Gophers announce a 1 year extension for Jerry Kill

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Go Gophers!!
 

Much needed reinforcement for recruits with the departure of Norwood. I love the move and love the timing even more.
 


I haven't been following this real closely. Why just one year? Trying to keep the contract term longer than the duration of the current recruits?
 

zman said:
I haven't been following this real closely. Why just one year? Trying to keep the contract term longer than the duration of the current recruits?
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We don't want him to get too comfortable. :)
 


zman said:
I haven't been following this real closely. Why just one year? Trying to keep the contract term longer than the duration of the current recruits?
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I'm guessing one year to keep Kill, recruits, fans, etc. happy and wait for the new AD to negotiate a longer term deal. I recall Mason saying something to the effect that Maturi was not really his boss until they negotiated an extension but let's not rehash how that ended up working out. The point is that the one-year buys time while showing commitment to Kill and others while the eventual longer term deal will provide a chance at demonstrating unity between Kill and the new AD.
 


Whatever you do, don't go read the comments on the article at the Strib online. People do not understand. AT ALL!
Why do I ever read comments? I know I'm just going to get frustrated with humanity. But I do it anyway.
 

GopherVictory said:
Whatever you do, don't go read the comments on the article at the Strib online. People do not understand. AT ALL! Why do I ever read comments? I know I'm just going to get frustrated with humanity. But I do it anyway.
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The U never should have fired those five professors to pay for Kill's salary. That's where they went wrong. ;)
 



MNGoldenGophers1 said:
I'm guessing one year to keep Kill, recruits, fans, etc. happy and wait for the new AD to negotiate a longer term deal.
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This keeps him under contract for the next 5-years. Isn't that a long-term deal?
 

"I've had the pleasure of working with Coach Kill for several years and I admire how he and his staff have built the Gopher Football program the right way," interim AD Beth Goetz said in a statement. "We're seeing the results of that hard work in competition and in the classroom,"

The Gophers enter the 2015 season on the heels of back-to-back eight-win campaigns and last season earned their first Jan. 1 bowl berth since 1962. Kill was named Big Ten coach of the year, the first Gophers coach to win the award since Glen Mason in 1999.

"I've talked to many Gopher fans who are very excited about the direction of our football program right now," Goetz said. "I share their excitement."

In February, Kill received a one-year contract extension through the 2018 season and an annual salary raise from $1.2 million to $2.1 million in 2014. He had been the lowest-paid Big Ten head football coach but jumped sixth in a 14-school conference.

http://www.twincities.com/sports/ci_28640974/gophers-football-coach-jerry-kill-gets-one-year
 

Get us to the Rose Bowl/CFP Jerry and they will have to measure you and start pouring the bronze for the statue.
 

GopherVictory said:
Whatever you do, don't go read the comments on the article at the Strib online. People do not understand. AT ALL!
Why do I ever read comments? I know I'm just going to get frustrated with humanity. But I do it anyway.
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These people don't get out of Uptown much.
 



GopherVictory said:
Whatever you do, don't go read the comments on the article at the Strib online. People do not understand. AT ALL!
Why do I ever read comments? I know I'm just going to get frustrated with humanity. But I do it anyway.
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I almost NEVER read the comments in the Strib. It is a complete train wreck of misinformed or politically motivated opinions.
 


Schnauzer said:
I almost NEVER read the comments in the Strib. It is a complete train wreck of misinformed or politically motivated opinions.
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I know. I KNOW! But sometimes my mouse slips and I find myself in the comments section. These are my first world problems.
 

If you're interested, they just sent out the amendment. I couldn't copy and paste, so here are the screenshots:

Kill amend 1.JPG
Kill Amend 2.JPG
Kill amend 3.JPG
 

Those seem like pretty high buyout numbers.
 


GopherVictory said:
Whatever you do, don't go read the comments on the article at the Strib online. People do not understand. AT ALL!
Why do I ever read comments? I know I'm just going to get frustrated with humanity. But I do it anyway.
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+1. The ignorance is astounding if not surprising.
 

howeda7 said:
+1. The ignorance is astounding if not surprising.
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I decided to read the comments...wow, people in this state just do not get it. They simply do not know how college athletics works.

One of the comments was even complaining that the U "doubled his salary"!
 

evegoe said:
Were there buyout numbers in the previous deal?
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(re: what Kill would owe the U) Not numbers, but a description of how they would be calculated. The new section 3.6 is simplified a bit and approximates the previous agreement.

Really, this revision doesn't do much except gives him another $300k per year (effective 7.5 months ago)
 

AuEGO4 said:
Get us to the Rose Bowl/CFP Jerry and they will have to measure you and start pouring the bronze for the statue.
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If the program reaches those lofty goals Jerry Kill will get a bronze statue. Though they way some view Kill they believe he has already done enough to warrant a statue.
 



what does this mean? a mess?

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Gophers7NatTitlesBadgers0 said:
It means GW is a narcissistic boob and you shouldn't pay any attention to a thing he has to say.
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You're way too kind.

GW is a total ficking asshule!.................with huge mental issues..................................................................Additional adjectives welcomed.
 

station19 said:
You're way too kind.

GW is a total ficking asshule!.................with huge mental issues..................................................................Additional adjectives welcomed.
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It seems like every board has to have at least one of these types.
 

station19 said:
You're way too kind. GW is a total ficking asshule!.................with huge mental issues..................................................................Additional adjectives welcomed.
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I've tried to calm the anger toward GW at times because I've appreciated some of the scouting info he's brought on the basketball board. This, however is just blatant trolling with the sole purpose of drawing people to his sub-standard blog site (on which I haven't clicked in quite some time). He will no longer receive my tepid support. He is ridiculous and should just stick to the basketball scouting info or stay on the Marquette sites. I've officially lost patience with this punk and will no longer waste any time or energy thinking about him or his opinions. The goal of trolls is to generate an emotional response. GW will generate only indifference from me from now on.
 

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