I don't believe that. I feel like we did what we said we were going to do. The year we took Shane Morris , we probably should have taken another quarterback. Not that we didn't believe in Shane. Just for more numbers, more competition. As for his statement Tuesday that he would not have punted at the end of the loss to Michigan State , he said it wasn't intended to be harsh and "I didn't say that to criticize Jim.
Contact Mark Snyder at msnyder freepress. They don't even rule their own state anymore like they once did. Michigan State has gotten the best of the Wolverines three straight years now and has been getting better in state recruits than the Wolverines through this rough time.
That will continue to be the case unless Hoke can bring a winning tradition back to Ann Arbor. Right now, the question is simple. What does Michigan have that other schools don't? A big stadium that seats a lot of people? Recruiting plays such a huge role in being successful in today's college football world. But with the hire of Brady Hoke, the Wolverines do not have a hot recruiting name as a head coach, something that Rich Rodriguez was, despite his lack of success at Michigan.
In order to get back to the winning tradition, Michigan is going to have to be able to bring in talent through recruiting.
Big-time high school players are not familiar with Brady Hoke and what he is about. They know what Michigan stands for, but not much about their new head coach. Hoke is going to have to build a name for himself and show that he can have success in recruiting if he is going to be a long-term answer in Ann Arbor. In reality, Michigan football just isn't what it used to be. That's not saying it can't potensitlity get back to greatness one day. But right now, where it stands, fans need to realize that the standards need to be lowered right now in Ann Arbor.
Rich Rodriguez set the Wolverines back a ways during his three years there, and now Brady Hoke is handed the challenge of fixing that mess that Rodriguez started. But realisticly, they still have a while to go before then can expect any drastic changes. He spent the past year at the University of Tennessee, where he was the defensive line coach and later the interim head coach after Butch Jones was fired.
He was the defensive line coach at Michigan and recruited the West coast in when Brady, who on Sunday will be trying to win his sixth Super Bowl for the New England Patriots , committed to the Wolverines.
Brady was among the first to call Hoke and congratulate him when Hoke was named the head coach at Michigan in The Panthers also are expected to name Travelle Wharton their assistant offensive line coach, per league source. Wharton had two stents with Carolina as a player. He will assist John Matsko. Skip to main content Skip to navigation. Carolina Panthers. Arizona Cardinals.
Las Vegas Raiders. Here is a timeline of significant events during the four years Brady Hoke was Michigan's football coach. January Brady Hoke introduced as 19th Michigan football coach after two seasons at San Diego State record and six at Ball State before that. Hoke is hired by athletic director Dave Brandon, who had fired Rich Rodriguez. Fall Michigan's season has highs and lows, with a win over Michigan State. A loss to South Carolina in the Outback Bowl closes the season.
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