I recommended Hoke!
I kid you not. 4 weeks ago I recommended Hoke to Maturi. I live in San Diego and I've been trying to support them for 20 years. They have better athletes just in San Diego than the whole state of Minnesota but SDSU loses them all to USC, UCLA, Boise, Washington, etc..
I wrote this email to Maturi
Sent: Monday, October 18, 2010 10:24 PM
To:
[email protected]
Subject: Golden Gopher Alum
Joel,
Thank you for your note which was sent to all Football "M' Men. .... as a fan of my now adopted San Diego State Aztecs Football team I can say I think they got the "Hire Right" with Brady Hoke. Before last year San Diego State tried everything over the last 20 years. They hired big name Assistants from National championship teams, former alumni coaches, you name it. Then San Diego State decided to take a page out of the Urban Meyer Mold. They found a Coach who had HEAD COACHING Success at every level. Someone of the same Hoke, Meyer mold can do it at Minnesota.
I'm telling you, we can win at Minnesota. We can because its a great University and a great City. If you can get a Coach that can not only coach but also present just how special a place it is to a 17 and 18 year old kid, Minnesota will be a winner again.
Response
Appreciate. Agree we can get it done.
Joel Maturi