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http://www.startribune.com/sports/blogs/122753739.html
Seven months after his tenure at Minnesota ended, Tim Brewster is finally breaking his media silence.
Tim Brewster "I poured my heart and soul into that situation in Minnesota and I was disappointed with how it ended," Brewster told Naples (Fla.) Daily News reporter Woody Wommack in a story posted on the paper's website Friday. "But I'm a positive guy and you're not going to keep me down long."
That he's been quiet this long is surprise enough. The former Gophers coach, fired Oct. 17 after a 1-6 start to the season, has refused all interview requests from Minnesota reporters since that day, content to remain out of sight at his Naples home.
But the 50-year-old Brewster, who will apparently be out of football this fall for the first time since 1985, has been visiting high school spring football practices in Fort Myers lately, and told Wommack "I want to get back into coaching."
He was a finalist for the head-coaching job at Texas State in January, a job that went to Dennis Franchione, who coincidentally was the football mentor to Brewster's Gopher successor, Jerry Kill. Now Brewster, 15-30 in 3 1/2 seasons with the Gophers, plans to stay in Florida until jobs come open again at the end of the year.
Brewster and a couple of other fired coaches, ex-Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez and former Kansas coach Mark Mangino, traveled around the state last week watching high school practices, the newspaper said, and Brewster said he was impressed with what he saw.
He even addressed the players at Immokalee High, lecturing them on the importance of academics.
"I've tried to get out to see some of the top players down here," Brewster told the Daily News. "I've got a little free time, and it's been a lot of fun to get out and watch."
Actual story from naplesnews.com
http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2011/may/27/prep-football-former-minnesota-coach-tim-brewster/
IMMOKALEE — Long before he was an assistant coach in the NFL or the head coach at the University of Minnesota, Tim Brewster was calling the shots at Central Catholic High School in Lafayette, Ind.
That’s where Brewster truly fell in love with coaching football, even if it meant long hours for little pay and weekly chores like cleaning up the stadium after games or washing his team’s jerseys with his wife, Cathleen.
So now that he’s out of the coaching game for the first time in more than two decades, Brewster is getting back to his high school roots. He and former college coaches Mark Mangino (Kansas) and Rich Rodriguez (Michigan, West Virgina) spent the last week touring Southwest Florida schools to get an up close and personal view at some of area’s top teams and players.
“I’ve tried to get out see some of the top players down here,” said Brewster, who moved to Naples late last year. “I’ve got a little free time and it’s been a lot of fun to get out and watch.”
On Wednesday, Brewster was on the field at Immokalee providing tips for Indians coach Jerrod Ackely and his staff. He also interacted with players, something he wasn’t allowed to do during his four-year stint as a head coach with the Golden Gophers.
“One of the worst rules NCAA has is not letting head coaches be out in the spring,” Brewster said. “The past few I wasn’t able to get out and that was disappointing because you can really learn a lot evaluating them in the spring time.”
Brewster said he walked away from Immokalee’s practice very impressed with the level of talent.
“There were a lot of players who jumped out at me,” Brewster said. “They’ve got some talented receivers, an outstanding athlete at quarterback and some good lineman. There’s probably five Division 1 players on that team right now.”
Ackley said his coaches and players enjoyed the experience of having a former college on the field, especially when he delivered a speech to the Indians about the importance of academics.
“He watched us go through a lot of drills and provided some really good suggestions to our players and to our coaches,” Ackley said. “He interacted with the players and I was very happy about his message. We always preach academics and work ethic but when they hear it from someone of his caliber it really reinforces what we’re talking about.”
For now, Brewster said he plans to stay in Southwest Florida through next fall and figures to be attending plenty of high school practices and games during the 2011 season.
Brewster was 15-30 in four seasons with the Gophers.
“I want to get back into coaching but I’m using this break to just take some time and take a deep breath,” Brewster said. “I poured my heart and soul into that situation in Minnesota and I was disappointed with how it ended. But I’m a positive guy and you’re not going to keep me down long. … It’s been a really great spring being around these high school kids and just appreciating the game again.”
http://www.startribune.com/sports/blogs/122753739.html
Seven months after his tenure at Minnesota ended, Tim Brewster is finally breaking his media silence.
