IF he goes winless in the Big Ten, he might as well start packing because he will NEVER make it happen here. I hope and pray that does NOT happen...but...it could. I think he is too good a coach to let that happen. But, on a given Saturday even teams like Northwestern, Illinois and Purdue can be mighty tough. We KNOW that it is going to be a real long shot against teams like Michigan at the Big House, MSU on the road, and wisky, Nebraska, and even iowa at home.
IF Coach Kill can win one Big Ten game in 2011, I think he has got a shot to last to a fifth season here at our "coach killer" University of Minnesota. Two Big Ten wins in 2011 and he is a sure thing to make it at least five seasons here.
You see, formo, you don't seem to understand just how tough this gig is. The U of M job chews coaches up and the pathetic administrators here at the U of M spit those coaches out. They mollify the season ticket base by crucifying a coach for the mobbers and bashers out there.
Coach Kill has got lot to prove here. IF he goes 1-7 in Big Ten Play, he is going to have to win at LEAST 2 Big Ten games in 2012. I know...I know...formo...that doesn't sound like much to you. But, in the real world of Big Ten Football it IS a big deal to be able to DOUBLE your Big Ten win total from one year to the next year in a rebuilding situation. IF he could have a 3 Big Ten win total by the end of his second year...he would really have to pick it up in his third season to match the 8 Big Ten wins that Mason had by the end of his third season. By the third season, will he have developed enough of his own players to really compete with the teams playing mostly 4th and 5th year senior players? It's a tough, tough road...
You just don't "get" how tough it is to win in the Big Ten do you formo???????????? By going 0-8 in his first year, brewster was d.o.a. Just winning ONE Big Ten game that first year is the KEY to surviving at Minnesota.
Yes, we have our on campus stadium now. That SHOULD help Coach Kill. I WANT Coach Kill to succeed in a BIG way here at Minnesota. I want him to blow Mason's tenure here out of the water. However: I will have to see it happen before I believe it will happen. Big Ten wins are just as tough as hell to get when you are building a program from scratch.
I'm going to be at EVERY home game God willing. I'm going to be cheering for Coach Kill to WIN every Big Ten Game he ever coaches. But, winning Big Ten games at the U of M is one mighty toughchallenge. The problem is that Nebraska, Michigan, MSU, Ohio State, Penn State, wisky, iowa, Purdue, Indiana, Northwestern and Illinois ALL are doing their damndest to make sure that the Gophers do NOT win Big Ten games. The Gophers try to return the favor...but...many years it is a LONG, uphill battle. And you don't comprehend that do you formo??????????? You really just can't wrap your little mind around that fact...