I remember Tim Brewster as an outgoing kind of jovial-confident---spirited--happy---full of pep kind of guy. His recent press conferences shows him to be testy-impatient---feisty kind of personality. He sort of rolls his eyes and shakes his head with many questions. He has to know many of the questions he gets arent brilliant----but he needs to roll with the punches. Its not good to have the writers for the Pioneer Press and Strib on his bad side and thats where most of his recent impatience seem to be directed. I guess i think he is really feeling the pressure of his job. Maybe that will be helpful. Time will tell. But its a different Brewster I see out there lately. And thanks FBT for the great coverage.
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I like it. Most good HCs are kind of testy
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He was wildly overconfident at first, then went 1-11; it's good if he's sobered up, but he can't be thin-skinned. He's got to win a few big games (Penn State or Iowa, Wisconsin, maybe USC), then he'll be getting more respect all around.
I observed that Brewster looked very tired in a few videos prior to this rumored Marcus Fuller dust up. I know in the past Brewster has had a difficult relationship whith at least one other writer (not Reusse) as well.
I feel like Brewster was never given a chance by some in the media who mocked him from day one. You have Tom Powers calling him Brother Brewster, you have Pat Reusse making comments, you have Barriero on KFAN, etc,etc. I don't blame the guy if he's developed a distaste for the media he deals with on a daily basis. The only thing I will say is I wish the media would be angry about the state of Gopher football during many of our lifetimes instead of taking this sarcastic, mocking attitude toward the program that doesn't accomplish anything. Be angry or be supportive, but be serious one way or the other.
I feel like Brewster was never given a chance by some in the media who mocked him from day one. You have Tom Powers calling him Brother Brewster, you have Pat Reusse making comments, you have Barriero on KFAN, etc,etc. I don't blame the guy if he's developed a distaste for the media he deals with on a daily basis. The only thing I will say is I wish the media would be angry about the state of Gopher football during many of our lifetimes instead of taking this sarcastic, mocking attitude toward the program that doesn't accomplish anything. Be angry or be supportive, but be serious one way or the other.
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When you go to 2 bowl games in a row and the public says you are the trash of the Big Ten, I'd be pissed too.
Yeah because when Brewster was a fun, full of pep guy, the press was so nice to him.
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Brew seems to have had it with the media, and I can hardly blame him. The majority of the local writers pile on him and he can't seem to catch a break. Hell, when the local editorials try to downgrade a guy like Tubby after only 3 years and 2 NCAA tourney appearances (and beating Wisconsin 3 straight times), you know there is something inherently wrong with these guys.
Brewster knows this is the year that will probably make or break his future as a head coach, and that's gotta be stressful. I don't have a problem if that makes him a little snappy with the media, sadly it might be the only modicum of payback he gets.
Brewster knows this is the year that will probably make or break his future as a head coach, and that's gotta be stressful. I don't have a problem if that makes him a little snappy with the media, sadly it might be the only modicum of payback he gets.
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THIS.
I can't believe people are bashing Tubby already. And it always starts with the media. I've had other Gopher fans come to me saying how Tubby's gonna bail (only reason he'd do that is because of the 'stellar' media we have in MN) and blah blah blah. It's getting annoying.
I wanna see an Oklahoma State bit from Brewster before he's done here.
I don't "blame" Brewster for being frustrated with the press, but taking the approach he took during the published interview isn't going to help the issue. Of course, the press issues will disappear if the Gophers can come up with a few surprise wins this year.
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I'll take that bet.
Say the Gophers somehow manage to go 7-5 this year with a pair of big signature wins. I can almost write the Souhan/Reusse editorial for them now - it will follow the lines of "where was this play last year, with seemingly better personnel" and "Why didn't Brewster simplify the offense sooner" or "With this success, Cosgrove will be looking for greener pastures" (I'm looking at you Souhan).
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Haha. No they won't. Win or lose, there's always some lousy writer, that has to be controversial to be noticed at all, trying to stir the pot.
I don't blame Brewster for being testy or whatever you want to call it. Why the hell he even owes some of them any answer or recognition whatsoever is beyond me.
What's worse about a majority of the media up there is what another poster mentioned about them being sarcastic and having a penchant for mocking the program. It's like the culture of losing has infected most of the media and they don't even think things can change in a positive manner. So they embrace the loser attitude and attempt to be witty while doing so. It's pathetic.
