lakesgopher
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I have read so many comments about how "Mason was able to coach up his talent" something some of you believe Brewster is unable to do. Well here are a few things to remember when thinking of old Glen mason:
Overall Record of 64-57
Big Ten Record of 33-47 (went 2-8 vs Wisky, 3-6 vs Iowa, 6-18 vs the big three in Mich, OSU, and Penn st-only beat Mich and OSU once a piece!)
Non Conf Record 29-5 (This record is crazy to me because it means 45% of Mason's wins were Non Conf. So for him to be able to be this guy "who coaches talent so well" beat inferior opponents year after year, while bing killed by nearly everyone in the Big Ten.
Now I do realize Michigan and Ohio St both were at their peaks during that time. But Penn St was pretty mediocre for a majority of Glen Masons run at Minny with the exception of the greatest upset that I can remember(PSU went 26-27 from 2000-2004).
I guess my point here is, if Mason was able to coach his average talent, shouldn't we have done better against Big ten competition? I guess I respect the approach Brewster has with getting at least one very good team on the Non Conf schedule! Say what you want about Cal, but Nationally everyone of the "experts" were thinking Cal was the best team in the Pac 10. It didnt turn out but when they beat us, they were a top 10 team!
I believe strongly, that Mason's kids who were left over for Brew were very very average! If Mason would have been there in 07 I would assume we would have had more then one win. But new coaches, new philosophies, handicap a program right away. And Brew needs to pick one and stick to it. Keep the coordinators around and keep recruiting. As a Gopher fan I feel we have a vision and we are going in the right direction to do something positive. Say what you will about his season, but we are right where many expected us to be!
Overall Record of 64-57
Big Ten Record of 33-47 (went 2-8 vs Wisky, 3-6 vs Iowa, 6-18 vs the big three in Mich, OSU, and Penn st-only beat Mich and OSU once a piece!)
Non Conf Record 29-5 (This record is crazy to me because it means 45% of Mason's wins were Non Conf. So for him to be able to be this guy "who coaches talent so well" beat inferior opponents year after year, while bing killed by nearly everyone in the Big Ten.
Now I do realize Michigan and Ohio St both were at their peaks during that time. But Penn St was pretty mediocre for a majority of Glen Masons run at Minny with the exception of the greatest upset that I can remember(PSU went 26-27 from 2000-2004).
I guess my point here is, if Mason was able to coach his average talent, shouldn't we have done better against Big ten competition? I guess I respect the approach Brewster has with getting at least one very good team on the Non Conf schedule! Say what you want about Cal, but Nationally everyone of the "experts" were thinking Cal was the best team in the Pac 10. It didnt turn out but when they beat us, they were a top 10 team!
I believe strongly, that Mason's kids who were left over for Brew were very very average! If Mason would have been there in 07 I would assume we would have had more then one win. But new coaches, new philosophies, handicap a program right away. And Brew needs to pick one and stick to it. Keep the coordinators around and keep recruiting. As a Gopher fan I feel we have a vision and we are going in the right direction to do something positive. Say what you will about his season, but we are right where many expected us to be!