January 12th, 2011 at 7:45 PM ^
That's Clubber Lang to u son.
January 12th, 2011 at 9:21 PM ^
Well, if he doesn't meet RR's record in the first three years, he shouldn't get any more years.
January 12th, 2011 at 7:44 PM ^
about 90% of the time
January 12th, 2011 at 7:54 PM ^
January 12th, 2011 at 7:45 PM ^
1st year - Get Denard to stay. Pick up a few recruits like Frost and Zettel. Convince everyone to stay as well. Have a top 50 defense. Top 30 offense. Win 6+ games. Get to a bowl and win it.
2nd year - Top 20 recruiting class. No violations with the NCAA. Top 30 defense. Top 15 offense. Get 8+ wins. Get to a New Years Day bowl and win it.
3rd year - Top 10 recruiting class. Top 10 defense. Top 10 offense. Win 10+ games. Go to the Rose Bowl. (Doesn't have to win in order for it to be successful)
January 12th, 2011 at 7:53 PM ^
If we have a top 30 defense then we damn well better win more then 6 games. that should be at least 10 with a shot at the NC game. I believe 8 or 9 wins. I'm more worried about a few years down the road, when he gets his recruits in here.
January 12th, 2011 at 8:02 PM ^
I said top 50 defense and win 6+ games.
January 12th, 2011 at 9:33 PM ^
"I'm more worried about a few years down the road, when he gets his recruits in here."
yes bc rr did such a great job of recruiting lol
January 12th, 2011 at 9:38 PM ^
Hoke's recruiting classes to be as good as Lloyds, for whatever that is worth, if not marginally better. The key will be getting those recruits to play up to their potential and putting them in a position to be successful.
January 12th, 2011 at 11:02 PM ^
January 12th, 2011 at 7:54 PM ^
We only win 6 games next year I will consider 2011=2008.
We should win our first 6. Not 6 total... we can legit take a look at going 8-0 with the schedule we have.. Beating ND and MSU will be HUGE for Hoke.
Also, how interesting is the game on 9/24...
January 12th, 2011 at 8:01 PM ^
I said 6+ games.
January 12th, 2011 at 8:12 PM ^
That;'s kind of like saying 0+ though unless you're willing to specify how many wins <6 we will have.
January 12th, 2011 at 11:04 PM ^
Given the question they were answering, I read it as "if we don't win at least 6 games, Hoke will not meet expectations for next year"
January 13th, 2011 at 3:23 AM ^
Make it stop!! Make it stop!! I can't handle football talk right now... I'm too excited :(
January 12th, 2011 at 7:55 PM ^
Why lower the expectations? Unless there are many transfers and complete blowout on the recruiting class this year.
We already have 12 commits, if we can add a few of the key players than the Recruting class should be fine.
RR was expected to win 9 games next year, why should that be any less. BH was hired with the assumption he will adapt to his talent. Now with a focus on defense that should mean atleast that many wins.
A 9 win season should lead to atleast a Top 10 class as Michigan has done in the past. M along with OSU are the two premiere Big Ten Programs. So that should be doable especially if the stories about BH being a good recruiter are true.
So we should not lower expecations, unless things start to fall apart. Lowered expectations means that we are not holding this coach to the same standard we did for RR.
January 12th, 2011 at 7:57 PM ^
January 13th, 2011 at 3:24 AM ^
dat cuz da SEsee is da bezt.
January 12th, 2011 at 7:59 PM ^
January 12th, 2011 at 9:06 PM ^
Next week - Keep Devin Gardner and Denard Robinson!!!
Next month - Keep the 12 recruits we have and maybe add Bryant, Lucien, Rawls (if he qualifies) and a quarterback for depth.
This fall - 7 wins, one of which better be over State or OSU.
January 12th, 2011 at 11:27 PM ^
Very well written!
January 12th, 2011 at 7:48 PM ^
January 12th, 2011 at 7:53 PM ^
...I think is reasonable. If he leaves, we'll have a redshirt freshman QB, probably no difference-maker at RB, and a defense that still has a long way to go, so 6-6 would be good.
