Different situations call for individual attention and selective punishment. [Read more…]
Follow paulmbanksJerry Kill Was All Gophers Football Could Hope For
December 14, 2010 By 2 Comments
When Will Joel Maturi Fire Tim Brewster?
September 26, 2010 By 1 Comment
Tim Brewster signed a contract extension this offseason that will keep him as the Gophers head coach through the 2013 season.
In a town that has been famous for terrible football coaches (Glen Mason, Mike Tice, Brad Childress), this should come as no surprise.
But only three days after the Gophers lost to USC in a game that had no business being as close as it was, it is becoming more painfully obvious that mediocrity is something not only accepted, but embraced around Minnesota’s campus.
When Minnesota Athletic Director Joel Maturi presented Tim Brewster with the two year extension, he expressed optimism about the future, saying that Brewster “deserves to coach his kids.”
Follow paulmbanksTim Brewster’s Struggles Continue vs. USC
September 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Tim Brewster came to Minneapolis with the reputation as a top notch recruiter who would bring college football excitement and energy back to the Golden Gophers’ program. To those Minnesota faithful who have seen this before, with none other than Jim Wacker, the hiring was puzzling.
This is especially the case when Gary Patterson, head coach of Texas Christian, and Lane Kiffin, USC’s current head coach, interviewed for the job. Joel Maturi must take some of the blame for this debacle.
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Follow paulmbanksMinnesota Gophers Basketball Offseason Preview
April 6, 2010 By 1 Comment
By Mike Gallagher
It’s funny how getting a big name coach to come to your program generates interest and attention for your school. [Read more…]
Follow paulmbanksGophers Basketball Season Recap
March 21, 2010 By 1 Comment
By Mike Gallagher
In a season full of more ups and downs than a VH1 Tool Academy marathon, the Gophers strangely faded off into the college basketball offseason without a peep. [Read more…]
Follow paulmbanksGophers, Brewster Talking Contract Extension
January 5, 2010 By 3 Comments
By Mike Gallagher
If this were a bar, Gophers AD Joel Maturi would be cutoff.
“The fact of the matter is we’re 6-6, if we win our bowl game, we’ll be 7-6. That’s one game better than when Brewster took over the program three years ago.”
Wow. That was Maturi a few days before the Gophers DID NOT win the Insight Bowl vs. Iowa State, thus making the Gophers record the same as it was the last year before the Brewster reign of terror began.
Even if the Gophers had won the bowl game, think of the hilarity of that comment. How low must expectations be that an improvement of one win over three seasons is acceptable?
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