Michigan Hires Hoke

by PSUWifey on Jan 11, 2011 4:24 PM EST

This is just too funny. Les Miles disses them, again. So they hire Hoke. I don't know about you, but Michigan has been pretty entertaining to watch in the past few years. I hope it continues to be as comedic.

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THOSE WHO STAY WILL BE GRADUATES

The freshmen may get to play in a bowl game three years from now.

All the magazines are saying that terrible is the new horrible

by gumbercules on Jan 11, 2011 4:33 PM EST reply actions

Much as UM fans will complain about this

because mgoBrian has been telling them how terrible is/would have been for 3 years now, Brady Hoke has been a great position coach (those OMG AWES0M3! Michigan O-lines of the mid to late 90s…yeah, that was Hoke) and vastly improved two mid majors during his head coaching career.

Hoke will succeed if he can recruit Ohio like Bo and Lloyd (early in his tenure as opposed to later), he will be late-tenure Lloyd if he can’t. Late tenure Lloyd owned MSU, ND, and PSU and had perennial top 25 teams. This may suck for us.

I've got the brains. You've got the looks. Let's make lots of money.

by ckmneon on Jan 11, 2011 4:44 PM EST reply actions

I'll believe that

when I see it.

He has 2 years to get that trainwreck cleaned up before we continue the Wolverine clubbing.

Luring recruits with my new "Posting HD" scheme since '08.

by 06Lion on Jan 11, 2011 4:48 PM EST up reply actions

I'm with you

I’ve heard the argument that Bloke was a great positions coach and he’s done ok where he is now, but I don’t buy it. Maybe I’m wrong but I don’t see them shooting back into position for Big Ten champs in a year or two. Plus, I think the photoshops are gonna be awesome. I mean, come on!

by PSUWifey on Jan 11, 2011 4:57 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

he looks like an uglier Mike Golic

Joe
Black Shoe Diaries

@QBsneak12

by QBsneak12 on Jan 11, 2011 5:04 PM EST up reply actions

I didn't know that was humanly possible

I stand corrected, lol

by dawsonPSU10 on Jan 11, 2011 9:41 PM EST up reply actions

He looks like a dumber Ed Orgeron

by jrock4 on Jan 12, 2011 9:54 AM EST up reply actions

I didn't know that was humanly possible

"You're holding my hand Chuck - you sly dog!"

by rahpsu92 on Jan 12, 2011 11:40 AM EST up reply actions

He looks like a hungrier Charlie Weiss

We should be fine, we should be fine, we should be fine…

by jman07 on Jan 12, 2011 11:44 AM EST up reply actions

I didn't know THAT was humanly possible.

This is BSD, the crazy stirs itself.

by Paige2PSU on Jan 12, 2011 1:26 PM EST up reply actions

Where has Brady Hoke ever not been successful?

This is certainly a much bigger challenge than he’s ever faced before because last I checked, sweatervest still had Ohio on lockdown, but the guy has been a great position coach and a very good mid-major head coach.

I've got the brains. You've got the looks. Let's make lots of money.

by ckmneon on Jan 11, 2011 5:15 PM EST up reply actions

I would have taken another season of potential strife with RichRod over this

They were at least trending upwards. Hoke would still have been available a year from now. I think their athletic director is probably not having the greatest time right now.

All the magazines are saying that terrible is the new horrible

by gumbercules on Jan 11, 2011 5:22 PM EST up reply actions

Why are people down on Hoke?

His resume seems legit. I know nothing else about him.

Dear Big Ten, nothing about your boring landscape, plain women, or two national championships in 40 years is legendary.

by Illegal Formation on Jan 11, 2011 5:24 PM EST up reply actions

he's fat

"Life is no way to treat an animal"

by Mr. Rosewater on Jan 11, 2011 5:53 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

Don’t know much about it, but I do think that taking a mid major from bad to good is at least somewhat different than taking a brand name school from mediocre to excellent (which is what UM fans understandably want/expect).

Also, wasn’t he pretty mediocre when he was coaching at Ball St?

