This is a tough job but not the total turd it is made out to be
I agree with coach Horton that the Minnesota gig is not an easy job but it is not a total turd either, you can win at Minnesota.
We have great facilities, locker room is second to none and a fan base that is hungry to support a winner.
I personally am pulling for Dan Mullen to be Gopher coach. Mullen is my 1 and 1a and a northern guy stuck in the south. Mississippi is a weird place and not necessarily somewhere you would want to live a long time unless your on the water or coast. I like the Meyer coaching tree, he seem's to get a lot out of his guy's on the sidelines and coaches them up. They have good fundamentals on D and play there gaps and are in the right place, we need a "smart guy" after the last fiasco and all of the limbo. Mississippi State will never be the show in that state like Ole Miss, but so far he hasn't necessarily answered his dance card, or inferred that he has interest. Others say otherwise. I don't think he want's his players or coaches catching any whiff that he is showing any interest to leave. People are talking about this guy so there is at least some hope. The fact that Joe S has mentioned him now, is a good sign that maybe we will get lucky and that the tea leaves are lining up for us.
Now, I know I'm the guy that said it is Troy Calhoun's job based on what one "guy" connected to an assitant AD and a program assistant coach mentioned, there is one guy that seem's ultra convinced. How can that be, dude isn't on the search committee and neither are the lemmings that talk to people like me. I'm friends with an agent of 2 former Gophers players, and they have said the name Calhoun like he is the guy, you keep hearing the name from enough people, you start to believe he is the top finalist. Just because people are saying the name, truthfully I have no way of really knowing that it's his job. I don't think he has it because at least two people have said that Troy C has not granted an interview, I'm more or less in this camp after talking with both tonight that the U has interest but that Troy C, does not. The convinced guy is the one person saying that he initially said no to the search firm, but that the agent called back and said he was willing to talk and money was talked about, and the dollars on table are "GOOD." This is third hand information, you can pretty much see for yourselves it is stuff people are floating and hoping it sticks so there is BS to sort through and everyone, get's excited to hurry up and share, like I did. Personally I don't think Calhoun will leave AFA for the U, I know an NFL coaches agent named "Rick" that has said this much, his best friend say's the same thing, Calhoun will ultimately say no.
I can tell you Hoke want's this job because two people that currently work at SDSU one a fraternity brother are saying he want's this Gopher job, hard sell. Do they really know???? I like the fact that he is said to be someone that really want's the job, is actively pursuing it, and does not look at us as a step over place being a Big10 team. At least someone is passionate about it. Does this mean he will be the guy? My gutt is he get's passed over for someone more established and is not necessarily a good interviewee. ZJ at GI and others over there think he could be the "guy". Golden seems to be the most "unkown" and leaked info guy, he does not sound like he is being talked about as much, as in play as the other 2. The "three" finalist names that have leaked, and people are talking, are a good indication in the end that it will end up being someone else, just my opinion. False smoke signals, and such help keep people off the real scent when the nitty gritty get's going and the real people in play start sorting themselves out.
I think the sitting head coach stuff will stick.
