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December 28th, 2016 at 1:37 PM ^

With everyone returning to their old schools, I wonder if Brady would ever be interested in coming back as DL coach here. Luke Fickell took his embarassment as the 1-yr HC at OSU and stayed on, it would be a good fit for Hoke and everyone in Ann Arbor to swallow their pride and bring him back to coach the DL one day. Great guy, great recruiter, always had great D-lines.

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Ali G Bomaye

December 28th, 2016 at 1:55 PM ^

That isn't a comparable situation, for three reasons. First, it was understood when Fickell took over that he was an interim HC, and that they'd be looking for a bigger name, so it wasn't so much a "demotion" for him as it was a return to his normal position. Second, Hoke is tied to the Shane Morris concussion fiasco, so I think there would be a lot of questions in bringing him back besides his coaching ability. Third, Hoke hasn't been a DL coach for 15 years, and we have a pretty awesome one already in Greg Mattison.

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I dumped the Dope

December 29th, 2016 at 11:13 AM ^

by stating that Hoke did not have a DL coach after Jerry Montgomery (?) left for OK (?).  So he actually did coach the DL.

I feel like Hoke mismanaged the Morris situation but the biggest epic fail is on the part of the referees.  If you review that play its one of the most egregious targeting violations ever committed, of a 270#-ish player head-launching into a 210# player who is looking somewhere else, after this rule went into effect and was a no-call.  Get that call correct and a bunch of other stuff straightens up.  People were mad about losing to Minnesota, that's the bottom line.

Mattison won't coach forever, I'd like him to stay as long as he wants but I think buried somewhere Harbaugh actually likes and respects Hoke but can't really acknowledge that further than his initial press conference.

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MH20

December 28th, 2016 at 1:24 PM ^

Edsall basically made UConn what it was before he left, going from the 1-AA level to a two-time BCS conference champion.  After his embarrassing Maryland tenure, I doubt he'd jump ship anytime soon, plus I'm sure his contract will have some kind of clause discouraging another midnight train departure.

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