Omaha World Herald: Minnesota will win Big Ten West thanks to depth of talent, coach

[BleedGopher]

per the Omaha World Herald:

I’m buying what Minnesota is selling. I’m picking the Gophers, who haven’t claimed any sort of conference title since 1967, to win the West.

Since Kill arrived, I’ve made a point to sit with him at Big Ten media days. It’s always educational. The small-town Kansan (Cheney, pop. 2,100) is plain-spoken yet interesting and perceptive. He’s willing to carve through the baloney you get in a lot of interviews.

The more I see of the 53-year-old Kill and his program, the more it reminds me of Bill Snyder’s tough-minded work in transforming Kansas State football.

The one thing Minnesota doesn’t have is a fancy football complex. That is expected to change when ground is broken on such a building in September.

“It’s an arms race,” Kill said. “Other than the stadium, we haven’t built anything since Lou Holtz was here (1984-85), as far as day-to-day operations. We’ve had to do it the hard way, which is what we’ve done everywhere I’ve been. Then we get the facilities built, and I leave.”

This time, Kill is staying.

“I’m too damn old,” he said, “to move again.”

That’s good news for Minnesota, and not so good for the rest of the Big Ten West.

http://www.omaha.com/huskers/barfkn...cle_402e7b13-2ed0-59f9-98e1-1f079dbc55e0.html

Go Gophers!!

 

[Schnauzer]

This was worth the read just to hear: "I'm too damn old to move again." I always hoped the Gophers would be on the exact trajectory they find themselves on right now, under Kill. But given his past I also figured that kind of success here would result in him being tempted to make one last pit stop.

How fun would it be to see this program take two more steps under Kill, while he happily lives out his coaching days here? I'd go out of my way to attend the dedication of the statue of Kill near the Tribal Nation's Plaza and the veterans memorial.

 

[beavergopher]

That writer is not going to be popular in NE.

 

[Killjoy]

That writer is not going to be popular in NE.

Maybe we can trade Reusse for him and then throw in Souhan as a bonus. Greatest trade of all time!

 

[MNGoldenGophers1]

Maybe we can trade Reusse for him and then throw in Souhan as a bonus. Greatest trade of all time!

Like Herschel Walker in reverse only better.

 

[Donovan]

Let's assume we win the Big Ten West but lose to OSU in the final, what kind of recognition will we put up in the stadium? I'm not sure I want this to be put up with equal recognition with the years displayed for national championships and Big Ten titles.

 

[KoolAid]

I liked this in particular:

“I’m going to paint it to you in a vivid picture,” All-Big Ten cornerback Briean Boddy-Calhoun said. “Some people walk through the front door and beat you up. Minnesota has walked through the back door to beat you up, and then walked back out that back door.

“With respect comes the ability to walk through the front door. Now that we’re walking through the front door, we’re still going to beat you up. That comes from the head man.”

 

[BroncoRedux]

Let's worry about that later, they just might win it!

 

[Kuato Lives!]

I liked this in particular:

“I’m going to paint it to you in a vivid picture,” All-Big Ten cornerback Briean Boddy-Calhoun said. “Some people walk through the front door and beat you up. Minnesota has walked through the back door to beat you up, and then walked back out that back door.

“With respect comes the ability to walk through the front door. Now that we’re walking through the front door, we’re still going to beat you up. That comes from the head man.”

This is great.

 

[Halsey Hall]

Maybe we can trade Reusse for him and then throw in Souhan as a bonus. Greatest trade of all time!

Throw in Sid and I'm down with it

 

[Killjoy]

Throw in Sid and I'm down with it

Would that be a trifecta?

 

[e.bigelow]

I liked this in particular:

“I’m going to paint it to you in a vivid picture,” All-Big Ten cornerback Briean Boddy-Calhoun said. “Some people walk through the front door and beat you up. Minnesota has walked through the back door to beat you up, and then walked back out that back door.

“With respect comes the ability to walk through the front door. Now that we’re walking through the front door, we’re still going to beat you up. That comes from the head man.”

This is great.

+1 to all.

 

[Schnauzer]

Reading the comments after the article is worth the time. It sounds like they see the writer as their version of Reusse. Also a high percentage (higher than what I would consider "normal") of the responses sound like they want a cheerleader and fan, not a journalist covering their beloved Huskers.

 

[Ski U Mah Gopher]

The last comment made me laugh. He got on Kill for AJ's transfer.


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[Unregistered User]

The last comment made me laugh. He got on Kill for AJ's transfer.


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My favorite comment was this:

"Collectively though we do have better talent especially in our secondary."

I think the last guy posting is GW.

 

[oak_street1981]

The last comment made me laugh. He got on Kill for AJ's transfer.


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Yes, I think we probably know which one of AJ's legendary supporters posted this:



Sam Spade · School of Hard Knocks

Jerry Kill is such a phony. He loves going around pretending to be Mr common man full of folksy humor and good Midwestern values. But the truth is, Kill is a creep who refused to give a scholarship to a walk on player who scored 8 touchdowns in 7 games prior to injuring his ankle. It takes a special kind of jerk to so shabbily treat a walk on who performs brilliantly for the team. There are more stories...some just as bad or worse. Kill won't be winning any championships this year or any other year because he is a creep.

 

[bballnut]

Maybe we can trade Reusse for him and then throw in Souhan as a bonus. Greatest trade of all time!

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