Posted on Thu, Jan 20, 2011 : 7:01 a.m.
SI.com's Stewart Mandel grades Michigan's hire of Brady Hoke an A-minus; Greg Mattison's experience to be tested with Wolverines and more
By Kaleb Roedel
Michigan football coach Brady Hoke is one of 21 Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches or coordinators who've changed programs since the end of the regular season.
Stewart Mandel of Sports Illustrated submits his report card of the hirings. The Wolverines' hire of Hoke received an A-minus. Only two hires received an A, one of them a Big Ten opponent: Indiana's hiring of Oklahoma offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson.
Mandel writes, "Anyone that can win 12 games at Ball State and make San Diego State relevant again know how to build a program."
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Comments
Mick
Fri, Jan 21, 2011 : 7:55 a.m.
Too funny, Blu n TPA, I can deal with that, believe me, hahahaha
Blu-n-Tpa
Fri, Jan 21, 2011 : 12:57 a.m.
I already voted for you. Besides it appears people dislike t212 more than they like you. Who knew?
D21
Fri, Jan 21, 2011 : 1 p.m.
Voted 4 you for your creativity in naming Theo as t212. How about T-212, tCCxII, Theodosius212, Pope Theo CCXII, A2com212, TheoKingRR212, Theodoretwohundredtwelve or plain ole Theo? Decisions, decisions, decisions. GO BLUE!
Mick
Thu, Jan 20, 2011 : 11:26 p.m.
I love it D21, how come I'm not getting more votes for my suggestion post? I needs me votes lads! @D21, is Desmond your favorite UM player of all time? Hence the screen name? Mine are Anthony Carter, Desmond and Woodson Whoever referred to Theo as T212, it made me think of a Star Wars Android for some reason
D21
Fri, Jan 21, 2011 : 12:48 p.m.
A2 censored my posting poking sweet innocent fun at Theo and C-3PO or was it due to my bad grammar? :) Mick, My D21 handle is more about Detroit than Desmond and like you, Desmond is one of my all time Wolverine favs. Also, you got my vote, too and Blu-Tpa got it right about Theo getting somewhat popular in here. I suspect Theo is either a friend of or one of the A2.com which explains the no or zero red slashing policy on Theo
D21
Thu, Jan 20, 2011 : 10:43 p.m.
Infamous Beings: Manny being Manny Dennis Rodman being Dennis Rodman T.O being T.O Ocho "Twitter" Cinco being Ocho "Twitter" Cinco Rex "Feet" Ryan being Rex "Feet" Ryan RR being RR Theo being Theo
Mick
Thu, Jan 20, 2011 : 10:12 p.m.
@Blu, Carter had about 25 rec as a WR and 50 or so tacckles and 5 Int as a DB, sorry I didn't get back to you earlier buddy.
Blu-n-Tpa
Thu, Jan 20, 2011 : 10:31 p.m.
Thanks, unlike T212, we have to live in real life, can't make it up. Appreciate the effort. Go Blue, Bro.
John B.
Thu, Jan 20, 2011 : 7:33 p.m.
I think that under the circumstances, a (subjective) 'A- hire' for our new HC is outstanding.
NoBowl4Blue
Thu, Jan 20, 2011 : 6:32 p.m.
A- is a huge upgrade from a coach who was a F grade for sure. Theo you and Taters King is gone Thankfully. Deal with it.
Blu-n-Tpa
Thu, Jan 20, 2011 : 6:06 p.m.
Mick thanks. How about tbtnc? What's the stats on Tamari?
Mick
Thu, Jan 20, 2011 : 3:38 p.m.
Hoke just got his 1st committ, Tamani Carter, a DB out of Ohio. Impressive looking young man in all facets, nice work Brady!!!
Mick
Thu, Jan 20, 2011 : 3:10 p.m.
I agree Blu, how does a guy who hasn't been a head coach get a better grade than a guy who's repaired two programs and seems like he's gonna be a monster recruiter @ a program like UM's? BTW,I think we have to come up with a new term to describe Theo's postings. My suggestion would be, "That's just Theo Bein' Theo".
Blu-n-Tpa
Thu, Jan 20, 2011 : 10:33 p.m.
How about theo being theo no content
Blu-n-Tpa
Thu, Jan 20, 2011 : 1:56 p.m.
Ok, so What? While I'm sure the fact that Indiana got the OC from Oklahoma is a big deal for them, he wasn't the head coach, and he's going to find it difficult to find UOk type players at IU. Mandel goes on the state that Brady Hoke turned two traditional doormat football programs around as the head coach. Given the conditions at Michigan, and the need for a 180 degree change of direction especially on defense and special teams, this would appear to be a perfect fit. With two positon coaches to go, Coach Hoke has put together a group that has everybody buzzing on how Michigan will be able to go after recruits, even this late in the process. I said it before, Michigan, with a late surge right up to signing day, can still get into the top 25 recruiting for 2011.
Blu-n-Tpa
Thu, Jan 20, 2011 : 1:40 p.m.
The previous comment is not related to the article(s) and offers nothing of value to the discussion.
Theo212
Thu, Jan 20, 2011 : 1:36 p.m.
I hope we can soon get a slow-footed, dropback qb. THAT is how football should be played.