Can we get a list of all the posters who thought Claeys was the right hire?

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Claeys was absolutely the right guy. Who else do you think we could have gotten with an AD that would have been a better hire? Some of us live in reality and that reality is Claeys was absolutely the best hire.

Lets get over this loss. Tough to win on the road. Besides the 3rd qtr we played a good game against a team that was considering that game a must win. Iowa and Wisconsin lost, Nebraska looked weak. Our season is not over. BEAT IOWA.
 


alright after waiting a minute ive decided face the facts is a ****boi of the highest degree and deserves to be ignored on the forum so thats what im doing i encourage you all to do the same
 

He was the right hire and still is!! Have not seen anything to think he isn't yet.

Only change I have seen negative so far is we don't have NFL talent in the secondary. Only bad plays this year from this team has been big plays because of blown coverages and talent in secondary.

I seen many improvements from past years.
WR route combos.. Finally open receivers
Improved QB play
Better WR out there making plays
Better pass Rush
Better pass blocking.. Actually has time to throw
More balance
Kicking game is outstanding
 

Folks that are demanding a 9 win season from a first time HC, remember that MN has only won 9+ games exactly once in the history of the program.

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I was in favor of the Claeys hire because of timing, the loss of coach Kill and wanting to maintain continuity with the program and continuing to build what coach Kill started. This program has gone through tremendous amounts of change with more than a couple snake oil salesmen that got the job as leader of the program. To me coach Claey's is made of the right stuff learning wise and who he has been mentored by to be a leader and the head coach. I have been impressed by his two hires coach Johnson and Coach Miller and the improvement I have seen in the line and the QB as well as maintaining Adam Weber on staff.
I still believe that coach Claeys is more than capable of being a Big 10 coach and leading this program to bigger and better things. One tough loss for a first year head coach isn't enough for me to question things because I actually saw improvement and better overall play from the Gophers on Saturday. This program went through a complete culture change from the Brewster years to coach Kill. Coach Claeys may be a little more laid back then coach Kill, but the principles and the trust coach Kill instilled in this program needs to remain the same. BRICK BY BRICK. I say stay the course and we will climb that mountain to Indianapolis and the Big 10 title game sooner than some will realize. Coach Claeys get's football and how to be a winner, he has been apart of winning programs at every step of football he has coached at. That is not a coincidence or an accident. Go Gophers and SKI-U-Mah!
 

I still think he was the right choice, I will echo the sentiment many others have posted. We were in an impossible situation, and we did not need another coaching change. Regardless of what you think of claeys, he held together most of our recruiting class, a class I think will really start to shine in the next two years, and just for that he was the right choice.

He also isn't bound to loyalty. If he gets enough wins to get an extension, but the defense doesn't get their act together, sawvel will probably be fired, and a new DC will be hired. So just give it some god damn time.
 

damn guys stop responding to this topic read my last post as to why foe face the facts and lets continue being better fans of the gophs thanks
 

jonnyganas said:
Folks that are demanding a 9 win season from a first time HC, remember that MN has only won 9+ games exactly once in the history of the program.

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It's been seven actually, but yes, point taken.
 



Face The Facts said:
I think they should all post in this thread so we can identify them. It will be a very clear display of who understands Gopher Football and who doesn't.
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I thought is the right hire or was it more of an extension to what Jerry Kill started? What people do not talk about are the victories off the field over at Morrill Hall. Anyone who is questioning at this point weather or not we hired the right coach does not understand the unique situation Gopher football has here. Claeys will be the first one to say he should go if it is needed. Those who understand Gopher football know this. Those who don't understand Gopher football and think we need a new coach or should have hired a different one are delusional. Is my name going to be on some list now of identified people who support the coach?
 

gopherjay said:
I thought is the right hire or was it more of an extension to what Jerry Kill started? What people do not talk about are the victories off the field over at Morrill Hall. Anyone who is questioning at this point weather or not we hired the right coach does not understand the unique situation Gopher football has here. Claeys will be the first one to say he should go if it is needed. Those who understand Gopher football know this. Those who don't understand Gopher football and think we need a new coach or should have hired a different one are delusional. Is my name going to be on some list now of identified people who support the coach?
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As a fan, when your first year coach comes out and says we have our best team in 6 years of being here, you believe him and hold him accountable. If we win 7-8 games and the AD fires the staff, no one should be surprised. I still think this team is better than that.
 

