Posted on Tue, Feb 15, 2011 : 7:03 a.m.
Michigan AD Dave Brandon says alumni comfortable with Brady Hoke; 2012 U-M recruit Bennie Coney working to rehab image and more
By Kaleb Roedel
Michigan athletic director Dave Brandon has been confident that Brady Hoke, who may not have been the most popular choice to replace Rich Rodriguez, will win over Michigan football fans everywhere.
On Monday morning, Brandon touched on the subject with WBBL-FM (Grand Rapids), reported the Detroit News staff.
Said Brandon, "I've been on a tour the last few days speaking to and interacting with a lot of our alumni around the country, and I can just tell you it feels very, very good right now. It feels like people are very comfortable with Brady, who he is, what he stands for, what his message is."
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Comments
D21
Tue, Feb 15, 2011 : 10:14 p.m.
Cool story about Dusty, the cat burglar, who takes stuff home as the night vision camera captures some of the action. I wouldn't be surprised that Dusty already "took back" the $2.5M buyout check from whatshisname to AD Brandon and I'd hollah, "Go Blue Dusty". <a href="http://www.annarbor.com/pets/dusty-the-criminal-klepto-kitty-steals-neighborhood-belongings-and-brings-them-home/">http://www.annarbor.com/pets/dusty-the-criminal-klepto-kitty-steals-neighborhood-belongings-and-brings-them-home/</a>
Edward R Murrow's Ghost
Wed, Feb 16, 2011 : 2:21 a.m.
ROFL. I had wondered what had happened to Dusty. Now we know. Good Night and Good Luck
Terry Star21
Tue, Feb 15, 2011 : 9:30 p.m.
'Comfortable with Brady Hoke'...... Translated; Everyone knows that if you have comfortable Michigan Football Faithful, it translates to comfortable Michigan Football Coaches and finally to comfortable Michigan Football players who will play their hearts out 100% and then go even a little bit more for us. Conclusion; It's shaping up to become one of the best times ever, to be a Michigan Football Faithful ! GoMBlue....Go Incredible Hoke, Go Super Team and go Philosopher Theo....
81wolverine
Tue, Feb 15, 2011 : 9:24 p.m.
Ultimately, I don't think the Coney kid will end up at Michigan. U-M is looking at a lot of QB's in this next recruiting class and will no doubt make a bunch more offers. Besides, I think it's just too risky to bring in a QB who was suspended for part of a season for fighting. It may be a one-time deal, but it's certainly a red flag.
D21
Tue, Feb 15, 2011 : 9:15 p.m.
BREAKING WHATSHISNAME NEWS: Report: Maryland might have contacted Rodriguez during bowl practices. From The Detroit News: <a href="http://detnews.com/article/20110215/SPORTS0201/102150407/Report--Maryland-might-have-contacted-Rodriguez-during-bowl-practices#ixzz1E43ocQJM" rel='nofollow'>http://detnews.com/article/20110215/SPORTS0201/102150407/Report--Maryland-might-have-contacted-Rodriguez-during-bowl-practices#ixzz1E43ocQJM</a>
D21
Wed, Feb 16, 2011 : 4:27 a.m.
At breakneck speed to the airport!
missionbrazil
Tue, Feb 15, 2011 : 11:51 p.m.
watching the bowl game in Jacksonville probably scared them away.
Mick
Tue, Feb 15, 2011 : 8:57 p.m.
@Meangoblue, dude, I usually like your comments, but your take on the alumni is off based. DB is doing his job, no matter what has or is happening. Many alumni give a lot of money to U-M, diplomacy is par for the course my friend, don't read too much into it. @Forever27, huh? What are you talking about? Give it a rest, Carr has been gone for a few yrs now, think maybe you want to leave him alone. He was and is a good man, yet somehow you want to drag and mire his name along with whatshisname. Pretty insulting to do so, whatshisname is a classless piece of you know what. I wasn't enamored with many things Carr did, especially at the end, but leave him alone man.
missionbrazil
Tue, Feb 15, 2011 : 3:51 p.m.
Forever27 "The ncaa violations began during Carr's watch, with Carr's employees." whatshisname defenders love to say things to defend their guy and to slam LC, and they pretend that what they say is based on facts or truth. This is from an article about the NCAA violations: "Rodriguez was hired in December 2007. February's notice of allegations from the NCAA charged that U-M's violations started in January 2008." Shame on you Forever27 for trying to blame the NCAA violations on LC. That is very weak !
Edward R Murrow's Ghost
Tue, Feb 15, 2011 : 8:07 p.m.
Really??? Proof??? Facts??? Evidence??? ANYTHING??? Didn't think so. Good Night and Good Luck
Forever27
Tue, Feb 15, 2011 : 6:23 p.m.
I'll say the same thing I said to EM. That practice was going on long before Rich Rod took over.
Meangoblue
Tue, Feb 15, 2011 : 2:47 p.m.
