Hoke is gone, doesn't matter if there will be an interim.
I think Michigan makes another, stronger run at Les Miles, and I think he takes a serious look at it. (Yes, I know, SEC)
I don't think Michigan will look at Miles, myself. There's some bad blood with people around Michigan from his time spent there. As a Michigan fan, I don't know that I really want him there.
So, some insight on Michigan. Hoke is gone. He's been done since the ND game. After that and the plethora of other data points from the last two years, you knew this team wasn't coming back. Their offense is awful. The defense would actually probably one of the best in the nation if they weren't constantly put in ****** situations and basically just give up the ghost late. The good thing is that they have an attractive roster. They have guys you can win with.
The AD will be gone before Hoke is. I expect that in the next couple weeks to be honest and I think they will have his replacement quickly. Likely Brad Bates or Ward Manuel. I don't think Harbaugh is as much of a longshot as people think. Word is he absolutely will not be there if Dave Brandon (current AD) is there but he would listen to someone else. There's too much smoke around the Niners situation for there not to be something going on there.
Once you get past him, though, there aren't a lot of no brainers. There are no Kelly's or Sumlins out there. The closest thing you have is probably Petrino and I don't see them going there. RichRod should have been kept, I think that's clear. They could have given him the resources to offer Jeff Casteel a boat load of money to be DC and by now they would be competing competitively. Keep in mind there were guys like Jake Fisher and Sammy Watkins committed or very close to committed to Michigan when RR was there. They would have been fine in the long run. The guy wasn't taking stupid pills for his three years there.
Honestly, I still haven't figured out what Hoke does besides clap and not answer questions. He doesn't do anything. If it were me, I would have fired him after ND and given Nussmeir an interim opportunity to see what he has. His resume is okay and you knew Hoke had no clue what he was doing. For three years clock management and game management has been ******* awful and any sort of "new" offensive idea is completely ignored. You were given the most electrifying runner in the game for two years and refused to go find a OC who could use that. Then behind him you had Devin Gardner who is physically capable of pretty much anything in football if he would have had some damn coaching. I know Gardner is awful but I've watched that guy put on clinics before. It's not him. It's four years of **** QB coaching and awful Olines. He should have been an NFL QB and that staff took that away from him. I feel real bad for that kid.
That was my Michigan vent for the year. As bad as some think ISU is coached, Michigan is so much worse. Worst coached team in the country.
