OT: Next to get "The Beckman"
August 24th, 2016 at 9:02 PM ^
is a suitable replacement for Frank. Brandstatter is a wonderful color guy, but a play-by-play guy he ain't.
August 24th, 2016 at 9:55 PM ^
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August 24th, 2016 at 10:57 PM ^
At least he knows how to call a game and not interject himself too much into the analysis.
August 24th, 2016 at 11:07 PM ^
August 25th, 2016 at 12:37 AM ^
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August 25th, 2016 at 1:33 PM ^
I know he has stated this is one of his dream jobs and has applied for it a few times. Hopefully he can land this job soon because I need some more word scrambles that I will actually listen too, ain't nobody got time to listen to radio broadcasts of other teams.
August 25th, 2016 at 10:28 AM ^
I love Brandy but he is, indeed, awful as a PxP guy. Michigan could easily find a competent play-by-play doing high school football who would do a better job.
August 24th, 2016 at 9:05 PM ^
August 24th, 2016 at 9:05 PM ^
Agreed. They should just bring Beckmann back.
August 24th, 2016 at 9:14 PM ^
They should lure him with a tasty chew.
August 24th, 2016 at 9:07 PM ^
Beck Man to you!! 8-)
August 24th, 2016 at 9:21 PM ^
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August 24th, 2016 at 11:34 PM ^
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August 24th, 2016 at 9:40 PM ^
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August 24th, 2016 at 10:07 PM ^
So they should at least give him a couple of years. He already whipped up the fanbase to hate Michigan......Oh wait, he used to coach at OSU so thats the first thing he was taught when he went there how to hate UM. Well if he can get the recruits in New Jersey to hate Michigan then.....Oh wait they will go to OSU or Alabama. Well if he can instill these kids some cheesy acronym that will teach the kids how to.......Oh never mind. Just be thankful we are not Rutgers. Go Blue!
August 24th, 2016 at 10:31 PM ^
Nobody should get "The Beckman" until we beat MSU and OSU.
August 24th, 2016 at 10:42 PM ^
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August 25th, 2016 at 12:05 AM ^
August 25th, 2016 at 12:34 AM ^
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August 25th, 2016 at 8:27 AM ^
than as an OP, especially the short live OP we saw yesterday.
August 25th, 2016 at 11:50 AM ^
I will upvote this every time until we beat MSU and OSU
August 25th, 2016 at 12:33 AM ^
Western Michigan is Illinois' 3rd game on the schedule. Before opening this thread, I thought the thread would be in reference to Larry Fedora's somewhat bizarre hiring of Beckman.
I get why Beckman would take the job, in his mind he can now "get back at Illinois" (as if UNC will likely need much help to beat Illinois). I don't know why Fedora did it.
August 25th, 2016 at 9:23 AM ^
Oddly-timed firings like that are usually a result of either one big or several substantial off-field incidents, not results on the field. I don't really think you'll see a firing like that over on-field performance at that time. Beckman was let go because of alleged abuse off the field (and probably also just for being a giant ignoramus).
Other incidents like this I can think of are these:
Mike Leach at Texas Tech, December 2009 (alleged abuse of Craig James' kid).
Mike Haywood at Pittsburgh, December 2010 (on the job for two weeks before being fired for not his first domestic violence-related arrest).
Mike Price at Alabama, May 2003 (on the job for six months before being ID'ed at various strip clubs and soliciting prostitutes).
There may be more, but those are the few that came to my mind.