A thoughtful buddy dropped off a piece of what is undoubtedly a piece of the ice surface from The Big Chill, dig it: We believe that’s a piece of the red line because it’s…red and appears to be part of a..line. It’s currently sitting in our freezer next to frozen mini-pancakes.   Needless to say the patience of “the boss” is growing thin.   What to do? [poll id=59]

Via thehugeshow.net: [display_podcast] On Denard:   Has he told you’ll he’ll stay at Michigan?  Hoke: “Yes.” Related: Hoke Juke Box (Sounds Galore) Hoke, Denard at Crisler Brady Hoke will Crush You (Press Conference Video)

He laughed.  He cried.  He shouted.  He pounded the podium.  Football is a man’s game:

Close enough.  Funny, there are only a few decent Hoke pics to choose from but that’s about to change. Sure, I wanted a bigger name coach and I wanted Harbaugh to be here (and Harbaugh was certainly offered).  I’m anxious about how this is going to go but I’m excited to watch it play out. Dave Brandon had a process to get us here.  While my support is unwavering, I, too have process in judging Hoke and how I think this thing is going to go. A few near-term inputs: Hearing what he says at the presser today to Michigan fans and his plan of rebuilding this program. Watching his staff come together. Seeing how he handles the current recruiting class and how high school coaches react to Hoke in the near term. We know some players will leave due to the coaching change (Tate doesn’t count), but who and how many?  How does Hoke handle it? Watching how the team reacts and performs during Spring practice and the Spring game. For those unhappy, I understand.  You feel like we had a #1 pick but settled on a mid-round guy.  So do you dig your heels into your bitter hole and hope you’re right, or judge Hoke on his actions at the helm?  Unite the clans.  Don’t storm State Street,…

Tonight I chatted with CJ Lilly, winner of the athletic department’s contest offering two passes to tomorrow’s press conference where Brady Hoke will be introduced.  The 21-year-old U-M senior was kind enough to endure a few goofy questions: MVictors: You’re an engineering student? Lilly: Yes I am. MVictors: So how long did it take to write the script that entered your name in the contest six million times? Lilly: [Laughs].  I actually only entered it once.   I was sitting in class and entered it on my phone, really not paying too much attention to Reinforced Concrete Design. [laughs] MVictors: The press conference is at 1pm tomorrow– are you sure you’re going to be awake by then? Lilly: Yeah, I won’t party too hard tonight. MVictors: So as an engineering student let me guess—you hate the Hoke hire? Lilly: No, no, I’m excited to see us move forward.  I felt like we had two weeks of stalling around and now we can actually move in some direction.  MVictors: How many times have you been on flightaware.com the past few days? Lilly: mgoblog has had most of it that I’ve seen.  I don’t pay much attention– I think that’s B.S, as far as where flights are headed to.   I don’t think it’s worth the time.  MVictors: Did the athletic department complete its…