D-day Morning Open Thread
January 11th, 2011 at 11:40 AM ^
How do we know Hoke hates the spread again? Seems odd, especially since he did run it at BSU ...
January 11th, 2011 at 9:31 AM ^
Maybe we will get a surprise coach like Patterson. DB had to be doing some kind of business in Dallas since we know that he interviewed MIles in Baton Rouge. We can't forget that DB has said that some people have contacted him about the HC job so there has to be more than Hoke and Miles out there.
January 11th, 2011 at 9:35 AM ^
So he could ascertain Miles interest and seek his advice and say privately to any big Miles supporters amongst the U of M family that he discussed the opportunity with Les but Les said no thanks and recommended the next coach as a great hire for U of M.
So, announcement of someone else with all bases covered including Miles and Carr?????
January 11th, 2011 at 9:32 AM ^
Right now I am Miles, Urban Meyer, or Saban or bust. Anything else is a complete failure by Dave Brandon.
January 11th, 2011 at 9:39 AM ^
Must be nice to live in that cloud! You are basically saying Miles or bust, what if Miles does not want to come here? We should know by now that any coaching hire can be pretty hard to evaluate for at least 3 years, right?
January 11th, 2011 at 9:47 AM ^
I will not stick around for Lloyd Carr part 2 aka Brady Hoke.
January 11th, 2011 at 9:52 AM ^
regardless of who it is?
January 11th, 2011 at 10:06 AM ^
Have fun Boilerin up
January 11th, 2011 at 11:42 AM ^
Goddamn Carr and his goddamn only champsionship since 1948. I hate that asshole.
Seriously, you're a fucking moron. No sugarcoat. Go cheer for Sparty - I hear they're on a hot streak.
January 11th, 2011 at 9:46 AM ^
Replace "Miles" with "Stoops" and you are a ND fan.
January 11th, 2011 at 9:35 AM ^
http://www.mgoblue.com/promotions/football-history.html
I live in texas sonofa....
On another note, I don't think I've ever trolled so many different sites at once just, constantly hitting refresh just to see if news has hit yet...
January 11th, 2011 at 9:35 AM ^
Notice anything awesome about Brandon's flight back from Baton Rouge?
The guy doesn't even want to FLY OVER Ohio...
January 11th, 2011 at 11:53 AM ^
about not having time to pay attention to news stories, blogs, fanbase, etc- but he clearly knows PR and appearances!
January 11th, 2011 at 9:37 AM ^
January 11th, 2011 at 9:46 AM ^
- 65-16 and one NC in the toughest division of the SEC.
- Last 5 recruiting classes ranked #7, #8, #3, #7, #5 (per Scout, picked just because it was easiest to find the comparative data)
January 11th, 2011 at 9:45 AM ^
he seems very happy at LSU and that his family is very happy there too. He just finished an 11-2 season and his Tigers should be a Top 10 or even Top 5 team next year.
Michigan is a great place to be also. But I think people are really diving off the high board on this whole thing. 1 + 1 does not equal eleventy billion. Christ, a meeting took place. That's it.
Miles is probably interested in the opportunity and what Brandon has to say. LSU fans cannot blame him for this interest.
But being interested and accepting the UM head coaching position (with all the tacked-on, fan ,admin and alumni conditions, such as, for the love of God, don't hurt the alumni's feelings by installing any spread offense plays! UM football right now is an ugly and incomplete construction project where the previous contractor got shit-canned.
Les is 57. At some point he has to be asking himself "why should I take myself and my family from a comfortable situation in Baton Rouge to quite possibly a very uncomfortable one?" and "Aren't I getting too old for this kind of shit?". After all that's gone down with Lloyd's departure, Les Miles would be right to ask himself these questions.
Everyone is saying "Les has to come home".
Right now he's winning at LSU and that's his home. Ann Arbor won't ever be his home without winning first.
I could be wrong.
At any rate if Miles is taking the job, I hope he goes Colonel Jessup on MSC, Brandon and all UM alumni across the planet: "I run my unit how I run my unit!"
January 11th, 2011 at 9:52 AM ^
snicker.
January 11th, 2011 at 9:57 AM ^
We know nothing for sure right now, and the idea that Les has to take the job is pure lunacy at this point. Careful about thinking Les has to do anything.
January 11th, 2011 at 9:59 AM ^
Bc his boss sent out a letter acknowledging their season last yr was more or less unacceptable
January 11th, 2011 at 10:09 AM ^
Very much agree with this analysis. With Miles, fans' expectations are going to be sky-high, and if he doesn't immediately meet or exceed those expectations, fans are going to quickly sour on him. I can't imagine Miles wouldn't take that into account if Michigan offers him the job.
With Hoke, the expectations are going to be much more reasonable and thus more likely to be met.
In the end, the only thing that's going to mend the "fractured fanbase" is winning--particularly beating OSU and MSU--and contending for Big Ten titles again.
January 11th, 2011 at 10:11 AM ^
The expectations should be the same regardless of who ends up being the coach.
January 11th, 2011 at 10:27 AM ^
Maybe they should be the same, but in reality they won't.
January 11th, 2011 at 10:28 AM ^
I understand your argument and I agree somewhat, but Baton Rouge certainly has not been overly friendly toward Miles since he took over for Saban. From everything I've read, the natives have been restless for a new coach for a couple of years, and to say they have no perspective would be an understatement. One year after he led LSU to the title, people were already calling for his head because the team had lost 2 games. I think that's why you see so many coaches in the SEC burn out quickly and leave - the pressure is unbelievable to win at all costs, and for most of them it just becomes unbearable. People may bitch and moan in Ann Arbor, but my guess is that it is still far more welcoming than being attacked mercilessly for going 11-2.
