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This is a dumb thread. First off, coaches don't run players off. Coaches know much better than any of us how much it hurts to have players transfer and how it hurts our scores. Also coaches know that relationhips are the most important part of recruiting. If you run off kids, especially local kids you run a huge risk of alienating those in their community and especially their HS coaches who you may need have a good relationship with for future prospects.

I'm convinced that most of you who are spewing this crap have 0 clue what you are talking about. All signs point to the administration backing Brew 100%. They're paying his assistants well, giving him a large budget (by U standards), and are trying to schedule the way he wants. They're wagon is hitched to Brew and they knew they were taking a risk when he was hired. You don't take a risk and expect immediate results, especially since they knew Brewster had a long term plan to change the culture here and they knew the talent level he was working with.

Brew took a few risks and flopped on them. Dunbar was a risk because he was an experienced guy who wanted the chance to run his offense without interference from the HC. Well Brew gave him that shot and he failed. We didn't have too many options for OC as experienced as Dunbar for the money we were offering and the profile of school. Same can be said for Withers. Still he hit gold on most of our position coaches. Cross has our DL playing better than it has in 10 years. Butler has the LBs in position to make plays. Lee had 2 starting corners who had never played D1 ball at CB before and had them playing great.

Brew's hit on some guys and missed on others. Some recruits panned out, some didnt. The administration was in it for the long haul and they're not panicking yet.
 

oleboy41 said:
This is a dumb thread. First off, coaches don't run players off. Coaches know much better than any of us how much it hurts to have players transfer and how it hurts our scores. Also coaches know that relationhips are the most important part of recruiting. If you run off kids, especially local kids you run a huge risk of alienating those in their community and especially their HS coaches who you may need have a good relationship with for future prospects.

I'm convinced that most of you who are spewing this crap have 0 clue what you are talking about. All signs point to the administration backing Brew 100%. They're paying his assistants well, giving him a large budget (by U standards), and are trying to schedule the way he wants. They're wagon is hitched to Brew and they knew they were taking a risk when he was hired. You don't take a risk and expect immediate results, especially since they knew Brewster had a long term plan to change the culture here and they knew the talent level he was working with.

Brew took a few risks and flopped on them. Dunbar was a risk because he was an experienced guy who wanted the chance to run his offense without interference from the HC. Well Brew gave him that shot and he failed. We didn't have too many options for OC as experienced as Dunbar for the money we were offering and the profile of school. Same can be said for Withers. Still he hit gold on most of our position coaches. Cross has our DL playing better than it has in 10 years. Butler has the LBs in position to make plays. Lee had 2 starting corners who had never played D1 ball at CB before and had them playing great.

Brew's hit on some guys and missed on others. Some recruits panned out, some didnt. The administration was in it for the long haul and they're not panicking yet.
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Be careful 41, an educated pro-U/Brew post without smilies might be considered invalid.
 

oleboy41 said:
I'm convinced that most of you who are spewing this crap have 0 clue what you are talking about. All signs point to the administration backing Brew 100%. They're paying his assistants well, giving him a large budget (by U standards), and are trying to schedule the way he wants. They're wagon is hitched to Brew and they knew they were taking a risk when he was hired. You don't take a risk and expect immediate results, especially since they knew Brewster had a long term plan to change the culture here and they knew the talent level he was working with.

Brew took a few risks and flopped on them. Dunbar was a risk because he was an experienced guy who wanted the chance to run his offense without interference from the HC. Well Brew gave him that shot and he failed. We didn't have too many options for OC as experienced as Dunbar for the money we were offering and the profile of school. Same can be said for Withers.
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there is no question the administration is backing brewster....they want him to succeed...they (maturi in particular) need him to succeed...they do NOT want to write him a check for 2 years salary to go away in late november...but brewster needs to do the things outlined earlier..win...grow up...cut out the twittering nonsense and other childish antics...understand he is part of the 'u', and not proclaim his program is the 'most important' sport...focus on academics and citizenship when on the out-of-state recruiting trail...quit strong-arming those in admissions into knuckling under, when they know the 'situation' does not pass the smell test...:D:D:D


oleboy...not sure what you mean by your 2nd paragraph above...brewster's coordinators are among the better paid in the big 10...when in early 2007 he dangled a 3-year, guaranteed contract for $270-300/year in front of dunbar...and dunbar accepted...that was considered a recruiting coup for brewster:cool02::cool02::cool02:
but whan brewster cooled on dunbar with 1 year to go on the contract and wanted to shift gears on offense:eek::eek::eek:
brewster compromised a lot of his own remaining, dwindling credibility within the 'u':eek::eek::eek:
withers was paid well, too...brewster basically got the guys he had wanted...

