Hoke won 11 games in year one and has declined each year since then. He sucks, and didn't have the resume to get the Michigan job in the first place. If he wasn't an assistant coach and "Michigan Man," he never would have sniffed the job. It was basically like UW giving the job to Lambright. I'd be pissed if Brady Hoke was UW's coach. His records at Ball State were 4-8, 2-9, 4-7, 5-7, 7-6, 12-1. At SDSU he went 4-8 and 9-4. In the 9-4 year, he was T-3rd in the MWC. A 47-50 career record before Michigan. It was as bad as USC hiring Sark.
According to Forbes, Michigan is the 5th most valuable team. When looking at profit, they are #2 only behind Texas. Money is no issue, and they are only paying Brady Hoke 2 million. He's never going to be able to beat Urban Meyer. Michigan State with Dantonio has gone 6-2 against Michigan. Franklin at Penn State will probably be pretty good too.
Hoke has recruited very well. It's the only thing he has done. In scout rankings, he was 4th in 2012, 2nd in 2013, and 27th in 2014 (3.56 star rating was top 10). Pony up for a real coach and they could be good very quickly. Michigan has been like Texas in that their reputation is greater than their production on the field. If you want to beat Urban Meyer and Dantonio, you need a great coach. Pay Harbaugh, Gruden, Tomlin as much as it takes. Whoever they get will be better than Hoke. They are probably all long shots except for possibly Harbaugh.
Michigan even has a reviled football-hating past president. Their situation is remarkably like Washington's in the 90s or early 2000's, just with a different chronology.
Michigan even has a reviled football-hating past president. Their situation is remarkably like Washington's in the 90s or early 2000's, just with a different chronology.
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According to Forbes, Michigan is the 5th most valuable team. When looking at profit, they are #2 only behind Texas. Money is no issue, and they are only paying Brady Hoke 2 million. He's never going to be able to beat Urban Meyer. Michigan State with Dantonio has gone 6-2 against Michigan. Franklin at Penn State will probably be pretty good too.
http://www.forbes.com/pictures/emdm45efmkf/5-michigan-wolverines/
Hoke has recruited very well. It's the only thing he has done. In scout rankings, he was 4th in 2012, 2nd in 2013, and 27th in 2014 (3.56 star rating was top 10). Pony up for a real coach and they could be good very quickly. Michigan has been like Texas in that their reputation is greater than their production on the field. If you want to beat Urban Meyer and Dantonio, you need a great coach. Pay Harbaugh, Gruden, Tomlin as much as it takes. Whoever they get will be better than Hoke. They are probably all long shots except for possibly Harbaugh.