The media can be a powerful recruiting tool, and for Brewster, the incessant pissing and moaning has got to be tiresome. It's like he's trying to swim up stream and the rain just keeps coming.
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I like that Brewster is testy. He gets sh!t on all the time by the media; give it back to them. Besides, if you watch media interviews of a lot of great head coaches, Bobby Knight comes to mind, you will see that they usually do not have a love affair with the media. The thing that Brewster has to do is win, then he can be the biggest d!ck to the media he wants and nothing they say or write will change the public's perception of Brewster.
7-5 is nothing to write home about, I would hope people don't expect the press to laud Brewster for going 7-5 in his 4th year on the job. Nobody would have defined that as acceptable, much less success, when he took the job 4 years ago. We certainly could see a typcially sarcastic article if/when the Gophers have a significant victory this year though.
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Yes, that is an understatement if I have ever heard one. "All Brewster has to do is win." Yes, that would mean that he could treat the press any way he wants to treat the press. All Brewster has to do is win a lot and he will totally be in control. Somebody had better let the media know that they are in big Trouble if Brewster ever starts to win a lot! "To the victor goes the spoils." And, that would really spoil it for the Minnesota Media Brewster Bad Mouthers.
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I'd have to disagree, based on national media expectations, our schedule difficulty (at least perceived for now), and the amount of turnover/new starters on this team. I believe a 7-5 season, would show the improvement Brewster needs to keep his job, since it would be accomplished largely by his own recruits. It wouldn't get the media off his back for even a second, since another low end bowl won't appease them in the interim.
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Even 6-6 would show definitive improvement. This year's schedule is harder when you take into account which games are home and away, IMO. MTSU is harder than Syracuse on the road. Any home win during the Big Ten will be an upset (save Northwestern perhaps), and all the easier home games we had last year are now on the road.
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I am sure they are clutching their pearls at the likelihood of this scenario.
It is part of his job. For the next year anyways.
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Brewster Can Rip the Press a New One for all I Care
I hope Brew rips the press a new Arse. At least he may get some kind of respect from those worthless Twin cities sports scribes. I don't respect them, so I don't expect him to respect them.
Let 'em have it with both barrels, Brew.
I hope Brew rips the press a new Arse. At least he may get some kind of respect from those worthless Twin cities sports scribes. I don't respect them, so I don't expect him to respect them.
Let 'em have it with both barrels, Brew.
I know Brewster probably feels like he's accomplished alot but so far we are stuck in medocrity like we were with Mase. In order for Brewster to get the respect that he wants for himself and the football program then he needs to start winning big games. He needs to win trophy games and games against teams like USC. This year we have five big games (OSU, PSU, IOWA, WISC, and USC). Four of those games are at home. Let's win at least two of those games. This is his fourth year and it's time we start winning some of those games. Look at coach Fitz in Northwestern. He is 3-0 as a coach against the Hawkeyes in Iowa. Purdue's coach in his first year beat OSU. These were guys that didn't inherit the greatest teams either. Brewster has got to start winning some of those games. Until he does that, he will get no respect from the media. I know that the media can be unfair and hard on the Gophers. The best way to shut up the media and get respect is to win.
The way the media covers the Gopher football program - and in turn how that creates the general perception of the program - can beat any good man down.
It is an interesting transition. If folks remember, Mason was fairly congenial and outgoing when he was first hired. The job in dealing with the media here slowly wore Mason down to the point where he just gave up dealing with them, and in turn with the fans. He went into hiding. He carried much of the same attitude some on this thread had..."well screw 'em. I can't win no matter what I do." Eventually it led to him being totally aloof, paranoid, not outgoing, standoffish with the fans, etc. At the end of his tenure he was criticized for not going out and selling the program, etc. Well, he had given up on it by then mostly due to this wearing down. His job transitioned from selling the program at the start of his tenure to simply trying to shield himself from all of the arrows and bullets being directed his way by the time he was let go.
I hope the same thing isn't happening to Brewster, who started on a higher level. But, I'm seeing it. His tone has almost completely changed from the day he was hired. He was hired as the "anti-Mason." He was going to go sell the program, do the lunches, connect with the fanbase, etc. He did it for a couple of years, but the job appears to be wearing him down, too. Brewster is much less available now. He isn't doing all of the Rotary lunches and guest appearances on the radio and social events, etc. He is absolutely crankier with the media and more paranoid now. Unfortunately, I see him slowly becoming a guy trying to shield himself from the arrows, too.
