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I'm going to say D. It feels like an uninspired hire. Tapping the assistant of the guy you just parted ways from doesn't make really...

Minnesota athletics has been run by influential and/or rich alumni for a long time. As long as I can remember, which is a very long...

Boy, hindsight really is 20/20 on this thread.

Never claimed he was Jesus. But you know he’s better than Monson, Pitino, and Johnson. I only said he’s our best coach since Haskins...

Okay I love Niko, I really do, but he's had one season with a squad filled with injuries and a team that finished 11th and lost in the...

Gee I wonder if Coyle had been actually attempting to raise funds throughout his tenure if maybe we would have more donors?

Mich St and Penn St have one large benefactor for their athletic programs who has stepped forward and provided the cash. There is a...

They have more money than Coyle does.

And yet they're all doing much more to support their hockey program than the U and Coyle

Hockey, wrestling, and volleyball take a backseat when we’re talking about the job performance of an AD at a Big Ten school. And I’ve...

I'd say his previous hires have been average or slightly above average at best. The way the hockey hirings are playing out this time...

He hired the best football coach we’ve had since Lou Holtz. He recently hired the best men’s basketball coach we’ve had since Haskins. A...

By what standards do you figure Coyle is a good AD?

We’re still early in the search process. There are more candidates than Larson and Potulny. On Coyle, he’s a good AD and our athletic...

People who support the programs financially wanted and supported the hires.