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Wrong glass, Sir.
Or more likely, there's a culture within that program that intimidates them into staying in the background with their mouths shut.
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Or more likely, there's a culture within that program that intimidates them into staying in the background with their mouths shut.
Brady Hoke grew up in Dayton, Ohio, the very heart of Buckeye Country. Despite that fact, Hoke became a Michigan fan because all of his friends liked Ohio State. When Hoke was hired to become the head football coach at the University of Michigan in January of 2011, Wolverines fan were thrilled at his contrarian act – what better way to stick it to that school down south than to hire a traitor to lead the charge?
Now it's 2014, and Wolverine fans aren't quite so impressed with their head coach's headstrong personality. Instead of ignoring longstanding Buckeye tradition, Hoke ignored sound medical procedures when he allowed (or perhaps forced?) Wolverine quarterback Shane Morris to stay in the Minnesota game after he had received a severe blow to the head:
It is obvious from the above images that Morris was unsteady and disoriented after the illegal hit. Of course, no one can diagnose a concussion from the sidelines. However, when a player is wobbling around and has to be supported by a teammate, someone on the coaching staff has to be proactive and get that player out of the game before he suffers further physical harm. That someone has to be the head coach. That someone has to be Brady Hoke.
The head coach is the leader of the football team – the buck stops with him. Even if Hoke did not personally see the hit on Morris (unlikely), and even if Hoke did not see Morris stumbling around after the play (implausible), then Hoke has to have someone by his side who can see such things and relate them to him at a moment's notice.
A head coach cannot claim ignorance to abdicate his responsibility. This principle applies not only to the play on the field, but also to player safety. Can you imagine a head coach in a postgame interview stating, "That interception wasn't my fault – the offensive coordinator called the play and the quarterback threw the pass. Blame them, not me." Well, that's essentially what Brady Hoke did at his press conference this Monday, when he told the media that, "I don't make decisions on who plays, who doesn't play, as far as injuries, in particular head trauma."
No one is asking Brady Hoke to be the team physician. However, when one of his players takes a vicious shot to the head, cannot support himself, and appears to be injured and/or disoriented, Hoke has to get that kid out of the game so that the medical staff can evaluate him. The head coach certainly cannot usurp the role of the medical staff, but he cannot prevent them from doing their job, either. By leaving a battered and befuddled Morris in the game, Hoke ensured that his quarterback would not receive a proper medical examination. And that's just wrong.
Michigan Man's current outrage at Hoke's misfeasance is justified and well-placed. But someone with a jaundiced eye might ask whether the torches would be so bright and the pitchforks so sharp if Hoke's team were playing better. A fan base's capacity for forgiveness is often directly related to the head coach's ability to win games, and Hoke hasn't done much winning over the past two plus seasons. After an improbable 11-2 record and Sugar Bowl victory during his initial campaign in 2011, Hoke's teams are a rather miserable 17-14 (.548 winning percentage), and only 10-14 (.417 winning percentage) against Power 5 teams, with most of those Power 5 wins coming against suspect Big Ten competition. Michigan has already suffered blowout losses to Notre Dame, Utah, and Minnesota this season, and there are no gimmes to be found in their remaining seven games – a losing record seems likely, especially if the team decides to quit on their feckless coach. And the future does not look much brighter, as Hoke and his staff have a talent for turning four-star high school recruits into two-star college players.
Michigan claims to be the home of "the Leaders and the Best". Brady Hoke has already proven that he's not the Best, and that will eventually cost him his job. Last Saturday, Hoke also proved that he's not a Leader, and that should cost him his job now.
Now it's 2014, and Wolverine fans aren't quite so impressed with their head coach's headstrong personality. Instead of ignoring longstanding Buckeye tradition, Hoke ignored sound medical procedures when he allowed (or perhaps forced?) Wolverine quarterback Shane Morris to stay in the Minnesota game after he had received a severe blow to the head:
It is obvious from the above images that Morris was unsteady and disoriented after the illegal hit. Of course, no one can diagnose a concussion from the sidelines. However, when a player is wobbling around and has to be supported by a teammate, someone on the coaching staff has to be proactive and get that player out of the game before he suffers further physical harm. That someone has to be the head coach. That someone has to be Brady Hoke.
