DarthGopher's latest activity
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DarthGopher reacted to 50PoundHead's post in the thread Marcus Q&A with Coyle: "I’ve started to have conversations with people today...I’ve had conversations with people about who is interested and not" with
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I'm down with the decision to let Johnson go. As Coyle said, it's about consistency. But I really laugh at a lot of the posters that... -
DarthGopher reacted to howeda7's post in the thread Marcus Q&A with Coyle: "I’ve started to have conversations with people today...I’ve had conversations with people about who is interested and not" with Like.
This is all AD speak. He isn't going to say "I've had my targets picked out for weeks. Couldn't wait to fire Ben." As far as the pay...
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DarthGopher reacted to Gopher Ally's post in the thread Was firing Johnson the right decision by Coyle? with Like.
I was on the fence until watching that pathetic display against Northwestern. The body language by the players spoke volumes. I hope...
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DarthGopher reacted to cheeseheadgophfan's post in the thread Was firing Johnson the right decision by Coyle? with Like.
Coyle is on the selection committee. Flew back to join them at 5 am. Doing it over the phone would've been lacking dignity and...
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DarthGopher replied to the thread Was firing Johnson the right decision by Coyle?.Did you miss the massive PR campaign that was being waged on Ben's behalf the past several weeks, especially after the wins at UCLA and...
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DarthGopher reacted to MissouriGopher's post in the thread Was firing Johnson the right decision by Coyle? with Like.
I feel like I'm going crazy seeing these takes. There was nothing wrong with the way BJ was fired. He was told in person when he arrived...
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DarthGopher reacted to Spaulding!No!'s post in the thread Was firing Johnson the right decision by Coyle? with Like.
AAU and MN club basketball sold Coyle a bill of goods. It must have been a wonderful ego trip for those club coaches. Whattamess
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DarthGopher reacted to howeda7's post in the thread Was firing Johnson the right decision by Coyle? with Like.
He didn't fire him in the middle of the night. He fired him when they got back from the BTT. This discussion about it being "ruthless"...
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Ben really seems like a great guy and he took the opportunity to apply for this job when it was open. Could say it was his dream job...
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Coaches make great money these days but what I think a lot of fans don't realize is that very few of them are in the profession for the...
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DarthGopher replied to the thread Thank you, Ben Johnson.Losing your job, at any level, and in any organization, sucks. Here is the crazy thing, however. For many of the people I've known who...
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Exactly. I learned that from Coach Monson and Coach Mo - everyone talked about Monson's buyout, but it's terrible being fired, and even...
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@GopherLady Ben gave it his best shot. He missed the mark. Excuses can be made regarding resources, etc, but Ben simply didn't win...
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Yep....he wasn't ready to be the head coach in the Big Ten, especially in this current landscape. No question he gave it everything he...
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Seemed like a good guy. Regardless of how much money you walk away with, never easy to lose a job. Wasn’t the right guy for this job...