Brady Hoke
After Brady Hoke's first press conference, we knew he was right for Michigan. After his first season at the helm of the winningest program in college football history, an 11-2 season with a Sugar Bowl victory, we knew he was right for Michigan. But after tonight, I am 100% positive he is right for Michigan.
I sat a section over from all of the football coaches and recruits, and I have NEVER seen a head football coach, at a university of this size, be so into a basketball game like he was tonight. He yelled at the refs on about all of the terrible calls, was the only person standing up in his section clapping, cheering multiple times during the game. If I didn't know who he was (like my girlfriend) I would have thought he was just a regular, maniac about this basketball team. He truly loves this university and what it stands for, and you could see it in his actions.
AND, you add on the 6 commits he was able to reel in today, the man can flat out recruit. These sports programs and this university are on the uprise even though we are already at the top.
GO BLUE 
February 19th, 2012 at 12:38 AM ^
Is the best about Brady Hoke & the coaching staff. They equal CLASS. ! Hail.
February 19th, 2012 at 12:39 AM ^
Forget the size of the school, what Brady Hoke and Michigan did today was unprecedented.
February 19th, 2012 at 10:05 AM ^
Actually, as someone else mentioned in another thread, there was precedent, and at Michigan.
See July 8, 2003. Probably not the same fan experience without the mgoblog effect, but 6 commits (including one Mike Hart) nonetheless.
http://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/football/recruiting/commitme…
Forget the size of the school, what Brady Hoke and Michigan did today was unprecedented.
Edit: Of note, only 4/6 commits then were 4-stars, and July is a bit different than February.
February 19th, 2012 at 10:34 AM ^
One of the reporters contacted rivals about that day and that info is not accurate. But who really cares.
February 19th, 2012 at 11:52 AM ^
While it may be unprecedented at UofM, it appears Florida had quite the day on the recruiting trail today as well. They also pulled in 6 recruits, and like us, have 8 of their 9 recruits in the 4* range. Not to take anything away from what Hoke did, but some southern schools like Florida and Texas do this type of thing on their Junior Days yearly.
February 19th, 2012 at 12:39 AM ^
to that end of story.
February 19th, 2012 at 12:39 AM ^
thats what im shoutin!
February 19th, 2012 at 12:39 AM ^
We're not worthy. Amazing day.
February 19th, 2012 at 12:40 AM ^
That is all.
February 19th, 2012 at 12:40 AM ^
I must admit... I was praying for anyone but Hoke to get the job during the search. I was very concerned about recruiting and thought Les and/or Harbaugh would be able to pull in recruits that Hoke would never get a chance to talk to. I couldn't have been any more wrong. Brady Hoke for President.
February 19th, 2012 at 1:24 AM ^
When he was an assistant in the late 90's-early oughts he was a stud recruiter.
Damn we gonna be good going forward, think about the 2013 and future teams and how good they're gonna be. Let's set up another game with any SEC team for 2014, bring it on!!!
February 19th, 2012 at 2:07 AM ^
You ever go to PB Bar and Grill for the games? I usually go to them, but live in Temecula and we're about to relocate back down to downtown due to my girlfriends new position in Little Italy. We should get together!! I need more UM friends down here!!
February 19th, 2012 at 2:31 AM ^
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February 19th, 2012 at 5:36 AM ^
I live in PB (Pacific Beach) and that is an M Bar for sure, Moondoggies right next door is an ohio Bar.
I usually watch the games at home cause I got 3 monitors above my fireplace and it's a great set-up. Let me know how to reach you and we can watch the games for sure, whether at my place or a sports bar.
February 19th, 2012 at 11:11 AM ^
Used to meet at Giovanni's off balboa for football games but I haven't been in a while, the price of having three boys I guess.
February 19th, 2012 at 1:31 AM ^
glad i was wrong. pushing top 10 in football, hockey and basketball. back to the good old days...
February 19th, 2012 at 2:19 AM ^
can Hoke recruit, but he and his staff can coach. They maximize the talent that they have. This bodes well for the type of recruits, that Michigan is bringing in. The direction that the program is heading in, is exciting to say the least.
February 19th, 2012 at 2:23 AM ^
Brady Hoke was hired on my birthday. I told my father this was a terrible present. I was wrong. BEST PRESENT EVER. I'll forever be in debt for my unkind words about our future presidential candidate, Brady T. Hoke (while I don't know his middle name, I must assume that it is 'Tremendous').
February 19th, 2012 at 12:41 AM ^
February 19th, 2012 at 1:52 AM ^
I can admit I to some doubt. I didn't think that there was some Michigan "it" that Hoke could have that another coach couldn't, but it's there. It really exists and Hoke has whatever "it" is in spades. Today was an off-the-charts day, and though my doubts were thoroughly dispelled during last season and the recruiting cycle, even the most hardcore of haters can't look past the accomplishments of the day and say that Hoke is anything other than a man with a cotton-pickin maize-n-blue heart. Go Blue, Hoke uber alles!
February 19th, 2012 at 10:29 PM ^
February 19th, 2012 at 12:10 PM ^
It's days like this that I really love my signature.