at some point...like the fall of 2009...brewster has to be...will be...held accountable:(:(:(

but maturi could 'screw the pooch' again...with an undeserved extension...:eek::eek::eek:
 

Brewster deserves an extension for what he has done for this program. This program is in better shape than it has been in decades. We are poised to see New Years bowls on a regular basis no mater what dinkything and 4starrecruit think
 

a few things

From a passionate, but distant fan.
Hard charging people like Brewster always piss someone off. Do you think it is any different at another program?
The notion that big time programs don't take chances on questionable charachter/academic players is laughable. Take a look at Florida or Oklahoma, Oklahomas rap sheet is almost as long as Iowas. Florida had Percy Harvin and another player who got in an altercation with someone in a bar, chased him in a car, and then fired an automatic weapon in the air to scare him. He was suspended for two games. Mason took chances on questionable players, they just weren't as talented. The difference is, the big programs accept that and work overtime to keep the players eligible.
You may say Brewster is running off players, it could also be said he is setting a standard that is higher than the player can reach. It's unfortunate, but it happens all the time in life. I have a friend of a friend (I know, hearsay) whose son is an offensive lineman (a starter last year) on the team. I'm told Davis is a screamer and very demanding. He has been told he must get over 300 pounds without using steroids or he can not play. The kid is lifting like a maniac and eating like crazy, but can't gain the weight. I feel for the kid, but if the goal is to have bigger and stronger offensive lineman, he may not be getting any snaps. If he leaves, did Brewster run him off?
When you win, all this stuff is minor.
 


Vanilla Gorilla said:
From a passionate, but distant fan.
Hard charging people like Brewster always piss someone off. Do you think it is any different at another program?
The notion that big time programs don't take chances on questionable charachter/academic players is laughable. Take a look at Florida or Oklahoma, Oklahomas rap sheet is almost as long as Iowas. Florida had Percy Harvin and another player who got in an altercation with someone in a bar, chased him in a car, and then fired an automatic weapon in the air to scare him. He was suspended for two games. Mason took chances on questionable players, they just weren't as talented.
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big-time programs like the ones you mentioned above take far fewer chances than do programs like minnesota, iowa, toledo, sun belt conference teams, etc. etc.:eek::eek::eek:
but the scrutiny is much greater at the big-time programs:eek::eek::eek:

after all, why would the florida gators take a lot of chances? they get their pick of the litter in the most fertile recruiting state in america:cool02::cool02::cool02:

same with southern cal, or oklahoma, or texas, or ohio state...or gopher hockey...they just steer away from most of the prospective players with 'issues'...and let those players 'fall' to the teams willing to take the most risks...

and what do you wind up with when you take a lot of at-risk guys?? a disenchanted athletic dep't and administration:eek::eek::eek:

but thankful for a lack of the glare of the media spotlight...unless, of course, it is ratings week, and the local tv news wants to spy on a few under-age gopher hockey players enjoying a beer or two at the local watering hole:mad::mad::mad:
 

Vanilla Gorilla said:
From a passionate, but distant fan.

You may say Brewster is running off players, it could also be said he is setting a standard that is higher than the player can reach. It's unfortunate, but it happens all the time in life. I have a friend of a friend (I know, hearsay) whose son is an offensive lineman (a starter last year) on the team. I'm told Davis is a screamer and very demanding. He has been told he must get over 300 pounds without using steroids or he can not play. The kid is lifting like a maniac and eating like crazy, but can't gain the weight. I feel for the kid, but if the goal is to have bigger and stronger offensive lineman, he may not be getting any snaps. If he leaves, did Brewster run him off?
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good thing the 280# greg eslinger, the epitome of class who embodied everything good about being a student-athlete at the 'u'...was able to sneak off to the nfl with his diploma and his rimington award before brewster & co. had a chance to run him off the program...:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
 

after all, why would the florida gators take a lot of chances? they get their pick of the litter in the most fertile recruiting state in america:cool02::cool02::cool02:

same with southern cal, or oklahoma, or texas, or ohio state...or gopher hockey...they just steer away from most of the prospective players with 'issues'...and let those players 'fall' to the teams willing to take the most risks...

