City Pages: Best Coach Minneapolis 2014 - Jerry Kill

[BleedGopher]

per the City Pages' "Best Of" Awards:

During his three years on the job, Jerry Kill has done remarkable work rebuilding the University of Minnesota's football program post-Tim Brewster. Kill has improved the Gophers' win total from three in his first season to eight last year during the team's best campaign since 2005. But perhaps more significantly, Kill has inspired many with the way he has approached his high-profile struggle with epilepsy. Although Kill was repeatedly stricken by in-game seizures and needed to take a good chunk of last season off in order to deal with his disease, the long-tenured coaching staff didn't miss a beat while leading the team to the Texas Bowl. Kill has tried to keep the focus on his players and deflected sympathy while vowing to step aside if his condition ever gets in the way of his coaching. We hope that's never necessary.

http://www.citypages.com/bestof/2014/award/best-coach-3323922/

Go Gophers!!

 

[dpodoll68]

More proof that when most people say "sports", what they really mean is "men's sports".

 

[MNGoldenGophers1]

They must have talked with Soupcan.

 

[Unregistered User]

More proof that when most people say "sports", what they really mean is "men's sports".

Well, they could have specified young men's sports in referring to college athletes, but what's your point?

 

[dpodoll68]

Well, they could have specified young men's sports in referring to college athletes, but what's your point?

In naming the "Best Coach Minneapolis", they had to have totally ignored women's sports in naming Jerry Kill over Cheryl Reeve. There can be no other reasonable explanation.

 

[Iceland12]

per the City Pages' "Best Of" Awards:

During his three years on the job, Jerry Kill has done remarkable work rebuilding the University of Minnesota's football program post-Tim Brewster. Kill has improved the Gophers' win total from three in his first season to eight last year during the team's best campaign since 2005. But perhaps more significantly, Kill has inspired many with the way he has approached his high-profile struggle with epilepsy. Although Kill was repeatedly stricken by in-game seizures and needed to take a good chunk of last season off in order to deal with his disease, the long-tenured coaching staff didn't miss a beat while leading the team to the Texas Bowl. Kill has tried to keep the focus on his players and deflected sympathy while vowing to step aside if his condition ever gets in the way of his coaching. We hope that's never necessary.

http://www.citypages.com/bestof/2014/award/best-coach-3323922/

Go Gophers!!

We shouldn't get to excited about this. They gave "Best Radio Personality" to Paul Allen.

 

[Unregistered User]

In naming the "Best Coach Minneapolis", they had to have totally ignored women's sports in naming Jerry Kill over Cheryl Reeve. There can be no other reasonable explanation.

Uhm...I guess you didn't get it. I tried to play a whoosh and whooshed you.

 

[Dr.Don]

Uhm...I guess you didn't get it. I tried to play a whoosh and whooshed you.

As good of a poster that dpodoll is, sometimes things go over his head. But, even a ceiling is over dpo's head.

 

[goldgopher]

Brady Starkey is a better choice then Cheryl Reeve if talking women's sports

Coach of Concordia University women's Division II volleyball team. 7-time consecutive NCAA Champions (2007, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13)
- .919 - Winningest Active NCAA Volleyball Coach (DI, DII & DIII) by overall percentage
- 75-match win streak spanning parts of 3 seasons (2008-to-2010) - NCAA record; 44-match win streak in 2010-11
- 69-match win streak vs. NSIC teams (includes all matches) - 6th longest in NCAA history
- 85-match NSIC win streak (conference-only matches, 2007-11)
- 61-match home winning streak

I don't care what level your coaching at those numbers are impressive.

 

[dpodoll68]

Did Concordia move to Minneapolis?

 

[tjgopher]

In naming the "Best Coach Minneapolis", they had to have totally ignored women's sports in naming Jerry Kill over Cheryl Reeve. There can be no other reasonable explanation.

Not necessarily.

They reasonably explained that they gave the award to Kill not only for his team's performance, but also for his inspiration. He got his team to overachieve by almost all standards.

As for Reeve, she had a good year. But, her team was expected to win the title. She has four or five of the top 20-25 players in the WNBA on her roster. Frankly, most coaches in the WNBA could take that roster and win the league championship.

I'm not saying Reeve didn't deserve to win it, but, in my opinion, there are "reasonable" explanations as to why she didn't.

They did award the Lynx the Best Team award, which was clear, they were the best team.

Now, a question - do they do this for the previous year? Kill has won the 2014 Best Coach Award. It is April. He hasn't coached a game yet. There are still eight months remaining in 2014.

 

[mnsports1]

Uhm...I guess you didn't get it. I tried to play a whoosh and whooshed you.

Get a room!

 

[Maximus]

In naming the "Best Coach Minneapolis", they had to have totally ignored women's sports in naming Jerry Kill over Cheryl Reeve. There can be no other reasonable explanation.

Winning the WNBA title with the WNBA's most talented team? They should just retire the award. No one's topping that.