OT: Ball State vs Illinois St 1979 Game Footage - LB Brady Hoke, # 55

Submitted by markusr2007 on

I found this interesting footage from Ball State 1979 football season vs. Illinois State.

Brady Hoke is the starting LB for Ball State (home red) #55.

He was certainly in on a lot of tackles.

The game films were released without sound by Ball State University Libraries on Youtube, plus a 1978 season highlight film (10-1 year).

I really wish the University of Michigan would decide to release more historical football game films from 1969-1979, or even before that, including those that were not nationally televised.  I'm sure the majority of those films have been digitized by now.   I think UM football fans would enjoy viewing those games today, and it would provide some more national exposure to the history of Michigan's football program, particularly UM's dominance in the 1970s under Schembechler.  There are only a handful of copies of football games from the 1970s available.

 

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bacon

July 7th, 2015 at 9:25 PM ^

Don't feel bad for me, I'm alright. I'm not in the danger zone or anything. I was enjoying a beer outside my home and watching my two young daughters play in their sandbox. It's just a beer preference. I think ipa's are too hoppy for my taste. They're currently very popular and there are a handful I like. I think Ballast Point meets me halfway and happens to be one I like. I think there are other people who are of like mind might benefit from that knowledge. As for the Brady Hoke video, it's great.

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Brimley

July 8th, 2015 at 12:31 PM ^

If the beer that makes you happy is, say, Miller Lite than drink the hell out of it and don't worry about what others think.  Good example is Fearless Leader's Cracker Barrel preference.  Not my idea of good, but it makes him happy, so fuck me.  Maybe something different will make you happy, but if you try it and it doesn't, enjoy what does.  Life's too short to cater to others' expectations.

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UMProud

July 7th, 2015 at 7:36 PM ^

This is a good idea. Release an entire bluray of games for each year going back as far as possible. I'd buy em...someone send this thread to Jim Hackett!

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Go Blue 1984

July 7th, 2015 at 8:48 PM ^

beautifully is a streeeetch, the defense had good games, but they also had terrible games, perhaps you should look up the stats and you will see that in many games we gave up quite a few points. On the other hand, our lack of offense obviously didn't help the defense. Either way though stop acting like Dantonio and taking a comment as a personal shot.

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FatGuyLittleCoat

July 8th, 2015 at 7:45 AM ^

Averaging a top 20 defense (in a very weak conference) means little to me when its performances varied from "great" to poor from week to week. I watched the "damn game"(s) and it was quite clear that all facets of the team were in full regression mode. Thanks for the personal shot, too-always cool to be personally criticized on an Internet blog. Chill out, man. 2011 was the best year for Hoke-the remaining three years were just awful to watch.

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RobM_24

July 7th, 2015 at 8:21 PM ^

Hoke had that gut going strong even when he was a college athlete. He seems like a great guy to drink beer and shoot the breeze with.

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Danwillhor

July 7th, 2015 at 8:33 PM ^

the guy failed as our HC and some people talk harder about him than others but all he did to UM was fail at his dream job. He was offered a ton of money to coach at Michigan, he took it and failed but it's not like he tried to fail. He loves Michigan. He's just not a great football mind outside of a single position group, IMO. He could recruit well and despite some iffy decisions and situations he seems like a genuinely decent guy. He could have taken a recruiting or DL coach job at ND or somewhere to get back at us but he handled the firing with class. I know he wouldn't have gotten paid if he took a job but I don't think that's why he passed on a few offers. No trash talking when he left, etc. I wanted him gone as much as anyone but outside of a few words already I hope this doesn't turn into another bashing past coaches thread. Everything is changing for what seems to be the better and I'm tired of talking about 07-14. I'm going to watch and root for this team with a clean slate. I'm going into this season like we're an NCAA expansion team. I'm hardly even kidding ha. Thanks for the video as I'd never seen Hoke play in college and I'll always like the guy for his early UM career if nothing else.

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Danwillhor

July 7th, 2015 at 8:46 PM ^

I think he wants a HC gig but I really think his specialty is having a small group of guys to coach and recruiting. Someone would be making a great hire if they grabbed him for that. If he gets a HC gig if have to see where it was before I predicted success. I think he's a solid mid-major HC.

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Danwillhor

July 7th, 2015 at 9:20 PM ^

yeah, I'm not as sure about DC as a DL coach or mid level HC. I think he needs a small group of guys or a staff to take care of everything. I just think that's who he is in that you give him a small group or no group (for to staff) but let the guy recruit and be the face of the program. I think he'll do fine at those two things given the right scenario. Outright DC might be too much for him to handle directly. Again, nothing wrong with that and I'm not sure you were even asking me ha. I'm on app.

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Danwillhor

July 7th, 2015 at 8:43 PM ^

my bad as I could already see this thread going south but, again, great video. He was great at jumping onto the pile sheet the play lol! He seemed like he had a slight issue with false steps while reading the play but he clearly liked to mix it up. I know he wouldn't approve of a couple plays where he seemed to avoid contact if away from him. He almost made a few big plays and seemed like he was a very solid BSU level LB.

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CoverZero

July 7th, 2015 at 10:56 PM ^

Boring offenses.... Looks like an old St. Louis Cardinals vs. KC Chiefs game according to the unis

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