Who is our choice after Brady Hoke?
After DB is done interviewing Harbaugh, Gruden, Miles, Harbaugh, and Patterson, what happens when he finally gets to Hoke? And Hoke says, NO? Where do we turn then? Hoke is a great coach. He loves UM, but everyone has their limits on self-respect or when being disrespected!
January 9th, 2011 at 4:05 PM ^
Who we choose before him.
January 9th, 2011 at 4:05 PM ^
January 9th, 2011 at 4:22 PM ^
Not necessarily for us (although I think it would be awesome)- why isn't Bill Cowher ever mentioned for any head coaching jobs?
January 9th, 2011 at 4:47 PM ^
Your double facepalm deserves its own triple facepalm.
January 9th, 2011 at 5:02 PM ^
You can't triple stamp a double stamp Lloyd!
January 9th, 2011 at 5:22 PM ^
No he wasn't. Who is Bill Cower? Was he good or something?
BUT WAS HE A MICHIGAN MAN?
derp
January 9th, 2011 at 4:25 PM ^
JOHN L. SMITH STILL AVAILABLE. Muddy Watters dead.
January 9th, 2011 at 4:27 PM ^
It's too bad John U. Bacon's access to the program is over and he's already started his book, because this would make a pretty spectacular epilogue.
January 9th, 2011 at 5:00 PM ^
They are 14-2-1 so far and ranked first in the Bundesliga in German football.
January 9th, 2011 at 5:01 PM ^
Ah shit, I'll do it.
January 9th, 2011 at 5:17 PM ^
Brandon can take over if he can't find anyone. No Hoke.
January 9th, 2011 at 5:19 PM ^
This is the only man left.
January 9th, 2011 at 10:41 PM ^
I want him to babysit my kids!
January 9th, 2011 at 5:27 PM ^
I'm pretty sure if Hoke said no it would be best to just shut things down for a year.
January 9th, 2011 at 5:38 PM ^
I think I am a pretty solid candidate after Hoke. I do have the masters degree they wanted in the posting, and although I am pretty darn familiar with NCAA Division 1 Football from being a lifelong follower, spectator and fan despite all my coaching experience being in baseball, I think I should send in my resume nonetheless.
January 9th, 2011 at 5:41 PM ^
Why Michigan would want him: Hoke seems to be the name on everyone’s radar as far as Michigan’s head coaching position goes. He’s definitely a “Michigan Man,” having coached under Lloyd Carr as his defensive line coach and associate head coach from 1995-2002.
Hoke took two relatively irrelevant teams in Ball State and San Diego State and transformed them into competitive teams. The Aztec coach loves defense, and would bring a defensive mind to Ann Arbor. He also employs a spread offense, which would mean less of an adjustment from Rodriguez’s system to the new scheme. It’s also a breath of fresh air that Hoke has spoken on end about wanting to coach the Wolverines at some point in his career.
January 9th, 2011 at 5:54 PM ^
I don't think you got a single thing right besides Hoke wanting the job.
January 9th, 2011 at 6:03 PM ^
Tell me what is wrong, more than happy to hear.
In the term Michigan Man, he embraces Michigan and everything that it is about including the passion fans have for the team, etc.
The rest is correct: He was the head defensive coach from 1995-2002, he can run a defense and took to small colleges and turned them around. His career goal is to coach Michigan. In all reality his experience is greater than Harbaugh had when it comes to coaching. He was assistant to Jack Harbaugh and John Harbaugh at different times.
Just tell me what was incorrect.
January 9th, 2011 at 6:10 PM ^
I'm pretty sure Hoke doesn't run the spread.
January 9th, 2011 at 6:17 PM ^
1997 was Herrmann's first year as DC, which continued until Ron English took over. Brady Hoke was only a Michigan DL coach until '02, when he added associate head coach, which probably doesn't really mean all that much.
January 9th, 2011 at 6:26 PM ^
Before becoming the head coach at Ball State, Hoke was the defensive line/associate head coach at Michigan. His career also included stops at Oregon State (defensive line), Toledo (outside linebackers), Western Michigan (DL, special teams), Grand Valley State (defensive line), and Yorktown High School (defensive coordinator, offensive line).
