dave
November 18th, 2014 at 2:41 PM ^
November 18th, 2014 at 5:37 PM ^
Obviously RR goes to OSU (after a year in announcing), Hoke goes to Florida, and Harbaugh decides he wants to be in the dessert after 5 consecuvite NC's here.
November 18th, 2014 at 5:40 PM ^
Harbaugh decides he wants to be in the dessert after 5 consecuvite NC's here.
Sounds kinky, but I'm sure we'd accommodate it after five consecutive national championships.
November 18th, 2014 at 7:11 PM ^
Damn you, sticky 's' key. And switched up 'v' and 't' keys. And brain for not working properly.
...slinks away...
November 18th, 2014 at 2:52 PM ^
1-2 seasons off, then will take a HC job at a mid-major. I could see him back at a major level college program down the road. I don't see him in the NFL.
November 18th, 2014 at 2:55 PM ^
Best alternative for all involved parties is for Hoke to scan tickets at Michigan Stadium on Saturdays. He continues to partake in the history and tradition of the program, while flashing his lovable personality to the fan base and parents of potential recruits. Put him on the Main/Stadium entrance (opposite the students entrance).
November 18th, 2014 at 3:12 PM ^
Tell you what...if Hoke wants to coach again...he had better find his passion and fire again. The guy is the most passive marshmellow on the sidelines and in press conferences that I have ever seen from a HC. Its like he has low-T or something. The firey "this is Michigan" guy left the campus a long, long time ago...and it is ODD.