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per Lee Barfknecht:
Even after that much change of Kill’s blueprint, Claeys is eager for his longtime friend to visit.
“I was hoping he would take a year off so he could come up to practice every now and then,’’ Claeys said. “He’ll be in the Twin Cities for book signing this fall.’’
Though not available in person, Kill has helped Claeys get ready for the job ahead.
“He went around this spring and watched a lot of teams practice,’’ Claeys said. “He’d call with ideas he liked.
“The most difficult thing on the job was he was my best friend. You were used to 20 years going in the office and seeing him every day. You just don’t have that any more.”
Though the Minnesota staff has changed, the slow-and-steady-wins-the-race approach hasn’t.
“The whole world is in a damn hurry, but we took our time here,” Claeys said. “We did it right with pretty good kids who love football. And they want to be in Minnesota.”
So when is the payoff?
“We’re at the point where at the end of November, those last two or three games, we’ll be in the talk to get to Indy and play for the Big Ten championship,” Claeys said. “Hell, nobody wins it every year.
“We need to jump in and get there and take advantage of that opportunity.”
http://www.starherald.com/sports/bi...cle_2f0ace04-78b8-526a-869f-d7e8a710d6e4.html
Go Gophers!!
Even after that much change of Kill’s blueprint, Claeys is eager for his longtime friend to visit.
“I was hoping he would take a year off so he could come up to practice every now and then,’’ Claeys said. “He’ll be in the Twin Cities for book signing this fall.’’
Though not available in person, Kill has helped Claeys get ready for the job ahead.
“He went around this spring and watched a lot of teams practice,’’ Claeys said. “He’d call with ideas he liked.
“The most difficult thing on the job was he was my best friend. You were used to 20 years going in the office and seeing him every day. You just don’t have that any more.”
Though the Minnesota staff has changed, the slow-and-steady-wins-the-race approach hasn’t.
“The whole world is in a damn hurry, but we took our time here,” Claeys said. “We did it right with pretty good kids who love football. And they want to be in Minnesota.”
So when is the payoff?
“We’re at the point where at the end of November, those last two or three games, we’ll be in the talk to get to Indy and play for the Big Ten championship,” Claeys said. “Hell, nobody wins it every year.
“We need to jump in and get there and take advantage of that opportunity.”
http://www.starherald.com/sports/bi...cle_2f0ace04-78b8-526a-869f-d7e8a710d6e4.html
Go Gophers!!