Michigan Coach may not survive this decision...

[IU Hoosier41 14,465]

Pretty brutal decisions going on here in this video of their QB Shane Morris injuring his leg, remaining in the game. Getting a concussion, remaining in the game. Coming out. Going back into the game... Brady Hoke, Michigan fans wanted you gone already, I don't think you'll survive this one... Yikes.

http://youtu.be/N1mIcYz-DM8

[Stuhoo 81,480]

Brady Hoke?

 

He gone.

 

Really, really bad. Really, really bad judgment. Really, really bad.

[Josh 12,652]

The leg injury doesn't seem like a big deal, we see that every game.  Concussion?  That's a buzz word.  You can't do that.

 

I hope Darrell Hazell doesn't do anything stupid, I want him to stay at Purdoo forever.

[8bucks 6,477]

Yeah. Not good for Brady. Even though assistants are supposed to help on that as the man in charge you are responsible for setting up protocols or have staff follow protocols. Having a really bad season on a hit seat year does not help.


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[Naturalhoosier 15,434]

If Hoke manages to survive this season I would expect a number of transfers during the off-season.


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[OliviaPope40 6,583]

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,544]

From that clip only, the leg injury appeared pretty exaggerated. Kid was stinking it up big time and wanted out.

Concussion part a whole different story though.

Anyone else see it that way?




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[Parakeet Jones 3,778]

Whenever and whatever their stated reason for firing Hoke, and they will, will take place before the end of the season.  They will want to get a head start on angling for a Harbaugh. 

 

Remember when tons of people thought he was the answer to IU's football woes?

[Hovadipo 56,549]

Yikes, Brady. That's negligence at its worst from the head coach, position coach, and team doctors.


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[87ashtonhoosier 150]

Brady Hoke?
 
He gone.
 
Really, really bad. Really, really bad judgment. Really, really bad.

Substitute Kevin Wilson for hoke and you got a winner!

[bronkonagurski 894]

Remember when tons of people thought he was the answer to IU's football woes?

 

Yep.  I was never sold on the guy.  He had one great season at Ball State where he somehow managed to have a NFL-caliber QB on his roster (Nate Davis).  If he wasn't a "Michigan man" then I don't think UM would have given him the time of day. 

[CottageGrove 563]

I had joked that losing to us at home would be the end for Hoke, but I'm not sure he'll make it to our game at this point. It may seem unrelated, but I think Kansas firing Weis already may have a "breaking the seal" effect for other programs with hot seat coaches.

[OliviaPope40 6,583]

[TheWatShot 14,174]

I had joked that losing to us at home would be the end for Hoke, but I'm not sure he'll make it to our game at this point. It may seem unrelated, but I think Kansas firing Weis already may have a "breaking the seal" effect for other programs with hot seat coaches.

 

It would be such an IU football thing to do for us to go up there and lose right after he got canned. 

[CottageGrove 563]

It would be such an IU football thing to do for us to go up there and lose right after he got canned. 

 

Yeah it would. We'd probably let that Morris kid throw for 400 yards and 5 TDs too.

[OliviaPope40 6,583]

Things are bad enough for Brady Hoke and Michigan just given the performance of the team. On top of the Wolverines' struggles, Hoke has faced heavy criticism for how he handled the injury to quarterback Shane Morris in Saturday's loss to Minnesota. 
 

Some fans and pundits called for Hoke to be fired now for leaving an obviously badly limping and potentially seriously injured Morris in the game too long, and then for putting him back in the game for one snap after Devin Gardner lost his helmet. MGoBlog wrote this scathing piece accusing Hoke of disregarding player safety, especially given his policy of not discussing injuries. 

Some of the critics, I thought, went too far in saying that Morris was obviously concussed after he got hit by Minnesota's Theiren Cockran. Morris was having trouble standing after that hit, for sure, but I'm not comfortable in making that kind of medical evaluation from afar. No one but the team's medical staff and Morris really know the severity of his injuries. It certainly didn't help appearances that Morris was carted off the field after the game. 

On Sunday, Michigan issued a statement from Hoke on the Morris situation. In it, Hoke says his quarterback was removed from the game after "further aggravating an injury to his leg that he sustained earlier in the contest. He was evaluated by our experienced athletic trainers and team physicians, and we're confident proper medical decisions were made." The statement went on to say the team trainers and physicians are solely responsible for determining a player's physical ability to play and that "our coaches have no influence or authority to make determinations if or when an injured player returns to competition." 

In no way do I think Hoke would willfully ignore a player's personal safety. But the part in the statement about coaches deciding a player's availability strikes a false note. Any one watching the game could see that Morris was not physically right, and leaving him in the game subjected him to potential further injury. And here's the thing: There was no real reason to have him in there playing hurt. Morris was not effective at all in the game, Michigan had no real chance to mount a meaningful comeback and the veteran Gardner was ready. In fact, Gardner immediately brought a small spark to what had been a listless offense (which only reinforced the notion that the Wolverines' best offensive option is still spreading the ball out and taking advantage of Gardner's mobility.). Surely Russell Bellomy could have come in for the handoff after Gardner lost his helmet. 

Hoke's vague answers Saturday night about not seeing Morris look wobbly on the field did not help the image many fans already have of a guy who does not wear a headset on the sidelines. Fairly or unfairly (and it's far more likely the latter), Hoke is looking more and more like someone who is not on top of all the details in his program. Add that to the more obvious on-field problems and it's hard to see how he'll remain the head coach in Ann Arbor much longer. 

Michigan's problems all lie at Hoke's feet, Shawn Windsor writes. It's time for Hoke to go, George Schroeder says.

http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/108174/big-ten-morning-links-37?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
 

[JSHoosier 20,321]

Yeah it would. We'd probably let that Morris kid throw for 400 yards and 5 TDs too.

Do they have anther 3 foot tall receiver that we can allow like 200 yards to?

[djsalway 4,161]

Well Michigan's AD released a statement at 1 AM this morning saying that they did let him play concussed because of "a serious lack of communication."

[OliviaPope40 6,583]

[LIHoosier 26,472]

Well Michigan's AD released a statement at 1 AM this morning saying that they did let him play concussed because of "a serious lack of communication."

Which means the PR staff spent all night writing who knows how many drafts of that statement.