At Western Michigan, Hoke coached under head coach Jack Harbaugh. Also on the coaching staff were current Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh and current Ravens defensive coordinator Greg Mattison. Mattison would later serve at Michigan in the mid 1990s as defensive line coach and defensive coordinator, and in 1995 was instrumental in hiring Hoke. When he left Michigan, Hoke was replaced as defensive line coach by Bill Sheridan.
During the 2008 season, Hoke led the Cardinals to the most wins in school history, finishing a 12-0 regular season before falling to the Buffalo Bulls in the MAC Championship. The season featured Ball State's first victory over a BCS conference opponent, the school's first appearance in the Top 25 polls, and their first appearance in the BCS standings.
I am pretty sure that all coaches started somwhere and not at the top.
January 9th, 2011 at 6:29 PM ^
Hoke wouldn't even be mentioned in the coaching search if he wasn't connected to Michigan somehow.
January 9th, 2011 at 6:41 PM ^
But thanks. I don't think Hoke is nearly as bad a candidate as most others around here. I actually wouldn't hate the hire (though it wouldn't be my first choice), and I support whoever is going to be the coach. What I said was also fact though.
Hoke started at Michigan as a defensive ends coach, then got promoted to defensive line coach. He held that position until 2002 when he also added associate head coach to his titles. After that season he moved on to Ball State, where he was a four year letter winner as a player.
I'm not sure what point you're trying to argue with the last one. Obviously not many coaches started as a head coach. I just stated the facts more precisely than saying he was the "head of the defense (false) and associate head coach from 1995-2002". He was the DL coach until 2002 and associate head coach for 1 year at Michigan. That is all.
January 9th, 2011 at 6:28 PM ^
Took 6 seasons to get Ball State over .500 (who promptly exploded upon his departure), has never won a conference title, and has exactly two good seasons out of eight total as a head coach. SDSU beat mostly teams who were terrible even for terrible conferences this year despite a good 9-4 record.
January 9th, 2011 at 6:37 PM ^
We've already pointed out what was incorrect, yet you don't acknowledge it.
You state that Hoke "was assistant to Jack Harbaugh and John Harbaugh at different times." The fact is that Brady Hoke and John Harbaugh have been on the same team only at WMU from 1984-1986, and both were assistants to Jack Harbaugh. Hoke was DL coach, and John Harbaugh was RB coach. That means that he was not an assistant to John Harbaugh.
I don't have any problem with your support of Hoke, and I'm not going to bash Hoke if he gets the job. However, if you want to state facts in support of Hoke, then get the facts right.
January 9th, 2011 at 6:48 PM ^
I mis-spoke at different times, but regarding the rest?
He does run a wide spread offense which is adaptable to Robinson. He does have 8 years defense with Michigan as well as a background in special teams and more. He has turned around two teams and got them on track.
And I will say in alot of ways has more experience that Jim Harbaugh.
January 9th, 2011 at 6:21 PM ^
speaks so disdainfully of it:
"When asked recently about the influence of Oregon’s offense, Hoke subtly revealed his disdain for the tactical shift Michigan experienced under Rodriguez. He is convinced that modern spread option offenses can be counterproductive to the core values of smashmouth football and are, therefore, to be avoided.
“Right, wrong or indifferent, when you’re zone blocking all the time -- when you’re playing basketball on grass -- you practice against that all spring, you practice against it all fall and then you’re going to play a two-back team that wants to knock you off the football,” Hoke said. “I don’t think you’re prepared.""
You also state that Hoke was associate HC from 1995-2002. In fact, Hoke's own biography on the SDSU site says that he was associate HC for only one year, in 2002.
January 9th, 2011 at 6:40 PM ^
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brady_Hoke
This link is not from San Diego site but wikiencyclopedia instead which is very current. Follows his entire career from birth.
Brady Hoke runs a wide spread offense as well as up the gut in your face offense. He should never be overlooked. He stands for what a Michigan Man really means which is knowing how passionate the fans are to the college football team, rivalrys and more.
January 9th, 2011 at 6:37 PM ^
MyDik?
January 9th, 2011 at 9:28 PM ^
You offer Miles his LSU paycheck plus 1.5 million/year(the first one going towards his buyout)
You take the Mrs and the two high school kids to Briarwood Ford and let them each pick out anything they want. Rex will hook them up. You give both kids full ride schollys to Michigan next year, and you buy him a nice house in Saline...I hear there is someone who might be trying to move one there...