That said, he comes from a defensive background, right? That’s got to at least sound good to UM fans.

by Laaaaazzz on Jan 11, 2011 5:58 PM EST up reply actions

Yeah, he was fairly mediocre at BSU.

He did lead a 12-2 season in 2008, but then again, they got beat up in their last two games.

"We do not and cannot accept the principle that incompetence justifies dismissal. That is victimization."

by ReadingRambler on Jan 11, 2011 7:05 PM EST up reply actions

Don't forget he's 47-50

'We've got too many people analyzing everything and sometimes they don't know what they're talking about.' -Joseph Vincent Paterno

by PSUinBOSSton on Jan 11, 2011 8:15 PM EST up reply actions

I wonder

if Mich would have held onto RR for one more yr if they knew JH and LM weren’t available….

" When you cross that Blue Line, you are mine...Across the Blue Line, it's all football. " " And what you need to do in your life is paint Blue Lines everywhere. " - Joe Paterno 2009

by BlueWhiteLife on Jan 11, 2011 5:32 PM EST up reply actions

Knowing Michigan

they probably had their usual delusion that any candidate would jump to coach them.

RR would have done OK next year in all likelihood. He probably wasn’t ever going to be great, but now they are looking at another rebuilding year.

by gcdyersb on Jan 11, 2011 6:03 PM EST up reply actions

Let’s hope that PSU doesn’t have the same delusions when it comes to making a hire themselves.

by Laaaaazzz on Jan 11, 2011 6:47 PM EST up reply actions

There are enough candidates on the staff right now

that it shouldn’t be an issue. They would really, really, really have to piss everyone on the staff off in order to get to this level of derp.

I mean, its definitely possible, and people have done more damage with less, but come on- I don’t think that Curly and Spanier would hire a Rich Rod type.

by psuphysicist on Jan 11, 2011 10:38 PM EST up reply actions

well, he IS available now

by The JuggerNitt on Jan 12, 2011 11:11 AM EST up reply actions

Ball State.

Except for one season that was courtesy of what was literally the worst schedule in college football that year (and one that ended in a bowl loss anyway), he was mediocre.

"We do not and cannot accept the principle that incompetence justifies dismissal. That is victimization."

by ReadingRambler on Jan 11, 2011 5:36 PM EST up reply actions

It's Balls Taint, come on

Bad schedule just evens out the lack of name recognition for the program. It looks like he basically rebuilt the program over 5-6 years.

The only problem is that Michigan will expect a turnaround in 2-3. Not gonna happen if he goes back to an offense that uses more than one player.

by gcdyersb on Jan 11, 2011 5:51 PM EST up reply actions

I dunno

Rich Rod left him a pretty full cupboard with which to do anything his heart desires…

by psuphysicist on Jan 11, 2011 5:54 PM EST up reply actions

if he wants it, yes

But will he keep running an offense that will fully utilize RR’s recruits? RR had good offensive talent when he came in, but decided his ego was more important than using what was available to him.

by gcdyersb on Jan 11, 2011 6:06 PM EST up reply actions

I'm sorry, I meant that very sarcastically

Yes there is some talent on the offensive side of the ball. But a very, very specific type of talent. He could not do anything he wants- He can play RichRod spread or he can watch helplessly as his boys get pounded week in and week out.

by psuphysicist on Jan 11, 2011 10:41 PM EST up reply actions

that's assuming Denard stays, right?

which is far from a given at this point

by PSUWifey on Jan 11, 2011 6:33 PM EST up reply actions

except play defense.

Fire Dan Snyder

by Cari Greene on Jan 11, 2011 8:48 PM EST up reply actions

I forgot to hit the sarcasm button.

by psuphysicist on Jan 11, 2011 10:39 PM EST up reply actions

You also forgot this.

"There’s no reason Brian Cardinal should be blocking your shot on a fast break." - Golden State of Mind

by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Jan 11, 2011 10:42 PM EST up reply actions

They were bad before he got there and he took them to about their typical niche if maybe a little worse.

Meh.

"We do not and cannot accept the principle that incompetence justifies dismissal. That is victimization."

by ReadingRambler on Jan 11, 2011 7:05 PM EST up reply actions

Artie Lange?

before he gained all the weight?

