Hoke Post-game presser
This is the most distant and detached Hoke has been during his tenure in A2, maybe its because hes now fully aware that "he gone".
What the most struck me as especially odd during the press conference was when someone asked him about Delano Hill. Hoke just gave an awkward series of "yes" and "no's" to the questions about Delano. I think the reporter asked if he was injured or hurt a few different ways. Hoke repeatedly responded with "yes" and "now" before giving way to an awkward smile that keeping from saying something that he may have wanted to.
It was just weird. Did anyone else notice that?
November 22nd, 2014 at 7:56 PM ^
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November 22nd, 2014 at 7:50 PM ^
Well at least he can wipe those tears away with the MILLIONS OF DOLLARS he stole from the University.
He'll be fine, stop feeling bad for someone that is set for life.
November 22nd, 2014 at 8:01 PM ^
How did he steal it?
November 22nd, 2014 at 8:22 PM ^
Well he may not have stolen it but he certainly fraudulently got the job by calling himself a "Michigan Man."
November 22nd, 2014 at 8:33 PM ^
Fraudulently? Did he hide his record? Did he lie on his resume? Where was the fraud?
He was never qualified for this job and he got hired anyway. That's on Brandon.
November 22nd, 2014 at 8:52 PM ^
Is an over-used term. I would like it to go away for awhile.
November 22nd, 2014 at 7:50 PM ^
Well at least he can wipe those tears away with the MILLIONS OF DOLLARS he stole from the University.
He'll be fine, stop feeling bad for someone that is set for life.
November 22nd, 2014 at 7:50 PM ^
Well at least he can wipe those tears away with the MILLIONS OF DOLLARS he stole from the University.
He'll be fine, stop feeling bad for someone that is set for life.
November 22nd, 2014 at 7:56 PM ^
November 22nd, 2014 at 7:58 PM ^
Whatever you say chief. You actually thought a win against a shitty Maryland team was going to save his job?
Also he pretty much got paid big money for being a mid-level MAC coach. I guess that was hard work that earned him one of the biggest coaching pay checks in the NCAA.
November 22nd, 2014 at 8:14 PM ^
Well, it still isn't stealing unless you were being a bit overdramatic regarding the salary which is merely a function of the contract between both him and the university. In that case, you can discuss how you feel he is overpaid perhaps, but to say that it is stealing ignores a lot of sundry details, in my opinion. If you are interested, I don't think most people here would have thought that a win over Maryland was going to save Hoke, but there is really no need to go overboard here.
November 22nd, 2014 at 8:21 PM ^
Stealing is a bit over the top. You are worth what someone is willing to pay you. With that said, he probably didn't earn his salary any more than RR did during his stay. Think of it as an investment in the wrong stock!
November 22nd, 2014 at 8:31 PM ^
I hate seeing Michigan being shitty every week. They play with very little voractiy (save some players), make stupid errors, and it never changes (this is a result of poor coaching). I think that discussion has already been thoroughly wrung the ringer on this blog. I just don't know why people are sad for him. Most of us aren't even given a shot at our dream job making the amount of cash he brought in, let alone doing it with a sub-par resume.
Bottom line, don't be sad. He's leaving AA with a boat load of cash and experience coaching at a big time Uni for what it seems (on paper anyways) very little effort.
November 22nd, 2014 at 9:47 PM ^
November 22nd, 2014 at 7:53 PM ^
Did Brady and his kids get multiple mgoblog accounts? Seriously quite a few comments above that were pretty spot on and not dickish got really negged?
Must be osu trolls who are pissed he is gone.
November 22nd, 2014 at 8:02 PM ^
Or people who don't approve of unneccessarily dickish comments.
November 22nd, 2014 at 8:11 PM ^
I might hurt Hokes feelings. He has bigger problems than what some asshole says about him on a blog.
Neg me all you want, all I was saying is he has millions of other reasons why he'll be fine. I wish I got fired from a job with millions of dollars in my bank roll.
Get off your high horse bro.
EDIT: Spelling is hard.
November 23rd, 2014 at 8:37 AM ^
Terrell Owens agrees with this comment, or at least his publicist does
November 22nd, 2014 at 8:22 PM ^
Come on. Some are dickish, but they're the same comments people have been making here for years and getting upvoted like mad. All of a sudden everyone feels bad for Hoke because now everyone's 100% sure he's gone so anyone who doesn't talk about poor Hoke is getting negged. I agree a lot of people have been dicks, but the moral righteousness in this thread is ridiculous.
