BleedGopher
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per Marcus' Q&A:
University President Eric Kaler said Wednesday he was “profoundly disappointed” with what’s going on in men’s basketball with off-court issues. What is your take on the situation?
I look forward to sitting down and visiting with him and learning more about what’s happening. It’s hard as an outsider to come in and give an assessment not being here day in and day out for the past 11 years (Pitino and Coyle met later Thursday).
How tough is it to inherit a basketball program with these types of problems?
These are challenging jobs for everybody. And again, I’ll be anxious to spend time with all of our coaches and learn about what’s happening here and what can I do to help them. It’s my job, and I think it’s the job of our staff to support our coaches and our students.
Is it your inclination to have Pitino at least get a year to coach with you on board and see if he can live up to your expectations?
Again, I’d like to meet Coach Pitino (first). I wasn’t here last year, so I don’t know all the ins and outs of what’s going on with the program. I think the first thing is to have a chance to meet with him and see if I can help him and his program achieve the goals they want.
You’ve been around high-level basketball programs at Kentucky and Syracuse. What would it take for Minnesota to get to that level?
I’ve been very blessed leaving here and being around the University of Kentucky basketball. And not only Kentucky basketball but all of the programs in the SEC. They competed at a very high level. In this past year, being around Syracuse basketball, our women’s basketball program went to the Final Four … our men’s program went to the Final Four. It’s being around very successful coaches. And what I’ve learned is they all work incredibly hard and they see the big picture. I’m anxious to spend time with our coaches to see what I can do to achieve the goals they have.
What did you take from working with Kentucky coach John Calipari, Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim and other successful coaches?
Being around coach Calipari, he works so hard at recruiting. He worked so hard at developing his program. Being around (former Boise State football coach) Chris Petersen, he worked so hard at recruiting and developing the culture he wants. Being around Jim Boeheim, he works incredibly hard and is competitive. If you surround yourself as an athletic department with coaches who like to compete and like to excel at the highest level, then you’ll have success.
http://www.twincities.com/2016/05/12/umn-gophers-athletics-director-mark-coyle-listening-learning/
Go Gophers!!
University President Eric Kaler said Wednesday he was “profoundly disappointed” with what’s going on in men’s basketball with off-court issues. What is your take on the situation?
I look forward to sitting down and visiting with him and learning more about what’s happening. It’s hard as an outsider to come in and give an assessment not being here day in and day out for the past 11 years (Pitino and Coyle met later Thursday).
How tough is it to inherit a basketball program with these types of problems?
These are challenging jobs for everybody. And again, I’ll be anxious to spend time with all of our coaches and learn about what’s happening here and what can I do to help them. It’s my job, and I think it’s the job of our staff to support our coaches and our students.
Is it your inclination to have Pitino at least get a year to coach with you on board and see if he can live up to your expectations?
Again, I’d like to meet Coach Pitino (first). I wasn’t here last year, so I don’t know all the ins and outs of what’s going on with the program. I think the first thing is to have a chance to meet with him and see if I can help him and his program achieve the goals they want.
You’ve been around high-level basketball programs at Kentucky and Syracuse. What would it take for Minnesota to get to that level?
I’ve been very blessed leaving here and being around the University of Kentucky basketball. And not only Kentucky basketball but all of the programs in the SEC. They competed at a very high level. In this past year, being around Syracuse basketball, our women’s basketball program went to the Final Four … our men’s program went to the Final Four. It’s being around very successful coaches. And what I’ve learned is they all work incredibly hard and they see the big picture. I’m anxious to spend time with our coaches to see what I can do to achieve the goals they have.
What did you take from working with Kentucky coach John Calipari, Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim and other successful coaches?
Being around coach Calipari, he works so hard at recruiting. He worked so hard at developing his program. Being around (former Boise State football coach) Chris Petersen, he worked so hard at recruiting and developing the culture he wants. Being around Jim Boeheim, he works incredibly hard and is competitive. If you surround yourself as an athletic department with coaches who like to compete and like to excel at the highest level, then you’ll have success.
http://www.twincities.com/2016/05/12/umn-gophers-athletics-director-mark-coyle-listening-learning/
Go Gophers!!
. I'm going to support the coach and the team and tell others to do the same.
