Gophers need to name football coach soon, Tracy Claeys says

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hungan1 said:
Jerry Kill reiterated his wish that the university hire Tracy Claeys as permanent head coach on KSTP TV tonight. "Why change" (all the good things that have come to the football program so far)?
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All the good things? Like a return to fringe bowl status?
 

Well, maybe you better check with Illinois, Purdue and Indiana and see how hiring those hotshot MAC guys and promising coordinators has worked out for them.

As silly as this sounds, Illinois never should have fired the Zooker.

Something has been built here and under Claeys it will continue to get stronger, and maybe the OC issues will get addressed more quickly than under Jerry Kill. For the record, the Michigan loss is 99 percent on one Matt Limegrover, Offensive Coordinator who called that play with 19 seconds left.

Cleays is covering Limegrovers ass on that one, and that is what head coaches do.
 

Horrible in-game decisions and now he openly states that they must name someone in 2 weeks or less......OK, basically meaning they can't even conduct a serious coaching search.

Please do not hire this guy.
 

killme said:
Ok, I think we're pretty clear on where you stand. You're glad Kill is gone and if you had your way Claeys and the rest would be gone, too. They just can't perform to your standards. Hiring an AD is what we need most of all. Interesting perspective, backed up by some understandable reasons. I hope you're not disappointed when this staff leads the Gophers to the B1G title next year.
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I agree with EG and nowhere does he suggest he's glad Kill is gone in his post.
 

Could we lose some recruits with a full search? Sure...but that doesn't mean we panic. If we lose some 2016 recruits over it, so be it. If Claeys ends up the best option, even better. We need to perform a thorough search and not act "desperation" mode.
 


Thinking about the number of head coaching vacancies coming up this off season and good coaches becoming more reluctant to leave their school, I do not see the U landing a coach better than Claeys. I think it is inevitable that he will be named hc. Waiting to name him head coach just makes his job that much harder and hurts this program's upcoming recruiting class. Pull the trigger and name him and let's keep the train rolling.


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Not sure Claeys should be the one saying this! Wouldn't it be better to have surrogates doing it - like Sid.
 


The lot of you are crazy! Mason wants this job and he is desperate for a 2nd chance! He would go balls to the wall for this job. Lets bring him back to finish what he started!
 




Umm...Mason went 10-3 one year and was in the Sun Bowl! Just because we were in a NYD game doesn't mean Kill was the greatest thing ever! Kill has also lost every bowl game he has been to. You act like he won a Rose Bowl or something. Get a grip buddy!
 

FireStupidPeople said:
Horrible in-game decisions and now he openly states that they must name someone in 2 weeks or less......OK, basically meaning they can't even conduct a serious coaching search.

Please do not hire this guy.
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People just don't get it. Getting all pissed off for people being honest. Guess a lot of fans can't handle honesty. You don't think these coaches will be just fine either way? This staff and Claeys are just trying to help a University that has made a boatload of stupid decisions over the last 40 plus years regarding football and athletics.


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GO4INLALALAND said:
Thinking about the number of head coaching vacancies coming up this off season and good coaches becoming more reluctant to leave their school, I do not see the U landing a coach better than Claeys.


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Hey now - Randy Edsall, Al Golden and Brady Hoke are all available - again.
 


Gophers7NatTitlesBadgers0 said:
Right. It's not like coaches hire agents to negotiate contract terms. :rolleyes:
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Tracy C. doesn't have an agent, says he won't need one.
UM has ALL the leverage now. Claeys (again w/out an agent) isn't
going to get any offers near HC of UM.
UM, however, could wait to see what interest there is in the position,
and "trade up".
 

He was asked a question and gave an honest answer. And he's 100% correct. It puts the staff at a big disadvantage if they're given the job at the end of December rather than Mid-November.
 

If there was a sense of urgency on the part of Kaler to hire a HC, why hasn't he posted the position? To me that seems like the logical thing to do unless Kaler and TC have already done a handshake and details are being hammered out.

There is no way the UM can wait to hire an AD first as that will take too much time, unless its Beth. I don't think that job has been posted either.

And there is a chance that TC and staff have pledged to stay together and seek another job by mid-November if the UM doesn't offer. Or TC can apply for a top DC spot and the rest of the staff go their own way.

IMO, TC has publically given Kaler notice that he will hang tight until mid-November then he is looking.

Can you blame him?
 

Nothing could be further from the truth than saying that Claeys is a desperation hire. I want to win the West in the next year few years - Claeys gives us the best chance to do that.

Is everyone really ready for re-building mode again? You want a new offense/defense, a whole new staff, and statements about how it will take 4 years to get said Coach's players into the program? Really? Were you alive during the Brewster years to see how bad things can get? How many home run hires have you seen us make in the last 40 years that gives you confidence the next hire will be better than who we have right now?

