Some Day...Maybe
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When is the last time Minnesota hired it's first choice for a football or basketball coach? Fleck gives Coyle a lot of credit for wanting to come here. Coyle connected and sold him. Who is the last AD Minnesota has had that is better than Coyle?
It takes a President and an AD to lure and hire a coach like this. They both deserve credit. From my knowledge Bruininks was terrible and Teague was awful and Maturi was nothing special. It takes a commitment from the President and skill from the AD to get a coach like Fleck. I credit Kaler for the commitment to major sports at the U and Coyle for the skills to land a coach like Fleck. The national media has had nothing but praise for this hire.
You can bag on Coyle non stop for 3 weeks, but I haven't seen an AD make anywhere near as lauded a hire since maybe Lou Holtz? Credit to Coyle, and yes, even Kaler.
It takes a President and an AD to lure and hire a coach like this. They both deserve credit. From my knowledge Bruininks was terrible and Teague was awful and Maturi was nothing special. It takes a commitment from the President and skill from the AD to get a coach like Fleck. I credit Kaler for the commitment to major sports at the U and Coyle for the skills to land a coach like Fleck. The national media has had nothing but praise for this hire.
You can bag on Coyle non stop for 3 weeks, but I haven't seen an AD make anywhere near as lauded a hire since maybe Lou Holtz? Credit to Coyle, and yes, even Kaler.