DEVELOPING: Michigan Intros Hoke, Says Good-Bye To Forcier

Busy day in Ann Arbor...

Here's how our friends at WXYZ-TV bring the new Maize and Blue guy into the fold...


Michigan AD Dave Brandon made the Forcier announcement during a separate news conference after introducing Hoke...

Forcier was academically ineligible to play in the Gator Bowl, and it all seems to have gone downhill since Forcier's freshman season...

More when we know more...

Breaking News: Brady Hoke will get the Michigan job

Brady Hoke/Courtesy: K.C Alfred/San Diego Tribune

((UPDATE))--The University of Michigan's website now has an official release naming Brady Hoke as their new coach. READ IT HERE--Guess we should have waited 5 minutes before posting this story originally.

We've said this a couple of times in the past week or so and it looks like we were correct. Now that the "Mad Hatter", Les Miles decided against returning to his alma mater, the wandering Michigan brain trust that includes AD Dave Brandon is heading to Southern California.

The reason. To hire San Diego State head coach Brady Hoke. Hoke, a former assistant in Ann Arbor, doesn't have the bloodline that Jim Harbaugh or Les Miles does, but may in fact be just as good a fit. And yes, it's true, Hoke has told the folks at SDSU and others that his dream job is to be the coach at Michigan.

Read more from Freep.com RIGHT HERE

The San Diego Tribune thinks Hoke will be the man too read it, RIGHT HERE

For what it's worth, the Michigan alums will not understand why they have to settle for a guy like Brady Hoke. They may be in for a surprise. The Michigan program at the moment is nothing like it used to be. The luster is gone. The ability to draw from what Big 10 people think is an equal conference like the SEC...ain't happening. No, they have to get what they can and quite honestly, Hoke ain't so bad.

He's succeeded at Ball State and at San Diego State in a relatively short period of time. Michigan, while not horrible, should be able to make a similar move with the right guy. We think that guy is Hoke.

In the meantime, stay tuned, it's just a matter of time...or days before this announcement is made. If it isn't, Dave Brandon, you've got a "Big" problem.

Here's how our friends at WXYZ-TV in Detroit are covering the story...


Michigan folks, here's Big Brady on David Letterman's show back when Hoke coached Ball State:

Les Miles has already talked to Michigan, will job offer follow?

Les Miles his ownself/Courtesy: coacheshotseat.com

Well, it appears the stories of LSU head coach Les Miles going and/or speaking to the folks from Michigan on Tuesday, may be a bit late.

Apparently, the story we reported yesterday about the Michigan plane being in Baton Rouge was correct. We say that because it appears that Wolverine AD and former teammate of Miles, Dave Brandon was in Baton Rouge and he and Miles spoke...yesterday (Monday).

Now, while the reports are that if offered, Miles will take the job, haven't been confirmed...we are told Brandon left town and Miles isn't his coach....yet.

The Baton Rouge Advocate tells us what's up RIGHT HERE

Read more from lsureveille RIGHT HERE

According to both reports, Miles will be heading to Dallas today for the American Football Coaches Association Convention....and while things still look like they will happen for the Mad Hatter, they haven't happened yet.

The Detroit News caught up with Brandon when he got home Monday night. You can read that story RIGHT HERE

Well, one of two things are happening here. Either Michigan isn't throwing all their eggs in Miles' basket or the deal is just a formality. We do think Lester is the leader in the clubhouse, but it's far from over. If Brandon learned anything from the Jim Harbaugh fiasco, we hope it's that he needs to have a plan B. We said yesterday that Plan B is Brady Hoke, we aren't wavering from that.

Either way, we expect this search to be over and one more slot on the Carousel to be filled by the end of the week.

The story from WBRZ-TV in Baton Rouge: