Oregon on Saturday hired former Michigan head coach Brady Hoke as defensive coordinator to replace Don Pellum, who lasted two seasons in the role before being reassigned Jan. 4 to coach UO linebackers.

Hoke's entire career has been centered around defense, has extensive experience coaching the line and was heavily involved in the Wolverines' defense as head coach from 2011-14, when that unit improved from 107th the season before he took over to sixth in his first, 11-win season.

Hoke has not been a coordinator since 1982 and spent the past season away from coaching after his firing at Michigan to cap the 2013 season. He has been a head coach at Ball State, San Diego State prior to Michigan and has a 78-70 career record, Maxwell Club college coach of the year award and a pair of top-seven Rivals recruiting classes on his record.

So, what do you think of Hoke?

With the exception of a five-year stint coaching Oregon State's defensive line from 1989-94, Hoke has not coached in the Northwest and brings an outsider status and new voice to the staff that many fans wanted during the coordinator search. However, he hasn't had any college experience as strictly a defensive coordinator.

Leave your thoughts in the comments and vote in our poll.

Oregon coach Mark Helfrich is speaking with reporters Saturday evening, and we will update with his reaction on the hirings this week of Hoke and David Yost, the Ducks' new quarterbacks coach.

Here is some reaction from Twitter:

@AndrewGreif Like it. This is a guy who could easily be a successful HC somewhere else. — Yoav Kaufman 🇮🇱🇺🇸 (@yoavkaufman) January 16, 2016

@AndrewGreif @Oregonian from what I've read, seemed to really turn the michigan D around statistically.. needs to be a great recruiter — Andrew Dockerill (@dockerz77) January 16, 2016

@IrvNavarro1014 @AndrewGreif I agree. I think it's a solid hire. I think the alleged Nolan "sting" is what has people fired up right now. — EDubble (@NorCalsEDub) January 16, 2016

@AndrewGreif @Oregonian ugh not a great hire. He will be gone in 2 years — Daniel Baldwin Jr (@OreDucks01284) January 16, 2016

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