I know you all hate Coyle but

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The Deliberate Stranger said:
The game ended off the faceoff, it didn't really matter who was standing there, play would have developed the same way, unless we won the draw. If you want to be mad at someone Logan Cooley inexcusably boneheaded penalty that lead to the tying goal
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That was a freaking horrible, one-sided call. Both guys should have been in the box.
 



disco said:
That guy would be Herb Brooks.

And yes, Motzko should be canned after this season.
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Herb coached there one season before they were a D1 program. Bob took them to heights they had not previously seen.
 

One thing is for certain he can hire some people from Somalia if he starts having financial difficulties.
 


Gophers1992 said:
Herb coached there one season before they were a D1 program. Bob took them to heights they had not previously seen.
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They had a good coach in the 90s and early aughts when they had Hedican, the Cullen brothers and Parrish brothers. Scott Meyer single handedly won them a Final Five in 2001
 



The Deliberate Stranger said:
Lucia had the job for. 19 years wtf are you even talking about, no one was getting hired between 1999 and 2018
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Interesting given he:

  • Tried to get on Woog's staff - Woog wouldn't touch him.
  • Tried to get hired to replace Woog.
  • Lucia hired him as an assistant for a few years. He left for a few reasons, including to be an assistant coach at Jan Brady U, then took over for Craig Dahl as HC.
  • As coach of the Huskies, he had the top team in the state and country several times and never could seal the deal - one of the knocks on him from Woog and the search to replace Woog. A known quantity.
  • Tried to come back on Lucia's staff to line up the Gophers HC job, ala SCSU, didn't happen.
  • Interviewed for the Job when Lucia left, and fumble nuts hired him, where he has done exactly what he did at SCSU, except it didn't take him as long to lose the locker room at the U.
 

#2Gopher said:
Much stuff takes place behind the scenes. I could never judge anyone in a position like this without knowing more facts. Some people just like to rip on people as that is the way they are.
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Gophers1992 said:
I like Coyle. I wish he was a better fundraiser but he has made some good hires and as this report shows he is keeping the department afloat.
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Of the reported revenue categories Coyle can impact, he's $4.3MM behind last year's revenue not includuing institutional support, which I have no idea if he has an impact on that or not..

Facts from the Article:

Here are some broad strokes on the budget numbers in the annual report:

Media rights​

The Gophers’ revenue from the Big Ten Conference from TV, radio, internet and e-commerce rose from $50.8 million in 2024 to $63 million in 2025.
Football accounted for $56.7 million and men’s basketball for $6.3 million. A year ago, that was $45.8 million for football and $5 million for men’s basketball.
The Big Ten also has increased distributions of bowl-generated revenues from $7.8 to $11.5 million year over year.

Ticket sales​

The U reported a decrease of $3.1 million in ticket sales revenue, going from $22.6 million in fiscal year 2024 to $19.5 million in 2025.
Football ticket revenue fell from $14 million in 2024 to $11.6 million in 2025; men’s hockey was at $3.9 million in both fiscal years; and men’s basketball went from $2.3 million to $2.1 million.

Licensing, sponsorships​

While revenue from ticket sales have dipped, the accounting pot for licensing agreements, sponsorships, advertisements and royalties has gone up from $11.2 million to $13 million in that same span.

Contributions​

The U reported a decrease money given by individuals, corporations and other organizations for the operations of the athletics department. That went from $24.1 to $22.2 million in 2024 to ’25. The amount of in-kind contributions, non-monetary donations of goods or services, decreased from $1.1 million to $7,556.

Institutional support
UMN lists two types of institutional support — direct and indirect — and those two funding sources combined has grown from $9.7 million to $11.4 million in that same span.

Direct support is defined as funds for tuition, federal work study support and endowment income. Indirect is described as administrative services, facilities management, security, risk management and utilities.

The budget spot for “other operating revenues” grew from $5.8 to $7.5 million, while the “other operating expenses” pot has decreased from $6.1 to $4.5 million.