Or fat John Favre

Mauti Matters

by letsgopsu on Jan 11, 2011 6:53 PM EST up reply actions

wow, so much grammar fail

and by o lines I mean d lines

I've got the brains. You've got the looks. Let's make lots of money.

by ckmneon on Jan 11, 2011 4:52 PM EST up reply actions

He didn’t “vastly” improve two mid-majors during his career. He’s had one very good year at SDSU and, record wise, he was actually below Ball State’s typical standards.

This may suck for us, but it will take at least five years. Michigan fans think this isn’t a rebuilding job; this hire proves it is.

"We do not and cannot accept the principle that incompetence justifies dismissal. That is victimization."

by ReadingRambler on Jan 11, 2011 5:35 PM EST up reply actions

Do not agree.

BSU had a great year with a senior QB who developed wonderfully and a team stocked with seniors. They were not a good team before that year, and he bolted after that perfect storm and the team got worse again because it was completely bare of talent left behind.

SDSU may have gotten better with him, but it was a pretty short stint with another coaches players. I don’t think he was there long enough for us to say he upgraded the program. He may have proved the last coach was underperforming.

'We've got too many people analyzing everything and sometimes they don't know what they're talking about.' -Joseph Vincent Paterno

by PSUinBOSSton on Jan 11, 2011 8:10 PM EST up reply actions

Pretty good hire. Pretty good

by ICEICETHATGUY13 on Jan 11, 2011 5:01 PM EST reply actions

I think Deadspin reported this correctly...

Michigan Man Brady Hoke Will Coach Michigan Men At Michigan, According To Michigan
Michigan Man Brady “Michigan Man” Hoke is a Michiganly Michigan Man who Michigan Manned at Michigan for Michigan years. “Michigan Men are Michiganed to announce the Michiganing of Michigan Man,” said Michigan’s director of Michletics. Michigan Michigan Schembechler Michigan? Man

by VVeRPennState on Jan 11, 2011 5:08 PM EST reply actions

I <3 Deadspin.

by MainLion on Jan 11, 2011 6:12 PM EST up reply actions

stolen for my Facebook status

Mauti Matters

by letsgopsu on Jan 11, 2011 6:56 PM EST up reply actions

Mine too

And tagged with all my scUM coworkers. That’s too good not to plagiarize.

by MorgantownLion on Jan 12, 2011 7:11 AM EST up reply actions

Is that like a Baird man?

Or something horribly, horribly worse?

Sarcastradamus!
Snide predictions since 2010!

by SarcasmJam on Jan 11, 2011 6:01 PM EST reply actions

And that's what it's all a-bout!

by MainLion on Jan 11, 2011 6:16 PM EST reply actions 3 recs

Ahhh Yes - the Hokey Pokey

…lets hope he doesn’t have any of ’The Adventures of Bill Clinton" with the (cough) student body…

" When you cross that Blue Line, you are mine...Across the Blue Line, it's all football. " " And what you need to do in your life is paint Blue Lines everywhere. " - Joe Paterno 2009

by BlueWhiteLife on Jan 11, 2011 6:27 PM EST up reply actions

And let's go live to Michigan's locker room in 1990 for a reaction!:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEiNIT18Wsw

"We do not and cannot accept the principle that incompetence justifies dismissal. That is victimization."

by ReadingRambler on Jan 11, 2011 7:06 PM EST up reply actions

Aww yes, Hayden Fry, maker of men and the greatest CFB coach ever.

Hey Rambler, How’d Fryboy Chuck Long do at SDSU?

by Frank O'Brien on Jan 11, 2011 7:31 PM EST up reply actions

I don't really care if you hate Iowa.

It is, however, sad when you let your hatred for an entire state put words in my mouth. Fry was a great molder of men, but I’m pretty sure I never called him the greatest CFB coach ever.

Moving on, how did Alvarez do at Wisconsin? Or Snyder at KSU? Or Stoops at Oklahoma?

"We do not and cannot accept the principle that incompetence justifies dismissal. That is victimization."

by ReadingRambler on Jan 11, 2011 10:30 PM EST up reply actions

Molder of Men...

