Michigan Tuesday: Coach Hoke Has Regrets

We all do coach, It's good you are starting to realize it:

"I have to be a better leader, I should have taken some of the leadership (opportunities myself) and not anointed some of that (to just senior players)," Hoke said. "I could have done a much better job with consistency. Every day.

"(I should have stepped in) a little more, yeah. I think that's part of it."

Things are different this year:

"(The leadership this year) is different," Hoke says. "You've got guys who are leaders that are older, but we've changed the model a bit. Our seniors are always going to be important, but you always worry about entitlement, so what we've done is put together a leadership representative group. It's four guys from each class, and they were all voted on by their classmates.

"That's really been effective. We've already met twice, and we'll meet here in another week. And it's interesting to listen to perspectives at different levels and different maturities."

I like coach and think he is a good man but the above is a rookie move.   A good coach understands his team and understands what type of leadership it needs.   You shouldn't have to throw away a season to understand how to lead a team.   When you mix in the incompetence of Big Al, last year was a huge failure by the coaching staff.

• David Brandon is getting concerned about next years ticket sales.  Student tickets are way down and now faculty and staff are getting letters reminding them to renew.    Maybe David should look at the schedule and the current product on the field.  Time to buy a better grade of cheese!! (BTW - not allowing the Big Ten to give MSU back to back home games is also an issue).   What is the best home game this year?  Penn State?  Utah?  Maryland's first trip? That App. State game, selling future & past home games to Dallas and the seat licenses are starting to bite the AD in the wallet.

• One transfer is off the market at 6'9 Sean Obi committed to Duke last night.

• Michigan offered 2015 QB Deondre Francois, WR Miles Boykin and WR Auden Tate yesterday.