Tim Brewster "I poured my heart and soul into that situation in Minnesota and I was disappointed with how it ended," Brewster told Naples (Fla.) Daily News reporter Woody Wommack in a story posted on the paper's website Friday. "But I'm a positive guy and you're not going to keep me down long."
That he's been quiet this long is surprise enough. The former Gophers coach, fired Oct. 17 after a 1-6 start to the season, has refused all interview requests from Minnesota reporters since that day, content to remain out of sight at his Naples home.
But the 50-year-old Brewster, who will apparently be out of football this fall for the first time since 1985, has been visiting high school spring football practices in Fort Myers lately, and told Wommack "I want to get back into coaching."
He was a finalist for the head-coaching job at Texas State in January, a job that went to Dennis Franchione, who coincidentally was the football mentor to Brewster's Gopher successor, Jerry Kill. Now Brewster, 15-30 in 3 1/2 seasons with the Gophers, plans to stay in Florida until jobs come open again at the end of the year.
Brewster and a couple of other fired coaches, ex-Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez and former Kansas coach Mark Mangino, traveled around the state last week watching high school practices, the newspaper said, and Brewster said he was impressed with what he saw.
He even addressed the players at Immokalee High, lecturing them on the importance of academics.
"I've tried to get out to see some of the top players down here," Brewster told the Daily News. "I've got a little free time, and it's been a lot of fun to get out and watch."
Actual story from naplesnews.com
http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2011/may/27/prep-football-former-minnesota-coach-tim-brewster/
IMMOKALEE — Long before he was an assistant coach in the NFL or the head coach at the University of Minnesota, Tim Brewster was calling the shots at Central Catholic High School in Lafayette, Ind.
That’s where Brewster truly fell in love with coaching football, even if it meant long hours for little pay and weekly chores like cleaning up the stadium after games or washing his team’s jerseys with his wife, Cathleen.
So now that he’s out of the coaching game for the first time in more than two decades, Brewster is getting back to his high school roots. He and former college coaches Mark Mangino (Kansas) and Rich Rodriguez (Michigan, West Virgina) spent the last week touring Southwest Florida schools to get an up close and personal view at some of area’s top teams and players.
“I’ve tried to get out see some of the top players down here,” said Brewster, who moved to Naples late last year. “I’ve got a little free time and it’s been a lot of fun to get out and watch.”
On Wednesday, Brewster was on the field at Immokalee providing tips for Indians coach Jerrod Ackely and his staff. He also interacted with players, something he wasn’t allowed to do during his four-year stint as a head coach with the Golden Gophers.
“One of the worst rules NCAA has is not letting head coaches be out in the spring,” Brewster said. “The past few I wasn’t able to get out and that was disappointing because you can really learn a lot evaluating them in the spring time.”
Brewster said he walked away from Immokalee’s practice very impressed with the level of talent.
“There were a lot of players who jumped out at me,” Brewster said. “They’ve got some talented receivers, an outstanding athlete at quarterback and some good lineman. There’s probably five Division 1 players on that team right now.”
Ackley said his coaches and players enjoyed the experience of having a former college on the field, especially when he delivered a speech to the Indians about the importance of academics.
“He watched us go through a lot of drills and provided some really good suggestions to our players and to our coaches,” Ackley said. “He interacted with the players and I was very happy about his message. We always preach academics and work ethic but when they hear it from someone of his caliber it really reinforces what we’re talking about.”
For now, Brewster said he plans to stay in Southwest Florida through next fall and figures to be attending plenty of high school practices and games during the 2011 season.
Brewster was 15-30 in four seasons with the Gophers.
“I want to get back into coaching but I’m using this break to just take some time and take a deep breath,” Brewster said. “I poured my heart and soul into that situation in Minnesota and I was disappointed with how it ended. But I’m a positive guy and you’re not going to keep me down long. … It’s been a really great spring being around these high school kids and just appreciating the game again.”
Good one. Time to move on from Timmy "two shoes" Brewster
