OT: ESPN Article on Hoke's Start as Oregon DC
Pretty good article, and I think we should all wish Brady the best (unless, of course, UM is playing the Ducks).
http://espn.go.com/blog/pac12/post/_/id/98520/brady-hoke-will-want-to-h…
I have to admit I did laugh out loud when Hoke was quoted as saying: "“You’ve got to hear football,” Hoke said. “You’ve got to be out there and hear it. ... I think that’s a metric that’s measurable.”"
Maybe that explains the lack of a headset? He is some kind of football ninja that only needs his ears to measure football excellence, and therefore cannot be burdened with a headset?? :-)
I believe Washington is more irrelevant than we are with OSU in their rivalry with Oregon as of late.
It's either Washington or Tennessee for most losses in a row to a chief rival. If not, they're probably in the top 3-4.
their best game of the year against the Ducks.
I wish I could be so confident while being wrong at the same time like you.
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He'd grimace if he wore purple.
Got to hear football?
Sounds like a graduate from the Chubbs School of Coaching
Hoke disliker. He ran the program in the ground, misused players (thus hurting their careers), blew redshirts for no good reasons, walked away with millions of season ticket holder's dollars and then had the gall to question Harbaugh's decisions during the season. I don't wish he dies, but I don't wish him success.
"I don't wish he dies" So magnanimous of you.
of magnanimous. Thank you for a new word of the day!
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I was watching cartoons and Daffy Duck said it.
But it took him half an hour to say it.
The man loved Michigan, loved his players, and tried his hardest. He was a bad head coach for Michigan but he's a good man.
and by "walked away with millions of season ticket holder's dollars" I think you mean "his salary"?
If you're going to complain about how much money Hoke walked away with, then at least direct that complaint towards the man who deserves blame, one David Brandon. That Hoke walked away with millions is totally Brandon's fault for signing a ridiculous contract with him. Hoke was savvy in being able to get teh contract he did get...I don't begrudge him one bit for the money he walked away with.
I hope he has great success at Oregon and hopefully doesn't have a jack ass of an AD like he did at Michigan.
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I'm rooting for Oregon's defense to improve. They finished last year ranked No. 116 in total defense (worse than Purdue!); 89 in 2014; 37 in 2013; 44 in 2012; and 67 in 2011.
I will watch with bewildered fascination when Oregon plays Arizona.
While Dave Brandon creates the future in the background with fireworks after every score and retail activation for all.
i think you'll have to wait until 2017
I will watch in hives with nightmarish flashbacks of the 2010 Michigan v. Illiinois game
came up with a defensive stop to pull that game out and become bowl eligible. What a great game...... / s
is there are "schadenfreude" type word for when you look back at the pain of your past, with gratitude of your current situation?
Harbaugh.
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I have no bad feelings for the guy and wish him all the best. However.... I fear he uses the term "measurable metric" pretty loosely, and fear that's where his metric analysis starts and ends. "Arglebargle... crunch... har har... making good husbands and fathers... crunch... naptime" leaves a bit to be desired.
Or, since it’s Hoke, he might spend a fair amount of time this spring with his eyes closed, evaluating every player with a fresh set of ears.
Well, hopefully for Oregon he doesn't actually adopt the Big 12 philosophy of evaluating defense and defensive players and schemes, which as we all know, looks like the inside of eyelids even when you have your eyes open.
In all seriousness, it will be interesting to see where this goes for Hoke. I will definitely make it a point to catch an Oregon game or two out of curiosity.
1. Brady's Wolverines with Chantel Jennings covering : OK
2. Chantel leaves AA to cover Oregon Ducks
3. Brady's Wolverines TANK
4. Brady new DC at Oregon
The clues are out there...
Wellllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll, I wish Hoke nothing but the best.
That "hear football" quote is something I'd be glad to never hear again.
Despite my disdain for his coaching at Michigan, I wish Brady well at Oregon.
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Good thing for Oregon is that they really can't get much worse. Then again, we said that a few times while Hoke was here.
I think Mattison and a lot of upperclassman are what led to our success on defense for a few years. I just have a hard time seeing Hoke being able to game plan for several spread and shred offenses every year. But we shall see.
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If nothing else, their DL should perform at a pretty respectable level.
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"So these are like blueprints... but only for football?"
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I'll be watching his progess with interest. Hoke is a good man. I wish him well.