November 22nd, 2014 at 8:52 PM ^
There are only a few comments getting heavily downvoted here. One calls Hoke "Bardy Flinstone" and says he doesn't care about the program because he didn't resign last year, another says he doesn't deserve to have his name associated with us, and a third says that he stole millions from the University. That kind of idiocy has never been upvoted here.
Yes, people are expressing a little sympathy for someone who is visibly crushed after a major failure. You can call that moral righteousness if you like, but I think it's just being a decent human.
November 22nd, 2014 at 9:10 PM ^
November 22nd, 2014 at 9:20 PM ^
You keep saying that, but it's a stupid sentiment. He didn't know he didn't deserve the job. Obviously he believed in what he was doing.
November 22nd, 2014 at 9:35 PM ^
Eh, you may be right. But even a guy saying he didn't feel bad for Hoke was getting negged significantly. I do think people are going overboard feeling sorry for Hoke though, and I guess that's what's annoying me.
EDIT: Actually I checked and that guy said steal 10 million instead of make 10 million. Guess I read that wrong lol.
November 22nd, 2014 at 8:13 PM ^
Nope, probably just all the Hoke apologists.
November 22nd, 2014 at 9:30 PM ^
I always neg anyone who bitches about negging.
first rule of negging, we don't talk about negging... if you understand you will neg this post (I will neg my self)
jfon
November 22nd, 2014 at 9:54 PM ^
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November 22nd, 2014 at 8:23 PM ^
Huh? What side of the room?
November 22nd, 2014 at 8:23 PM ^
November 22nd, 2014 at 7:58 PM ^
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November 22nd, 2014 at 8:17 PM ^
Give Hoke one more season and his record would be worse than Rich Rod's.....
November 22nd, 2014 at 10:46 PM ^
He would have to lose the next 25 games in a row in order for that to be true.
November 23rd, 2014 at 10:27 AM ^
I was being facetious but let's not give him a chance to get to that point....
Amazing how much of an outlier that 11-2 season is...and if you took it away, and gave him one more season at his current trajectory (assume 3-9) he would be right in line with RRod.
We need a clean slate from top to bottom - everything must go!
November 22nd, 2014 at 8:17 PM ^
Yes, I think you should let that sink in! It really says something about Michigan while he was coaching here doesn't it!
November 22nd, 2014 at 8:25 PM ^
November 22nd, 2014 at 8:19 PM ^
Did you notice the score was 42-10, not 42-40? Rich Roriguez (no D) learned at our expense that you have to play defense. He gets no credit for good coaching during his time here.
November 22nd, 2014 at 10:44 PM ^
November 22nd, 2014 at 11:22 PM ^
Fuck that, he could have run any other scheme he wanted, but he decided to fit a square peg into a round hole and it caused his demise here. I'm glad he figured out defense is important, but would have been nice for him to figure it out here. Also Let's remember his close wins against terrible Cal, Washington, and UTSA teams and complete ownage by UCLA before we get too far down the "Might have been [path" he failed here(some of it wasn;t his fault, but a lot of it was) Get over it.
November 22nd, 2014 at 8:21 PM ^
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November 22nd, 2014 at 9:03 PM ^
you owe me $22 for 3 glasses of Dewars and 2 hard ciders.
I'm never drinking for you again!
November 22nd, 2014 at 9:10 PM ^
It's not *that* kind of website
November 22nd, 2014 at 8:09 PM ^
The only presser I've ever seen that was more disturbing was Bud Dwyer's. As a person I hope that Hoke is OK. He obviously had been weeping.
However, I would have much more respect for him if he announced his resignation. The extra $$ he stands to gain by staying on cannot be worth his dignity at this point.
November 22nd, 2014 at 8:20 PM ^
I'm sick of it... people blaming Hoke for everything. He is a coach and a human, he will make mistakes. Yes, he isnt a great coach and yes he does make to many mistakes, but really guys? What about Doug? He is 2x as bad, does NOTHING for offense, and he could be the problem. I dont like Hoke, but im tired of people eating him alive for every small mistake he makes, grow up. (I'm the 14 year old)
November 22nd, 2014 at 8:25 PM ^
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