Official Brady Hoke Thank You Posbang

Submitted by Black Socks on

Regardless of what happens to Brady Hoke, it cannot be denied that he loves Michigan and gave 100%.  I speak for MGoBlog when I wish him the best of luck in the future, wherever he is.  Let's get some posbang mojo going here.

Thanks for your commitment to M coach Hoke.

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WolverineMac

December 2nd, 2014 at 8:41 AM ^

I have no doubt that he put all he has into it and to reach your deem job and then not get the result must be incredibly difficult.

I have no doubt he'll land and learn from this experience.

I hope Hackett has Harbaugh or Miles lined up because short of them I don't see a lot of great options that will be available or come this year.

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taistreetsmyhero

December 2nd, 2014 at 8:41 AM ^

that the mantra of hard work, desire, will power, etc. etc. etc. are not enough for success. in order to be successful, you need all that plus twice as much skill and half again as much luck.

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joubertly breathing

December 2nd, 2014 at 8:41 AM ^

But his program was flawed with too many off the field chararcter issues: Gibbons and Lewan, Lewan, York, Clark, etc. To me, that's not evidence of a good guy, rather a guy who doesn't have control.  You can't be glorified as being "good", when your team has multiple instances of bad.  This thread is like the Helsinki syndrome.

Besides who are we comparing him to if he is so saintly?  Bo?

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Louie C

December 2nd, 2014 at 9:23 AM ^

That says a lot about some people. Oh what, he didn't give you bragging rights at the office on Monday mornings? Book fucking hoo. Grow the fuck up. I think he needs to go too, but damn. Then these same people want to climb up on their high horse when it comes to other fan bases.

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MGo Victors Valiant

December 2nd, 2014 at 9:09 AM ^

After the 11-2 season and the first full recruiting class I thought we would see you on the Michigan sidelines for 10+ years but I guess it was not meant to be. Thank you for all your effort and even though you fell short of your (our) goals, I like to think you did it with dignity.

Good luck with your future endeavors!

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jblaze

December 2nd, 2014 at 9:15 AM ^

I love Michigan 100% and would walk to Ann Arbor to get paid cash money to coach the team. 

I view this as Hoke letting down the players, not getting the most from them and turning 4 & 5* guys into not even considered for the NFL players. Woo hoo.

But, he graduated his players. Big Deal, that's the bare minimum and he had a lot of help in this with all of the advisors, tutors, and general acthletic player support at Michigan. 

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taistreetsmyhero

December 2nd, 2014 at 9:18 AM ^

for giving me the UTL game, the most exciting sports game I've ever witnessed live. and thank you for coaching UofM to a win against OSU in the last home game of my senior year.

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beedub93

December 2nd, 2014 at 10:02 AM ^

Ultimately, dudes need to grow up and be held accountable - Hoke didn't make Clark assault that woman, he didn't make York sucker-punch that kid and didn't get Stonum drunk and then put him behind the wheel.

Those guys need to grow the fuck up and own their mistakes.  That sure as hell isn't on Hoke.

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maize-blue

December 2nd, 2014 at 9:20 AM ^

Good recruiter and he stocked the team pretty good. It will be up to the next guy to get more out of these guys and win 9+ games. Hoke's successor should have a lot to work with right from the beginning. I think with a head guy that is a little tougher and can work without the univeristy/fans/alumni bothering him, they will be successful immediately.

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TheTeam16

December 2nd, 2014 at 9:39 AM ^

Many upstanding people do not turn out as the best employees, regardless of salary. We all know that person at our job that everyone likes, but is just not that great of a co-worker from a production standpoint...doesn't mean you do not wish him well and thank him when he moves on to a new opportunity because the current one did not work out.

Thank you Brady for pouring your heart into this program the last few seasons, I am sick for you that your dream job did not work out the way we all had hoped it would. I wish you success in your future endeavors.

Just like those before you, you will always be our coach.

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Macenblu

December 2nd, 2014 at 9:35 AM ^

I didn't get to attend any games this year. I live in West Virginia and travel to the games with my father who flys from New York. Just two weeks before the App St game my father was diagnosed with acute leukemia. He spent most of the season in the hospital. As it obviously turned out, if there ever was a season to not be able to go to games it was clearly this one. However, shortly after my dad entered the hospital to begin chemotherapy I wrote Brady Hoke's secretary an email explaining both my dad's situation and our love for Michigan football. Within days a package was sent to his hospital room: it was a giant sized card that the entire team had signed and it included personal messages from both Hoke and Dan Ferrigno. It's been a difficult season for a lot of reasons, but especially knowing that a really good guy wasn't getting it done and wasn't going to be the coach the next time that my father (hopefully) gets to see a game in Michigan Stadium. He didn't win enough games, but the way he responded to my email regarding my dad, he will always be a winner in my eyes. Thank you Brady Hoke for all of your efforts and best of luck to you in the future.

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chatster

December 2nd, 2014 at 9:44 AM ^

TL:DR Summary – Here to praise him, not to bury him. He was dedicated to trying to make each of his "115 sons" a better person. He leaves with a better winning percentage than he ever had before, but he leaves without ever achieving his goal of a Big Ten championship and without having post-season play in his final season of holding his “dream job.” Nice man.  Good representative for Michigan. I'd prefer to remember him for the good times and to wish him well.  
 