January 11th, 2011 at 9:51 AM ^
is like crawling on hands and knees in the glass-strewn alley behind a meth lab and licking the pavement.
January 11th, 2011 at 9:57 AM ^
Stoney just gave MGoblog a shout out as the BEST PLACE TO GET ANYTHING MICHIGAN FOOTBALL on 97.1!!!!!!!!!!
January 11th, 2011 at 10:11 AM ^
Hey Stoney, is it true that Valenti has a goat fetish? Oh...you thought he went to MSU for the journalism department?!?
January 11th, 2011 at 10:54 AM ^
how does it feel to be right for once in your life?
January 11th, 2011 at 10:17 AM ^
I am expecting Dominos to do the full-on Atlas Arena facelift on Crisler
January 11th, 2011 at 10:26 AM ^
Is missing a %
January 11th, 2011 at 10:06 AM ^
I have a strong feeling that Les Miles will not come to Michigan, and we will forced to name Brady Hoke as our next HC. I hope Les comes, because in all honesty I'd rather have kept RR than get Hoke.
January 11th, 2011 at 10:15 AM ^
Any chance its Gruden? I'm still holding out hope.
January 11th, 2011 at 10:16 AM ^
If it's Miles is Dilithium gone, gone, gone, jumping like a catfish on a pole?
January 11th, 2011 at 10:22 AM ^
I thinbk it will depend on who Miles brings in for OC - if it is a guy who supports the spread attack, Denard will probably stay because he'll still be the highlight threat. That's why Hoke was such a scary choice - he was going to revert back to the old pro-style setup from the Bo/Carr eras, and that would have meant another paradigm shift.
January 11th, 2011 at 10:38 AM ^
I may be wrong here, but what's your evidence that Hoke will go back to pro-style sets? My understanding was that he ran a pass-heavy spread at BSU. Are you just going by Brian's (rather dubiously context-free) "basketball on grass" quote?
January 11th, 2011 at 10:18 AM ^
I would be deep into overtime on this website. I take full responsibility for the problems with the server. I am so tired of reading the rumors. Please God...make it stop.
January 11th, 2011 at 10:18 AM ^
Miles is such a known commodity to Michigan, and particularly DB, that I can't see DB conducting a long interview or sell job. The longer yesterday's meeting was, IMHO, the more likely it was about process than yes or no. I could well be wrong but that seems most likely to me.
January 11th, 2011 at 10:20 AM ^
will literally explode and destroy the entire internet if there is an announcement that Miles is returning to LSU. Entire computers will combust right in front of your eyes until there is only ash. Not saying that such an announcement is going to happen, but it will be quite the seen if it does.
January 11th, 2011 at 10:22 AM ^
Doug Karsch on 97.1 just said that--based on people he's talked to--the idea that Miles to Michigan is a done deal has cooled down this morning. He thinks Miles, Hoke, and "unknown candidate C" are equally likely right now.
January 11th, 2011 at 10:26 AM ^
More proof that everyone is guessing. Last night Michigan met with Miles so everyone assumed that they would get a deal done. Now, because a deal hasn't been announced yet, they are assuming that the deal fell through. They don't know anything.
January 11th, 2011 at 10:30 AM ^
Nothing against Doug Karsch - I really have no opinion about him either way - but 97.1 has been one of the worst offenders in terms of misinformation and outright falsehoods throughout the RR era and the coaching search that I have a hard time taking them seriously at all. I think Miles has the inside track of taking over, and "unknown candidate C" is probably some non-starter like Gruden or Malzahan (sp?).
January 11th, 2011 at 10:22 AM ^
This was just added by Tom Dienhart on Twitter:
'Michigan will meet with Les Miles and/or his people Tuesday, media reports indicate.'
Is this someone following up on yesterday's report that UM and Miles would meet today, or is this new and Brandon and Miles are planning on meeting again today? Didn't Brandon fly back to AA last night? Is he still there? If so, where is this meeting taking place? Do we know any tail numbers of any LSU planes? lol.
January 11th, 2011 at 10:31 AM ^
Dude just got around to reading yesterday's newspaper. I haven't seen any such media reports since the rumored Tuesday meeting was bumped up to last night or anything about a second meeting. There's a NetJets bird scheduled to depart Willow Run for Scottsdale (DB's Camp David) shortly after 11. This may not be over.
January 11th, 2011 at 10:25 AM ^
Karsch just said he heard the 4:00 team meeting is about strength and conditioning and other off-season stuff.
January 11th, 2011 at 10:34 AM ^
I started a new thread... getting close to 250 here. Trying to streamline my F5 approach to the day.
January 11th, 2011 at 10:37 AM ^
Damn Glad! To have you at Michigan, Coach Miles !
I don't know what all the Yip Yap is on here as of late. Someone even stated if we can have RR back....WTF? THIS is our ONLY option kids (I say kids because, I believe a large portion of the posters are 20 something). Les is the only one who can bring GREATNESS back to Ann Arbor...And he will ! Now sit back. chew on a blade of grass and let the man Work!!!
GO BLUE and GO Dave Brandon...Great Job!
January 11th, 2011 at 10:42 AM ^
EDIT: Nevermind.