You know, I wouldn't much mind if Gerbil was still suitin' up for skunkbear either, come to think of it.
I love the excuses that hairball is cleaning up Hoke's mess - when hairball had his best success with Hoke's recruits... when 11 of those recruits got drafted... quite the 'mess' no?
Again, as everyone here seems to know, Fat Garbageman's problem wasn't necessarily in acquiring talent... it was coaching up that talent. Think a slightly thinner Cholly. Ever so slightly... but, not for lack of trying...
I just think it's "pure michigan" to argue Hoke left the cupboard bare as an excuse when A) Mr. Spectacular won with them and B) 11 of those "bare cupboard" players got drafted.
Although, it is true that there is a pretty big hole at the top of the roster, in terms of class. Which is to say, cHoke's last class and Hariball's first weren't anywhere near the top.