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Parts of a news release from the University of Michigan this afternoon:


Michigan athletic director Dave Brandon today hired Brady Hoke as the 19th coach in the 131-year history of Michigan football. Hoke arrives in Ann Arbor after spending the past eight seasons as a head coach at Ball State (2003-08) and San Diego State (2009-10).



“We are pleased to announce the hiring of Brady,” Brandon said in the release. “He is a terrific coach and will be a great ambassador and leader for our football program. We look forward to having him build a championship program on the field and in the classroom.”

Hoke spent eight seasons in Ann Arbor before embarking on his head coaching career. He mentored the Wolverines defensive line all eight seasons.

A member of Michigan’s national championship staff in 1997, Hoke helped the defense lead the nation in rushing defense at 89 yards per game and 2.7 yards per carry. Michigan’s team posted a 5-3 records against Michigan State, Ohio State and in bowl games during Hoke’s tenure on the staff.

Hoke was named the 2010 Mountain West Conference coach of the year after guiding the Aztecs to a 9-4 record. He led SDSU to its first bowl game in 12 years, a 35-14 victory over Navy in the Poinsettia Bowl.

Hoke took the leadership position at his alma mater, Ball State, in 2003 and built it into a championship program before departing after six seasons for the West Coast.

Hoke has 28 years of collegiate experience, with assistant coaching stints at Grand Valley State (1983), Western Michigan (1984-86), Toledo (1987-88), Oregon State (1989-94) and Michigan (1995-2002).

A 1982 graduate of Ball State, Hoke earned four letters (1977-80) with the Cardinals. He was part of the only two teams in school history to post undefeated conference seasons: as a player in 1978, and as head coach in 2008. Hoke led BSU to the 1978 MAC championship, and as a team captain in 1980 earned All-MAC second team honors.

A native of Dayton, Ohio, Hoke graduated from Fairmont East High School in 1977. Hoke and his wife, the former Laura Homberger, have one daughter, Kelly.

Michigan Athletic Director Dave Brandon will hold a press conference to introduce Coach Hoke on Wednesday (Jan. 12) at 1 p.m. EST. The media opportunity will be held at the Junge Family Champions Center located between the Michigan Stadium and Crisler Arena tunnels. The press conference is not open to the public. Both Brandon and Hoke will be unavailable for media interviews until tomorrow’s press conference.

http://www.freep.com/article/20110111/SP...-football-coach

Ouch ... San Diego is losing all it's good coaches ... first Rivera, and now Hoke.

All I have to say is

Brady Hoke, COME ON DOWN! You're the next contestant on Jim Tressel's Whipping Boy Merry Go Round!!!

Next they could lose Norv... oh you said GOOD coaches.

I wonder if Michigan said no to les miles, or les miles said no to Michigan. One would think it's the latter.

No idea.. maybe Michigan didn't want to pay Les Miles what he would have wanted, which has to be double what Hoke accepted.. I don't know why Miles would have left anyway, seems like a step backwards to me.

Don't know, I'm not the ad

I think Brady Hoke is a fine coach. But, it just didn't seem like he earned Michigan yet. He built Ball State up to a good level from bad and had the 12-1 season, but left before he had to sustain. He built SD State up to a good level from bad and just had a 9-4 season, but left before he had to sustain.

We know he can build the team up from bad. Can he sustain it? Can he reach elite levels (never got that far at SD State because he left)? Going to be interesting.

And for those worried about Holmgren not casting his searching net outside the WCO waters, how about Michigan. Harbaugh says no, Les says no, well, there's only one other viable Michigan candidate. Hey, he said yes.

I wouldn't be too thrilled if I was a Michigan fan today. As it is, I am thrilled

Well, to be fair....sustaining at Ball State and SDSU is a lot harder than it would be at Michigan. Once you're a winner at a college like Michigan, the recruits start lining up in bunches.

At a smaller school, the players and fans know it's a stepping stone job to something bigger. You won't keep getting good recruiting classes.

I hope he returns UM to winning. The game is more watchable when there is something on the line.

I agree. Which is why guys like Whittingham and Patterson should have been on the phone before they brought Hoke in. They have proven they can sustain that success even at smaller schools, which is doubly impressive. If they say no and ultimately they end at Hoke, fine, but it seemed like they went straight there because he had "michigan blood"

they hired Hoke so Buckeye fans could easily come up with 100 different ways to make signs that say "cHoke"...

Michigan was only thinking of the challenged OSU students...

One big question for me is going to be how well does he know the HS coaches in michigan where he has to recruit? To be successful you have to build an in-state network with the HS coaches. Offhand, I'd say his recent SD CA work doesn't neccesarily lend itself to that..

I honestly think that's less important at Michigan than at universities with a larger pool of in-state talent. Michigan has long looked outside the state for its top talent.

FWIW, I just looked at the current 2010 roster, 49 of 99 players from michigan. The only point I'm trying to make is that you should be successful in recruiting your home state.

IMO, it helps more that it hurts no?

Tressel should be able to run this string to ten before he gets the ship righted.

He's the Eric Mangini of College Coaches. He'll build your team up, but at no point has he proven he can sustain it.

Hopefully people in Mich give him enough time to do that, especially if theyre going through ANOTHER system change...

Just another guy to beat. Go Buckeyes!

you apparently didn't read my posts thoroughly.

my point was he has never demonstrated 2 things that he will have to at Michigan to be considered successful:

1. Sustained success
2. Elite Level success

Jim Tressel had done both of those though at a lower level. Hoke left Ball State once he had a successful year there and left SDSU once he had a successful year as well. He may be capable of both, but he hasn't demonstrated either. That's why I say he hasn't "earned" the high profile job yet.

Great hire. Is exactly what Michigan needs to build their defense back up.


http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=6035187

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Greg Mattison is leaving to fill the same role on Brady Hoke's new staff at Michigan.

Mattison was also the defensive coordinator for the Wolverines during the 1995 and 1996 seasons..

•"Greg loves Michigan, loves recruiting and is excited about coming back to Ann Arbor and the University of Michigan," Hoke said in a statement. "Greg is one of the top defensive coordinators in football, and his defensive units have always prided themselves on stopping the run. He will be a great asset to our program and an excellent addition to our staff."

Hoke has also hired seven other members of his staff a week after he was hired as Michigan's 19th football coach.

Offensive coordinator Al Borges, special teams coordinator Dan Ferrigno, offensive line coach Darrell Funk, wide receivers coach Jeff Hecklinski, linebackers coach Mark Smith and strength and conditioning coach Aaron Wellman are coming with Hoke from his previous staff at San Diego State.

Longtime Michigan running backs coach Fred Jackson has been rehired to the same position.

Mattison was a co-defensive coordinator at Florida for three seasons from 2005-07. He then joined the Ravens as their linebackers coach in 2008 before serving as Baltimore's defensive coordinator the last two seasons.

Mattison also spent eight seasons (1997-2004) on the staff at Notre Dame.

"He has loved Michigan since working there earlier in his career," Ravens coach John Harbaugh said in a statement. "Greg is one of the good people you are fortunate to meet in your life. We are disappointed that he will not be coaching our defense, but we know that he is following a true love by returning to the Wolverines."

Wow, another big name NFL coordinator goes to college in the exact same capacity. Weiss went to college earlier this year.

This just in: The University of Michigan is changing its fight song. No longer will it be The Victors.................from here on out, it will be......The Hokey Pokey.