As I said, this job will wear a man down.
It is an interesting transition. If folks remember, Mason was fairly congenial and outgoing when he was first hired. The job in dealing with the media here slowly wore Mason down to the point where he just gave up dealing with them, and in turn with the fans. He went into hiding. He carried much of the same attitude some on this thread had..."well screw 'em. I can't win no matter what I do." Eventually it led to him being totally aloof, paranoid, not outgoing, standoffish with the fans, etc. At the end of his tenure he was criticized for not going out and selling the program, etc. Well, he had given up on it by then mostly due to this wearing down. His job transitioned from selling the program at the start of his tenure to simply trying to shield himself from all of the arrows and bullets being directed his way by the time he was let go.
I hope the same thing isn't happening to Brewster, who started on a higher level. But, I'm seeing it. His tone has almost completely changed from the day he was hired. He was hired as the "anti-Mason." He was going to go sell the program, do the lunches, connect with the fanbase, etc. He did it for a couple of years, but the job appears to be wearing him down, too. Brewster is much less available now. He isn't doing all of the Rotary lunches and guest appearances on the radio and social events, etc. He is absolutely crankier with the media and more paranoid now. Unfortunately, I see him slowly becoming a guy trying to shield himself from the arrows, too.
As I said, this job will wear a man down.
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Other than among a few hardcore Gopher fans, Brewster has gotten zero appreciation for the extraordinary amount of time and effort that he has put into trying to rebuild the Gopher football program. It is entirely understandable that he might be a little bitter about it.
shouldn't he have know that this was going to be apart of his job when he was hired? Nobody said turning 40 years of national irrelevancy around was going to be easy.
That's my point. I'm not saying Brewster is wrong. I'm saying a good man can get beaten by this job. The Gopher head football job is a killer. The way the media covers the program and how that impacts the perception of the program will wear a man down. You begin to feel like all the hard work is being ignored and instead of getting credit all you get is criticism. Mason certainly felt this and Brew is beginning to feel it. Mase eventually gave up the "selling" part of the deal and went about his business. Brewster is starting to wear down, too. Hope he can fend them off with a nice year this season. That would help things.
He will get a greater level of appreciation when he finishes the job, don't expect him to get tons of pats on the back for trying hard but not achieving the goal. He also knew what he was getting into and is financially rewarded very well for the work he does. Does he put in a lot of hours, he probably does as does virtually every other Division 1 football coach.
Please the media pressure here is alot easier than at many other BCS jobs, most of the time the media just ignores the team and doesn't cover them at all. When the gophers are covered it is hardly front page news where every word of the coaches and players is dissected as it is at many other programs.
In the media, Brewster has definitely changed. It doesn't appear that stretches to when he's out with the fanbase and with the players. This media has an ability to really be an irritant, and Brewster is just the latest "victim", for lack of better term, of that. It's not about the pressures to win, that's far greater in other places, it's just that you seem to get railed for poor things that occur, meanwhile, the positives you do are often swept under the rug and ignored by the press.
People seem to ignore things like the fact that last season, that team beat more quality opponents than a Gopher team had beaten in ages. I think it was we beat three BT teams that finished with .500 or better BT records in NU, Michigan St., and Purdue, and that it was a long time since we did that. But people completely ignore that fact and just throw out the easy criticism of bad offense, struggles against SDSU etc.. That's all valid, but let's throw out EVERYTHING on the table, not just the crap, and it just feels sometimes that the media only blows up the crap.
That said, it'll be much easier to handle that stuff when you win.
People seem to ignore things like the fact that last season, that team beat more quality opponents than a Gopher team had beaten in ages. I think it was we beat three BT teams that finished with .500 or better BT records in NU, Michigan St., and Purdue, and that it was a long time since we did that. But people completely ignore that fact and just throw out the easy criticism of bad offense, struggles against SDSU etc.. That's all valid, but let's throw out EVERYTHING on the table, not just the crap, and it just feels sometimes that the media only blows up the crap.
That said, it'll be much easier to handle that stuff when you win.
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