Ohio State = Maurice Clarett
Florida = Percy Harvin
Florida State had their entire corp of Wide Receivers start a riot in the student union.
Penn St had a few down years and then recruited players that brought them back to BCS games, but also racked up quite the criminal arrests.
Oklahoma recruited a top wr last year with a long rap sheet and had to kick him off the team after a you tube of him doing a racist rap appeared.
 

dinkything said:
good thing the 280# greg eslinger, the epitome of class who embodied everything good about being a student-athlete at the 'u'...was able to sneak off to the nfl with his diploma and his rimington award before brewster & co. had a chance to run him off the program...:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
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Maybe we should line up 5 280 pounders? Eslinger is the rare exception and good for him. Look at the other successful college football teams, how many tackles or guards are less than 300 pounds?
 



dinkything said:
big-time programs like the ones you mentioned above take far fewer chances than do programs like minnesota, iowa, toledo, sun belt conference teams, etc. etc.:eek::eek::eek:
but the scrutiny is much greater at the big-time programs:eek::eek::eek:

after all, why would the florida gators take a lot of chances? they get their pick of the litter in the most fertile recruiting state in america:cool02::cool02::cool02:

same with southern cal, or oklahoma, or texas, or ohio state...or gopher hockey...they just steer away from most of the prospective players with 'issues'...and let those players 'fall' to the teams willing to take the most risks...

and what do you wind up with when you take a lot of at-risk guys?? a disenchanted athletic dep't and administration:eek::eek::eek:

but thankful for a lack of the glare of the media spotlight...unless, of course, it is ratings week, and the local tv news wants to spy on a few under-age gopher hockey players enjoying a beer or two at the local watering hole:mad::mad::mad:
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Sorry but thats just false. Every summer Rivals puts out a list of guys who didn't qualify or never enrolled in school. Every year that list is filled with big time programs. Last year Alabama, a powerhouse program with a proven top 10 coach, had something likt 6 or 7 guys who never qualified. Auburn had a bunch and so did Georgia, Florida and every other major SEC school. The difference is that there the fans focus on the guys who wear the jerseys. Here fans moan and groan about the guys who leave or never set foot on campus. I have no problem with taking kids who aren't great academically if you feel they can and will do the work in college. Lets not forget that Mason recruited guys who were involved in a rape charge and another guy who had a warrant out on him and never set foot on campus. If you sign 25 guys every year a few may be bad apples. Minnesotans just like to find something to complain about
 

Florida actually leads D-1A in reducing its admissions standards vs. non-athlete students. That list was linked on here a few months ago. Obviously football is their worst offender.
 

dinkything said:
good thing the 280# greg eslinger, the epitome of class who embodied everything good about being a student-athlete at the 'u'...was able to sneak off to the nfl with his diploma and his rimington award before brewster & co. had a chance to run him off the program...:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
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seriously, why are you being such a tool? do you hate yourself or something and need to reflect that negativity on everyone else so coach brewster is your "target"? you are a sad, little man dinkything. a sad little man.
 

Video

Thanks for the video, I remember seeing on the BTN during the season, it's good to have a refresher here during the offseason. Finally a coach that doesn't dwell on the negatives of this program, only excentuates (sp) the positives.
 



dink

dinkything, it's hilarious that you're railing on Brew for being childish. Did you read your own posts? Seems :clap::clap::clap: A :eek::eek::eek: Little :mad::mad::mad:Childish :confused::confused::confused: to me :cool02::cool02::cool02:
 

Wow, this Dinkything clown is annoying! Never seen anybody so exciting about using these smiley face icons. Reminds me of a kid with her first sticker book and puts stickers everywhere.
 



I like the tshirt but it most certainly is overpriced.
 

you're right - they are overpriced - i removed our website logo off the back of them......should be cheaper now. glad you like em!
 

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