Do I have to sew a golden TC onto my game day apparel if I go on the list? Still a believer "In Claeys we Trust" It's one game. If we can't get to 7-5 this year I'd be concerned. If we had a bad season and somehow had a chance to get Les Miles at the end of it would I waiver in my Claeys commitment. Yes. Somehow Minnesota has been on a role lately with making top off season coaching hires, but that seems like a stretch to me that we could get a Les Miles level candidate and/or be willing to pay for that type of coach.
 

Tracy Claeys is 1-5 in his first 6 B1G games. The last time the Gophers had an interim head coach, Jeff Horton, went 2-3 in the B1G with a win over #24 Iowa. He never was seriously considered for the head coaching job, so I'm not sure why so many think Claeys has done a good job or is the right guy moving forward. Horton even had previous head coaching experience.

Does anyone actually believe the talent was better at the end of the Brewster era then it was last year or this year?
 



GopherWeatherGuy said:
Tracy Claeys is 1-5 in his first 6 B1G games. The last time the Gophers had an interim head coach, Jeff Horton, went 2-3 in the B1G with a win over #24 Iowa. He never was seriously considered for the head coaching job, so I'm not sure why so many think Claeys has done a good job or is the right guy moving forward. Horton even had previous head coaching experience.

Does anyone actually believe the talent was better at the end of the Brewster era then it was last year or this year?
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Glen Mason was 0-6 in his first 6 Big Ten games. He lasted ten years. By your logic, we should expect Claeys to last at least eleven.
 

dpodoll68 said:
Glen Mason was 0-6 in his first 6 Big Ten games. He lasted ten years. By your logic, we should expect Claeys to last at least eleven.
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How many times are you going to bring this up? Glen Mason wasn't an assistant coach at MN for 5 years, recruiting his own players, before he was hired as head coach.
 

GopherWeatherGuy said:
How many times are you going to bring this up? Glen Mason wasn't an assistant coach at MN for 5 years, recruiting his own players, before he was hired as head coach.
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I'll keep bringing it up as many times as you keep holding it against Tracy Claeys that he has been here. He was the head coach during the recruitment of hardly any of these guys, same as Glen Mason. If you bringing up Tracy Claeys' first six Big Ten games is fair play, why isn't bringing up Glen Mason's first six Big Ten games fair play?
 

GopherWeatherGuy said:
Tracy Claeys is 1-5 in his first 6 B1G games. The last time the Gophers had an interim head coach, Jeff Horton, went 2-3 in the B1G with a win over #24 Iowa. He never was seriously considered for the head coaching job, so I'm not sure why so many think Claeys has done a good job or is the right guy moving forward. Horton even had previous head coaching experience.

Does anyone actually believe the talent was better at the end of the Brewster era then it was last year or this year?
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Of course not but you are not including all the factors.

1) Those other four losses for Clayes? An Iowa team that went to the Rose Bowl, a good Ohio State team that we played tough, a Michigan team that we damn near beat after we lost our coach, and Wisconsin.

2) I don't consider beating Iowa by 3 points at home proof that Horton did a better coaching job than Claeys. We played better teams at the end of last year.
 

dpodoll68 said:
I'll keep bringing it up as many times as you keep holding it against Tracy Claeys that he has been here. He was the head coach during the recruitment of hardly any of these guys, same as Glen Mason. If you bringing up Tracy Claeys' first six Big Ten games is fair play, why isn't bringing up Glen Mason's first six Big Ten games fair play?
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Because this same coaching staff has recruited these players for the past 6 years. It's not difficult for anyone to understand except for you.
 

