On Jan 11, 2011 Brady Hoke became just the 19th head football coach in the 132 years of Michigan's storied football program. The hiring of Brady Hoke ended a controversial and a seemingly endless coaching search. The search of 2011 reminded many fans of the circus like atmosphere that surrounded the 2007 search which ended with the hiring of Rich Rodriguez. Just like three years ago fans scoured message boards and plane tracking sites trying to draw some type of conclusion into whom the next coach was going to be from each and every tidbit they received. When the smoke settled and the 19th coach was to be Brady Hoke the initial fan reaction was that of a guy who thought he was going on a date with Vida Guerra only to open the door to see Snookie from the Jersey Shore standing there. Luckily for Coach Hoke that disappointment quickly dispersed.
