U of M thread (in the Lions Forum) :)

[Rocky Bleier]

WooHoo! But I'd be happier if they had a suitable replacement.

[jaadam4]

I've waited for this day since the day he was hired!!!! Its like Christmas in Jan!

[Mainevent]

Let the Hoke era begin. He may or may not be a good coach, but at least he'll understand Michigan.

[Cody_Russell]

yeah, its Brady Hoke.
Top trending on Twitter right now?
... Rich Rod, Brady Hoke

[gjdodger]

BTW...for those who are disappointed that it may not be Harbaugh:

Harbaugh at SDSU & Stanford: 58-27

Rodriguez at WVU: 60-26

Nothing is ever fer shure.

[jaadam4]

Let Millen and Dick Rod forever be handcuffed as the asshats they are. I hate you both

[TK0001]

Hey, maybe the next fella will recruit some players on defense and maybe get a kid that can kick a football through the uprights! Wouldn't that be neato?

[jaadam4]

ESPN is talking about us buying out Les Miles!!! I want Harbaugh but I'd take my man Les!

[Kstat]

he is criminally underappreciated at LSU.

[nhwbrooklyn]

You know Miles will bring in players... odd play calls aside.

And he does win games in a very tough conference.

I'd say he would be a significant upgrade.

[Cody_Russell]

Its Harbaugh or Hoke ...
The sports reporter from Detroit FOX 2 said that Les Miles' buy out is too much.

I'm not going to believe Harbaugh doesn't want this job until he signs with a NFL team. ... but I'm REALLY worried.

[nhwbrooklyn]

Hoke seems like a reach... maybe give him a shot to turn things around and if he doesn't do so spectacularly you can always dump him when Urban Meyer wants back in the game...

Still though it won't be a sexy choice and one that will have a whole ton of naysayers.

[Kstat]

Hoke would be a good 3rd choice....but U-M shouldn't be settling for their 3rd choice.

[DanO]

Hoke would be a shitty hire.

GO LIONS "11" !

[gjdodger]

This whole episode reminds me of when the Lions fired Marinelli. Remember Ford saying that they were going to evaluate this 0-16 coach and make a decision based on the merits? We were all terrified they were going to keep him. Brandon played the same game, but we didn't know him like we know Ford, so we were all pretty sure RichRod was gone. With Ford, he hates to fire his bestest buddies and kept Millen around for eight miserable years, so you never know.