Tough spot for TC tho. Claeys has to hope that Lime and Coach Z backassward into a talented QB.
 

GopherWeatherGuy said:
Because this same coaching staff has recruited these players for the past 6 years. It's not difficult for anyone to understand except for you.
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As I've already told you, that's not correct. This staff has a new HC, new OC, new DC, new QB coach, and new OL coach, none of whom were in their current roles when the overwhelming majority of the current roster was recruited.
 

Can we get a list of all the posters who thought Claeys was the right hire?
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Above: GopherHole regular, "Face the Facts," holding a list of known Tracy Claeys sympathizers.
 

dpodoll68 said:
As I've already told you, that's not correct. This staff has a new HC, new OC, new DC, new QB coach, and new OL coach, none of whom were in their current roles when the overwhelming majority of the current roster was recruited.
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:rolleyes:
 



GopherWeatherGuy said:
Tracy Claeys is 1-5 in his first 6 B1G games. The last time the Gophers had an interim head coach, Jeff Horton, went 2-3 in the B1G with a win over #24 Iowa. He never was seriously considered for the head coaching job, so I'm not sure why so many think Claeys has done a good job or is the right guy moving forward. Horton even had previous head coaching experience.

Does anyone actually believe the talent was better at the end of the Brewster era then it was last year or this year?
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Man, your arguments are so worthless. Just stop. You sound more ridiculous every time you post. Just stop.


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Spoofin said:
Man, your arguments are so worthless. Just stop. You sound more ridiculous every time you post. Just stop.


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When Claeys wins 5-6 games and is gone at the end of the year, I'll be waiting for my apology.
 


GopherWeatherGuy said:
When Claeys wins 5-6 games and is gone at the end of the year, I'll be waiting for my apology.
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Still wouldn't make any sense of you claiming every recruit from the Kill era as his, holding his record when thrown in as interim mid-way through last year against him, or calling for his head after losing 1 game this year - a road game, as a dog, by 3 in OT.

No one makes you cheer for the Gophers. You can follow some other team that has a chance to meet your expectations.


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Face The Facts said:
I think they should all post in this thread so we can identify them. It will be a very clear display of who understands Gopher Football and who doesn't.
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Dear Face The Facts,

1. Seems you have appointed yourself some kind of Stalinist era judge / jury / and executioner.

2. I am guilty of supporting Tracy Claeys. I am guilty of thinking he was the correct hire at the time. My position has not changed. I wish him all the luck and Godspeed going forward.

3. I hope you enjoy your virtual Stalinist Show Trial. May God protect you from ever actually having to participate in one of these, especially if you should find yourself on the wrong side of the bench and the judge.

4. It is unfortunate that we have 4 suspended players that might have made the difference at PSU. But this is the way die rolls for my Golden Gophers. Interesting how on the Monday after PSU we are told there will be no charges. They (Hennepin County DA) did not know they were not going to press charges before the PSU game? Timing is everything.

5. Remember to always flush twice, because it is a long way to Iowa City.
 

Spoofin said:
Still wouldn't make any sense of you claiming every recruit from the Kill era as his, holding his record when thrown in as interim mid-way through last year against him, or calling for his head after losing 1 game this year - a road game, as a dog, by 3 in OT.

No one makes you cheer for the Gophers. You can follow some other team that has a chance to meet your expectations.
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All I've ever said is that his contract suggests he's coaching for his job this year, and he's not being evaluated like this is his first year coaching a new program. That's because he's coaching the same program he, and the majority of the current coaches helped build over the past 6 years. So far it has yielded mediocre results.

I just haven't seen anything on or off the field since Claeys has taken over that leads me to believe he is the answer going forward. I said that at the end of last year, and I haven't seen anything that makes me believe this years team is different than last's. Yes I'm projecting how I think the rest of this season will play out, and I may be completely wrong.

Just because Claeys was a solid coordinator, doesn't mean he is, or will be a good head coach.
 

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