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You dont announce a new coach saying that he was your 3rd choice. I dont think that sets up him up for success in a leadership position.

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I never said that should have been the case. In fact, in this thread I said Brandon should have just come out and said Hoke is our guy and leave it at that, with no mention of other candidates. For the pompous arse that he is, he doesn't owe anyone an explanation, especially not the local media here.
The entire handling of this was garbage, from saying we were going to have a national search, to then lying about offering to other candidates, to then taking swipes at candidates and former coaches etc. It was a mess and people are angry, rightly so. People were not happy with this hire, I was one of the ones, but when you sit back and take a look at everything that happened, Hoke is a victim of circumstance thanks in part to DB's ego, and it's unfair. I'm behind Hoke, because he is our coach now and deserves our support, and quite frankly, it's not his fault that the AD created this clusterf*** around him.

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President Coleman needs to try and rein him in, though I'm doubtful she can, even if she wants to.

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Honestly, she is part of the problem herself. She is the constant between these two hires and shes particularly self serving. Until both of them are out- :/

Brandon said something to the effect that not all that glitters is gold, some of the candidates put themselves before the program, the players.
He never specifically said names, but he was definitely taking swipes at someone, or maybe all the other candidates he interviewed. I dunno. It was tacky and uncalled for. Just say Hoke was your guy, doesn't matter what choice he was.

I truly think the problem is Brandon is an ego maniac, who wanted to sit in on everything and be involved ala pseudo head coach. With Miles or Harbaugh they wouldn't have allowed that, thereby wouldn't be allowing Brandon to inflate his ego. It was probably more about putting the team and the job they would be hired to do above Brandons ego. I'm honestly surprised he didn't name himself as head coach.

We have 3 down years and we are garbage? It's amazing for a school thats such garbage, our coaching search, albeit a very disorganized one still managed to take the spotlight during not only the Sugar Bowl, but the National Championship game.

We may not have been winning national championships left and right, but the bottom line is for the past 40 years before 2008 we were winning. In 2006 we were one game away from playing in the national championship game. Won 8 Big 10 titles and 1 national championship. Not to mention that 40 year bowl streak. It's not being arrogant, or hanging onto history it's being proud of the accomplishments.

Trust me when I tell you, we are not happy with the way this thing was handled. Fans are fed up with Brandon, and didn't appreciate the way he was a dick during the entire process. Didn't like the swipes he took at the candidates, especially since two of them are so fond of Michigan. I also was not one of RR's biggest fans, but I didn't like the swipes he took at RR during the presser. I get that you guys don't like how Brandon acts like hes above everyone, but trust me, we don't like it either. I am offended that he thinks we are so stupid to believe that Hoke was the only candidate offered/ in the running. Fans wanted Harbaugh or Miles. We weren't listened to, theres nothing we can do about it. There is also nothing we can do about his attitude except hope that he decides sooner rather than later to begin that career in politics. We're not gonna take this out on Hoke though. It's not his fault how this thing was handled. The only thing we can do is stop buying tickets, donating money, etc. Most people love Michigan too much to do that though. Our donations give the players a chance to be a part of something special. Thats what it should be about rather than telling the good ole boys club to F off.

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The AD took a shot at Rich Rod about not being able to adapt to the players on his team.

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not the only one who feels it was a swipe at RR. Been reading that same thing on some Michigan message boards. Not surprising though. Brandon is a dick, no doubt about it...

definitely would be an experience. Now that Les is staying, I still really want to get down to Baton Rouge for a game. Would love to experience a game in SEC country. Game vs. Bama in Dallas isn't gonna cut it for me!

OSU generally refers to us as "That school up North" so I'm sure he was just returning the favor haha.

Here is the link...it's over an hour long, but, kinda worth it.

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I know you guys are busy with figuring out if Gary Crowton is staying or going, but did any of you watch Hokes press conference on mgoblue.com?

I have to say, initially I was not sold on this hire, and the jury is still out as to whether or not he will win big here, but, there is no doubt this is where this guy wants to be. He said all the right things, kept referring to OSU as "That school in Ohio" and told off one of our local reporters who has a penchant for being a total douche. He definitely has a fiery personality and I hope that translates into his coaching abilities. Changing my initial reaction to this hire, I think we'll be okay.

eh. while I respect what he did as a coach, he shouldn't be able to be this influential in the search. He had a great tenure here, but if he is truly meddling i.e creating factions and keeping out coaches that have amazing resumes to get in his own guys that aren't proven then I, and a lot of other UofM fans can do without his involvement.

I don't think you're being defensive at all. I can see how you would take offense, and quite honestly I don't blame you. Trust me, UofM fans are not going to take kindly to this either. Like I said, I find it offensive that he thinks anyone would buy into the fact that Brady Hoke was the #1 choice over two coaches with the accomplishments that you listed. You think people are just going to believe that you flew into Baton Rouge to ask Les Miles for his opinion or blessing on the next UofM hire. That is incredibly stupid!!
There was no need for him to lie. All he had to say was we got our coach, we think this is the best decision for the school and provide no further comment on who did or did not get offered.