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发帖数: 11198 | 1 Former U-M players' letter tries to welcome new coach
To Michigan Supporters & The Team
The letter, shared with the Free Press:
To Michigan Supporters & The Team
December 5, 2014
First, we would like to formally thank Coach Brady Hoke and his staff.
Regardless of win percentage, Brady Hoke was an incredible mentor and strong
positive influence in all of our lives. He, along with his staff, had a
very genuine love and passion for the University of Michigan and the players
he recruited. We wish you and your families all of our best.
As the search for a new head coach continues, it is important that we
support the current members of the University of Michigan football team. We
also support the individuals tasked with making the decision of hiring our
new head coach. We have no doubt that the upcoming decision will represent
the best interest of the University of Michigan and its rich football
tradition. We write this letter to publicly support Michigan interim
athletic director James P. Hackett and University of Michigan President Mark
Schlissel and believe their current effort will lead to the right hire.
As former members of the team, we believe it is our place to lead by example
and publicly commit to the current players and to the new coach. We have a
first-hand perspective of coaching transitions and how they can affect a
program. We were present for the first year under Rich Rodriguez (2008, 3-9)
, as well as Brady Hoke's first year (2011, 11-2).
There is no denying the skepticism surrounding the Rich Rodriguez hire. Many
at the time considered this to be a poor decision. Coach Rodriguez was not
familiar with the Big Ten conference, and was introducing a very different
system. Fans and players struggled to initially accept Coach Rodriguez, and
this doubt spread among the players. This caused many veteran players to
transfer, which drove a wedge between players and coaches, resulting in the
poor 2008 season. A poor season lead to more scrutiny, which was difficult
to overcome and ultimately lead to the firing of Rodriguez.
When Coach Hoke was hired, he was recognized as a "Michigan Man". Our fans
and alumni provided a very warm welcome and there was an optimistic outlook
toward the future of Michigan football. The positive outlook rubbed off on
us players. We were able to come together and prevent the mistakes made
during the previous transition. We were able to fully commit to this new
coach and staff, which made us that much stronger during the season. We saw
the commitment of former players and the re-commitment of fans which allowed
us to have whole-hearted belief in our coaches. This provided the
environment for our team to be successful. We were able to win every home
game that year, as well as win the 2012 Sugar Bowl.
Our purpose of collectively writing this letter is to encourage the same
welcoming and positive atmosphere that was afforded to Coach Hoke in 2011.
If the new hire is looked at with skepticism similar to Rich Rodriguez, we
can be sure that we will see similar results. We believe in the new head
coach and offer our long-term support during his career. We believe in the
current players and the recruits. They have the ability to be successful and
for continued success. Before they can have success, they need our
confidence and our support. So most importantly, we want to provide a
statement of confidence to the players and belief in the new coach.
We, the former players, believe you can be successful. Michigan is, and will
continue to be, one of the most prestigious academic and athletic
universities in the entire world. We encourage other former players and fans
to share this message, along with anything they want to contribute to help
promote a positive outlook toward the future of our program. We love our
program and our University, and want to continue the tradition of 'the
Leaders and Best'.
Hail | p**m
发帖数: 11571 | 2 这马屁也拍得太早了
strong
players
【在 G****e 的大作中提到】
: Former U-M players' letter tries to welcome new coach
: To Michigan Supporters & The Team
: The letter, shared with the Free Press:
: To Michigan Supporters & The Team
: December 5, 2014
: First, we would like to formally thank Coach Brady Hoke and his staff.
: Regardless of win percentage, Brady Hoke was an incredible mentor and strong
: positive influence in all of our lives. He, along with his staff, had a
: very genuine love and passion for the University of Michigan and the players
: he recruited. We wish you and your families all of our best.
| B****2
发帖数: 8892 | 3 这跟我说的一样。实际上是想告诉UM的粉丝，如果这个人不是哈勃，你们也要支持。那
种不是哈勃不罢休的想法和做法不可取。当然了，如果是哈勃，就不存在这个问题了。 | G****e
发帖数: 11198 | 4
吸取教训了。
【在 p**m 的大作中提到】
: 这马屁也拍得太早了
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