February 19th, 2012 at 10:31 PM ^
February 19th, 2012 at 12:42 AM ^
Michigan for life. Just another reason why its great to be a Michigan Wolverine. GO BLUE!!
February 19th, 2012 at 12:42 AM ^
his pointing. Recruits come and see how amaing his pointing skills are, and commit on the spot.
February 19th, 2012 at 12:43 AM ^
I don't agree with all of David Brandon's decisions, but the single most important decision he is ever going to make while AD at Michigan is who to hire for the head football coach. He knocked this one out of the park.
February 19th, 2012 at 12:47 AM ^
Well, to be accurate, Harbaugh and Miles kind of made the decision for him.
February 19th, 2012 at 12:53 AM ^
I don't believe that Brandon ever seriously wanted to hire either one of those guys.
February 19th, 2012 at 1:14 AM ^
I will give you Miles, but I think he wanted Harbaugh and he is happiest he got Hoke!
February 19th, 2012 at 1:33 AM ^
"Not all that shines is gold"
Excuse if it's not word for word, but you get the message.
February 19th, 2012 at 1:43 AM ^
I agree and thats why I said I think he was happiest he got Hoke.
February 19th, 2012 at 1:43 AM ^
There's little question he wanted -- and expected -- Harbaugh. Miles is debatable.
February 19th, 2012 at 8:27 AM ^
Sorry, but I never got that impression from Brandon when I was following the search. I don't think he felt Harbaugh was the one to pursue so he never really did and besides we all knew Harbaugh wanted to go to the next level.
I felt Hoke was great from the get go! Anytime you can get someone that wants a job as bad as he did, you know you will get complete devotion to it! I used to hire less qualified employees over other qualified people because they showed me they wanted the position more and they always turned out to be good hires.
AS far as I am concerned I don't ever need to hear the names of Miles and Harbaugh brought up again concerning the head coaching position at Michigan, they didn't want it and it showed!!!!!!!
February 19th, 2012 at 6:52 PM ^
How is there "little question" about Harbaugh? Has anyone ever confirmed that we offered him the job? We may have, but it's not clear. Brandon denies it and I don't think Harbaugh ever said anything about it.
I don't think there's anything to debate about Miles. Miles denied that we offered. Brandon denied it. John Bacon, in Three and Out, definitively stated that we did not offer (and even seemed to take a shot at Brandon for not doing so).
February 19th, 2012 at 1:43 AM ^
There's little question he wanted -- and expected -- Harbaugh. Miles is debatable.
February 19th, 2012 at 1:44 AM ^
way to stay on the positive...this was a great day in case you missed it
February 19th, 2012 at 1:04 AM ^
Do not call Meyer, and commit,
We're lookin' for you.
We gon' sign you!
We gon' sign you!
February 19th, 2012 at 1:04 AM ^
Hide your 5* O-linemen, Ohio.
February 19th, 2012 at 12:46 AM ^
an article was written by a guy who followed Brady Hoke around for several years during the beginning of Michigan's coaching search and the writer was saying he hopes Brady Hoke gets it because he has known for so long the genuine love he has for this school and that when receiving his SDSU job he told administration his dream job was to coach at Michigan. I knew from that sentence on I wanted that man to coach this program. Ever since his press conference I knew my feelings were correct, we couldn't ask for a more perfect match. Go Blue
February 19th, 2012 at 12:48 AM ^
that is the longest sentence ever.
February 19th, 2012 at 11:57 AM ^
"Traditionally, the longest sentence in English Literature has been said to be a sentence in Ullyses by James Joyce, which clocks in at 4,391 words. Past editions of The Guinness Book of World Records have listed this record.
However, Joyce's record has recently been surpassed. Jonathan Coe's The Rotters Club, published in 2001, contains a sentence with 13,955 words. I believe he currently holds the record in "English Literature."
However hold on to your seats...
There is also, apparently, a Polish novel, Gates of Paradise, with a 40,000 word sentence. I have been unable so far to find absolute confirmation on an author. Bramy Raju, written by Jerzy Andrzejewski, and published in 1960, translates as Gates of Paradise, but it has been described as a novella. And while there is no absolute definition of that term, novellas are usually shorter than 40,000 words.
Finally, there is a Czech novel that consists of one long sentence -- Dancing Lessons for the Advanced in Age by Bohumil Hrabal. It is this novel that Coe has said inspired his 13,955 word sentence. Hrabal's 'novel sentence' is 128 pages long, though I have been unable to find an exact word count. It most likely takes the award for longest sentence. Even if it doesn't, it dwarfs Hugo's significantly.
February 19th, 2012 at 1:18 AM ^
I think you're referring to this Jason Whitlock article:
http://msn.foxsports.com/collegefootball/story/brady-hoke-not-jim-harba…
It's worth reading again.
February 19th, 2012 at 1:54 AM ^
The best part of this article is reading the comments and wondering "what do you fools have to say now?"
February 19th, 2012 at 2:23 AM ^
You can find some of that on MGoBlog, too. Example:
http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/express-your-opinion-without-fear-retributi…
February 19th, 2012 at 9:10 AM ^
Very very interesting how right Whitlock has been.
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