Compensation​

The Gophers line items for coaches, support staff and administrative workers’ salaries, benefits and bonuses grew from $58.2 million to $62.8 million. This also includes an $800,000 increase in severance paid.
 

caliGopher said:
Interesting given he:

  • Tried to get on Woog's staff - Woog wouldn't touch him.
  • Tried to get hired to replace Woog.
  • Lucia hired him as an assistant for a few years. He left for a few reasons, including to be an assistant coach at Jan Brady U, then took over for Craig Dahl as HC.
  • As coach of the Huskies, he had the top team in the state and country several times and never could seal the deal - one of the knocks on him from Woog and the search to replace Woog. A known quantity.
  • Tried to come back on Lucia's staff to line up the Gophers HC job, ala SCSU, didn't happen.
  • Interviewed for the Job when Lucia left, and fumble nuts hired him, where he has done exactly what he did at SCSU, except it didn't take him as long to lose the locker room at the U.
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Brock Faber, Twice Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, a scoring defenseman, runner up for NHL rookie of the year.

It could have been this:

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Instead it was this:

"I wish I could have done more"
--Brock Faber
 

caliGopher said:
Interesting given he:

  • Tried to get on Woog's staff - Woog wouldn't touch him.
  • Tried to get hired to replace Woog.
  • Lucia hired him as an assistant for a few years. He left for a few reasons, including to be an assistant coach at Jan Brady U, then took over for Craig Dahl as HC.
  • As coach of the Huskies, he had the top team in the state and country several times and never could seal the deal - one of the knocks on him from Woog and the search to replace Woog. A known quantity.
  • Tried to come back on Lucia's staff to line up the Gophers HC job, ala SCSU, didn't happen.
  • Interviewed for the Job when Lucia left, and fumble nuts hired him, where he has done exactly what he did at SCSU, except it didn't take him as long to lose the locker room at the U.
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You need a fact checker.
 



Gophers1992 said:
PJ was a great hire
So was Niko
Motzko revitalized our hockey program and came within inches of a national title
Whalen sucked but was somewhat understandable
Ben was not Coyle’s choice to hire
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Don't mention Motzko to the puck heads. They want him gone

Dawn P for WBB looks like a great hire
 

caliGopher said:
Interesting given he:

  • Tried to get on Woog's staff - Woog wouldn't touch him.
  • Tried to get hired to replace Woog.
  • Lucia hired him as an assistant for a few years. He left for a few reasons, including to be an assistant coach at Jan Brady U, then took over for Craig Dahl as HC.
  • As coach of the Huskies, he had the top team in the state and country several times and never could seal the deal - one of the knocks on him from Woog and the search to replace Woog. A known quantity.
  • Tried to come back on Lucia's staff to line up the Gophers HC job, ala SCSU, didn't happen.
  • Interviewed for the Job when Lucia left, and fumble nuts hired him, where he has done exactly what he did at SCSU, except it didn't take him as long to lose the locker room at the U.
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He went from gophers assistant to HC at SCSU. Even the most basic parts of your made up narrative are easily disproven.
 


caliGopher said:
Interesting given he:

  • Tried to get on Woog's staff - Woog wouldn't touch him.
  • Tried to get hired to replace Woog.
  • Lucia hired him as an assistant for a few years. He left for a few reasons, including to be an assistant coach at Jan Brady U, then took over for Craig Dahl as HC.
  • As coach of the Huskies, he had the top team in the state and country several times and never could seal the deal - one of the knocks on him from Woog and the search to replace Woog. A known quantity.
  • Tried to come back on Lucia's staff to line up the Gophers HC job, ala SCSU, didn't happen.
  • Interviewed for the Job when Lucia left, and fumble nuts hired him, where he has done exactly what he did at SCSU, except it didn't take him as long to lose the locker room at the U.
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1) never happened
2) never happened
3) yeah he was here for the two Natty and brought in a bunch of those recruits
4) Not really, maybe one time but UMD down a couple Natty's in that time frame.
5) he had a better program than Lucia at that point, was not taking a demotion
6) the community makes the hire in hockey, anyone who follows gopher hockey knows that's how it is and that's how it's always been
 



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