MUST watch - Billy meets Jerry Kill....Kill tells Billy he's his idol...

[GopherSteak]

I remember the article. This is the main reason why I love Kill. Please, never leave us.

 

[killme]

As a big JK fan, I'm pleased by this. IMHO this is what it's all about. I think Killer is a winner and doing it the right way. But mostly, it's about who he is as a man, as a leader, and as a human. Don't worry about him going anywhere. If that happens, there's a good reason. In the meantime, I encourage Gopher fans to enjoy the ride for as long as it lasts. Very few programs around the country get a chance like this and those that haven't experienced this stuff probably don't get it.

 

[gopher71runner]

Just awesome. Coach Kill has a lot of love in him. I know this won't be popular, but I would like to suggest that the University of Minnesota give Kill a really, really long contract, allowing him to be the head coach until he decides he's done. It would remove all questions by recruits for many years, it would give Kill even more leeway to build the program in the best way for the long term and there would probably be other side benefits I can't think of. I suppose there's a risk that Kill and staff may get too "comfortable", but I personally wouldn't have any concern about that with Kill. Of course, he could still be removed for "cause" such as legal violations and such, but again I can't envision that with Kill. I can't imagine anyone better coming along who has the "WHOLE" package like Kill does. Anybody like that idea, or is it yet another stupid idea by moi?

Not that I or anyone else on GH have anything to say about it but I agree. His integrity, drive and humanity are outstanding. I don't think he would ever "dog it" and would know the time to hang it up.

 

[GopherLady]

So I started replying to quotes...and you all have great comments, so will just do a few. So nice to see a positive thread on GH!

You share great stuff Nadine. Wow! There is no doubt Jerry Kill is a great leader. He does make it possible to
love the Gophers. I always have loved the Gophers but Jerry makes it feel good to do so.

Like Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig promising kids in the hospital home runs and then going out and doing it. So the little guy
asks for 2 touchdowns and Cobb delivers 3. Very cool! And a no seizure weekend with a lot of excitement for Billy.

We keep getting better. Coach Kill and these players deserve some success here. They work hard and do things right. Let's see what happens these next two games.

Thank you. These are the things that make our program unique, and known beyond just wins and losses.

What is this salty discharge?

The second Wayne sent me this, my question was "why do you always make me cry!?"

Very cool. Coach Kill continues to impress. When he was hired and making the rounds around the state, he spoke in Owatonna, my dad who was 91 at the time went to meet him. Coach Kill ended up talking to my dad for half an hour and gave him an autographed football. A year later dad got to go to a game and spend a half in the press box with Darrel Thompson. Coach Kill had a hand in that also. He truly is a special coach.

I have heard SO many amazing Kill stories. I've actually run a few by his assistant and asked if I can share them, and have been advised not to simply because he does things genuinely and from the bottom of his heart. He and Rebecca don't want or need all of that attention.

Thanks Nadine. What really pisses me off is how much "good" this program does for the State of Minnesota and it is just totally ignored by the vast majority of football fans.

That kind of goes to my last point, we only know a fraction of what he does, and they do. I think they like it that way. Kill can go to bed knowing that he's a good person and helping others, and doesn't need all the accolades for that.

 

[XMan]

Truly shows what a class act Kill really is....and what a jerk Souhan really is.