Ralph_Wiggum
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He has a winning record in college. He's from here and can most accurately take advantage of the new facilities. He has a good recruiting record. I think the gophers need to get away from the Aw Shucks, cornpone, country gimmick and get a coach who is interested in winning with good athletes and playing football with the likes of Ohio State, Michigan State, and Michigan.
You can sell Kiffin on being in the easier divisions and having the best stadium and facilities in the division and being in MPLS.
Claeys and Kill before were coaches who can take you to one-level but not the upper-level you have in Meyer and Dantonio and Harbaugh. Go for a little flash but flash with experience in Kiffen. He's the OC at Alabama and he has experience at USC and Tennessee. Plus his time in the NFL gives him a recruiting edge. Nick failed in the NFL but he uses his experience in the NFL as a hook to get recruits and tell them he can get them to the NFL.
And you bring Monte Kiffin in as DC and you really sell the "I can get you to the NFL" recruiting pitch.
Claeys seems like a nice guy, but he's just not as sellable in the long run.
You can sell Kiffin on being in the easier divisions and having the best stadium and facilities in the division and being in MPLS.
Claeys and Kill before were coaches who can take you to one-level but not the upper-level you have in Meyer and Dantonio and Harbaugh. Go for a little flash but flash with experience in Kiffen. He's the OC at Alabama and he has experience at USC and Tennessee. Plus his time in the NFL gives him a recruiting edge. Nick failed in the NFL but he uses his experience in the NFL as a hook to get recruits and tell them he can get them to the NFL.
And you bring Monte Kiffin in as DC and you really sell the "I can get you to the NFL" recruiting pitch.
Claeys seems like a nice guy, but he's just not as sellable in the long run.