tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13873773.post7155356616445563553..comments2023-09-17T08:45:50.720-04:00Comments on Stuff Out Loud: They’ve Gone and Done It AgainLarryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04886866662463467215noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13873773.post-32967492444998788672011-01-12T11:04:59.135-05:002011-01-12T11:04:59.135-05:00I agree with you about the process. Brandon couldn...I agree with you about the process. Brandon couldn't win that one no matter what, but at least no one can say he didn't give Miles or Harbaugh a chance (which I think was the real reason he talked to them).<br /><br />But speaking as someone who is pretty apathetic about Michigan athletics, I didn't care whether they kept RR or not. I think if they kept him, things would have kept improving and it would be sort of "stick in the eye" for some of the whiners. Now it's back to "wait and see." Hoke might be goodLarryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04886866662463467215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13873773.post-16020845404434543692011-01-12T09:41:43.282-05:002011-01-12T09:41:43.282-05:00I'd land just about opposite of you on this on...I'd land just about opposite of you on this one. <br /><br />Do you remember the whipping that the last Carr team put on Florida in between their championships? Ryan Mallett was going to be the next MI QB and he seems to be a pretty decent player. Carr may have been too slow to adjust to the up-tempo pace that was making its way into the game, but moving in half steps worked a lot better than what we got.<br /><br />The problem with hypotheses about the process used to hire the new coach is that until Dave Brandon says what process was used it is all speculation driven by news media people who were working hard to have the scoop. It seems like the governing premise is that Brandon was going to offer the job to whomever he talked to, but what if he was doing what most employers usually do (i.e., conduct interviews and then make a decision)? <br />That he contacted anybody else and/or sat down with anybody else really only means that he contacted and sat down with them, not that he wanted to offer the job to them. Think about it from the other angle, if he didn't make these contacts and have these talks then he'd be accused of not doing due diligence. Honestly, that guy couldn't win during the process part. Hopefully he'll win based on the selection part, but we won't know for a while.<br /><br />I really like the fact that Brandon made clear that he wants a coach who will coach the players they have, not keep forcing a system regardless of what we have. If Hoke is a good coach, he'll be able to take the guys that won seven games and get at least that next year. If he is a very good coach, then he might pick off one of the big guys too.DMDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13873773.post-26880140846735621532011-01-12T09:40:21.297-05:002011-01-12T09:40:21.297-05:00[[chuckle]] on the Ann Arbor Pioneer remark...
Sam...[[chuckle]] on the Ann Arbor Pioneer remark...<br />Sam HendricksonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com