Kill = "Low-Splash" Tubby

[NewEngland_Gold]

Lots of similarities:

1. Humble origins

2. Blue-collar work ethic

3. Stable family life

4. Striver/achiever

5. Players' head coach

6. Long-term, loyal staff

7. Ability to build/rebuild programs

8. Long history of winning at several levels and venues

9. Championship seasons

10. Multiple tournament/bowl appearances

11. Likes Minny and really happy to be onboard

All aboard!

 

[howeda7]

Hopefully we've hired Tulsa Tubby, get Georgia Tubby and don't lose him to Kentucky.

 

[Seany]

Hopefully we've hired Tulsa Tubby, get Georgia Tubby and don't lose him to Kentucky.

Ditto. Hopefully this will be his last stop as a coach, and I think it will. His stay at NIU was a very brief 3 seasons, but prior to that he'd spent 5 years at Saginaw Valley State and 7 at Southern Illinois, so he's shown a propensity to stick around for a bit.

NIU fans of the more realistic and less emotional bent are unsurprised he left because he apparently made it clear that his ultimate goal as a coach was to reach a BCS conference, and well, now he's gotten that very rare opportunity and here he is, so hopefully he'll want to stay here and I bet he will.

 

[Great Plains Gopher]

Health holding I think he'll be around a long time - assuming he wins. Minnesota is not chopped liver, as some seem to think. It's a big deal, big city, Big Ten venue.

 

[howeda7]

Ditto. Hopefully this will be his last stop as a coach, and I think it will. His stay at NIU was a very brief 3 seasons, but prior to that he'd spent 5 years at Saginaw Valley State and 7 at Southern Illinois, so he's shown a propensity to stick around for a bit.

NIU fans of the more realistic and less emotional bent are unsurprised he left because he apparently made it clear that his ultimate goal as a coach was to reach a BCS conference, and well, now he's gotten that very rare opportunity and here he is, so hopefully he'll want to stay here and I bet he will.

One upside to his age is that even if he wins big time here, I'm not sure the Michigan/Georgia's of the world will be lining up to hire him at 55, 56 years old.

 

[GRGOPHER]

I think you're spot on.

(It'll be interesting to see how they get along with each other....I think they might be 2 peas in a pod).