Brady Hoke Fired

Not exactly earth-shattering news but Hoke's removal finally ends the talk. But now comes the hard part as a football program with an interim AD must hit a home run with a coaching hire after consecutive failed effort with Hoke and predecessor Rich Rodriguez. The problem with Michigan is Michigan. The expectations are higher than the results have been and top coaches would rather try to win championships in easier situations. Remember when Michigan man Les Miles was rumored to take the Wolverines job in 2007 and then was wooed again four years later? Sure he would love to coach there but he has the same pressure to win at LSU with access to a greater amount of talent and can run players onto the field whether or not they break the law. He has won a title so running away from the SEC West is not needed. Why leave and face more scrutiny? The athletic director situation is a huge problem. No coach with options is going to take a job without knowing the name of his boss. Good ADs are too crucial to the success of a program. The guy Michigan fans want as much as Miles is Jim Harbaugh, but it is hard to imagine him going back to college. He wants to win the Super Bowl to bad and will want to stick it to the 49ers as soon as they split up. Good luck to the Wolverines as their success is good for the sport. They will need to think outside the box and deliver someone who can return the program to the upper echelon of the Big Ten. It may take awhile but talent is there.