October 26th, 2014 at 1:49 PM ^
This is ridiculous on so many levels I don't even know where to start.
October 26th, 2014 at 2:12 PM ^
accompanies this somewhat scathing article:
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/writer/dennis-dodd/24768290/da…
Hadn't seen it posted below. . .
October 26th, 2014 at 3:49 PM ^
So rediculous that the national media has picked it up. Can we please have one game without Michigan embarassing itself to such an extent that it shows up on Facebook's top news?
October 26th, 2014 at 1:49 PM ^
Where is this from? Link?
October 26th, 2014 at 1:51 PM ^
tweeter
October 26th, 2014 at 1:56 PM ^
E.g.:
Brady Hoke statement of apology over pregame incident yesterday. pic.twitter.com/BmfKavmqdL
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) October 26, 2014
October 26th, 2014 at 1:50 PM ^
October 26th, 2014 at 1:59 PM ^
October 26th, 2014 at 2:13 PM ^
I agree 814 East U......Hoke needs to apologize to the U of M fans for pretnding to be a head coach.
October 26th, 2014 at 1:50 PM ^
To sum it up: the assholes of both programs are bleeding.
Michigan's from their on-field performance (what performance?) and MSU's because they whine and cry about everything.
October 26th, 2014 at 1:51 PM ^
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October 26th, 2014 at 7:26 PM ^
Dantonio lives to play the "We are disrepected" card. I doubt he's missed an opportunity to play it since the day he arrived in East Lansing. Everything is a great disrespect to MSU which puts a Chip on Their Shoulder
October 26th, 2014 at 1:51 PM ^
October 26th, 2014 at 1:52 PM ^
Clearly the message was that fire roasted marshmellows were available after the game and we brought the stake because our new "plan" is to eliminate the vampire known as Bo Ryan.
Makes perfect sense actually
October 26th, 2014 at 3:59 PM ^
I always thought the caveat here is that to gain access to the Cursed One you must first survive the Handchecking Forest and pass through the series of trials known as the Ten Offensive Possessions In The Game. Should one survive these, it is possible to destroy Bo Ryan with the Silver Three. That's how I heard it anyway.
October 26th, 2014 at 4:06 PM ^
A la Stauskas?
October 26th, 2014 at 1:52 PM ^
Looks like Hoke thinks this crap is not needed. Damn you guys are quick tho.
October 26th, 2014 at 1:53 PM ^
This team is a big fucking joke. "Hey i got a great idea let's fire up our in-state rivals who are #8 in the country by putting a stake in their field before the game during the national anthem. That'll show them."
October 26th, 2014 at 2:13 PM ^
in the coaches' poll.
October 26th, 2014 at 3:56 PM ^
October 26th, 2014 at 4:13 PM ^
Does this make it more likely or less likely that Bolden will be named a captain at the end of the season?
October 26th, 2014 at 4:36 PM ^
I doubt Hoke would even elect to share his decision with the media. Who knows how that process was supposed to work, and hopefully we'll never have to find out. Hoke will be picking out a new wardrobe to replace all his Maize and Blue by that time I hope.
October 26th, 2014 at 5:47 PM ^
It's working perfectly. They couldn't decide on any leaders and now they don't have any leadership.
Before the season they literally had a coach that told the press that NO ONE on the entire roster deserved the title of leader. How is it surprising that the team has been absolutely directionless? Someone might as well have yelled "spoiler alert" at the press conference.
These kids want to fill the void somehow but without any reasonable example to take from the previous administration they're left stabbing MSU's field like it's a god damn vampire and hoping that works.
October 26th, 2014 at 1:55 PM ^
October 26th, 2014 at 1:55 PM ^
October 26th, 2014 at 2:04 PM ^
For crying out loud, watch the damn video.
October 26th, 2014 at 2:11 PM ^
Who gives a crap how it happened or why? This issue was settled on the field as it should have been. This apology crap is stupid. Why shed more light on a situation that nobody really cares about?
You want to know what's even more disrespectful? Not being competitive in a rivalry game!
October 26th, 2014 at 2:33 PM ^
I agree with you here. Settled on the field. As far as I'm concerned Hoke didn't need to apologize (certainly not publicly) and the issue was dead.
October 26th, 2014 at 1:57 PM ^
October 26th, 2014 at 1:57 PM ^
October 26th, 2014 at 1:58 PM ^
This is so stupid. At this point just own it. Why issue an apology? You just got your ass handed to you in a rivalry game and then you apologize so the bully won't stomp on your face again? Stupid is as stupid does.
October 26th, 2014 at 2:01 PM ^
October 26th, 2014 at 2:43 PM ^
The public apology may lower you in the estimation of your irrelevant peers.
But your chances of getting laid go way, way up. Immeasurably so. Which is something unique in the context of marriage.
October 26th, 2014 at 3:57 PM ^
I'm pretty sure I'd just be happy not to be in your marriage if I witnessed this...
October 26th, 2014 at 1:58 PM ^
and everything it does is a damn circus
October 26th, 2014 at 1:59 PM ^
October 26th, 2014 at 2:01 PM ^
Softer than my cack looking at MSU women.
October 26th, 2014 at 2:40 PM ^
You might wanna get it checked out, could be broken.
October 26th, 2014 at 2:01 PM ^
Should have continued: "And because I take full responsibility for this program, I immediately tender my resignation and appoint (your choice of head coach) as interim and future head coach of the program in my stead."
October 26th, 2014 at 2:18 PM ^
mgoaggie: Amen........
Signed,
Brady Hoke
October 26th, 2014 at 2:02 PM ^
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October 26th, 2014 at 4:09 PM ^
More like the face-slap moment, because it's anindication of how badly you are owned.
It's like Bolden got beat up by the bully so Hoke took him to the bully's house and apologized on his behalf. Meanwhile Mark, who still has Joe and his pals blood all over his knuckles, just smirks and thinks about what a bunch of wussburgers the whole Michigan family are.
October 26th, 2014 at 2:03 PM ^
I don't think this deserves an apology, though.
I am actually more embarrassed to hear the meaning behind it. Its a weak team building exercise with the tent metaphor.
Now msu tagging and vandalizing the block m on the diag actually requires an apology and reimbursement for the cleanup from msu which we wont get.
October 26th, 2014 at 2:07 PM ^
October 26th, 2014 at 2:10 PM ^
It obviously was not weak, as it really seemed to motivate the players given what they did Saturday. Its just too bad they have not had the coaching and strength and training to give them the tools to back up their motivation.
October 27th, 2014 at 9:39 AM ^
No member of MSU's athletic program or university administration can control what some random group of probably 5-6 students or maybe even just fans did. Hoke may not have intended for a stake to be driven into MSU's field, but he kinda thoughtlessly teed it up. It was stupid. I'm not into this kind of hubris, but if you have to do it, save it for when you've actually been kicking someone's ass. I mean, does Hoke coach every game in a vacuum? Does he not remember last year or 2011? Did he just meet Mark Dantonio for the first time? He knew there was a good chance his team were going to get their teeth kicked in and this would look extra-stupid, and he knew damn well Mark Dantonio would turn it into Pearl Harbor meets Watergate, because that's what the guy lives to fucking do.
October 26th, 2014 at 2:03 PM ^