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Bruininks on Kill: "Give him three years and he is going to be a big winner"
Bruininks convinced
University of Minnesota President Bob Bruininks visited Gophers football practice Tuesday, and all he did was rave about new coach Jerry Kill and how he has been accepted by the public.
Contrary to what a lot of people believe -- that Kill was not one of the Gophers' top choices and was picked after a lot of other coaches turned down the job -- Bruininks said Kill was in the top five from the start.
"Give him three years and he is going to be a big winner," Bruininks said. "We've got the right guy this time."
Well, the president is a longtime friend of mine but to be honest, he said the same thing about former coach Tim Brewster.
However, Bruininks was never a big booster of Glen Mason, and he had more to do with firing Mason than athletic director Joel Maturi. That turned out to be a real mistake, considering what happened during Brewster's tenure.
Bruininks is a big fan of Maturi.
"I've offered Joel a year extension on his current contract [which ends in June 2012]," Bruininks said. "So far he hasn't accepted it. I assume he is waiting to see what the new president wants to do."
The new president, Eric Kaler, takes over in June.
http://www.startribune.com/sports/119369044.html
Go Gophers!!
Bruininks convinced
University of Minnesota President Bob Bruininks visited Gophers football practice Tuesday, and all he did was rave about new coach Jerry Kill and how he has been accepted by the public.
Contrary to what a lot of people believe -- that Kill was not one of the Gophers' top choices and was picked after a lot of other coaches turned down the job -- Bruininks said Kill was in the top five from the start.
"Give him three years and he is going to be a big winner," Bruininks said. "We've got the right guy this time."
Well, the president is a longtime friend of mine but to be honest, he said the same thing about former coach Tim Brewster.
However, Bruininks was never a big booster of Glen Mason, and he had more to do with firing Mason than athletic director Joel Maturi. That turned out to be a real mistake, considering what happened during Brewster's tenure.
Bruininks is a big fan of Maturi.
"I've offered Joel a year extension on his current contract [which ends in June 2012]," Bruininks said. "So far he hasn't accepted it. I assume he is waiting to see what the new president wants to do."
The new president, Eric Kaler, takes over in June.
http://www.startribune.com/sports/119369044.html
Go Gophers!!