 
In Brady Hoke, the University of Michigan’s football program hired a head coach whose teams had only two good seasons in his eight seasons as the head coach at lower level programs, Ball State (his alma mater) and San Diego State. His overall record as a head coach before Michigan was 47-50. 
 
If his past performance had been a measure of his anticipated success in his “intended role,” then it would have been appropriate to expect Brady Hoke’s head coaching record at Michigan (if he’d lasted as long as eight seasons) to have been around a .500 level.
 
I’d expect that he and his agent will argue that his 31-20 record at Michigan has significantly exceeded his previous head coaching record, and that his overall success level is rising from the level he had when he was hired. . . . And that might be a nice way to cushion Brady Hoke’s fall from the Michigan head coach’s hot seat.  But that apparently won’t save his job.
 
He found his “dream job” handed to him through a series of unexpected circumstances that made his hiring seem to some like a desperation move.  After he accepted the job, at his introductory press conference, he announced that he was ready to run with it all the way from San Diego to Ann Arbor.
 
I don’t know if there is another management theory to suggest that a person’s comfort level in a job will determine the quality of the person’s performance, but I often wondered whether, despite his unbridled enthusiasm and the dedication he gave throughout his tenure as Michigan’s head football coach to each and every one of his “sons,” Brady Hoke really felt comfortable enough in the position as Michigan’s head football coach.
 
Was he really comfortable as a head coach without wearing the head set for communications throughout the game?  Was he really comfortable wearing short-sleeve shirts and going hatless during games played in bitter cold temperatures or rainy weather?  Was he really comfortable standing in front of media members who were prepared to tear him apart for decisions he made or the on-field and off-field performances of his “sons” or his failure to give detailed injury reports?
 
I view this as a sad day, because someone who appears to be a good man and a good representative of the University of Michigan will be having to leave his “dream job” for an uncertain future.  It might be best to think of his performance on David Letterman's Late Show when he was Ball State’s head coach and his elation after the Sugar Bowl victory and the last-minute comeback against Notre Dame in the first “Under the Lights” game, instead of all the disappointing results that followed.  I’m only a Michigan parent, so I may not have Michigan blood coursing through my veins, but THAT’s the Brady Hoke I’d prefer to remember.
 
His successor will be challenged to both exceed Brady Hoke’s winning percentage at Michigan AND to have his players (regardless of whether he’ll consider them to be his “sons”) conform to the type of off-field and in-class behavior and performance that embodies the persona of a “Michigan Man.”
 
Here’s to Brady Hoke finding only good luck, good health and happiness wherever he might be headed.

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Atlanta_Blue

December 2nd, 2014 at 9:53 AM ^

I appreciate that he was a good representative of the football program and, by extension, the university I love. However, he was in over his head as a coach and made more money in four years than many of us will make in our careers. I will not shed a tear as he departs, nor do I feel sorry for him, but I won't revel in his failure either.  Good luck and goodbye, Coach Hoke.

 

 

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Blue and Joe

December 2nd, 2014 at 10:02 AM ^

I guess I'll say thanks for beating MSU and OSU at least once. Other than that there is not a whole lot I can say. You're a good dude, and I'm sorry your dream job didn't work out. As someone infamously once said, this is "big boy football" and it was too much for you. Good luck.

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quakk

December 2nd, 2014 at 10:08 AM ^

I was underwhelmed with his hire in the first place.  That said, I'd be ok with giving him another year.  I'd like to see how he does without Dave Brandon's meddling.

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Incognymous

December 2nd, 2014 at 10:21 AM ^

I respect Coach Hoke as a mentor of young men. He understands the Michigan Differnce. He sells the entire student-athlete package to recruits and their parents, then his program succeeds in graduating its athletes. He is a positive role model with earnest intentions, and I Thank You for that Coach Hoke.

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worstever

December 2nd, 2014 at 10:23 AM ^

He's a highly compensated professional who did not do a good job in running the team or the media and fans.  I'm not thankful at all for the last four years, nor the four before that....this post does not speak for Mgoblog at all. 

I will say thanks to the players and fans (especially the ones, like me, who stuck with their season tix) who stood though this shit-show in hopes that there will be a better tomorrow. 

I'm sure Brady a nice guy and all, but I say "no thank you, sir".

Peace...

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blue_kate

December 2nd, 2014 at 10:29 AM ^

Ugh, mgoblog. You are occasionally just the very worst. Can we really not get through a "thanks and happy trails" post without the in-fighting?

Personally, I think the fan base is much less fractured now than it was four years ago, and for that alone I thank Coach Hoke (even if you're just united in hating him, I guess, though I'm not among that crowd). I hope he'll find a job that's a better fit for him.

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Girlbleedsblue

December 2nd, 2014 at 10:47 AM ^

.. nor did I hate RR.  I just need a coach to perform.  I'm one of the low information fans who only really understands winning & losing, so neither of these coaches performed for me.  If Hoke separates from UM today, I'm glad about it.  It's not necessarily personal, but I did find a few things to be poor reflections on Hoke.  Having a player on the sidelines who can't find his helmet?  Apologizing to State because our players showed some chutzpah?  Are we actively trying to be the butt of the Big 10?  It's just too much.  

 

 

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