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per ESPN's Q&A:
DJ from Minneapolis writes: Saturday was another "here we go again" moment for Minnesota and their fans. Why can't this program ever get over the hump? Is .500 the best MN can ever aspire to and isn't it likely the Gophers will lose out with the rest of the schedule?
Dan Murphy: The Gophers will probably be underdogs for all four games they play in November, but it wouldn’t be a shock if they steal at least one victory. A bad loss to Illinois doesn’t make them a bad team all of a sudden.
The margin for error is always going to be thinner at a program like Minnesota that doesn’t have the resources, tradition, or location to bring in steady waves of talent. That doesn’t mean the Gophers aren’t capable of making it to a Big Ten title game or even winning it in an isolated year when a few bounces roll their way. It doesn't look like that will happen this season, but it shouldn’t take away from the terrific job coach Jerry Kill has done finding a formula for success. Speaking of Kill ...
Adam from Los Angeles writes: With Brady Hoke being on the hot seat would Michigan ever consider a bold in-conference play and target Jerry Kill as a head coaching candidate? I know Kill has health challenges, and is probably loyal to Minnesota but could you imagine what he and his staff could do with Michigan's resources? A solid program builder at every level, does a lot with very little.
Dan Murphy: Building programs with limited resources doesn’t necessarily translate to winning at a place like Michigan, where the ingredients for success are more plentiful. A coach who is well-versed in doing more with less doesn’t always become a coach who knows how to do more with more. The past two coaches at Michigan -- Hoke and Rich Rodriguez -- have failed more because of their inability to control the off-the-field issues in a high-pressure job than their lack of coaching acumen.
Running a big-time program like Michigan requires a coach that can be as much of a politician as he is a tactician. That’s not to say Kill isn’t capable of handling those responsibilities, but there are others who have more experience in that field that are probably higher on the wish list if Michigan does decide to make a coaching change.
http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/109914/big-ten-monday-mailbag-55
Go Gophers!!
DJ from Minneapolis writes: Saturday was another "here we go again" moment for Minnesota and their fans. Why can't this program ever get over the hump? Is .500 the best MN can ever aspire to and isn't it likely the Gophers will lose out with the rest of the schedule?
Dan Murphy: The Gophers will probably be underdogs for all four games they play in November, but it wouldn’t be a shock if they steal at least one victory. A bad loss to Illinois doesn’t make them a bad team all of a sudden.
The margin for error is always going to be thinner at a program like Minnesota that doesn’t have the resources, tradition, or location to bring in steady waves of talent. That doesn’t mean the Gophers aren’t capable of making it to a Big Ten title game or even winning it in an isolated year when a few bounces roll their way. It doesn't look like that will happen this season, but it shouldn’t take away from the terrific job coach Jerry Kill has done finding a formula for success. Speaking of Kill ...
Adam from Los Angeles writes: With Brady Hoke being on the hot seat would Michigan ever consider a bold in-conference play and target Jerry Kill as a head coaching candidate? I know Kill has health challenges, and is probably loyal to Minnesota but could you imagine what he and his staff could do with Michigan's resources? A solid program builder at every level, does a lot with very little.
Dan Murphy: Building programs with limited resources doesn’t necessarily translate to winning at a place like Michigan, where the ingredients for success are more plentiful. A coach who is well-versed in doing more with less doesn’t always become a coach who knows how to do more with more. The past two coaches at Michigan -- Hoke and Rich Rodriguez -- have failed more because of their inability to control the off-the-field issues in a high-pressure job than their lack of coaching acumen.
Running a big-time program like Michigan requires a coach that can be as much of a politician as he is a tactician. That’s not to say Kill isn’t capable of handling those responsibilities, but there are others who have more experience in that field that are probably higher on the wish list if Michigan does decide to make a coaching change.
http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/109914/big-ten-monday-mailbag-55
Go Gophers!!
