He was a very honorable man. If I remember correctly, he self reported violations at TCU just as he was starting to turn the program around. He didn't win much with the Gophers, but he never embarrassed the U or the state.
Let's try to get some perspective here. There is no doubt that Brian Dutcher has turned out to be an excellent coach. Keep in mind that it took he and Steve Fisher seven years to get San Diego State into a continual winning record. Those first six years were brutal for that program.
Why would you say something like that? Kill worked hard building the program up despite his epilepsy, and was an inspiration to people with disabilities. He doesn't deserve comments like that.
I was walking by Williams Arena well after the Ohio State game started. I was going to ask one of the ticket takers what the score was, because I thought they would lose badly being so short handed. A season ticket holder was coming in late to the game, and he gave me his extra ticket. What a...
If I am not mistaken, Ben Johnson has said he reallty admires the approach of Eric Spoelstra and the Heat. This is a very illuminating artilce on the way Spoelstra works and thinks.
https://www.si.com/nba/2022/05/27/miami-heat-erik-spoelstra-eastern-conference-finals-daily-cover
I think he deserves an A. Other than a couple of games, this team was competitive and played hard and smart. This is the first year in a long time that I have followed the team closely, and I think it is because of the hard work and enthusiasm of Ben and the coaching staff. It is nice having a...
Nice article about Tubby:
https://theathletic.com/3041063/2021/12/29/a-father-figure-to-a-lot-of-us-tubby-smiths-former-kentucky-players-share-memories-on-eve-of-his-banner-ceremony/
Great article, but it is behind a paywall.
https://theathletic.com/3012503/2021/12/15/at-minnesota-ben-johnson-rolled-the-dice-and-created-head-turning-results/
No matter how this season turns out, this team has been a great story. If I was a sportswriter, this would have the makings of a good book. A fairly unknown coach ( at least to your average fan) recruits a group of fairly unknown players who have never played together, and the media expects...