Message to DB....the political posturing trip is beyond nausea........ Hoke is the right selection and true M (ean) supporters do not need a sales pitch DB (talking to distinguished alum): Hi remember me....... DB?? How ya like me so far? distinguished alum: Well... ok but your going to have to get more creative to win my support...(nose turned up) DB: (Nose getting browner): Golly gee....let me think......this is a little different than selling cinna-sticks....mmmm..oh I know!!! How do you like this: Ham and egger wants your vote Shout his praises from your throat!! You'll eat steak instead of stew a 5 4 a 3 a 2 distinguished alum: STOP ALREADY PIZZA MAN.....you have my support!!! DB: Golly Gee...I got him!! Ham and Egger wins em over everytime!! I guess I am learning to "avoid the noid".....
2BLUE4U
Wed, Feb 16, 2011 : 9:29 a.m.
hey, sorry, just finished looking, I can't find your meds either.
Edward R Murrow's Ghost
Tue, Feb 15, 2011 : 1:53 p.m.
"Alumni Comfortable" Translated: He won't take the Football program into major NCAA violations. Translated: He'll recruit kids who will be able to navigate the U's academic programs Translated: He won't recruit convicted felons and known drug dealers Translated: He won't embarrass the school by his whining about how all of his problems are someone else's fault. Good Night and Good Luck
azwolverine
Wed, Feb 16, 2011 : 2:17 a.m.
Forever...as in 'forever making things up.' What a clown.
Edward R Murrow's Ghost
Tue, Feb 15, 2011 : 8:06 p.m.
Forever, And do you have any evidence that the NCAA didn't look backwards beyond that date. Any? ANY? You know--verifiable facts as opposed to believing in things like the tooth fairy? ANY? Good Night and Good Luck
Forever27
Tue, Feb 15, 2011 : 6:21 p.m.
do you seriously think that this practice suddenly started happening? It had been an issue for years. The allegations conveniently only began in January because that's when the new coach (that the accuser openly despised) started.
Edward R Murrow's Ghost
Tue, Feb 15, 2011 : 4:14 p.m.
From the NCAA report: "Rodriguez was hired in December 2007. February's notice of allegations from the NCAA charged that U-M's violations started in January 2008." So much for another effort at Carr bashing. Good Night and Good Luck
Forever27
Tue, Feb 15, 2011 : 3:32 p.m.
The ncaa violations began during Carr's watch, with Carr's employees. The kids recruited were no different than the kids that Carr recruited. There are always questionable kids, it's just that the administration looked the other way for Carr. Unfortunately, I can't counter the "excuses" comment, because however true it was, it should never be said by a coach.
Theo212
Tue, Feb 15, 2011 : 1:07 p.m.
"Alumni comfortable" Translated: "Yesterday, here we come!!!!" Congratulations go out to all blue hairs and 2nd graders. In the next ten years we'll get to maybe 5 Citrus Bowls and win about 3 of them. THAT is domination!
2BLUE4U
Wed, Feb 16, 2011 : 9:17 a.m.
You're still banking on CompUSA for god knows what reason, you're still banking on RichRod for god knows what reason... boy aren't you another reliable banker!
Only The Truth
Tue, Feb 15, 2011 : 8:02 p.m.
Get off the negative train son. We are back and better sooner than you think.
Only The Truth
Tue, Feb 15, 2011 : 8:01 p.m.
I bet your wrong. We will do far better than Mr. Carr did in a lot less time. Bank it!
joe golder
Tue, Feb 15, 2011 : 3:21 p.m.
I think your giving them to much credit.
1st Down
Tue, Feb 15, 2011 : 1:01 p.m.
Coney is an interesting prospect. On his tape he sort of reminds me a bit of Byron Leftwich but his release is much quicker and he appears to have a softer, more accurate pass than Bryon but perhaps not quite the same arm strength yet. Hoke is the real thing. This Is Michigan. Go Blue.
tater
Tue, Feb 15, 2011 : 12:55 p.m.
MSU's "perfect storm year?" Great to see the media outside of Ann Arbor is still making excuses for MSU every step of the way. Anyone could see, as I did, that Izzo blew every bit of credibility and mojo that he had going in EL when he almost took the Cavs job. Let's see how my predictions from the summer to the beginning of the season have gone. Nobody believes he is really "Spartan for life" anymore, kids start to tune him out: check. A few more losses than usual, especially in close games: check. Discipline problems begin to emerge on roster: check. The pendulum will swing back to Michigan, maybe as early as next season: it could be happening even earlier. Fanbase starts to turn on Izzo: check. Go to RCMB if you want to be entertained by true Sparty fans. MSM starts to turn on Izzo: hasn't happened yet. I underestimated the Lansing, GR, and Detroit outlets' undying devotion to and adoration of all things Izzo. Five seed in the NCAA and Sparty becomes yet another 5/12 upset victim: I might have given them too much credit here. A five seed is starting to look like a pipe dream in EL. Izzo takes the next decent NBA offer he can get: to be determined. This year wasn't a "perfect storm" for Sparty; all of the blame goes directly on the shoulders of Tom Izzo. While I love to insult Sparty with great frequency and intensity, I don't really think for a moment that their players or fans are so stupid that they don't know when they are being "played." And it really is obvious: Izzo is playing the Spartans. "Spartan for life" isn't nearly as long as it used to be. I don't know if I would like to see him bolt and prove me right or continue to try and play his hand after throwing away the wrong cards and being called on his bluff. Either way, it will be a lot of fun to see Green and White signify Envy and Shock.
D21
Tue, Feb 15, 2011 : 9:12 p.m.
Tater, Yep!