January 12th, 2011 at 9:03 PM ^
From what I heard about Mike Cox in the offseason, people were saying he was the best athlete at RB, I think he can be really good for us. Fitz and Hopkins should be good better in a more traditional offense. I think RB will be a strength for us next year.
January 12th, 2011 at 9:05 PM ^
Why no mention of Shaw?
January 12th, 2011 at 9:23 PM ^
I dunno why I left him out. He could thrive and have the breakout senior year. I think we have kinda seen what we will get out of him, good but not great player. He seems to get banged up and never be at 100% though, I think he might be Carlos Browns clone.
January 12th, 2011 at 9:05 PM ^
January 12th, 2011 at 10:49 PM ^
Why does everyone always say the special teams were a nightmare because of RichRod? He was here for 3 years and 1 of those years we had arguably the best special teams units in the B10. Is it any wonder why special teams suffered this past year when we had injury issues and depth issues? Can you imagine if just half of the freshmen and sophomores who were either starting or on the 2 deep could have been on our special teams units this year?
January 12th, 2011 at 7:51 PM ^
I think as long as Hoke gets the defense to a medeocor (sp?) level, and a kicker. we can run the table and bring home the 2011 title!!!!
January 12th, 2011 at 8:03 PM ^
Mediocre.*
And can you pass me some Kool Aid? I want to be in as good a mood as you are.
January 12th, 2011 at 8:08 PM ^
He's THE KNOWLEDGE.
Yes.
January 12th, 2011 at 9:07 PM ^
January 12th, 2011 at 7:52 PM ^
14-0 EVERY. DAMN. YEAR!!!
January 12th, 2011 at 7:59 PM ^
What was the emo whine post? I posbang you every time I see you to bring you back from Bolivia.
January 12th, 2011 at 8:10 PM ^
inspired me to edit my sig.
fwiw I think Brians been pretty emo himself lately...there I SAID IT!!!
January 12th, 2011 at 8:17 PM ^
If I could have commented on his Hoke posts yesterday, I would have said the same thing. (please no banhammer...please?)
January 12th, 2011 at 8:23 PM ^
But having been an RR supporter to the end, I feel his pain to some extent. That said, my favorite things about Rod - his dedication to the players, the team, and the University - are also my favorite things about Hoke. And while it is a little annoying that Hoke seems to have the undying love of all the people who tried so hard to drive Rod from the program, hopefully that fact will make this transition much easier. And emo Brian will disapper with wins and Denard's smile in a winged helmet.
January 12th, 2011 at 9:00 PM ^
The only problem is that the first game isn't for eight months. We can't take eight months of emo Brian.
January 12th, 2011 at 9:21 PM ^
Quit being so likeable/respectable.
January 12th, 2011 at 10:44 PM ^
January 13th, 2011 at 12:20 AM ^
Those who are champions will stay!!!
January 13th, 2011 at 2:43 AM ^
FuMan was at -10,000 just a couple months ago. He's got a lot of help from the outside.
January 12th, 2011 at 7:52 PM ^
This coming year and especially 2012, assuming all of the vital pieces stay, should be 8+ win seasons. I think we'll really know where the program is headed in Hoke's third year because he'll be losing a lot of pieces from both sides of the ball after the 2012 season. Success will be relative at that point, but if he's at a place where he can reload instead of rebuild by year four, then he's probably here for the long haul.
I'll be content with focusing on 2011 for now, though.
January 12th, 2011 at 7:56 PM ^
Probably waiting for awhile. He has been here two days? Let him finish recruiting, talking to current players, installing a S&C plan, and then decide any reasonable expectations.
January 12th, 2011 at 8:03 PM ^
No, that's too slow and rational of an approach and is UNACCEPTABLE. We must all make snap judgements today on what will happen 3 years from now so we can be proven correct over time. We have no time to wait since the season is less than 8 months away.