Hayden Fry was DEFINITELY that.

"There’s no reason Brian Cardinal should be blocking your shot on a fast break." - Golden State of Mind

by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Jan 11, 2011 10:32 PM EST up reply actions

I understand Frank was trying to be sarcastic.

But I do feel that that particular attempt was as bad as most of my attempts.

"We do not and cannot accept the principle that incompetence justifies dismissal. That is victimization."

by ReadingRambler on Jan 11, 2011 10:33 PM EST up reply actions

Besides, it's Coach Hayden Fry

Cats been getting hookups on tatts since back in 01. - former buckeye Antonio Pittman

by jtothep on Jan 11, 2011 10:42 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

Hate's a bit strong, mild destain is probably better

I’m curious as to the relevence of the Frystache doing the hokey-pokey with Brady Hoke going to Michigan on a Penn State site. I get the Hoke(y) thing but you can save that stuff for your friends of the pants.

I’ve lived in San Diego for a while now and a lot of my friends are Aztec alums and some are pretty serious sports fans. They had great expectations for Chuck Long when he came here, he was 9-27 in three years and their program has really struggled until this year. Hoke was moving them in the right direction and everyones a little bent about him taking off. Although, Hoke made it clear Michigan was/is his dream job.

by Frank O'Brien on Jan 11, 2011 11:37 PM EST up reply actions

MainLion posted a picture of the hokey-pokey, so I posted a picture of Fry doing the hokey-pokey in Michigan’s locker room. This is BSD, dude. Do you hate tangents all of a sudden?

"We do not and cannot accept the principle that incompetence justifies dismissal. That is victimization."

by ReadingRambler on Jan 12, 2011 8:44 AM EST up reply actions

I'm just not sure why Hoke is being bashed

Sure the guy’s not real pretty but that doesn’t make him a bad coach. Like I said, there was a lot of excitement around SDSU last fall and a lot of hope that Hoke was taking them in the right direction after a dozen years of failure by guys like Iowa’s Chuck Long. I’m loathe to see Hoke succeed at Michigan and SDSU return to floundering.

I still appreciate the tangents here at BSD, just not so much Iowa.

by Frank O'Brien on Jan 12, 2011 6:34 PM EST up reply actions

That video was more to do with the hokey-pokey than Iowa, but ok (I would have posted a video of Alvarez doing the hokey-pokey in Wisconsin if there was one).

Moving on, however, the main reason for Hoke being bashed is the fact that he wouldn’t have been considered if he wasn’t a Michigan Man of Michigan or whatever. The evidence doesn’t seem to make up for that.

And who knows, maybe Long would have been better if he had actually coached alongside Hayden instead of just playing for him.

"We do not and cannot accept the principle that incompetence justifies dismissal. That is victimization."

by ReadingRambler on Jan 12, 2011 8:49 PM EST up reply actions

Hayden Fry was most unimpressed by Long's SDSU tenure.

"There’s no reason Brian Cardinal should be blocking your shot on a fast break." - Golden State of Mind

by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Jan 11, 2011 10:34 PM EST up reply actions

Where's the stache that HFMR rides?

Cats been getting hookups on tatts since back in 01. - former buckeye Antonio Pittman

by jtothep on Jan 11, 2011 10:42 PM EST up reply actions

Not sure.

"There’s no reason Brian Cardinal should be blocking your shot on a fast break." - Golden State of Mind

by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Jan 11, 2011 10:51 PM EST up reply actions

The good old days.

Not shown: white pants after Labor Day.

"We do not and cannot accept the principle that incompetence justifies dismissal. That is victimization."

by ReadingRambler on Jan 11, 2011 11:08 PM EST up reply actions

I have absolutely no knowledge of this guy

but does anyone know what kind of offense he runs? Please tell me it’s one that doesn’t involve having one player be your entire offense, I’m not ready for the Michigan schadenfreude to end yet. And also, let him keep Gerg. More want in the second request than the first.

by dawsonPSU10 on Jan 11, 2011 9:47 PM EST reply actions