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Originally Posted by Pentegarn
I was hurting for you WhiteRat
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I could go on for hours but two 1-11 seasons in 4 years is absolutely brutal and has left our 2 year old $300 million on campus stadium half empty. People are abandoning the program in droves and rightfully so since this team can't play football if their lives depended on it. Losing to a bad FCS team in South Dakota at home? Losing to Northern Illinois at home? Getting drubbed in every other game we've played? TERRIBLE.
I pray to the football gods that our inept AD Joel Maturi can make the right hire this time and bring in a PROVEN head coach who can bring in his staff and establish a winning culture from day 1.
My top candidates?
Harbaugh, Chris Peterson, and Gary Patterson. We've got virtually no chance to get those guys but the higher ups are talking about shelling out 2-3mil a year, which should be enough to entice a solid coach to come up here. Contrary to what ESPN or other media folk will tell you, Minnesota is not a bad job at all. There is no reason why we should have to take a back to seat to Iowa and Wisconsin when those programs have no built in advantages that we don't have. I would be happy with some second teir coaches like Kevin Sumlin, Troy Calhoun, or Al Golden.
The AD reportedly won't even sniff at Mike Leach because us here simple Minnesotans are just too PC and won't hire a proven winner who rocks the boat from time to time.
Oh well, there's always next year, right?