Rick Majerus passes away

[BleedGopher]

Saint Louis basketball coach Rick Majerus is taking a leave of absence for at least the upcoming season.

The university said Friday that assistant coach Jim Crews will direct the team as interim coach, and that a decision hasn't been made for the 2013-14 season, leaving the door open for Majerus to return.

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-bas...erus-takes-leave-saint-louis-billikens-health

Go Gophers!!

 

[From the Barn]

Don't tell Reusse.

http://www.forums.gopherhole.com/bo...if-Maturi-had-hired-Majerus&highlight=majerus

 

[freshtrout]

High risk / reward hire with Rick M - Hope he gets his condition under control.

 

[scher215]

Multiple tweets reporting that Rick Majerus has passed away this evening.

 

[GophersInIowa]

Just saw that on the ESPN ticker.

 

[LesBolstad]

Very sad; great guy. Likely would have been Gopher coach if not for the Tubby hire.

 

[Buttcheeks McGaffigan]

Not too surprising given his age and health problems.

 

[Gopher07]

Sad news. Great college coach.

 

[Sports_Realist]

This is a shame. He always came across like a good guy. He's said to have rode his players hard, but in a way that made guys want to play harder for him, not check out. I'd worried about his health for years due to his size and past history.

 

[goldengophers]

Always thought he'd be a Gopher coach one day, great coach and a great interviewee.

 

[pointman99]

Must have been the entitlements...






Too soon?

 

[Parski1]

Must have been the entitlements...

Too soon?

Yes.

 

[pointman99]

See some of the comments in the "Jumbo America" thread.

 

[coolhandgopher]

Quite a nice tribute to Majerus:
http://www.stltoday.com/sports/colu...cle_810ebd3e-7f60-531d-8722-898f6f16cd2b.html

 

[fan of Ray Williams]

Quite a nice tribute to Majerus:
http://www.stltoday.com/sports/colu...cle_810ebd3e-7f60-531d-8722-898f6f16cd2b.html

Yeah, it is a nice tribute. Thanks for posting. RIP Rick.

 

[XMan]

Very sad, great coach. Had a great run in Utah.

 

[JMGIII]

http://www.salon.com/2012/12/02/rick_majerus_dies_coached_utah_to_final_four/

Didn't see this posted yet.

 

[MinneStoa]

http://www.forums.gopherhole.com/bo...n-long-leave-of-absence-due-to-health-reasons

 

[Dr.Don]

http://www.salon.com/2012/12/02/rick_majerus_dies_coached_utah_to_final_four/

Didn't see this posted yet.

JMG, talked about a lot on another thread about Rick Majerus, as MinneStoa pointed out.

 

[station19]

I believe his passing deserved it's own thread with the news of his passing in the title.

 

[Costa Rican Gopher]

He was highly eccentric & colorful. The link below had me laughing for days when I first read it sometime back.

http://deadspin.com/5439875/ahole-coach-digest-special-rick-majerus-edition

 

[98VQueens]

Sad news

Always thought he'd be a Gopher coach one day, great coach and a great interviewee.

Always like him on Barreiro, guy just loved talking hoops.

 

[khoffman43]

He knew a lot about the game, players and others programs. He lived for the game, which I respect.

I wanted him when we hired Tubby, badly. Great coach.

 

[Bad Gopher]

...but I understand why the U didn't hire him. Besides the health concerns, he's just a bit (or a lot) too "colorful" for someone like Joel Maturi. Can you imagine Badger Joel dealing with Rick Majerus? I'm sure Joel couldn't either.

 

[GuyFawkes]

Classic Majerus on the 96' Kentucky team: "They had all McDonald's All-Americans. I had 4 guys who didn't have a McDonald's in their town."

 

[BleedGopher]

Shooter Now: Rick Majerus loved St. Paul

Rick Majerus loved St. Paul.

"The great food places," said former University of St. Thomas basketball star Dennis Fitzpatrick, a longtime confidant of the college coach who died Saturday, Dec. 1, from a heart condition. "The last three years, we must have been to Tavern on Grand about 20 times. He loved the walleye there."

http://www.twincities.com/sports/ci...rce=rss&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

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