As the person self-proclaimed band Rich Rodriguez last car, I was forced to admit that there was no chance that it was the coach of Michigan next season. And he did after Rodriguez was fired Tuesday, three days after his team suffered the worst loss in bowl history of the school.
So, of course, because most of you had done for over a year, my thoughts immediately turned to his deputy. The first idea, as almost everything else was Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh. However, I remain convinced that the NFL coach Harbaugh will not return to the home of Ann Arbor. Part of this may be some animosity Harbaugh apply to UM for not adding staff Lloyd Carr in 2002. Or maybe see the success of his brother as head coach in Baltimore Ravens has lit a fire under him to do the same. As the youngest of three brothers, believe me, that sibling rivalries die hard.
Some of them may be coming from the direction of other rumors that neither athletic director David Brandon, or University President Mary Sue Coleman Harbaugh really want to return to his alma mater.Whatever the reason, but only if the golden boy did not come home, but the San Diego State Brady Hoke that gets the job, do not put your hands in disgust and burn all the gear maize and blue. Remember the good feelings you had when Brandon was hired initially.
The former CEO of Domino's Pizza is a Michigan man who played for Bo Schembechler and we were all convinced he was the guy who would help turn this team around. We were happy because we trust in man and make decisions. Hoke believes that if Brandon is the best man for the job why not us? The fact that Brandon did not choose a man who wanted does not mean that suddenly got stupid. If you liked the location of Brandon when it happened, at least give him the benefit of the doubt until proven right or wrong.
Also, Brady Hoke was a hell of a coach.
When he was at Ball State, I covered at least a dozen of their games as television color analyst for MAC game of the week. I made a dozen trips to Muncie, Indiana during the term of Hoke and talked with him for nearly an hour before each game.Hoke knows his stuff. Period. In the high-flying MAC READ FULL NEWS
