then i hope the U gets rid of coyle. Need an AD smart enough to know when not to obey the administration.
The story goes that Coyle was dictated to on this hire.
I don't think that's a thing??
steven jobs: “It doesn't make sense to hire smart people and tell them what to do. We hire smart people so they can tell us what to do.”
Yep- which reduces the core long run problem in sports at the U to the issue that U of M administration has never been all that serious about competing in the major sports. It appears that they view the whole think as a necessary evil/irritation rather than something that adds any real value to the University of Minnesota experience.
doesn't he have to say that as he just hired someone who couldn't land jobs at much lesser schools? What else is he supposed to say to the public...
$1.95 million is nothing. Drawing 9,000/game with a new coach next year vs 2,000 with Ben would make that up quick.
Steve Jobs wasn't working for a State government entity when he made this quote. We're talking about the GOVERNMENT here, brother. Decisions are very, very often made that are NOT merit-based. Like virtually every day
I know this is the reality, but the man is one of the highest paid ADs in college sports at nearly $1 million per year. He’s paid that much to make those difficult decisions and defend them against people whose attention and interests are elsewhere. If his hand was forced by his boss, then bring in someone else at a fraction of the cost and have Gabel make all coaching hires.
They are still getting paid for 8000 + so they may be lulled to sleep until another 4000 cancel. Those core 8000, many of whom came up through the Musselman era and then Dutch and Haskins are being taken for granted as a given. We'll see how long that lasts.
They are going to keep him at least 2 more years - no doubt about it. In fact, I hope to never go through this again with an up and comer coach. If they can't hire a homerun- stick with Ben. This is a brutal job and getting worse. I sure hope he can get this done.
Honest question, if we finish 2-18 this year and are 2-10 at this point next year, do you think he is still safe?
They can't be naive enough to think 5,000 people who aren't showing up are going to keep paying for tickets, can they?
He is safe through the end of the year next year either way I think. If he does not have some sort of positive results at the end of the year and even greater expectations for the following year I think he is gone.
I hope he can get id done as well. It would be sweet to have a hometown guy leading a very successful program.
Have a company that does some recruiting for technology people and you might be shocked at how many big companies are saying "Of course we are open to people of all race, creed religion, etc for this position however we are only considering diversity candidates right now - and then they never open it up to anyone else"
Right if Coyle went rogue the contract wouldn’t have been approved. He can’t just go do what he wants
This is the U of M.
They're gonna give Ben at least 4+ years
Anyone that holds to the premise that this job hire was overseen by Gabel (as I do) needs to also realize the firing would also be under her "guidance". He's here for a while and I want him to succeed.