The head coach is the leader of the football team – the buck stops with him. Even if Hoke did not personally see the hit on Morris (unlikely), and even if Hoke did not see Morris stumbling around after the play (implausible), then Hoke has to have someone by his side who can see such things and relate them to him at a moment's notice.
A head coach cannot claim ignorance to abdicate his responsibility. This principle applies not only to the play on the field, but also to player safety. Can you imagine a head coach in a postgame interview stating, "That interception wasn't my fault – the offensive coordinator called the play and the quarterback threw the pass. Blame them, not me." Well, that's essentially what Brady Hoke did at his press conference this Monday, when he told the media that, "I don't make decisions on who plays, who doesn't play, as far as injuries, in particular head trauma."
No one is asking Brady Hoke to be the team physician. However, when one of his players takes a vicious shot to the head, cannot support himself, and appears to be injured and/or disoriented, Hoke has to get that kid out of the game so that the medical staff can evaluate him. The head coach certainly cannot usurp the role of the medical staff, but he cannot prevent them from doing their job, either. By leaving a battered and befuddled Morris in the game, Hoke ensured that his quarterback would not receive a proper medical examination. And that's just wrong.
Michigan Man's current outrage at Hoke's misfeasance is justified and well-placed. But someone with a jaundiced eye might ask whether the torches would be so bright and the pitchforks so sharp if Hoke's team were playing better. A fan base's capacity for forgiveness is often directly related to the head coach's ability to win games, and Hoke hasn't done much winning over the past two plus seasons. After an improbable 11-2 record and Sugar Bowl victory during his initial campaign in 2011, Hoke's teams are a rather miserable 17-14 (.548 winning percentage), and only 10-14 (.417 winning percentage) against Power 5 teams, with most of those Power 5 wins coming against suspect Big Ten competition. Michigan has already suffered blowout losses to Notre Dame, Utah, and Minnesota this season, and there are no gimmes to be found in their remaining seven games – a losing record seems likely, especially if the team decides to quit on their feckless coach. And the future does not look much brighter, as Hoke and his staff have a talent for turning four-star high school recruits into two-star college players.
Michigan claims to be the home of "the Leaders and the Best". Brady Hoke has already proven that he's not the Best, and that will eventually cost him his job. Last Saturday, Hoke also proved that he's not a Leader, and that should cost him his job now.
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matcar
Mostly banned
Please leave Hoke exactly where he is. TTUN has moved to their rightful place in the grand scheme and Hoke is part of the machine that makes this whole thing work. Surely he and his staff have learned a valuable lesson about player safety and they can resume their stellar run. I'm hard pressed to imagine the situation getting much better than it is today. Bravo, Hoke, bravo.
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Jagdaddy
Head Coach
Is Frosty the Ken Doll actually trying to do a solid for tOSU by encouraging UM to keep Hoke? I'd like to believe that, but I don't think that he's bright enough to manage even that modest level of deviousness, so I'll assume he's just doing his usual reflexive overcompensation for having been affiliated with tOSU by defending a "Michigan Man" without really thinking about it.
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HorseshoeFetish
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This seems to have gone well beyond the firing of a college football coach. The dumpster fire that Brady Hoke and Dave Brandon set ablaze much to the delight of us Buckeye fans, was strictly confined to the Ann Arbor area until Saturday. The actions of these two over the last 48 hours has done nothing but fan those flames IMO. It's time for the University of Michigan brass to step up and snuff these two out before this fire spreads any further than I'm sure it already has. The only positive that could possibly come from this whole debacle is that schools across the country are double and triple checking all of their protocols regarding player safety.
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buckeyesin07
Veni. Vidi. Vici.
You'd boot #55 for Minnesota permanently for that hit, or one game? Read literally, your post suggests the former.
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I want Hoke to stay and get a raise, he is the best the second-best head coach we have. In fact, I would love to see our students start a "Save Brady Hoke" petition in the Oval.
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