This year has been disappointing, no doubt, but the schedule has been ridiculously tough and we've had a myriad of injuries. Giving Claeys a few years to see if he can build off of what's been done is the only smart move.
 

Some Day...Is Coming! said:
Because the Citrus Bowl is a fringe bowl. Because MN has gone to so many NYD bowls over the years.


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No, not winning a bowl game of any kind since they've been here is fringe. With that said, the prudent move would be to hire Claeys for the remainder of this year and one more imo. Contrary to popular opinion, this staff isn't a bunch of miracle workers and they're not football geniuses, as the Michigan game can attest. Give them a little more time, but they shouldn't be given a blank check either.
 

MRJ said:
With that said, the prudent move would be to hire Claeys for the remainder of this year and one more imo.
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When will people figure out that this doesn't work?
 


MRJ said:
So I guess you're down with the blank check then?
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I don't even know what that means, but a deal shorter than four years at minimum is a waste of everyone's time. Everyone meaning the coach, administration, fans, and especially recruits. Recruits aren't stupid. What recruit with options is going to commit to a coaching staff that has a good shot of not being here when they see the field?
 

Bayfieldgopher said:
If there was a sense of urgency on the part of Kaler to hire a HC, why hasn't he posted the position? To me that seems like the logical thing to do unless Kaler and TC have already done a handshake and details are being hammered out.

There is no way the UM can wait to hire an AD first as that will take too much time, unless its Beth. I don't think that job has been posted either.

And there is a chance that TC and staff have pledged to stay together and seek another job by mid-November if the UM doesn't offer. Or TC can apply for a top DC spot and the rest of the staff go their own way.

IMO, TC has publically given Kaler notice that he will hang tight until mid-November then he is looking.

Can you blame him?
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Couldn't they have posted the job internally if they have already decided to hie Claeys ?
 

Slim Tubby said:
Could we lose some recruits with a full search? Sure...but that doesn't mean we panic. If we lose some 2016 recruits over it, so be it. If Claeys ends up the best option, even better. We need to perform a thorough search and not act "desperation" mode.
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Thinking he is the best and right person now doesn't mean they acted in desperation. If they really believe Claeys can be a very good head coach, then why even look around?
 

dpodoll68 said:
I don't even know what that means, but a deal shorter than four years at minimum is a waste of everyone's time. Everyone meaning the coach, administration, fans, and especially recruits. Recruits aren't stupid. What recruit with options is going to commit to a coaching staff that has a good shot of not being here when they see the field?
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It's not like this is an entirely new coaching staff. This isn't a starting over from scratch situation. If this was a brand new coaching staff, I would agree. But the only guy that left is Kill. I'm sure many of his philosophies will remain in place, so I think the recruiting aspects will remain largely unchanged. From my perspective, it comes down to how long you're willing to be patient for the program to break through. I just don't want to stay happy with an okay bowl games being the norm.
 

MRJ said:
It's not like this is an entirely new coaching staff. This isn't a starting over from scratch situation. If this was a brand new coaching staff, I would agree. But the only guy that left is Kill. I'm sure many of his philosophies will remain in place, so I think the recruiting aspects will remain largely unchanged. From my perspective, it comes down to how long you're willing to be patient for the program to break through. I just don't want to stay happy with an okay bowl games being the norm.
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You're talking about things as you want them to be, not as they are in the real world. Also, what does "blank check" mean?
 

Some Day...Is Coming! said:
People just don't get it. Getting all pissed off for people being honest. Guess a lot of fans can't handle honesty. You don't think these coaches will be just fine either way? This staff and Claeys are just trying to help a University that has made a boatload of stupid decisions over the last 40 plus years regarding football and athletics.


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- In Kill's first year or two at MN, he was honest in that the talent needed to get better. People ripped him for stating that publicly.
- The past few years, Kill has used a lot of "coach speak" and wasn't afraid to deflect the blame away from the players (injuries, young team, etc). People ripped him for not being honest.
- Claeys appears to be very open and honest when he is asked questions. Now he is getting ripped for it.
 

MRJ said:
No, not winning a bowl game of any kind since they've been here is fringe. With that said, the prudent move would be to hire Claeys for the remainder of this year and one more imo. Contrary to popular opinion, this staff isn't a bunch of miracle workers and they're not football geniuses, as the Michigan game can attest. Give them a little more time, but they shouldn't be given a blank check either.
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The give him 1.5 years is the worst option I've heard. You're not only one, but that's telling everyone he's just a placeholder until U of M can get their **** together, and U of M isn't exactly known for being organized when it comes to athletics
 

dpodoll68 said:
You're talking about things as you want them to be, not as they are in the real world. Also, what does "blank check" mean?
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"Blank check" means giving them an open end of anything and everything they want, which is never a good idea in a business negotiation. As for the real world, I assume that means you want to just keep heading to fringe bowl games most of the time?
 

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